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plans looking forward to such an organization were about 

 to be put in effect. I should not be surprised if the Kan- 

 kakee, Fox. and other local game and fish societies will 

 have word from the State Fish Commission on this head 

 before their annual January meetings. This would leave 

 the matter of an organization, so far as these meetings 

 were concerned, a simple and easy thing, the appoint- 

 ment of delegates for a convention being about the only 

 thing needful. Dr. Bn-tlett thought Chicago a better 

 place for such a convention than Springfield, and this is 

 probably true, as the heaviest associations center here, 



I aeked Dr. Bartlett how he would feel about applying 

 a part of his scanty appropriation toward the expense of 

 a paid secretary and he said he thought he would favor 

 that, as it would take considerable detail work off the 

 hands of the commissioners. All in all, the outlook for a 

 State League is a good one. I believe that such a league 

 here would be the result of no mere bluster, and that it 

 would not end in talk. It would be organized for work- 

 ing purposes, and it would do work, I am much dis- 

 posed in favor of the paid officer for the harder detail 

 work of these associations, and believe that is going to be 

 the way to get more attention and more work out of the 

 bodies of sportsmen. What is everybody's business is 

 nobody's, but if it were one man's business he would at- 

 tend to it, if he found a business duty. If he did not he 

 could be jumped on direct. If thus saddled, with the 

 work and the privilege of getting jumped on he ought to 

 be paid for it. 



Dr. Bartlett reports the status of the suits against him 

 by the Illinois River fishermen, whose nets he has confis- 

 cated, as being nowia avery satisfactory condition. "The 

 only trouble is," said he, "they sue me personally, and 

 not in my capacity as an oflicer. All thev want is to 

 make me personally go to expense and inconvenience, 

 though they know I can beat them in the suits. How- 

 ever, I guess I can wear them out." 



Mr. Watlington reports a very flattering state of affairs 

 for the Illinois Valley Association at La Salle, They 

 have brought some nineteen suits, and. have won them 

 all. It certainly looks as though they would keep their 

 promise to break up all netting and seining above the 

 Copperas (Jreek dam of the Illinois. 



A meeting of the Swan Lake Club was to have been 

 held for the purpose of discussing the situation on Lake 

 Senachwine, the scene of the once supposedly legal 

 netting operations of the keepers of the club, the" Woods 

 Bros. The result of the meeting is not yet made known, 

 but the position of the club is not hard to prophesy. If 

 netting is found to be of questionable legality in those 

 waters, the club will have the keepers stop such netting, 

 no matter how that affects the club lease, of this I feel 

 quite sure. Swan Lake Club is not disposed to know- 

 ingly violate or see violated any of the game or fish laws, 

 and this has been declared here all the time, even at the 

 time of the warden's efforts to catch and show up the 

 Woods boys as violators not only of law but of their club 

 agreements. E, Houoir. 



The North Shoee.— Mr. Ales. Starbuck tells us that 

 on his 1891 excm-sion to the North Shore he was surprised 

 to see the great multitude of anglers that visited the 

 North Shore. He writes: "There were at least three 

 hundred between Port Arthur and the 'Soo,' and of these 

 fully one brmdred and fifty came under our immediate 

 observation. I presume your publication of the North 

 Shore letters had much to do with it, for several of the 

 parties whom I met here so stated. Now, I only hope 

 they aU had as good sport as I had and could endure 

 without a murmur the lake's capricious temper. I 

 noticed that 'Podgers' was not enthused witn JSorth 

 Shore fronting as I described it. I am inclined to think 

 he is too ambitious and wants more trout to a day's sport 

 than generally falls to the patient angler. After a 

 period of forty -five years angling in almost every pare of 

 this country, including trips to the famed Nepigon , where 

 one becomes sated with the sport, I must confess I prefer 

 the North Shore for the pursuit of the trout, beautiful 

 above any other place. True you sometimes have grand 

 storms that lash the shores with frightful violence, but 

 again you have weeks of such charming and exhilarating 

 weather as to delight you beyond measure." 



November Salmon.— Ou Nov, 21 Capt. George McDon- 

 ald caught an eight-pound salmon ia Newark Bay, Be- 

 lieving that other individuals were cantured on various 

 parts of the coast, we applied to Fish Commissioner 

 Blackford for information on the subject, and have the 

 following reply: "iUong the Atlantic Coast at this season 

 of the year stray salmon are often taken. Dm-ing the 

 last month probably 100 salmon, weighing from six to 

 twenty pounds, have been caught in the mackerel weirs 

 oi? the coast of Massachusetts." We should like to see 

 the experiment tried of winter fishing for salmon in the 

 G-ulf of Maine by the method followed in the Baltic, as 

 described in Forest and Stream Jan. 8, 1891. 



Any subscriber may supply a friend with a copy of the 

 cui'rent issue of the Forest akd Stream by sending us 

 on a postal card the name of that friend. 



"Forest and Stream" Nursery Rhymes. 



There was a young man in Nassau, 

 Who failed to obey the game law, 



He killed piairie chiclcen. 



Gave his bird dog a lickin'. 

 And cursed every one that lie savr. 



As we could not catch him killing small game 

 We fined him for swearing, and now he's qnite tame. 

 Kansas. W. J. D. 



Sing a !=onpt of big fish— 



I cannot tell a lie; 

 Cauglit it on a grizzly-king. 



It was the dropper iiy. 

 Played four and twenty minutes. 



Before it came to gaff, 

 And weighed by its own scales 



About 'steen and a half. 



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HUDSON RIVER FISHWAYS. 



AT the meetiuK of the New York Fish Commission last 

 Tuesday reports from the game and fish protective 

 force were read, showing that during November the sum of 

 $656 had been collected as penalties and unlawful nets to the 

 value of $625 had been destroyed. Applications for brook 

 trout fry for private club waters -were refused. 



Commissioner Burden reported that the New York Cen- 

 tral, Harlera, New Y'ork & JSJorthern, Delaware, Lacka- 

 wanna & Western, and New York, Ontario <& Western 

 railroads had courteously consented to haul free of charge 

 over their respective Lines the Commission's new flsh cars. 

 It is probable that the West Shore will do the same. It is 

 indeed, on the part of the railroads, a flttina: recognition of 

 the work of the Commission, which by stocking the waters 

 is making business for the passenger agents. 



Commissioner Burden read the foUowlDg report from Mr. 

 W. H. Bogers, who had been asked to examine the obstruc- 

 tions of the Hudson River. He explained that the estimated 

 cost to the State would be diminished by S6,500 if the owners 

 of the Sandy Hill and Fort Edward dams were required to 

 put in the ways, in compliance with the law: 



Amherst, N. S , Nov. 26, 1891.— fie/irj/ Bwrden, Esq., 

 Commissioner Fisheries, Troy, N. Y., Dear Sir: I herewith 

 inclose a short report of matters as they appear to me on 

 the upper Hudson. With refereace to Baker's Falls it may 

 not be necessary to put a fishway on the mill wall, as the 

 flsh may go over the fall and thronsh the small flshway in 

 the dara; in that case a saving of $3,500 will be effected there, 

 and if it is thought advisable to put but one way in the 

 other dams where I suggest two, a further saving of about 

 S3,500 will be the result, and the whole work may possibly 

 not involve an expenditure of over $35,000. This can be de- 

 termined when I next visit the place. Should any further 

 information be desired on the subject, I will, of course, sup- 

 ply it, as far as possible, at any time. Y"ours very respect- 

 fully, W. H. RO&ERS. 

 REPORT ON DAMS AN1> FALLtf ON THi; UPPER HUDSON, 

 STATE OF NEW FOKK, ATITH REFEP.ENCE TO THE CON- 

 STRUCTION OF FISHWAYS. BT W, H. ROGERS. 



Henry Burden, Esq , Commissioner of Fisheries, Troy, 

 N. Y.: 



Sir: As you suggested I visited the Upper Hudson during 

 the first week in November. The water being unusually 

 low I had a good opportunity to view all the obstructions to 

 the ascent of fish, and to examine in detail the local diflfi- 

 culties to be overcome, and to make in each case an approxi- 

 mate estimate as to cost. A second visit, however, when 

 the water is at medium height, will be necessary in order to 

 figure more closely for actual construction. The following 

 facts, however, will aiiord sufficient data to .justify legisla- 

 tion upon this subject the coming winter. 



1. Fori: Eclivard Dam.— This is a new wooden dam, built 

 during the past summer, is about 17ft, high, with from 3 

 to 4ft. depth of water below Uie dam when I was there. To 

 overcome this obstruction I would construct a flshway on 

 the main dam on the same principle as to location as the 

 one at Mechauicsville, 1 he crib work of 8x8 or 9x9 as desired, 

 the whole except the floor of the channel way to be of chest- 

 nut or other hard wood and bolted, ballasted and anchored 

 to the dam in a substantial and workmanlike manner, and 

 with proper ice heads and oak roofing, [This] can be done 

 for about $3,000. 



3. Baker's Falls —This obstruction t consider the most 

 difficult one on the river on which to locate a successful 

 flshway. A second visit when the water is higher will be 

 necessary, at present I would recommend that two flshways 

 side by side be put in the lower portion of the fall to enable 

 the flsh to pa.ss into a still-water located about one-half way 

 up. To do this a temporary dam will have to be built at 

 the lower side of the still water in order to turn the water 

 off the face of the fall below, so that a channel way can be 

 excavated in the rock in which to place the flshway. With 

 proper ice heads and oak coverings, ice, logs, etc., will pass 

 over it without injuring the structure. ' This part of the 

 obstruction can be thus made passable for any sort of flsh 

 for .?3,000. Then I would build a flshway similar to the one 

 at Mechauicsville, on the opposite side of the river by the 

 mill, against the stone wall, and thus pass the flsh into the 

 mill channel, where they will have a free passage through 

 the gates as at Mechanicsville. A channel will also need "to 

 be blasted through the ledge of rock out to the main chan- 

 nel at the lower entrance of the way where the fish will 

 ome naturally from the still waters 'referred to above; this 

 part of the work can be done for %3,500. I am not quite sure 

 but that salmon can work their way from the still water up 

 over the long sloping fall to the dam and would therefore 

 recommend that a small flshway be put in the dam directly 

 above the hollow in the fall, through the zigzag course o'f 

 which the flsh may get up. 1 could form a better opinion of 

 this if I saw the falls when the water was higher. This 

 small way would cost $.500, therefore to master this fall 

 fully will involve an expenditure of from §7,000 to $7,500. 



3. Sandy Hill Dam.— This is about 13ft., with 2 to 3ft. 

 depth of water below. A reef or small island of rocks divides 

 the river into two channels below the dara. Therefore, I 

 would pub in two flshways, as per blue print C, which 

 will cost SI, 750 each. One, however, may be sufficient at 

 present. 



i. Olcn-s Fa/Is.— This is a much more formidable obstruc- 

 tion, and, including the dam, the difference in the water 

 level from below the fall to the surface in the pond above is 

 about 45ft. There I would btrild the way in strong crib 

 work against the mill wall from the dam down to the foot 

 of the fall, covering the crib work outside with 3 or 3>^ inch 

 hardwood plank to protect the work from injury by descend- 

 ing ice and logs, and in places with iron if liece'ssary. This 

 way will be about 2o0ft. in length and will cost about !S7,000 

 toS7,500. 



5. State Feeder Imn— Is about 14ft. high. A fishway 

 against the flume wall as at Mechanicsville will be easily 

 put in here at a cost of 83,500. One on each side of the river 

 would give more accommodation to the fish. The two can 

 be put in for .S4,000. 



6. Pcdmcr's Falls— Presents the most formidable obstruc- 

 tion on the river, being about Soft, from the lower level of 

 the water to the top of the dam above the crest of the fall. 

 At first sight this fall presents an obstruction to the ascent 

 of flsh quite impossible to overcome even by the best skill 

 and any reasonable expenditure of money. But upon closer 

 inspection of the fall oq its east side, a way is found to 

 locate a fishway of proper construction at a reasonable cost, 

 and which will allow fish of any kind seeking to ascend an 

 easy pass to the upper waters of the river. I have not been 

 able during my short visit to the place to figure very closely 

 as to the cost, but I would say that .S12,500 to 815,000 or pos- 

 sibly less would do the whole work in a substantial manner. 

 It will require about BOOtt. of flshway to produce a proper 

 stream for shad and all other flsh to get over the fall, includ- 

 ing a proper shad ladder on the Troy dam as per blue print. 

 Good fishwaya of the Rogers patent can be put on all the 

 dams and falls now obstructing the ascent of fish from the 

 Troy dam to the top of Palmer's Falls for from .$40,000 to 



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FIXTURES. 



{ForfulUr detuiU see festte of Dev.. s.) 

 DOG SHOWS. 

 Dec. 10 to 14.— Freqport, 111. T. E. Taylor, Seo'y. 

 Dec. 30 to Jan. 2.— Gloversville. N. Y. F. B. Zimmer, Sec'y. 

 1893. 



.Tan. 5 to 8.— Albany, N. Y. W. C. House, Fort Plain. N.Y., Sec'y. 



Jan. 5 to 9.— Charleston. S. C. Benj. McInnisH, Sec' v. 



.Jan. 13 to 16.-Columbla, S. C. JP. F. Capers, Greenville, Sec'y. 



Jan. 21 to 25.— Elmira, N. Y. C. A. Bowman, See' v. 



Feb, !) to 12.— Chicago, III. .John L. Lincoln, Jr.. Sec'y. 



Feb. 16 to 19.— Jackson. Mich. Chas. H. Euhl, Seo'y. 



Feb. 23 to 26.— New York. James Mortimer, Supt. 



March 1 to 4.— Philadelphia, Pa. F. S. Brown, Spc'v. 



March 8 to 11.— WashtaErton, D. 0. F. S.Webster, 738 B'way.N.Y. 



March 15 to 18 — Pittsbiirgh, Pa. W. E. LittelJ. Sec'y. 



April 7 to 10 — Bogton, Mass. E. H. Moore, Sec'y. 



April 20 fn 23 —Los Angeles, Cal. C. A. Sumner, Sec'y. 



May 4 to 7.— San Francisco, CaL H. L. Miller, Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 Dec. 14.— Philadelphia Kennel Club, Deatonsville, Va. 



1SP2. 



.fan. 11-12— BexRr FieW Trials, San Antonio, Texas. 

 Jan. 18 —Pacific FieM Trials, Baker^viUe, Cal. 

 . —.Southern Field Trials, New Albany, Miss. 



THE CENTRAL FIELD TRIALS. 



THESE trials so far have progressed without a hitch, and 

 the meeting has been a pleasant one. The absence of 

 Mr. Churchill who was to have judged with Messrs. J. M. 

 Tracy aud N. Wallace, has led to some trouble in securing 

 a third judge. Dr. Jarvis very kindly officiated till Thurs- 

 day morning, when other engagements compelhd him to 

 give up. Then Mr. E. W. Clarke was associated with the two 

 gentlemen named above in jndgingtheAll-AgeSetterStake: 

 but now Messrs. Tracy and Wallace are going it alone for 

 the rest of the meeting. Birds are fairly plentiful and the 

 country hunted over is well adapted for" trials, bein^ much 

 better than last year. Among the visitors not already men- 

 tioned, that have dropped in during the past week, are 

 Messrs. E. Dexter, Boston, Mass.; H. B. Duryea and R. L. 

 McCook, New York; A. D. Lewis, Hempstead, L. L; E. W. 

 Clarke, .Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., and Dr. H. .J. Thomas, Win- 

 ston, N. C. 



The Setter DEiiBx. 



Lexington, N, C, Dec. 1.— It seems as if there was juat 

 as little dependence to be put on the weather down 

 here as in any other part of the country. Sundaj^— snow, 

 wind aud heavy frost, and the biggest log Are none too 

 warm; but now, as I write, the night is quite balmy and the 

 day has been almost too warm for walking. Of course most 

 of the snow has disappeared, and the local weather prophets 

 predict a pleasant week. Yesterday was a big loafing spell 

 for most of us, and none were sorry to jump into the saddle 

 this morning and canter to the Hargreaves Farm, about five 

 miles from town. A late start was made on account of the 

 fro.st, which, however, soon disappeared when old Sol began 

 his day's duty in earnest. 



First Series. 

 The flrst brace to be called was 



Prima Donn 4— Hope's Mark.— There was a delay of half 

 an hour after the judges arrived. Some of the handlers, in- 

 cluding Mr. Rose with Hope's Mark, had taken their dogs 

 to the farm ahead in mistake. At 10:38 the brace was put 

 down in sedge. It was at once seen that the new grounds 

 were well adapted for the trials, nice undulating stretches 

 of sedge grass, wheat, etc., with comparatively little cover 

 and few briers. Soon after starting Hope's Mark showed 

 some of his former brilliant tactics, making wide casts in 

 the sedge, till finally he brought up stiff' on a bevy. Prima 

 Donna was brought up to back, did so. and Rose fltished 

 the birds, both dogsjsteady. We ranged after the singles, 

 and here the trouble began. Both dogs pointed frequently 

 and hoQored each other, but nothing but disappointment 

 awaited them. Hope's Mark got out to his work with 

 greater judgment. Then on the hill we thought surely he 

 had them, Prima Donna backing him, but a false alarm 

 again. Then in cotton Hope's Mark flushed a bird. Then 

 Hope's Mark flushed a bevy and we all wondered what was 

 the matter with the dog that smothered competition at 

 Bieknell. After this both dogs pointed birds that flashed 

 wild. Prima Donna evened things a little by flushing in- 

 excusably a single, drooping to wing. Dogs called up at 

 11:32 Both had fair range, Mark far the best, and his flrst 

 bevy redeemed the rest of his heat. 



Ned Noble— Wun Lttng.— Ned Noble (Rowdy Rod— Pearl 

 Noble) was handled by S. C. Bradley, and Wuu Lung (Capt. 

 Bethel— Enid) by D. E. Rose. Down at 11:36 in sedge, off 

 they both went at speed. It was soon apparent, however, 

 that the wiry little Wun Lung was doing his best to show 

 us that his name did not handicap his wind in any way. He 

 certainly is the fastest mover on the ground, and withal is 

 under good control and works to his handler. Going through 

 woods, handlers flushed a bevy, but it went to one side of 

 our course, they were left and soon after a bevy flushed wild 

 out of brier thicket. Wun Lung was in thicket and it is 

 presumed he pointed, the other dog going in just after him. 

 On up the hill, by a corn patch and in sedge, Ned Noble 

 pointed lark, and then roaded toward woods. After some 

 time had elapsed Wun Lung nailed a single which flushed 

 wild in swamp and briers, dog steady to wing. Out into 

 ragweed 100yds. further on Wun Lung pointed several birds 

 in a little bunch of tangled briers, Ned honored the point; 

 Rose flred, Ned a bit unsteady. Lower down, 20yds,, Ned 

 nailed another, Wun backing this time. Bradley flred, dogs 

 fairly steady. Going on, at edge of a swamp Wuu Lung 

 pointed a bevy in the thick briefs. Lower down Ned at the 

 same time pointed outlying birds of this bevy, which flew 

 into the swamp, when Ned got one of the scattered birds and 

 then flushed one, dropping to wing. Dogs were called up at 

 13:55. Wun Lung is a little different class to the other, 

 ranging wide and fast while Ned noble potters a bit and is 

 not so cocksure on his birds. It was getting late, and we 

 were all pleased to find the lunch wagon quite near, so we 

 lunched al fresco and quite enjoyed the warm sun. 



IZA— Laundress. —They were put down after lunch at 

 1:45 in cotton patch. Iza (Roderigo— Ollie S.) w.as in charge 

 of J. M. Avent and Laundress (Roid'Or— Belle of Piedmont) 

 was handled by J. B. Stoddard. In dwarf pines, Laundress 

 was the first to attract attention as she pointed, and while 

 waiting for Iza, who had gone off somewhere, a single 

 flushed wild to one side of pointing dog. Nothing found 

 after. Then Iza pointed and Laundress coming up went 

 through two birds as Avent flushed one to Iza's point; both 

 dogs became demoralized as he fired. Avent dropped his 

 dog with his hat. After due punishment, they moved on 

 into woods, when Iza pointed, then reading on 'toward edge 

 of woods she nailed the balance of bevy and was steady as 

 Avent fired at the wild flush. False points for both ensued 

 some distance further and at 3:48 they were called tip. Iza 



