Jan. 5, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



11 



Newberry Library, of Chicago. There is no collection of 

 books on this specialty in this conntry wjiich will coinpare 

 with it in completeness and \-alue. ami only one in Ei)ii- 

 lancl, the Dennison Libvary, wliicli surpasses it. Forty ' 

 years ago Mr. Clarke, an enthusiastic tislierman and lover 

 of field sjiorts. began to eoI)e<-t his .Ubi-Jiry, and it has been 

 his (loligbt and I'ecreation during these many years to 

 secure all fish books, which he did not possess, in tlie best 

 editions, and copies in the finest condition — the rarity and 

 cost being r.uj consideration with him. The books number 

 about sixieen Innidred and all ha^■e l)een liaudsoniely 

 bound ni Ijondon. Dr. Poole has been in negotiation with 

 Mr. Claria:' t'rtr this library for more than three years and 

 the trustCH^ ha\ e i-nnsummated the iiurchase. Several 

 natural history and sjiorting clubs and a prominent West- 

 ern uniTersitv lia\'e endeavored to secure it. The consid- 

 eration, howm er, A^-hich finally iirevailed Avith Mr. Clarke 

 was. that. .MS his lishinii days were o\-er. and in the event 

 of his death the rollwtion might be scattered, he would 

 place the collection in the Xe-\\djerry Lilnrary. wherf it 

 "woidd be appreciated and used by scholars and special- 

 ists." 



Mortality at Lincoln Park. 



Two deaths oceuri c^d this week among the annnals at 

 Lincoln Farlc. The last of the sea, lions, known as Ben 

 Butler, handed in his checks, and tlie sacred zebu, with 

 genuine hvmp. :dso departed, rn search of Nirvana, which 

 was the only thing Chicago thdn"t have to otVer, Nii'vana 

 is a place where a /.ebu don't Ikiac to Innn]) hisself the way 

 lie haii to ill Chif^ago. 



Fish Tall<. 



Mr. W. T. Uennis. .State Fish Commissi(nier of Indiana,. 

 I)(>gins on Feb. 1 the publication of a montlily wliich lie 

 Avill call ■■Fish Talk." Col. Dennis's wide exiierience as 

 an angler and culturist should provide liim witli a fund of 

 interesting talk. 



New Things. 



In sporting inventions brought to light in Chicago 1 

 have this week three tliinsis to mention. Mr. A. S. < 'oni- 

 stock has |)ate,nted an iron t^nt la'n. three-rilibcd. light, 

 and with all po^silde >v,aoiit cut avvav, vet nftering all the 

 holdinu- powej- ot a w.hhIpii ynn at the same or less weight. 

 This ought to he a mmhtv aood thiuii'. Mr. ('has. F, .John- 

 son, ot tlie Waltouia n Mt>4. ( 'o. . has patented a liass tl\-. 

 with featnies which his (-■x|ierience pi-o\ !• to be vorv kill- 

 ing. The Natchauu- Silk ( 'o. liave out a new bail-cast niu,- 

 line, made <l]ftVrent trom tliose ot last seasrai. ver\ line 

 and elegant and A-ery strong. 1 saw the rii-st ot liicse that 

 came Id the city, and if it, does near as w ell ^^■t!1 as it does 

 dry it will be a darling. B. HouGiH. 



175 MoNHdK Sturkt, Chicasii. 



THE LEWISTON RESERVOIR. 



The Lewiston Resei voir in Ohio is one of tlie largest 

 artificial bodies of water in the world, and contains some 

 15,0U0 acres Avithin its levees. 



It is among tlie best fisliing resorts of tlie AVest, and in- 

 deed of the nation. It is thorou.ohly A\ eli stockerl Avith 

 the finest of black bass and perch , and liest of .all is the fish 

 pond of I he people. It is Htate pi-o]:ierty, and the angler 

 with hi.- *:-;n rod aurl the ragged nrchin willi jjin hook and 

 hne of \^ lajiiiing t\\ ine are equally entitletl to monopolize 

 its ]:aiA'iieges. 



In scA era I places it disperses' into A^eritable lakes that 

 afford fine op])ortmuty for using the trolling s]>oon. 



There are a mijnbei' of islands'in the reservoir, ciunain- 

 ing from a quarter arre to 4(10 acres. Many of tlie shores 

 of these islands, togetlier Avith tlie north and east shores 

 of the reserA'oir are low. sloping fat bottoms that I'urnish 

 a feeding ground /h//- c.rQellenrp for the numerous wood- 

 cock that are always there in season. 



The last time I visited this charming resort I ha,d been 

 spending a few we(d.-s along the C, H. & D. R. E.. the 

 ■ famous •■Battlefield Route." looking iqi the history of 

 the early ser:! auent of tlie Miami valley, pickmg up an 

 occasional rehc. and here and there halting to enjoy some 

 of the A^ery best of quail shooting by the Avay. 



Stopping off at Wapak()netta. f Avas soon I'lorne so high 

 upon the tide of enthusiasm of a trio (jf A ery gotid friends 

 that I soon f<jund myself busily engaged in o-etting ready 

 to try the ganiA' bass. Fishing tackle was jart in order. 

 afeAV shells loadeil for the ducks that were already begin- 

 ning to come in. provisions purchased and tent caitfit 

 packed. 



In a committee of the Avhole. it was resolved that Ave 

 must get into cam]j that same CA^ening : and the resolve 

 Avas fully accom]jhshed by a di-ive through the little vil- 

 lage of Lake YieAv to Lake Eidge beyond: filus the time 

 necessarA to jiCiz; down a tent and get the bedding, cook- 

 j iug utensils, i>rovisions. etc . in jilace. 



Let me introduce the tiio. Fmst comes Jake M., big- 

 hearted and en;i > Mij or,rt keenly. Martin P., a big. 

 easy-going fellu^ d practical joker. He had a 



keen appreciatiuii -li i.ie 1 Lidici-oiis, He po,sse.ssed a con- 

 suming desire to he tirst best, \^-as not altogether un- 

 selfish, arid cheiished the idea that eA erybody but him.self 

 Avas an unsophisticated s];tortsman. Last of the trio comes 

 8am S.. f)y far the ripest sportsman among us. Bred fr(rin 

 his y I anil to use the rod and gnu. he acrpiired a knowledge 

 of the thoiisand and one little things not taught in the 

 books, but that contributes so much towai d suceess. He 

 could tell at a glance tlie fiest radius ui wincli to droi^ a 

 hook, and could come nearer eiimbin.o- the right stump 

 every time to halt ■■bnnuie" in his race before the dogs 

 than a.ny man 1 ever knew. With such companions as 

 these it \vas imj lossible that Ave .shonld not enjoy the out- 

 ing whether successful or not. 



As daylight apjjroached next morning it foimd ns get- 

 ting into onr craft and pushing ott'. We decided to go 

 two ill a boat. Jake and Martin in one. Sam and niA'self 

 " in the other. We Aveie to take turns trolliut;; an<l roAving. 

 or rather jaishing the boat, as we terjued the exercise of 

 propelling a boat by pushing the oars forward instead of 

 ptdling. When carefully done tliis enables the one troll- 

 uig to stand erect, and with a long, stiff rod. and about 

 ISit. of line, fisii a <\\-ax\a 4()ft. wide in froi^ of tlie lioat. 



As soon as we were fairly out into clear hut cciupara- 

 tiA"ely shalloAN- water the trolling spoons Avere put in. 

 Sam said the water looked a httle fishy, and we might as 

 AveU fish it as Ave pushed on tOAvards the deeper Avater of 

 the lakes. 



First strike Avas Sam'.-v. and he lifted into the boat a fib. 

 L-oek bass. He lunl not loosed it from the hook imtil 

 MirtLn folloAved smt Avirii anotlier. One or tAvo sweeps of 

 the rod and another, nntil ttiere was a half dozen in each 

 boat by the time we reached Mud Lake. 



NoA\'^ the small talk wa-s hushed, we were in the region 

 of lilack bass. And bungrj- bass tliey yn'ox ed to be. Sam 

 Avas first to hook a Hsli. a 4-ponnder. that rushed straight 

 for the boat intri the AA'aiting landing net. Noav another 

 half as large, auoflier a mate to the first until we had fiA'e 

 in the boat ill twice as niariA' minutes. Martin liad three, 

 1)11 1 not time noA\ to brag or exchange congratulations. 

 The rafiid biting lasted an fiour. then eased off. and at 

 half pa.st ten ceased altogether. We rowed our boats 

 together and counted the strings. Thirty-six on one, 

 thirty-three on tlie other. They were enough: so at least 

 it was unanimously A-oted by the rpiartetfe. A row of 

 four miles brought us into cani]i. and an hour later four 

 hungry men Avere feasting on nicely browned black bass. 



It Avas Avell info the afternoon before the dishes Avere 

 Ava.slied and everything put in order, ao it' was decided to 

 not go out again until next day, 



AVe all determined to try for AA-oodcock ne.vt day, so the 

 evening Avas spent in getting ready, or so much as we 

 needed of it, and the remaiiidcj- in seein.t; a\ lio should get 

 the cinch. 



Early on the morning of tlie second day we rowed ov^er 

 to Crane Island, where thou.sanrls of these birds come 

 each year to rear thcii- vonng. 



This island iias low shores, and it was not lon.g after 



landiiiu' until avc had found some of the coA^erts of the 

 woodcock. Bv 10 o'clock, we had secnred twentv-fonr 

 birds, ft were a. shame to have these delicar-ies sjioded in 

 ■Cooking, so we rowed over to Indiroi Lake Hotel, m time 

 to ha\ c them prejiared nicely tor diiuier. Indian Lake, 

 on the east side, is one of the incest of the se\ en laudiuKs. 

 where lioats are kept to let : and the hotel proprietor knows 

 how^ to care lor the Avants of spia-tsnien. 



In the afternoon we ran o\i'i- to the north side, near 

 Sa.ssafras Point landhig. to tiA- the ducks. Tliey Avere 

 there, but hard to aii]a-oach. and we only succeeded m 

 bagging scA-en birds. But we had located then- teediug 

 grounds, and next day. we were sure, aa ^ could do I letter. 



After supper Avas over in camp. eA cry emptA' .shell was 

 loaded, and avc ne(/iled_ tlieiu. too. tor the first three hours 

 of daylight next day serAed to empt\" every shell. There 

 were mallards, bhie-winged ti^al, spoonliills and baldheads 

 .lialore. 



The remainder of the third day was sjient on Bhick 



Lake trollintJ- for Itlack bass, anil in tlie eA-eniiio' oui- team 

 came to take us back to Wapakonetta. Aye we r. irouil 

 .s]iortsmen. ( )ver Umi thicks and TOlbs, of black bass to 

 carry liack to friends in AV. 



This reser\ oir is a spliMidid all the year round place for 

 sport, and. best oi all. is State proiierty, open alike to all 

 who are Avilling to observe the game and lisli laws of the 



.Sta.te. ' TNATIt.AMEt, H. PtI'EU. 



SCHOHARIE CREEK SALMON. 



Amstei^dam. N. Y., Dec. 2H. — Etiifor Forest: ami 

 Sfrediii: Air. .V. N. Clieney. under ■■ Angling Notes " of the 

 FoEEST A?>'0 Streaih ill Dec. hi issue, speaks of a sal- 

 mon which had Avandereduj) to the Set loliarie ( 'reek from 

 th^• AlohaA\ k river this summer or fall. This may be true, 

 but no one here believ es it or liad ever fiearvl of if so far 

 as I can learn, f hav« talked with all of mir Ijest in- 

 formed and most anient fishermen, and they all shake 

 their heads. I liaA'e lived near and fished this stream for 

 the pa.st eighteen or tA\-enty years, and knoAV every .stone 

 and hole from its moutli to fen miles u]j. for I have Ava.ded 

 and. fished it liundre.is of times for black bass. HoAv a 

 salmon or any other fish could get over the State dam at 

 Fort Hunter during the summer I cannot imagine. To be 

 sure there is a so called fish way there, but no one be- 

 lieves CA eu a minnow exev managed to vsiggle through it. 

 Eight months out of the year it is high and dry aliove low 

 AA-ater mark. Twelve months of the year it is filled Avith 

 stones, gravel, corn-cobs and float AA'ood, So far as I can 

 learn the Fish. Commissioners have cleaned it once in .some 

 eight or ten years. Once I believe the president of the Am- 

 sterdam Fisli and (fame ProtectiA^^ Association made an 

 attempt to (lo it l)ut could not do much. AVhat rnliliish 

 he did take out some evil-minded person beloAv kmdly put 

 bac-k the next night, bec-ause I suppose he thought he 

 would lose a, ffsfi or Iavo. So knowing the aboA'e to be 

 facts I think Air. (?heiiey has been misinformed in re- 

 gai-il to a salmon lieing seen or caught in. thi.sstrea.m. 



The Schohai-ie Creek is a natural Avater for bass. The 

 AA-ater is pure and clear, filled Avith rocks. The gravel 

 beds atford good spawning grounds, and the feed is abtm- 

 dant. 



Good catches Avere made the past summer, and we 

 wonder at it. for it is fished from mouth to source nearly 

 eA-ei-A' day dming the season by scores cif tisbermen. If 

 the dam at Fort HimterAA^as removed or a fish Avay properly 

 budt the fishing aa^ouM be better. The dam does but little 

 good to the Erie Canal except in the spring as a feeder. 

 The rest of the year httle water runs in because of the 

 low water in the creek. Last spring an effort Avas made 

 to stock this stream. The order Avas received at the State 

 hatcliery, and they Avrote us that we would receiA-e onr 

 fish later on, and Avotild notify us Avhen to look for them. 

 AVe are looking yet. Perhaps some more faA-ored indi- 

 A iduals can tell Avhat became of them. AVe cannot. 



AA'ill Mr. Cheney kindly inform me through Forest 

 AND Stream where he got this bit of news, and' by Avhoni 

 Avas this salmon taken, if taken at all? 



Robert AI. Harti.ey. 



Massachusetts Association. 



The regular meeting of the Alassachnsetts Fish and 

 Game Protective Association Avas held at Young's Hotel. 

 Boston. Tuesday evening, Dec, 27, President Geo. AV. 

 AA^iggiii in the chair. The nominating committee pre- 

 sented the folloAving list of candidates for office for 1893, 

 to be acted ujion at the annual meeting to be held on Jan. 

 11: President, Hon. fieo. W. Wiggin: Vice-Presidents. 

 Ivers A\ . Adams. Jas. F. DAAineU, "EdAvard A. Samuels, 

 C, J. H. AA'oodburA-. Augustus He.meiiAvay. John T. Stet- 

 son and Horace T. Rockwell: Treasurer. AndreAv J. 

 Lloyd; Secretary. Richard O. Harding; Librarian, John 

 Fottler, Jr. Exe(mtive Committee— Helier Bishop, Fred- 

 erick R. Shattuck. Chas. G. Gibson, AViii. F. Keith, .John 

 N, Roberts. AA'm. C. ThairlA\-all. AI. A. Alorris, Rollin 

 Jones, AV. G. Kendall, Henry H. KimbaU. AVm. B. Smart 

 and Charles F. Chainberlayne. Alembership Committee 

 — EdAvard T. Barker. Arthur AV. Robinson and AA" alter C. 

 Prescott. Fund ( 'onimittee— Benj. C. Clark. Edward 

 Brooks and AValter A. Power. Messrs. Humphrey Dyer, 

 Thomas Dickson and Phihp Prager were elected members 

 of tlie association. 



Game Protector Barber. 



G i.?,EEmvicH. X. Y., Jan. 'i.—EcHfor Fared awl Sfream; 

 My attention has just been directed to the article ■•Further 

 Concerning Eludson Ri.A'er Salmon." by A. N. Clieney, in 

 your issue of Dec. 39. 1892. As I liaA-e in. preparation a 

 full and conchisiA-e i-efutation of the charges brought 

 against me, I do no more at this time than beg your read- 

 ers to su.speiid their judcment. I f)romise them I shall 

 prove that so far as A. X. (.Tieney's information being as 

 he says, ■•most reliable." is (|iute the reverse. I have 

 never read so many falsehoods packed in so small a space 

 as in the letter lie (quotes from his Alechanicville coi'res- 

 poixdent,. as. I shall prove to all in a later communication. 



Charles H. Barber, 

 Game and Fish Protector 17tb District. 



NEW YORK PISHCULTURE, 



[From (iov. I'lovM'rH Men.'f<i.gi'..\ 

 Propagation of Fish. 

 Bf„\ r the last h'jiislat,1ve session 1 vetoed two bills estiiblish- 

 iny iieAv fish hatcberies. A personal iiivestieation during 

 the sunoner hito the work of the Oomuiissioiiers of Fisheries, 

 mcluiluiK visits to some ot tlie i ..,1 1 n liatcliei-icN, ])ersiiaded 

 me that only three out ot ■i,itchci-ies are located 



properly tor the successful - m: et tlslc It is unfor- 



tunate that |,inl)lic money ha- iiecii i 1ms rnis;i|)|iropriated. I 

 sutiKCst that Lei-eatter, when, in the jud.uinein- of tlie Legisla- 

 ture new hatcheries are needed, the lucation of the same be 

 left to the discretion of the Commissioners of Fisheries. 

 They are iji-esmnably better cpxalified liy reason of their ex- 

 pert kiiowled.ije to iude;e of the coniparati\-e merits of dif- 

 ferent lucalifcio as places for hshculture. and such a transfer 

 of responsiliilitv would check a temfency reccntlv oliservable 

 in the LeKislarni-e To make the creation 'ot one new hatchery 

 depend upon the (a-eation of one or more others. 



The (..'onnnissioners of l^'islieries are conl innimi' 1 he stock 

 iuK of lakes and streams, and Avith apparently good results. 

 Their elTorts .should he directed mainlv. however, to increas- 

 ing the supply of food fish. Aferelv as <•( m>erv atnrs of sports- 

 men's interests, their official existence and poAvers would 

 ,sca,rcely he .iustified hy the tax-paving put)bc '1^ he scope of 

 their i-espntisiliility fi [ict the measure ot their opportunity 

 are much Avider than is prescribed bv any such narroAV field. 

 There arc t,.500 .scpiare miles of watej- within the area of our 

 State, capable of producing an unlimited sup|)lyof fl.'jh food, 

 thus cheapening hi a large degree the cost of' living to the 

 people, creating additional employment, and adding to the 

 State's wealtli. Every srre;in.i might be made to yield largelv 

 to the food supply ot the taj-uis through Avhich 'it runs, and 

 ,ever> hike might give means of liA-elihood to more men and 

 furnish cheap, palatable tood to more families. Liberal 

 Slocking or J^ake untario with wdiitetish, pike and lake 

 trout, assisted by proper regidations for catches, would build 

 uji an im[)or(am industry in that Aucinity, protita.ble alilse to 

 the lisliernieu and to tfie fiid:)lic. 



-Vs a step in this direction I am uiformed that about 

 10,(100,000 whitelish Avill lie placed in Lake Ontario during the 

 coming year. 



1 bespeak for this subject the eaioiest consideration of the 

 Legislature, believing that Avith com])arati\'e1v small expen- 

 ditnre great good can be accomjilisherl. 



Oyster Culture. 



I inspected Avith great interest during the summer the oyster 

 beds along the southern shore of Long Island Sound. ' The 

 State has the opportunity here to develop an important 

 industry, giving employment to thousands of men. enriching 

 the people by millions of dollars, and yielding, under proper 

 laAvs.considerable revenue to the State Treasury. .Ft Avas in 1887 

 that the act to encourage oyster planting "in Long Island 

 Sound Avas enacted, and up to that time very little had been 

 done in. the deep-sea cultivation of oysters, the planters who 

 sufjply the mai'kets relying almo.st entirely upon A'irginia 

 for sea oysters for cnltiA-atiou. During the last tiA'e years the 

 industry has made such rapid progress that now conserva- 

 tive estimates place the value of the OA-sters lying on the beds 

 of Long Island Sound at -si, .500,000 and the" number of men 

 employed in the industry at 10,000. During the past year 

 115,(X)0 barrels of oysters, valued at $580,000, were shipped to 

 Europe from Ncav York city. 



COLORADO TROUT WATERS. 



Dexvek, Col., Dec. 22.~E^Utnr Fmrsf rnul Stn-aiii: There 

 were some inaccuracies in your note on page 516, of Dec. 15. 

 The correct figures are here given: Mr. Kincaid, the Deputy 

 State Fi.sh Commissioner, went to Ayellington Lake Nov. 34, 

 and that afternoon took and impregnated more than four 

 gallons of eggs, fully :200,000. On succeeding days he con- 

 tuiued taking eggs until he had fully T50.000, AA-hich were suc- 

 cessfully transported to the State' hatchery near Denver. 

 They had to be taken nine miles by private conveyance over 

 a mountain road to the raihA ay station: thence 011 the train 

 to Denver, and then by private conveyance to the hatcherv 

 This AA^as done AAuth the loss of scarcely an egg. 



The AVellington Lake Co. have a h'atcheiT at the lake u 

 wdiich they have 500,000 eggs, being the full capacity of the 

 establishment. Dexa'er. 



Winter Health Resorts in Montana. 



AVhy .go to damp. ehUty and malarial resorts of the Soiitli when you 

 can tind'more healthful and picturesque locations in the We.st And a 

 climate delicious, healing and invigorating and entirely free from 

 malarial poison. AVhere water, air. f otid and scenery combine in giving 

 relief to bodily ailments. There is Hotel May at Boulder Hot Springs, 

 heated with natui'al hot water, with splendiil tiatliing pi'ivUeges in 

 water equal in many respects to the .-Vrkansas Springs. Rates very reas- 

 onable. Boulder, 3Iont., is on the Ctreat Northern Railway between 

 Helena and Butte. AVhite Sulphur Springs reached from I-seihart on 

 the Ctreat Falls branch of the Great Korthern. and also noted for heal- 

 ing qualities. Write F. I. Whitney, (i. P. & T, A. G. 2^'. R"y, St. Paul, 

 for further information. — Adv. ' 



A Postal Card Will Do. 



Skn'c a postal card containing your adch-ess to F. I. AVhitnev, G. p & 

 T. A.. G. R'y. St. Paul. Minn., for publications and information of 

 interest to persons looking for new locations. Farming lands, grazing 

 lands, timlier lands, mining lands and business chances in growing 

 towns and cities.— .4f/'-. 



Ashburnbr's little book on the beagle gives informatioti in regard to 

 breeding, rearing and training. Sent to any address, postpaid, on re- 

 ceipt of .W cents.— .if dr. 



If vou have a friend, good and true, whom you 

 would like to remind of h's friend, fifty-two times 

 in the year — once every Aveek — why not ask us to see 

 tltat a Forest and Stream wrapper has his name 

 on it, with your initials in the corner of the address 

 label? 



