Feb. lb, 1890. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 8.-The Woodsides and Mapiewood clubs 

 met to-day at Mapiewood and shot in a drenching ra.m. The 

 Woodside added another victory to their list. They have never 

 been beaten. The score: Mapiewood— Johnson 23, Yeoman 18, 

 Bioklev 18. S. TilJou 17, Perry IV, Eaerer 17, Miller 24-331. Wood- 

 side— 0. Von Leugerke 20, S. Oookefair 31, Sickle 10, Fnorth lti, 

 Geoffrey SI, Byrarh 17, O. Von Lengerke 32— 1B0. ... In the last three 

 mom hs John Erb has had more pigeon shooting on his grounds 

 than ever before, and has supplied over 7,001) birds for matches 

 and sweeps conducted there. lie gets most of his birds from 

 Maryland and Virginia, and gives them rest and food for a few 

 days before putting them in traps. He is continually scouring 

 New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania and picJring up a few birds 

 to add to his supply from the Soutb. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 8.— The rainstorm did not prevent 

 a good attendance at the regular weekly shoot of the Wellington 

 Club to-day. The weather conditions were not so unfavorable 

 for good shooting as might be expected, and several good scores 

 were made in the several matches. The merchandise mateli, 

 postponed from last Saturday, was shot with the following result: 

 Leslie 14, Sanborn 13, Bond and Warren 12. Cowee. Oliver, Mcl- 

 eher and Boston 11, Chase and Wild 10, Short and Webster B, 

 Bradbury, Lee and Schaefer 8. Bowker and Martin 7. The scores 

 in the pitcher match, at 30 bluerocks, were: Leslie 17. Lee and 

 Chase 16; Sanborn In, Short, Bond and Warren 14, Bowker. Cowee, 

 Oliver and Webster 13, Schaefer 11, Bradbury 10. In the regular 

 merchandise match th • following scores were made: Oliver 13, 

 Sanborn, Melchcr ana Leslie 13, Cha.se., Wild, Schaefer, Short and 

 Bond 11, Bowker, Lee and Warren 10, Webster 9, Bradoury and 

 Purdy 8. 



PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 4.— Matches between members of the 

 once famous Herron Hill Gun Club, of Pittsburgh, at blueroek 

 pigeons from 3 traps for a very large stake. The amount is pri- 

 vate. The same two sboot on the 23d inst. at SO pairs of champion 

 clays for $25 a side and expenses. Richardson backs himself to 

 break 8fi out of the 50 pairs, to equal Bogardus's great 50 pairs 

 live pigeon record against a Mr. King, some 18 years ago. 



Handicap match No. 1, 10 live pigeons; Lewis at 28yds., A. S. A. 

 rules; Richardson at 25yds., Bogardus rules: 



H J Lewis 121o221221-9 C Richardson lllollUll-9 



o Dead out of bounds. 



Match No. 2, 100 bluerocks, 3 traps: 

 Richardson 1011001011011)11 1111101111)1111111111111 11 1 1 Ullll 



niiiiiiiiiioiiiiniioiioiji u limmm iioiuoii-89 

 Lewis niioioooioiooioiiiioiiiioionniniiooiin nooiio 



01 1 11 1 1 01 101 ] 1( 1110110111 1 1 H011.1 1 1 01 1 0011 1 1 1 111 110-73 

 Match No. 3, »> pairs bluerocks: 



Richardson. .11 11 10 11 10 10-0 Lewis 11 11 11 00 11 00-8 



Match No. 4, 15 straightaway bluerocks: 



Riehardsom .110011111111111-13 Lewis lllllllOOllllH— 13 



MoGinty. 



BEST VS. WARING.— Erb's Shooting Park, Newark, N. J— Mr. 

 Richard Best and Mr. John T, Waring, Jr. shot a match Feb. 10 

 at 50 live birds each, Jlurlingham rules, Mr. John T. Waring, Jr. 

 killed 45 out of a possible 50 birds and scored a run during the 

 shoot of 21 straight birds, which is one of the best scores made for 

 a long time on The grounds. 



CENTRAL GUN CLUB, Clinton Park, Maspeth, L. 1., Feb. 0 — 

 Shoot at 20 single bluerocks, 18yds.: 



Joseph Link 16 Geo Kleinbub 5 F Prank 8 



Gus Kollmar 7 W Vorback 6 P Eppig 11 



ChHorney 13 P Smith LI W OUningham 12 



GwLtndmau 13 



FRANKFOKD, Pa. Feb. 6. -The Frankford Gun Club, at their 

 annual meeting to-nigbt, elected the following officers for the 

 ensuing year: Pre* , Harry Longhead; Vice- Pres., Fdward Daw- 

 son; Sec.', Edward Beck: Treas., A. Wingert; Captain. John Crow- 

 ther; Assist. Captain, James Ent.wist.le: Trustees. John Blair. Louis 

 Gruninger and George Heller; Official Scorer. Thomas H, Riding. 



DENVER, Colo,, Feb. 7.— Several members of the Queen City 

 Gun Club held a little practice shoot Fob. 6, at River Front Park, 

 which the club has titled tip for a shooting ground. Peoria 

 blackbirds were the targets used, being sprung from three traps 

 at 18yds. rise. The scores, which are herewith appended, show 

 that the members of the. club are improving in their marksman- 

 ship. At 25 singles: Titus 15, Haywood 21, Same conditions: 

 Titus 16, Haywood 22. Thirty singles; Titus 24, Haywood 26, 

 Qnent.inKl, Raymond 13. Thirty single?: Delaney 12, Haywood 

 32. Thirty singles: Bostwiek 18, Haywoyd 37. 



WASHINGTON HEIGHTS GUN CLUB. — New York, Feb. PL- 

 At the regular annual meeting of the Washington Heights Gun 

 Club, Jan. 30. 1890, the following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing vear: Prest., Chas. H. Preyer; Vice-Prest.. Thos. S. Bus- 

 sell; Seel, John li. Tcrhnne; Treas., Robt. B. Saul; Capt., Hugh 

 Harrison; Executive Committee, J. J. Organ, C. R. Terwiltiger, 

 E. A. Fountain, George F. Doak and Jacob Dux. 



KEYPORT, N. J., Feb. 6.— A very interesting pigeon shoot took 

 place at Keyport, N. J., to-day, in which two teams representing 

 twelve of the most, prominent crack shots of Monmouth county 

 took part. The shoot, was at 6 birds each, 21yds. rise and 80yds. 

 boundary. Following are the scores: 



First Team. Second Team. 



James Glenn 4 <t Watts 4 * 



EEvtrett 1 G Everett .- «2 



WStillwaggon 4 W Madden 4 



J M Butler 5 J Anthony 3 



T Thorne 1 E Wickert 3 



J Atkinson 1-19 G Farrington 8— 18 



NEW DURHAM, N. J., Feb 5.— There was a good-sized gather- 

 ing of (.rap experts here to-day to witness the shooting contest at 

 live birds between two prominent adepts of the breechloader, 

 Robert Hassard and Charles Woolmington, for $100 a side, at 30 

 birds. Hassard made a poor showing against. Woolmington, the 

 latter winning by 20 to 9. The officials of the shoot were: Judges, 

 J. King and A. McDonald; umpire, S. Lutz; scorer, S. McDonald. 



THE KANSAS CITY tournament under A. S. A. management 

 will be held May 28-30. 



Every week we are obliged to defer to the next 

 week, trap scores which come in too late for pub- 

 lication in the current issue. It Is particularly re- 

 quested that scores be sent us as early as possible 



The list of officers and directions for joining the A. C. A. aud 

 W. C. A. will be found in the first issue of each month. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FOREST AND 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 reauested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



1,500 MILES IN AN ADIRONDACK BOAT. 



M 



Y life preservers were again called into requisition, as at each 

 wave rushing by, it seemed a marvel how the little boat 

 could survive it. Tsvo schooners, one lumber-laden, were making 

 for the harbor, and inJ;ho same predicament, though I had little 

 opportunity to observe them. Both were closely reefed down, 

 one drifting badly, while the other was trying to beat out to avoid 

 the shore near the lighthouse. 1 finally passed the point lust out- 

 side the first line of breakers, 10yds. further and I could not have 

 made it. Stinging with the sleet, rain and waves which had betn 

 pelting my body, and utterly exhausted with nervous anxiety, I 

 fell hack in my boat, allowing the furious wind to drive me into 

 the quiet bay behind Presque Isle Cape, where the waves ceased 

 from troubling. 



The raging outside was something fearful; through the loom I 

 could see one of the schooners running across the entrance to the 

 bay lying over on her beam ends, while the waves were making a 

 clean breach over her. "God help the poor fellows who are on 

 her!" thought I, for it was only a matter of time when she would 

 go ashore. The lights of the other vessel had suddenly gone out 

 before this, and as she was considerably nearer shore at first, not 

 having rounded the point, she had evidently been lost, as no vessel 

 Q ould beat up against the wind now blowing. 



• Thankful to have escaped, even so narrowly, and determining 

 that this should be my last experience in such waters in saeb 

 craft. I rowed down the bay to tne lighthouse keepers' dwelling, 

 the only one in sight. The keeper. Mr. Simpson, received m* very 

 iiospitabls, helping mc to put mj boat iiLthe barn, and tluui with 

 bis three sons escorting me to the house, where I was soon nar- 

 rating my adventures before a roaring fire. They told me of a 

 large steamer which had foundered off the point not long before, 

 in just such a, gale as this, all hands, twenty-five, going down with 

 her. Mr. Simpson is not only the lighthouse keeper, but is em- 

 ployed by the Canadian Government in watching movements of 

 birds, etc., and is a very intelligent man. He occupies a. cosy 

 house on the hillside, overlooking the bay and in a most beautiful 

 spot. 



The hay is intricate and very deep, the entrance being narrow; 

 and it rejoices in four lighthouses. A canal is being cut, through 

 to the Bay of Quint* [the Murray Canal, since completed] so that 

 steamers can go through here instead of rounding Prince Edward's 

 Island. The "Carrying place" is at the eastern extremity, and 

 this narrow neck of land is but one mile across to the Bay of 

 Quint e, the isthmus connecting the province of Prince Edward 

 with the Province of Ontario. The nearest town is Brighton, on 

 the north, 8 miles distant. The canal, however, will he 7 miles 

 long. Mr. Simpson is an old settler, descended from the Friends, 

 as arc many hereabouts. The country around is very hilly; there 

 are brook trout in the streams and the lake fishing, I am told, is 

 excellent. This would be a fine summer resort, as the windings 

 of the bay are interesting, while the region is healthy and fruit- 

 ful. 



It rained a nd stormed bard during the evening, and a tight roof 

 was a very satisfactory thing. The milk for supper was especially 

 fine, and the cooking of the young women, of whom Mr. Simpson's 

 household rejoiced in three, could not have been surpassed. This 

 place has a bad reputation among the mariners of the lake, and 

 I heard many tales of shipwreck and disaster. They are project- 

 ing a new water route from Trenton, on the Bay of Quinte, near 

 here, to Georgian Bay, Lake Superior; mostly through the in- 

 numerable lakes and livers in the backwoods to the north of this 

 region. I have rowed but 25 miles to-day, the wind having made 

 a most vigorous opposition to my progress; being dead ahead 

 aU the time excepting the last; few miles, when it was blowing 

 abeam. 



Bay "f Q.uint.c, Sept. 89, Monday.— At. 6 P. M. from my window I 

 saw the sun rise over the bay, an enchanting spectacle. Through 

 a glass we could see one of the wrecked schooners; she was lying 

 on a reef, broadside on, and turned out to be a large, fore and aft 

 vessel. Several other vessels took refuge in the harbor last night, 

 and lay at anchor, looking very much the Worse for their recent 

 experiences. The wind was now west and the day very fine, 

 though the waves were still bowling in across the mouth of the 

 bay; in so much that the men were afraid to go out in their 

 boats and sailing smacks to the wreck. 



We had a good breakfast of corn cake, and after having a lunch 

 put up I started off at 9 o'clock; after waiting an hour for the sea, 

 to moderate, having to cross the bay near its mouth. It was 6 

 miles to the "Carrying Place," or the "Outlet," as they call it 

 here, this taking me across the bay into another, which, except- 

 ing a narrow entrance, is quite land-locked; though I had to cross 

 a "traverse" two or three miles in width, exposed to the full 

 sweep of the lake. At the mouth of the first harbor I passed near 

 the wreck of one of my companions of last evening's adventures; 

 lying on her side while a wave now and then washed mercilessly 

 over her; the cargo of lumber floating for miles around. Of her 

 crew nothing could be seen, it was only too apparent that their last 

 struggle was over, and 1 felt doubly proud of my little craft which 

 bad carried her "captain and crew" through that black and raging 

 storm which had made of the huge schooner but a helpless wreck, 

 with sides stove, bulwarks gone, and er c w drowned. 



Owing to the high sea, that was running, I could not approach 

 near, but I afterward learned that her crew, seven in all, had 

 perished. Numberless gulls, great and small, had also taken 

 refuge in the place, the beaches in spots being thickly lined with 

 them; as they were very slow to move at my approach I concluded 

 that the storm had exhausted their strength as well. Any casual 

 observor could have told at once what had happened by looking 

 at the vessels; some dismantled, others looking as though they 

 had been on a prolonged spree; and not a few pumping water 

 over the side. It is quite a wonder where they al 1 came from so 

 quickly, as I had beheld none here yesterday save my unfortunate 

 companions mentioned above. The second schooner was wrecked 

 off tne point, having missed stays and been blown ashore. 



The water was very rough outside, but 1 was soon within the 

 second bay, and after avoiding a bad shoal I rowed through some 

 reed beds and landed on a sandy beach at the "Portage." Two 

 miles to the south is another large bay, called Wellcr's Lake, and 

 into this empties Consecon Lake; all being in the Province of 

 Prince Edward. On landing 1 looked up a man, a tanner by trade 

 and a first-rate young fellow, who had a buck board and a stout 

 litlle Canadian horse, to cart me across to the Bay of Quinte. one 

 mile. 1 occupied the time while be was catching his horse in 

 eating some magnificent, apples; and as I laid on the grassy bank 

 and looked over the broad bay to the watery expanse beyond, I 

 vowed that my last trip on these beautiful but treacherous waters 

 had been taken. This was my last view of this portion of Lake 

 Ontario. 



After a charming ride I launched my boat on the lovely shore of 

 the Bay of Quinte, and, waxing adieu to my teamster, rowed on, 

 regarding with decided feelings of relief the laud on all siriesi 

 The bay was here from half a mile to two miles wide, with wooded 

 shores and but a few farms on the hills round about. The bay is 

 about eighty miles long, but very tortuous, being full of islands; 

 while its estuaries extend in every direction. In fact, it closely 

 resembles a chain of great and small lakes; many rivers empty 

 into it, and the scenery is wild and romantic. I passed Trenton, 

 at the mouth of the river Trent, which comes in from the far 

 North. It is quite a large place, in a pretty spot at. the head of a 

 deep cove or bay. The wind was with me, a most unusual lux- 

 ury, and duly appreciated. 



Six miles beyond Trenton I dined in my boat, haU' a mile from 

 shore. A large steamer passed while I was eating, and also a 

 schooner or two beating to windward. Six miles further on I 

 passed Belleville, a place of 7,000 inhabitants, like Trenton on the 

 north shore. It possesses a fine harbor anad unlimited water 

 power from the river Moira, flowing also from the north. There 

 are many fine buildings, including a college, convent, etc. Vast 

 piles of lumber were stacked on the wharves, and it is apparently 

 a busy place. The bay near Belleville is but three-quarters of a 

 mile wide, but beyond it expands, and though broken by a large 

 island or two is ten miles across; though one could not see the 

 whole expanse owing to Big Island and others. The scenery here 

 was perfectly wild, rocky shores and dense shores on all sides of 

 the bay, resembling some far-off Northern lake. Two wrecks 

 were grounded on the narrow and rocky reef opposite the town, 

 and several flocks of ducks were feeding hereabouts. Salmon 

 River empties into Lhe, bay from the north. Twice I went a con- 

 siderable distance out of my course, as it was very difficult to 

 determine in which direction to steer. 



The evening was calm, the sunset grand, and the whole scene 

 thrilling; not a soul being in sight and not a sound to break the 

 silence. Just before dark, and on emerging from the wide water 

 to a narrow strait, I stopped at a log shanty near the shore, and 

 bought bread and milk of an old man, who also pointed out the 

 right direction; thence I made for a lighthouse three miles across 

 the bay, on its southern or Prince Edwards shore, the Bay of 

 Quinte separating this province from the rest of the Dominion. 

 The width here is not more than a mile and a half. From this 

 light I rowed along shore to another light house a few miles 

 beyond, and three miles from this the sound seemed to end at the 

 wrong place, as a wide, watery expanse to the N. E. could be seen; 

 this being a large bay formed by the Nepanee River. 



Though the moon was bright I could not determine my hearings, 

 and thus went two miles out of my proper course before realizing 

 that I was lost. The bay takes an abrupt turn to the south here 

 by a narrow channel, but it is impossible to trace the main shore 

 at night. I finally rowed in and coasted forhalf a mile along this, 

 channel, hut at the same time thought the shore an island. Beach- 

 ing my boat, 1 spread my tent on the ground under a thick copse 

 of cedars, and, after some bread and milk for supper, turned in to 

 sleep with a serenade from a screech owl by way of good night. I 

 bad rowed 86 miles with 1H miles portage. It is very wild and 

 lonely here, and one could imagine it to be the Adirondacks. 

 Looking over the water from the rocky shore in the brilliant 

 moonlight, the view was most enchanting. 



Bay of Quinte, Sept. SO, Tuesday.— A cold, frosty morning. I was 

 awakened during the night by a steamer or two passing, and on 

 hearing the splashing of the water along the shore I jumped up 

 quickly to see which way they were going, and so found that I 

 -was still on the correct course of the hay. This thought made the 

 remainder of the night pass more pleasantly, as I had been quite 

 worried and anxious about being off the track. I walked some 

 distance back into the country to a rise of ground, to try and find 

 a bouse and get some breakfast. Both of these were wanting, but 

 I saw, some distance to the north, the town of Deseronto, which I 

 had unconsciously passed during t he night. 



Returning to the boat I packed up and rowed off, at first through 

 some lily pads and reedB, my course being due south clown the 

 hay. After about li^ miles I sighted with joyacoey little farm 



house, most prettily situated In a grove of apple trees, whos« 

 branches, laden with red and golden fruit, fairjv trailed on the 

 ground. Here liv;d a Mrs,. Head, a kindly and hospitable soul, 

 who gave me several kinds of preserve, as well as ■> substantial 

 breakfast and a lunch to e.a.rr\ with mo. All the pretty bits of 

 china and a silver spoon were displayed on the table for my be- 

 hoof. The views from flic windows on all sides were: lovely, and 

 Mrs. Head's character seemed to harmonize with and partake 

 largely of the character of her surroundings, She ventured to 

 say that she had a wandering boy somewhere in the world, doubt- 

 less that accounted for the preserves, etc. 



The hay tends directly south for many miles beyond this place, 

 and the shores are perfectly wild and covered with tall pines, 

 balsams, cedars and white birch trees, being moreover billy and 

 precipitous. For long distances rocky precipices slope, into the 

 water from a great height, and many islands covered the water. 

 It was narrower here than ever before, at places but half a mile 

 across. Rowing about five miles I saw a steamer, which passed 

 near me, looking strangely civilized in such scenery; and shortly 

 after I came to a widened expanse where the hay sent, off arms in 

 every direction, and I was long puzzled to know which to follow, 

 not a house being in sight and no one around to give information. 

 Finally I ran up a largo secondary bay, three miles across, until 

 in sight of a town, which proved to be Picton; here the water 

 ended, the shores contracting gradually the further I went. The 

 scenery here was perfectly beautiful, and I can imagine no finer 

 locality in which to spend one's days, as fine views and plenty of 

 wa ter go. 



About a half mile from the town, which lies in a gap between 

 the bills, 1 went ashore in a little rocky cove, walked up to a large 

 bouse built in the old Southern style, with verandahs about it, 

 and found three ladies picking fruit in a garden. On inquiring 

 the course they directed me, adding also pears and grapes in 

 abundance and a tine cake. They bailed from the South and were 

 very hospitable people, living in one of the most attractive spots 

 I have ever seen. Embarking again I retraced my course, winding 

 around the shore, and then, having reached the point of diverg- 

 ence went east, after rowing in all live miles out of my course. 



The bay seemed to end several times, and was so narrow in 

 places that I feared I was wrong. While near the shore, on which 

 was a dense forest of birch and just; before passing the little vil- 

 lage of Adolphustown, I saw two eagles perched near me on an 

 overhanging branch and with a gun could have killed one or 

 both readily. There were but few ducks around to-day. When 

 turning east there came a strong head wind, which shifted to 

 south in the afternoon when it began to cloud up. It rained a 

 little in the morning at 10 o'clock, and appearances denoted a 

 heavy storm impending. At 1:30 I landed on a stony point to 

 dine on the north shore, where the. bay had become much wider. 

 While approaching the beach I observed a nice flock of killdeer 

 plover disporting themselves. Allowing the boat to run up on 

 them quietly, they did not flush up until within 10yds., and 1 

 could see every feather on them. Oh, for a gun! When I landed 

 and sat. down on a stone, they came all about me picking up the 

 crumbs, the tamest of tame birds. 



I rowed on at 3 P. M. down the bay, which was now five miles 

 across. About 4. P. M. the weather began to get blustery, and not 

 wishing to be caught out in the storm, I made for shore, landing 

 at a small pier. Putting my boat against the side of a house hard 

 by, I went to a little store a quarter of a mile distant and found 

 where to get a lodging. I walked three-fourths of a mile to a 

 very nice stone house where lived some English people named 

 Phippan, the old lady receiving mo gladly. Mr. Phippan has 300 

 acres overlooking the Bay of Quinte, with a cheese factory in ad- 

 dition; the house was most comfortable and they had "a good 

 piano. 1 lost a quarter of a day by the storm, making in all but 

 22 miles. 



Bay of Quinte, Oct. 1, Wednesday.— A fine breakfast dispatched. 

 Mrs. Phippan put up a substantial lunch. She was very motherly 

 and a good Christian woman, having said she "took a fancy to 

 me," I concluded that she had a stray lad too. All in all I had 

 the best of everything, and the good soul gave me some sound ad- 

 vice, ending by saying that though we might never meet again 

 in this world we would hi the next. 



After having inspected the cheese making, I put off at 8:30 with 

 a strong and exasperating bead wind, hugging the north shore as 

 much as possible to avoid it. which cost me two miles. Before 

 long 1 had passed Prince Edwards, where a gap of four miles ex- 

 tends from its western limit, to Amherst Island, and through 

 which could be seen once more the broad bosom of Lake Ontario. 

 This opening is called the Upper Gap. Amherst Isiand is 10 

 miles long, and then comes another gap called the Lower Gap, 

 fi miles across, between this island and Wolfe's Island. The latter 

 is very large, 20 miles long and 12 wide, filling up the entrance 

 into the St. Lawrence River. Opposite Amherst Island I passed 

 quite a deep arm of the bay and tnen struck out into the center 

 of it to the Sisters, a group of five small islands which are very 

 pretty and a considerable distance from the mainland. These 

 are opposite another large bay at the head of which is the town 

 of Collins, not however, visible on account of the bend in the 

 estuary. 



Just beyond the Sisters, I made for a wooded point, on the north 

 shore, and dined on a bank under t he. trees. Tne shore consisted 

 mostly of boulders and large rocks. The bay is 6 miles across 

 here, and one could see out on Lake Ontario through the Lower 

 Gap, where the sea and sky meet. Just inside the gap, several 

 miles from shore, is a narrow and dangerous reef in the shape of 

 aflat sandbank. This morning I passed some nice farms and 

 cosy farmhouses. My rowing had been steady, making at 1:«.'0, 

 when I stopped, 20 miles together. Through the Lower Gap the 

 Toronto and Montreal steamers pass, and while dining I could see 

 the smoke of an incoming vessel. The water is as clear as crystal 

 and one can discern objects to a great depth through it. The day 

 was beautiful, with a transparent atmosphere, and the sun felt 

 decidedly comfortable, t he air being cold. 



I started on at 3 P. M., aud following the shore suddenly came 

 on two huge granite buildings, one the Insane Asylum and the 

 other the Penitentiary, of Kingston. The city, % mile beyond, 

 stands guard at the gate of the Ttiousaud Islands. Kingston is in a 

 bay, formed by the Cataraqui River, which comes from a large 

 chain of lakes to the north. Stopping a moment to inquire my 

 course, but without leaving the boat, I rowed past the city front, 

 under the beetling summit of Fort Henry; between Cedar" Island, 

 on which is a Martello tower, and the main shore; and entered 

 the noble St. Lawrence River and the Lake of the Thousand 

 Islands. 



The fort opposite Kingston is the strongest in the Dominiou, 

 next to Halifax and Quebec, and looks well nigh impregnable. 

 The first settlement here was made in 1672, and known as Fort 

 Cararaqni, after which date it was destroyed by the French and 

 Indians; the whole locality, in fact, is full of historic interest. 

 Kingston has a fine appearance, commanding an extensive view, 

 and consists of many large buildings, conspicuous among them 

 being the market houses. It seems strange sudden!} to come on 

 such a large place, as the surrounding country did not betoken a 

 community of its size; bui having left Kingston behind the 

 islands, the woods began again, and there appeared no longer any 

 evidences of civilization. M. B. 



Philadelphia. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET-.The following persons 

 have been elected to membership: A. fl. Davis, T. F. Vbse, Mark 

 Leavenworth, Bridgeport, Conn.; F. H. BtUTit.t, Norwalk, Conn,; 

 E. S. Wheeler, Saugatuek, Conn.; Augvistin Munroe, Larchmont, 

 N. Y.; R. B.Burchard and Dr. Edwin Fowler, New York. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP, Eastern Division: Geo. F. Frizzell, 

 Massasoif C. C, Boston. Atlantic Division: Henry J. Winser, 

 Newark, N. J.; Frederic Ft. Kellogg, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Philip Hil- 

 debrandt, Hoboken, N. J. 



ORANGE C. C— The annual regatta of the club will bo held on 

 Aug. 80. 



As an evidence of the popularity of the famous St, Lawrence 

 River skiffs, it maybe stated that the compaisy that builds tin m, 



Adv. 



Canvas Canoes and how to Build Tltem. By Parker B. Field. 

 Price 50 cents. Canoe and Boat Building. By W. P. Stephens. 

 Price $1.50. Tlie Canoe Aurora. By C. A. Neide. Price $1. Canoe. 

 Handling. Bi/ C. B. Vau.r. Price $1. Canoe and Camera. By T. 

 S. Steele. Price 1.60. Four Months in a Sncakbox. By N. B. Bishop. 

 Price $1.50. Canoe and Camp Cookery. By " Seneca. " Price $1. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts and 

 Launches. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $8. Yachts, Boats and 

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