FOREST AND STREAM. 



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LONG-RANGE 



RIFLE SHOOTING. 



A Complete History of the International 

 JLans-Uange aiatches, | 873- 1 877— Com- 

 plete FIclio Shield Scores— Rules and 

 Regulation** of the N. R. A. 

 Etc., lite. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY THH 

 EIFLE EDITOR OF THH "FOREST AND 

 STREAM AND ROD AND GUN." 

 Price 25 cents. 



New Yobk. 

 Published by the Forest and Stream Pnb. Co. 



1877. 



Bound Volumes 



Forest and Stream. 



EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



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



A complete set of the FOREST AND STREAM- 

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Camp Life in Florida. 



By CHARLES HALLOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THE FISHING TOURIST. 



Published by Forest and Stream Pub- 

 lishing Co., 



f No. Ill FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, 



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"TiT^rYe m l i r t 



AMERICAN 



Partridge & Pheasant Shooting 



Describing the Haunts, Habits, and Methods or 

 Bunting and Shooting the American Partridge-Quail; 

 Ruffed Grouse— Pheasants, with directions lor haud- 

 ttwj the gun, hunting Oie dog, and (-hooting on the 

 wlug. Price, $2. Liberal discount to the trade. 

 i To be had at book stores generally. Address, 



Frank Schley, 



Oct 11 Frederick City. Md. 



IT AT l\ \\T A new Medical treatise, "The 

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The Southern Guide. 



A finely llra=rrated quarterly periodical, exhibiting 

 the characteristics aud resources .rf the Nmihern 

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Sportsman's Gazetteer 



AND 



GENERAL GUIDE, 



By CHARLES HALLOCK, 



Editor " ForeBt and Stream and Rod and Gun." 



89G pp., Price $8. 

 Tinted Paper, $4 ; half-bound mo., .f 5. 



A complete Dictionary "for Sportsmen. Every- 

 body wants it that has a dog, gun or fishing rod. 



Acomplete description of all kinds of Game, Fish, 

 ftc. Field Sports, Woodcraft, Angling, Fly Tying, 

 Dogs, Dog Breeding, Diseases and Treatment, Boat- 

 ing and Boat-bnilding. 



Several thousand localities where game and fish 

 are to be found. 



Nothing of the k'nd etrer before published worth 

 ten times the price. 



PUBLISHED BY 



FOREST & STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 



Ill Fulton street, New York. 



§£yort£mm' 's Routes. 



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 6:uo P.M. NOT A TRIP MISSED IN SEVEN 

 YEARS. 



Tickets for sale at ail 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. FILKINS, G. P. Agent, D. S. BABCOCK, Pres. 



St. Paul "and St.^ Louis 

 Short Line. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



QUICKEST, 1 ' CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and West 

 Lines in Iowa, running'through some of the finest 

 minting grounds in the Northwest for Geese, Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 

 on parties of ten or more upon application to General 

 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids. C. J. IVES, 

 E. F. Winslow, Gen. Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. •— ti 



FOR FLORIDA 



FOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE and intermediate landings 

 m ST. JOHN'S RIVER and interior points in 

 FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

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

 leneral Agent. 



Phiianelphia ano Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 Pier 22 South Delaware Avenue, rhiia. 



"The Bermudas." 



NOW* A FAVORITE AND DELIGHTFUL 

 WINTER RESORT, Is reached in seventy 

 hours from New York, and bein^ surrounded by t lie 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjoys au equable 

 temperature af about -(0 deg. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Oamina," 1,000 tons, Utted expressly lor the passen- 

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for Ber- 

 muda fortnightly, ma l :lng connection at Bermuda 

 with steamers for St. Thomas and West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, 

 Agent, 29 Broadway, N.Y, ; Dec2Ily. 



HOW TO LIVE 



FLORIDA, 



HOW TO GO, CO.-T 

 OF TRIP COST TO 

 SETTLE, what tocul- 

 tivate, how to culti- 

 vate it, etc., etc ail 

 told In each Dumber 

 or Florida New. 

 Yorltci-.i'iiMi.-tu-d 

 at21 Park Row, New- 

 York City. Singlo 

 copy, 10j., one year 

 '$1. 40 Acres Or- 

 langeLanrt for $50. 

 (Ou lroe of railroad, 

 country healthy, 



UressJ.B.OLIVER, 

 UerVl Arent. Box 



CRYSTAL KIVJEK, FLA. 



Take vessels from Cedar Keys that make several 

 trips week.y. V'erv fine g; me country; splendid 

 fisliirip-. E. R. KING has accommodations for 

 sporlsmen, and has dogs for hunting. Refers to 

 A. B. Dodge, 351 Broadway, N. Y, Noyl5 



gporfgmen's §otttcs. 



Fall River Line 



FOB 



BOSTON 



AND ALL POINTS EAST, VIA NEWPORT AND 



FALL RIVER. 



TnE MAMMOTH PALACE STEAMSHIPS, 



BRISTOL and PROVIDENCE 



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

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

 FULLNIGHT \S REST. NO MIDNIGHT CHMNGEH. 



Tickets for sale at principal hotels and ticket of- 

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



BORDEN & LOVELL, Agents, 

 GEO. L. CONNOR, J. R; KKNDRICK, 



Gen'l Pass. Agt. Sup't. 



XI EW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE 

 L> BOUNI> BROOK KOIJTE, 



FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 



commencing novkmbek y>, 1STT. 

 STATION IN NEW YORK.— Foot of Liberty al.N. Y 



Leave New York for Trenton and Philadelphia at 

 6:30, S, 9:30, 11:30 A. M., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 12 p. il., and 

 at 4 P. m. for TrentOH. 



Leave Philadelphia from station North Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad, Third and Berks streets, at 1:30, 

 0:30, 11:30 a. M., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 12 P.M. 



Leave Trenton for New Y'o k at 1:20, 6:35, 8:0i, 

 10:20 A.M., 12:15, 2:15, 1:10, 6:15 p. M. 



Pullman Drawing Room Cars are attached to the 

 9:30 a. M., 3:30, p. M. trains Iron New York and to 

 the 7:30, A. M., 1:30 p.m. trains from Philadelphia. 



Sun pay Trains,— Leave Ne * York and Phila- 

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

 10:20 A.M., 6:10 p. M. 



Tickets for sale at foot of Liberty street, Nos 529 

 and 944 Broadwe ; ; ■■"' : ■" , '■■:!,;■,.' nm.- nil ..m , 

 of ihe Erie Railway in N-w York and Brooklyn , anc" 

 at No. 4 Court street. Brooklyn. Baggag i eheeied 

 from residence to destination 

 S«pf.13 ly H. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pas». Agent 



GREAT SOUTHERN 



Freight* Pass'nger |jne, 



' YIA 



Charleston S- C. 



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 ATLANTA, CIIAPvLESTONT, 



Caet. M S. Woodhnll. cape. R. VV. Lockwood. 

 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, O. W. CLYDE, 



Capt. S. Crowell. Oapt. lngraham. 



The above steamers have been handsomely fitted 

 up for the convenience of passengers, and are un- 

 rivalled on the coast for 



Safety, Speed and Comfort. 



Close Connections at Charleston w'th the favorite 

 and well-known Florida packets, DIGTA.TOK, Capt. 

 Vogel; CITY POINT, Capt Scott, for FERNaN- 

 DINi%, JACKSONVILLE, ST. \UOUSITNE, PA- 

 LATKA, ENTERPRISE, MELONVILLE and all 

 points in Florida. 



EXCURSION TICKETS VT REDUCED RATES. 

 ffsrinsurance to destination ONE-HALF OF ONE 



PER CENT. 

 Goods forwarded free of Commission. Passage 

 tickets and Bills of Lading IsBiied and signed at the 

 office of JAVIES W. QUINTARD & CO, Agents, 

 Pier 2T, N. R., foot Park Place. Office on the 

 wharf. 

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

 Through Freight Tariffs, Passage Tickets by all 

 routes and te all points in the South aud Southwest, 

 and further information «an be obtained at the office 

 of BENTLEY D. HASELL, General Agent, 



Great Sou i kern Freight Line, 317 Broadway. 

 corner of ITiornos street. Octll 3m 



TO SPOBTSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA E.E. CO. 



Respectfully Invite attention to the 



afforded by their lines for reaching most of the 

 TRO 1'1'ING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the 

 Mobile States. 'J ttese liDes 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 w itliout failure 

 or injury. 

 The lines of 



Peunsylrani Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 



GUNNINOr AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania aud New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Ooihpany in 

 all the principle cities to KANE, REN OVA, BED- 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNE^UA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout fishing. Wins shooting, and Still 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN CAPE MAY, 

 SOUAN, aud points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowrtfen for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



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

 Frank Thomson. Gen'l Manager. febW-ti 



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of tins Line reach some of the flnesf 

 Waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the conn - 

 try. Connections direct for Chincoteague, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on thts Peninsula. City Point, 

 James' River, Currituck, Florida, and the mountain- 

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc' Norfolk 

 steamers sail Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; 

 Delaware. Mondag aud Friday aur m. Full lufor 

 matioa given at office, 1ST Greenwich St., New York 

 .nep 28 ly 



^art^mm's Hjioufas. 



F H roassau, N. P. 



VIA ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. 



From Savannah, Ga., to Nassau, N. P., via St. 

 Augustine, WlO., steamship San Jacinto will fail 

 Dec. 21 and Jai.nary 1, and every alternate Tuesday. 

 connecting steamers leave New York on Dt c. 15 and 

 29. 



FOR NASSAU DIRECT, 



Steamship Carondelet, January 2, and monthly 

 thereafter. 

 For all particulars, illustrated guide, &c, apply t» 



MURK AY, FEBRLS & CO,, 

 No. 02 South St. 



ONLY DIRECT 



FLORIDA • LINE. 



For Fernnndluo, Fin., Port Woynl, «J. C. and 

 Brunswick, (*n. 



Sailing every FRIDAY from Pier 20, E. R., at 3 p. m. 



Close connection made with the M. and B. and B. 

 A. Railroads at Biunswick, and the P. K. K. It. at 

 Port Royal; also with the steamer Carrie (which 

 has been refurnished), at Fernaudina for Jackson- 

 ville and the St. John Kiver. 



For through rales of freight and passage, apply to 

 G. H. MALLORY & CO., Agents, 153 Maiden Laue, 

 Nov29 4m NEW YORK. 



NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRINO FIELD, 

 AND 'IHE NORTH. 

 The first-class steamer ELM CITY leaves Pier 25, 

 East River, dai y (Sundays excelled) at 3 p. m. Pas- 

 sengers to North and East at 12 P. M. 



NIGH r LIN E— The CONTINENTAL leaves New 

 York at 11 p. M., arriving in New Haven in time for 

 the early morning tia ns- 



Merchandise forwarded by daily express freight 

 train from New Haven through. io MHs.-achnsi-tts, 

 Vermont, Western New Hampsh re. Ni.rtheru New 

 York and Canada. Freight received until S p. m. 

 RICHARD PECK, General Agent. 



HUNTING 



FOR DEER, BEAR, PARTRIDGES, DUCKS, 

 Take the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 



FISHING 



FOR PIKE, PICKEREL, BASS, ETC ,■ 

 Follow the G. R. and I.— The "Fishing" Line 



Time, New York to Grand Rapids, 37 hours. 



EXPENSES LOW. 



Shooting season expires December 15. For infor- 

 mation as to routes, ratio an 1 best points lor Ihe 

 various kluds of game, etc. Apply to 



A. B. LEET, Gen. Pass -Agent, 

 A. HOPPE, Grand hapids, Mich. 



Eastern Agent, 116 Market St.. Phila., Pa. 

 Nova-/ tf 



FOR NEW SMYRNi, FLORIDA. 



Schooner Surprise, Capt. J. E. Sponger, v> 111 sail 

 for New Smyrna, Motquito lnle\ nil or about Dec. 

 15 1877. For further information of Pas age and 

 Freight, inquire of FERGUSON & WOOD. No. 4ii 

 8outh sc, New York. Novi9 Hi 



%yo\Un[m'8 %oo&b. 



Attention, Sportsmen*! 



Each loader adapted to 10 and 12 gauge metal or 

 pap- r shells of anv length, each shell being accu- 

 r« ely charged and warlded c< mplete in one cpnH 

 tion. Amount of charge readily adjusted. Big]] ry 

 indorsed by sportsmen and the oress. Having per- 

 fected arrangements for manufacturing in Utree It t°. 

 we have re. hired the price to $6. Manufactured 

 oeiyby CAMP & WISE. S;ou hton, Dane County, 

 Wis. All orders for sample loaders must cont-iin le- 

 mittance. d c c it 



THE WALKING TRICK MOUSE 



—An amusing, dur-ddc India Rubber Toy. 

 Get one, and have a good 



liare ItuiL'h. Samples by 



. dl 16 els. Agents wanted. 



li. i-:. SCVlHM, 201 Ross Street, 

 Brooklyn, (J3, it.j JLonj Island, A'ew Fork. 



CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY bought, sold 

 and exchanged. C. S. PECK, s West Tv^By- 

 trtn street, New York. SepwTiy 



