RECREA TION. 



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EDITOR'S CORNER. 



Recreation for February will not be 

 behind its predecessors in attractions for the 

 sportsman or the general reader. Prominent in 

 the table of contents will be " The Vulnerable 

 Spot," by Dr. J. N. Hall, " T routing in Alaska," 

 by Major John Brooke, U. S. A.; " Goat Hunt- 

 ing in the Cascade Mountains," by J. S. Stang- 

 room ; "A Bear in Camp," by Prof. F. V. 

 Yeager, "An Episode in a Summer's Outing," 

 by Harvey M. Harper, and the conclusion of 

 President Bates thrilling story "The Giant Wolf 

 of Bonaplace," all of which will be liberally 

 and beautifully illustrated. 



Howard Eaton describes "A Frontier Fu- 

 neral," in a way to make one's hair stand. 

 H. C. Wilcox tells a camp-fire story in a style 

 that might well be copied by the best of writers 

 — in which he describes the experiences of him- 

 self and friends on "Two Red Letter Days." 

 W. P. Brown gives a graphic picture of "Quail 

 Shooting in Georgia," etc. 



Many interesting items and much useful in- 

 formation will be given in the various depart- 

 ments. 



I hoped to have been able to illustrate Mrs. 

 Baxter's delightful story, "A Woman's First 

 Mallard," but the time was too short. Mrs. 

 Baxter made heroic efforts to get some photo- 

 graphs of the " North Channel," as will appear 

 from this extract from one of her letters : 



" I have just returned from the marsh, five 

 miles away. Our trip was under the greatest of 

 difficulties. There was a heavy sea on — white 

 caps and immense rollers — so we didn't dare 

 venture with the duck boat. In the marsh we 

 had to cut and break our way through the ice to 

 get in at all, and the water was so low that in- 

 side there is nothing but mud. It is impossible 

 to punt, pole or pull .the boat over, so I had 

 to content myself along the outside. The sun 

 has just peeped o'ut at intervals. It is the first 

 glimpse of him that we have had for several 

 days, and I didn't dare miss this chance for fear 

 of not having another. I don't know how the 

 pictures will develop." 



As might have been expected, the negatives 

 were not good and the story had to go to press 

 without illustrations. However, the pen pictures 

 it contains will make it interesting to all who are 

 fortunate enough to read it. 



Dr. J. N. Hall, of Denver, is known 

 throughout the west as an expert on gunshot 

 wounds. He is called to testify in nearly every 

 important trial, in western courts, of cases 

 growing out of the use of fire-arms. Re- 

 cognizing his great ability in this line, and 

 knowing him to be an ardent big game hunter, I 

 invited him to write an article for Recreation, 

 giving directions as to the best and most effective 

 place to shoot an animal according to the 

 position in which game may present itself to the 

 hunter, whether running, standing or lying 

 down. This Dr. Hall has done, in a most in- 

 structive and practical manner. He has treated 

 the subject in a scientific, but popular way. No 

 technical terms are used, yet the probable effect 



of gunshot wounds on animals in each of a great 

 many different parts, is clearly and lucidly 

 described. 



This article will be printed in the February 

 number of Recreation, fully illustrated, and is 

 certain to prove of deep interest to all big game 

 hunters. 



Governor Morton has been asked to ap- 

 point that veteran angler and able writer. A. N. 

 Cheney, to the position of State Fish Commis- 

 sioner. There are few sportsmen or icthyolo- 

 gists in the United States who do not know and 

 love Mr. Cheney, and who would not gladly go on 

 his bond if given an opportunity. There is not 

 a man in the State more thoroughly equipped for 

 this important office than he. For twenty years 

 he has studied fishes and fish propagation. He is 

 an honest man ; a brainy man ; a clean man ; 

 and it is hoped the governor will honor both 

 himself and Mr. Cheney by making the appoint- 

 ment without delay. 



It is a fact. — Recreation will be repre- 

 sented at the great sportsmen's fair, at Madison 

 Square Garden, next May. It will live, for a 

 week, in its own log cabin ; surrounded by its 

 own trophies of the chase ; its own camp out- 

 fit ; its own fishing tackle ; its own pictures of 

 hunting and fishing scenes, etc. It will have 

 several camp chairs, so that its friends may sit 

 down and rest. It will have on tap a lot of 

 cob pipes and a keg of choice tobacco, so 

 that all may smoke. For its subscribers it will 

 have some choice cigars. See ? It will have a 

 great many other things that will interest sports- 

 men. 



I learn that a number of the prominent stock 

 holders in the various land and improvement 

 companies at Eddy, New Mexico, have allowed 

 their land to be advertised for sale for non-pay- 

 ment of taxes. This would seem to indicate 

 that these men have finally found out, what others 

 learned long ago, and that they have decided to 

 abandon their holdings there. Verily the Pecos 

 Valley is in hard luck. 



This is a good time to subscribe for RECREA- 

 TION. Have your subscription begin with the 

 year. There are still a few copies of the 

 October, November and December numbers on 

 hand ; but persons wishing them will have to 

 order soon. Recreation started with 56 

 pages. The December number had 72 pages, 

 and it is not yet full grown. Before the end 

 of 1895 it will be as large as the Cosmopolitan; 

 yet the price will remain where it is. 



Recreation has bought the Young Sports- 

 man, formerly published at Albion, New York. 

 This magazine will be sent to all subscribers, on 

 the books of the Young Sportsman, to the end 

 of the term for which they have paid. All un- 

 expired advertising contracts with that paper will 

 be carried out by Recreation. This arrange- 

 ment adds over 400 names to my subscription 

 list. Advertisers please note. 



