FOREST AND STREAM. 



sn 



§ubVtattion§. 



LONG-RANGE 



RIFLE SOOTING, 



A Complete Histonlmot" she- International 



* is caugin roiHix: Sua, I 873-1877— Cora- 



( Ce. '' Licho Shield Scores— Rules and 



3r V/ ~ 'Regulations of the N. R. A. 

 a Etc., Etc. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY THK 



HJFLE BDITOR OP THE "FOREST AND 



STREAM AND ROD AND GUN." 



Pi-ice 25 cents. 



New York. 

 Published by she Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 



1877. 



Bound Volumes 



OF 



Forest and Stream. 



EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



first Four Volumes, $4 each, Others, $3.50. 



A complete set ol the FOREST AND STREAM- 

 seven volumes, bound handsomely in cloth— a valu, 

 able library for the epoi tsruan— can now bo obtained 

 On awolioatlOB ro this trice- 



BINDERS. 



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"THE OOLOGIST/' 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL DEVOTED EXCLU- 

 SIVELY TO BIRDS AND BIRDS' EGGS. 



This magazine, the favorite of amateur ornltnolo- 

 glsts, is now in its third volume. It is replete with 

 all that is new or receut 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. 



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

 men copies and prospectuses only on receipt of 

 stamp. Address, 



S. L. WILLARD & CO., 

 *JeT Oneida St., Utlca,N. Y« 



Camp Ufe in Florida. 



By CHARLES KA.LLOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THE FISHING JTOURIST. 



Published by Forest and Stream Pub- 

 lishing Co , 



NO. Ill PULTOS STREET, NEW YORK, 



And for sa e by all booksellers. Sen by mail, post- 

 age prepaid, on r^-ee pt of price (* 1 .5-) at office of 

 publication. 



^yortgmenz Routes. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA R.R. 00. 



Respectfully Invite attention to the 



afforded by their lines for reaching moat of the 

 TROTTING PARK8 and RACE COURSES In the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers of 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 



Pennsy Irani Railroad Company 



also reach the best lecalltles for 



GUNNING AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 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 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY, 

 SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



L. P. PARMER, Gcn'l Pass. Agent, 

 Frank Thomson. Gen'l Manager. febl7-t£ 



STONINGTON LINE, 

 FOR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST. 

 REDUCED FARE : 

 Elegant Steamers STONINGTON and NARRA- 

 GANSETT leave Pier 33 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 Westcott Express Com- 

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

 ington St., Brooklyn. 



PROVIDENCE LINE. 

 Freight only, steamers leave Pier 37, North River, 

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

 line taken at lowest rates. 

 L .W.PILKI NS, G. P. Agent, D. S. BABCOCK, Pres. 



GHlCAGO&ALT^H RAILROAD, 



THE ONLY DIRECT RAILROAD from 

 Chigago to St. Louis, and Chicago 



to Kansas City, 

 WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. 



FIRST- CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS IN 

 EVERYTHING. 



SPORTSMEN will find splendid shooting on the 

 Uneof 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 Bogs for 

 Sportsmen. 



JAMES CHARLTON, 



General Passenger Agent, 

 Chicago, IB g, 



A BDFFALO HUNT 



HUNTED'-; a- d TRAPPER'S Illust ated Prac- 

 tical Guide.— Ganninr and rifle >-hooting; mak- 

 ing and usina traps, saares and neis ; baits and ba t- 

 ing; preserving, stretouing, dressing, tanning and 

 dyeing skins and furs, fishing, eic. With fifty en- 

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

 Training, 25. Of booksellers or by mail. JESSE 

 HANEY & CO., 1 13 Nassau St . N. Y. Oct 25 6 



—ON the— 



Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 

 Railway. 



THE NEW ROCTE FOR 



KANSAS & COLORADO 



SPECIAL ATTENTION TO 



S P O R TE M E PI . 



For mips, tickets, and gen'l information, apply 

 to L. H. NUTTING, Gen'l Eastern Agent, 234 

 Broadway, New York. 



T. J. ANDERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent, > Topeka 

 W. F. WHITE, Gen'l Ticket Agent! J Kansas 



CONTAINS THE 



GAME LAWS of all the States and the 



Canadian ProYinces and a List of 



Hnnting and Fishing Grounds, 



Besides, a Vast Fund of 



VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR ALL 

 f- WHO EITHER SHOOT OR FISH. 



' It tells yon everything you want to know about 

 Hunting and Fishing, Where to go, How to get there, 

 What Kind of Game and Fish you will find, What 

 Kind of Shooting and Fishing Tackle to Use, Am- 

 munition, Bait, &c and is indispensable to all who 

 use either Gun or Rod: it is in fact, a complete 



HUNTING AND FISHING DIRECTORY, 



and no matter how much or how little recreation 

 yon take in the woods or along the streams, you 

 will find Fur, Fin, and Feather worth many times 

 Its cost to yon. 



Each number consists of 176 to 192 large octavo 

 pages, and in addition, to the foregoing contains 

 numerous Interesting Sketches of Camp-Life and 

 Sporting Adventure that renders the work enter- 

 taining andinstructive reading for every household. 

 Not an objectionable word appears in its pages. 



Fur, Fin. and Feather is published every two 

 months at $3 a year; single copies, 50 cents, can be 

 had of all News Agents, Gun Stores, Fishing Tackle 

 Dealers, &c. , or mailed, postpaid, on receipt of price. 



Can be had acthis office- 



%Sf~ Sped men. copies, containing all the Game 

 Jmws as note in force. 35 cents, can be had only of 

 CHAS. SUYDAWI, Publisher, 

 149 Chambers Street, 2f, X. 



ort smarts I 



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 

 Railroad. 



DOGS CARRIED FREE 

 and given special attention. 



THROUGH CARS— FAST TIME 

 AIR LINE— STEEL RAILS. 



FRANK E. SNOW, 



«. P. «Jfc T. Acent, Detroit. 



§yort$mm's §onteH. 



Fall River Line 



FOR 



BOSTON 



AND ALL POINTS EAST, VIA NEWPORT AND 



FALL RIVER. 



THE MAMMOTH PALACE STEAMSHIPS, 



BRISTOL and PROVIDENCE 



Leave Pier No. 28, North River, foot of Murray 

 street, daily, at 4:30 P. M. (Sundays excepted). 

 FULLNIGUT'S REST. NO MIUNIGHTOBAINGES. 



Tickets for sale at principal hotels and ticket of- 

 fices, at (.nice on pier, and on hoard steamers. 



BORDEN & LOYELL, Agents, 

 GEO. L. 'CONNOR, J. R. KENDRICK, 



Gen'l Pass. Agt. Sup't. 



§$ori$mens § antes. 



F° 



FOR FLORIDA 



10R 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., 

 Pier 22 South Delaware Avenue, Phila. 



DecH-ly 



"The Bermudas." 



NOW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHTFUL 

 WINTER RESORT, fe reached In seventy 

 hours from New York, and b«ing surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjoys an equable 

 temperature of about '(0 deg. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Carnina," 1,000 tons/fitted expressly for the passen- 

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for Ber- 

 muda fortnightly, maMng connection at Bermuda 

 with steamers for St. Thomas and West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. B. OUTERBRIDGE, 

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



npHE '-FISHING LINE." 



Brook Tro\Tt,Grrayling and 

 Black Bass Fisheries 



OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN, VIA 



Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad* 



(Mackinaw, Grand Rapids & Cincinnati Short Line.) 



Sportsmen who have cast a ily or trolled a spoon in 

 the waters of the Grand Trurerse Region will 

 come again without solicitation. All other lovers of 

 the Rod are invited to try these waters, wherein 



The fish named above, as also rtlnscalonge, 

 Pike and Pickerel, abound. 



In no other streams east of the Rocky Mountains 

 la Wie famous American Grayling found In such 

 numbers. 



Brook Trout Season opens May 1st. 



Grayling Season opnns June 1st. 



The sportsman can redaily send trophies of his 

 Skill to his friends or "Club' at home, as ice for 

 packing fish can be had at many points. 



Take 3'our family with you. The scenery of 

 the North Woods and lakes is very beautiful. The 

 air is pure, dry, and bracing. The climate peculiarly 

 beneficial to those suffering with hay fever and 

 asthma. 



The Hotel Accommodations, while.plain, are, 

 as a rule, good, far surpassing the average in coun- 

 tries new enough to afford the finest of fishing. 



On and after Jnne 1st Round Trip 1 xcursion 

 Tickets sold to Points in Grand Traverse 

 Region, and attractive train facilities offered to 

 tourists and sportsmen ; also, on and after July 1"', 

 Mackinaw and Lake Superior Excursion Tick- 

 Dogs, Guns, and Fishing Tackle Carrie i 

 Free at owner's risk. 



Camp Cars for Fishing Parties and Families 

 at low rates. 



It is our aim to make sportsmen feel "at home" on 

 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 Forest 

 and Stream office, or address 



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

 A. HOPPE, Eastern Passenger Agent, 



116 Market Street, Philadelphia, 



HOW TO LIVE 



FLOHZDA, 



now TO GO, COST 

 Olr TRIP, COST TO 

 KETTLE, what to cul. 

 tirate. how to culti- 

 vate k, etc, ete„ all 

 told In each nnmber 

 e£. Florida Jfcw- 

 Yorkcr, laibluhed 

 at 21 Park Row, Kerr 

 York City, fttoglo 

 copy, 10c., one year 

 81. *• Acres Or- 

 ange Land for $60, 

 On line of railroad, 

 counu y hi-uitliT. 

 "■ 'cWy settled Ad- 

 ffi J. R. OLIVER, 

 s'l Agent, Bos 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. 

 ^ ,_ , JULY 23, 1877. 



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

 utes and from Thirty-fourth street, E. R., fifteen 

 minutes previous to departure of trains. No 

 boats from James Slip after 7 P. m. On Sundays 

 from Thirty-fourth street only. 



Trains leave Long Island City, Hunters Point, 

 aa follows : 



For Greenport, Sag Harbor, Riverhead, and 

 intermediate stations, at 8:44, 9:03 a. m , 3-30 

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



* £ or ,£ atcho S ue > 6ta ' at 9:03 A. m., 2:C0, 4-45 

 5:23, 0:03 p. m. SUNDAYS, 9:15 A. M. ' 



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

 M 2:00, 4:24 4:45, 5:23, 0:03 'p. *'. SUNDAYS,' 

 9:15 A. jr., 6,35 p. m. 



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

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



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

 6:42 p. m. SUNDAYS, 9:30 a. m.. 0:30 p m. 



lor Locust Valley, Glen Cove, etc., 8-44 lt-30 

 AM., 2:00, 3:30, 4:24, 5:05, 6:42 p. m. SUNDAYS 

 9:30 A. M., 6:30 p. at. ^ 



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

 2:00, 4:24 5:23,' 6:03,' 7:00 P. M. SUNDAYS^fis 

 A. m., 6:35 p. m. 



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

 A. it, 1 :30, 2:00,3:30, 4:24, 5:05, 5:43 p.m. 7:00 P.M. 

 to Far Rockaway only. SUNDAYS, 9:15, 10:00 

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

 Rockaway only. 



1 ,! M , £, ee . dmoor ' at 7:40, 9:03, 9:20, 11:03 a. m., 

 L33 3:00, 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 7:04 P. m. On SATUR- 

 DAY nights only at 12:01 a.m. SUNDAYS at 

 y.it A. M., 4:30 p. m. 



For Flushing, College Point, Whitestone, Great 

 Neck, Garden City, Hempstead and intermediate 

 Btations,soe small time tables and Time Cards at 

 principal hotels and under-mentioned ticket 

 offices. 



9^ ick ? e °? i ? e8 ' m New Xork afc James' Slip and 

 34th street ferries, at the offices of Westoott's 

 Long Island Express Co., 7 Park Place, 785 

 Broadway, 942 Broadway, Grand Central Depot 

 42d St.; in Brooklyn, 333 Washington at.: in 

 Brooklyn, E. D., 79 Feurth street. 



By purchasing tickets at any of the above 

 offices, baggage can be checked from residence to 

 destination. m 31 Zfa 



"M EW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE 

 Ll BOUND BROOK ROUTE, 



FOE TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 

 O MMENCING NOVEMBEK '.%, 1ST7 



STATION IN NLW YORK-Fo tof Liberty st. N.Y. 



Leave New "iork for Trenton end Philarlelnhia at 

 6:30,8,9:30, 11:30 A. *., 1:30, 3:3 ,, 5 :30, * s ■ S and 

 at 4 p.m. for Trenton. ' " "' u 



Leave Philadelphia from station North Penn»vl- 

 o^n la 1l R , a ! Ir0ad ' 1 ' I ? ird and Belks streets, at T:30, 

 9:30, 11:30 a. ir., 1:30, 3:30, 6:30 12 pm 



Leave Trenton for New Yo k at l:2'\ 6:35, fi-OS 

 10:20 A.M., 12:15. 2:15, l:!0, 6-15 p M ' ' 



o.^ u ! lm , an ^n a,ving ii0 m Cara are attached to the 

 the (.30, a. m ., 1:30 p. m. trains from Philad -lphia. 



Stoday Trains— Leave Ne v York and Philni 



lO^ol? & MoVfe 5?3 °' V2 P - M - LeaVe Tremott at 

 »rS i o S t lMf W *"* t 'f 2 t of ^berty street, Nos. B29 

 o? hP *.?£'£' V J ' a f Ul ? Palpal hotels, all odlces 

 cf w« Erie Railway m N. w York and BrooiHn, and 

 at No. 4 Court street. BroAlyn. Baggag: checied 

 from residence to 'le.-tiuatiou wh.uj.cu 



Sepid3ly li. p BALDWIN, Gen. Pas,. AgenJ 



GREAT SOUTHERN 



Freights Pass'nger Line, 



YIA 



Charleston S. C, 



The South an£ the Southwest 



AND THE 



St. Paul and St. Louis 

 8hort_Line. 



Burlington, C. Rapids <& W'rth'rn 



'OKYSTAL RIVER, 1 LA. 



Take vessels from Cedar Keys t)r¥t mate several 

 trips weekly. Yerv fine gune country 

 fl&filng. e. R. king has aceommod 



sportsmen, and has dogs for hunting. 

 A. B. Dodge. 351 BroarhvaV, N. V. 



QUICKEST,^ CHEAPEST AND BESTI 



TWO PASriENQER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY 

 crossing una -jonnecting with all East and West 

 m io wa, running through some of the finest 



Wednesday and Saturday 



At 3 o'clock P. M. From Pier 

 27, N. R. 



CITY OF ATLANTa7~CHaRLESTOY 



Capt. M. S. Woudlinll. cant. R. W Lnck-wonrl 



SANTIAGO DE C LIB A, G. W. CLYDE' 



Capt. S. Crowell. capt. Ingraham. 



„Jw a ? ove8teai ? ersllave been handsomely fitted 



r?va f lTefo e n% n elo a a e st?o e r° f ^^^ and « ^ 



Safety, Speed and Comfort. 



Close Connections at Charleston with the faveritp 

 and well-knotvn Fior:..l:: rackets, DICTATOR S 

 Vogel; CITY POIN ,, u tor FERNAN 



piNA, JACKSONYILLK, \ST. AUGUSTINE ^PA 



EXCURSION TICKETS V.T REDUCED RATES. 



&®~Insurance to destination ONE-H vLF OF ONE 



_ , . t PER CENT. 



Goods forwardea free of Commission. Passasre 

 tickets and Burs of Lading issued and signecf at thl 

 office of JAM ES W. Q UI HTA VD & CO Agents 



wharf' N ' E " f00! ' I>arS Place - ofe g e Hhe 



W. P. CLYDE & CO., No. 6 Bovrling Green 



Through Freight Tariffs, Passage Tickets' bv all 



routes arid to all points in the South and Southwest 



and further information can be obtal heoffifea 



° f rv„ t Q BE NT-LKYD : HASELL, General Agent, 



Great Southern Freight Line, 317 Broadwiv 



corner of Thomns Ktrpe* ^ J ..!V?J- 



corner of 'J homos street. 



^R«Si 8ssfcssfera? ,, ss 



sengers to North and East, at 12 pw FaB ~ 



NIGHT LINE-The CONT1NEOTAL leaves New 



RIOHARD PECK, General Agent. 



Old Dominion Line. 



^T^steame-rs of this Line reach some of the finest 

 ^^hl^L^^l^useand Qaaf" fipbrts^ I S C.r^ r^.S'S «1» 



se>> 2S ly 



