March 6, 1884.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



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big enough to contain the fish. Build a fire in it and let it burn to 



coals, but leave the hot ashes on the bottom, and vipon these place a 

 thick layer of green grass. Lay your bass atop ol this on his side, 

 and cover him with another layer of grass. Now rake back your 

 coals and loose earth, and build a small fire over all on the surface of 

 the ground. After three-quarters Of on hour dig out your fish. His 

 Stein will peel off and leave the flesh clean, and he will be baked bet- 

 ter than any fish you ever tasted, because the juices are all retained. 



Now to bake bread " 



"Bread baked in a hole in the ground! Not much, Seneca. No 

 sand in niv bread, please." 



"Not an atom, Aleck. For bread vou must have plenty of coals, so 

 a brisk tire must, be kept up in the Hole for five or six hours. Make 

 what is called 'biscuit dough,.' For one man take, say one quart of 

 flour, and mix in it while dry a heaping teaspoonful of yeast powder 

 and a couple of pinches of salt. Then add a teasnoufu) of lard (if you 

 use butter, don't putio much salt) and mix thoroughly. Add water, 

 small quantities at a time, continuing the mixing till you have a good 

 stiff dough. Now vou want two basins, made each of one piece, 

 without solder. Hammer the edges of these into a sort of nra, and 

 put enough dough into one of them- to All it two-fhu-ds full. Cover 

 the other basin, take out all the coals except two or three 

 inches in the bottom of the hole, setin your basins, and surround and 

 cover them with hot coals. Spread earth over all, and go fishing for 

 half a day. When you come back you'll have first-rate camp bread." 

 "But won't it burn:-" 



-No: it will rise, but not enough to reach the bottom of the upper 

 basin, and the gases will escape where the basins come together." 

 "But it takes a whole day to bake bread." 



"Yes, but a cruising canoeist has to stop for a day once in awhile 

 to make repairs, and no canoeist is ever in a hurry, anyhow. That's 

 the whole essence of pleasurable canoeing, to be free from all anx- 

 iety about reaching a certain point in a given time, to take it easy, 

 and having his habitation with him. like a snail, to eat his supper 

 and go to bed wherever night finds him. I heard this winter of a 

 method of baking bread in a short time, however, and I mean t® try 

 it next summer. '' 

 "What is the method?" 



"I'd rather not tell you till I've tried it, for I haven't much confi- 

 dence in its success." 



"Never mind; tell it, and 1 promise I won't try it till you report 

 vour experience." 



"Well, vou make your dough and roll it to a thickness of half an 

 inch. Grease a frying pan and set it over hot embers till the grease 

 begins to melt. Then put the dough into the pan set it on the fire, 

 shaking the pan frequently to prevent the dough from adhering. 

 When the crust lias formed on the bottom, take the bread out of the 

 pan and prop it up on edge, close to the fire, turning it occasionally 

 to insure its being baked through.'" . ■ <* 



"I'd rather you'd cat that bread than me, Seneca. Givjwne, a recipe 

 for a simple kind of flap-jack." 



"The simplest flap- jack I know of is made this way: But a small 

 quantity of salt and flour in water, beat it with a fork till foam rises, 

 and then mix quickly with more flour until you have a thin batter. 

 Cook on a well greased frying pan. This beating of salt and flour in 

 water was used by old Injun Joe in camp instead of baking powder 

 or yeast for making bread, and Ids camp bread was the best I ever 

 tasted." 



"I was down the Chesapeake last fall and got plenty of oysters, 

 but nobody could cook them except in the old-fashioned ways, and I 

 soon grew' tired of them. Don't you know some good way of cooking 

 them in camp'-'" 



"Yes. 1 do. Aleck, and it's a dish fit for a star-route contractor. Get 

 the largest oysters you can find, cut fat bacon into very thin slices, 

 wrap an oyster in each slice, and skewer with a small stick. Heat a 

 frving pah very hot, put in your oysters, and cook long enough to 

 just crisp the bacon— not over two minutes, taking care that they do 

 hot burn. Serve immediately on slices of toast without removing the 

 skewers." 



'•Yum, yum ! You make me hungry to tell me that. Say, Seneca, 

 why don't vou send some of your Indian recipes to Kohest and 

 Stream, for" the benefit of canoeists and campers? They have started 

 a 'Galley Fire' column, you know." 



"Oh. all those old woodsmen and cruisers that take Forest and 

 Stream know more about camp cookery than 1 can tell them." 



"But there must be, I am sure, a lot of 'Fresh Alecks' among them 

 like me. who would be glad of elementary instruction. " 



"Well, they can ref er to a lady who teaches cooking schools, and 

 who has written a book on 'Camp Cookery,' a book I have never seen, 

 but my boarding-house keeper was a pupil of Miss Parloa's, and her 

 consommes are heavenly. However, I will try them with a few 

 dishes I can recommend'from experience, and if they take well, I'll 

 try to rake up the whole lot and send 'em in." Seneca. 



LARGE VERSUS SMALL CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have read "Widgeon's" letter with regard to the Stella Maris 

 27in. canoe and, although I agree with him on some points in favor 

 of that type, I must say that after a cruise of 250 miles in one last 

 summer I do not consider her up to the mark as an all-around 

 cruising canoe. Because, first, she was never dry and sometimes 

 not over safe in rough water. Why? Because she was too low. and 

 had not enough sheer, and when running before the wind would poKe 

 her nose under as if aboufc to "dive." Secondly, she is so small as to 

 be unable to hold enough camp kit. as I found by bitter experience 

 on my cruise, when we had exceptionally cold weather, and she would 

 not carry enough blankets to keep me warm at night. Is that com- 

 fort? Thirdly, "Widgeon" speaks about cruising in a Stella Mai-is 

 from Labrador to Cape Cod ; it might be done, but I should prefer to 

 be excused. 



Now, speaking of portages and when the avoirdupois of a canoe 

 counts, 1 do not see why one cannot be built, of the same length as 

 the Stella Maris, but somewhat broader and deeper, which would 

 weigh pretty nearly the same, and be far more comfortable and 

 safer. Friday. 



CLUB SIGNALS.— We have to acknowledge the receipt of club 

 signals from the Chicago, Bond out, Mohican of Albany, Alleghany of 

 Pittsburgh, Keystone of Philadelphia, Boh Roy C. C. of Indianapolis, 

 Ind.,witha number yet to hear from. Where are. the Cleveland, 

 Cincinnati. Newark, N. J.. Whitehall, Bayonne and Philadelphia 

 clubs? 



SPEED OF CANOES.— "Stormy Petrel," writing to the London 

 Field, claims to have made 14J4 miles under sail in 2 hours 5 minutes; 

 first 7 miles in slack water, last 7 with strong tide, the tide and distance 

 being accurately noted. The canoe was 14f L.xSTin., weighing less than 

 501bs. This is not equal to Mr. Alden's trip of 60 miles in 7 hours on 

 the Great South Bay last summer, but is very fair considering the 

 size of the canoe. 



Lyman's Sights will help a man to use his rifle effectively. A 

 shooter can do best with the sights he has become used to, and it is 

 well to accustom oneself to the best. We know of no better now on 

 the market than Lyman's, 



$nmer$ to §orrespondmt$. 



tW No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



St. Bernard, Boston. Mass.— Breed her to a St. Bernard. 



M. B. C, Oswego, N. Y.— Write to J I. Miller, Mont.vale, N. .1. 



H. R„ Boston, Mass.— Pilkington's Dash was by Laverack's old 

 Blue Dash and out of Pilkington's Lill. 



"Five Constant Readers" ought to know- by this time that we re- 

 quire name and address of correspondents. 



C. W. E., Boston, Mass.— Probably you will find a satisfactory map 

 of the New Brunswick region in Osgood's "Guide to the Maritime 

 Provinces." 



W B. P., New York.— Perfection (A.K.R. 8365 is » P"re Laverack. 

 Beauty ,. A. K.R. HOC) goes back to Fauntleroy's Snake, and is not a 

 pure Laverack. 



A. D., Providence, R. I.— We don't know of an English greyhound 

 named Leo I. Trace back the pedigree of your dog through the 

 man you bought him from, 



H. P. TJ.— What is the weight of the largest brook trout, s. fontin- 

 afi's, on record? Ans. We know of noue larger than the one in the 

 National Museum, which weighed llj^lbs. 



C. S. D., Warren, R. I.— There are quite a number of Scotch deer- 

 hounds in this country. Write to Hillside Kennel, Lancaster. Mass. 

 The price will depend" upon breeding and quality. 



H., S3*racuse, N. Y.— 1. Colburn's Dash was by Putnam's Dan (Paul 

 Mead's Dash— Putnam's Nell), and out of Valentine's Fanny (Talcotc*s 

 Sport— Talcott's Nell >. 2. Write to Dr. William Jnrvis. Claremont, 



H. A. C, Portland, Me.— 1. What is the best glue for split bamboo 

 rods? 2. What is the best varnish for either Tiamboo or lancewood 

 rods? Ans. 1. Get best, white glue. S. Use shellac dissolved in 

 alcohol. 



Register. 



P. D„ New York.— Can I lawfully shoot quail from a trap on my 

 own grounds in Westchester county, the birds being brought from 

 another State? Ans. No. neither lawfully nor decently. The proper 

 time to shoot quail is in the open season, and the proper mode is with 

 a dog in the field. 



Yotjnq Sport.— Will you please tell me what part of the stream I 

 will find trout in the mouths of March and April? Ans. It is unlaw- 

 ful to take them in March. In April you will find them all along the 

 streams where the water is clear and good, especially in pools and 

 under banks, and other hiding places. 



Reader, Philadelphia, —Will you inform me where 1 can find good 

 striped bass, or rock, fishing? 1 do not care about sea fishing, I pre- 

 fer the bay or river fishing, where they run from one to five pounds. 

 Ans. Theie is often good bass fishing down the Delaware River, and 

 in the bay: also in the Chesapeake. The fish move so that particu- 

 lar points cannot now be named. 



B. H.. Norman County, Minn.— There is a fish is the Red River that 

 closely resembles the whitefish in size, shape and color. It has golden 

 circles around its eyes, and it bites at grubs and meat readily in May, 

 June, July and August. Some call it whitefish, while others callit 

 "golden eyes." What is the correct name of the fish and its habits? 

 Ans. The description is not sufficient to decide upon the species. 



P. E. H., West Liberty, O— St. Bernard puppies sell from $50 to 

 $200 each when ready to leave the dam, so you will find them rather 

 too expensive for your purpose. Mr. Rodney Benson, P. O. Box 1,957, 

 New York; Mr. E. R. Hearn, Passaic. N. J. ; The Chequasset Kennels, 

 Lancaster, Mass.; The Essex Kennel. Audover, Mass., breed St. 

 Bernards. For a bulldog you may apply to Hillside Kennel, Lancas- 

 ter, Mass. 



S. R D*., Brooklyn.— 1. Will you inform me where I can buy a first- 

 class book on dog diseases and their treatment? 3, If there is any 

 rifle fastened to the stock as the TJ. S. Springfield rifle? 3. Is hot the 

 repeater considered as good as any? I have Hammond's dog book, 

 and like it very much. Ans. 1. "Management and Disease of the 

 Dog," by J. Woodroffe Hill. We can supply it for §2 2. We do not 

 understand what you mean. 3. Yes. 



W. N.MacA., Covington. N, Y.— Will you kindly inform me in your 

 columns— first, if the crested titmouse (Lopophanes bicolor) is ever 

 found in this section, and its average size; second, if blue wing teal. 

 which I have shot having cinnamon brown legs (dark) and others 

 havin light yellow legs and feet (apparently alike in all other re- 

 spects), are of the same species. Ans. 1. Not commonly, we think, 

 but it may occur occasionally. .2. The same. Difference due to age. 



A. R., Pawtucket, B. I.— 1. Can you inform me as to the best book 

 on the dog, if possible? I shoud like one very minute in detail; also 

 treating on the diseases of the dog, and have colored illustrations. I 

 have never seen a book with colored plates, and do not know whether 

 one exists. 2. At the same time please inform me if there is a book 

 published exclusively on the mastiff. I have studied "Stonehenge," 

 but he does not go into detail enough for me. Ans. 1. Yero Shaw's 

 "Book of the Dog." We can supply it for $12.50, cloth: half morocco, 

 $17.50. 2. No 



T. M. E., Washington, D. C— I have a white wolfskin robe (new) 

 whicn "sheds hair' so badly as to become a nuisance. Will the 

 application of salt and alum, as stated in reply T to "Tanner." in issue 

 of Feb. 2ts, prevent the further shedding? I don't think the fur is 

 moth-eaten, but that the skin was badly cured, as I have seen sev- 

 eral other new robes in the same condition. Ans. It is possible that 

 a bath of strong "pickle," i. e,, a solution of one part alum to two 

 parts salt in water might fasten the hair, but we think it doubtful. 

 You might try it, however. 



S. W. A., Jr., New York.— Where will I be able to procure a print of 

 one of the dogs, Dan by name, comprising one of the set by A. Pope, 

 Jr., and published by Armstrong & Co., of Boston? There were twenty 

 or more altogether, and, having most of the others, am very desirous 

 of obtaining this particular one. The picture represents a liver and 

 white pointer dog, Dan or Don, I am not certain which is the correct 

 name, facing to the right, with head erect and holding a quail in his 

 moutn. The mate to this picture is a dog called Bow, which I have. 

 Ans. We cannot tell you where picture may be obtained. Have you 

 written to the publishers? 



C. P., Yonkers, N. Y.— Will you inform me whether the publication 

 of the Forest and Stream Kennel Begister has been discontinued, 

 and whether the American Kennel Register covers the ground of the 

 other. Also, whether a copy of the Forest and Stream Kennel Regis- 

 ter can be obtained? Ans. The Forest and Stream's register entries 

 were some years ago turned over to the National American Kennel 

 Club, upon the representation that they were about to publish an 

 annual stud book, and it was thought best that there should be but 

 one book of the kind. The club did publish one volume of the book 



in 1879. Then after delaying a long time, they gave the entries for 

 the second volume to a Western concern which has to all hitentsand 

 purposes suppressed the whole thing. The American Kennel Register 

 has fa ken the place of the former Forest and Stream Register, and 

 is. in fact, the only published record of the kind that is of coutem 

 poraneous utility. 



Acco.mac, Va.— Will the Kynoeh brass shell answer for any gun. or 

 do the gnus have to be fitted specially to them? Are they as durable as 

 the thick brass shells? Ans. The Kynoeh shell being thinner tbun the 

 ordinary brass shell, will not fit unless the chamber is bored specially 

 for it. But the chamber may fie reduced by the bushing process. 

 For instance, the interior diameters of the barrel of a 12-gauge gun 

 and of a f2-gaugc shell are. say. .720 in. But the paper shell being, 

 saw .030 in. in diameter, it is perfectly plain t.'at the chamber of the 

 gun to receive this paper shell must have a diameter of .729 plus twice 

 .030. or ,789. Now. were the Kynoeh shellequal in interior diameter to 

 the barrel of the gun. and only .007 in. thick, the chamber should 

 lie only 720 plus twice .087 or. 743 in. It is evident, therefore, that 

 the chamber bored to .789 for the paper shell, would, in that case, 

 have to be reduced to .743 for the Kynoeh .720 interior diameter. 

 This could be accomplished by inserting in the chamber a steel lining 

 which is bored not to the desired diameter. As a matter of fact, how- 

 ever, the Kynoeh shells being made with exterior diameters to fit the 

 present chambers of the several gauges, it has been found that a 12- 

 gauge gun may be bushed with best advantage for a 14-gauge Kynoeh 

 shell, the interior diameter of the shell being .741 in. The process of 

 bushing is made perfectly intelligible by the illustration given in our 

 issue of July 5, 18S. 



THE ROCK CREEK RABBIT FEAST. 



A recent event, •which caused much excitement in the 

 vicinity of Rock Creek, Iowa, is recorded in verse by the local 

 laureate, and printed in the Iola (la.) Register: 

 The farmers out ou Rock Oreei 



Took notice last July. 

 That rabbits were in abundance, 



And Would vastly multiply. 

 They therefore promised the dogs and boys. 



If they'd stop the vast increase, 

 That they should be rewarded 

 In the way of a rabbit feast. 



So the farmers, to keep their orchards 



From being demoralized, 

 And the ladies, to save them gardens, 



Said they'd help to organize— 

 The boys, dogs and shotguns 



To kill off the trifling beast: 

 And before the spring was over 



They would have a rabbit feast. 



So they organized two parties 



To have a grand old hunt, 

 And save all game they captured, 



From the Jack to the prairie runt. 

 Each hunter had to save his scalps, 



And the gang who had the lease 

 Had to pay for all expenses 



Of the Rock Creek rabbit feast. 



Last week they met and counted scalps 



To determi e which side beat, 

 And make necessary arrangements 



For their great big rabbit eat. 

 And they settled on last Tuesday night, 



When the rabbits they had fleeced, 

 Should be served at the Rock Creek school house. 



Where they'd have then- rabbit feast. 



Rutledge's gang won all the laurels. 



As they had gained the day, 

 They'd eat a supper rich and grand 



As Fisher's gang would pay. 

 For Rutledge's gang had killed the most. 



And Fisher's gang the least. 

 Five hundred and sixty-five against two hundred and sixt v 

 two 



Pays for the rabbit feast. 



It was a dark and gloomy night, 



For that the boys don't care. 

 And the farmers all turned out en masse. 



And every girl was there; 

 And the ladies had the table spread 



Good enough for any priest. 

 Loaded down with cakes and pies 



For the glorious rabbit feast. 



The entertainment too, was grand, 



It was well worth your quarter; 

 They'd everything that heart could wish, 



To the smile of a farmer's daughter. 

 I would not have missed that supper 



For a meal or two at least, 

 I never had a better time 



Than I did at the rabbit feast. ■ 



And should I live a thousand years 



I'll think of the rabbit slaughter, 

 And never forget the love I have 



For a Rock Creek farmer's daughter. 

 So now I've told you all I dare. 



But I'll send this message east. 

 And wait for time to bring around 



Another such a feast. 



Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27.— This afternoon four boys— Chris 

 Madsen, aged 17; William MaJlus, aged 12; John Stitt, aged 

 10, and William Abney, age not known— went out hunting-. 

 They had two guns with them, and it is presumed they chased 

 a rabbit under a brick building three miles from the town, oc- 

 cupied as a powder-house by wholesale Omaha dealers. They 

 either tried to smoke the rabbit out or fired at it. The pow- 

 der-house exploded. It contained 500 kegs of powder. S75 of 

 which were blasting powder. The four boys were blown to 

 atoms, then- flesh being scattered over a radius of 500 feet. 

 All the trees in the vicinity were thrown down as if by a cy- 

 cloue. One tree, fifteen inches in diameter, was torn "out by 

 the roots and blown a distance of 300 feet, A large hole marks 

 the spot where the powder-bouse, stood. The nearest house 

 was half a mile distant, and every window in it was broken 

 and every door split in pieces. Heavy fencing near the pow- 

 der-house was carried like an arrow through the side of a barn 

 near this house. — Times. 



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