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RECREA TION. 



YOU NEED A SHOT CUN CLEANER 



BECAUSE you should clean your barrels inside not only after shooting, but now and then when not in 

 use. They " pit " from jubt this neglect- 



BEC AUSE tnose streaks of lead and rust must be removed if you don't want trouble and expense of send- 



ing barrels to the factory for costly repairs. ( A close examination will often reveal lead streaks 



or rust). 



You should get a 

 TOMLINSON 



BECAUSE tne Tomlinson has a simple, common sense principle, using brass wire gauze (wrapped over 



——wood), sides which are hard enough to cut all foreign substance from the barrels, yet too soft 



(brass) to injure them in any way. 



BECAUSE t ^ e Tomlinson will last forever, as sides can be replaced when worn (they will clean a 



gun a great many times) for ioc. a pair. Tomlinson encloses an extra pair of sides, also tool 



for rag with each cleaner. Fits all rods. Gauges 8 to 20. Price $1.00. Any dealer or prepaid by mail. Send 

 postalfor booklet telling more about the Tomlinson; also what such experts as Fred Gilbert, Chas. Budd, Ed 

 Fulford and others have to say about the best, cheapest and most popular cleaner in the market, 

 USED EVERYWHERE IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD 



I. J. TOMLINSON, 106 Cortland Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. 



HOW TO REACH THE COOK'S IN- 

 LET COUNTRY. 



I receive so many letters asking how to 

 reach the big game of the Kenai peninsula 

 that I send the following for publication: 

 The Kenai peninsula is the only section 

 of country in the United States where 

 moose, caribou, mountain sheep (both 

 white and steel gray), mountain goats and 

 cinnamon and black bears are found with- 

 in easy reach of tidewater. 



It is a long and expensive trip, and can 

 only be made by those who have ample 

 time and money at their disposal. But 

 for those who are willing to take the chase 

 where the discouraged hunter leaves off 

 and where the true sportsman begins, 

 there are some record-breaking heads and 

 horns to be secured in the Cook's inlet 

 country. 



The fare by steamer to Juneau, Skag- 

 way or Sitka is about the same. Better 

 buy a ticket to Sitka and then you will 

 see much more of the country. At Sitka 

 take the steamer for the Westward, to 

 Cook's inlet, 600 miles farther. These 

 steamers leave Sitka on or about the 14th 

 and 28th of April, May, June, July, Au- 

 gust, September and October for Kadiak 

 and return, calling at the inlet en route. 



The best time to make the trip is in 

 July or August. The start from Sitka 

 should be made not later than the latter 

 part of August. The points where the 

 hunters usually disembark are Kassilof 

 or the Kenai river canneries, there taking 

 canoes for the large lakes at the heads of 

 these rivers, some 40 or 50 miles inland. 

 Game is abundant in this section. So are 

 black gnats, moose flies and mosquitoes, 

 and head-nets and mosquito-proof tents 

 should be brought along. I would recom- 

 mend woolen underclothing, as at night 

 the temperature falls considerably; ordi- 

 nary woolen clothing or soft corduroy for 

 outside clothing; light, high-topped rub- 

 ber hunting boots (no leather soles), a 

 good hunting shoe, not too heavy, and a 

 pair of wading pants for trout fishing, 



which is excellent in this section. If you 

 want trout in a hurry, use a double hook 

 and bait with salmon roe. All the streams 

 and lakes are full of salmon, and it is no 

 trouble to secure bait. Folding canvas 

 boats should be brought along. For fire- 

 arms I would recommend a .30-40 Savage 

 or Winchester carbine, soft nosed bullets 

 and smokeless powder, and a 12-gauge gun 

 of any good make. 



Fairly good Indian guides can be had 

 at Homer, Kassilof or Kenai. Provisions 

 and blankets can be bought at either of 

 these points. By all means bring an eider- 

 down sleeping bag, as they are light, warm 

 and compact. They sell in Seattle for 

 $30. Owing to the long distance and time 

 required for correspondence, arrangements 

 should be made for this trip months in 

 advance. The time required for the trip 

 would be 2y' 2 to 3 months, and its cost 

 about $50 a man. 



L. L. Bales, Haines Mission, Alaska. 



• c t. Ignace, Mich., Aug. 3— Deputy Game and Fish 

 Warden Brewster, of Grand Kapids, has 8 persons 

 under arrest hei e for being implicated in the killing of 

 a large cow moose at Brevoort lake last Saturday. 

 They are a party of resorters who were camping. 

 The case will be heard in court to-morrow morning. 



The above appeared in the Courier- 

 Herald of this city. 



Clarence L. Cowles, Saginaw, Mich. 



An Ohio paper publishes a dispatch from 

 Delaware, that State, in which it is claimed 

 that Charles Boyd, a farmer living near 

 there, recently killed a deer on his farm. 

 This is said to have been the first deer seen 

 in that vicinity for many years. Can any 

 one tell where it came from? 



I buy Recreation every month and de- 

 vour it from page to page. It is the best 

 sportsman's magazine published, and I 

 like the way you roast the game hogs. I 

 used to be one myself, but have become 

 enlightened since I commenced to read 

 your magazine. 



O. S. Sked, Easton, Pa. 



