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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 13, 1898. 



memory— the friends of other days cast do^oi from the 

 tree of life and gathered into the silent churchyard even 

 as are the leaves by the winds of winter. 



But the shadows have grown to extrernest length, the 

 da^ is spi nl md hue ag.un i-. oiu -poi t -,iin ii tthe^tde 

 over which lie took his departure; in liic niornirio-- Mis 

 game Ing i-, < iiijitN loi h^-^ £,uii h.is not done tht deed ol 

 deatli lint ^\ 111) ddp-, not t in \ hiin hi> outuu oi -.aN hi^ 

 day has lieeii prolitkjss,' (ieo. MfAi f.f.r. 



AVoBCBSTMR. BTass. 



IVIAINE GAME. 



|ln-oin tlie Oommissioner.s Eepoi't for 1801 -Ui. J 



The nwiiU oi protection to our game han more tlian 

 r(?alized our wildest exjiiectations. hut m a, iiroportiou oi' 

 the ( lass oi p I ni^ th,it it has (h n\ ii to oui Sttik (calhiu 

 themsehes sportsmen), we have liepii subjected to most 

 bitter disappointment. We had thouijlit that m inakms,' 

 Maine n field ot protected scame. avo slionld hr.d m pverv 

 man ii lellow workman, sympathizer and partner.^ with 

 us. l(_i\eis ot field sports, intci cstod >A'itli ns m preserv- 

 uis^ II ]! I mil ( )i li ill T III iiiK I iw -, H ( an 

 enact no aJii'ti laws. ,as can the iJoinmion ol ( 'niiada. Bv 

 the laws ol the bnited btates. evor\- citizen of i-nch Stat^^ 

 can reside at will temporarilv m eiich State, and enjov 

 equalh uiMi il s oami < il i/( lis all t lu pi i\ ih ol it-^ ^talc 

 laws. 



All the world can come tons and enjov du)-iug the open 

 tiiiu of oiii g line law s all tlie ad\ ml iLisoi om tish and 



game, that iiertam to her own born cliildrcn and citizens. 

 A\ho )ia\-e been taxed for and juiid the cxi tenses of our 

 game law b. ^o Kreen callow- countrvnuin ]ias bpcn more 

 deceived by the wilv. purring -'bunco steerer. than have 

 w e in Homc ot our vi.sitmg sportsmen. But w-e ha^-e not 

 lost our taith in true sportsmen. We shall ahvavs i-(4v 

 ujioii thcni lor snpiport m sustanimg onr ti'aini' law s. We 

 e\p( ( I: th it ( \ei\ tiue spoitsm m tli it M^its oui slate Mill 

 pnomptlv ri'jiort to us everv mf rin -i uai ot our game laws 

 that we may send an otncer to an-pst and punish the 

 oltender. The money penalty tor the killmt;- of our veni- 

 son is a pmiishment onl\ 1 > Ih oil. I 1,1 will -I 111 )iie\ K 

 sources are restricted. W e hear the dishonest, canny 

 remarks of a wealthy ollender re|)orted to ns 1)\- oood 

 authority, wdijch. il true, siiould tistracise him fronrtlie 

 I )nii),mi(^nslup ot all tine sp iit^iiK 11 cuul ^(utlimcii \ i/ 



r kill all .name tliat atiords nu! a lair mark. Ft 1 am 

 caught 1 ]:iromi:itly pav up. if not. that is the fault r,f the 

 State. Complaints liave been ni;idB to us by gentlemen 

 against such persons, while they must sit (piictly by and 

 witness tlic cream ot tiie huntnej' en |(»vc(l by sncli tcllov\-w 

 while tin hiu .|U<ilit\ of '//. ' ( o upi Is liic m 



to sit still and .suiter m obedieii! :!\v. It has lieen 



sugoestLd to Us b> a del eg 11 i mui ol Kmeo 



that imprisonment be added lo (he money jienaltv in 

 such, it not all cases. We lia\ c bciore spoken of the 

 wonderful increase ot our moose, deer and caribou We 

 ascribe much ot this to the suppicssniL- ot tleer dogging. 

 Doggm^ is as di stiuctne to du i is i-. in ttinu and speai- 

 mg on the siiawnmg beds to tish. 'I'liev Imvo become 

 vvondeiiulh tame and ha\e enbnd ih pi-tuus oi (he 

 farmers. Many an old doe that has summered \vitli her 

 taw ns in the pa tuie with tlif Ihuhisiows Ims uoustd 

 all th( faiimis ue uhcn [lui^uid b\ -ouk ( ih (ounln 

 )umpM , lid Ins ipphed to ilic <. onniussioneis ioi pio 

 tectioti and redress tor his pets. 



llu ( niboii iiid m )o-f senm lo have been diucn out ot 

 tlieir usu;il lastuesses by the railroad laborers and engin- 

 eers and the dynamite blasting enterprises. 



The nujose and cariliou are touod all over tli(^ State and 

 m the most unlik(?ly places in the immeibate suburbs of 

 our larger tonus, llie iinprovenient in tirearms. the 

 bieeehloidfi tin nui^ i/iiie c^im llu in ipm --s ol these 

 aims must ttnd to the d< ' leasmg ot all ^ inu W ( ihiidv 

 Maine has a, good code of game laws, and it tliev are rio- 

 idh (.ntoKid as til' \ can bt w < u, i, i., ,ji oui 

 present game may not be contiiiuea to breed for all time, 

 andaltoid ' U\\ hi id lot -poi ism i \\ < hnefhousiid 

 of u « of 1 ind III it ( in lu \( i be iis I loi uik ultuial 

 purposes, which is admirably ada.]>ted lor tlie cultivatifm 

 and home ot the moose, deer and cariiion. A crop already 

 planted nec dmg uo cultn ilion but \<t(\ in n md tiom 

 which many thousand dollars (;an be liar\-esled annually 

 f 01 the bi m fit ot the State Oni ^ ii i hw i j, ilua\-^ 

 becnfoioed pi o\ tiled w <_ h i\ l i h i i ^i ' i 1 i-- j( _iiilt-. 

 A case was reported to us a f ew davs since by a exude 

 vvlio complained that bis emplmer had Va-oken one 

 ot the laws ol the State, lu shootiiiL'' cai-ibrni in close 

 time and wlien neither the meat or hide could fje pre- 

 served, but left to rot. This led to a discussion among 

 tin inoK II put il)]( ( lass ot guidi s ' In \ i . m lu h d i i u 

 (li< u V IS , 1 iu( uumbLi OL 111' II ol bill h,ii M li i a< tiui, 

 a'- ^iiidi u ho \\( i( aidiUL, 111 ilol I, \ m^ Ihi ^ ime of the 

 Stiti and would in tirm- dts io\ il. ((Uipilumot tlu 

 guides b\ .11 mhilating all thf game Lhilihcv Ksptftid 

 no law, were a woi-thiess class ot men. without whom the 

 State would be richer. It was ].)roposed that tlie guide:-; of 

 the .Stale oif,ani/e W* thmk this ino\ i would bf in tlu 

 light diKction 'I he\ should Ol ^ ini/i md Iv meoipoi 

 ated and IniM then own laws uid idmit oul\ (|iiililj(d 

 men, after an examuiation. Tliev shraild be .ouardiaus of 

 the game laAvs and should report every ii draction of the 

 la\vs to the c(^m mission ers and ti.\ their owqi rules of ad- 

 mission. 



Thdc aii^a lait,t bod^ of men h ingnn, auiund oui piom- 

 UT lit pLicsoi suniiuci lesoit ( illiii,, I hi nis, b < s _,md( s 

 bulf(\ nil II ol ( hf.iac tci laM l\ i ii i i i.s n'osth 1 u ni b 

 nun iiom ov( 1 ihe bouk 1 skin li mli i iiul | o k lu i- W i 

 arrested and tried two ot them tJiis last season for capttir- 

 ing a newly born moose calt. [irolialily ])y kilhna- the 

 mother A\ h lie hghtmg to protect Her voiing. Their tine 

 Avas pun.f by a t.riienville man who ]ili>ailed tliat the men 

 were m 1ns employ. The calt was sold to the Linited 

 Slan-'i, oliiee, in chaijit! ill Toguri. and now ailorns the 

 ' 1 II ' 1 ' 1 1 it I bat pin ( 111 \ iolaLu)ii ol the hw ol 

 the State .)f Maitie. 



.As Maine seenis to be the onl\' state m tlie t nion tliat 

 h,'-. tni<i((l I M ^iihi I od( ol ^111 I i\\ Hid is eain- 

 e th si.kin.. to (ulone them shi has n itui ilh at 

 tracted to tier forests the sportsmen from all the States. 

 There are varieties of hardy game from other States 

 and climes that readily acclimate here, and can be 

 protitably introduced. We think the jack rabbit of 

 the Western pilains w^ould prove a valuable addition, 

 as it feeds similarly witli our own hare, and attains 

 •d. consider;ihly greater Aveight and is of simdar liabits. 

 OU-l" prominent sportsmen have been discussing for years i 



the feasibihty of introducing the black cock of Europe, 

 known as the capercailzie, to our northern or black 

 growth forests. Its habits are similar to our ruffed grouse, 

 commonly known as partridge. It nests similarly (m the 

 giouiid IS a luiHh biid has its home in the lougli (old 

 snow A hills ot Scotland biceds ui < misideiable nuinbeis 

 III the lorests of Sweden and INorway. 



Oni b uhi mtelli^dit Mmisu i to ( den. has aliead\ 

 I ion_lii lln-iniltei bcloie Uu ( onsnh i ilion ol (on^ii-,s 

 mil piopi SI (1 Ih II the buds be mtioduiLd uid disti dun d 

 i il,i I lis, ,,| th( U ntcd St.ites W i di not thmk 

 • I heme a om Congiess i-- ( omposed of lepii 



~ ■ • om widely varied climes and not alwavs ot men 



" .!•• "j;efc. ot this class ol interests. The capercailzie 



is ilie iniiahitant of a frozen clime and buries itseff m the 

 sn;n\ to |.)i eservi' its life m the snowy lihzzards of winter 

 as does our beautiful ruffed grouse. AYe thmk by tlip 

 subscription ol tlie .sportsmen of Alame and Massachu- 

 setts and otlier of our New England States, out Mm- 

 isti'i- to Sweden could purcbasp a tmy pairs of the 

 binls and these could be lired and cared for at 

 1 in_(lt\ .iiid Kmeo toi i h w \. ii> until -i mi-doim -ti 

 cati.'d, a« IS the present ]ibeasant m England, and then 

 t,ui-iied Ifiose. As for ^ack ral.ibits. w-e would recommend 

 Ihil I b w puis be 1 UK h.iM d md tin lu d looso at oik c in 

 our woods. 



Your I onirnjssioners respectfully represent that the 

 .salary accorded them is entirely inadeiiuate to th<i time 

 rei|nired lor the jierforinance of their dutu^s. The minor 

 oftK I iK ( inplo\ I d ibout tlu C ipitol u i ( n <> lai _( i eniolu 

 inents. Our work is mor(> appreciated and lioiiored m 

 the other Mates ol the Ljnion tlian m our own home. 

 Our forest and streams must testify as to the hdelitv and 

 yalui! ol our work. 



THE IVIAINE DEER SUPPLY. 



llosfoN M iss — Ma i^ood hiind All I M Stilv\ill it 

 the head of the Fish and (jnine C onimissiou of Maine, a 

 gentleman wdio has labored most earnestly m that cause, 

 hands me the follow-mg letter from a Portland gentleman 

 ol lu^h iipuf.ilion 111 biisiiuss and social ciules also a 

 .i^ieat lover of woods and wat(;r s))orts. Mr. Stilwell 

 wiiti^ UK Ihal he ie<, lids till h ttn ,is ^ood and hi Ijilul 

 and of value, as coming from one ot the most noted 

 sportsmen ot >Jew- England. To the liottom of Ins letter 

 to me, mcludma- a w'ritten iierniission from Mr. Smith to 

 use his letter, if w-orthy. though not intended for publica- 

 tion. i\lr. .stilvvell adds that ••alt our success m (hie to the 

 stoppm,!.; ol bounding and market-lumting. The letter is 



w I 

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fsiilt.s o 

 yathere 

 1 t( 1 

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 SIX wre 

 appear, 

 town, a 

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r.Mitinar t 



30. m)2.~Hon.. E. 

 1 -write and cDii^-ratutir: 

 mine 111 Maine, as :,l 

 trom all accounts then 

 M'H, I learn from the 

 J- lit into Bansor tJiis seai 

 1^. ljut thmlv there lia: 



!ie\s spapers that over 200 

 >on. I have no figures 

 been no day for the last 

 h.i v.-iH-ii v^-iiisim could not he bought there. Deer have re- 

 ■d ni (. uTuijerlarut county, and I hear ot theia m almost every 

 nd even citA . m the countv. there are two or three in this 

 Deennsr: two in Scarboro . one was .shot in Portland a week 

 ly, , ,,n line et the islands in the eitv hmits. Deer are reported 

 to nieui iniiUam. i.iiiy. i. u)nlierland. 'W ludhani. tahuouth— towns In 

 tuiK cniincy. Thr,-,:- v.vi e shot at Sebago Lake recently, and with all 



'ti^- ... ^j, ■■_!!, 'fi- ;ir.:' more deer in this 



I • - ' ' • ' ■ ■ i , .:iiit\- tliaii thpo- have 



■- i." ■ . .11 M! i'.iii s<i.,.,vv l),_t,o?r I'e.sults or a 



III I I II i I I \l 1 I If 1 lid n IS putectms it', 



deer crop. I have noticed in several papers recentiv I'eport.'i of the re- 

 appearance ol the fccrav wolt in northern Maine. Jt true, thev have 

 probably been drawn ui trom Canada and Mew Brunswick by the 

 abundance ot deer, and I would sua^cst vonr con.sidermiJ- the ndvisn- 

 bihty ot olTeriiiK a bounty tor then- scalp.s. As vou know. I have never 

 believed in tlie wisdom of paving- -dxiuntv on bears.- as thev do but 

 hi lie damage, and their meat and hide.s oftisr sufficient inducement to 

 tin- hunii'rs. liiit the, woU ami i lie bobcat may do sonoiis iniurv to 

 ttie deer herd. 



Think .jt It. will \ ou-; And it vou decui it of sufficient Importance. 

 incor])oi-ate yi.iur \ iew& on the matter m vour torthcommg report- 

 Ihere is aiiotlier thing I want to call vour attention to. I .see that one 

 ot our leailine; aroeers is advertising among his canned good.s "Lobster 

 Roe. trom a hasty glauce at the Bevised statutes. 1 do not find the 

 sale ot lobster egRS prohibited, i our wardens have been doing good 

 work here seizina short lobsters, but it rlicv ea.n be sold "m the ego- ■'' 

 it IS bad lor the lobster. IVIanasseh (Smith. 



I dislike to discredit so high an authority as Mr. Smitli- 

 aiid did he not squarely .state that he gets it from the 

 liapers 1 would not mention his wolf fears: but tbeFOREHT 

 \MiSii \ I h ■-hi lid this wolf stoi\ loi se\ tial s( asons 



Indeetl I lielieve that a big reward lias been offered for a 

 woll scalp taken m Maul(^ i'eo]>le up in nortliern Maine 

 seem to liefieve that somehow the coming ot the w^olves is 

 to be a result or the increase m deer, and consequently 

 that all laws protecting the deer sliould lie repealed. They 

 feel this with one eve on tlie deer tliey are not allowed to 

 de,stroy mdiscruumalely. . Hi'EciAb. 



Market-Hunters, Indians and Deer. 



V I oKKi sPoNDi M of the ( iiK innati Eiiqauei wiitmg 

 fioin \e\\ M( Ml o Dt( 1^ I h9> give- this i(^]ioi tot whole 

 -^ih (H'l killiii„ I was hunting mil Inui , in a cabin 

 one null! ti'om where I am writing this article just eisiht 

 years av;o. ( barley rerr\-. who then oi;cupied this ranch, 

 and brother, who lived one mile from here, killed that 

 v.-mter (IS'St-.j) over 2U0 deer anil 4 eliis. to sav nothing 

 ot sey-eral bears. In the y'eai's iniervenmg between ISS4 

 and f syi Indians and white men have liperi killing deer 

 bears and turk(ws every tall and -^vmter. Now m the 

 umtii of 1S'd ' Bill Liwisk ll.il>)'d ci him elf T isi 

 Seiitember a band ot La^diaua, Pnelilos caine m here and 

 killed nianv deer, lliev (lisap],ieared tor a.wliile. and re- 

 turned about SIX weeks ago. They killed 111 their two 

 trips about ibo deer, to sav nothms- ot .seyerrd liear. turkeys 

 and even squirrels. I will also mention i-a 2''OS-wnf that 

 t]ie\' killed several head ol dome.sl ic cattle. By ^vliat riglit 

 laowever. OT lav\-. they are allowed oil their reservation 

 over :■>[){) miles 111 this country, committing wholesa.le 

 slaughter, is be\'oiid the ken ot ail here. There are many 

 poor wliite men m this country w-ho depend on the hue- 

 £;ame m the mountains tor their w inter meat. All the 

 deer ttuit were killed that I have mentioned wpre killed m 

 a strqi ot the mountains about 12 miles louji'- and about 10 

 miliis wide. Unless the Indians are previ-iiteil from com- 

 Ui^ iiIkk IhegloiKsol ihi s( hiiiiLm „i uiiuds w lU uon 

 be a thmg ot tht^ jjast." 



New York Legislature. 



The Assembly comniittee on Fisheries and Game: 

 Messrs. O'Connor of Kings, Avery of Schoharie. Eobinson 

 of Queens, Davidson of New York. Reilly of New- York, 

 Smith of Erie, Conkling of Warren, Higbie of Suffolk, 

 Orittin of Delaware, 



CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 



[Fi-Qvi a Staff Correspondent] 



UHtCAGO, 111., Jan. 7. — The annual repoi-t of city a'ame 

 wai ih.m Maurice R. Bortree to the (.Governor of the State is 

 a, lidod one. It is short, dirttct. not vamglorioiis. and it 

 show- KsiiUs Ml BoitKH^ IS a beltn woikpi than we 

 (\M hiilluH befoie and has done bettei woiktbanlu 

 was at farst thouaht able to do. He has made out ot his 

 ofhce the past year the magnihcent sum ot Sr191.40. as the 

 tigun's show, and has host tar more than that out of his 

 til ivate business, but he lias done sport and sport.smanship 

 tar more ii-ood than could be measured by that sum or by 

 any sum lar greater. roUowmg is the text ot tli(> report, 

 barrmg the legal returns, the latter being summarized: 



Chicago. 111,. >Jov. 1. 

 To thf Hotun-ahle Joseph U". Fifer. aniuraor of the State of Illinois: 



l»r:,\n Sir— In cona^hauce with rhe law ot the State ot Hlmois, I pre- 

 sen, 11.1.1(111 lIms, niy trst annual re[ion, as game warden tor tf-ie city 

 ol t hii.-ai.':". tie.ainnmg with the time u-hen I received mv commission, 

 about .■\^L^ IS. IS",)], and ending- ISov. 1. isoa. 



In addition to the work of prosecntma oflender.s. i have also had 

 cards anil circulars prmted containmir tlie t/aine laws of our State, 

 these I have liad distributed among the spfH-i sn 1 -ni .-ii-iri c'rirn-- rle.alers 

 ill th 11 ith I) 1 lit f the St te 1 I i\ mpi 

 nies issue notices to their .ac-eiits not tf) acr. : , : ,,! • me in 



\i >IUi u I ^tiiif li^ s llu-. his h td 1 t I I h tnt 



he in u-aiue. Nevertheless, our markc-ts are tiill ot traii-terL tiuail trom 

 Kansas anrl other W estern States : also large quantities of venison, uone 

 ot which IS 111 conmtion to be marketable. The wanton destruction 

 and v'usle ot game is evident to anv one rnak'ing a tournev tlirona'h 

 our eit \ and noticing the greatquantities exposed evervwhere. I IniAi^ 

 touMil bill tew persons who are wdhng to assist m prosecutum- vmln- 

 tors. I have received quite a nuitrbe)- ■ .t anon^-moiis letters eonrainuiLr 

 more m- less worthless mtorma.tion. .-vearlv ,-vervnodv seems to want 

 some one else to entorce the laws, Tlie ffaiiie ami hn-ds ot this state 

 belont,^ 10 the people, and the\- are a \'aliialile bi-nf.qp-t. ,.ind worth sav- 

 »ig. ■>'•>: «iu-e to be exteniiiiial»(l unless vitiiirous measures are 



I II', 1 imon that our lmiiic \v, 

 I il 1 ,-.|, I 111 be a deputy warilr-ii m 

 si I i 11 die unttbli 1 stn 

 deputies can be appointed In- a rhiel v 

 amount ot time and labor neei ssary t, 

 I 11 II Hint ill hues HI 1 s I 111 1 

 hii I Tl is I t ue 1 lit 1 I 1 -1 

 I I I t I 1 I u ^ th 1 il u I 1 

 1 1 I 1 ) 1 tsni 1 u I tl 1 



upijn to entorce the law, the -vanieus 

 illegal game on sight, The2-aiii.' kiw 

 sea.son tor sale ot all kinds ot ^-nine .\\ 

 •hvear instead ot Feb, 1 



irden law ,should be amended 

 every (.-oiintv ot the State, who 

 r I It 1 nn t lut\ II s, 

 111 1 1 1 II I 



i\ I Ih T 1 n I iititb 



t IK I ij 1 1 s ill 1 In 

 t J h\i Im 1 ^ tl e Mill 

 I \1 e 1 H 1 t^ h Ml lb 11 

 ^ til I n 1 il, 1 11 b 1 

 I 11 I h i.\ p \\i I I ) sei/ 

 b 1 1^ lei uended llu 

 Ills 1 tl state T 111 1 ol 

 Lhere are several reasons 



whx tins shniild he done: m nearlv all r.f Ihv tVestern States the 

 season he-iiiis on ,.Tau 1 or before, mi all k'nids ot ^nme excepting duet: . 

 I he i\iiiiei si.'.ison Is at hand, when immense quantities ot prairii' 

 ehicki^ns are traijpod. Our market remanmi!; open is an invitation to 

 the marko^t hunters and game destroyers to disposeot their game here, 

 Tlie sale ot duck killed.m Illmois should be iirohibited at all times. 

 It 1 I 1 ml efte t it w ill 1 lellh 1 > I 1 



II, ,'.ili .- Ill :!;■• '-PI r.-,-l-,,l:i|,, i : , ' , 11 d ^ 



li 



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till 

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lltir.-lv. to I), 



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Id feasible fol- 

 io the mtrodiieli.Hi and pi 

 111.- ', •riiino and song; turds, I trust that tins last siit;-£.'estion will re^ 

 ecue some attention dnrme tlie ne.xt Si'ssioii ,.t ilie L^eislature. 



I most i:heertullv acknowledsic tint liearM cooperation of e.v- , 

 President Abner Price and Presideul K, II, i n iran. of tlie Illinois Slate 

 bi"irlsmen s Assoeiatii.in, t'jr Ihe assistance lU the performance of nij' 

 duties, and also to the Hon, I s, Baird, .•ittornev. for legal advice and 

 hel|) ill |ii-.)Secutions, 

 All ol which IS most respecttuUv subimttetl, 



.MAnncK K, Bortheis. 



Garno Warden. Chicago, 



Followmtj,- are the firms fonnil seliinii- illegal game- the 

 amounts ot same, and ilir Ir-i.il penalties m. posed: B. 

 Aaron cV Son. lot pra,ine ' liii k;ais. .flO: John B. Warden 

 ct fox squirrels. |10: (\ VV. Eotlic, 1 ilcer and 



I pi iiiK (hit kills s2~) Piice& Keith ' I \ -.|iiiii(ls 

 'sib 1) K ShiitK 1 mlelope MO 71. nn Spu/ n 

 sqmrrels. -tUt: Fred Paefel \' Son, 1 wild swan. '&■> (costs 

 onh ): Aiiieiictiii Exiires-, (. o, icari icn, |:--Oprairie i-hickciis 

 and 1(1 loM ,^(.|iiirrels. le^-allv :solil bv consonr. npttmg !$'71: 



M ( rl \ ,V ( 40 pi HI I , 111, 1 e] s -.1 ) I I 1 tobth. 



John I,.. Lnder. 4t) prairie chickens, sr.'iii. less costs. Total 

 tines. .v-):.'!t,.)S, \\ arden s net cinoliimcnrs. st'.ll,40, 



tlio letter trom Mr. Randall, of Alton. Ill,, published 

 last Avci'k, will be ot special interest to Mr, Bortree iii his 

 enthusiasm on the idea ot new <;-ame lunls. ( an Mr. 

 Randall help us out watli a word to hi.-; local I'ctireseutative 

 m the Legislature,' It is very likely the .sportsinen wmH ■ 

 this winter ask for a thi-ee vcitrs close season on ^longo- 

 liaii ])heasants — a measure so rcasoiuible that it is hard to 

 cou(.-ei\-e h(.Av even a i^ame riealer could object, 



AprojHis ot the Toledo Entdbsh iiheasants. it may be re- 

 intirkcil that the Mona'oban fiheasants -were ottered for 

 sale on South A\ ater street here two years ago. This turd 

 IK estabhshetl m the ^Nortliw-ost coast country, and it may 

 possililv be established here, that it should have had . 

 comiiii rcial value here so long iigo is comment enough on 

 the desirability ot iiroteciion it it is to be given a tair 

 chance here. 



Not Very Fresh. 



fjast week 1 mentioned ai story of a tresh buifalo skin 

 .said to ha \-i' been liroimlit m lor mounting. This item 1 

 ran down alter a long search to-dav. and I fiml there is 

 notliin.u- to it. Mr. S. Tavlor, at w-lio.se .shop the skin was 

 re|)orted to have been received, said i:hat he liad seen no 

 such sk-in. He had onlv one biittalo skm. the last left ot 

 f ive.vvhicli lie had had tor owr hve years, tine of his work- 

 men probably started tiie fresli robe story. 



Elk and Buffalo in Chicago. 



It is. however, a tact that i|mte a good-si/.ed bunch ot 

 buffalo maybe seen at the Lnion Stock ards of tins citv. 

 and also a liand ot l-i elk I lie latter arc tor sale, and 7 

 out ot the original lia,\e been sold at $T.';j to xf-ill each, 

 toditlcrent jiarties over the country. A triend m busi- 

 ness: at tlie yards tells me. m a note (.|Uite too briet^ that 

 these elk were caught m the ,snow^ last winter by a Mr. 

 Hitt. m Brio-harn county, Idaho, or a,t least thev were 

 slii]-ipi.-d tiom there. Tlie butfalo are wmtenne- at the 

 v:;irils. One tremendous bull svas killed Christmas Day. 

 1 In- i-a I c;iss w cmhe.d over a^ ton. I he iiioiicrn ignorance 

 or biiftalo IS shown by the- tact that the exjiert butchers o| 

 the \ a i ds had to shoot the old lellow four times bidore 

 thev killed him. Tlierii are .•30 bnlTalo in Ihe bunch, and 

 till \ b, loiv to the Buffalo Bill old In 1 -m ti b' luool 

 the elk are broken to txot in harness :it a chDimci oait. 



Two oik and two moose ba-\c been placed m Lincoln 

 Park lor wintei-mg, by a fur liousi' here, wdiose agent, se- 

 cured tne animals m Manitoba. They were snipped irom 

 Winnipeg. 



Off for the South. 



Mr. C. E. WiUard, We,stern rei^resentative of the Colts 

 Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. , starts on his first trip South 

 for his firm tliis sveek. and vvill be .e-i.-uie some time. ' He 

 will go out as far West as Texas, and tlie tri]3 ^viU do him 

 good, liis hea.ltJi haviiLg been bad for some time here. I 



