PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



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Minmrsofa and farther West. Mr. Calla- 

 way has adopted an entirely original and 

 novel scheme for illustrating his book. Fie 

 has 'had a lot of drawings made and printed 

 on separate sheets in the form of a prai- 

 rie chicken's tail, and these are tipped in 

 among the reading pages. They are print- 

 ed on clear white paper, .while the text is 

 on pale green stock. The cover is printed 

 in 3 colors on a tan colored paper, and thus 

 a most pleasing combination is offered to 

 the eye. The drawings represent canvas- 

 back ducks, quails, sharp-tailed grouse, 

 ruffed grouse, brant, snipe, antelope, bears. 

 Rocky mountain goats, caribou, plover, gray 

 wolves, moose, deer and Rocky mountain 

 sheep. I am sorry Mr. Callaway did not 

 choose some other artist to make his draw- 

 ings. The man who did the work is, no 

 doubt, all right on some lines, but he is not 

 familiar with the anatomy and the outward 

 form of big game animals and birds. 

 Still, there are some beautiful pictures in 

 the book, and altogether it is well worth 

 having, both for the information it con- 

 tains with regard to hunting grounds and 

 for its general artistic effect. Every sports- 

 man who anticipates going anywhere in the 

 West or North on a hunting trip should 

 write for a copy of the book. When you 

 do so, please say you saw it mentioned in 



Recreation. 



THE INDIAN AND THE RAILWAY. 



The Chicago and North -Western Rail- 

 way Company has issued a new book en- 

 titled "The Indian, The Northwest," which 

 is a valuable historical work. It contains 

 a map of the United States showing the 

 distribution of the various Indian tribes in 

 1600; also the routes of all the early ex- 

 plorers of this country. Following is a his- 

 tory of the red man and a description of 

 his country as Marquette, Joliet, Cham- 

 plain, Hennepin and others found them; 

 the rivers and lakes with their Indian 

 names, the customs, characteristics, leg- 

 ends and religion of the aborigines; their 

 weapons, trophies, implements, ornaments, 

 etc. Under a division called "The Sec- 

 ond Epoch" are treated the wars which 

 were waged between the tribes; also be- 

 tween the Indians and the white men. 

 Then follows a brief but comprehensive 

 account of the settlement of the great 

 Northwest, including a history of General 

 Custer's last battle, and many valuable ta- 

 bles showing the resources of the country 

 traversed by the Chicago and North-West- 

 ern Railway; also a map of the complete 

 line. The book is lavishly illustrated from 

 photographs and drawings of famous In- 

 dians, scenes, relics, pottery, ornaments, 

 hieroglyphics, weapons, utensils, etc. 



More can be learned about this interest- 

 ing and important book by writing Mr. 

 W. B. Kniskern, General Passenger Agent 

 of the Chicago and North-Western Rail- 



way, Chicago, 111., and saying you saw it 

 mentioned in Recreation. 



SHOES TO BOOT. 



T. H. Guthrie, No. 33 William street, 

 Newark, N. ]., placed a small ad. in Rec- 

 reation which ran during April, May and 

 June. I called on him a -few days ago 

 and he told me returns from the ad. had 

 been coming steadily through the sum- 

 mer and that he was ready to resume 

 business with Recreation. Therefore his 

 ad. appears again in this issue of Recre- 

 ation, and will . run through the winter, 

 occupying a much larger space than before. 



Mr. Guthrie makes the old time famous 

 Thompson hunting boots and shoes, and 

 he makes them right. They are built of 

 the best leather that the tanner's craft can 

 produce, and the materials are put to- 

 gether by the best workmen to be found in 

 the boot and shoe trade. I am wearing a 

 pair of Mr. Guthrie's make of shoes, and 

 occasionally a pair of his hunting boots, 

 whenever I have use for such foot gear. 

 I can frankly and conscientiously recom- 

 mend these goods as being first class in 

 every respect. Any reader of Recreation 

 who may order boots or shoes from Mr. 

 Guthrie can rest assured he will get his 

 money's worth, and he will order another 

 pair when the first pair is worn out. Mr. 

 Guthrie will send a measuring blank to 

 anyone writing for it, with full instruc- 

 tions as to making measurements. When 

 you write please say you saw it in Rec- 

 reation. 



NEW SAVAGE -.22 AND CATALOGUE. 

 The Savage Arms Co., of Utica, N. Y., 

 has issued a new catalogue dated 1902. 

 "This is thoroughly in keeping with the 

 progressive and enterprising character of 

 the Savage people. The book contains de- 

 scriptions and cuts of the Savage sporting 

 rifle, military rifle, the carbine, the various 

 sights that are in demand among sports- 

 men, the different styles of ammunition 

 made for the Savage gun and a great deal 

 of other matter that will be greedily read 

 by sportsmen. On the last page of the 

 book is an announcement of a 22 caliber 

 magazine rifle which the Savage Company is 

 making, and which it is said will be ready 

 for delivery about March next. This new 

 rifle is to be adapted to the use of the 

 various 22 caliber cartridges now on the 

 market. It embodies several new features 

 and the mechanism is simple and practi- 

 cal. It is made in the takedown style and 

 is to be a distinctly modern arm in every 

 respect. The cover design of this book 

 was drawn by Dan Smith, who has made 

 a national reputation as a cartoonist and 

 an illustrator, especially on the New York 

 Herald. This picture alone is worth a dol- 

 lar of any man's money. Write for the 



