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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 10, 1890. 



SHOT COUNT AND WEIGHT. 



No. 7 Shot 



Charge 

 No. 1. 



Charge 

 No. 2. 



Charge 

 No. 3. 



Charoe 

 No. 4. 



Charge 

 No. 5. 



Charge 

 No. C. 



Charge 

 No. 7. 



Charge 

 No. 8, 



Charge 

 No. 9. 



Charge 

 No. 10. 



i 



AVERAGE. 



Three Charges 

 100 pellets each. 



pi 



OH 



eight 

 ■ains. 



ount 

 llets. 



eight 

 ■ains. 



ount 

 llets. 



eight 

 ains. 



ount 

 llets. 



'5 ~ 



ount 

 llets. 



eight 

 ains. 



S-g 



eight 

 ains. 



c 5 



eight 

 ains. 



rant 

 llets. 



Weight 

 grains. 



«! 



43 . 



'3£ 



mnt 

 lets. 



- 1 - ■ 



"5 p 



mnt 

 lets. 



il 



Ip 

 '5 '5 



"E'3 



CD H 



a? 





° a 



b Si 



o s 



Pi 



,- 7 



p( 



k 



y p- 





^ ft 



r 



6% 



> P 



°S 



> : j 



> : ji 





Oft 





°ft 



15 



"ft 









'S'eS 



^ So 



"5 



AMERICAN CHILLED. 























































Colwell Lead Company.. \ 

 New York. 1 



352 



563 



361 



578 



356 



572 



349 



577 



354 



m 



3 or. 



584 



367 



587 



34 7 



575 



368 



577 



363 



580 



358 



576 



- lu - L 72 







1593^ 







160 



160 



Leroy Shot Company \ 



New York. I 



364 



580 



361 



578 



359 



572 



358 



578 



360 



575 



:u;2 



578 



363 



577 



300 



576 



35 7 



571 



361 



577 



360 



576 



160 



160)4 



159 



159)4 



St. Louis Shot Tower Co. J 

 St. Louis, Mo. 1 



?,"!9 



580 



385 



587 



394 



COS 



384 



589 



385 



588 



383 



592 



378 



576 



387 



589 



382 



582 



379 



580 



384 



587 



153 



154 



152 



168 



Thos. W. Sparks t 



Philadelphia, Pa! * 



389 



588 



3T7 



569 



390 



589 



380 



672 



378 



574 



898 



594 



384 



581 



383 



577 



381 



576 



379 



575 



384 



579 



152^ 



149 



151 



151 



Collier Shot Tower Co. . . J 

 St. Louis, Mo. 1 



396 



595 



401 



602 



409 



611 



398 



597 



389 



586 



402 



609 



405 



606 



399 



611] 



404 



602 



405 



613 



401 



602 



149 



150 



15(% 



149^ 



Tatham & Bros J 



New York. 1 



400 



549 



403 



551 



399 



549 



404 



564 



400 



5.5J) 



403 



552 



403 



540 



402 



"CO 



000 



406 



556 



404 



554 



402 



552 



137J4 



137 





137 



Selby Lead Company J 



San Francisco, Cal. ' 



433 



574 



430 



570 



4 3 1 



567 



431 



574 



1 36 



577 



430 



575 



424 



r,m 



430 



571 



439 



574 



437 



:")74 



430 



572 



132 



133)6 



133)4 



1S3 



Bailey. Farrell & Co 1 



431 





448 





433 





433 





432 





432 





424 





433 





428 





429 





432 













Pittsburgh, Pa. ! 





586 





600 





588 





587 



587 



584 



573 



590 



583 



no 9 



587 



137 



136)4 



134J4 



136 



Merchant's Shot Tower J 

 Co., Baltimore, Md. ( 



433 



610 



441 



612 



425 



596 



42 7 



598 



433 



COi; 



432 



61 18 



433 



612 



430 



602 



442 



617 



440 



619 



434 





142 



141 



141)4 



141)4 



Chicago, 111. ( 



447 



594 



440 



587 



450 



595 



456 



601 



445 



596 



450 



601 



454 



604 



454 



604 



448 



593 



426 



565 



447 



594 



133 



133 



135 



133)4 



Cincinnati Shot Works. . 1 

 Cincinnati, 0. 1 



458 



582 



465 



587 



160 



587 



450 



573 



455 



578 



402 



586 



454 



579 



453 



577 



445 



567 



456 



577 



456 



579 



12*% 



127 



126J4 



127 



Chicago Shot Tower Co.. J 

 Chicago, 111. 1 



455 



576 



457 



580 



455 



578 



471 



596 



4 67 



592 



402 



591 



463 



588 



464 



586 



4 70 



588 



458 



583 



462 



586 



127 



124^ 



123)4 



125 



Jas. Robertson & Co 1 

 Baltimore, Md. ! 



495 



578 



489 



580 



400 



587 



495 



587 



1 86 



575 



495 



587 



500 



588 



501 



593 



195 



586 



491 



584 



493 



585 



118 



118 



119^ 



118)4 



AMERICAN SOFT. 



































Averages 





418 



583 









140)4 



















































North Western Shot Co. J 

 Omaha, Neb. 1 



380 



588 



390 



ono 



381 



593 



384 



591 



395 



601 



388 



m 



391 



592 



383 



586 



390 



592 



389 



592 



387 



573 



151^ 



155 



154 



153M 



ENGLISH CHILLED. 



Newcastle Shot I 



England. 1 



463 



580 





593 



457 



573 



469 



585 



459 





478 



590 



462 



576 



461 



5771 



467 



583 



458 



568 



464 



5 79 



123 



125 



124 



124 



Abbey Shot ( 



England. ( 



454 | 



569 



462 



581 



470 



588 



4 75 



502| 



473 



590 



476 



595 



400 



686 



404 



583| 



464 



576 



4 74 



588 



468 



584 



126 



125 



124 



125 



SHOT COUNT AND WEIGHT. 



THE table of No. 7 shot in our series of examinations 

 of the leading brands of shot now on the market is 

 presented in this number. The same explanations aoply 

 to these figures as were given with the other sizes. Each 

 company was invited to use an American Shooting Asso- 

 ciation standard measure of l^oz. shot in filling each of 

 ten vials of the five sizes of shot under examination, 

 dust as the charges came they were counted and weighed, 

 and every result is given, together with an average for 

 each company. Then to bring all to an even basis of 

 comparison a count of 100 pellets was thrice repeated and 

 thus a new weight figure secured. The Omaha Company, 

 making no chilled shot, has been represented by a run of 

 soft shot, and to secure a transatlantic comparison, shot 

 was secured from two of the largest English towers. 



The extensive use made of this size shot well make the 

 table particularly interesting to a broad circle of shooters. 

 The largest size shot of this number, it will be seen 

 comes from the Colwell Lead Co. of this city, though the 

 Leroy Co. is a close follower. The other extreme on the 

 list is occupied by the Robertson shot house, of Balti- 

 more, and the Selby Co. of San Francisco most nearly 

 strikes the average. The difference of the smallest above 

 the largest sized still holds over 30 per cent., as has been 

 the case in each number so far considered. The English 

 shot keep well up the list above the average of the 

 American shot, and the two English companies get very 

 close into line on this size shot. This is the more marked 

 m view of their wide divergence in some of the higher 

 numbered shot. There would seem to be as much or even 

 more need of a revision of English shot screens, than for 

 a similar service on this side the water. The same gen- 

 eral praise must be given this as the other shot sent by 

 the contributing companies for the appearance and even 

 run of the product of each works, bright, even shot was 

 the rule, with dumb-bells and pear-shaped pellets few in 

 number. 



With this table before him, the sportsman can buy his 

 shot supply intelligently. He may also verify his bag- 

 labels by a short test with the balance and a count. He 

 will know that a reliance upon mere numbers may lead 

 him astray as to the quantity of his charge over 30 per 

 cent., and may gauge his charge as to quantity and 

 weight m proportion to the powder used. 



A CAMP BED. 



A FTER many years of camping, both for business and 

 -TX pleasure. I have found that the traditional "saddle 

 blanket, or pair of double blankets, with an arm for a 

 pillow, are not sufficient for the average camper not 

 used to hard life, or even for those used to it, if violent 

 exercise is required. 



My latest device, suitable for all service, has been made 

 up as follows: A mattress body, made up of a piece of 



'ban- boiler felting," £ to fin. thick, 6ft. long and 2ft. 

 wide, care being taken to procure felting not odorous 

 with common glue, or else the odor is very lasting. This 

 is cased m ticking of good quality, to prevent any stiff 

 hair from working through, tied 5in. apart, mattress 

 fashion, and inclosed in removable slip and washable 

 calico. 



If preferred the mattress can be made in two parts 3 to 

 d£tt. long, as it is the shoulders and hips that require 

 protection, and one piece will answer when portability is 

 an object, or a friend can be accommodated. The lengths 

 of mattresses, of course, are to be proportioned to the 

 persons using them, but don't get them too wide, and 



more, I do not advise double widths, as usually a person 

 is more comfortable sleeping alone, while two mattresses 

 can be joined if desired. A pair of narrow, long, double 

 blankets and a small thin pillow complete the bed proper. 



Some way my ears could never be induced to fit prop- 

 erly in the seat of a saddle or the inequalities of a folded 

 overcoat, and a sunburned neck does not rest comfortably 

 in a coil of rope or block of wood, as I have used and 

 seen used on many occasions. 



Next have made, or rather have it made first, as it is 

 indispensable, a sheet 74- to 8ft. square of light waterproof 

 duck, the same as is used in the best canvas hunting suits, 

 and also a sack of the same material 18in. long and 12in. 

 wide, the latter to act as a receptacle for extra clothing, 

 toilet articles and the et ceteras always requisite, to be 

 used as a supplemental pillow also. 



In packing the articles the canvas is spread out and mat- 

 tress thrown in the middle, blanket folded in quarters 

 and placed at head of mattress, with pillow and sack on 

 top. Then fold canvas sheet carefully and roll the pack- 

 age, commencing at head, into as neat and compact a 

 bundle as possible, securing it with two straps; made up in 

 shawl-strap manner. A light dog chain around the whole, 

 with padlock, passes it as checkable baggage on all rail- 

 roads with which I have had dealings. 



Thus you have all your belonging in one bulk, free 

 from rain, mud, dust and burrs, and ready for boat, 

 wagon or pack, excellent as a substitute for a stool, and 

 with partial opening of the roll it gives a comfortable 

 place for a siesta. At night place the mattress near one 

 edge of the canvas, so the loose part can be drawn over 

 in case it is needed to keep off dew, rain or wind, for it 

 will have to rain very hard indeed to ran the sleeper out, 

 if a slightly elevated place for a bed has been chosen, so 

 water will not run under it, and the canvas is properly 

 tucked at foot and side. 



Give your bedding all the air and sunshine possible , 

 and if you are in a section where ticks, redbugs or other 

 pests of a biting nature abound, sprinkle a small quantity 

 of insect powder over your bedding when rolling it, and 

 you will not be troubled at night. 



Of the many uses that can be made of the canvas 

 sheets it is needless to speak, as they will at once be 

 apparent, so I will finish with one word of advice: As 

 you have a place for all your tricks and traps, keep them 

 in it and don't disturb your mates by always looking for 

 something. j, y. 



Texas. 



South Dakota. — Britton.— We are situated in the 

 northeast corner of the State, in the county of Marshall, 

 and adjoining the military and Indian reservations of the 

 Sisseton tribe, of the Sioux nation. This is a vast tract of 

 beautiful land, and is filled with numerous fresh- water 

 lakes, which are nearly all stocked with pickerel and 

 what I think are yellow perch. These lakes are very 

 popular with the people of this vicinity as camping 

 places, and as the country has only been settled five or 

 six years they still afford abundant fishing. In the 

 spring and fall these lakes and marshes are covered with 

 ducks and geese, which means good shooting. The hills 

 and valleys are full of grouse and plover. Altogether 

 we live adjoining a hunter's paradise. We should be 

 pleased to welcome any of our sporting brethren who 

 should "be moved" to visit our city, and will promise 

 them a royal good time in September.— Rix. 



A Book About Indians— The Fobest and Stream will mail 

 tree on application a descriptive circular of Mr. Grinnell's book 

 Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales," givinsc a table of contents 

 and specimen illustrations from the volume.— Adv. 



MORE PARROT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



For our delectation "J. V. B." and "Tarpon" have 

 served parrot stewed and parrot pot-pie, and with your 

 permission I will add a roast. 



Away back in the forties it was my good fortune to ac- 

 company a "picnic" excursion managed by "Uncle 

 Sam " to Mexico. This ' ' picnic " is recorded in history 

 as the ' ' Mexican War. " Our jolly excursionists left Vera 

 Cruz one morning for a visit to the Capitol City, arriving 

 that afternoon at the river Don Juan, where we camped 

 for the night. After slaking the raging thirst that had 

 possessed me several hours, I lay down beneath a tree in 

 the grove that skirted the river, with my knapsack for a 

 pillow. I was scarcely settled for a good rest when a 

 parrot with labored flight crossed the stream and alighted 

 on a limb above me. It instantly occurred to me that the 

 bird would be an acceptable addition to the bill of fare 

 for supper. To think was to act, and ere the bird had 

 time fairly to scan the intruder of his haunts, he came 

 to the ground minus his head. I soon had him plucked 

 and could but admire his plump form, and my mouth 

 watered at the thought of "quail on toast," as it were, 

 for the menu regularly served consisted principally of 

 bean soup, wormy side bacon and mouldy hardtack. 

 Now, whether it was because I am more selfish than the 

 average man, or the demoralizing influence of surround- 

 ings was to blame, I let others judge; but I candidly con- 

 fess, that instead of taking my prize to the camp-fire, 

 where the company cook was making coffee, where per- 

 haps I would be asked to share the bird with others, I 

 sneaked off to a thick covert to banquet alone. I found 

 plenty of dry twigs and limbs handy, and with whit- 

 tlings, a bit of cotton from the lining of my cap, powder 

 from a cartridge and the flintlock of my musket, I soon 

 had a good fire, and spitting the bird with the ramrod 

 I did him to a turn, and until reading the article by 

 "J. V. B.'-' remembered it as a rare tid-bit. After read- 

 ing said article I reflected that perhaps my appreciation 

 was enhanced by the sauce of hunger; but since the 

 hearty indorsement of the pot-pie by "Tarpon," I am 

 again loyal to the old time predilection, and asseverate 

 that the parrot is worthy to be classed with game birds. 



Hunter. 



TOOT AND THE BIG BUCK. 



HERE is a good story told by the veteran Judge Por- 

 ter in a letter to Dr. E. Sterling, of Cleveland. 

 Judge Porter writes from Toledo: In those days of 1836 

 you remind me of, deer and turkeys were abundant in 

 the limits of the city; wolves also were plenty, with 

 occasionally a bear. Otter were often found in the 

 vicinity. Ruffed grouse, prairie chicken and quail were 

 as common and numerous as the imported sparrow in 

 your public square in Cleveland. As for fish, there was 

 no end to them; they were as numerous as the hosts of 

 the Philistines encompassed against the armies of Israel, 

 and some of them would bear comparison with that re- 

 doubtable chief who was slain with a stone from David's 

 sling — the Esox nobilior and the Acipenser rubicandus 

 — marvels in size, the former turning the scales at 601bs. 

 and the latter over 100. 



In the early days about here the man that carried a 

 shotgun was looked upon as rather a low down pot-hunter. 

 The first double-barreled shotgun I remember to have 

 seen here was brought by a man by the name of Goodsell, 

 in 1835. He brought with him a small black and tan fox- 

 hound he called Toot. In mentioning this I am reminded 

 of a most singular incident in deer hunting. Gocdsell, 



