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the sportsman may observe the economic 

 aspects of rocks. It does not bemean his 

 sport .if he stumbles on a bed of clay and, 

 surmising it may be valuable, takes a 

 sample with him back to the city, to show 

 to some expert. Perhaps he learns that this 

 particular clay bed is kaolin and much in 

 demand. He can make a business trip, buy 

 the land cheaply and perhaps lay the foun- 

 dation for a fortune. Or if this is not in 

 his line he can let some friend follow up 

 the clue and can have the satisfaction of 

 saying he discovered this mine or that re- 

 source. The possibilities, in an economic 

 way, of the geological observations of the 

 sportsman are great and are not confined 

 to unknown regions. Often the natives of 

 a locality do not realize they have a gold 



mine in some clay bed or ore bearing cliff. 

 But particularly in remote regions should 

 the sportsman be a geologist. He will add 

 to his sport much satisfaction, and he may 

 derive great wealth. 



The sportsman geologist need not invest 

 time or money in a scientific course. He 

 can develop by observation. Some scien- 

 tific friend can always be found to explain 

 facts for the good observer. Thus on a 

 winter evening at home or at the club the 

 trip may be lived over after the game 

 has all been killed again in story several 

 times and the fish all caught so often they 

 have attained a suspicious size. Of all the 

 sciences, geology is the best one for the 

 sportsman to be familiar with and to like. 



MARKET GARDENING UNDER GROUND. 



NORMAN POMEROY, JR. 



Most people who eat mushrooms are 

 familiar with their looks and have probably 

 gathered them in old pastures and mead- 

 dows; but to go into an underground 



mushroom garden 1/5 of a mile back in 

 away from daylight and see long rows of 

 beds with mushroms growing there in the 

 darkness is interesting and furnishes a 



ENTRANCE TO MUSHROOM CAVE, 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY N. POMEROY, JR. 



