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RECREA TION. 



Mr. R. W. Aldrich, of the Aldrich Banking 

 Company, Golden City, Mo., writes that he is 

 about to start (Nov. 17), on a long hunting trip 

 through east central Mexico, and will, of course, 

 take a camera with him, as all good sportsmen 

 should do. He says he was through that same 

 country last spring, and game of every kind is 

 plentiful there. 



D. W. Arnold, a prominent sportsman, of 

 East Haddam, Conn., has recently procured a 

 pair of live decoys. One is a beautiful mallard 

 drake and the other a black duck, Dan says 

 they are great callers, and he expects to hear 

 something drop in their neighborhood when the 

 next ducking season opens. 



Messrs. Rolla Hickes, C. W. Raymond and 

 Edward Rike, of Dayton, Ohio, and F. C. 

 Etheridge, of Macon, Ga., are shooting quails 

 in southwestern Georgia. 



Mr. A. G. Wallihan, of Lay, Colo., is again 

 in the mountains with his camera. This time 

 Mr. Wm, Wells, of Meeker, is with him, and they 

 are loaded for lions and wild cats. Mr. Wallihan 

 was among the deer and antelope all through 



October. 



Albion, Idaho. 

 Editor Recreation : 



Deer and antelope are plentiful in this region. 

 I went about twenty miles southwest recently, 

 and saw a large band of antelope. Have had 

 several legs of venison this fall. 



Charles Albertson. 



Howard Eaton, who has a large stock ranch 

 in the Bad Lands, has in domestication some 20 

 head of elk, which he bought last winter and 

 spring, from hunters and trappers in the neigh- 

 borhood of the National Park. 



Dayton, O. 

 Editor Recreation : 



I have lately returned from a two weeks' hunt- 

 ing trip in Arkansas and Missouri, having killed 

 six deer and a bear. W. K. 



Cairo, 111. 

 Have just returned from a two weeks outing in 

 southeastern Missouri, where we secured five 

 deer, two turkeys and some smaller game. 



Wm. N. B. 



Marysvale, Wyo. 

 This place is not especially noted for moose, 

 but four fine bulls have been killed here recently. 



S. N. L. 



Professor F. C. Fowler has recently pur- 

 chased 500 Canadian hares, which are to be 

 turned loose on his extensive game preserve, 

 near East Haddam, Conn. 



Water fowl shooting, in northwestern Ne- 

 braska, has been good this season. All other 

 game has been scarce. 



A. N. Sheffner, M. D. 



Dr. J. M. G. Beard has located at Fruita, 

 Colo., and writes that he is now in the heart of 

 a good game country. 



THEBIG ONESTHATGOT 

 AWAY. 



Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1, 1894. 



Editor Recreation: 



No doubt many of your readers are debating 

 as to where they may go, in the late winter 

 months, and catch some big fish. Let me sug- 

 gest to such the gulf of California, at Guyamas, 

 old Mexico, the southern end of the Santa Fe 

 branch, which leaves the main line at Deming, 

 New Mexico. I cannot claim to have caught 

 any of the great fish that inhabit the gulf, but 

 that was only my misfortuue, for I did hook a 

 number, and with the help of two strong Mexi- 

 cans, brought them near enough to see what 

 monsters they were. That we did not capture 

 any of them was the fault of the tackle furnished 

 by our skipper. 



Our party was composed of three men ; all 

 good fellows, who could travel and laugh at poor 

 accommodations and at the queer things we saw 

 on our way through Sonora to the gulf. My 

 two companions were from St. Joseph, Mo., and 

 our trip was principally for business purposes ; 

 but not being suited in this we ended it at 

 Guyamas with a bull-fight and a day's fishing. 



For the latter we engaged two Mexicans with 

 a sail boat, and as neither of these knew a word 

 of English, and we scarcely a word of Spanish, 

 the difficulty of understanding one another can 

 be imagined. They first landed us on a coast 

 where we gathered snails — big ones — for bait. 

 Then they anchored out about a mile and we 

 began fishing, and the luck we did have pulling 

 out fish 12 to 18 inches long ! Soon, however, 

 the Mexicans weighed anchor and on we sailed 

 several miles further. Then they brought out 

 the big tackle, large lines, 200 feet long, with 

 chain and heavy hook. Then it dawned on us 

 that those already caught were for bait. 



I put out about 100 feet of line and got a bite. 

 Away went the line through my hands and I 

 was powerless to even check the fish. The two 

 Mexicans, catching hold, cried," Grande pesado " 

 — big fish. We pulled and shouted, and the 

 fish jumped and fought like a tiger till he got 

 away. Several others treated us in like manner 

 till we were worked up into a pitch of excitement; 

 but it being late, we were compelled to return to 

 the city. We started for home next day, prom- 

 ising one another that at some future time we 

 would return to that same spot and capture some 

 of these huge fish. 



They are Jew fish, are a species of sea bass, 

 very gamy, weighing up to 150 pounds, and are 

 delicious for the table. The Mexicans dry them 

 in the sun and ship them, dry and fresh, into 

 Arizona. One of these fish may be seen in the 

 streets of Guyamas, on the back of a Taqui 

 Indian — as much as he can carry — its tail drag- 

 ging on the ground, and the price only twenty- 

 five cents. 



Whoever goes to Guyamas, should take along 

 a pair of blankets, as tine hotels are rather poor 

 and he should not forget to take along a supply 

 of the best and strongest shark tackle. 



V. B. Buck. 



