©CT. 15, 1891.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE HEMLOCK LAKE BASS. 



HEltLOCK LAKE, N. Y., Oct. 8.~Editor Forest 

 and Stream: In Fobest and Stream of Sept. 24 is 

 an article, '-Black Baas in Hemlock Lake," which is cor- 

 rect so far as it tells the tale of stocking: the lake with 

 bass in 1859. But credit is given to the Lima Clnb en- 

 tirely, whereas the movement originated in Spring water 

 with twenty-two subscribers to the oaper; then it was 

 Sent to the late H. J. Wood, of Lima, who obtained 

 twenty-nine more subscriptions at Lima and Livonia. 

 The original paper lies before me; I have kept it as a 

 memento, my brother, Geo. A. Pierce, keeping the con- 

 tract as a memento. These bass were the large-mouth or 

 Oswego bass and never became plenty. 



The black bass we now get are the small-moulh. Thev 

 ■were put in the lake in January, 1871, together with rock 

 bass and wall-eyed pike, by Geo. A. Pierce, N. A. Kel- 

 logg, myself and two or three others. T went to Roches- 

 ter and obtained them of Seth Green. 



We had fine bass fishing until two yea.rs ago. For two 

 years the poachers have speared them on their beds while 

 they were taking care of their young, thus destroying 

 thousands at a blow; and the hotel keepers, riu .leaders 

 in it, then ask their patrons to come and fish in the sum- 

 mer, and wonder fish are scarce. 



Last May and June I could see almost any night from 

 my cottage from one to five lights spearing "bass. Result : 

 the bass fishing ruined. 



The trout fishing is also ruined by set lines and gill 

 nets; but few are now caught, though for twenty years 

 nearly every winter N. A. Kellogg and myself have pro- 

 cured trout fry from Mumford in behalf of Springwater 

 and Dansville subscribers, and stocked the lake. Mr. L. 

 A. Pratt, of Rochester, and Lima and -Livonia parties 

 have also put some in. Three years in succession we put 

 in whitefish; a few have been caught by giil-nets. Pick- 

 erel and perch were placed in ihe lake in December, 

 1838, by A. Southworth, H, S. Tyler, S. G. Grover a,nd 

 others of Springwater. A disease used up the perch a 

 few years since, and they are now seldom caught. Fly- 

 fishing for perch at one time was great sport. 



The above is a correct account of the stocking of Hem- 

 lock Lake, one of the finest lakes in the State, its clear, 

 deep waters producing the finest quality of fish. It is 

 quite a summer resort; on its shores are about 130 cot- 

 tages and four hotels. It is seven miles long, one-half 

 mile wide, and about 100ft. deep. Abrupt hills, over 

 1,000ft. high, rise each side, covered with a forest on the 

 steep sides. Just now the trees are putting on their 

 autumn tints. In the summer there are on the lake 

 numerous steamers, yachts and rowboats, making a 

 lively picture. Alas! the fishing is ruined by the 

 poachers, and that includes many who own cottages, as 

 well as some of the landlords. W. H, Pierce. 



CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 



CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 2.— Mr. Frank Lawrence had on 

 exhibition yesterday at Spalding's a magnificent 

 mascallonge lately taken by himself at Tomahawk Lake, 

 Wis. The fish was reported to weigh 32^1bs., and was a 

 beauty in every way, as shapely as a salmon. 



I suppose the worst fish liar and best tackle salesman 

 on earth is Mr. A. Hirth, of Spalding's house here, better 

 known as Papa, or Paw, or old man Hirth. Mr. Hirth 

 could doubtless stop a clock, but he could not stop a street 

 car. Attempting the latter, he sprained his knee, and 

 has had a great deal of trouble with the injury since then. 

 I do not think his conscience can be sprained. 



Our friends should by this time be pretty well acquained 

 with the Mak-saw-ba notables, Messrs. J. P. Card and 

 Billy Mussey, and so I know I shall be forgiven for my 

 regular weekly Mak-saw-ba bass item. This week it is 

 hardly less than wonderful. There were brought into 

 Mak-saw-ba Club house last Saturday 75 baas, nearly all 

 small mouths. Of these Mr. Card had 81, of which 16 

 were small-mouths, a total weight of over 501bs. Mr. 

 Mussey had 15 and Messrs. Holden, Harris, Organ and 

 Kinney also had fine strings. Mr. Kinney took what is 

 thought to be the largest bass ever brought into the club 

 bouse, a big-mouth that weighed ^lha. Billy Mussey 

 also caught a dogfish that weighed 141b8. The quantity 

 of fish being taken out of that narrow, deep stream in 

 Mak-saw-ba marsh is something fairly startling. 

 The Kankakee Association has a Committee on Pro- 

 • taction. It is time this committee should do something. 

 It should delegate a man to visit Mr. Dennis, the State 

 Fish Commissioner of Indiana. It should further take 

 action in getting a warden for that part of the river which 

 lies in Illinois, as all below Momence does. It seems that 

 an evil exists of which little knowledge has existed , here at 

 least, and that is winter netting. I append a letter from 

 Mr. George Kamper, president of the Vermilion County 

 Association, whom Dr. Bartlett reports as one of the best 

 wardens he has in the State. The latter was written to 

 Dr. Bartlett, and by him referred to President Cole, of the 

 Kankakee Association, from whom I obtained it. It 

 reads as follows: 



Dastville, Sept. 23 -Mr. S. P. Bar«e(t-DEAR Sir: I have iust 

 returned from a three clays' fishing trip In ihe Kankakee River at 

 Mnmenee, and you can readily believe that I did not fail to in- 

 quire Into the matter of illegal flsliing in that vicinity. I found 

 that during the cold wpaiher there is a great deal of fishing witli 

 gill nets, trammel nets, hnop nets and spears, and that perhaps 

 hundreds of tons of game fish '(bass, pike, wall-eyes, croppies, 

 goggle-eyes, etc.) are destroyed anunally by those methods winhin 

 ten miles each way of Momence. I know of course that the Kan- 

 tabee River Association, which is composed principally of 

 Chicago sportsmen, intend to enforce the law, but have made a 

 wrong start. 



I know a young man there named Chas. Heimbaugh, who is a 

 true sportsman and a genuine enthusiast in flsh and game pro- 

 tection, who would be the right man in the right place. He lives 

 a mile above Momence and knows every violator up the river for 

 ten miles. Charlie is enthusiastic enough in the cause of flsh 

 protection to have gotten from me a promise that 1 would come 

 up there any time he ijiigbt call for me, although that would be 

 considerable of a sacrifice for me to make. Trie distance from 

 Danville to Momence is 75 miles, and although trains run it In 

 about two hours the fare of 50 per trip, roupled with other 

 small necessary expenses, causes me to have absolutely no desire 

 to make trips of that kind. I give my time and labor cheerfully, 

 but can hardly afford to give in addition a considerable amount 

 of money for the good of the cause and to principally beneflt 

 others. If the Kankakee Associaiion would: make arrange- 

 ments with Chas. Heimbaugh; they might succeed in stopping 

 the illegal slaughter of game hsh, which is being carried on every 

 winter near Momence. 



lam not acquainted with any members of the Kankakee Asso- 

 ciation and have for that reason applied to you in the hope that 

 you may be able to do something in the matter, feeling that ynn 

 will be conflrient that my sole desire is for the good of the cause, 

 trying simply to devise the best possible means for accomplishing 

 the desired end. 



Hoping to hear from you in this matter 1 remain yours, rospect- 

 fiuly. Geo. Kampbb. 



The above is very good testimony for Mr. Heunbaugh, 

 and it is very good food for thought for that hibernating 

 committee. 



Mr. Geo. E. Cole, president of the Kankakee Associa- 

 tion, and myself expect to run down the Kankakee and 

 look at the fish ways next week, thence going down the 

 Illinois River to Peoria, where the State boat Lotus is at 

 present lying, and meeting there Dr. Bartlett and all the 

 jovial crew of that sturdy little steamer for a further trip 

 down the Illinois. Properly made, this would be a pleas- 

 ant and useful trip, though hurry will Biwil much of it 

 for ua. The Kankakee is very low, and it is said a row- 

 boat cannot float in one unbroken stretch over 12 miles. 



E. Hough, 



Abundance of Salmon.— EcZ#or Forest and Stream: 

 Is there any foundation for the following story chpped 

 from the Tu^o RepiiUics of Mexico City? "This is a great 

 year for big crop,s. Now it is the salmon crop that ex- 

 ceeds anything in the history of the United States. Puget 

 Sound is reported to be so filled with salmon, making 

 their annual run to the sound shores and the fresh water 

 streams for feeding and spawning, that the steamboats 

 seem to be floating on a solid mass of fish. The paddles 

 kill hundreds of them, and are choked with their bodies. 

 The sound steamer captains describe the run as an un- 

 broken string of salmon thirty miles long, and the water 

 for that distance being fairly alive with them. Neither 

 the oldest inhabitants nor the aged Indians remember 

 such a big salmon run. The residt of the enormous ran 

 is a big: reduction in prices. Usually good salmon sell for 

 10 to 25 cents apiece, but now at 1 cent each the market 

 is glutted with the finest quality of fish. At Port Williams, 

 a few days ago, two casts of a'seine netted over 3,000 fine 

 salmon. Everybody is fishing."— Aztec. [It is true that 

 Pacific salmon have been unusually plentiful during the 

 past summer, prices to fishermen have been uncommonly 

 low, and serious troubles have been caused by the surfeit 

 of fish. The runs of salmon are in direct relation to the 

 amount of rainfall, drought being followed by a scarcity 

 of ascending flsh and freshets by increase in the number 

 and size of the incoming schools.' Concerning the Alaskan 

 yield Mr. Franklin Booth writes us: ' Big catches are re- 

 ported from Chignik Bay and Bristol Bay this year, 

 Karluk has fallen off from its 1889 record, "but still is a 

 good fishing ground," The bays mentioned are on the 

 east and west sides of Alaska Peninsula. Karluk is on 

 the west side of Kadiak Island. The decline here is 

 ascribed chiefly to injurious methods of fishing, but was 

 influenced also by the withdrawal of most of the men in 

 the height of the season. The rivers of southeastern 

 Alaska were unusually full of salmon.] 



Albany Anglers.— Mr. H. S. Ball writes in the Albany 

 Union: '"The season for fresh-water fishing has about 

 closed. To be sure, there will be many days when lines 

 will be cast after bass and pickerel, but the average ang- 

 ler puts away his tackle long before November sets in. 

 From this time on but little fishing will be done: a few 

 enthusiasts will keep up the hunt, and even when winter 

 comes and the waters are ice-bound, they will be found 

 angling through the ice, a very enjoyable pastime when 

 properly followed. In the vicinity of Albany the season 

 has been only fairly successful. Large catches have been 

 few and far between, while the average weight has been 

 lighter than usual. In the waters some distance away, 

 the usual good reports have reached us. The St. Law- 

 rence, Lake George and Lake Champlain have furnished 

 better records than any time during the past ten years. 

 The Adirondack region, outside of club preserves, is in a 

 woeful state of depletion. Anglers should always look 

 forward to the next season; if the results of the year have 

 been bad, they can be made better. How? By coming 

 rigbt down to easnest work, enlisting the services of our 

 fellow anglers, in seeing that the streams and lakes are 

 restocked, and most important of all, seeing that during 

 the closed season these waters* are protected from the 

 ravages of the fish hog and fish thief. There is a great 

 deal the angler can do from now on to better the possi- 

 bilities of next season. He can well afford to put in both 

 his time and money, for the next season will soon roll 

 around again, when by augmented scores and better sport 

 he vpill be paid for all he has done." 



The Anglers' Association of the St, Lawrence 

 River continue to display their old-time activity in pro- 

 tecting the St. Lawrence River from netters. A few days 

 since Protector Northrup with assistants made an inspec- 

 tion of the upper portion of the river, and in the vicinity 

 of Fox Island, where several nets had previously been 

 taken, he found and captured 10 large hoop nets, which 

 were burned the same evening at Alexandria Bay. Pro- 

 tector Northrup seems to be a thorough and eificient 

 officer and is continually on the scent for law breakers. 

 Since his appointment on July 14 he has captured 16 

 trap, 10 hoop and 3 gill nets, besides a number of nis:ht 

 lines. It is to be hoped that at an early day the Canadian 

 authorities will see the wisdom of protecting their side 

 of the river as efficiently as the Anglers' Association of 

 the St. Lawrence River do the American waters. 



Red Drum or Channel Bass.— New York, Oct. 5.— 

 While chumming for bluefish last week with Mr. John G. 

 Prague, he landed a reddish fish, weight 361bs., length 

 4ft. The fish was sent to New York, and quite a disjDute 

 arose as to its proper name. The fish had a head like a 

 cod, red back, silver belly and three black spots on each 

 side of its tail. What nam« is the fish known by in these 

 waters? — P. H. MORRIS. [About New York the fish is 

 called red drum. See plate 125, Fisheries Industries, U. S., 

 where it is styled redfish or bass of the Sotith. Sometimes 

 only one black snot is present on the tail and occasionally 

 several are seen.] 



Big Catches.— I was glad to see the article of "O. O. S." 

 in your issue of Sept. 3 in regard to "big catches." When 

 I remember the many good fishing waters I knew 10 and 

 30 years ago — when I remember the bushels of lish I 

 have seen catight and left to rot upon the shore — and the 

 strings of mother bass caught oif the. spawning beds, 

 when I realize the fact that to-day those fishing grounds 

 are practically barren and worthlesp, then my gorge 

 rises, and I should like to see the perpetrators of these 

 outrages "beaten with many etripes.'^— H. P. U. 



St. Louis Notes.— The Big Piney River has become a 

 great favorite for bass fishing, and many fine strings 

 have been taken this fall. Spring Lake, in Illinois, is also 

 furnishing fine sport and big bass. We are informed that 

 seining and dynamiting fish has been carried on all 

 summer in the Merrimac River. What is the Missouri 

 law for, and what have the State Fish Commissioners done 

 to prevent this illegal destruction of fish? The Merrimac 

 River is one of the finest streams in Mifsouri, and should 

 be full of game fish. Now it is given over to gar pike 

 and dktfish. — Aberdeen. 



A Stranded Whale measuring 75ft, in length and 

 with flukes loft, across was cast up on the beach at Ocean 

 City, Md, , on Friday last. Hundreds of people have been 

 attracted to the place by the dead monster, A telegram 

 was sent to the National Museum reporting the strand- 

 ing, and the curator of mammals, Mr. True, went to see 

 the animal in the interest of the Government collection. 



October Black Bass Fishing has improved in the 

 Potomac since the recent rains. A fishing party at Great 

 Falls, D. C.,last week took seventy-five bass, among them 

 some 3|-pounders. At Waverton, near Harper's Ferry, 

 and for some distance down the river, fishermen are hav- 

 ing excellent sport. Reports from the Shenandoah also 

 are very gratifying. — B, 



Dogs: Their Manaaement a nd Treatment in Disease. By 

 Ashnwnt. Price $2. Kennel Record and Account Bonk. 

 Price $s. Trainimi vs. BreaMng. By 8. T. Bartim.ond. 

 Price $1. First Lessons in Dog Training, with Points of 

 all Breeds. Price 60 cents. 



FIXTU RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Dec. 4 to 8.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the Korthern Illinois 

 l^nultry and Pet Stock Aseociatlon, at R.ockford, lil. 



Dec. 10 to 14.— Inaugural Dog Show of tlie Freeport Poultry and 

 Pet Stock Association, at Freeport, 111. T. E. Taylor, Sec'y. 



Dec. 80 to Jan. 2.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Mohawk 

 Valley Poultry and Kennel Club, at Gloversville, N. Y. F. B. 

 Zimmer, Sec'y. 



1892. 



.Ian. 5 to 8.— The New York and New England Poultrv and Ken- 

 nel Olub's Dog Sho\v, at Albany. N. Y. W. O, House, Fort Plain, 

 N. Y., Sec'y. 



Jan. 5 to 9.— Annual Dog Show of the South Camlina Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at CharlestoB, S. C. Benj. Mclnness, 

 Sec'y. 



Jan. 13 to 16.— Second Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Kennel Association, at Columbia, S. C F. F. Capers, Secretary, 

 Greenville, S. C. 



Ffb. 9 to 12.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah Ken- 

 nel Club, at Chicago, 111. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Sec'y. 



Feb. 23 to 26.— Sixteenth Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at Ne\v York. James Mortimer, Supt, 



March 1 to 4.— Dog S''ow of the Philadelphia Kennel Club, at 

 Philadelphia, Pa. F. S. Brown, Sec'v. 



March 15 to 18— Second Annual Dog Show of the Duquesne 

 Kennel Club, at Pittsburgh, Pa. VV. E. Littell, Sec'y. 



April 1 to 10.— Seventh Annual Dog St\ow of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at P>oston. Mass. E. H. Mooi-e, Sec'y. 



April .20 to 23.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Southern Cali- 

 fornia Kennel Club, nt Los Angeles, Cal. C. A. Sumner. Sec'y. 



May 4 to 7— Annual Dog Show of the California Kennel Club, 

 at Sttn Francisco, Cal. H. L. Miller. Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov, 2.— Inaugural Trials of the United States Field Trial Club, 

 at Bicknell, Ind. P. T. Madison, lodianapolis, Ind., Sec'y. 



Nov. 10.— Second Annual Trials of the International Field Trial 

 Club-, at Chatham, Ont. W. B. Weils, Sec'y. 



Nov. 16.— Eastern Field Trials Club's Thirteenth Annual Trials, 

 at High Point, N. C. Members' Stake Nov. 12. W. A. Coster, 

 Serretary. 



Nov. 23.- Irish Setter Club's Field Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 Gr. G. Davis, Secretary, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Nov. 23.— Gordon Setter Club's Field Trials, at Hjgti Point, N. 

 C. L. A. Van Zandt, Secretary, Yonkers, N, Y. 



Nov. 23.— Second Annual Trials of the National Beagle Club, at 

 Nanuet, Rockland county, N. Y. F. W. Chapman, Sec'y. 



Nov. 30.— Central Field Trial Club's Third Annual Trials, at 

 Lexington, N. C. C. H. Odell, Sec'y, 44 and 46 Wall street. New 

 York city. 



Dec. 14.— Philadelphia Kennel Club's Field Trials. Charles E. 

 Counell, Secretary, 



1893. 



Jan. 10.- Second Annual Trials of the Bexar Field Trial Club, 

 at San .iVntonio. Texas. G. A. Chabot, Sec'y. Amateurs only. 



Jan. 18.— Trials of the Pacific Field Trial Club, at Bakersfleld, 

 Cal. J. M. Kilgarif. Sec'y. 



.-Fourth Annual Field Tri9,ls of the Southern FieldTrlals 



Club, at New Albany, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Sec'y. 



COURSING. 



Oct. 30.— American Coursing Club's Meeting, at Great Bond. 

 Ira D. Brongher, Secs'y. 

 Nov. 3.— International Coursing Olub's Meeting, at Merced, Cal. 



BEAUFORT RETURNS TO ENGLAND. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Champion Beaufort returned to England Monday last on 

 the steamer Tauriti. He will arrive in time for the Crystal 

 Palace show on the 27th. Beaufort was in the most perfect 

 health and show condition. His visit to America has im- 

 proved the dog, if such a thing was possible, and to see him 

 running and playing in the fields with tbe young ones he 

 has sired he seems as much of a puppy as any of them, and 

 from a distance he can hardly be distinguished from the 

 others. It is to be hoped Mr. Taunton will enter him for 

 competition with England's best that have appeared in his 

 absence, just to prove that he is still the best mastiff living, 

 and the greatest show dog, as he always has been. That he 

 is the greatest stud mastiff remains unquestioned. Mastiff 

 breeders in allowing him to return made the greatest mis- 

 take. They prefer to import his get at big prices to use as 

 show and stud dogs, as they always have done when they 

 wanted a sure winner. But he has left some here that we 

 can be prottd of. It remains to be seen how they will be 

 used. If American breeders were judges like the English 

 breeders, there would be some hopes for the mastiff here in 

 the future. If they used tbe same understanding and judg- 

 ment that tbe breeders of trotters or of the great milking 

 strains of Jersey or Holsteins, we would not have to go 

 across the water to buy correct ones. If such a dog as Beau- 

 fort is and always has been is "guessed at," not judged, the 

 breeders know it. They do not then breed to a dog 'simply 

 because he has won prizes, but with the object in view of 

 improving their type. The universal request to have cham- 

 pion BeHufort returned there for stud purposes clearly proves 

 they have bred nothing his equal. J. L. WiNCHELL. 



Fair Haven, Vt 



NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB TRIALS.— Franklin Park, 

 Mass., Oct. ^5.— Editor Forest and. Stream: We would re- 

 spectfully announce to the beagle men of America that 

 Frank Forest will not run in the field trials this year (1891), 

 aa, in the interest of the National Beagle Club, we desiie 

 that dogs other than the winners of last year should make a 

 record this year.— Fobest Beagle Kennels. 



