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I shall have some mighty interesting 
stories to tell you when I return... Those 
miners are wonderfully interesting fel- 
lows and as white as men are made. 
Am leaving to-day for Cinnabar and an- 
ticipate a great time. Dr. Frank Dunnam 
is going in with me and you can imagine 
the rest. 
CG. \Guntis, MM: 3D joalt ake seity, 
Utah. 
CHAMPION GOOSE BUTCHERS. 
A. W. Stuart, of the Ryde hunting grounds in Cali- 
fornia, in a letter to Messrs. blunt and Barnett, states 
that the latter’s record was the highest single individual 
shoot at Ryde this season. lhe Albuquerque hunters 
were visitors to Ryde in March last, and while there 
Joe killed over 80 wild geese in one day’s hunting.— 
Albuquerque (N,M.) Daily Citizen. 
And this is the brazen manner in which 
Joe confirms the report: 
In reply to yours of recent date: On the 
roth of April, 1809, I killed 84 wild geese 
on the Sacramento river, Cal. The sport 
began about 6:30 a. m. and lasted until 
about 12 o’clock noon, from the 12th of 
April until the 15th inclusive. Myself 
and Geo. S. Blunt killed 220 geese. 
Jos. Barnett, Albuquerque, N. M. 
You say “the sport began at 6:30 a. m.” 
You should say “the slaughter.” Inas- 
much as you call this sport, you would 
no doubt class yourself as a sportsman, 
but no one else will who reads your let- 
ter. It is a great pity you had not learned 
this before you got this- opportunity, and 
it is hoped you may now and hereafter 
know that men who descend to such 
butchery as this are condemned by all 
decent sportsmen in the world. 
EDITOR. 
ANOTHER FOOL AT LARGE WITH A GUN. 
Portchester, N. Y., Aug. 13.—Andrew Burr, a farmer, 
while hunting to-day in the woods near this place, acci- 
dentally (?) shot Frank Matzell, 16 years old, of East 
Portchester, whom he mistook fora woodchuck. Burr 
was moving along cautiously with his shotgun in his 
hand, looking for game, when he saw an object which 
he thought was a woodchuck moving near a fence, 
ab ut 30 yards distant. He fired, and at once heard 
loud crying and moaning. 
Hurrying to the fence he found young Matzell lying 
on the ground, bleeding from wounds in the head. His 
hat was completely riddled by shot. The boy was 
taken home, where a physician found that he was not 
injured mortally, although the shot had penetrated his 
face and head, The parents are angry, and threaten 
to have Burr arrested for violating the game laws. 
“Accidentally,” eh? Not by a long ways. 
This is simply another case of the fool and 
his gun. All states should enact laws that 
would send a man to jail who shoots at 
anything that moves, without waiting to 
see whether it wears hair, feathers or 
breeches. EDITOR. 
ROUGH ON POACHERS. 
Eau Claire, Aug. 9.—The Eau Claire Gun Club has 
declared war against poachers, and asa result of the 
RECREATION. 
vigilance of members of the club Paul Perlo, of this city, 
as $55.19 for shooting g prairie chickens. When 
e paid his fine he expected the matter would drop. But 
itdidn’t. Complaint was lodged against his triend, 
Dr. Missel, of Chippewa Falls, and the doctor was 
brought here by Sheriff Clinsler and arraigned in Jus- 
tice Wilcox’s court. He pleaded not guilty and was 
held in $200 bonds till Aug. 11. His son, Emil, was 
also arrested on the same charge and held in the same 
amount. And now a second warrant is out for Mr. 
Perlo. It seems that his first offense, the one he was 
fined for, was committed 2 weeks ago Sunday. Mr. 
Perlo went hunting and had such good luck that on the 
succeeding Sunday he invited Dr. Missel and son to go 
along. It is tor this second offense that Mr. Perlo will 
now Have toanswer. Heisagood shot and brought 
back a goodly number of birds, how many he won’t 
tell. His case will be heard on the 11th, together with 
the others. 
Good! I hope the Gun Club will keep 
right after these miserable swine till they 
pay every cent the court can legally as- 
sess against them. EDITOR. 
GAME NOTES. 
Inclosed find clipping from Milwaukee 
Journal: . 
Chippewa Falls, Wis., July 27.—Deputy Game War- 
den Stone, of Barron county, is in the city procuring 
warrants for the arrest of several men who live near 
Glen Flora, and who have been slaughtering deer almost 
every day tor the past 6 weeks. 
Itis estimated that over 100 deer have been killed 
in that time. One man last Sunday is said to have 
killed a doe that had a fawn following her, which 
was only 3davs old, and which died shortly after the 
mother was killed. This man will have a trial here 
tomorrow and will undoubtedly be given the full extent 
ot the law. 
All sportsmen are assisting the deputy in every way 
to suppress the unlawful killing of game. 
No wonder a man who obeys the law 
and takes out a deer license cannot get a 
deer. Last fall in Langlade county every 
deer was chased away by hounds and a 
man could not see a deer, to say nothing 
of getting a shot at one. Many farmers 
up there keep hounds just for that pur- 
pose and it should be stopped. 
Subscriber, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Any fair shot who can spend a few 
days in this vicinity will not be disap- 
pointed. Woodcock, ruffed “grouse, rab- 
‘bits and other small game are abundant. 
Bear, wildcats, foxes and raccoons do not 
run around the house but are frequently 
shot within a mile of here. The fall. 
months are pleasant. Am arranging our 
place to accommodate sportsmen and any- 
one who is satisfied with a reasonable 
amount of game I know will be pleased. 
E. Van Zandt, Fallsburgh, N. Y. 
The Maine game and fish commission 
issued in August over 200 special licenses 
to guides and visitors from other States 
to hunt deer, moose, etc., in September, 
for which the State receives the handsome 
sum of $10,000. This shows how it pays 
a State to protect its game. 
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