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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Fee. 2, 1883. 



up how many miles we were from the end of the journey, 

 ami r toll you that's rhe wrong wav to do. It is astonishing 

 how long the road gets to be before von set to the last mile- 

 post if rou go to figuring on it. Bat after get tine; bounced 

 over rocks, sunk to the bottom of mud-holes, up over endless 

 hills, down the otlierside of them, glad at times to get oil and 

 walk, we finally got to our journey's end pretty well shaken 

 up, bub wonderfully well preserved when you consider what 

 we had gone through. And right glad wewere to see, as we 

 swung around a turn in the road, a rough frame-house a few 

 rods ahead of us. This is the Forge House at the foot of the 

 Fulton chain of Lakes. We are not strangers here; every- 

 body knows US, and they are willing, yea, anxious to give us 

 all we o in p iy Eor, and we propose to get even with them by 

 oui money's worth in the way of a supper, for our 

 noondav meal is almost forgotten now. 



Our destination was a few" miles from the Forge House, and, 

 having a little daylight left, we started soon after supper, 

 and talcing our seat in John's new boat we were soon spinning 

 up the lake. On, the pleasure of the scenery of these woods 

 and waters, now so familiar— every rock or point, every bay 

 and stream is greeted as an old friend. Soon the log cabin 

 beneath whose roof we have so often rested, comes in sight, 

 and ere lone we are again within its four walls, only to meet 

 a glad ^uprise, for onr old friend, Paul Jones, had heard of 

 oui- coming and was here ahead of us to keep us company, 

 and had a good fire burning so that we might be comfortable, 

 contented and happy. 



The fishing in this section early in May is very good, trout- 

 being hungry and ready for bait. The salmon trout are also 

 numerous and are iaken quite freely by trolling, either with 

 minnow or the artificial spoons. When the weather grows 

 warmer, along in June, you have to work harder to get fish, 

 but that only adds '.'.est to the enjoyment. You feel 1 hat you 

 must be smart enough to beat them some way or other, 

 and various are the expedien ts resorted to. You have to seek 

 the salmon trout in deeper water, and if they cannot be had 

 by trolling, then you must resort, to buoy fishing. In this 

 way I have taken many handsome fish, and brought up from 

 thirty or forty feet of water some of my choicest, "lakers." 

 The trout now begin to take the fly, and later in the month 

 they run into the spring-holes, where you can see them lay- 

 ingin the cold spring water, a tempting sight for the fisher- 

 man. But I must cut off my yarn or I shall be telling my 

 readers where nay favorite fishing spots are, and that would 

 never do— oh, no"! J. R., Jr. 



AN AUTUMN SUNSET. 



WHEN is the best time to read the book of Nature? 

 "When autumn turns the leaves? A pretty thought, 

 certainly, let us see how far practice agrees with its theory, 

 g Lake. George in late October. The day had been one of those 

 perfect samples of Nature's work which she often allows us 

 mortals to enjoy at that season. She had turned the leaves ; we 

 were to read, and forgot ourselves in the contemplation of the 

 picture before us. Fulling out of the lengthening shadows near 

 the shore, far on the bosom of the lake into the f lul glory of the 

 sunset, we draw in the oars and abandon ourselves to the 

 full enjoyment of the lovely scene. The glassy surface is un- 

 broken, save by the gentle "undulations caused by the boat as 

 she glides along, slowly losing her momentum.^ and passing 

 with the ripple she has made into that calm quiet so in keep- 

 ing with her sirrroundings and the hour. Dome Island is 

 abreast of us, and its gorgeous dress of exquisitely colored 

 foliage is finely brought out by the more subdued and restful 

 tints of gray and brown on the opposite shore, relieved, here 

 and there, by the brilliant blush of maples and the occasional 

 modest glow of the birches that have f oimd a home on the 

 rugged mountain sides, whose summits are sharply cut against 

 the clear blue of the sky. Great mounds of snowy cloud float 

 slowly along, as though loath to lose sight of the enchanting 

 picture, and-while we trace noble castles and turrets in their 

 outliners, glisten in their purity, and cast the reflections of their 

 soft masses in the mirror spreading below. The speU is upon 

 us, and we yield to its seductive charms. An occasional 

 breath ruffles* the water for a moment, then loses itself in a soft 

 sigh, lending additional strength to the depth of our dreamy 

 enjoyment. Silence reigns and as the sun sinks, and the 

 shadows deepen and creep out over us, we feel the chill of ap- 

 proaching night and almost unconsciously hear the words of 

 that lovely glee — 



Now the darkness deepens ! 



Night is drawing nigh, 

 Shadows of the evening, 



Steal across the sky. 



A gun shot rings out over the lake and breaks in upon our 

 reverie, and as its echoes fly among the hills, we take our way 

 to the landing stage, tie. our little craft and leave the close of 

 this short chapterfrom Nature's book to the gathering dusk, in 

 which the stars are already beginning to sparkle and flash 

 with a freshness and brilliancy only seen in clear autumn 

 weather. " Anon. 



A MARINE BAIT WORM. 



Oceanic, IT. J., Jan. 17. 



Editor Forert ami Stream : 



"While launching my little Rushton for a spin over the 

 river this morning, I discovered what seems to me to be a 

 species of angle worm. They look, however, something simi- 

 lar to the sand worm, minus the nippers. There were 'nearly 

 one bushel of these worms in one spot, and all along the shore 

 on the south side, and in some few places on the north side of 

 this river they are strewn. You will oblige me by giving a 

 full description. I cannot get the angleworm to make a 

 comparison with, so I. appeal to you. G. II. W. 



We scut the worms to Mr. True, of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution for identification, in order to get his opinion as to the 

 species, it being evident, as our correspondent states, that 

 they were not the common sand worm. Avcnicula, used by 

 the fishermen. Mr. True writes as follows : 



" Your box of worms arrived yesterday in good order. The 

 species is Bhynchobohi.s dibra iiehiatus (Elders) Verrill. Its 

 range, according to Verrill, is from New Jersey to Massachu- 

 setts Bay. I believe that Webster found it on the coast of 

 Virginia. If appears not to be an uncommon species. You 

 wilt find reference to this worm in Part I. Fish Corn. Report, 

 p. out); and figures of the feet and head on plate X (figs. 43, 

 44), of the same volume. 



Frederick W. TbuBj Ass't in Helminthology. 



Fish Protection in New York.— The Albany Journal 

 says: "Special Officer Braytdn, of the Game and Fish Pro- 

 tective Association, has returned from a visit to Onondaga 

 and Oneida lakes, where he has been endeavoring to break 

 up the practice of violating the fish and game laws in that 

 section. The officer says the violations are frequent, some of 

 the fishermen going so' far as to use nets. They send their 

 fish to market in boxes labeled poultry, and in this way have 

 been very successful in evading detection. Seven persons 

 who have violated the jaw at (hose lakes have been indicted, 

 and will, be tried during the coming months." The Syra- 

 cuse Bt<vn/faufd says: "Some mouths ago. George A. (Jrown- 

 oprjetor of the Ocean House at South Bay, and Game 

 Constable W. 11. Liudley. of Canastota, caused the arrest of 

 several parties who had 'been engaged in oblique fishing on 

 Oneida Lake. The somewhat exciting events immediately 



preceding the arrest were published at thtf time. It now ap- 

 pears that one Charles Loskey has been quietly at work en- 

 deavoring to procure the indictment of Cmwhart and Lind- 

 ley in Oswego county, on a charge of assatdt with intent to 

 kill. The Tittle game was promptly disposed of and the 

 plans of Loskey have come to naught. The grand jury have 

 refused to shield the violators of the law." 



The Ikon Pier Pound Net. — The great net which was 

 stretched along an iron pier on the south side of Long island 

 near Napeague beach, has fizzled out. The thousands of 

 tons of fish which were to be taken weekly remain to be 

 heard from. The sea took the net out from between the iron 

 columns several times, and the stockholders have had a meet- 

 ing expressing their regret. The theory now advanced is that 

 the fish only keep in shore when rivers are full of rain water, 

 when they bear to the ocean organic matter on which fish 

 love to feed. In seasons of drought fish go far out to sea 

 for their food. They said but little about the filling of the 

 meshes with sea-weed until it formed a dam which the tide 

 carried away, or of the storms which operated in much the 

 same manner; but that is a, subject, that future investors in 

 the stock can easily learn for themselves. 



The Lamprey — Niagara, Out, — The fishermen are catch- 

 ing a great many sturgeon this winter. One of the sturgeon 

 weighed 1871bs. and had attached to its body a "lamper eel" 

 (local name). The eel was about eight inches long; they have 

 large sucker mouths, by means of which they fasten on stur- 

 geon, suckers and all bottom feeders. If you would like to 

 have one, the next one I can get. hold of you shall have. — W. 

 8. L. [The lamprey is a true parasite and is not an eel. It 

 is not even distant])' related to the eel, but is nearer to the 

 worms. It lives by sucking the juices from fish, and the cir- 

 cumstance is not. at all uncommon.] 



all parts of the State has been very great, but there will not 

 be any for distribution until next fall. The delay is due to 

 the breeding fish having been placed in a pond of artesian 

 well water in Alameda. There not being any animal trio in 

 the water the carp did not breed, and as no vegetation formed 

 on the edge of the pond there was no spawning place for the 

 parent fish. An examination of the pond substantiates these 

 facts. The fish were at once removed to a lake in the fiilJs of 

 San Mateo County, and it is expected that by next, fall there 

 will be plenty of small fry for distribution. Those persons 

 making carp ponds will no doubt profit by the experience of 

 the. Fish Commissioners and not put the fish in ponds of well 

 water. 



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FIXTURES. 



BENCH SHOWS. 



March 7, 8, 9 and 10— Pittsburgh, Pa.. Bench Show. Chn*. Lincoln, 

 Superintendent. Entries close Fob. '25. 



May 0, 10, 11 and 12— B. .ston. Mass. Third Bench Snow of the Massa- 

 chusetts Kennel Club, Edward J. Forster, Secretary; Chas. biueoln, 

 Superintendent. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



September— National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Prairie 

 Chickens. Jos. H. Dew. Columbia, Temi., Secretary. 



December-National American Kennel Glut) Field Trials on Quad, 

 Grand Junction, Tenn. D. Bryson, Memphis, Term.. Secretary. 



Maine Law Enforced— Monson, Me., Jan. 14, 18*2.— 

 Edit»r Forest and Stream: Yesterday Deputy Warden 

 Nahum H. Smith, of Greenville, paid $35, it being one-half 

 of lines paid him for the violation of the fish laws of Maine 

 by two poachers who caught trout a few days ago on Moose- 

 head Lake. One-half of these fines go to the warden and 

 one-half to the county. The total amount that this infraction 

 of the law cost these gentlemen was $75. The men who 

 were fined were natives and not visiting sportsmen. — J. F. 

 Spraghe. 



Kill Toitr Fish. — Dutch fishermen, according, to an ex- 

 change, kill their fish as soon as they take them 'from the 

 water, preventing them from dying slowly and having their 

 tissues softened. The superiority of the flavor of the fish 

 killed by Dutchmen, when compared with those which die 

 slowty in French markets, is, so it is said, very great. 



Lobster Law of Massachusetts. — A law went into effect 

 on-the first of January in the State of Massachusetts which 

 made it a criminal offence to capture, buy or sell a lobster, 

 between June 20 and September 20, under a penalty of from 

 ten to one hundred dollars, or imprisonment from one to 

 three months. 



„$isf(cnttttre. 



REPORT OF THE KENTUCKY COMMISSION. 



THE third biennial report of the Fish Commission of Ken- 

 tucky for the years 1SS0-S1, shows that the interest in fish- 

 culture increases,' and that applications for fish to stock 

 streams and ponds are received in greater numbers than it is 

 possible for the commissioners to supply. Letters from various 

 parts of the State are published attesting the success of previ- 

 ous plantings. Lake trout are doing well in the headwaters 

 of Little River and in Red River, and the wall-eyed pike are 

 thriving in Pond Fiver. 



Mr. J. G-. Stephens, of Holt, writes to Mr. Win. Griffith, 

 President of the Commission, that the carp are doing so well 

 that the people are astonished at their growth, and says "I 

 don't see why we can't raise them instead of chickens and 

 ducks and much cheaper. There are hundreds of ponds in this 

 and Meade counties where they might be grown with great 

 success, if the farmers woidd give them a little attention. ' 'The 

 most astounding growth is thus recorded by Mr, L. Washburn 

 of Linden, Jefferson county, who says: "The Germn carp 

 you sent to me were placed in my poiid April 19, 18S1. They 

 measured when received from two to four inches in length. 

 August 10, 1881, just four months and one day after planting 

 them, they measured thirteen and one-half inches in length, 

 and weighed two and one-eighth pounds. They were fed." 



Correspondents complain that the distilleries are killing 

 more fish than the giant powder does, and one of the com- 

 missioners, Dr. W. van Antwerp, also makes the same state- 

 ment. The California "mountain" or rainbow trout have been 

 distributed to a limited extent, from four thousand fry fur- 

 nished by the IT. S. Fish Commission. Shad have been caught 

 at the Falls of the Ohio and were sold daily at Louisville dur- 

 ing the entire season, where they are preferred to either Poto- 

 mac or Connecticut shad on account of then' freslvness. They 

 were originally planted by the tJ. S. F, C. Two million wall- 

 eyed pike, locally called "white salmon," were planted during 

 the season of 1879-SO, as well as 24,0110 land-locked salmon and 

 23,000 brook trout. The report closes with tables showing the 

 dates of planting, names of streams where planted, etc., of the 

 different fishes. 



THE CONNECTICUT COMMISSION. 



IN our last issue we noted the re-appointment of Dr. W. M. 

 Hudson as one of the fish commission of Connecticut. Since 

 that was published we learn that the Governor has also re- 

 appointed Mr. Robert G-. Ptke for four years, from March 8 

 1SS2. Both Dr. Hudson and Mr. Pike were originally appointed 

 in 1809, and have served since with great credit to themselves 

 and advantage, to the State. The commission now stands as 

 follows; Dr. W- M. Hudson, Hartford; Mr. Robert G-. Pike, 

 Middletown; Mr. G. N. Woodruff, Sherman. 



OYSTERS IN OREGON.— Last v> 



Transcript , Messrs. S. Barker, C. Ei.h 

 from Shoalwater Bav, rigged up a dree 

 cecums down the bay to deep . i. 

 and suceede.l in tindihe some ... :■•■:.■ 

 on the Sound, How extensive they ai 

 but the trial demonstrates that Iargi 

 the deep water than is : 



for this to be a huge business in the future. 



rek, says the Oil '" 



lystei - -et found" 

 s is not yet ascertained, 

 r and finer oysters exist 

 shallow bays. We look 



CALIFORNIA.— The San Francisco Cull says that Fish Com- 

 missioner B. B. Redding states that 50,000 Eastern trout and 

 500,000 white fish eggs have been forwarded from the East to 

 this city for distribution in the lakes and rivers of California. 

 Of the trout 20,000 have already been received and are being 

 hatched at San Leandro. The demand for carp, he says, from 



TRAINING vs. BREAKING. 



IS TEX CHAPTERS — CHAP. X. 



WE have given in the preceding chapters as well as we 

 were able the outlines of the course that for more than 

 a quarter of a century wc have successfully pursued in pre- 

 paring our dogs for lives of usefulness, and we believe, yes, 

 we know, that if any one — we care not how wedded he may 

 be to the force system — will but give our method a fair trial, 

 henceforth the whip and check cord will form no part of bis 

 kennel appurtenances, for not alone docs our system exercise 

 an ennobling influence upon our pupil, thus making him 

 much better qualified to become our companion, but the 

 better, finer feelings of our own nature arc not blunted and 

 brutalized by the. cruel associations necessarily present when 

 the lash is applied to the shrinking form, nor is our enjoy- 

 ment of the pleasures of the field marred by constantly 

 recurring struggles with the sharer of our sport -who should 

 be our obedient as well as loving friend. As the Hon. 

 George Ashman once remarked to us, "The humane system 

 and the force system both accomplish the result of bringing 

 man and clog toward the same plane, the one by elevating 

 the brute, the other by lowering the humane creature." 



In all our lessons we have endeavored to impress upon the 

 reader the great importance of carefully Studying the dispo- 

 sition of his pupil in order that, he, might intelligently apply 

 their teachings. Wc have also tried to show the paramount 

 necessity of a veiy cautious advance at each successive step. 

 Yet so veiy important a matter do we deem this that we can- 

 not forbear again calling your attention to if, and again 

 cautioning you to use the utmost care in all your lesson;-,, 

 and to so manage that- your dog shall not become over- 

 trained, for this, although quite common, is a very serious 

 fault, and one that will require a long time to overcome, if, 

 indeed, you can ever Quite eradicate! it; and in order to 

 secure that cheerful, willing obedience that is so desirable, it 

 will be far better that you should devote plenty of time to 

 the proper development of your pupil than by undue hasty to 

 bring him out only partially trained or cowed ami dis- 

 heartened by a too "close or too long continued drilling at 

 tasks that should be his delight instead of dread. In perfect- 

 ing our pupil in his work in the field, gfeat care must be 

 taken that he always performs his task iu a faultless mann 

 and no thought of present enjoyment should allow you tor 

 an instance to relax that constant surveillance and watchful- 

 care that you have bestowed upon him while practicing him 

 at home. There, is no more prolific cause of the unsteadiness 

 and disobedience exhibited by so many of the dogs wc meet 

 as the overlooking of the little faults that scarcely appear 

 worth noticing. As we have before remarked, anything 

 that is worth the doing is worth doing w ell, and in nothing is 

 this more apparent than in the education of your dog. Wc 

 don't mean by this that you should be constantly nagging 

 him and breaking his heart, with an incessant repetition of 

 commands, but that when you do give an order you should 

 see to it that it is at once obeyed, and to the very letter. 



Especially should he be restrained from manifesting any 

 unsteadiness or uneasiness when in the presence of crippled 

 birds. This can only be accomplished by a faithful adher- 

 ence upon your part to the rules that you have established to 

 govern his conduct and by a religious setting of the example 

 that, you wish him to follow, as any excitement upon your pa> t 

 or undue haste to secure the bird is sure to be impressed 

 upon his susceptible mind and cause you no end of trouble 

 in the future. Better by far that you should lose a do/.en 

 birds than thai your * dog should become unsteady. 

 When it is possible, wc always shoot, a. cripple before our 

 young dog, and we. have ever found that tins course, es- 

 pecially when he could see the performance, excercised a 

 steadying influence upon him, and also taught him to love 

 and have confidence in the gun. After sufficient experience 

 in the field, and when your dog appears to understand i 

 what you require, of him, he may safely be allowed to cap- 

 ture the fluttering bird, with no fear that it will Cause him to 

 become unsteady or depart from the teachings of his early 

 days, for the course thai we have pursued, has wonderfully 

 developed his reasoning faculties, and there will be uo trouble 

 in easily teaching him to comprehend thai when on li 

 retrieve a crippled bird, no license is thereby granted him to 

 indiscriminately rush for every one thai starts. When once 

 we have our dog under the perfect control that it has been 

 our aim to achieve, it is comparatively an easy coatl ir to ke< p 

 him up to his work, as our knowledge of Iris disposition apd 

 his knowledge of our method will render an occasional word 

 all that will be required. 



Having now brought teacher and pupil safely afield, wc 

 shall now regretfully take our leave oi them, trusting that 

 not entirely in vain have been our labors, and that some a! 

 least of the new recruits to the vast army of sportsmen may 

 be induced to follow the course here marked utn. and by their 

 encourage others to try our humane system oi train- 



Upon carefully reviewing our very pleasant task, we arc 

 painfully impressed with its many shortcomings and imper- 

 fections the most ymous of thassisths fejlureto express 

 the ideas that we wish to convey in a satisfaeton n, Miner. 

 Although to the best of our ability have we endeavored to 

 impart the knowledge -gained bya large experience, yet yre 

 feel that we have but crudely and imperfectly accomplished 



