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RECREATION. 



or depriving the poor of that which rightly 

 belongs to them. 



One good thing is to be done, namely, 

 establishing a definite boundary line on the 

 North side of the National Park. It seems 

 that at one time a certain lieutenant went 

 out and said, "About here is where the 

 Northern boundary should be;" and that 

 was all there was to it. No definite mark- 

 ings were made to guide a sportsman. 

 Scouts and guides have disagreed as to 

 the Northern limit to the extent of a mile 

 and a half. One party was told by a scout 

 that the Northern boundary was on a cer- 

 tain ridge, and after going a mile and a 

 half outside, traveling 3 days in deep snow, 

 making camp, and startkig out to hunt, 

 they were surprised by another scout, one 

 Peter Holt, and his accomplices, taken in 

 and fined for hunting in the park, notwith- 

 standing the fact that the chief scout, who 

 was at the trial, did not agree with Holt 

 as to the location of the Northern bound- 

 ary line. This is only one other way of 

 bleeding under the laws of Wyoming. 

 C. J. B. Stephens. 



HINTS FOR CAMPERS. 



Cheyenne, Wyo. 

 Editor Recreation: 



I saw in your May number a sugges- 

 tion by A. W. Lowdermilk, of New Port, 

 Idaho, in regard to camping. A man 

 with a few dollars can enjoy himself camp- 

 ing a few weeks just as well as a man who 

 has plenty of money. If you live in the 

 West, Montana is a good State to visit; 

 if in the Middle States, Minnesota, Wis- 

 consin or Michigan are good places; if 

 in the East, Maine can not be beaten. Go 

 to Moosehead lake, Maine, Deer river, 

 Minnesota, and North about 25 or 30 

 miles, or in Montana go to Belton, 

 on the Great Northern Railroad. In any 

 of these places you can hunt and fish to 

 your heart's content in season, and have 

 the best time in the world. 



In the matter of equipment, the sports- 

 man conforms to no rule. Each hunter 

 follows his own ideas to a certain extent. 

 Clothing is an important item if one is 

 going into the woods for a serious trip 

 of hunting, especially late in the fall. 

 Woolen is the best fabric in the woods. 

 Wear soft woolen coat and trousers, a 

 sweater or a knitted jacket underneath the 

 coat, and woolen leggings. Moccasins or 

 lumbermen's short, rubber overshoes, with 

 a woolen cap, a flannel shirt, woolen 

 socks and underwear, complete the hunt- 

 er's apparel. Corduroy, although much 

 worn by hunters, is not good. It is heavy 

 and is easily wet through. 



In making a list, a hunter should leave 

 out everything he does not actually need. 



I use an A tent, large enough for 2 men, 

 until it gets cold. Then use a log hut or 

 a dugout. .A leanto is good if one stays 

 only 2 weeks and the weather is not cold. 

 For a bed I use a tarpaulin, or bed sheet 

 7x16 feet and weighing 20 ounces. It keeps 

 me warm and is not so expensive as a 

 sleeping bag. I carry 2 quilts and 3 

 blankets and I lay that outfit on a bed of 

 boughs. If you have a leanto, build a fire 

 the full length of it and it will keep you 

 warm all night. 



For 2 men 3 plates, 3 knives and forks, 

 3 cups are needed; one bread pan, one 

 frying pan, 3 or 4 ordinary pans of dif- 

 ferent sizes, one coffee pot, one pail. A 

 lamp or candles need not be taken, as one 

 can see well enough by the fire. 



For grub take flour, beans, rice, dried 

 apples, dried peaches, prunes, canned corn 

 and tomatoes, coffee, tea, salt and pepper. 

 Don't forget matches, soap, towel, and 

 wash dish. Potatoes are poor things to 

 take, as they are heavy and hard to carry. 

 Bacon is good, even if you kill your own 

 meat, for you will want grease, as tallow 

 is not good in cold weather. 



If you have a tent take a camp stove. 

 If you wish to camp in a leanto, a Dutch 

 oven is the best thing in the world to 

 bake bread in. The bread tastes better 

 than when baked in any other way. The 

 Dutch oven can also be used as a camp 

 kettle, but one should also have an extra 

 camp kettle. 



Sugar is a good thing to take, but I 

 never use it. Take, also, baking powder. 

 I always make sour dough bread; and 

 sour dough makes good slapjacks. 



A pocket axe is a most useful article. 

 Do not fail to take a good hunting knife 

 as it does also in place of a butcher knife. 

 Another item of equipment that a camper 

 will find handy is a small package of lint 

 and bandages. Minor accidents are com- 

 mon in the woods. A knife cut, or the 

 wound made by falling on a sharp knot on 

 a log, is often extremely painful, and 

 sometimes dangerous if not properly cared 

 for. A small manual of first aid to the 

 injured might be carried in the same en- 

 velope with the map. Nobody should go 

 into the woods without a compass. Get- 

 ting lost is the easiest thing one can do in 

 the woods. When you lose your bearings 

 have your map handy, consult it and 

 trust your compass. Matches should be 

 carried in a watertight Recreation match 

 box. 



Max Brown. 



ARRAIGNS DR. CARMICHAEL. 



Dr. J. P. Carmichael, of Milwaukee, is 

 one of the small 'remnant of sportsmen 

 who still think it right to shoot ducks in 

 spring. He recently aired his views in 



