76 RECREATION. 
Lucas’s number in the hog register is 
949, Butler’s 950 and Vedeffer’s 951. 
Dr. Barton W. Evermann, assistant in 
charge of Scientific Inquiry, U. S. Bureau 
of Fisheries, reports that he had excellent 
trout fishing in Alaska last summer, at sev- 
eral different places, particularly at Fresh- 
water bay, Sitka, Klawock and Hunter bay. 
The most abundant trout in Alaska is the 
Dolly Varden. It was so abundant at Pab- 
lof falls, Freshwater bay, that Dr. Ever- 
mann was able to catch a number of large 
specimens in a few hours! The cutthroat 
trout and a new species of rainbow trout 
are also common and exceedingly gamey. 
Dr. Evermann promises to give the read- 
ers of RECREATION a fuller account of his 
angling in Alaskan waters. 

July 23, 2 hunters, a short distance out 
of Wichita, Kan., were ostensibly hunt- 
ing plover along the public highway. The 
local constable, who is a member of the 
L. A. S., thought that plover did not light 
on telegraph wires, investigated, found 
some doves in the wagon, and promptly ar- 
rested the men. He took them before the 
justice of the peace, who fined them $25 
apiece for their fun. They left 2 valuable 
guns as security. The State Secretary- 
Treasurer had caused the late changes in 
the game laws to be advertised extensively 
and the farmers were “next.” Let the 
good work go on. 

A hardware dealer in Dolgeville, N. Y., 
offered a prize in April last to the man 
who would take the biggest trout on the 
opening day of the season and deliver it at 
the hardware store. The prize was won 
by Joseph Kamps with a trout from Big 
Sprite creek that weighed 1034 ounces. A 
certain smart Aleck of Dolgeville entered 
another trout which weighed 14 ounces, but 
it was suggested by ‘some of the competi- 
tors that the fish was not big enough to 
register that weight. On examination the 
fish was found to contain 4 ounces of shot. 
It would have been a good scheme to have 
compelled Mr. Aleck to swallow those shot 
after they were taken from his trout. 

J. N. Brown, of Dover, N. J., killed 3 
wild ducks in July last at one pot shot, as 
they sat on the water. He was greatly 
elated over the result of his imaginary skill 
as a shooter, carried the birds down all the 
main streets and gleefully showed them to 
his friends. Game Warden Anson Decker 
heard of the incident, called on Mr. Brown 
and escorted him to the office of Justice 
J. H. Brown, where the duck shooter was 
informed that the State needed 62 of his 
dollars for the game protective fund. J. N. 
plunked them down, and in future will 
probably wait until the legal season opens 
before he goes after ducks. His number in 
the game hog book is 952. 

Eblom Karom, of Hartford, Conn, was 
recently arrested for killing song and insec- 
tivorous birds. He had in his possession 5 
golden wing woodpeckers, one blue jay 
and 2 robins. The culprit was taken before 
Judge Garvan, of the Hartford police 
court, who soaked him to the extent of $90 
and trimmings—total, $118.77. Karom paid 
the fine, and it will probably be a long time 
before he will make another series of Karom 
shots like those he made that morning. 
Game warden John E. Foote made the ar- 
rest, and says he is now looking for other 
bird hunters. 
Karom is registered in the game hog book 
as No. 953. 
James H. Mandigo, of Ogdensburgh, 
N. Y., attempted to ship 2 barrels of coarse 
fish to a dealer in this city some weeks ago, 
and when the barrels were delivered at the 
express office in Ogdensburgh, Game War- 
den E. H. Hazen, who happened to be on 
deck, thought he smelled game fish. He 
opened the barrels and found, neatly con- 
cealed among the bullheads, suckers, ete., 
6 black bass. Mr. Hazen took Mr. Man- 
digo into court, introduced him to the blind 
goddess and a fine of $50 and a sentence of 
6 months’ imprisonment were prorhptly pro- 
nounced against the offender. | 
_ Mandigo’s number in the fish hog book 
is 054. 
“One J. L. MeNitt, of Milroy, Pa., aided 
by a pack of hounds, caught a deer in Au- 
gust last and sold it to a party of hunters. 
Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary. of the State 
Game Commission, heard of the affair, 
went after McNitt, rounded him up, and 
took him before Justice J. R. Longwell, of 
Milroy, who fined McNitt $125. 
Hereafter when anyone asks McNitt if 
he is found of hunting deer he will prob- 
ably just pronounce the last syllable of his 
name. . 
His full name is further recorded in the 
game hog book opposite the number 955. 



Rev. Robert E. L. Craig, an Episcopal 
. minister of Omaha, while out in Central 
Nebraska last spring holding religious 
services among the farmers, was arrested 
for shooting meadow larks and fined $110. 
He was at the time a candidate for the 
rectorship of Trinity Cathedral, Omaha, 
but the good people of that congregation 
became so disgusted with him when they 
learned of his bird slaughter that they de- 
cided not to appoint him, and I under- 
stand he has left Omaha for some other 
field of labor. His number in the pig pen 
‘ is 956. 

