210 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 7, 1886. 



LAKE GOGEBIC. 



LAKE GOGEBIC, Mcli. , Sept. 28.— No section of coun- 

 try offers greater inducement to the tourist and 

 pleasure seeker than is found in Northern Wisconsin and 

 the Peninsula of Michigan. Here nature is still robed in 

 all its virgin beauty. We see these grand forests of hard 

 wood, the hundred romantic lakes as in the days when 

 the brave ]\Iarquette first raised the emblem of Christian- 

 ity on the shores of Lake Superior. 



The famous Gogebic Lake is fifteen miles in length, and 

 is suiTounded by an imbroken wilderness. The high hiUs 

 siUTOunding the lake are covered with a marvelous 

 growth of hard maple. Gogebic has been aptly called the 

 gem of the nortMand. Being 900ft. above Lake Superior, 

 the air is invigoratmg and the climate all that can be de- 

 sired. The facilities for fishing are of the best, guides 

 can be obtained acquainted with all the waters of the sec- 

 tion at very reasonable rates. Facihties for camping out 

 in tlie immediate vicinity of the best fishing grounds are 

 of the best. 



This lake fm-nishes without exception the most remark- 

 able black bass fishing in the country. The remarkable 

 strings made here are almost beyond belief. We find 

 that the bass average from 3 to 51bs. Strings like the fol- 

 lowmg axe frequently made: July 5, 1875, one day's fish- 

 ing by a party of Chicago gentlemen, 780 black bass 

 caught in seven hours; weight of fish, 21bs. to 51bs. This 

 is no fish story, but amply verified. The lake is the 

 summer headquarters of several large fishing clubs. 

 Trout fishing can be indulged in, the various brooks being 

 ahve with this gamy fish. In the forests surrounding 

 the lake, game both large and small abounds in plenty. 

 The angler and hunter here realize then- most sanguine 

 expectations. No other resort offering such captivating 

 sport. The days iDass too rapidly by. Persons visiting 

 this section are sm-e to come again. There is a something 

 in the surroundings and clunate that di-aws us here. To 

 the invalid this chmate has a remarkably beneficial effect. 

 Hay fever, catarrh and its kindred diseases are greatly 

 benefited here, while those suffering from j^ulmonary 

 ti'oubles receive, as it were, new life by the bracing air. 

 It is with regret we leave Gogebic and resume oru- wan- 

 derings northward. Dr. J. W. Cornelius. 



Long Islaistd. — The fishing for sea bass along these 

 eastern .shores of the Sormd has been remarkably poor this 

 season. Last year that fishing was very good and during 

 the preceding' year it was tolerably "successful, thrice 

 more so than this year. We think here that the season 

 for sea bass fishing is about ended, and now we may ex- 

 pect some sport with the blackfisli, which have not ap- 

 peared here yet. Our bait for them (the tautog of the 

 East) has been fiddler crabs and clams, but we have lately 

 discovered a new successful bait for them, namely, spider 

 crabs, which we have ever esteemed to be worthless. The 

 bunker fleet seems to have been rather a failure this sea- 

 son. Still there are many steamers here in hot pursuit of 

 the menhaden schools. I have built a little shanty within, 

 stone's throw of the Sound, where I can observe the roll 

 of the billows, notice the passing vessels and am readj'- at 

 all times to laimch my boat for fishing. I counted here 

 on the 23d inst. no less than thirteen bunker steamers 

 busy a.t work with their boats and seines (but with no 

 great success) all within a space of a dozen miles, between 

 Horton's Point and Orient Point. But the fish taken now 

 are large and fat and make good oil; bat I hear that the 

 "scraps" are not in high demand. — I. McLellan (Green- 

 port, N. Y., Sept. 26). 



Anglers' Private Catalogues. — Editor Forest and 

 Streaiu: A gentleman with a large library of angling, 

 fishcultural, and natural history works, published a large 

 catalogue of them some five or six years ago, and favored 

 me with a copy. Recently he has sent a supplement to it 

 and I find his list of full titles to be of value in comparing 

 my own collection with. As the title page says, "From 

 the library of a practitioner of fifty years experience," 

 his name is withheld. It occurs to me that such cata- 

 logues would be suitable for exchanges among the 

 brothers of the angle, and they could be made as ornate 

 as the publisher saw fit. My own angling library has 

 become so large that I had proposed to index it in a man- 

 ner to show where all allusions to a certain fish or subject 

 can be found, a rather formidable undertaking, as it in- 

 volves going through every chapter in each book, except 

 in the case of a f ev*^ vohunes, the titles of whicli tell the 

 whole story. But this index would remain in manuscript 

 for personal use and I have decided to first print a cata- 

 logue, say of a hundred copies, which will be gladly 

 exchanged with others who may have such publications. 

 — F. M. 



Poaching in Indiana. — ^Bloomfield, Ind., Sept. 1. — 

 Editor Forest and Stream: This State is far behind in the 

 matter of fish protection and propagation, and is conse- 

 quently a good field for the seiner and dynamiter. Fish 

 Commissioner Reed offers a reward of |5 to any one who 

 will give information leading to the conviction of any 

 person using dynamite or seines in White River or neigh- 

 boring streams. This looks well, but the reward is en- 

 tirely too small to induce men to complain of then- neigh- 

 bors^ &v\d it should be increased. It is time that Indiana 

 had a vigorous board of fish comrnissioners imd an amj)le 

 approj)riation for them to work with. Our streams need 

 protection and stocking, but under the present system 

 they get neither. All that has been done so far is to dis- 

 tribute a few carp which were sent by the U. S. Fish 

 Commission and to offer the reward referred to above. — 

 White River, 



Ad6^^ all communicatiotis to ilie Fwest and Stream, 



OYSTER LAWS OF NEW YORK. 



UNDER the law allowing the Boards of Supervisors of 

 the diffeTent coiinties of the State of New York to add 

 more stringent provisions to the State laws protecting fish, 

 game, etc., there has been a change made in the oyster law 

 of the to-misMp of Brookhaven, Suffolk county. At the la.st 

 meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the county the fol- 

 lowing was passed; 



Section 1. It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, 

 expose for sale, or have in his or her possession any oysters,, 

 spawn, or small oysters meastiring over one thousand five 



hundred to the bushel, or oyster shells caught or taken from 

 the public grounds within the water of the Great South Bay 

 or Port Jefferson Bay, in the town of Brookhaven, but the 

 same shall be returned to the water, in the place where they 

 are caught or taken, and within ten minutes thereafter. 



Sec. 2. It shall be lawful, notwithstanding the provisions 

 of the foregoing section, for the Trustees of the said town of 

 Brookhaven to give permits to catch, take, and carry away 

 spawnj seed oysters, or shells, whenever, in their opinion, the 

 condition of the oj^ster grounds will not be injured thereby; 

 but in giving such permits they shall not discriminate 

 against the residents of that portion of Islip formerly in- 

 cluded in the Brookhaven patents. 



Sec. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person to carry away, 

 or to have on board any vessel, mth intent to carry away from 

 the waters of the Great South Bay, in the county of Suffolk, 

 any oysters, spawn or small oysters, or oyster-shells, count- 

 ing 1,500 to the bushel, caught or taken in said bay, except 

 when the same have been taken in pursuance of permits 

 granted by the Trustees of the town of Brookhaven, as pro- 

 vided by Section 2 of this act. 



Sec. 4. Any person who shall violate any of the foregoing 

 sections .shall forfeit the penalty of 150 for each offense. 



Sec. 5. Any person may, in his name, prosecute any offender 

 for the violation of any law relating to shell fisheries in 

 the waters of the Great South Bay, in Suffolk county, before 

 any Justice of the Peace of the towns of Brookliaven, Islip 

 or Babylon, in said coimty, for any penalty pro\ided by 

 such law for the benefit of himself and the Overseers of the 

 Poor of the town in which the offense shall bo committed, 

 and, on a recovery, .shall be entitled to retain one-hftlfof 

 such penalty, and the other half, after deducting the e^ 

 penses of the prosecution, shall be paid by the trustees to 

 the said overseers for the support of the poor of said town. 



Sec 6. Resolutions number 20, 21, 32, 35 and 36 are hereby 

 repealed. 



Sec 7. This act shall take effect immediately. 



PRICES OF FISH IN NEW YORK AND BERLIN. 



TTTE have received from Haase & Co., of Central Market, 

 \ \ Berlin, a wholesale price list of fish dated Sept. 4, 

 188G. For purposes of comparison we place the fignres be- 

 side those furnished by Mr. E. G. Blackford, of Fulton Mar- 

 ket, New York, for the same date, the prices in each case 

 being the wholesale figures per pound for dead fi.sh, except 

 in the mackerel, which are given by the piece. Messrs. 

 Haase & Co. say that OTOng to the extreme hot weather many 

 fish were in bad condition and therefore prices were lower 

 than u.sual. The inices for a single week in Berlin and New 

 York do not give a perfect comparison of value as they 

 average throughout the year, but still the list is of interest.' 



gO.38 



Berlin. 



Ehlne salmon $0.55 (a 



Restigonclie salmon 



Baltic salmon ® .ao 



Columbia River salmon. 



Norway salmon 27 © .38 



.Salmon trout 23 @ .28 



Brook trout 37}^ .50 



Turbot .20 



Soles 07i4@ .20 



Halibut 0614® .07H 



Haddock 03M@ .05 



Mackerel (each) 06 @ .07 



-^^Tiitefish 07Ji@ .10 



Sturgeon 06i4@ .... 



Pike-perch 0S^@ .S3J^ 



Pike (pickerel 07}-^® .10 



Tench 073^® .10 



Perch 02^® .05 



Bleak 023^® .05 



Carp 10 @ .131^ 



Eels 15 @ .20 



Chuhs mm .01 



live fish. 



New York. 



■W^ 



.03 



.10 



.12^ 



.06 



.03 



.10 



.15 

 .15 



These are not sold in New York and therefore no quota- 

 tions are given for that market, the prices are for Berlin 

 only: 



Pike (pickerel)... $0.121/^ $0.17J^ Me $0.08M@S0.10 



Tench. .21J^ .2354 Eels 20 © .27^ 



Perch mm -10 Chubs 06J4® .07>i 



Bleak 08%® .10 



SHELLFISH. 



Berlin. New York. 



Lobsters (alive, medium size) ^ lb . . . . 5f0.32i^@|0.35 gO.lO 



Crawfish (fresli-water) |? 60 22J,^a> 2.00 .03}^ each. 



SMOKED FISH. 



Berlin. 



New York. 

 1.75 50.20 



THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COMIVIISSION. 



\;17E have the report of the Fish and Game Commission- 

 W ers of New Hampshire for the year ending June, 1886. 

 It opens with the report of E. B. Hodge, Superintendent of 

 the hatcheries at Plymouth and Sunapee Lake. Five hun- 

 dred thousand salmon eggs, partly from the Penobscot and 

 partlv from the Merrimack, w^ere hatched and the fry planted 

 in the head w^aters of the Pemigewasset. 



There have been hatched and distributed from the Ply- 

 mouth station in addition to the salmon: Brook trout, 273,- 

 000; landlocked salmon, 175,000; Lake Superior trout, 20,000; 

 whitefish, 200,000. There are now about 10,000 brook trout 

 from four inches in length to three pounds' weight in the 

 breeding ponds at PljTiiouth, and a large increase of eggs 

 may be expected in 1886. There will be for distribution in 

 1886 from the Plymouth and Sunapee Lake hatcheries: 



Penobscot salmon 600, 000 



Brook trout 430,000 



Landlocked sabnon 130,000 



Lake Superior trout 65,000 



Whitefish 500,000 



1,725,000 



The flshway at Amoskeag Falls has been improved by the 

 erection of two wing dams on the west side of the river, 

 which enlarges and deepens the pool near the mouth of the 

 flshway; the center channel deepened by removing the rocks 

 so that most of the water is concentrated into that channel, 

 When there is a supply of water running over the dam, there 

 is no difficulty in fish passing up the flshway. Additional 

 facilities have been made at Plymouth and Sunapee hatch- 

 eries to provide for the increased number of eggs, and. more 

 room iias been provided for breeding trout. 



E U. S. FISH COM. SCHOONER GRAMPUS. 



Hmtor Forest and Stream: -.x. 



In the midst of the discussion of yachting just now, and with 

 the pride of a New England Yankee well to the front m conse- 

 quence of Mayflower's successes; may we caU attention to another 

 type of vessel which has lately appeared upon the scene. 



Tlie schooner Grampus of the V. 8. Fish Commision is our sub- 

 ject and a most excellent one too. Prof. Baird has for a long time 

 felt the need of just such a vessel, and Gapt. Jas. W. Collins of the 

 Commission has proved himself the man to design and superintend 

 the construction. The Grampus is a pilot- boaf-bowcd handsome 

 schooner of not quite 84 tons carpenter's measurement. She is 

 90ft. over all, 23ft. 2in. wide, and draws lift, of water att. These 

 proportions make an able weatherly craft, and that the b-rampus 

 is such the writer can personally vouch for, having been one of 

 the party on her recent cruise in search of tile fish. 



Prof, fiaird, with much appreciation of the .designer, gave that 

 gentleman the onpoi-tuuitv to embody in the Grampus lines more 

 conducive to safety and stability than are possessed by the average 

 "banker" at present. Speed has heretofore been the great Jdea, 

 and consequently an equal regard for safety has been lost from 



sight. But a new era has begunjand already have deeper-bodied 

 vessels made their appearance. Then too, straight stems or ''pilot 

 boat bows" are being adopted with equally satisfactorv results. 

 The Grampus is a fine specimen of a safe flsliing schooner. Under 

 sail she is smart. She works quickly and lies to as C.'apt. C'ollius 

 says, "with her head under lier like a dnek." an>L it is true she 

 does lie to splendidly. Her head sails are arr:uiiTecl senwhlv ^\\l\x 

 Jib and forestaysail instead of one large lib. 



The (ji-ampus is furnished with Ostefmoore'.'^ life-.sa"ing mat- 

 tresses fore and aft. Tiie forecastle is finished in ash and blaek 

 walnut. There is a boiler and steam pump with steam hoisting 

 apparatus for beam trawling and any heaw hoisting. Between 

 the masts is placed a well in truncated form, with holes in the 

 bottom through which the water supply is kept up. By this well 

 it is hoped to be able to bring in alive various flsbes and creatures 

 of the mighty deep. On each side of this well pens for fish, ice, 

 etc., are placed. The ice chest and steward's pantry are next to 

 the forecastle on the port side. The next section below deck 

 toward the stern is the laboratory. It is fitted with cases of glass 

 jars, bottles, etc. for receiving alchoholic specimens, and on both 

 starboard and port sides are zinc-lined counters Avith deadlights 

 overhead, where the dredge specimens and all "c ritters" may be 

 examined. For a vessel of the size the "butc-hunters' " show to 

 work is verj' good indeed. 



The cabin is \-ery fine indeed (for a fisherman). Tt is about 15ft. 

 square with two staterooms and tiwo apartments curtained off 

 from the rest of tlie cabin. Tliese apartments have extension 

 berths which are convenient. Under the cabin floor on the right 

 a bath tub is found, and the balance of the space below is occu- 

 pied by water tanks of some fifty barrels capacity. Tlie cabin is 

 fltitshed in bird's eye maple arid cherry, is vriiite overhead and 

 with a gilt bead around the ui,i;)07- sides for a border. The mess 

 table is an extension and Avill scat S(!^■en. Neatness, common sense 

 and a general ship-shtipe ajipearance at once strikes you. Let us 

 offer oui' best wishes for the success and safet)" of the Grampus. 

 May she bring in treasures that shall glT e joy to I ho liearts oji'' 

 Prof. Baird and the assistants of the U. S. Fish Commission, i 

 jcience at home and abroad. >.. Y.J 



Mass. 



THE NE^i^ORK FISH COMMISSION.— We have re- 

 ceived a copy of the fourteenth report of the New York Fish 

 Commission. It is a biennial report for the years 1884-5, and 

 bears the legend: "Transmitted to the Legislature May 10, 

 1886." It appears to be an imiirovement on former reports 

 and we will review it later. 



Scratch no Moke.— This euphonious heading will be found at 

 top of an advertisement in another column, and introduces a 

 panacea for the bites of all insects, and also an article for poison, 

 and as such will be appreciated by tliose who go into the woods. 



^he fennel 



Address all. commmications to the Forest n»<l Stream Ful?. C'>. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Oct. 5 to 9.— Annual Dog Sho^v of the Danbury Agricultural So- 

 cietv. B. C. Lynes, Secretary, Danbnry, Conn. 



Oct. 1-3 and 14.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Stafford Kenne 

 Club. R. S. Hicl;s. Secretary, Sralford Springs, Conn. 



Oct. 19 to Fifth Annual Ui:)g Sliow of the Kow Brunswick 

 Kennel Club. H. \V. ^Vilson, Secretary, St, Jolms, N. B. 



Decl to8.-First Dog Show of the Inter-State Poultry and Pet 

 Stock Association, Cairo, 111. A. A. Cowdery, Secretary, Cobden, 



ni. 



Dec. 14 to 17.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Western Connec- 

 ticut Poultry Association. Frank D. Hailett, Superintendent, 

 Winsted, Conn. Entries close Dec. 1. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 Nov. 8.— Second Anmial Field Trials of the Western Field Trials 

 Association, at Abilene, Kan. R. C. Van Ilorn, Secretary, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Kov. 8.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Fisher's Island Club, at 

 Fisher's Island, N. Y. Max Wenzel, Secretary, Hoboken. N. .1. 



Nov, :i2.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club, at High Point, is. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbush, 

 Kings county, N. Y. 



Dec. 6.— Eighdi Annual Field Trials of the National Field Trials 

 Club, at Grand Juncti(ni, Tenn. 



Dec. U.— Inaugural Field Tvial.-^ of the Texas Field Trials Club. 

 For members onl.\'. John F. Sharp, Secretary, Marshall, Tex. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



THE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration 

 of pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is 

 published every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should be in 

 early. Entry blanks sent on receipt of slainped and addressed 

 envelope. Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. 

 No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription 

 $1.50. Address "American Kennel Register," P. 0. Box 3833, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 4126. 



THE IRISH RED SETTER CLUB'S FIELD TRIALS. 



''PHE second annual field trials of the Irish Red Setter Club 

 JL held at Laggale, county Wicklow, Ireland, la.st month, 

 were very successful Four events were on the card. Fol- 

 lowing are the entries and the result: 

 PTTPPY STAKES, 



Mr. J. J. Giltrap's Avendale heat Dr. McDermott's Pi.ascal. 



^^^Ir^ R. J. LI. Price's Dixie heat Mr T. O'Mara's Bess. 

 Mr. R. J. LI. Price's Shanawaun heat Mr. L. F. Perrin's 



Ci.s.sie. 



Dr. McDermott's Ricket, a hye. 



Secon d Series. 



Dixie beat Avendale, 

 Shanawaun beat Rickets. 



Final. 



Dixie and Shanawaun divided the stakes. 



BEACE STAKES. 



Mr. McGoff's Mac's Little Nell and Iveragh Seat Mr. Per- 

 rin's Hector and Cissie. ^.^-r,. , 



Mr. Perrin's Cissie and Wee Kate heat Mr. C. J. Black- 

 man's Ranger and Stella. , „ ^ -r^ 



Mr. Perrin's Wee Kate and Hector heat Dr. McDermott's 

 Rascal and Rickets. 



Final, 



Wee Kate and Hector heat Mac's Little Nell and Iveragh, 



and won the stakes. 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 

 K. M. Wilson's Mountaineer heat Mr. L. F. Perrin's 



Mr. I^TfefipflE's Iveragh heatMr. W, Lipscomb's Dick Bragh. 

 Mr Mciroia-v's Carlos a fej/c, Mr, D'Arcy's Blanch (drawn), 

 Mr. McGoff^-Mack's Little Nell heat Mr. SuUivan's Mar- 



^^^Mr. R. J. LI. Price's Dixie heat Mr. Blackham's Ranger. 

 - Mr. W. G. Wybrant's Wave beat Mr. L. Perrin's Cissie. 



Mr. R. J. LI, Price's Shanawaun heat Dr, Gogarty's Sandy. 

 Second Series. 



Mountaineer beat Carlos. 



Dixie beat Iveragh, 



Wave beat Shanaw^auu, 



Mac's Little Nell a bye, 



■ - Third Series. 



Mac's Little Nell beat Mountaineer. 



Dixie beat Wave. 



