iVL4Y 14, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



829 



CARTRIDGE ANAIiYSIS. 

 Three Cartridges Taken at Bandom. 



Loading. 



BOTH BABEELS. 

 Foiv&er. 



Card over shot; twoft... 57 grs. 

 card, three B. E. -'2... 56 grs. 



card, three _ _ 

 wads over powder. 



(3... 57 grs. 



Shot. 



663 grs. 164 pellets, 

 661 grs. 164 pellets, 

 661 grs. 164 pellets, 



Average 57 grs. 662 grs. 164 pellets, 

 TEST AT 400 YARDS. 

 Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed SO-inch circle. 



RIGHT BARBEL LEFT BARREL. 



Patun-n. Penetration, a pellets. rattern. Penetration, s iielUts. 



1. 135 pellets. 39 sheets. 1. 92 pellets. 41 sheets. 



3. 116 pellets. 41 sheets. 3. 72 pellets. 37 sheets. 



3. 127 pellets. 38 sheets. 3. 8:,' pellets. 43 sheets. 



4. 116 pellets. 35 sheets. 4. 93 pellets. 39 sheets. 



5. 117 pellets. 37 sheets. 5. 104 pellets. 40 sheets. 



Av. 120 pellets. 38 sheets. Av. 88 pellets. 40 sheets. 



Tliree shots at 4-foot square; so-inoh Circle selected from 

 b&st pattern. 



EIGHT BARREL. LEET BARREL. 



1 134 pellets. 1 101 pellets. 



2 137 pellets. 3 96 pellets. 



3 128 pellets 3 109 pellets. 



Average 133 pellets. 



Average 103 pellets. 



TEST AT 60 YARDS. 



Five Shots ver Barrel from rest at nxed SO-inch Circle. 



RIGHT BAKE EL. LEFT BARREL. 



Pattern. I'enclrafion, i) pellets. Pattern. Penetration, a pe.Uel a. 



1. 40 pellets. IS sheets. 1. 39 pellets. 31 sheets. 



3. 34 pellets. 20 sheets. 3. -53 pellets. ..sheets. 



3. 38 pellets. S3 sheets. 3. 55 pellets. 34 sheets. 



4. 39 pellets. ...sheets. 4. 49 pellets. IS sheets. 



5. 35 pellets. 30 sheets. 5. 47 pellets. 31 sheets. 



Av. 37 pellets. 30 sheets. Av. 48 pellets. 31 sheets. 



Tliree shots at 4-foot square; SO-inoh Circle selected fiom 

 hest pattern. 



RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL. 



1 50 pellets. 1...... 58 pelltts. 



3 44 pellets. 3 63 pellets. 



3 43 pellets. 3 61 pellets. 



Average 46 pellets. 



Average fit pellets. 



GUNS OF SMALL BORE. 



MATOACA, Va.— In the issue, of A.pril 30, I read the 

 article by J. J. Meyrick, an ably written piece. As 

 I have told the Forust and Steea^m in years gone by I 

 have owned many guns, and used them too, of bores 

 from 10 to 20, barrels from 36in. to 4iJin. I have tested 

 all at target, but more on game, with the result of ending 

 with a 20-bore, which I have used a good deal, and con- 

 sider it for my use as good a shotgun as I wish. It is a 

 double barrel and a breechloader, with all the improve- 

 ments of nearly three years ago, straight grip stock, drop of 

 stock" 3|in., length of same 14i. Length of barrels 38in., 

 20 bore cylinder, 74lbs. weight, uses a sheU 3iVin. long, 

 swivels and sling strap, with bullet mould for solid round 

 ball to use with linen patch; barrels of finest quality stub 

 twist, made to order, cost |47. As to rifles I have adopted 

 a single shot Winchesier, Ulbs., .40-83 3G0. 



I always reload my own shells, hoth shot and rifle. 

 Only twice in two years did I use ball in the shotgun. 

 The first time it brought down a bull moose; and eight 

 months after a she-bear and cub, one ball each. 



Takmg all in all I believe a small bore will kill as far 

 and as many times as a large one, and that long barrels 

 for a shotgun are best for long ranges: of course I exclude 

 wing-shooting at short range. Before me is a single 

 barrel, muzzleloading, flint lock shotgun that I saw do 

 good service in the hands of an Indian, (cook for our 

 party), and which I bought as a relic. Has 39in. barrels. 

 For shooting it holds its own with coarse shot. The first 

 time I shot it, I missed, as it went ofl" so slow, that at the 

 flash in the pan I lowered the muzzle. 



Beya_n THE Still-Huntee. 



MARTIN'S POINT GUN CLUB. 



THIS is one of the new clubs in Currituck Sound, 

 having been formed by some of Norfolk's best citi- 

 zens, with some of their friends in the North, about one 

 year ago. The club house at present is not as large and 

 comfortable as we would like, so the club has decided to 

 increase its membership. A certain portion— §8,000— 

 from the sale of shares, which will be only $5 each, goes 

 to build a new club house. With our present outfit and 

 privileges, we will then have the best club in Currituck 

 Sound, which, considering the price of shares in the dif- 

 ferent clubs— $25 to $35 each— is very reasonable. 



The club owns its shooting grounds, club house, boats, 

 decoys, etc., and wiU be about two hours from Norfolk 

 when the new railroad, now talked of, is completed. The 

 steamer, running to the Sound three times each week, 

 stops in two miles of our club house; or it is a pleasant 

 drive of two and a half hours from the Princess Anne 

 Hotel, Virginia Beach, Va. 



I will give the names of some of its charter members, 

 so that any gentlemen desiring to join a club of this sort 

 may know who they are associating themselves with: 

 Judge Theo. S. Garnett, Captain E. V. White, Mr. M. L. 

 T. Davis, llr. Luther Sheldon, Captain Geo. W. Tavlor. 

 Norfolk, Va.; Mr. T. J. Hay ward, Mr. E. L. Bartlett, 

 Baltimore, Md.; Mr. O. H. Wilbur, Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 Dr. Edward Bradley, Mr. Arthur Sullivan, Captain H. 

 G. H. Tarr, New York. 



I also give some bags of birds made by members when 

 I happened to be along, which I know have not been 

 beaten in the United States for many years: 



April 23, 1890— Captain Geo. W. Taylor, Wm. Camp, 

 R. C. Byrd and J. B. White, all of Norfolk, shot 370 win- 

 ter yellowlegs and graybacks (or dowitchers) in one day 

 over decoys. 



Aug. 4, 1890— Messrs. T. J. Hayward, E. L. Bartlett, H. 

 P. Lucas of Baltimore; Wm. ParmiU, J. B. White, Geo. 

 W. Taylor, Norfolk, shot 840 yellowlegs, graybacks and 

 plover in one day. 



Mr. A. B. Simmons, 49 Wall street. New York, shot 

 1,500 of the same kind of birds in 13 days — Sept. 3 to 15, 

 1890. 



Sept, 21, 1890-Messrs. T. J. Hayward, E, L. Bartlett 

 and H. P. Lucas, Baltimore; T. S. Garnett, Worthy Smith 



and J. B, White, Norfolk, shot 1,460 yellowlegs, gray- 

 backs, plover and English snipe in one and a half days' 

 shooting. 



Oct, 20. 1890— Lieut. W. T, Burwell, Dr. Rodgers, John 

 R. Todd and J. B. White, of Norfolk, bagged 450 of the 

 same kind of birds in less that a half day's shooting. 



March 2, 1891 — The keeper, who was ordered to exercise 

 our live decoys, killed 24 geese, 8 canvasbacks, 7 wid- 

 geon, 8 sprigtails and 1 swan. 



March 16, 1891— Lieut. W. T. Burwell, Capt. Geo. W, 

 Taylor and J. B. White bagged 31 swans, 12 geese, 18 

 ducks and 20 bay snipe. 



We have good shooting at bii'ds in season eleven months 

 in the year. Any further information desired may be 

 had by a'ldressing Mr. Wm. Camp, secretary, Martin's 

 Point Gun Club, Virginia Club, Norfolk, Va., or J. B 

 White, Norfolk, Ya. 



A HAIL FROM THE FRONTIER. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The past winter has been the mildest knowm in this 

 country for many years. Game of all kinds has wintered 

 finely, and the customary butchery of the deer in mid- 

 winter was rendered impossible during the past winter 

 by the lack rf snow. All this is very encouraging after 

 the terrible slaughter of two years ago, which for a time 

 bid fair to annihilate all the deer in our hills. 



When the time comes for the true sportsmen of the 

 East to visit our mountain region they will find a rich 

 harvest awaiting them. Deer of two kinds, grouse of 

 three kinds, while hares and the predatory "varmints," 

 together with a small world of brook and lake trout, 

 oft'er sport to those who truly love the wilderness, not to 

 be despised. 



The true sportsman is always welcome on the frontier. 

 The game butcher and the would-be aristocrat we have 

 no use for. For my own part, as age is creeping on, and 

 I find myself less and less inclined or able to climb far 

 above my cabin, I feel like sharing more liberally these 

 splendid opportunities with true men from further east, 

 to whom such sport would be a godsend. It is amusing 

 to us people here to read of the continuous fight between 

 the sportsmen in the Adirondacks and in Maine, and the 

 mofquitoes and black flies. While we, of course, have 

 some few mosquitoes in the mountains, black flies I have 

 never seen, nor hare I seen or heard of any preparation 

 in the shape of ointment or salve to ward off the attacks 

 of insects ever used in this country. 



It is the -very finest country for the summer and fall 

 camper I have ever found. Cyclones and the terrible 

 thunder storms common to the Eastern States are here 

 unkno-wn. 



Together with all other true sportsmen, we here on the 

 frontier rejoice over the practical extension of the great 

 Yellowstone National Park, and feel like commending 

 heartily, each and every one (the editor of our own loved 

 Fokest ajsd Stbeaii not neglected in the list), who has 

 labored for its preservation. May success the most com- 

 plete attend their efforts to preserve it from vandal 

 hands. Orin Belknap. 



Chewelah, Washington. 



IN THE FORTIES. 



SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 1. — Reading an article 

 which was copied from your paper, of one solitary 

 goose in Illinois, carries my mind back to my boyhood 

 days. I lived on a farm sixteen miles west of Chicago, in 

 Du Page county, during the 403. The wild ducks were 

 so plentiful that they used to come and feed with our 

 tame ducks in our barnyard, and many are the times that 

 I kiUed them there. 



Geese were very numerous in the fall of the year, so 

 much so that we had to drive them out of the cornfields. 



The prairie chickens were so plentiful that I could take 

 an old United States musket that had done service at 

 New Orleans and go out any forenoon and kill all I could 

 carry home. In two hours' time, by going up and down 

 the creek, I could kill all the ducks that I could carry 

 home. It was a perfect paradise for the hunter. 



I left Illinois m 1850, and so, of course, have lost the 

 run of hunting grounds; but our country is still a good 

 country for sport. In fact, on our large wheat farms we 

 have to hire men in the fall of the year to protect the 

 wheat. The farmer furnishes the hunter with the latest 

 repeating rifle, ammunition and hor.se, and pays hiin $50 

 a month and his board, just to scare the geese awky. 

 Along the banks of rivers and the edges of our rule lands, 

 in the fall and winter, the farmers hang out lanterns all 

 over their fields to keep the ducks from destroying the 

 ":rain. 



California is still a hunter's paradise, but as the coun- 

 try is more thickly settled it naturally will drive the 

 game out. A Faeimer Boy of the 40s. 



OREGON ASSOCIATION. 



PORTLAND, Oregon, May d.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: There was lately organized in this citv the 

 Oregon Fish and Game Protective Association, the present 

 officers of which are: Pres., S. H. Greene; Vice Pres., C. 

 E. Hughes; Sec'y, J. R. Bowles; Trea,s , E. House; Game 

 Warden, T. D. Honey man; Council, Wm. T. Muir; Cor. 

 Sec'y, T. G. Farrell. Although social intercourse among 

 its members and the promotion of sportsmanship will be 

 objects of the organization, the protection of our game 

 fish, animals, and birds will be its chief aim. Corres- 

 pondence will be maintained with sportsmen throughout 

 the Northwest, and when cases of game law violation are 

 reported to our secretary he will write to the offender 

 informing him that his actions are known and requesting 

 that he desist from such practices. Should he fail to 

 heed the letter of warning, correspondence will be opened 

 between the association and the prosecuting attorney, 

 and sheriff of the county in which the offense was com- 

 mitted, -with the object of securing the arrest and con- 

 viction of the guilty party. Trap-shooting will be a 

 feature of the organization and we already have a good 

 team of saucer smashers. We think that in many 

 instances we will be able to put a stop to the open viola- 

 tion of our good game laws. Thos. G. Faerell, 



Kansas.— Ottawa, Kansas, May 7. — The hunting sea- 

 son in this part of the country is now over, and the 

 sportsmen of this vicinity are putting in a good deal of 

 their spare time in fishing for croppies. A considerable 



number of these fish and some black bass have been caught 

 in this river, but the streams have been kept high and 

 muddy by the frequent storms, and this delays the season 

 a great deal. Our last storm was the worst hailstorm we 

 have had for a long time, and I am afraid it was disas- 

 trous to the quail. The hailstones were not extraordinarily 

 large, but a great quantity of them fell, breaking window 

 1 glass and killing young chickens, so I infer they would 

 destroy birds' eggs and young. However, as the nesting 

 season has not far advanced, we may have a good num- 

 ber of quail nest fall after all. Plover are thick here 

 now, and there are some ducks too, but I do not hear of 

 any being LiUed. A great many were slaughtered at this 

 time last year, but the weather has interfered in their 

 favor this time. — F. B. 



Currituck Bay Birds,- Norfolk, Va., May 4.— We 

 have not done as much bay bird shooting this spring as 

 usual, and I hope we shall soon see the day when there 

 will not be a gun fii'ed at them on their way to the nest- 

 ing ground. As we have written you before, our shoot- 

 ing in July, August, September, October and November 

 is no doubt the very best in the United States. The birds 

 are young, tender and very fat then, and feeding as they 

 do in fresh-water ponds the flavor is delicious. In the 

 spring they come from oyster beds in the South and are 

 strong, and the lai'ge birds, such as curlew and willets, 

 are fishy.— J. B. White. 



Possession of Venison in Close Season.— Judge 

 Desnoyers rendered his decision yesterday in the case of 

 the Fish and Game Club vs. the Hon. George Drummond, 

 for having had in his possession three deer carcasses dur- 

 ing the prohibited season. Mr. D. T. Irish, of the Canadian 

 Express Company, was also charged with having trans- 

 ported the game to Montreal. As it was proved that the 

 deer had been killed during the open season both were 

 discharged and the society was ordered to pay the costs. 

 — Montreal Gazette. 



Sabbath— Ducks— DucKEEs.— To-day is the Sabbath. 

 Without entering into the ethics of the Sunday question 

 we may remark that there are probably two hunters 

 afield along the Mississippi to-day to every duck, — 

 Davenport (la.) Sunday Democrat. 



"That reminds me.'' 



CLA-PTAIN P. and Charlie C. have a valued friend, 

 who, though passionately fond of outdoor life and. 

 sports, has not so many opportunities of indulging this 

 passion as they ; but good fellows that they are, they wiU 

 occasionally plan a deer hunt, a duck shoot or a shoot 

 of some kind for his particular pleasure and benefit. 

 This time it was a partridge shoot in the vicinity of Pike 

 Lake, but unfortunately the weather had turned hot and 

 partridge (grouse if you Avill) would not be treed even by 

 a dog: so that although both the -'good fellows" had a 

 little show of game the "valued friend" had to take his 

 buggy for home with an empty bag. It happened, how- 

 ever, as they were jogging along homeward, that they 

 treed a partridge, and that partridge-like it sat stock-still, 

 dumbfounded no doubt at the good nature of the party 

 under such humiliating circumstances. Now, all saw 

 the bird except the "valued friend," and both the "good 

 fellows'" swore that he and he alone should shoot it. So 

 they hustled him out of his buggy with his gun, and 

 pointing to the tree, said: -'There he is; there!" 

 "Where?" said the friend, "I can't see him!" "There!" 

 said Charlie C, "don't you see?" "No, I don't see," said 

 the friend, and offering the gun to Charlie, "You shoot." 

 "No I won't; you shall shoot him, there!" pointing again. 

 "Well, Charlie," said the friend, after looking all around 

 the bird without being able to spot him, "won't you take ' 

 aim and let me pull the trigger?" Berlin. 



"Say, boys, did you ever hear the story they tell on W.?"' 

 "No". What is it?" 



"Well, two years ago three gunners were after ducks 

 at G. It was late in the season, and ducks were flying so 

 high that it was almost impossible to get enough to keep 

 the table supplied. One day W. proposed a bet that he 

 would kill on the following day more ducks than M. 

 and S, together. He was promptly taken up. Now, W. 

 had procm-ed a supjjly of buckshot cartridges, and after 

 filling his belt with them he retired, trusting to luck and 

 buckshot to win his bet. As soon as M. and S. were sure 

 he was aslee}) they proceeded to remove the shot from all 

 the aforesaid shells, fill them up with bread, wad them, 

 and replace them in the belt. 



"The next day W. took a stand in some tall grass a few 

 yards from a big slough, on the opposite side of which M. 

 and S, were akeady concealed. Soon a small flock of 

 redheads came sailing along over W.'s head, away out of 

 range, but that made no difference to him, he was out to 

 win that bet, so he blazed away with both barrels at the 

 specks in the sky, while M. and S. on the other side rolled 

 around in the grass and moaned. But great was their 

 surprise, when they sat up to shake hands over theii- bet- 

 your-life-sure- wager, to see the whole flock dropping in 

 the grass around W., and he thrashing around as if he had 

 seen snakes. As it was too near dark for M. and S. to go 

 around the slough to where W. was, to see what was the 

 matter, they went to camp to await his return. Pretty 

 soon along he came loaded down with ducks and easily 

 won his bet." 



"Yes, that is all right about the bet, but why don't you 

 tell us how he got those ducks?'' 



"Oh, that is easily enough explained. When W. would 

 fire a couple of shots at the ducks they would come down 

 after the bread and he would knock them over with the 

 butt of his gun." G. W. 



St. Louis, Mo. 



The QuackenbusTi air gun, advertised in another column, is a 

 valuable and handy little weapon. It is made in a naif dozen dif- 

 ferent styles to shoot darts, slugs or shot. One style is a combi- 

 nation fire ai-m and air gun in one, shooting either a .23 cartrido-e 

 or darts or slugs. Anotlier style is a magazine shot air gun. hold- 

 ing twenty sbot. These gtms have been made for a number of 

 years by H. M. Quackenbush at Herkimer, N. Y., from whom cir- 

 culars with full Information can be obtained. — ^Idj). 



A Keah-bt Club Phopeety.— Thirty miles from New York. 

 Good trout fishing; excellent quail, ruiled grouse and woodcock 

 shooting. Club house built and furnished. A few vacancies only. 

 Address C, E. Sargeant, Treasurer, 241 Broadway, N. Y.—Adv 



