Jan. 20, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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9 and lOin. wide. The fastening is the same as in hottom plank, 

 except gal. iron spikes in the upper five wales: the butts are 

 bolted with %in. copper. The bottom is covered inside, up to 

 the upper side of frames and as high as the floor of hold and 

 cabin, with Portland cement. All timber spaces are salted up 

 to the deck. The ironwork of hull and spars is of the best im- 

 ported Norway iron. The vessel is divided below by jEour bulk- 

 heads into a forecastle, hold, laboratory, cabin and saii-room, all 

 specially litted for the service for which she was designed. 

 The forecastle is finished in ash and black walnut, with 

 three lengths of berths on each side, galley, china closet, table, 

 drawers and closets for crew under berths; w. c, and lavatory. 

 Opening aft from it Is the hold, the center of which is taken up by 

 the flsh well. There is a space at the fore end for a steam boiler 

 for tlie winch, while along the starboard side is a storeroom, coal 

 bin, ice room and a room for gear. On the opposite side theve is a 

 refrigerator, grub room, ice room, a second storeroom, and a bait 

 pen. Abaft the hold is a large apartment, the laboratory, specially 

 litted up with all appliances for liandling and preserving the 

 specimens brought up by the steam trawls. Full provision is 

 made for preserving in alcohol by racks of Jars and bottles, while 

 on each side, well lighted by deadlights, is a zinc-covered counter. 

 A companion leads to the deck and two doors communicate with 

 the cabin. This space is covered by a raised trunk 15ft. long and 

 27in. high. In it are two staterooms bulklieaded off, and two 

 others which may be sliut o ff by curtains. Under the floor in one 

 of the latter is a bathtub. In the center is a large extension table 

 with drawers under ; in one corner is a roomy china closet ; and 

 the entire arrangement is convenient in the extreme. The cabin 

 is finished in birdseye maple and cherry. The Grampus has been 

 but a short time in commission, but in the hands of Cant. Collins 

 she is doing good work, and has proved already a valuable auxil- 

 iary in tlie important labors of the United States Fish Commission. 



YACHTING HOTES.— Ibis, steam yacht, is having new top- 

 sides at Locl<wood's, East Boston Dream, sloop, has reported 



from South ville, N. C, where she has made harbor Marion 



Wentworth, schooner, will be rechristened Troubadour by her 

 new owner, Mr. L. H. Smith. . . .Stranger, steam yacht, will have a 

 new deck house abaft tlie foremast, over which her bridge will be 

 placed. The house will contain a dining saloon 21ft. long. She 

 will be fitted throughout with electric lights Sea Gull, the cut- 

 ter, building by. J. J. Driscoll, has been sold to Messrs. Whittaker 

 and Hunerhoff, and her owner, Mr. B. B. Charde, will build a sim- 

 ilar boat, but with a centerboard Messrs. Wallin & Gorman 



will shortly lay the keel of a little cruising cutter 18ft. load water- 

 line, 23ft. Sin. over all, 7ft. beam and 3ft. draft. She will have a 

 lead keel of l,5001bs. and a centerboard. The cabin will have over 

 4ft. headroom. The mast is stepped well aft, but she will be sailed 

 with one jib only. Her name will be Primrose — The cutter 

 Pilgrim, reported sold by G. F. Clark & Co., was not Dr. Wms- 

 low's boat, but a larger yacht, 39ft. Bin. over all, 33ft. load water- 

 line, lift, beam and 7ft. draft. Her purchaser is Mr. C. F. Aldrich 

 of New York, and she will be delivered there in the spring. Clark 



6 Co. have also sold the keel schooner Belle, 57ft. over all, 51ft. 

 load waterline, 16ft. beam, owned by Mr. C. Francis, to Mr. T. 



Harold, of Boston Mr. Borden's little cruiser Mermaid has been 



sold to Mr. W. W. Anderson, of New .Jersey. 



AN ICE YACHT RACE was sailed on tlie North Shrewsbury 

 on Jan. 18 in a strong N.W. wind, double-reefed sails being car- 

 ried. The starters were: First class, Grover Cleveland, Captain 

 George Coley, and Uncle Bob, Captain Gus Haviland. Second 

 class, Kittie, Captain James Doughty; Zero, Captain Edmund 

 Throckmorton, and Georgie, Captain Charles Throckmorton. The 

 course, 12]4 miles, was sailed in 21 m. 7 sec. Zero lost her mast, 

 the others being timed as follows: First class, Grover Cleveland, 

 25 m. 15 sec; Uncle Bob, 24 m. 53 sec. Second class, Kittie, 24 m. 



7 sec; Georgie, 27 min. 10 sec. 



A NEW ICE YACHT RIG.-Messrs. Robert and WiUiam 

 Chandler, owners of the Scud, which yacht has been at Pough- 

 keepsie since last winter waiting tor a race, have built a new 

 yacht on the Shrewsbury, named Typlaoon. The forestay is re- 

 placed by a spar from bowsprit end to heads of sheer legs, and the 

 lateen sail is rigged in a new way. 



AMERICAN Y. C— At the annual meeting, Jan. 18, the sum of 

 $2000 was added to the cup fund and the prospects for a race this 

 year were considered. The club will soon be pro\'iped with a per- 

 manent club house on the water. 



METEOR— Steam yacht, arrived at Charleston, S. C, on Jan. 16 

 and Fernandina on the 17t;h, leaving with her owner for Nassau 

 and Cuba. 



THE NEW STEEL YACHT.-Mr. Piepgrass has laid down the 

 70ft. yacht for Mr. Iselin and will soon have her in frame. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Constant Reader, Indianapolis.— Write to Waters & Son, 

 Troy, N. Y. 



W. H., Lynn, Mass.— See Foeest and Stream of April 17, 1884. 

 Also "Small Yachts." 



Subscriber, Newaygo, Mich.— The boat would be much stlffer 

 with the proposed keel. 



J. W. P.— The smaller bores are as long ranged, and many prefer • 

 them for the shooting you name. 



W. B., Tyngsboro, Mass.— The board need only be heavy enongk 

 to sink. Its weight is not relied on for ballast. 



F. L. T.— Bird lime is made of boiled linseed oil. English sparrows 

 have been used for trap-shooting. A match at them is reported 

 in our trap columns. 



F. H. L., South Windham, Me.— The thwarts would be placed 

 almost the same as in Plate XV., leaving a little more space be- 

 tween them to allow full room for the legs. 



INTERIOR PLANS OF SCHOONER-SMACK "GRAMPUS." 



be only 12ft. long. 



E. E. A., Rhinebeck.— 1. Bounty on panthers in New York State 

 is $20. 2. Either rifle will do good work. 3. There are many fur 

 dealers in this city who will buy the skins. 4. There are good 

 localities in the Adirondacks, but most of ihem are pre-empted. 



R. H., West Torrington, Conn.— Are the moose and elk two 

 difCerent animals or are they called bv the same name? Ans. In 

 America the elk and moose are two dilferent animals. In Europe 

 what we call moose is there called elk. The American moose is 

 known in science as Alee americana, the American elk as Cei-vm 

 canadensis. 



H. L. F., San Francisco.— I have seen in a recent issue several 

 articles relating to the "coon cat." Last summer on the Russian 

 River, in Sonoma county, our cook trapped an animal which 

 would appear to be a good realization of the shape and color of a 

 cross between the coon and wildcat; as large as a ^vell -grown tom- 

 cat; forelegs much shorter than its hindlegs, giving a half crouch- 

 ing appearance when standing; head resembled that of a coon 

 except longer in proportion, ears somewhat larger: eyes small and 

 rather closely placed. Color brownish grav, quite daik on the 

 back, and top of head and ears black. IVIuzzle and face much 

 lighter, with a few almost white bands and blotches on the cheeks 

 and side of muzzle. From a dark brownish gi-ay on the back it 

 shaded to an almost pure white on the belly and inside of the legs 

 with this peculiarity that the sides were mottled with dark spots' 

 arranged in bands, extending from back to belly where they faded 

 into the prevailing color. Tail, larger in proportion than a coon's 

 tail, was, however, almost an exact copy of the latter save that 

 the black bands were replaced by a very dark brown. Inquiry of 

 the oldest inhabitant produced the fact that it was called a 

 "mountain cat" although I have known the same name to be ap- 

 plied to the lynx, which this was not. Ans. The animal was no 

 doubt the "mountain cat" or "civit cat" of California and Mexico 

 {Bassaris astuta. A second and more northern species {I B. sumi- 

 chrast'i) is supposed to exist, but its speciflc difference from B. astuta 

 does not ai paar tc;be very clearly known. The animal is related to 

 the raccoon, though it is the type of a family Bass<Xrididce. 



INFORMATION WANTED. 



I. Where can a party of six find a camping place where there is 

 both shooting and Ashing, within a radius of 250 miles of Cuicago 

 —Constant Reader. 



3. Can you tell me if there ever was a maker of firearms in Lon- 

 don, named Wogdon, and if there was, what kind of a reputation 

 he had ? I have an old flint lock duelling pistol, which I tlilnk has 

 the above name on it, but the rust makes it unintelligible.— W. 



3. A CORRESPONDENT Writes for the address of Mr. Forrest, "the 

 famous tyer of salmon flies," and thinks perhaps he may be in 

 Scotland. Can any of our readers give it? 



