FOREST AND STREAM. 



28* 



j§ttbJtiatiott$. 



LONC-RANCE 



RIFLE SHOOTING. 



A Complete History of tlie International 



LoiiK-Range Matches, I 873- I 877— Com- 

 plete Elclio Shield Scores— Hales and 

 Regulations of the N. R„ A, 

 Etc., Etc. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY THE 

 MFLE EDITOR OF THE "FOREST AND 

 &TKEAM AND ROD AND GUN." 

 Price 25 cents. 



New York. 

 Published 3>y the Forest and Stream Pab. Co. 



1877. 



Bound Volumes 



OF 



Forest and Stream. 



EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



First Four Volumes, $i each, Others, $3.50. 



A complete set of the FOREST AND STREAM- 

 seven voiumea, bound handsomely in cloth— a valu, 

 able library for the sportsman—can now be obtained 

 on apoiicatioii to this office. 



BINDERS. 



Set yonr fine books bound. Art Journal bound 

 Uniform to London publishers' style. Picturesque 

 America, Art Treasury of Germany and England. 

 Women In Sacred History, large Family Bibles, all 

 Illustrated works, music and magazines in the best 

 styles and lowest prices ; done intwo or three days 

 it requ e . ^ ■ WALKKa » s SO ns, 14 Dey street. 



"THE OOLOGHST," 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL DEVOTED EXCLU- 

 SIVELY TO BIRDS AND BIRDS' EGGS. 



This magazine, the favorite of amateur ornitholo- 

 gists, is now in its third volume. It is rep'ete with 

 all that is new or recent in Ornithology and Oology, 

 and publishes important papers on the rarer of our 

 birds and eggs. It Is just the periodical for those 

 making collections of birds and eggs for scientific 

 examination, as its columns are constantly furnish- 

 ing descriptions of the eggs of new and rare species. 



Tshms— Forty cents a year, in advance. Speci- 

 men copies and prospectuses only on receipt of 

 Btamp. Address, 



S. L. WILLARD & CO., 

 Jel Oneida st., utioa, N. Y. 



Camp Life in Florida. 



By CHARLES HILLOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THE FISHING -TOURIST. 



Published by Forest and Stream Pub- 

 lishing Co,, 



NO. ill FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, 



And for sa'eby all booksellers. Seni by mail, post- 

 age prepaid, on rece pt of price ($1.50) at office ot 

 publication. 



HUNTER'S a- d TKAPPER's Illust-ated Pi ac- 

 tieal Guide.— Gunnim? and rifle (-hooting; mak- 

 ing and rising traps, snares and nets ; baits and ba t- 

 iing; preserving, stretching, dressing, tanning and 

 'dyeing skins and furs, fishing, etc. With fiftv en- 

 gravings, 20 cents. Taxidermist's Manual, 50. Dog 

 Training, 25. of booksellers or bv mail. JESSE 

 HANEY A CO., 1 19 Nassau St., N. Y. Olit 25 6 



Fur, Fin & Feather 



CONTAINS THE 



GAME LAWS of all the States and the 



Canadian Provinces and a List of 



Hunting- and Fishing Grounds, 



Besides, a Vast Fund ot 



VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR ALL 

 f WHO EITHER SHOOT OR FISH. 



'it telle you everything you want to know about 

 Huntina and Fishing, "Where to go, How to get there. 

 What Kind of Game aurl Fish yon will find, What 

 Kind of Shooting and Fishing Tackle to Use, Am- 

 munition, Bait, <fec, and is indispensable to all who 

 r Gun or Hod; it is in fuel, a complete 



HUNTING AND FISHING DIRECTORY, 



and no matter how much or how little, recreation 

 you take in the woods or along the streams, yon 

 will find Fur, Fin, and FeaOter worth many times 

 its coBt to you. 



Each number consists of 176 to 192 large octavo 

 pages, and In addition to the foregoing contains 

 Interesting Sketches of ('amp Life and 

 Sporting Adventure that renders the work enter- 

 taining nndinstructive reading for every household. 

 Not an objectionable word appears in i"ts pages. 



Fur, Fin, and Feather is published every two 

 months at ?3 a rear; single copies, 50 cents, can be 

 had of all News Agents, Grin Stores. Fishing Tackle 

 Dealers, <Xrc, or mailed, postpaid, on receipt of price. 



Can be had a I this office- 



t3^ Specimen, copies, containiuq all the Game 

 Zatcs as now in force, !io cents, can be had only of 



CHAS. SUYDAM, Publisher, 

 ; '£, 149 Chambers Street, JV. F, 



Sportsmen's §ontes. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA K.R. CO. 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



afforded by their lines for reaching most of the 

 TROTTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the 

 Middle Slates. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers, f reshipment, while the excel- 

 lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED without failure 

 or injury. 

 The lines of 



Pennsylvani Railroad Company 



also reach the beat localities for 



GUNNING AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXOURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in 

 all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED- 

 FORD, CRESSON, R.ALSTON, MINNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 TTJCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN CAPE MAY, 

 SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 rcuowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent, 

 Fkank Thomson. Gen'l Manager. feblT-tX 



STONINGTON LINE, 

 FOR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST. 

 REDUCED FARE : 

 Elegant Steamers STONINGTON and NARRA- 

 GANSETT leave Pier S3 North River, foot Jay St. 

 at 5:00 P.M. NOT A TRIP MISSED IN SEVEN 

 YEARS. 



Tickets for sale at all principal ticket offices. State 

 rooms secured at offices of Westcjtt Express Com- 

 pany, and at 363 Broadway, New York, and 333 Wash- 

 ington St., Brooklyn. 



PROVIDENCE LINE. 

 Freight only, steamers leave Pier 37, North Rlyer, 

 foot Park Place, at 4:30 P. M. Freights via either 

 line taken at, lowest rates. 

 Il, W. FILKINS, G. P. Agent, D. S. BABCOOK, Pres. 



CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD 



THE ONLY DIRECT RAILROAD from 

 Chigago to St. Louis, and Chicago 



to Kansas Ctty, 

 WITHOUT CHANGE OP CAR& 



FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS IN 

 EVERYTHING. 



SPORTSMEN will find splendid shooting on the 

 line of this road; prairie chicken, geese, ducks, brant, 

 quail, etc. Connects direct, at Kansas City with the 

 Kansas Pacific Railroad for the great Buffalo and An- 

 telope range of Kansas and Colorado. 



Liberal arrangements for transport of Dogs for 

 Sportsmen. 



JAMES CHARLTON, 



General Passenger Agent, 

 Chicago, Ii s 



TROUT FISHING! 



The Wisconsin Central Hailroad 



THROUGH TO 



LAKE SUPERIOR. 



EXCURSION TICKETS from Chicago to Ashland 

 and return for $20 are sold at 63 Clark street, or the 

 C. M. and St. Paul, Madison Street Depot, Chcago ; 

 also at low rales from Milwaukee. Dogs, guns and 

 camp equipage taken free. 



The points of attraction to sportsmen on this 

 "Forest and Stream" route are Meuasha (Dotv 

 Island) for bass fishing; Butternut Creek and Lake 

 for muscalonge; the many branches and lak s of 

 the Flambeau and Chippewa which teem with bass, 

 pike and pickerel, never till this season fished by 

 sportsmen. Between Silver Creek and Ashland art I 

 are trout streams, and many others can be easily 

 reached along the shore from Ashland or Bavfleid, 

 While rock Ashing and trolling in the Bay affords ex- 

 cellent sport. 



The new hotel at Ashland, the "Chequamegon." 

 will be opened in July. Meantime there is accom- 

 modation at. the smaller houses. 



Steamers from Ashland to ail Lake Ports. 

 HENRY PRATT, 

 Geaeral Ticket Agent, 

 JyB3m Milwaukee, Wis. 



Sportsman's Route. 



CANADA, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, 



Direct Connections at Buffalo with New York 

 Central and Erie Railway. 



At Detroit, with .Michigan Central Railroad. 



At Toledo, with Toledo, Wabash and Western 

 Kailroad, 



DOGS CARRIED FREE 



aud given special attention. 



THROUGH CARS— FAST TIME 

 AIR LINE— STEEL RAILS. 



FRANK E. SNOW, 



(i. P. dfc T. Agent, Detroit. i 



how to live" I 



i TO GO, COST 



OK i UP, COST Ti) 

 rtattocul- 



Sportsmen's Routes. 



Notice! Change of Time! 



Fall River Line 



FOR 



BOSTOH. 



On aDd after Monday, Oct. 29, 1877, the steamers 



BRISTOL and PROVIDENCE 



will leave Pier 28, N. R„ foot of Murray street at 

 1:80 p. ii, instead or 5 p. M., as herelofoie. 



BORDEN & LOYELL, Agents, 

 GEO, L. CONNOR, J, R. KENDRIOK, 



Geu'l Pass. Agt. Supff, 



New York, October, 187T. 



FOR FLORIDA 



FOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S RIYER and interior points in 

 FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

 by railroad or steamboat, apply to WM. L. JAMES, 

 General Agent. 



Philadelphia, and Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 416 South Delaware Avenue, Phila. 



"The Bermudas." 



NOW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHTFUL 

 WINTER RESORr, is reached in seventy 

 hours from New York, and being surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjoys an equable 

 temperature of about TO deg. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Camina," 1,000 tons, fitted expressly for the passen- 

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for Ber- 

 muda fortnightly, making connection at Bermuda 

 with steamers for St. Thomas ana West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, 

 Agent, 29 Broadway, N. Y. - ..,,. Dec 21 ly. 



I" ONG ISLAND RAILROAD. 

 ^ JL T LT 23, 1S77. 



Ferryboats leave James' Slip, N. Y, thirty min- 

 utes, and from Thirty-fourth street, E R.. at'toen 

 minutes previous to departure of trains. No 

 boats from James Slip after 7 p. it. - On Sundays 

 from Thirty-fourth street only. 



Trains leave Long Island Ci'ty, Hunters Point, 

 as follows : 



For Greenport, Sag Harbor, Riverhead. and 

 intermediate (stations, at 8:41, 9:03 a at 8>"0 

 4:06 p. h. SUNDAYS from Brooklyn at 4:30 



A. M, 



e £ or Patoiiogue, etc., at 9:03 A. m., 2:00 4:45 

 5:23, 6:03 p. ii. SUNDAYS. 9:15 a. it. 



For Babylon, etc., at 7:30, 8:44, 9:03, 11 30 \ 

 M. 2:00, 4:24, 4:45, 5:23, 6:03 P. 51. SUNDAYS, 

 9:15 A. m., 6.35 p. ii. ' 



For Port Jefferson, etc., at 10:00 A. m., 3-30 

 5:05 p.m. SUNDAYS, 9:30 a. ir. 



For Northport, etc., 10:00 a. m , 3:30,4:24 5-05 

 6:42 p. m. SUNDAYS, 9:30 a. m., 6:30 p it ' 



For Locust Valley, Glen Cove, etc., S-44 1P30 



•*i5sa&?!? 5: ° 5 ' 6:42 p - *■ 8 ™ bAY8 ' 



For Merrick, etc., at 7:30, 8:44 11-30 \ m 

 2:00, 4:24, 5:23, 6:03, 7:00 P. m. SUNDAYS 9 15 

 A. m , 6:35 p. ar. 



For Rockaway Beach, etc., 9:00, 10-20 11-30 

 A. M , 1 tfO 3:00,3:30, 4:24, 5:05, 5:43 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 

 toiar Rockaway only. SUNDAYS, 9:15, 10-00 

 11:00 A. it., 1:30, 3:10, 6:30 p. m. 6: 35 to Far 

 Rockaway onlv. 



For Creedm'oor, at 7:40, 9:03, 9:20 11-03 A M 

 L33 3:00 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 7:04 P. M . 'OnSATu"- 



iSsHSHaSS^ 12:0lA '*- SUNDAY 3at 

 ft For Flushing College Point, Whitestone, Great 

 Neck, Garden City, Hempstead and intermediate 

 stations see small time tables and Time Cards at 

 principal hotels and under-mentioned ticket 

 ofnees. 



Ticket offices in New York at James' Slip and 

 Sith street ferries, at the offices of We«tcott's 

 Long Island Express Co . 7 Park Place, 765 

 Broadway, 942 Broadway, Grand Central Depot, 

 42d at ; in Brooklyn, 333 Washington st. • in 

 Brooklyn, E. D., 79 Fourth street. ' 



By purchasing tickets at any of the above 

 offices, baggage can be checked Trom residence to 

 destination. myS , H £ 



, nui'nv'r 

 i Sfexr- 



TL\ ■ , i' ■_, ( 

 at21 . : 



York 



cOEy.ltj. 



anas Land 

 country ! 

 " •SJ.B.OLIVER, 



St. Paul and St. Louis 

 Short Line, 



Burlington, C. Rapids <& N'pth'rn 



%pari§mens Mantes, 



rpHE '-FISHING LINE." 



Brook Trout, Q-rayling axi& 

 Black Bass Fisheries 



OF XORTHFR.V MICHIGAN, VIA 



Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 



(Mackinaw, Grand Rapids & Cincinnati Short Line ) 



Sportsmen who have east a fly or trolled a spoon In 

 the waters of the CSrnnd Traverse Region will 

 come again without solicitation. All oilW lovers of 

 the Rod are invited to try these waters, wherein 



The fish named above, as also lHiisetUou«e, 

 Pike and Pickerel, abound. ' 



In no other streams east of the Rocky Mountains 

 Is the famous American Grayling found in such, 

 numbers. 



Brook Trout Henson opens Way 1st. 



Grayling Season op-ns June 1st. 



The sportsman can redaily wend trophies of hia 

 skill to his friends ir -'Club- at home, as Ice for 

 packing firsh can be had at, many points. 



Take jour fnmily willi you. The scenery of 

 JheNorth Woods and lakes is verv beautiful. The 

 air is pure, dry, ami bracin?. The climate peculiarly 

 beneficial to those suffering with hay fever and 

 asthma. 



The Hotel Accommodations, while plain, are, 

 as a rul°, good, far surpassing the average m coun- 

 tries new enough to afford the finest of fishing. 



On and after June 1st Round Trip 1 xcursioji 

 Tickets sold to Points in Grand Traverse 

 Region, and attractive train facilities offered to 

 tourists and sportsmen ; also, on and after Joly 1?', 

 Mackinaw and Lake Superior Excursion Tick- 

 ets. 



Dogs, Guns, antl Fishing Tackle Carrie! 

 Free at owner's risk. 



Camp Cars for Fishing Parties and Families 

 at low rates. 



It i3 our aim to make sportsmen feel -'at home"o& 

 this route. For Tourists' Guide, containing full in- 

 formation as to Hotels, Boats, Guides, &c and accu. 

 rate maps of the Fishing Grounds, send to Fores* 

 and Stream office, or address 



J. H. PAGE, G. P. & T. A., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 A. SOPPE, Eastern Passenger Agent, 



116 Market Street, Philadelphia. 



TV] EW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE. 

 11 BOUND BROOK ROUTE, 



FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 



Leave New York for Trenton and Philadelphia at 

 0:30, 8, 9:30, U:33 a. m , 1:30, S:3oj 5:30, 12 P. M., and 

 at 4 p. m. for Tr '.nton. 



Leave Philadelphia from station Noith Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad, Thirn and Berks strets, at 7:30, 

 9:30, 11:30 a. m„ 1:30, 4:15. S:30, 12 p. m. 



Leave Trenton for New To k at 1 :20, 8:35, 8:05, 

 10:15 A.M., 12:15, '2:10, 4:55, 0:05 P. w. 



Pullman Drawing Room Car.^ are attached to the- 

 9:30 A. M., 1:30, 5:30 p. M. trains fr m New York ,- to 

 the 7:30, 9:30 a. m., 1:30 p.m. trainsfrora Philadelphia, , 

 and Sleeping Cars to the 12 o'clock midnight trains-' 

 from both New York and Philadelphia. 



Sunday Trains— Leave Ne v York and Phila- 

 delphia at, 9:30 a. jr., 5:30, 12 p. a. Leave Trenton at 

 10:20 A. sf„ 8:10 p, jr. 



Ticke's for sale at foot of Liberty street, Nos 529 

 and 944 Broadway, at the principal h-.t is, all oilljca 

 of the Erie Railway in N -w York aid Brooklyn aru? 

 at No. 4 Court street. Brooklyn. Baggags checied 

 from residence to <le tmatioa 

 Sept;13 ly U. P B \ r.OWIN, Gen. Pass. AgenJ 



GREAT SOUTHERN 



Freight & Pass'nger Line, 



YIA 



Charleston S- €£ 



The South and the Southwest 



AND THE 



FLORIDA PORTS, 



Wednesday and Saturday 



At 3 o'clock P. M. From Pier- 

 27, N, R. 



CITY OF ATLANTA7~CHARLEST(W 

 « . ^£.t pt - M - s - Woodhull. C'apt. R. \y. Lockwood 

 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, G. W. CLYDE 



Capt. S. Crowell. Capt. In^rahdm. 



,,J£t?, b0vesteamersllave been Handsomely utter! 

 up for the convenience of passengers, and are un- 

 rivalled on the coast for ' * le " n 



Safety, Speed and Comfort. 



points in Florida. 

 ESCUaSION TICKETS i.T REDUCED RATES.* 

 SS^Insurance to destination ONE-H-VLF OF ONP 



„ , PER CENT. 



Goods forwarder free of Commission Passasp 

 .ekets and ails of Lading issued and signed at the 

 Ppr .^Vt? T- Q^NTARD & CO?, Agents, 

 P'er 27, n. R., foot Park Place. Office on the 



wharf. 



i the- 



«S£?SS f Fl ' e n g,,t - Tllriffs ' PassageVickets' by SB 

 JSfffhffiS 9 r" P ° mtS n the S,mt!l and Southwest 

 and further information can be obtained at the office 

 ° n.. i BENTLEYD. II 4SELL, Genera! Agent, 

 Great Sour hern Freight Line, 317 BroadwaV 

 corner of Thomos si reet. Oct 3ni 



N EW HAYE A N, D H^rFORD k SPKINGFIELD, 



a « 3 p. m Passengers to Norttfand Ea« at V> % l £ 



NIGHT LI NE-The CONTINENTAL Sm'^. 

 York at 11 p. m„ arriving in New Haven in im i to? 

 the early morning tra'na 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS EAOH W\Y DWT 

 ^™8 and connecting with all East and West 



T^ntfn^^o a ' 1 runn ! ng J hrougl1 somo of the finest 

 mu ting grounds m the Nonhwost tbr T4ep.se, Ducks 



" ^,e>rt;^ U / r t' 1Gr0US v and Q' laii - Sportsmen 

 • theii dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 

 i of ten or more upon application to General 

 n« S Cedar Rapids. c. j. ives, 



Old Dominion Line. 



S rS,!;^- "Piano shooting septlois in the coun- 

 ?&t, ^ oun e«twiis direct for Chiueoteague, Cobb's 

 *! and P°«'ts on the Peninsula. City Point; 

 nn?f^ K ; ver ' yu'T'tuck, Florida, and the mouatan> 

 RtH«m« a ntry -, ^ Vir P nia ' Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 Bteamers sail Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda^ 

 JBelawara, iiondig a-jct Fri.iay at a p. m . FuU lnt0T " 

 matioa given at office, Iff Greenwich St., New Yorfe. 

 ,sep2Siy 



