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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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ORANGE SPORTING 



POWDER. 



Orange Lightning. 

 Orange Ducking. 

 Orange Rifle. 

 Creedmoor. 



ELECTBIC BLASrae APPARiTDS. 



Send postal card for Illustrated Pamphlet, showing 

 sizes of grains of powder. Furnished free. 



Laflin & Rand Powder Co., 



29 MURRAY ST., N. Y. 



GUNPOWDER! 



Dupont's Rifle, Sporting and 

 Blasting Powder. 



THE MOST POPtnLAR POWDER IN USE I 



DupoNT's GiJiirPO'WTiKB. MiLLS, established In 

 1S03, hare maintained their great reputation for 

 eighty-four years. Manufacture tlie following 

 celebrated brands of powder: 



Uiipont's Crystal Grain. — Noa. 1 (coarse) to 4 

 (fine) unequalled In strength, quickness and clean- 

 liness; adapted for glass ball and pigeon shooting. 

 Packed In 1 lb. canisters. 



I>upont'8 Gagrle Ducklng.—Nos. 1 (coarse) to 

 3 (Que); hums slowly, strong and very clean; great 

 penetration, with a close pattern; adapted for 

 glass-ball, pigeon, duck and other shooting, with 

 either muzzle or breech-loaders. Packed m 1 lb. 

 and 5 lb. canisters and 6J4 and 13^ lb. kegs. 



Dti pout's Clioke Bore. — Specially adapted for 

 "Choke Bore" Guns, and particularly for prairie 

 and upland shooting. Bums slowly, strong and 

 moist; does not cake or burn on the ban-els, gives 

 both a good penetration and a close pattern; will 

 be found we '1 adapted for glass-ball and . pigeon 

 shooting. Made of two sizes only, Nos. 7 and No. 

 5, No 7 being the coarsest. Packed in 6»4 lb. kegs 

 and 1 lb. canisters. 



Dupont's Kagle Rifle. — A quick, strong and 

 clean powder, of very fine grain, for pistol shoot- 

 ing. Packed in 1 lb. canistbre and 6>| lb. kegs. 



Dupont's Kifle Fg. "Sea Sliooting."— FFg. 

 and FFFg. The Fg. for long-range rifle shooting, 

 the FFg. and FFFg. for general use, burning 

 strong and moist. Packed in }4 lb., 1 lb. and 5 lb. 

 canisters, 123^ and 25 lb. kegs. Fg. coarse. 

 FFFg. fine. 



Dupont's Sporting, Mining, SHiPPrNG and Blast- 

 ing Powders of all sizes and descriptions. Special 

 Crrades for Export. Also Rifle, Cartridge, Mus- 

 ket, Cannon, Mortar, Mammoth, Hexagonal, Cub- 

 ical and Peuet Powder U. S. Govt. Standard. 



Powder manufactured to order of any required 

 grain or proof . 



Agencies in all the cities and principal towns 

 throughout the United States, 



E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOUBS & CO., 

 87 Beaver street, New York. 



N.B,— Use none but DUPONT'S Fg. or FFg. for 

 long-range rifle shooting. 



Oriental Powder Mills, 



BOSTON, MA13S. 

 Western Sporting, 



Wild Fowl Sbooting» 



Falcon Ducking, 



ALSO TSE NEW 



WING SHOT 



SPORTrNG POWDEB. 



AGENCIES AT ALL PEINCIPAL POINTS 

 IN THE WEST. 

 Send for Illustrated and descriptive pamphlet. 



FERGUSON'S PATENT ADJUSTABLE 



Reflecting Lamps, 



Witli Silver Plated Loco- 

 motive lieflectors. 



For Night Hunting and 

 Fishing, Camping, Boating, 

 Driving at Night, etc. 



Excelsior Dash Lamp, 



Superior to all others. 



Send stamp for 

 Illustrated Catalogue. 



ALBERT FERGUSON, Office, 65 Fulton St., N. Y. 



Hnntlixg Boot* or Shoes, Wholesale 

 or Betail. JOHN D. BETHEL, Man'f 'r of 

 Sportsmen's Goods, 124 Ohamtoers St., jN .Y. 

 Send for Prices. No Postal Oarde. 



Eaton's Rust Preventer. 



For GUNS, CUTLERY and SUKGICAL INSTRU 

 «SENT8. Specially adapted for salt water shooting. 



Tot sale at all principal gun stores. Western 

 wade supplied dy E. E. EATON, 53 State street, 

 ilhicsago, m. Cannot be sent by mafl. 



Manufactured sofely by 

 OBO. B. BATOH, 570 Pavonl« A»*nu*, 

 Jnraev Oltv. V.f 



FIIiE BINDERS, 



fUm to suit FoiffiST and StkkaMj - 

 f OB SALE AT TBCI8 OyFICB , , 



WILLIAM MILLS i SON, 



Fine Fishing Tackle, 



No. 7 Warren Street, N. Y. 



SOLE AGENTS FOR 



H. L. Leonardos Split Bamtoo Rods. 



8 John St., near Broadway, N. 



Medals and Badges 



A SFKCIALTY 



Special designs fornlslied on applica- 

 tion Iree ol charg^. 



W. BARTLEET & SONS 



(Established 1750.) 



Abbey Mills, Redditch, England. 



MANUFACTURERS OP THE 



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Fish Hooks, Enamel Silk Lines, 

 Trout & Salmon Flies, etc. 

 fred.Imcaixeson, 



Sole Agent for U. S. and Canada. 



BROOKLYN, E D , N. Y, 



THE NEW L C. SMITH 



HAMMERLESS GUN. 



This new jjun embodies all the essential teatureK of our hammer kuu, to 

 gether with a new oscillatine cocking meclianism and automatic and inde- 

 pendent safety combined. Tills gun is not equalled in eaae of manipulation, 



symmetry, durability and shooting qualities bv any hammerlesH gun made. . ™ , i- 



Of the eleven gentlemen who broke lOO-straight inanimate targets for a place m the Chaiaberlm 

 Cartridge Tournament prizes, five of them used the "L. C. Smith" gun. The following are the gen- 

 tlemen: D. C. Powers, Cleveland, O,; Andy Meaders, NashAille, Tenn.; H. McMurchy, Syracuse, 

 N. Y.; Fred Erb, Jr., La Favette, Ind.; J. C. Hendershot, Cleveland, O. r,r^ ■ 



SEND FOK DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST. 



li. C. SMITH, Syracuse, N. Y, 



gimm«nitij(rtt, tU. 



The Hazard Powder Co. 



MANUFAOTUIIERS OF 



Gunpowder 



Hazard's "Blectiic Powder." 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 7 (coarse). TJn8uri>assed hi point 

 of strength and cleanliness. Packed m square tanla 

 ters of one pound only. 



HaKard'a "American Sporting-" 

 Nos. 1 (fine) to 3 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and 

 lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for up- 

 land prairie shooting. WeU adapted co short gins. 

 Hazard's "Duck Shooting." 

 Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. caalsters 

 and 614 and 12)4 'b. kegs. Burns slowly, aid vei-y 

 clean, shooting remarkably close and wiih r/-eai 

 penetration. For field, forest or water shro^aiS it 

 ranks any other brand and is equally serviceaWefor 

 muzzle or breechloaders. ' 

 Hazard's "Kentncky Rifle. ' 

 FFF&. FFG and "Sea Shooting" FG inkje'trs ofiH, 

 and lbs. and cans of Slbs. F6V(j is also 

 packed in 1 and U lb. canisters. Burns strong tod 

 moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands f jr 

 ordinary sporting and the "Sea Shooting" FQ is tie 

 standard Bifle Powder of the Country. 



Superior Mining and Blastiug^ Powder. 



GOVEENMENT CANNON and MUPKFT POTT- 

 DER: also. SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT CP 

 ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF MANUFAN 

 TURED TO ORDER. 



The above can be ha d of dealers, or of the Con- 

 pany's Agents, in eve/y prominent city or whoe- 

 sale at our oflBce, 



63 PINE STREET, NEW YORK 



When ordering shells insist that the; be 

 loaded with Hazard Powder. 



OUR NEW ALASKA 



OR, 



The Seward Purchase Vindicaed. 



By CHARLES IIALLOCK. 



CONTENTS: -Itinerary of the Trip. Is Ex- 

 cursionists see it. Economically Con- 

 sidered. An interior View. H/me of 

 the Siwash. Good Indians. Jtdicine 

 and Mythology. Alaska's Mine ra Wealth. 

 Commercial Msheries. RainbljS Along 

 Shore. The Glacier Fields. lussia in 

 America. Seals of the Pribylof? 



The several chapters are devotd to s>:i;- 

 counts of travel and adventure, dejiript'ions 

 of the country and its inhabitant, a con- 

 sideration of its resoui-ces, and its hisor y and 

 present condition. 



2f0 pp., IliuslTated. Price $i}0. 



Forest and Stream P^lbli^h^ngC«., 



39 Pabk Row, New York.v 

 LONDON: Davies & Co., 1 Finch Lane. 



JOSEPH CI LLOTTSI 



STEEL PENS j 



Sold By ALL DEALERSThrouohoutThc WO R LD 

 GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPDSmON-ia7B. 



MARTIN'S "Busi- 

 ness" Braided Silk 

 Lines are made of the 

 vei'y best silk, both 

 raw and soft, and are all tluit can be desired. 

 Circulars and samples free. Made only by E. J. 

 MARTIN. RoekviUe, Conn. 



GOLD MEDAL, PABI8, 1878. 



BAKER'S 



Warranted absolutely pure 

 Cocoa, from which the exceB8 of 

 OH has been removed. It has tkret 

 times the strength of Cocoa mixed 

 with Starch, Arrowroot or Sngati 

 and iB therefore far more economi- 

 cal, costing less than one cent a 

 cup. It In delicious, nourishing, 

 strengthening, easily digested, and 

 adrairiibly adapted for invalids as 

 well as for persons in health. 

 Sold by Orocerii ey erywhere. 



BAKER I CO., DorcWer, Mass. 



The "L. C.Smith" Top Action, Double Cross-Bolted 



BREECH-LOADING GUN! 



It lias our Patent Joint Check and onr Patent 

 Automatic Joint Compensator. 



Hammers below the line of 

 sight when cocbed. 



Extra Heavy Broad Breecli Ducking <iuns a Specialty 



Send for Illustrated Catalogue containing fuli description. 



L. C. SMITH, Maker, Syracuse, N Y. 



WEIGHTS! 



Ko JO. <Jftttg«» 8M to 11 lti8. 

 ITo. IS^Qg*, 1% to 9% Iba. 



