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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jtjkb S*, 1883. 



ANTELOPE AND TURKEYS. 



I HAD to leach myself how to hunt antelope, audit took 

 rne several years to learn. Now if I can see a band 

 of them on the prairie I can always: get close enough for a 

 shot; and if you are going to try them this fall 1 will give 

 you the benefit of my experience. Go out in a buggy with 

 a span of good ponies, take a man to drive, and when you 

 see a band of antelope drive around them a longway off, and 

 get to windward at least a mile away, Then drive slowly at 

 them down wind. "When the band "see or scent you they will 

 ran across wind about half a mile, and then turn and run 

 straight up wind. When they run across wind turn the 

 team and run across wind, too, and pretty soon they will 

 turn up wind and try to run past you. Then comes the tug. 

 Drive as near ahead of them as you can, and as they run 

 past jump out of the buggy and blaze away with a Winches- 

 ter rifle. You can generally get one or more. Disembowel 

 them and let them lie, for you want new to go. Follow the 

 band up at a sharp trot; they will commence to tire within 

 six miles, and jou can get within 200 yards of the band, and 

 get a shot or two more, and off they go again. Before you 

 use up your team you can get as many as "you want if you 

 shoot at all. This sounds simple, but it is'thernost killing- 

 way I know. If am elope are in a flat and you are on foot. 

 go to leeward, stick a lot of weeds in your' hat, and crawl 

 up like a snake on your belly. If the hand is east of you at 

 sunset, and they cannot smell you, you can walk up to within 

 200 yards just before the sun 'sets." They cannot see any- 

 thing when it is between them and the sun, but the moment 

 they grow uneasy shoot. They can't see you or smell you, 

 hut they have some way of finding out; perhaps they hear 

 one's footfalls, Builafe will try to pass you to windward, 

 the same as antelope, but you must be on "horseback to ride 

 in ahead of them. I have shot a good many as they have 

 run past me within the last rive years. 



Will "Keonk" tell what he" knows about turkeys? 1 

 have hunted them a good deal, but I know he can give me a 

 good many points. I know a place not a hundred miles 

 from Cimarron where there are 10,000 turkeys in a ectlp 

 twenty miles wide and ten long; in fact, three little creeks 

 plum full. I am going there October 10. There are some 

 whitetail deer, too, but not many. Who wants logo with 

 me? Anyone that does please say so. W. ,1, It 



Cimarsok, Kansas. 



"Bhipe Shooting." — We have seen a photograph of a 

 bas relief by Mrs. A. J. Kellogg, of Detroit, whose husband 

 is the well-known fish commissioner. It represents a, man 

 in shooting costume intently watching for a rise of his 

 -favorite bird, and with kis'gun at a sportsman's "ready" 

 willi finger in readiness to press the trigger. The man is a 

 fine figure of an ideal sportsman, whose well-knit frame is 

 well seasoned by long exercise and the pose is admirable 

 showing that ths artist mast he familiar with her subject. 



Pennsylvania Woodcock.— The continued rains through- 

 out the Middle States during the past spring has in many 

 places ruined the prospect; for good summer woodcock shoot- 

 ing. Not a few young birds have been destroyed, i specially 

 where they were hatched in districts exposed to inundation. 

 Another cause which has affected them is the unreasonable 

 cold weather we have been having. — Homo. 



A Watek-1-I'.oof Boat Paint.— Mix the lead paints for 

 a 16-foot Long Laker, and lor enough cover one coat ; add 

 oi.e gill rubber solution of the consistency heavy varnish. 

 Apply this paint heated nearly to boiling. After three years' 

 hard service my boat is now and always has been water-proof. 

 Do not heat the paint indoors, as benzine is used to dissolve 

 the rubber gum. — Ned Not: mx. 



Adirondack G.wrE.— Mcachani Lake, N. Y., June Hi.— 

 The hunting season promises to be a good one. Deer signs 

 are plenty, also partridge. The young broods are now out! 

 more than I have seen in this section for years. — A. R. F. 



A scholar, a preacher I should say, that was to preach to procure 

 the approbation of a parish, that he might be their lecturer, had got 

 from his fellow pupil the copy of a sermon that was first preached 

 with great commendation by him that composed it; and though the 

 borrower of it preached it word for word as it was at first, yet it was 

 utterly disliked as it was preached by the second to his congregation: 

 which the sermon borrower complained of (o the lender of tt, and 

 was thuo answered: •'! lent you. indeed, my fiddle, but not my fid- 

 dlestick; for you are to know that every one cannot make fatistc with 



r.ls 



iich are fitted for 

 know that as the ill pronunciation 



[&." And s 



my scholar, 



rill accenting of v 



in a sermon spoils it, so the ill carriage of your line, or not ashing 

 even to a foot in n right place, makes you lose your labor: and you 

 are to know that though you have my fiddle, that is. my very rod and 

 tackling with which you see I catch fish, yet you have Lot my ftddle- 

 stick; that is, you yet have not skill to know how to carry your hand 

 and line, nor how to guide it to the right place: and this' must fee 

 taught you— for you are to remember I tulri you angling was an art— 

 either by practice, or a long observation, or both.— Izaak 1 1 'alton 



THE NIAGARA FLY CASTING. 



Niauaka Falls. June in, 1882. 

 TTwas a source of disappointment to a i 

 1 the visiting sportsmen, at the time announced for the 

 8y easting to take place, that the weather was so unfavor- 

 able. The wind was blowing heavily from the southwcsl 

 and a cold disagreeable rain had commenced. It was found 

 postpone the casting to another day as the 

 remainder of the week would he fully taken up by the other 



o tUi mention, The/waters selected for the 



I asting were in the canal basin, about a mi];- fromt.hu toT 

 The buoys being placed, the men were called to the score' 

 The wind was blowing strong, which made the oast 

 cult. The first contest was the trout and biack lee 

 Single hand, open to all members. There were only four 

 entiles in this contest, The following is the summary of 

 as given by the judg 



KCMMARY. 



i engOt Ofroi 

 ■ i . Lwowsmitli 71ft 



L. Hiet- n„. u,.,,,, 



■ drum Uft.fi In. etift 



a. Pritahard I0ft.fi in. 



B0 Ft, 



Frank Aryowsmith, 



I Club, of Rochester, won the tirst; George L. ilier, of the 

 Onondaga Pishing Club, of Syracuse, the second, and John 

 J. Meldrunij of the same club, the third prize. Messrs. A. 

 A Porter of Niagara Falls, and Seth Green of Rochester, 

 were judges, with H. L. Leonard of Brooklyn, referee. 



Before the first contest was closed a heavy rain storm 

 came up, which necessitated au adjournment until fairer 

 weather. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain having 

 ceased, the B. P. "Nichols Sweepstakes were called. The 

 casting was much more accurate than in the previous contest, 

 and the distance thrown greater. All the contestants did 

 fine execution in both accuracy, style and delicacy. The 

 following is the score as furnished by the judges: 



SUMMARY. 



Length of rod. 



Reuben Wood 10ft. 



H. L. Leonard Wit. 



George Hier lift. iWin. 



1 1 . I Mi- chard 10ft, 4|iu. 



J. J. Meldrum lift, 6 in. 



W.S. Baruum lift, 



Mr. Reuben Wood, of the Onondaga Fishing Club, was 

 awarded the prize, after a loug discussion by the judges, on 

 the ground of style, though the longest official cast was Mr. 

 Leonard's, who actually won by distance. Mr. H. L. Leon- 

 ard, of Fountain Gun* Club, Brooklyn, was given second 

 and George Hier, of the Onondaga Fishing Club of Syra- 

 third prize. Messrs. A. A. Porter, of Niagara. 

 Falls, and Charles Burgess, Lockport, acted as judges, with 

 George Marsh, of Buffalo, referee. 



In the. amateur class there were only two entries. W. S, 

 Barntim. of the Onondaga Sportsmen's Club of Syracuse, 

 who won first prize, ami tyred. Fraiser. of the Lyons Spott- 

 ing ('ltd!, the second. Following is the score as furnished by 

 the judges. 



SUMMARY. 



,«,„., Length of Rud. Distance. 



w , 8. Bamum ioft. ofift . 



Fred. Fraiser . 11 ft . 2in . 60ft. 



Casts. 



With allowance. 



74ft. 

 75ft. 



7('ft. 

 80ft. 



75ft, 



75ft, 



70ft. 





Tift. 





(lOft. 





FISHING AT THE RICHARDSON LAKES. 



IT would have done your soul good could you have 

 been here the last two weeks and seen some of the 

 catches of trout that have been brought into the Middle Dam 

 Camp. The ice went out the 22d*~of May, and two days 

 afterward the ball opened with an eight-pound trout, cap- 

 tured at the Middle Dam. A day or two afterward the camp 

 was full of sportsmen, and up to the present date every one 

 has caught all the fish they wanted to. This is saying a 

 great deal, when we consider what cormorants fishermen are. 

 One gentleman who has been here for years told me had 

 caught more fish than lie knew -what to do with, and had 

 had the best ten days' sport he had ever had in his life, 

 and he has fished all through New England and the prov- 

 inces. He added. "1 don't like to be a~hog, and am going 

 home, and shall send some of my friends down." 



The fish have run the largest here this spring that I ever 

 knew in twelve years' experience on these waters. Wm. A. 

 Chase, of Holyoke, Mass., took five trout from the West 

 Arm of the Upper Richardson Lake that weighed twenty- 

 two pounds — "honest Injun" — an average of over four 

 pounds each. There were twelve in Mr. Chase's party, four 

 ladies and eight gentlemen, and the total catch for ten days 

 was about 300 pounds of trout. They fished also at the 

 head and foot of the Narrows, and at the Middle Dam, the 

 fiseirg being Spitndhlln all four places. Messrs. Mmter 

 Morris, Favor and Jones, of Lowell, Mass., stopped about a 

 week and took about 300 pounds. Among them was a seven- 

 pounder, two six-pounders, three five-pounders, and several 

 weighing each two, three and four pounds. Mr. Winter and 

 guide took one day, in four hours, ninety-two trout, several 

 large ones among them. Messrs. Bearse and Frost, of Lewis- 

 ton, Me., to use their own words, had the best time and the 

 best fishing they ever had in their lives. They caught several 

 trout ranging from two to five pounds each* besides a large 

 number from one to two pounds each. Harry Perkins and 

 friend, from Salem, Mass., have had the same* good hick as 

 others, and have captured a large number of trout, weighing 

 from one to five pounds. Other people here, whose names 1 

 do not now recall, have done equally as well, and have cap- 

 luted large numbers of trout. I can't lememher half the 

 patches, and perhaps it is as well that I can't, for if 1 sent 

 them all to you I am afraid that many of your readers would 

 think I was telling the usual fish lies. But the fact is, "The 

 half has not been told," and people can prove the truth by 

 coming here, for the fishing is as good as ever — has not 

 slacked up one bit. "The proof of the pudding is in the 

 and those who doubt my assertion must come here 

 and satisfy themselves. Every person who leaves takes two 

 Or three boxes of fish with him, and one day I counted on 

 the deck of the steamer that plies on the Richardson [Jakes, 

 thirteen boxes of fish, none under fifty pounds in weight, I 

 have no doubt that in the last two weeks over on;" ton of 

 trout have been carried off from the Richardson Lakes, and 

 BtilJ the water is alive- with (hem. 



The most of the trout have been taken with worms and 

 minnows. One warm day a few were taken with a fly. 

 The weather has been the'coldest and roughest I ever saw 

 here at this season of the year, in an experience of twelve 

 years. It has rained about "all the time, and when it did not 

 rain The wind blew a gale. Whether the weather has im- 

 proved the fishing I cannot say, but one thing I am sure of, 

 no one ever saw or heard of such fishing as the people have 

 had here this spring, and the old sportsmen here say it will 

 Continue for at least three weeks longer. 



The st earners on the Richardson Lakes make two round 

 trips a day. and carry people to and from the more distant 

 grounds. TheEichafdson-Rangeley Lakes Transpor- 

 io I "inpany arc building a small hotel at the South Arm, 

 and are also building a telegraph line from Andover. and it 

 i i the wires will be working between the lakes ami 

 all the Outside world by the I si of July. Tliis camp is full 

 now. as are nearly all the public and private camps. But, 

 like the old woman's soap, people keep coming and going. 

 ironu more. The' old camps at 

 the Upper Dam have been completely rebuilt and twenty 

 new rooms added, elegantly finished and furnished, and the 

 place has such an air of quiet comfort and genteel elegance 

 about it that its old habitues would scarcely recognize it. 

 The Upper Dam camp, like the one here, is full ail the time. 

 but still they manage to take care of all who come. Mr. 

 and Mrs. J, P. Whitney, of San Praneiseo, and a party of 

 trien Camp Whitney, which occupies a lo' 



on Ma- east side of the Upper Richardson Lake, two "miles 

 bolowthe Upper Dam Landing. Mr. Whitney is uneiiihu- 

 iastii 5 :;-: iao ind has shared in the general »oi 



.. he having taken several large (runt. There have 

 tap AalfiOpbos, which is 



located between Camp Whitney and the Upper Dam land- 

 ing. Messrs. Safer. Howe, Spragne and Cabot have all 

 spent, a week in camp, and had excellent fishing. 31. P. 

 Kennard, Esq., Assistant Treasurer of the United States, 

 and Chief Justice Gray are both members of the Aziscobos 

 Club, which is composed mostly, if not wholly, of Boston 

 gentlemen. Samuel Be tton, Esq., one of the owners of the 

 prettily located Camp Bellevue, just above the Upper Dam 

 landing, is now at his camp, and is having splendid luck 

 fishing. Messrs. McKean and Boric, the two other owners 

 in the camp, are expected soon. These gentlemen arc all 

 from Philadelphia. J. A. L. Whittier, Esq.. and a party 

 of friends from Boston are at his romantic cottage, Birch 

 Lodge, beautifully situated on the shore at the head of the 

 Upper Richardson Lake, near the West Arm. They are 

 having fine fishing, and one of them took a six-pounder yes- 

 terday. 



Parties who contemplate coming here should provide 

 themselves with a copy of " Farrar's Richardson and Range- 

 ley Lakes, Illustrated," which is a complete encyclopedia of 

 the whole country. To a stranger coming here* for the first 

 time it is worth ten times its price. There are only two 

 direct ways of reaching the Richardson Lakes. First via 

 Portland, Bryant's Pond and Andover; the second via Bethel 

 and Upton. There are two other routes, however, that may- 

 be taken. One via Portland. Gorham or Berlin Falls and 

 Ei-rol Dam; and the other via Portland, North Stratford, 

 Colehrook and Errol Dam. The latter takes parties through 

 the celebrated Dixville Notch, a more beautiful and roman- 

 tic piece of scenery than the White Mountains ever saw. 



Bald Eagle. 

 Lake Weloeexneeacook, Maine, June !). 



MY FIRST RAINBOW TROUT. 



JAM sitting here in my room overlooking the sparkling 

 waters of the McCloud River as it comes foaming and 

 splashing along over its pebbly and rocky bottom from its 

 source up on the snow-capped mountain of old Shasta Butte. 

 The water as it leaves the cold snow and icy mountain is, of 

 course, as cold as ice can make it, and at the beginning is 

 nothing but a small brook which one can easily step across. 

 But as it descends it is fed all along by tiny" spiteful run- 

 ning creeks, until it forms a large and angry 'stream. Then 

 flowing along for some distance through "a level country. 

 where there is but little fall, the sun warms the water 

 some degrees before it reaches the large spring. It is the 

 general supposition that this large spring' is fed by the snow 

 and ice on the mountain and runs for a distance of some 

 forty miles underneath the ground, and then breaks out at a 

 point where the water of the McCloud River has chosen its 

 channel. The water as it breaks out of the ground is very 

 cold, and adds about one-half more volume to the main 

 stream, and after the water reaches t.li is spring and the two 

 currents are mingled together, it leaves the**whole stream 

 again nearly as cold as ice-water. Starting from there down 

 through the mountains, falling at an average of fifty feet to 

 the mile, and warming in temperature one degree every ten 

 miles, it adds its waters to those of Pitt River, and from 

 there is called Pitt River. Then it flows down and empties 

 into the Sacramento, and from there U carried to the ocean, 

 Many a pleasure-seeking party from the cities and towns of 

 California find camping places along it banks. The river 

 of itself, with its pure, cold wafer, is a most beautiful sight, 

 saying nothing of the millions and millions of the finny 

 beauties which inhabits its waters, or the beautiful scenery 

 and the sweet-scented wild flowers that grow on its banks. 

 The month of May is. I think, the grandest time of the year 

 here, as the whole mountain's sides are masses of variegated 

 flowers. The nights at this time in the year are cool and 

 the days are perfection, neither too warm or too cold. Just now 

 bright, nice, large salmon are ascending the McCloud in 

 large quantities fresh from the ocean. 



Other fish beside the salmon found in its waters are the 

 rainbow trout. Dolly Varden trout, whitefish, riffle pike and 

 suckers. The trout are now beginning to take i I 

 quite freely, and the salmon are being taken from the waters 

 by the Indians with their spears in quite large numbers, but 

 do not take the hook freely until July. Then will come a 

 time when one can hook them jnsl as fast as they can be 

 landed. I have caught in one hour's time forty salmon 

 weighing from two to~ thirty pounds each. I have "also seen 

 the seine drawn at the United States Salmon Fishery with a 

 catch of one thousand large salmon each time, and have 

 stood on the shore and counted sixty-eight salmon jump out 

 of the water and fall back with a splash in one minute's time. 

 What looks so singular to me is that they must all die; that 

 after coming up the river so nice and fresh in The spring, 

 they must, all float back in the stream or lodge along the 

 banks or brash in the fall, dead. But such is the case, and 

 it seems to be a certain fact that they take no food after 

 leaving the salt water, for upon opening them here nothing 

 can be found in their stomachs. 



The hunting in this vicinity is very good. Large num- 

 bers of deer, bear, panthers, lynxes and wild eats can be. 

 found in the mountains. The bear are nearly ad of the. black 

 or the brown kinds, with a few cinnamons, and once in a 

 while a grizzly. 



I well remember my first night's camp out ia the moun- 

 tains. I was then fresh from old Vermont, and probably 

 was as courageous and daring as any other Eastern bov of 

 nineteen summers who never had seen a wild deer, bear or 

 Indian. Of the latter I had, however, read a great many 

 frightful stories. Upon arriving up here in the wilds of 

 California I first visited a cousin who was considerable of a 

 sportsman, was an excellent shot as well as a very successful 

 fisherman, who. of course, had some good fishing outfits and 

 two good Winchester rifles, 1 first tried my hand at fishing, 

 which was The second day after my arrival. The skies 

 began clouding up, so as. to hide the sun most of the time, 

 and in the afternoon I picked up a fine-looking rod, and after 

 carefully examining reel, line and hooks, took some fresh 

 salmon roe and started for a place that had previosly beei 

 d out to me as a fine fishing point, Arriving 'at ray 

 fishing ground I soon had line out and hoots well baited, and 

 ray rod in one hand I allowed the line to dan- 1 

 the water, as I had often doncinthe streams of old 

 Vermont fishing for chubs and shiners. I started, walking 

 along the edge, of the water, to find some good rock, as I 

 intended to sit down and take it cool. But I had only taken 

 a few steps, and I do not think my bait had even touched 

 the water, when, oh, horror) tug went my rod and 1 heard 

 my reel clicking and spinning out and niv line whizzing as 

 it wen! speeding out in the middle of the stream 

 I had time To gather my scattered .sense,' or know wh it 

 was tin- trouble, I found rock 



in the bottom of the river, w"her« the 



