RECREA TION. 



where to go for game and game fishes; on 

 guns and ammunition, bicycling, photog- 

 raphy, natural history, etc., will be found 

 in this issue. 



With the December number of Recrea- 

 tion, its circulation reached the 50,000 

 mark, as predicted at the beginning of last 

 year. I have now set my stakes at 100,000, 

 and intend to reach that point on or before 

 December, '98. To do this I shall need 

 the earnest co-operation of all my readers, 

 in future as in the past; but this I can con- 

 fidently rely on. 



I am having a great many requests, from 

 readers, to issue Recreation semi-month- 

 ly, and to double the price of it. Others re- 

 quest that I double the price and double 

 the size of the magazine. When you have 

 a good thing it is natural to want plenty oi 

 it, and I desire to give my readers as much 

 Recreation as possible. I hope to in- 

 crease the size of the magazine, to some ex- 

 tent, before the end of this year; but can 



years, and everyone, so far as I know, who 

 has attended the others, has been entirely 

 satisfied with hif 'investment therein. 



I am with you on the figure question. 

 Men who dare express their convictions, 

 especially if they conflict with old ideas, al- 

 ways have a set of barkers at their heels; 

 but you are right and have introduced a 

 much needed reform, which many will 

 thank you for, in days to come. 



L. W. Walker, Pasadena, Cal. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



STEVENS SCHUETZEN SPECIAL RIFLE. 



STEVENS IDEAL NC5* SPECIAL. 



This model was designed to meet all the 

 requirements of riflemen who want the best, 

 regardless of cost. No expense has been 

 spared to attain this object. The best 

 only do that when the advertising receipts points of the most approved models have 

 grow to such a point as 

 to meet the printer's bill. 

 My readers can material- 

 ly aid me in solving this 

 important problem. If 

 you wish to see the mag- 

 azine increase in size 

 and interest, use your 

 influence to induce advertisers, who are us- 

 ing other magazines or other sportsmen's 

 periodicals, to use Recreation also. 



I have no intention of ever increasing the 

 price of Recreation. It is possible to 

 make it much larger and better than it is, 

 at the same price, if a large enough circula- 

 tion can be reached and if a large- enough 

 advertising patronage can be secured. My 

 printer's bill is now in excess of $3,000 a 

 month. It costs me more than $1 to print 

 and deliver the magazine to each yearly 

 subscriber. The advertising receipts should 

 pay the difference and should also pay a 

 profit. Let us see what can be done dur- 

 ing '98 to make the magazine pay its way. 

 So far as profit is concerned, I do not ex- 

 pect this, for many years to come. I intend 

 to put back into the magazine every dollar 

 it earns. I have no desire to make a fort- 

 une out of it. My main object in print- 

 ing it, is to do good with it and to give 

 sportsmen the greatest periodical ever pub- 

 lished, in their interests. Shall I have your 

 help. WHERE TO OUTFIT FOR ALASKA. 



In your October number you tell your 

 readers how to outfit for Alaska, and 

 among other things tell them they would 

 do best to purchase their outfits at Tacoma 

 or Seattle. 



Tn justice to our city, our business men 

 and to those intending to go to Alaska, in 

 the spring, permit me to inform you that 



been adopted, making this the most com- 

 plete rifle ever made, for the style of shoot- 

 ing in vogue among the German riflemen. 

 Every rifle is carefully tested, from a ma- 

 chine rest; and a 10-shot, 2>Va inch group 

 guaranteed at 200 yards, when using the 

 32-40 or 38-55 cartridges. 



The barrel is half octagon; stock and 

 fore-end extra fancy walnut checked; finely 

 modelled cheek-piece, lever of special de- 

 sign, heavy Swiss butt-plate, embossed 

 frame, double set triggers. 



The muzzle sight is a hood attached to a 

 fixed base, with interchangeable disks. The 

 wind-gauge movement is secured on the 

 Vernier by a sliding bar with screw attach- 

 ment. 



Made for the .32-40 and .38-55 cartridges, 

 with extra barrels to order for the .25-20, 

 .25-21, .25 rim-fire, .22 Long Rifle and .22 

 short cartridges. Weight 12 to 14 pounds. 

 This rifle will be supplied with palm rest 

 and false muzzle. 



Recreation will be in its old corner at 

 the Sportsmen's Show in Madison Square 

 Garden, January 13th — 22d, and will be 

 glad to meet as many of its friends as can 

 make it convenient to call there. The indi- 

 cations are that the Show this year will be 

 fully up to the standard of those of previous 



