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R EC RE A TION. 



etc., that when put in print make the 

 most fascinating literature that this age 

 is capable of producing. 



Recreation has been fortunate in ar- 

 ranging with a number of the more 

 prominent of these army officers to write 

 of their service and their experiences on 

 the plains and in the mountains. Many of 

 these stories are already in hand. Four 

 of them are published in this number, 

 and others will follow in due time ; so 

 that the readers of this magazine may 

 confidently expect some most charming 

 reading for the coming winter evenings. 



WHERE THE SUNBEAMS SPEAK. 



Capt. W. A. Glassford, of the Depart- 

 ment of the Colorado, is perfecting a 

 plan for the transmission of heliograph 

 signals between Denver and Mt. Ellen, 

 in southern Utah. The relays in this 

 line will be at Pikes Peak, Mt. Ouray 

 and Mt. Uncompahgre. The greatest 

 interest in this feat is centered on the 

 attempt which will be made to flash 

 signals from Mt. Uncompahgre to Mt. 

 Ellen, a distance of 183 miles. The 

 greatest distance heretofore covered by 

 heliography was that between Baker 

 Butte and Graham, in southern Colo- 

 rado, a little more than 100 miles. The 

 heliograph is an instrument by which 

 the sun's rays are reflected from highly 

 polished mirrors, in such a way as to 

 throw the flash on any desired point 

 within the line of vision. By a system 

 of screws the flash is kept sighted on 

 the distant station and by cutting off 

 or obstructing the flash, for longer or 

 shorter periods, the signalman at the 

 other station sees the dashes and dots 

 of the Morse code of commercial tele- 

 graphy. These are formed into words 

 and messages of any desired length, 

 and are transmitted at the rate of about 

 ten words a minute. 



Good Things to Come. — Among the 

 good things to appear in the Novem- 

 ber number of Recreation are the 

 second installment of " Alaska," by 

 General John Gibbon, U. S. A.; "A 

 Paper Chase," by Mrs. Julian Haw- 

 thorne ; the conclusion of Major Bellas' 

 thrilling account of '• A Winter with the 

 Cheyennes ; " Charles Greenwood's fas- 

 cinating description of hunting and trap- 

 ping in the Kettle River country; "Blue 

 Grouse Shooting in the Rocky Moun- 



tains," by Mack W. Miner ; " Bass 

 Fishing in Indiana," by Col. W. T. 

 Dennis ; the second and concluding 

 chapter of Mark Samuel's charming 

 story, "Summer;" "How he got Left," 

 by Hon. Hershel Whitaker ; " Photo- 

 graphing Big Game," by A. G. Wallihan; 

 "Coon-tail's Mishap," by Capt. H. Ro- 

 meyn, and several shorter articles of deep 

 interest. At least six of these stories 

 will be elaborately and beautfully illus- 

 trated; yet this magazine sells at 10 

 cents a copy. 



A Laudable Object. — The Consti- 

 tution of the National Game Bird and 

 Fish Protective Association recites 

 that it is formed for the purpose of 

 securing co operative work among state sports- 

 men's associations, game wardens, and individu- 

 als in protecting game and fisli during the close 

 season ; to obtain harmonious legislation by and 

 between the several states, territories and districts 

 in their game laws; to discourage the reckless 

 killing of any and all kinds of game for pleasure 

 or for pecuniary profit; prevent the unnecessary 

 destruction of forests and the killing of insect- 

 iverous and song birds; encourage a general adop- 

 tion of the game warden system; extend the num- 

 ber of State and National parks by proper legis- 

 lation ; foster the introduction and protection of 

 new species of game ; ascertain, defend and pro- 

 tect the rights of sportsmen, and promote the 

 affiliation of all worthy members of the fraternity 

 throughout the United States. 



1 ruly a laudable undertaking and 

 one that should enlist the active sympa- 

 thy, not only of all sportsmen, but of all 

 lovers of nature. 



M. W. Miner, an old friend of mine, 

 who owns some rich placer property in 

 the Salmon river mountains, Idaho, has 

 a horse that he has lately christened 

 " Debs," because, he says, this cayuse 

 can raise more hades in three minutes 

 than any other animal west of the Mis- 

 souri river. By the way, Mack has 

 spent several years in the Rockies, and 

 has promised to write a series of articles 

 for Recreation descriptive of some of 

 his experiences there. He is a racy 

 writer, is full of droll humor, and my 

 readers may expect a rare treat when he 

 gets his literary harness on. 



Your Friend Says So. — A number 

 of sportsmen have sent in the names 

 and addresses of their friends, with the 

 request that sample copies of Recrea- 

 tion be sent them. If you have received 

 a copy of the magazine, that you have 

 not ordered, rest assured it is through 

 the courtesy of some friend of yours 



