Dec. 10, 1885.1 



FOREST. AND STREAM. 



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easy it might become to trace back to a single stirps the 

 various races of the plains and mountains. 



That evening Yellow Fish gave us his views on ihe game 

 prospects of the region wliich we were nearing. He had 

 something to say about Eli riiah-kee kinwy (big horn, or liter- 

 ally in Piegan,big head) and Ah-poh mah kee-kinny (white goat, 

 literally white head). The former he said, were very plenty. 

 So pleoty in fact that if we tried not to see them we could 

 not help doing so. They were on almost all the rough moun- 

 tains, except those on which the goat lives. Tiie best place 

 for these is on the west side of the upper lake on a great 

 mountain where there are no sheep. "The buck goats," 

 said he, "camp far apart, for they are great lighters. Often 

 you find them with round holes in their sides, made by the 

 .sharp-pointed horns of those with which they have been 

 lighting. During the rutting season, which is in the last 

 of September and in October, they have just back of each 

 horn a round ball [gland] as big as a grouse's egg. These 

 smell very strong [of musk], and if when you shoot or skin 

 one or when it falls down from the high rocks, these balls 

 are broken, they spoil the skin and the meat. They must be 

 cut out very carefully." 



What 1 have so briefly summarized he told with a great 

 deal of detail, and the hour was late when the talk ended and 

 we were ready to turn in. A glance out doors showed that 

 the rain had turned into snow, which was coming down 

 softly and slowly and melting as it fell. No signs of clearing 

 weather were visible in the sky. Yo. 



Address ail communications to the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co, 



A SHRIEK FROM THE BRANCHES. 



SOME years ago, before the outbreak of the Ute rebellion 

 ia Colorado, which resulted in the death of Major Thorn- 

 burgh. Agent Meeker and others, my brother and I were 

 returning from a sojourn hunting and fishing on Grand River, 

 in Middle Park, near the Hot Sulphur Springs. One Saturday 

 evening we went into camp on the western base of James 

 Peak at a place called Hay Stacks, where the dripping snows 

 form the rivulets that quickly grow into larger streams, mak- 

 ing successively the Frazer River, Grrand River and the 

 Rio Colorado, which only cease their speed and impetuosity 

 wben they reach the Gulf of California and the Pacific 

 Ocean, The journey was to be continued the next day over 

 the great range among the snow-covered peaks by the way 

 of the Berthoud Pass. 



On leaving Denver a few weeks before, we had been 

 warned that the Indians might somewhere entrap us, that the 

 discontented chief, Colorow, who subsequently proved so 

 troublesome with a band of ostracised followers, was roving 

 along the Frazer and Grand rivers, that whi^ desperadoes 

 were shooting and stealing and lajfing their deviltry to the 

 Indians, that some Arapahoes, enemies of the IJtes and 

 whites alike, were raiding the Parks, while an occasional 

 cinnamon bear and mountain lion was making it lively for 

 prospectors and hunters. The cinnamon bears would come 

 stealthily into camp in tbe night without notice, and suddenly 

 break up housekeeping, to the great consternation and peril 

 of the sleeping campers, and the mountain lions had a dis- 

 agreeable way of dropping from the outreaching limb of a 

 spruce tree on to the head of a hunter or pro.spector. 



We had made mental memoranda of all this; we had slept 

 on the ground in cafions, on meadows and in the deep woods, 

 h( d shot a savage gray wolf and fired effectually at a moun- 

 tain lion, had seen recent evidences of prowling Indians, but 

 so far had escaped without thrilling adventures. Still, we 

 were always watchful, and had learned by heart the good 

 old legend, "never be surprised." 



During the day we met a lone Ute Indian, who came sud- 

 denly into view at the crossing of a little stream, who was 

 in a great hurry and much excited about something. He 

 reined his pony suddenly, almost bringing him to his 

 haimches, and inquired, in his jargon of Indian, English 

 and Spanish, if we had seen any Arapahoes. He expressed 

 great surprise by look and manner when I told him we had 

 not. and lashing his pony across the shoulders with his 

 stubby whip, disappeared in a forest of quaking aspens. 

 Later on we met two prospectors and a tall tenderfoot, a 

 Boston man, who inquired anxiously about Indians and told 

 us we had better be on the lookout. At noon, where we 

 stopped to rest the horses and pack-mulc and eat lunch, we 

 caught sight of three tepees two miles to the right, nearly 

 hidden among blasted pine trees, and tbougbt they belonged 

 to some raiding Arapahoes. This robbed us of some comfort 

 and added correspondingly to our apprehensions. 



And so, when evening came and the long, dark shadows 

 of pines and firs fell upon the wild meadow, and the hermit 

 thrush sung his sweet but plaintive song, and the little birds 

 in the bushes uttered their vesper calls, and a shaking cluster 

 of alders in a ravine told of some sneaking animal, why, we 

 naturally felt a Uttle uneasy — perhaps a shade lonesome.' 



We at once picketed the iiorses and tbe mule where they 

 could eat heartUy of the wild blue grass, and then set about 

 to get supper. A very small fire was built, so that it could 

 be easily extinguished when we were through -with it. Cof- 

 fee was made and pieces of grouse were fried, whicb, with 

 cold biscuits made of Sonora wheat flour, furnished a very 

 satisfactory repast. While we were cleaning up the camp 

 preparing for the night, the mule suddenly uttered a snort 

 and came galloping toward us, appai-ently in great fright. 

 Mules are frequently frightened by shadows and are evi- 

 dently superstitious, and will "break" for the camp fire if 

 they see a ghost or anything of mysterious nature. We 

 quieted the old fellow and got the horses and tied them all 

 to a log near, and put an armful of grass for each to browse 

 on as he cboose. It was still early when the fire was wholly 

 extinguished. Our blankets were then spread, and with 

 Ponto, our trusted pointer, at our heads, and each with his 

 gun and revolver on the ground at his side, we turned in. 

 But somehow I could'nt get asleep. The warning-s we 

 had received, the meeting with the Indian and the other 

 incidents of the day, which also included riding over the 

 fresh, trail of a cinnamon bear a distance of three miles, all 

 tended to banish slumber or keep me in a troubled doze. 



Some time between 13 and 1 o'clock I was startled into 

 wide wakefulness by what seemed tfhe shout of an Indian or 

 the scream of a panther. Rising instantly to my knees t 

 grasped my rifle and strained my eyes to sec if possible what 

 dreadful calamity was upon us. I fully expected to see the 

 flash of guns, hear tbe yells of hostile Indians and feel their 

 cru?l messengers of death, the bullet and kuifc. In the 

 moments of terrible suspense, I keenly regretted that my 

 passion for travel and sport had taken me so far away, ex- 

 posing us to unnecessary dangers and perils. And then a 

 feeling of great surprise followed. There was no shooting, 

 no scalping, no rush of man or beast, nothing to indicate the 

 cause of the noise and my alarm. Was it a dream? Wii« it 

 unusual cerebral activity, attributable to disagreeable signs 

 threatening appearances, or was it too much fried grouse 

 and Sonora bisciutV No, for the dog was also alarmed and 

 stood with raised mane on a prostrate log, sniffing the mid- 

 night air. The horses, too, were on the alert and the mule 

 was trying to hide between them. There was something 

 wrong, of that there could be no doubt. But what was 

 .strange, my brother had not wakened. He was fast asleep; 

 his breath as soft as an infant's, though one hand was 

 outside the blanket resting on his gun. A bird chirped in 

 a lonely way in a bush near, the waves of Frazer River 

 lapped and rippled monotonously, and a low wind moaned 

 among the trees. 



"Lew," said I, carefully, "wake up, there's something the 

 matter." 



"Is 't morning?" he asked, sleepily. 



"Morning nothing! Indians or something. iCeep quiet." 



Then I explained, under my breath, and we both, on om- 

 knees, guns in hand, awaited the next demonstration. The 

 suspense was fearful. I could have sworn that either Indians 

 were about to murder us, or that a bloodthirsty animal was 

 crouched near ready to spring. The situation was simply 

 maddening. The wind whispered and muttered, and came 

 over the grass and among the trees with increasing energy, 

 the branches overhead swayed and murmured, and dry twigs 

 snapped and fell, a dark cloud shut out the starlight, the 

 boom of distant thunder fell on our ears, and then two dead 

 limbs in tall contending pine trees by the river were moved 

 violently, one across the resinous surface of the other, 

 making a noise like forty fiddlers out of tune. That was 

 all. 



In less than two minutes the dog had curled himself up 

 again by our heads, the horses became quiet, the mule shook 

 his ears in relief, the bird went to sleep, and two quiet 

 travelers were hastening to a beautiful land of dreams. 



Jerome Burnett. 



FLORIDA ROUTES. 



Editor ForeM and Stream: 



Old Boreas will soon tune his harp of a thousand strings, 

 and sportsmen and tourists will wend their way to the 

 American Italj' — sunny Florida. In days gone by I have 

 written 80 much regarding the fishing and shooting of the 

 State, that 1 have but little to add. Railroads are being so 

 rapidly built, and steamboat communication is being estab- 

 lished to so many points, that I deem it best to briefly refer 

 to the new lines of communicaiion, in order that intending 

 visitors may have something to guide them before they de- 

 part from their homes. 



In the city of Jacksonville the owner of the Windsor 

 Hotel has made an addition to that building of about -three 

 hundred feet. Under the management of Orvis, of Man- 

 chester, Vt , who is also the proprietor of the Putnam House, 

 Palatka, visitors may rest assured that every attention will 

 be paid tliem in the hotel of Florida. The owner of the 

 Everett House, on the corner of Bay and Julia streets, has 

 made an addition of nearly four hundred feet in length, and 

 six stories high, rendering it the largest hotel in the South. 

 It is constructed of brick and has a frontage of nearly eight 

 hundred feet. This house is located near railroad depots 

 and steamboat landings, and will be found admirably 

 adapted to the wants of sportsmen and tourists. It will be 

 under the management of Mr. J. M. Lee, and we can un- 

 hesitatingly recommend it to the favorable notice of the 

 reader's of the Forest asd Stream. 



A large hotel has been erected at Rock Ledge, Indian 

 River, and will be ready for the reception of visitors by Jan- 

 10, 1886; It will be under the management of J. M, Lee, of 

 the Everett. A hotel of thirty rooms, known as the Cocoa 

 Nut Grove House, has been opened at Lake Worth, south of 

 the inlet. A hack line has been established from the south- 

 erly end of Indian River, and will run on the westerly side 

 of the lake to a point opposite the hotel. Two commodious 

 and seaworthy sharpies have been placed on the route 

 between Jacksonville and Indian River, and they will make 

 semi-monthly trips. Their cabin accommodations are com- 

 fortable and the captains will be found accommodating. A 

 Une of railroad from Enterprise to Sand Point, on Indian 

 River, will be completed before Jan. 1, 1886. L seaworthy 

 propeller (the Peerless), with good cabin accommodations, 

 has been placed on the route between Jackson ville and New 

 Smyrna, and will make two trips each week. The time from 

 bar to bar will be about ten hours. A steamship of BOO tons 

 burden will ply regularly during the winter between Jack- 

 sonville and Nassau, New Providence. 



The J., T. & K. W. Railway will be completed from Jack- 

 sonville to Sandfoid by the latter part of December, and the 

 time between Jacksonville and Tampa will be reduced to 

 about twelve hours. At many points along the line on the 

 Sandford & Tampa Railroad excellent black bass fishing 

 wiU be found. 



By the Florida Southern R. R. persons may leave Palatka 

 after the arrival of the morning train from Jacksonville, and 

 arrive in Tampa the same evening. Tampa can also be 

 reached by train on the Florida Railroad and Navigation 

 Company, pas.sing through Waldo and Ocala. 



My favorite Homosassa has been purchased by a rich 

 .syndicate, and at an early day a large hotel will be erected 

 on the old plantation, and in "addition a number of cottages 

 will be built. The proprietors are gentlemen of wealth and 

 influence and we are satisfied that they will center on the 

 old plantation a refined and intelligent winter population. 

 A railroad is being constructed from Ocala to Point Pinellas 

 on Tampa Bay, passing within four miles of Homosassa. 

 The estate, consisting of nearly six thousand acres, has been 

 surveyed and lots will be for sale at an early day. We are 

 of the opinion that the day is not far distant when the banks 

 of the beautiful Homosassa will be studded with winter 

 residences. 



The steamer General Safford leaves Cedar Keys twice eacn 

 week for Anclote, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater Harbor. 

 Palma Sola and Manatee. Capt. Warner, of the yacht 

 Mischief, is a resident of Palma Sola, and persons desirous 



of indulging in a cruise to the southward should secure his 

 services. He is a good sailor and possesses a thorough 

 knowledge of the coast. His yacht is able, cleanly, com- 

 modious and in every way adapted to the navigation of the 

 -bays, rivers and inlets. Thij staunch steamer Manatee 

 leaves Tampa and Manatee each week for Hickory Blulf and 

 Punta Rasi?a, on Charlotte Harbor, and Fort Myers, on the 

 Calloosahatchie River. By this arrangement, rodsters will 

 be enabled to reach the unrivaled fishing grounds of Char- 

 lotte Harbor. Last winter Spanish mackerel and blueflsh 

 collected in immense numbers at Big Gasparilla pass, afford- 

 ing unrivaled sport. 



One of the greatest additions to Florida travel is the new 

 steamship Mascottc of the Plant line. She has been con- 

 structed in the best possible manner, aud all modern appli- 

 tmces and improvements have been adopted. She will attain 

 a speed of seventeen miles an hour. She will accommodate 

 seventy first and fifty second class passengers, and will make 

 semi-weekly trips from Tampa to Key West and Havana, 

 carrying the U. S. mail. The Mascotte is probably the most 

 perfect steamshif) at present in exislenee, and an excursion 

 trip on this vessel will he indulged in by many visitors to 

 Florida. A company has l)ccn organized iu the' city of New 

 York to establish a health city and large sanitarium on the 

 GuJf coast, and thereby supply a mach-iieeded want. At 

 present invalids are compelled to accept such accommoda- 

 tions as hotels and boarding hcuses furni.sh. The institu- 

 tion will be under the charge of competent medical men, 

 and every modern improvement and appliance for the treat- 

 ment of invalids will be introduced. When I penned my 

 letters for the Forest and Stream in 1875 regarding the 

 southwest coast of Florida it was almost a tevra imognita, 

 and I was ridiculed for my opinions and predictions. At 

 present four railroads are stretching out their iron arms for 

 the travel and traffic of that section; settlers are rushing in, 

 hotels are being erected, and my favorite section is receiving 

 its merited praise and notice. 



The hotels and amusements of Jacksonville induce many 

 persons to spend their winters in the city, especially those 

 who are devotees of the "gentle art." The new, fast and 

 comfortable steamboat Kate Spencer (mainly owned by your 

 valued correspondent "Onondaga"), leaves this city daily at 

 3 P. M. for Mayport and Pilot Town at the mouth of the St. 

 John's River. Fair accommodations for fishermen can be 

 obtained at the points mentioned for $10 per week. Since 

 the jetties have been constructed excellent sheepsheading 

 and sea trout fishing can be enjoyed. A new railroad has 

 been finished from .Jacksonville to Pablo Beach on the Atlan- 

 tic Ocean. The distance between the tw^o points being sixteen 

 miles, and the beach eight miles south of the mouth of the 

 St. John's River. A large and first-class hotel is in course of 

 construction at the beach, and will be finished at an early 

 day. Trains leave the city for the beach twice daily, per- 

 mitting persons to spend from three to eight hom-s near the 

 ocean. Our old piscatorial friend. General Spinner, has made 

 a canvas settlement at this point, and the ozonic atmosphere 

 has limbered up his ancient joints aud given him a new 

 lease of life. For smoothness and width, Pablo Beach can- 

 not be excelled by any point on the Atlantic coast. To those 

 who suffer from dyspepsia, neurosthenia, ana=;mia, insomnia, 

 aud some forms of pulmonary disease, this sanitary resort 

 will prove a boon. Owing to the absence of malaria" purity 

 of water, an ample supply of ozone and the bracing effects 

 of salt air, this will undoubtedly become a popular resort for 

 invalids, and a pleasant place for tourists to spend a few days 

 or weeks. , Al Fresco, 



Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 1, 



"Nessmuk" writes us as follows in regard to the boats to 

 be had on the west coa.st of Florida; "1 have several letters 

 from parties who contemplate a winter cruise on the Gulf 

 coast, and wish to know just what can be done in the way 

 of hiring an available boat with a competent captain, the 

 boat to be large enough for parties of four to .six persons. 

 There are four such craft here that can be hired for a cruise 

 up_ or down tbe coast, or to Lake Okechobee and other 

 points. The Vanessa, a fine centeiboard yacht, draft three 

 feet. Good for a party of five. Address J. M. Vinson, Tar- 

 pon Springs, Fla. The Tantalus, an able, light draft sloop, 

 will give cumfortable quarters for a party of six. Address 

 J. Boyer, as above. The Tantalus was biult expressly for 

 coast cruising. The Grover Cleveland, sharpie, with cock- 

 pit and awning. Good for a party of three or four. Address 

 as above, Capt. Edmoudson. Her skipper is guide for this 

 coast. The Nessmuk, sharpie, yawl rig. Flush below from 

 eyes to counter, giving abundant room for six. She will be 

 in charge of Capt. Kendall, who is an able sailor and a guide 

 for the Lake Okechobee region. Address Merrick Whilcomb 

 for terms. There are other and smaller sailing craft that are 

 held for hire. But the four named above are the only ones 

 large enough to rate by tonnage. — Nessmok. 



Mr. D. C. BERtmNDTUAL. — Indianapolis, Dec. 6. — It is 

 my painful duty to infoi'm you that your old friend, Mr. 

 Bergundthal, has met with a very serious accident, which 

 will deprive him of the use of his eyesight for some time. 

 The full particulars of the same you can gather from the 

 inclosed account: "The host of friends of Mr. David C, 

 Bergundthal, the well-known sportsman, will learn with 

 great regret that he met with a mishap on Thursday, which 

 may result in tbe loss of l)0th his eyes. In company with 

 his friend. Dr. Larrimore, Mr. Bergundthal was quail hunt- 

 ing near Freeport . The tw^o became separated while bunt- 

 ing iu the brush, and neither was aware of the close prox- 

 imity of the other. Dr. Larrimore flushed a covey of quail, 

 and ignorant of the fact that his comrade was ilirectly in 

 range of his gun, shot at one of the birds. Six shot struck 

 Mr. B. in the face, one entering each eye. He was brought 

 to his home in this city. No. 483 North Illinois street, and is 

 doing as well as can be expected. The doctors say his eye- 

 sight may be saved, but he is extremely liable to become 

 totally blind as the result of the mishap. Mr. Bergundthal 

 is one of the most popular sportsmen in the country, and is 

 widely known to lovers of the sport in all parts of the United 

 States." It is a sad calamity to his family aud friends, and 

 we can only hope for the most favorable results possible 

 under the circumstances. — E. J. Hayes. 



AS I HAVK about exhausted my favorite topics 1 think I 

 shall in great degree lay down my pen and content myself 

 with perusal of ttie sporting experiences cf a younger genera- 

 tion. J ean truly say that Forest and Stream Is "perfectly 

 splendid" under its present management, and I do not find m 

 other literary journals sucn flue writing, such entertaining 

 matter, such interesting narrations as I always get in tne 

 Forest and Stream.— Isaac McLellan (Greenport, L. L, 

 Nov. 27, 1885). ' 



