FOREST AND STREAM. 



su 



§itblicailon§. 



LONC=RANCE 



RIFLE SHOOTING, 



A Complete History of Jlie International! 



long-Ranje ."UateheB, | 873- I 877— Cora. 



plete Elcho -Shield Scores— Ristes and 



Regulations of Rue N. R„ A. 



Etc., Etc. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY TOE 



KIPLB EDITOR OF THE "FOREST AND 



STREAM AND ROD AND GUN." 



Price 25 cents. 



New York. 

 Published by ihe Forest and Stream Pnb. Co. 



1877. 



Bound Volumes 



OF 



Forest and Stream. 



EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



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



A complete set of the FOREST AND STREAM- 

 Beven volumes, bound handsomely in cloth— a vain, 

 able library for the spoilsman— can now be obtained 

 on ar»nlieation to this office. 



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B. WALKER'S SONS, 14 Bey street. 



"THE 00L0GIST/' 



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 replete with 

 all that is new or recent In Ornithology and Oology, 

 and publishes important papers on the rarer of oar 

 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 scopies and prospectuses only on receipt of 

 Stamp. Address, 



S. L. WILLARD & CO., 

 Jfi* Oneida SL, Utica,N, Y« 



Camp Life in Florida,' 



By CHARLES HALEOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THE FISHING [TOURIST, 



Pnljlisietl J)y Forest and Stream PkI>- 



Hshimr Co., 



No. Ill FULTON . l TR3E n , NEW YORK, 



And for sa'e by all booksellers, re u by mail, post- 

 age prepaid, on rece'pt o: price .$ .50) at office of 

 publication. 



Fur, Fin & Feather 



CONTAINS TAB 



GAME LAWS of all the States aiid the 



Canadian Provinces and a List of 



Hunting and Fishing 1 Grounds, 



Besides, a VasS Fund of 



VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR ALL 

 to WHO EITHER SHOOT OR FISH. 



' It tells you everything you want to know about 



Hunting and Fishing A\ lie:'- to go. How togetthere, 

 \\ hat Kind of Game unci Fiat yon will find, What 

 Kind of Shooting and Fishing "Tackle to Use, Am- 

 munition, Bait, &e., and is indispensable to all who 

 use either Gun or Rod; it is in fuct, 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 Feather worth many times 

 its cost to yon. 



Each number consists of ITU to 102 large octavo 

 pages, and in addition to the foregoing contains 

 numerous Interesting Sketches of Camp-Life and 

 Sporting Adventure ttiat renders the work enter- 

 taining and instructive reading for every household. 

 Not an objectionable word appears in its pages. 



Fur, Fin, and Feather is published every two 

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

 had of all Newsagents, Gun Stores, Fishing Tackle 

 Dealers, &c. , or mail ed. postpaid, on receipt of price. 



Can be had at this office- 



1£g~Speci»ien copies, containing all the Came 

 Zaws as now in force, 25 cents, can be had only of 



CHAS. SUYDAM, Publisher,' 



> -'1^ 149 Chambers Street, A T . r. 



^poti$men8 Routes. 



•TO SP0MSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA E.E. CO. 



Respectfully Invite attention to the 



afforded by their lines for reaching most of the 

 TROITING PARKS and RACE COURSES In the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT FOISTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangersof reshipment, while the excel- 

 lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BK TRANSPORTED wiihoutfallure 

 oi injury. 

 The lines of 



Pennsylvani Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 



GUNNING AND PISHING 



In Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offloes of the Company in 

 all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED- 

 FORD, CRESSON. RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Finning, 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. FARMER, Gen'l PaSB. Agent, 

 Frank Thomson. Gen'l Manager. feblT-tS 



TONINQTON LINE, 



FOR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST. 



REDUCED FARE: 



Elegant Steamers STONINGTON and NARRA- 



GANSETT leave Pier 33 North River, foot Jay St, 



at 5:0 P.M. NOT A TRIP MISSED IN SEVEN 



YEARS. 



Tickets for sale at all principal ticket offices. State 

 rooms secured at offices of Westcult Express Com- 

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



ington St., Brooklyn. 



PROVIDENCE LINE, 

 Freight only, steamers leave Pier 3T, North River, 

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

 line taken at lowest rates. 

 L, W. FILKINS, G. P. Agent, D. S. BABCOCK, Prea. 



CBoTIlJON 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 

 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 Bogs for 

 Sportsmen. 

 JAMES CHARLTON, 



3r Agent, 

 licago, H b. 



%yort§mm''& Routes. 



Fall River Line 



FOR 



BOSTOJI 



AND ALL POINTS EAST, VIA NEWPORT AND 



FALL RIVER. 



THE MAMMOTH PALACE STEAMSHIPS, 



BRISTOL and PROVIDENCE 



Leave Pier No. 28, North River, foot of Mm ray 



street, daily, at 4:3 (> v. a. (Sumiays excepted). 

 FULLNIGUT'S REST. NOMIDNKJHTCUMNUES. 

 Tickets for sale at principal hotels and ticket of- 

 fices, at ottloe on pier, and on board steamers. 



BORDEN & LOVELL, Agents, 

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



Gen'l Pass. Agt. Supt. 



FOR FLORIDA 



FOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S RIVER 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. 



Decl*-ly 



ii 



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A BUFFALO HUM 1 



—ON THE — 



Atchison, Topeka end Santa Fe 

 K airway. 



THE N«W ROUTE FOR 



KANSAS & COLORADO 



SPECIAL ATTENTION TO 



SPORTSMEN. 



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

 to L. H. NUTTING, GenT Eastern Agent, M 

 Broadway, New York. 



£ J- ANDERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. 1 Topeka 

 W. F. WHITE, Gen'l Ticket Agent; j" Kansas 



The Bermudas." 



OW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHTFUL 

 , WINTER RESORT, is reached in seventy 

 hours from New York, and being surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjoys an equable 

 temperature a&ahout 'f0 deg. 



The eiegaut British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Oamina," 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 and West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. E. OUTER-BRIDGE, 

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



&$ori$men~s potties. 



'HE '-FISHING LINE." 



T 



Brook Trout, Grrayling and 

 Black Bass Fisheries 



OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN, FIA 



Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 



(Mackinaw, Grand RapiiU & Cincinnati Short Line.) 



Sportsmen who have cast a fly or trolled a spoon in 

 the waters Of the Urnnd Traverse Keg-ion will 

 come again without solicitation. Ail oth^r lovers of 

 the Rod are invited to try these waters, wherein 



The fish namefl above, as also iUuscalonge, 

 Pike and Pickerel, abound. 



Inno other streams east of the Rocky Mountains 

 Is the famous American Grayling found In such 

 numbers. 



Brook Trout Season opens May 1st. 



Grayling Season op»iis June 1st. 



The sportsman can redatly »end trophies of his 

 skill to his friends c r "Club' at home, as ice for 

 packing fish can be had at many points. 



«. Tak 1,?' ." r, ! a " ,llly vrkh you ' Tne 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, ar©V 

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

 tries new enough to afford the finest of fishing 



Onandt.fter June 1st Bound Trip Excursion 

 Tickets sold to Points in Grand Traversa 

 Region, and attractive train facilities offered to 

 tourists and sportsmen ; also, on and after July 1*\ 

 Mnckinnw and Lake Superior Excursion Tick- 

 et?. 



Dogs," Guns, and Fishing Tackle Carrie* 

 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, 



lie Market Street, Philadelphia. 



Sportsman's Route. 



CANADA, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, 



Direct Connections at Buffalo with New York 

 Central and Erie Railwav. 



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, 



O. V. dfc T. A«ent, Detroit. 



HOW TO LIVE 



FLORIDA, 



HOW TO GO, COST 

 » OF TRIP. COST TO 

 KETTLE, what tocul. 

 L livatev how to cnlti- 

 g vato it, etc., etc., alt 

 f told In each number 

 k of Florida Kevr. 

 W Yorker, published 

 fat 21 Park Row, New- 

 York City, Singlo 

 copy, 10c, one year 

 'St. 40 Acrea Or- 

 nngs Land for $5&. 

 , On ttueof railroad, 

 country healthy, 

 [thickly nettled Ad- 

 dress J.B.OLIVER, 



n-_,j ^ g ,_. rJ t jj ((S 



New York. 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. 

 JULY 23, IStTi 



Ferryboats leave James' Blip, 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, 

 as follows : , 



For Greenport, Sag Harbor, Riverhead, and 

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

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



<- Jor-Patchogue, etc., at 9:03 a. m\, 2:00 4-45 

 5:23, 6:08 P. m. SUNDAYS. 9:15 A. M . ' 



«• 9"nn Ba i^, 0I > < e l°k'<£ 7:30 > S:4i ' 9:03 - 11:30 A- 

 5:15 2 a 0O m* :2 6 4 3|pV :23 ' 6: ° 3 P " M - 8UNDAYS ' 



5:0^°p. rfe] 9to'A.1 r 10:0 ° " M " 3:3 °' 



For Northport , etc., 10:00 A. jr., 3:30, 4:24,5:05, 



6:42 P. M. SUNDAYS, 9:30 A. si., 0:30 P si 



. 0r ,Pon U ? t ;,y alley ' Glen Cove > e 'c-. 8:44, 11:30 



Q%n'l 2 ; 00 '« 3 ^ ' i: ' M ' 5:05 > 6:42 p - M - SUNDAYS, 

 9:30 A. si., 6:30 p. it. 



For Merrick, etc., at 7:30, 8-44 11-30 A sr 

 2:00 4:24 5:23, 6:03,' 7:00 P. H. 'JuNDAYS%fl5 

 a. jr., b:oo p. sr. 



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

 A. St, 1:30 ,2:00,8:30, 4:24, 5:05, 5:43 p.m. 7:00 p.'st. 

 11 m Rooka fay on I.V. SUNDAYS, 9:15, 10:00, 

 11:00 A. St., 1:30, 3:10, 6:30 P. si. 6: 35 to Far 

 Rookaway only. ■.«.•.*» 



1 £°q no ee /oTfXo at 7:40 ' 9:03 ' 9:2 °. 11:03 A. *., 

 1:33 3:00 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 7:0* p. si. On SATUii- 



?97 , n x ght /oA ,nIy at 12:01 A " M - SUNDAYS at 

 9:^7 A. St., 4:30 p. sr. 



isrlt 1 ^ luh , hin ^.College Point, Whitestone, Great 

 Neck, Garden City, Hempstead and intermediate 

 Btauons,see small time tables and Time Cards at 

 offices and vmdel '- menfc »oned ticket 



o,;P ck f 6t t ffl « e 8 in New York at James' Slip and 

 34th street femes, at the offices of Wextcott's 

 Dong Island Express Co., 7 Park Place, 785 

 Broadway, 942 Broadway, Grand Central Depot! 

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

 Brooklyn, E. D., 79 Fourth street ' 



By purohaaing tickets at any of the above 

 offices, baggage can be cheeked from residence to 

 desionatton. 31 3m 



AJ EW YORK AND PH LADELPHIA NEW LINE 

 ±y BOUND KKOOK ROUTR, 



FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 



C MMBNCIKG KOTEMBBE -i6, 1S77 



STATION IN NEW YORK-Fo.t of Liberty -st.N. Y 



Leave New York for Trenton and Philadelphia at 

 6:S0, 8, 9:30, 11:39 A. -M., 1 : : ; 0, 3:3 ' 5:30, 12 p. M aud 

 at 4 r. it. for Trenton. 



Leave Philadelphia from station North Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad, Third and Berks streets, at 7:30. 

 9:30, 11:30 a. si., l:3|i, ;; : :;o, 5:30, 12 p m 



Leave Trenton for New To k at 1:20, 6:35,8:05. 

 10:20 a.m., 12:15, 5:15, 4:10, 6:15 p st. ! ' 



Pullman Drawing Ho, ni Caw are attached to the- 

 ?i 3() ~ A ;;„ M ■• 3:B0 ' p - M - traiQS fr im ^ ew York.and to> 

 the i:30,a. St., 1:30 p.m. trains from Philadelphia 



bUNDAY Trains— Leave Ne v Y'orfc and Phila- 

 delphia at 9:30 1 a. m., 5:30, 12 p. m. Leave Trenton" at: 



iV.'^sj A. 3t,, tj. 10 P. if. 



„ ^'^r'l for , sale at f oot of Liberty street, Nos 53©. 

 ^?fv, i Bro ?', dw ; a - T ' at t!,e Principal hot-as, all otllccs 

 of the Erie Railway in N=w York and Brooklyn and 

 at No. 4 Court street, Brooklyn. Baggagt eheeiedc 

 from residence to destination, SB 8 l -"e^e-' 



Se P» 3 ^J U- P BALDWIN, Gen. Pa.««. Ageni 



CREAT SOUTHERN 



Freights Pass'nger Line, 



YIA 



Charleston S. C. 



The South, and the Southwest 



AM) THE 



FLORIDA PORTS, 



Wednesday and Saturday 



At 3 o'clock P. m. From Pier 

 27, N. R. 



nJ?n e r ?t°!L S ! eamersllaTe oeen Handsomely fitted 

 ri P va f Se^on C t°h n e V c e o a att?o e r 0f Pa89enge "' and ^^ 



Safety, Speed and Comfort. 



tndw^^^nri^^ 8 ^ ^.^^"^"^.^ favorite 



St, Paul and St. Louis 

 ***>: Short Line." * 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



P^InF^idr^^^^^^- 

 EXCURSION TICKETS AT REDUCED RATES. 



E^Lusurance to destination ONE-HALF OF ONE: 



„ , PER CENT. 



wharf. ' 00 " Park Place - Office on the 



to^SHP 1 ? ^ CO " No - 6 Bowling Green 

 Through Freight Tariffs, Passage Tickets hv an 



25?SS2 t0 7" points ln de ^K^i 1 



and farther *§««£&* can beobtaUted at the office 



Great S^lFei^f^.^ir^Zt 

 corner of Thomos st reet" ' ' ^o^tii^ 



N 



CRYSTAL. RIVER, Ft A. 



Take vessels from Cedar Keys that mak« several 

 trips weekly. Very fine game country; splendid 

 nshing. E. R. KING has accommodations for 1 .=,- — «••>'«««=, \.< 

 sportsmen, and has dogs for hunting. Refers ta ! E - • p - Wi.vslow, 

 A. B. Dodge, 851 Broadway, N. Y. Noyl.5 



QUICKEST^ CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



?r^ a ? PASS ENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 crossing uud connecting with all East and Weal 

 w,t ? r. m iowa . running through some of the finest 

 hunting grounds in the Northwest for Gsase, Ducks, 

 an7tl e P t ,U I I lnH t ff f ,Grou8<;a "' , ^ Iaii - Sportsmen 

 S2 d JrtfiS & S2L*5*«? ft . . Ke(1 »^ rates 



r.n « n ,^. r „ ,?" '"^c U nwi tare oi. jteuuced rates 

 T?ckTt Odlce t Sj2rig* B J!W m a PP^«"on to Genera! 



the early morning tia ns. 



Vermont, Western New Cfc ££££*&% 

 York and Canada. FjghtSved'unu/sT/ 6 W 

 RICHARD PECK, General Agent. 



Old Dominion line. 



Wate«o.wfS,n, thf , s ^ ne reach some 0I Ow finew 



sep 2S :y 



