Jan. 28, 1892. j 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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"Oh! but you know I was asking what was good for 

 fleas, not what would kill them ! " 



Then Billy emerges from behind the clock, and on the 

 erstwhile silent air there falls a general sound of coarse, 

 harsh laughter. 



"Another victim," everybody says. 



"Gentlemen," says Mr. Waters,' "I — I — what'll you 

 have?" 



I wouldn't say a word about this if I thought any of 

 the boys on the bench or trial circuit would read it, and 

 so learn how Mr. Waters prescribed for fleas on a dog; 

 but probably they won't see it, and on this basis the 

 story is too good to keep. It only remains to be said 

 that over 150 victims have this winter been "landed" on 

 this simple scheme, including City Prosecutor Douglas, 

 son of the renowned Stephen A. Douglas, and also a 

 number of other prominent lawyers, with any number 

 of business men, newspaper men, and others who ought 

 to know better. 



"Well, you got me buncoed, did you?" said Mr. Waters 

 in private after this incident. "Now, do you know what 

 I think? I think these shooters are a lot tougher sort 

 than the dog men." 



We are not yet in receipt here of any advices as to the 

 whereabouts 6f Capt. Brewer, who is alleged to have 

 started West. We don't believe he ever started West, or 

 ever wanted to shoot a race with Charlie Budd or Geo. 

 Kleinman, or anybody else. We have lost confidence in 

 Capt. Brewer. There's a name that's never spoken, and 

 a picture that is turned toward the wall. On the back 

 of the picture we have pasted, "Lost— J. L. B." 



E. Hough. 



THE BLUE PARTRIDGE OF ARIZONA. 



THERE is lying before me as I write one of the blue 

 partridges of Arizona and Mexico — a Quaker 

 dressed bird, and his slate colored plumage on the breast 

 is marked with brown and black. Each breast feather is 

 perfectly rounded and margined with a delicate line of 

 black, while through the center is a lance-shaped pen- 

 ciling of brown. The feathers on the wing coverts* are 

 elongated and tipped with white. The back is metallic 

 gray and a plume of white on its head completes its 

 dainty adornment. 



In size it is a little larger than the Virginia quail, its 

 tail a little longer, and its legs and feet are black. 



Its scientific name is Callipepla squamata, and por- 

 traits with most charming descriptions of its habitat and 

 manners can be found in Cassin's "Birds of California 

 and Texas." 



It may be wondered where this rare and beautiful bird 

 was obtained. Right at our doors. Washington Market 

 is full of them at $2.50 a dozen. A carload of them ar- 

 rived a few days since and in a few days the Chinese and 

 other cheap restaurants will be consuming the last of 

 these half frozen and travel-stained birds, most of which 

 arrived in poor condition. 



Nothing better illustrates the consuming vortex of the 

 New York markets. They drain the forests of Maine, 

 the mountains of Wyoming, the plains of the Rio Grande 

 and the waters of Florida. Nothing that is rare and 

 beautiful will escape the ruthlesmess of the game catcher 

 when he is paid by the wealthy and inconsiderate of the 

 great cities. 



It is the cities of the seaboard that are destroying the 

 conspicuous birds of the country. Particularly is it so 

 with Jersey City, whose cold storage warehouses furnish 

 quail, partridge, pinnated grouse, venison and ante- 

 lope during all seasons of the year to outgoing ocean 

 steamers. Commission merchants doing business in New 

 York do not keep their unlawful game in New York, 

 where they would be liable to punishment, but store it in 

 Jersey City and distribute it from there. 



It is strange that there is not educated sentiment 

 enough in that State to stop this practice. 



Charles E. Whitehead. 



THE CONNECTICUT LAKES. 



LANCASTER, N. H., Jan. 18.— Those of your readers 

 who are acquainted with the Connecticut Lakes, and 

 the "region round about" will doubtless be glad to learn 

 that the hotel at First Lake, the camps at Second and 

 Third Lakes, and every thing pertaining thereto as 

 regards hunting and fishing, have been leased for a term 

 of years by Orville C. Bumford, of Colebrook. To those 

 who stopped at the Lake Housed First Lake, for the five 

 seasons prior to 1890, Mr. Bumford needs no introduction, 

 he being at that time manager of the Lake House for the 

 Connecticut River Lumber Co., and he was the right man 

 for the place in every way. Under his direction the 

 house was thoroughly remodeled, every thing being done 

 with a view to the comfort of his guests, and that his 

 efforts were appreciated is jevident by the large increase 

 in patronage, and now that he has secured both First and 

 Second Lakes he virtually controls nearlv all the hunting 

 and fishing territory in Northern New Hampshire. The 

 sportsman who wishes to visit that vicinity now can do 

 so at much less expense, and also with much more com- 

 fort, as new buildings are to be erected at Second Lake, 

 a thing sadly needed for the past five years; also new 

 boats and canoes; a large log camp with stone fire place 

 to be used as smoking room and general loafing quarters, 

 is already in process of erection. A party of gentlemen 

 from New York, Hartford and Springfield, have arranged 

 with Mr. Bumford to open the house at First Lake for ten 

 days or two weeks this winter, and probably this month, 

 that they may come there for a few days of ice fishing 

 for lake trout. It will serve as a sort of old-fashioned 

 "house warming" for Mr. Bumford, and at the same time 

 be a gentle reminder of what he may expect when the 

 trouting season opons in the spring. Rob. 



NEW JERSEY GAME LAWS. 



NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Jan. 22.— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: The Brunswick Gun Club have ap- 

 pointed a committee of five to draft a revision of the 

 New Jersey fish and game laws, to be presented for 

 approval at a meeting of the club early in February, 

 before being sent to the Legislature for enactment. 



The better protection of fish on their spawning beds, 

 ^nd change of the open season for shooting quail, rab- 

 bits and ruffed grouse are the principal points to be con- 

 sidered. 



The cooperation of all interested in the protection of 

 the game and fish of the State is invited, 



C. S. Van Nuis, Sec'y. 



NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The subject of how best to protect and propagate fish 

 and game and protect the forests of the State from des- 

 truction, was perhaps never before under more general 

 discussion than it was during the last season. Protection 

 means the increase of both game and fish, consequently 

 the cheapening of both. These products of nature were 

 a gift to all mankind, not to the few, and it seems but 

 right that a code of laws should be established which 

 will secure equal rights to all. The ruthless denuding of 

 the forests and rapid destruction of song birds are subjects 

 of very wide and general interest; the pollution of lakes 

 and stream, and the wilful introduction to such waters of 

 other than native fishes, are also subjects which need 

 legislative correction. There are numerous questions 

 which are collateral to all of these, in which there is also 

 public interest. 



After correspondence with many citizens of the State 

 in relation to the question of calling a convention to con- 

 sider the general subject in all its relations, and after re- 

 peated conferences between local organizations, heartily 

 in sympathy with the proposition— and which will be 

 charged with the duty of making proper arrangements 

 for such convention— it has been deemed best to call a 

 special meeting of the New York State Association for 

 the Protection of Fish and Game, to constitute a basis for 

 a convention. Such meeting will be held in this city on 

 Friday, February 12, 1892, beginning at 10 a. m., at Music 

 Hall. All organized clubs, whether members of the State 

 Association or not, are invited to be represented; also all 

 individuals who are interested, whether members of or- 

 ganizations or not. The attendance is particularly desired 

 of Forestry, Game and Fish Commissioners, and the 

 members of the respective Committees on Game Laws 

 of the Legislature. Game protectors and Wardens are 

 also invited. A special invitation is extended to all 

 Canadians who are interested in the protection and prop- 

 agation of [fish in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence 

 river. This call, in short, is to all who sympathize with 

 the objects and purposes of the convention, and the 

 presence of all such is earnestly hoped for. 



The local organizations which join in this call have ap- 

 pointed a joint committee of arrangement and. reception, 

 as follows ; Onondaga Sportsmen's Club, W. E. Hooka way, 

 James Nolan, Henry M. Chase; Anglers' Association of 

 Onondaga, W. S. McGregor. Henry Loftie, Amos Padg- 

 ham, M. J. French, J. N. Babcock. 



Horace White, 



Pres. N. Y. State Ass'n for Protection of Fish and Game. 

 Charles Mowry, Secretary. 

 Syracuse, Jan. 30, 1892. 



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YATES COUNTY GAME LAW. 



AN act for the better protection of Game in Yates Coun- 

 ty. Passed January IS, 1F92, a majority of the Board 

 being present. The Board of Supervisors of the county of 

 Yates, m annual session at Penn Yan, do enact or declare 

 by resolution as follows : 



Sec. 1.— No person or persons, either residents or non-resi- 

 dents of the County of Yates, shall take or kill in any man- 

 ner, or expose for sale, or have in possession after the same 

 has been killed, within the limits of said County of Yates, 

 any ruffed grouse; commonly called partridge, or woodcock, 

 between the first day of January and the first day of Octo- 

 ber in each year. It shall not be lawful for any person, 

 either a resident or non-resident of the County of Yates, to 

 take or kill in any manner, or expose for sale, or have in 

 possession after the same has been killed, within the limits 

 of said County of Yates, any black or grev squirrel between 

 the first day of February and the first day of September in 

 each year. Any person violating either of the provisions of 

 this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and 

 in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five 

 dollars for each bird or animal so killed or had in possession. 



Sec. 3.— It shall not be lawful for any non-resident of the 

 County of Yates to shoot game in any of the towns of said 

 county, without first having obtained from a Justice of the 

 Peace, living in said county, a license for the privilege of so 

 doing. The fee for such license, which shall be good only 

 during the open season in which it is granted, shall be ten 

 dollars, and shall be granted as of course by the Justice ap- 

 plied to, unless he has proof that the applicant has been 

 convicted of a violation of this section. The money so re- 

 ceived by said Justices of the Peace for such license fees 

 shall be paid by them monthly to the Treasurer of said 

 County of Yates. Any person violating any of the provis- 

 ions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less 

 than twenty-five dollars. Any person may bring action for 

 the recovery of such penalty, and shall receive one-half of 

 such fines for such prosecution, the other one half to be paid 

 by the Justice imposing such fine to the Treasurer of said 

 County of Yates. This act shall take effect, on the first day 

 of February, 1892. I hereby certify!that:the above is a true 

 copy of an act adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Yates 

 County, this 12th day of January, 1892. 



W. Irving Jones, Supervisors' Clerk. 



'Idaho Fish and Game Country."— New York, Jan. 

 21.— In regard to the article in to-day's issue of Forest 

 and Stream, entitled, "An Idaho Fish and Game 

 Country," I would say I have hunted and fished in the 

 section described. It i3 a great country for both black- 

 spotted trout and Dolly Varden trout. There is consider- 

 able game there also, but very difficult to get at, and 

 after it is killed, almost impossible to pack into camp; 

 owing to the hilly and rough character of the ground 

 horses cannot be used as a rule, and boats are necessary 

 on Kanuskee Lake. We found ruffed, sharptail, dusky 

 and spruce grouse in fair numbers. Caribou can only be 

 found far up on the snow line in September, and in short 

 it is the most difficult countrv to hunt in I ever struck 

 — W. Holberton. 



Wild Pigeons.— Norfolk, Va., Jan. 16.— Wild pigeons 

 and watermelons were among the delicacies exposed for 

 sale in the city market this morning.— G. H. 



W. M. Park, of Foxcroft, shot a buck and doe with one 

 discharge of his gun recently while hunting near that town. 

 He did not see the doe when he fired, bub when he went for- 

 ward to secure the buck, which he had hit, he was surprised 

 to find a doe by his side. His gun was loaded with a heavy 

 charge of buckshot, and two of them had entered the doe — 

 Bangor Daily Nexvx. 



A Book About Indians— The Forest and Stream will ma 

 rreeon appncatioa a descriptive circular of Mr. Grinnell's boo 

 "Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-tales," giving a table of conten 

 Mid specimen illustrations from the volume.-^, WUMSn 



"That reminds me." 



LAST summer, while I was on a canoe trip up the 

 chain of lakes that finds its outlet at Elk Rapids, 

 an incident occurred that is too good to keep. We were 

 four, Mr. Cox, the lawyer, his two sons and myself. 

 Our tents were pitched near the mouth of Intermediate 

 River, and we were amusing ourselves catching small 

 frogs and large bass. 



One afternoon some farmers drove over with their 

 wives, daughters, sons and other relations, and pitching 

 their tents a quarter of a mile from the lake started in 

 for some fun: and fun they had, judging from the shout- 

 ing and laughter we heard. 



Bright and early the next morning they were out fish- 

 ing, and so were we, and both parties were catching 

 plenty of fish. We soon had all that our conscience 

 would allow and pulled in to the landing just ahead of 

 our neighbors, who came trooping along with fifty or a 

 hundred, more or less, blue-gills, perch, rock bass and 

 sunfish, running from four to six to the pound. Stop- 

 ping abreast of Mr. Cox, Mr. held up a long string 



of fish and exclaimed: 

 "Say, mister, ain't that a gay string of fish."' 

 Mr, Cox gravely assured him that it was. 

 "Did you catch anything out thar?" 

 Mr. Cox, as gravely, lifted a string of six black beau- 

 ties, which would weigh from 3 to 41bs., or more, each. 

 The chorus of exclamation was almost confusing and 



Mrs. declared that she had rather "ketch one of 



them big ones than that whole string of minners;" but 



Mr. said the little fellers made good "eatin' when 



you get them slum." 



That afternoon they all started out to catch something; 

 cast their anchors in easy range of us, and their worms 

 abroad on the waters, and ."waited. Soon Mr. Cox's rod 

 was bending nearly double and our neighbors all at- 

 tention. 

 "Just see that pole bend." 



"Oh my ! Did you see that fish jump out of water?" 

 "Ha jumped more'n 2ft. high." 



"Why don't you take hold of the line and yank him 

 m?" 



These are a few of the comments I caught while assist- 

 ing m landing a beauty. Mr. Cox then, after the man- 

 ner of his calling, quietly adjusted his frog and as 

 quietly slipped it into the water. Our neighbors then 

 began beating the waters with their plebean hackles and 

 wondering at their ill-luck until, making a fair cast, I 

 showed for the first time our bait. 



Then came across the water, in tones of such utter as- 

 tonishment that I shall never forget it, a woman's voice 

 (the same who had so wished to "catch a big one") 

 "He's got a whole frog on his hook." V. E. Montague. ' 



Traverse City, Mich. 



Angling Talks. By George Daivson. Price 50 cents. Fly- 

 Rods and Fly-Tackle. By H. P. Wells. Price $3.50 Fhi- 

 Fishing and Fly-Making for Troxd. By J. H. Keene 

 Price $1.50. American Angler's Book. By Thad. Norris 

 Price $5.50. 



The full texts of the game fish laws of all the States, 

 Territories and British Provinces are given in the _Boo7c oi 

 the Game Laws. 



THE SIX-INCH TROUT LAW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



If you will allow me a little space in your columns I 

 would like to call attention to what I consider some errors 

 of statement in the communication signed "Protester 

 No. 1," in your last issue. 



It has not been my experience nor, I believe, that of 

 most fly-fishermen, that fish caught on the artificial in- 

 sect are seriously injured thereby, except in occasional 

 instances, and, therefore, "the slaughter of a mass of 

 victims," which the gentleman speaks of, is quite un- 

 necessary. 



I have myself caught over one hundred trout in a single 

 day s fishing during the past season, and returned over 

 seventy of the number to the water on account of their 

 being under 6in. long, and I do not believe a single one 

 of them was the worse twenty-four hours after for the 

 experience. 



Streams must be small, indeed, where trout rarely 

 attain to a length of 6in., unless they are all caught out 

 by fishermen who have a fancy for the little fellows 

 before they have a chance to reach such aldermanic pro- 

 portions. 1 

 * I for one am decidedly in favor of the six-inch limit 

 which prevails in most of our States. As I understand 

 the matter this limit is fixed because it is supposed to 

 give the trout one spawning season before it is legal to 

 catch them, and to lower the limit would simply mean ? 

 much more rapid depletion of the streams. Can Protestei 

 No. 1 tell how a law can be framed which will be so elas- 

 tic in its provisions as to accommodate itself to the 

 weather, making the opening day earlier or later accord- 

 ing to the proportion of sunshine or storm meted out by 

 the clerk of the weather? That seems to be one of the 

 faults of existing laws in his eyes: they have an absolutely 

 fixed date, before which fishing is not lawful, regardless 

 of the fact that warm spring days may tempt the angler 



I am in favor of a short season because I believe it to be 

 essential to keeping up the fish supply, but if we could 

 have nine months of open season and still have plenty of 

 fish in the streams each year, so much the better. 



Michigan. Lexden. 



Thk T. H. Chubb Rod Co., of Post Mills, Vt., send 

 out their new catalogue of angling goods for 1892. It is 

 embellished with lithographic plates in colors of favorite 

 flies, and contains very full descriptions of angling 

 essentials. It will be remembered that the Chubb 

 factory was burned last year. A new and larger and 

 more perfectly equipped building has been provided, 

 and the firm announces that it has every facility for 

 meeting the demand for Chubb products, 



