gEl'TEMBEP. 29, 1881. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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mly unremitting care \v ill keep them from getting worse. 



Gunpowder has often been blamed us tile cause of rust ; 



Imt, if of good quality, it contains nothing that will oxidize. 



Liuwev.r, the cheaper grades, especially when oF fine grain, 



nil deal of moisture in consequence of the grains 



i . so hard as the more expensive kinds. Tiie various 



ngrcilient" of cheap powder— as sulphur, carbon and salipe- 



ften of inferior quality, and the residue they leave 



D gun barrels should be removed as soon aa possible. 



What, really does more damage to the barrels than the 

 moicst kind o( powder, is the fulminate, of mercury which is 

 ill. ufler the discharge of the copper cap in the shell. It, 

 igtltiei with the other compounds, mixed with acids to make 



to aioniDg, produces the worst possible form of oxidation 

 i eight inches from the breech, and it will often be 

 Oticod that most rusting occurs there. 



?irhaps the best way io avoid this is, when the gun is not 



ir-i', i push tight-fitting wooden rods covered with baize 

 rflanni I into the barrels, first having smeared them well with 

 rdiuary blue oinimeut. Colin. 



fflftor Forest and Stream : Some one wants to know what 

 uikes the spots erne on inside of gun barrels ; aud says that 

 ire always cleaned out. 1 have a gun which has been 

 ied [or five years, and is to-day as bright and smooth on ihe 

 isideas when it came from the maker, but I have kept it 

 i by " eternal vigilance " and elbow grease, using fine emery 

 I polish with. Unve had a good many guns brought to me, 

 aicu the owi-.ers claimed were clean, but upon examining 

 ,gm have found them otherwise. Gnu barrels a' e sprung 

 i to make litem shout centrally (so they will not cross), and 



looking Ihrounh them, unless you make a close inspection, 

 HHTnay be quite a number of places overlooked ,• aud I 

 •fj any one to get them off (especially if the day is hot aud 

 •v.), unless I hey woilc hard and use somethii g besides a rag. 



niia own that, to keep Ihe barrels clean and bright, is full 



hard a thing to do as any thing that I have ever tried. 



.ere may be worse jobs, but. I have yet to see them. 1c is 

 t best to leave too much oil on them after cleaning them. 

 IIammerlkbs. 



SPORT IN FRANCE. 



(HOOTING began on Sunday in most of the departments 

 ) of France, as it begins with you to-morrow. This 

 ttr, as usual, there has been a wail over the growing 

 WClty of game, and suggesl ions have been made that shoot- 

 g should be prohibited lor one year out of four in every 

 tontiissemeut of a department, turn about. It is not iui- 

 Obable that some legislation will be. attempted in this-direc- 

 m"'i for shoo ling has here long become a national amuse- 

 U1T, in which all orders of men join. From M. Grevy, 

 io lias a well-preserved estate at Mont Sous.Vaudrcy in the 

 ra, down to bank-clerks who have friends in the country 

 A leave Paris on Sunday mornings attired en costume de 

 m, everybody who cau afford to pay twenty-eight francs 

 : a permit to carry arms must needs have a few days' sport 



the course of the year. People still talk about the owner- 

 re ilc in ■r.in/.tnr in France as if the country teemed with game. 

 ndowneis hurry away from the seaside for this important 

 enmity; chateaux overflow with guests; and gun makers, 

 i6 are a more numerous body in Fiauce than in any other 

 Mi try, do a capital business. Any stranger who happened 

 beat on -* 



might 1 

 trismen. 



i Sunday i 



f the Paris railway stalio 

 ve thought that this was -par excellence aland „ 

 Men in shooting dress were to be seen, not by 

 sens but by hundreds ; and most, of them were accompa- 

 d by dugs, who yelped, tugged at their leashes, and dragged 

 far masters hither and thither. A card with the word 

 Hiitim," was hung upon the majority of the railway car- 

 gee, as an intimation that io those compartments dog and 

 ,ster could travel together; and in some carriages you 

 rtlt s c eight dogs, eight double barrels and eight chasseurs 

 kingly accoutred. A great deal of the pleasure which a 

 aichman di rives from sport must consist iu the habiliments 

 ion he dons for the occasion. He wears gaiters, a coat 

 h a leather shoulder patch, a game hag of netting slung 

 a broad strap, a belt with a cartridge-pouch, a flask, a 

 istle to call his dog, arid sometimes a huntintj-kuife two 

 tlongto dispose of wild beasts if aoy should turn up. 

 i late Alexandre Dumas, when asked why he carried a dirk 

 in he went out to shoot rabbits, answered: " Cestpour les 

 ■a rire ; ilfaut que tout le monde s'amuse. 1 ' It is to be no- 

 d, however, that most of these sportsmen who are rigged 

 apparently more for show than for work, do manage to 

 irn iu the evenings with their game-bags full. So there 

 it be a fair amount of game after all ; and if it be scarcer 

 i sportsmen would like, they deserve the moi e credit for 

 teing down so much of it. Nobody will dispute that there 

 some tjrst-rate shots among Frenchmen; and the ardor 

 u Which squires and citizens brag of their adventures in 

 BOverta at this season of the year shows that the love of 

 luting is no mere affectation. This being so, it is probable 

 I the Legislature will soon deal with the game question in 

 py frank manner. It is not desirable that all the game in 

 locc should be exterminated ; and it would be regrettable 

 I thousands shou'd be deprived of a sport which is to some 

 Inlthy amusement, but to others a great source of profit. 

 I it is not only the arqiubusiers, shoemakers and other 

 I'Bineu, who earn much by selling the implements and 

 RtDg of sport; villagers also make a good deal out of 

 lltlng parties. Boys are hired as beaters; the village inn- 

 Ijbt prepares dinners for the sportsmen, and has the pleas- 

 Ito see them drink a great deal of his wine and "old 

 |l«c; " while the vagabonds and old women pick up many 

 Itld fiane by begging of the sportsmen when they have 

 I dined. Shooting is, indeed, so generally recoguized as 

 ad Ihing for country folks that the poacher is no longer 

 "ded with a friendly eye in villages. His depredations 

 ' ncit blamed when he thinned off the over-stocked pre- 

 es of rich seigneurs ; but he is now looked upon as a 

 uy fellow who appropriates to himself game which might 

 rectly have brought money to a good many poor people 

 'B commune.— St. James- Gazelle, Sept. 3. 



Hot Weather. Camp— Van Buren, Ark,, Sept. 1 —I 

 -58 a short article from one of our town papers. ''Old 

 " the writer, is known to you, aud is a venerable old 

 snian and true. The remainder of the party mentioned 

 and lacked much of his experience, but were 

 ny as enthusiastic and hoped by persistent pr-.ctice to 

 me partially perfect. Although we killed one deer, this 

 M 'lie- game wo were in pursuit of, as we only wanted 

 ml squirrels, and those only in sufficient 



whree only chance it wna until the noble gobbler raises his 

 "racket" in the spring— except for an occasional evening 

 with ihe ducks, at which we expect to have rare, sport when 

 the proper tiuie and ducks arrive. — Dick. The extracts 

 are as follows ; " 1 1 is useless to call every excursion to i he 

 woods, especially in dog days, a camp hunt ; yet we camped 

 at a nice spring and liui'ito l"jnst a lb lie. On or about the 16th 

 of August just passed, some enthusiastic sportsmen, having 

 grown weary of hot weather and dusty streets, left Van 

 Buren and hied to the woods near Jackson Kings in the 

 Cherokee Nation, some twenty miles from the starting point. 

 Arrived at three o'clock, found all things lovely, plenty of 

 game, and without half trying bagged in* half an hour nine 

 squirrel?, one turkey and two quail. The next morning at 

 early dawn the guns were soon at hand and shooting became 

 rapid and repeated for half an hour, and the parties rel urned 

 to camp with eighteen squirrels and three turkeys. After 

 scolding them for the lavish slaughter of gone, all consented 

 not to shoot another gun that day. On the 18th we killed 

 ten squirrels in the mo uing and rested in the shade all day. 

 "On the 10th the sun rose as usual in a red, hazy" sky, 

 threatening another torrid day. The boys were -ait early to 

 bag a sufficient amount of game for the. day, which was tloue 

 in a half hour. After breakfasting on I roiled Kpiirrels and 

 fried turkey I left for home, via Fort Smith, taking with me 

 two of the company, leaving but three and the cook to re- 

 main until the wagon returned for them ami the camp. The 

 game killed on the lOlh after we left camp seems by their 

 memoranda was three turkeys. On the 20 h John Frit/, left 

 forborne, leaving only Bourland and O'Kaue. Amount of 

 game that day was one turkey, by O'fvmc. On the 21- 1 

 four squirrels and one turkey. Morning's hunt (23) resulted 

 in the killing i f a flue fat deer by O'Kruie, only a few 

 hundred yards from camp. It was apparent that such large 

 game could only be saved I .y the Indian process of ' ' jerking," 

 so called, which consists in culling up in small pieces and 

 placing on a scaffold over a brisk fire, making a kind of semi- 

 barbacue. This having been com'p eted ami the wagon 

 having returned, all came home. I said in the beginning 

 that the hunt was not all a hunt, but rather an excursion to 

 the woods. The weather was so intensely hot that no game 

 could be kept over six hours, and to kid more than could be 

 consumed was not only cruel but lavish waste.— Old Nim" 



gentleman, and Mrs. Caskell is a charming, petite, detni- 

 brimette, as vivacious and lively as one of our own American 

 women. The following arc the names of some of Ihe distin- 

 guished English people now burning ir> northwest Wyoming! 

 Sir Samuel and Lady Baker, Lord Granville Gqrdnn and Mr. 

 II nrv Flowers, Captain a"d Mis. Caskell, Lord Mayo, Lord 



Manners, the Hn 

 — Ci/rroipond&iice 



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Mr. Leigh, and Mr. Richard John Power. 



I rmi/ and Nary Journal. 



in Mai 



GAME IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, 



New 



IN perusing the interesting aiti 

 of 16th instant, I notice an advert isei 



Yoiik, Sept. 10. 

 lined in your issue 

 .opt of J. K. Brad- 

 ley in reference to the good duck shooting to be found in the 

 vicinity of Eldred, Sullivan county, N. Y. 

 _ If among your numerous readers there are any who would 

 like such sport, 1 should advise them to pay Mr. B. a visit. 

 I think I can guarantee them enough sport to satisfy a sp, i l s- 

 rniiD, having just arrived home from a two weeks 1 vacation 

 spent theie, principally fishing for pickerel and perch. These 

 fish afford much spoil, b iug caught in large quantities and 

 of good size, within a short distance of the houso. The day 

 befere I left Eldred, Sept. Oth, Mr. B. and I drove about six 

 miles (stopping on the way iu the bed of an old pond, where 

 Mr. B. bagged three fine woodcock, over two splendid setters 

 lately broken by him for Boston parties) to a large pond bor- 

 dered by marsh land, called Giles's Lake, where we succeeded 

 in shooting nine ducks, five only of which were retrieved by 

 the dogs. Tney were one black and four wood ducks. The 

 rest falling at long distances in the dense wood and long 

 march grass, were lost. 



Had I been any kind of a shot, and iu possession of a 

 breech-loading instead of muzzle-loading gun, I think I could 

 myself very easily have Killed fifteen birds. 



When we left the lake, at dusk, the fowd were just begin- 

 ning to fly m from the neighboring lakes in streams, but our 

 ammunition having given out we were obliged to depart. 



Beside ducks, there is very good deer, partridge and wood- 

 cock shooting, and a few quail are to be had. 



There is also good trout fishing during the early summer 

 mouths in several streams in the vicinity. 



On the thirtieth day of August, Mr. B. and I fished the 

 Beaver Brook, about a mile from, the house, but only caught 

 twenty-six fish. The reason of our small ci eel was the low 

 water and tbe bright, hot day, the thermometer that day 

 showing 100 deg. in the shade. We, however, did not feel 

 the heat, wading in the cold spring water under the shade of 

 foe laurel bushes and the spreading branches of the tall pine 

 trees. Mr. B. caught one trout last spring that weighed two 

 and a quarter pounds. 



Mr. I. M. Bradley's address is Eldred, Sullivan county, N. 

 Y. By writing in advance he will meet you with his wagon 

 at Shohola, Pa., Erie Road. C. E T. 



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ESGusn Sportsmen is? Wyoming.— Tha Bis Horn range of 

 mountains in Wyoming will become as well known in Eng- 

 land in the course of a few years as thi jungles of India. 

 Every summer increases the number of the English gentry 

 visiting this famous hunting-ground. We felt a littlesorry for 

 the last one of these noble scions who passed through Fetter- 

 man for the Powder River country — Lord Manners, lie is 

 quite a young man and very ingenuous, and being unfamiliar 

 with the country he was easily takeu advantage of by every 

 cow-boy he met. Some one — I don't know who — induced 

 him to buy a broncho at Rock Crt ek, and instead of driving 

 comfortably in a stage to Fort Fetlerrnan, persuaded him 

 that it was the correct thing to ride the pony, which he did, 

 making forty-three miles inone day and forty miles the nex - t 

 on a "bucking" pony wiih an English saddle and short stir- 

 rups. The young lord seemed quite used up when he reached 

 Feiterman ; but notwithstanding, he start! d off (he next day, 

 all alone, for a fifty-mile ride toward the Big Horn, and the 

 last seen of him was about ten miles north of Fetlerrnan, his 

 loll of blankets suspended from the crupper of his saddle and 

 nearly reachinc the ground on one side, while his overcoat 

 was thrown across the pommel and drugging in the roael em 

 the other aide ; and my lord, utterly oblivious to his sur- 

 roundings, was bobbing up and down on his bucking nag, 

 with his neck outstretched, peering across the sand-hiils 

 eagerly looking for the next Stopping place. Lord Manners 

 is an officer of the Grenadier Guards, now stationed at Wind- 

 sor Castle, and his leave of absence expires on Ihe 35th of Oc- 

 tober: hence his hurry. Captain Gaskell, formerly of the 

 English array (Oth Hussar.-), and bis wife, are at present 

 hunting in north W»8t Wyoming. The Captain has made 

 quite a number of. friends among the urniy officers, he hav- 

 ing, several years ago, made a tour through Vto nana aud tbe 

 ttrern part of our country, visiting the National Park of 



ipply our lable. 'this is not, of courfp, a the Yellowstone, and the various military posts on the way. 

 ivith us to hunt, but there were some ofuaJTha Captain is a genial, ojevei, and well informed 



.TLiNn. — The railing season has 

 6 Uhoptauk, but owing to the tides not 

 gh, which prevents the boats from getting 

 marshes, comparatively few have been 

 'here are thought to bo more rails this year 

 t knowing anything of their previous life 

 •eel on our marshes two months ago, we 

 imt for the unusual number. One of our 



, I !> not having tbe advantage of an average 



succeeded in getting ninety-seven birds iu about 

 and a half this morning. The unbroken wild oat 

 e also au inconvenience, and until ihe reeds are 

 'Wti, it is difficult to push over the marsh. A fine 

 season is anticipated, and a number of gentlemen from 

 neighboring towns and cities have arrived, and more are ex- 

 pected, to participate in the sport, and ere long our marshes 

 will be Ihe scene of almost, incessant reports of breech-load- 

 ers. There will be an effort made at tbe assembling of the 

 State Legislature to pass a law regulating the time'ro com- 

 mence killing these delicious birds, which nas been so badly 

 needed, hut which has never been urged, other game of large 

 size being plentiful and rails not. so much sought for. — N. M. 

 Denton, Carotene Co., Aid., Sept. 15, 1881. 

 [There should of course be a law in all the States protect- 

 ing the rail, and in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware 

 and some counties (Cecil aud Harford) there is such a law. 

 In Cecil county the season for these birds opens Sept. 15, 

 aud in Harford Sept. 10.] 



Cauyoa County Special Law. — A special "Act for the 

 preservation of quail and partridge within the County of 

 Cayuga," N. Y., passed Dec. 21, 1881, provides as follows : 



Sec. 1. From and after the passage of this ordinance or 

 regulation it shall be unlawful for any person to catch, kill 

 or have iu his or her possession any quail or partridge taken 

 Within the County of Cayuga, for the period of three years. 



Sec. 2. Any person violating this ac shall forfeit a penalty 

 of twenty-five dollars, to be sued for by any person before 

 any Justice of the Peace, or the City Court of the city of 

 Auburn, where such Justice of the Peace or City Court has 

 territorial jurisdiction. The recovery, if any be had, to be 

 paid, one-half to tbe complainant, and thfe balance to the 

 County Treasurer for the support of the poor of the county. 

 The pi-oeess, pleading?, proceedings, judgments and costs in 

 such actions shall be the same as are allowed by law in civil 

 actions before such Justice of the Peace or City Court of the 

 city of Auburn. Aud the process for the collection of any 

 judgment rendered under this act shall be the same as is now 

 allowed by law in actions of tort. 



Quad. Nkak New Orleans.— New Orleans, Sept. 23,— 

 The morning of the Ifith, at seven o'clock, found me in the 

 saddle with my old friend, John G. Watson, at Areola, La., 

 in search of that game little bird, Bob While. Notwith- 

 standing the threatening weather, we had cauila.1 sport. 

 About the middle of the day we were joined by Messrs. Arch 

 and Pierce Watson, who, by the way, are two as fine shots 

 as Louisiana claims. The day was agreeably spent ; birds were 

 numerous, and my late purchase of Munson's Queen, in spite 

 of the fact that for two seasons past she had not inhaled the 

 delightful aroma of quail, did excellent work and f mild fully 

 her share of the coveys and single birds ; and the two dog 

 companions she competed with were good ones, and only a 

 dog of extra nose could get in a point. In the three days' 

 hunt over 150 quail were bagged, quite a fair percentage 

 being shot at so close a range as to be unfit for the table — 

 or bag. For the benefit of some of my Northern friends let 

 me state that we found each day not less than twelve coveys, 

 and one day eighteen. The very dry season has been of ad- 

 vantage to the young, and most of the birds were from two- 

 thirds to full grown. While oure were the first guns that 

 had been fired this season, we found the birds all in a "hurry" 

 when flushed. With plenty of fresh milk, btnter, the best 

 of corn bread and quail coveys, as is the case when we visit 

 the Watsons', we had a most delightful trip, and only after 

 promises of a speedy return were we allowed to return to 

 our city home. Crescent City. 



Tennessee Notes — Montvale Springs, Tenn., Sept. 15. — 

 This place is situated about nine miles from Maryville, the 

 terminus of a small railroad which runs between that place 

 and Knoxville. The hotel at the Springs (which is also the 

 post-office) is a large, plaio, frame buileling which will ac- 

 comodate several hundred, and is well kept by a gentleman 

 named Marti ndale. The springs on the grounds are said to 

 be very beneficial to invalids. I have been hunting some 

 and killed considerable small game. Toe couutry is very hii ly 

 and there are some considerable mountains near here ,- ihe 

 air is very strong and clear. The larger mountains southeast 

 of this place contain some large game, and as soon as the 

 suakes go into winter quarters I am going with a party to 

 have a good hunt. — W. R. B. 



Nashville, Sept. 19. — Last Thursday commenced our 

 open season, though under ihe most unfavorable circum- 

 stances. Rain fell in torrents the night previous and con- 

 tinued to do so all day. Birds are reported as very abun- 

 dant, and from the quantities brought into town Saturday, I 

 should say that the repoits are true. Our gentleman sports- 

 men, as a rule, have excellent dogs, the best of guns, and 

 being crack shots they soon kill out the. game in the imme- 

 diate vicinity of the city, though within a radius of twenty 

 miles there are plenty birds for all. Since the rain foxhunt: 

 ing bus commenced in earnest. Toward morning the moon 

 still shines brightly, and when there is no wind ihe delicious 

 melody of the hounds can ol'leu be heard even iu the city; 

 Col. W. II. Johnson aud David M'Gavock, living each within 

 a few miles of Nashville, have noted packs of foxhounds, 

 and when they give voice the whole country is aroused. 

 Dau Adams, Esq , has g ne. on a shooting expedition ; he 

 uses a tingle barrel breech-loader, with which he raya he can 

 bag as many birds as any of the crack shots with a double- 

 barrel.- J. D. II. 



The Leiri' am> Disjim. C'oi >:thy.— Columbus, Neb., Sept. 

 H.— John Binccck, of Boston, William Xve, Jr., New Bed- 

 ford, W. 11, Hutchinson, of Lynn, and Thorua-i L. Sturte- 

 vaut aid E. H. Ellis, of Framingham, Mass. 1 - 



