March 23, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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"Long Island Sportsmen's Club. 



The Long Island Sijortsmen's Club held Its fii'st shoot of the year at 

 Dexter Park on Mondaj^ March 13. Ten members competed at 10 

 birds each, club handicap, H. and T. traps, for a new gold medal. C. 

 ■yvissell won with a straight score of 10. Mr. Schoettler and C. Freese 

 were good seconds with 9. The scores: 



C Freese 1111111110— 9 P Kunzweiler 0110212013— 



N Gentzlinger 0012201111— 



C Hofer 1010112020— 



C Bieber 2020101101— 6 



M Goetz 1200111002— 6 



M Schoettler 1201112111— 9 



JGuenther 0102011011— (i 



0 Wissell 1 1 212211 n— 10 



LKi-ess 0112001110— (i 



Phoenix Gun Club. 



The first shoot of the season by t-he members of the Phcenix Gun 

 Club was held at Dexter Park on Tuesday, March 16. Nine out of the 

 ten members had a good day's sport, each one shooting at 15 birds 

 from H. and T. traps, old Long Island rules. A. Botty was the T\dn- 

 ner with 14. The birds were a fine fast lot. The scores: 



D Frehgh 121101102101212—12 A Botty 212120212211121—14 



M Chichester . . .201 110110122111—12 A Rutan 22102220112231 1—13 



D Smith 210012111210011—11 J Akhm-st .210110110211112—12 



J Henry 112210012001001— 9 E Madison 210102011021021—10 



C Gardner 120103001020100— 7 



Hurlingham Rules. 



Rules of the Hurhngham Gun Club and the Gun Club (London), 

 blue and gold, vest pocket size. New edition, price 25 cents. 



lmwtr§ to ^omB^and^nis. 



No notice taken of anonymous communtcations. 



Medious, Brooklyn.- There is a letter here for you. Please send ad- 

 dress. 



K. 0. G., Cleveland, O.— See Foeest akd Stream of Dec. 35, 1890, for 

 drawings of sliding seat. 



W. A. F., Jr., Beverly, Mass.— Write to the correspondent who in 

 this week's issue tells of a fish and game resort not many hours from 

 Boston. 



Dr. W.. New York.- Would you kindly let me know the nearest 

 place to Philadelphia, where brook trout can be found, and how to 

 get there? Ans. Try Dr. Fulmer's, Dingman's Ferry, Pa., or Price 

 Bros., Canadensis, Pa. Both are on Erie K. R. 



E. B. M.— Can you tell me if there is any fluid which is injected into 

 birds to preserve them, instead of skinning and mounting them? Ans. 

 There are such fl^uids, but they are not used to any extent. There was 

 more or less interest years ago in the Wickersheimer fluid. Ordinary 

 embalming fluid will do for small birds. 



W. M. P., Montague, Mich.— Where is there in Florida where a man 

 can go on the coast on the gulf side and get land reasonable that is 

 adapted for orange culture and other fruit? Ans. We cannot refer 

 you to any particular point. Send for a copy of the Jacksonville 

 (Fla.) Times- Union, and write to some of the real estate men therem 

 advertising. 



W. L. M., Pittsburgh, Pa.— "Nessmuk's" contributions to Fohe.st 

 AUD Stream extended over a period of nearly ten years. It would be 

 impracticable for us to supply a full set of the numbers contammg 

 them. His two books were 'Woodcraft," price $1, and the poems, 

 "Forest Runes," price 5J1.50. We can supply both of these, though 

 there are but few Runes left. 



A. W, B., Elizabeth, N. .1. — We know of no canoe yawls that can be 

 hired. Such boats are seldom kept for hire. 



C, R. P.— 1. The iDrice of unbound volumes of Fobest and Stream is 

 $1.50 per volume (six months), bound S2..50. 2. The address is 48 

 Wall street. New York. 3. There ai-e nn published photos of the pug 

 named. 4. The E. K. C. S. B. registry of the sire and dam of an im- 

 ported dog renders that dog eligible for registration in the A. K. O. 

 If the sire and dam of an imported dog are not registered abroad it 

 cannot be registered here. 



J. D., fronton, O. — Before using marine glue the planking must be 

 perfectly dry, and the caulking must be done without oil on the iron, 

 naphtha being used instead for dipping the iron in. The glue must be 

 melted slowly over a moderate fire and kept at a fluid state without 

 boding. No more should be melted than can be used at once, as the 

 glue is not unproved by continued remelting, though the surplus when 

 trimmed ofE may be returned to the pot. We cannot give you the 

 proportions you wish, but you wUl find full receipts for waterproofing 

 in the Forest and STi;EAit of Jan. 16, 1890. 



P. G., Danbury.— A bird dog that I own points all right; the only 

 fault is that his tail isn't steady. My friend claims that for a reason 

 why his dog won't back mine up. Again he says it is no point for the 

 reason that his tail wriggles. Ans. Your friend is mistaken in stating 

 that because your dog wiggles his tail on point it is no point. It 

 simply mars the style of the act, but does not impair the act itself. A 

 dog which backs honestly will seldom refuse to back a dog which 

 points truly, even if the latter wiggles his tail when pointing. How- 

 ever, some impatient, industrious dogs are on the alert for any pre- 

 text to lead in the work, therefore they refuse to back any dog which 

 is not motionless on point. Oftener, however, a refusal to back is 

 from imperfect training. 



W. D., Ovando, Mont.— I am engaged in flshculture and have the 

 honor of hatching the first mountain trout in Montana. I set out 

 700,000 eggs and got 500,000 trout for my trouble. I think that is very- 

 good for a beginner. I expect to set out 300,000,000 next spring. This 

 State takes no interest in our flsh; we have no fish commissioner and 

 no game warden and the laws are very poor here. I have hunted and 

 fished in Montana for twenty years and I thought I would try flsh- 

 culture and have had good luck so far. I wouldJike to ask you a few 

 questions. 1. Is there any way for a man to get control of a 

 meandered lake that has more than IGO acres of land in it? 3. If a 

 man owns the land has he the right to dam up a small creek on his 

 land for the purpose of making iish ponds of it? The creek is 3 or 

 4ft. wide and runs through my land and I could make a lake one-half 

 mile long by putting in a dam 10ft. high. Ans. 1. A meandered 

 stream or body of water surrounded by land is meandered for the 

 pui'pose of leaving that body of water in the eminent domain and not 

 to he disposed of. 2. If there are no priority water rights in the creek 

 crossing your land you can use the water as you please, but if 

 property owners or others below you expect to use the water and 

 have legal rights to do so, then the water would have to pass off yom- 

 land in its usual channel after flowing through your pond. 



H. G. C, Washington C. H., O.— I wi.sh to raise flsh, frogs, eels and tur- 

 tles in southern Ohio. Would like to get an idea of how much water 

 and what kind of water, how long it takes the bass, frog, eel and tur- 

 tle to mature, what to feed them, what kind would be the best for the 

 location, or anything that would assist a party starting to raise these 

 animals profitably? Ans. You should read Forest and Stream's cata- 

 logue of books and select some work on flshculture as a preparation 

 for the difficult task proposed. "Fish Hatching and Fish Catching" 

 by Green and Rossevelt and "American Pishculture" by Thaddeus 

 Norris deal more with the subjects named than most of the other 

 books on our list. You can not do much with eels except fatten 

 them; they breed only in the sea. Green and Roosevelt have a short 

 chapter on frog culture. The only turtles that have been reared, as 

 far as we know, are the diamond-back terrapins of salt waters, about 

 which see our "Answers to Correspondents" this week. For recent 

 information on black bass rearing see our issue of March 9, page 211. 

 Bass mature in two or three years, their growth depending upon the 



amount of food furnished them. We pubUshed an interesting article 

 entitled "A Successful Frog Pond" on Feb. 14, 1889, with an illustra- 

 tion. 



P. S., Meriden, Conn.— We have a certain brook in this part of the 

 State and have had quite a discussion. In one part of it, about one- 

 eighth of a mUe long, there are some nice pools, but no trout can be 

 caught. Can you explain? There is good fishing above and below this 

 spot, and why do not the trout stay there? Ans. You do not state 

 whether the pools formerly contained trout, and what changes have 

 taken place in that part of the stream within your knowledge or that 

 of your associates. It may be possible that the pools are visited at 

 night by net fishermen, or anglers may visit them so persistently that 

 the trout are driven away. Give as full information as you can about 

 the brook and we wUl try to solve the riddle. 



F. L., Springfield, N. Y.— Can you teU me in your valuable paper 

 how to breed and raise terrapins with profit, as I own swampy land on 

 Ijong Island, best spring water. We find terrapins occasionally in it. 

 Perhaps you know of some book which treats of it. Ans. Weassiune 

 that the diamond-back or salt water terrapin is the one you refer to. 

 Short chapters on the habits, mode of capture, method of feeding, 

 etc., are given in a work published by the U. S. Fish Commission and 

 the Tenth Census, nearly ten years ago, entitled "Fisheries and Fish- 

 ing Industries of the United States." The volume containing the ac- 

 count of the terrapin fishery, in which the inclosures for fattening the 

 animals are described, is still to be found in second-hand book stores 

 in Washington, D. C, and may possibly be purchased at the U. S. Gov- 

 ernment Printing Office in that city for about $1.50. The flrstvolume, 

 containing the natural liistory of the terrapin, has long been out of 

 print. When kept in pens, terrapin are fed on fish, oysters, crabs, 

 clams, and sometimes celery, to give them a fine flavor. The diamond- 

 back lays its eggs in June and July on sandy bars or banks above wa- 

 ter. The number of eggs is small, and the young grow very slowly, 

 making the business of rearing them very uncertain as to profit. The 

 terrapin buries itself in the mud in cold weather and remains torpid 

 during the winter, and this still further retards the growth of the 

 animal. The finest terrapin are found in the cranberry bogs of Cape 

 Cod, but the greatest shipping point on the east coast is Crisfleld, Md., 

 where a number of "crawls" are located. 



.7. F. J., Blsinore, Cal. — We have a lake here which we wish to stock 

 with sunfish, bream, or some other kind of fish suitable for still water 

 in a warm climate. The lake is five miles long, by two wide, and from 

 10 to 50ft. wide. The water contains some alkali, but there are millions 

 of minnows which seem to do well. Perhaps you can suggest the best 

 kind of fish for our purpose, and tell us where to get them. We will 

 willmgly pay all expenses. Ans. The sunfish and bream are small flsh, 

 and theu- introduction into new waters should not be undertaken with- 

 out caution. H the lake contains no trout and is not drained by trout 

 streams, why not stock it with large-mouth black bass? This belongs 

 to the family containing the sunfish and bream, but is a large and 

 valuable food and game fish, and its introduction involves no special 

 difficulty. Furthermore, it is known to occur in brackish waters in 

 Florida and other Gulf States, and the chances are in favor of its 

 adaptation to the lake waters described. If you are not too remote 

 from Washington, it might be feasible to procure a breeding stock of 

 bass by application to U. S. Fish Commissioner Marshall McDonald, 

 who will forward blank application upon request. If the Government 

 is able to forward the flsh, they will cost you nothing. It would be 

 worth your while, at all events', to make the apphcation. If you prefer 

 to make arrangements with private parties, perhaps Dr. S. P. Bartlett, 

 Quincy, lU., may be able to suggest some one competent to transport, 

 the flsh. The task is not an easy one. There is in the Sacramento 

 and San Joaquin rivers, Cal., a fi.sh of the sunfish family which is 

 called the "Sacramento perch." It is a good flsh, of fair size, and 

 might prove suitable for life in your lake. There should be no diffi- 

 culty it getting it alive, as it is to be found in the markets of San Fran- 

 cisco, where it is known as "perch." This is said to be an exceUent 

 pan-fish, similar in qualities to the black bass, and reaches a weight of 

 one pound. A letter addi-essed to Mr. Ramon E. Wilson, Sec'y Fish 

 Commission, may secure additional information about the "perch." 



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SOME anglers labor under the false impression that 

 large dealers and manufacturers charge more for 

 their goods than the keepers of small shops. A glance 

 at our new Illustrated Catalogue and Price List for 

 1892, which we will mail on receipt of 6 cents to cover 

 postage, will show how much they are mistaken. 



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 Manufacturers of All Grades of Fishing Tackle, 

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I am with, von again witli lower ]3rices for Fishing Tackle. I find by experience that putting down the 

 prices and not decreasing the qnality, it increases my bxisiness every year. 



One lot of SpUt Bamboo Fly and Bass Rods wiH be sold at $1.88 until all are sold. Tbese rods are all nickel mounted, solid reel seats, silk woimd, and wiU give satisfaction. 



Length and weight of the Ply Rods are: 9£t., 602. ; 9|£t. 61oz. ; 10ft., 7oz. ; lOift., TAoz. ; lift., Soz. Reel seats below hand. 



Lenlth and weight of the bass rods are: 8Mt., 9oz. ; 9ft., lOoz, ; 94ft., 11 oz. ; 10ft., 12oz., 10|ft., 14oz. Reel seats above hand. 

 A special lot of Hard Rubber and Nickel, Raised'Pillar, Multiplying Reels with Balance Handle and Side Spring Click, 40yds., 88 cts. ; 60yds., 94 cts. ; 80yds., 98 cents, ; 100yds., $1.06. 



Any of tbe above 1 eels sent by mail for price and 10 cts. extra for postage. 

 Brass Cii^k Reels. 40, 60, 80 or 100yds., '38 cts. each; 5 cts. extra for postage. 



One lot of Multiplyhig Raised Pillar Reels with Balance Handles and Lifting Drag: 40yds., 38 cts. ; 60yds., 48 cts. : 80yds., 58 cts. ; 100yds., 68 cts. ; 150 yds., 78 cts. 

 A special lot of Trout Flies at 30 cents per dozen assorted, sent by mail 1 cent per dozen extra for postage. 

 A snecial lot of Bass and Pickerel Spoons at 5 cents each sent by mail, 1 cent extra for postage. 



AU kinds of Hollow Point best quality Hooks snelled to single gut 10 cts. doz. ; double gut, licts. doz. ; treble, 20 cts. doz, ; four ply, 25 cts. doz. 1 cent extra per dozen for postage. 

 300ft. Braided Linen Reel Line on Block, 41 cts. ; 300ft. of Hand-Made Linen Reel Lines on Block, 9 thread, 38 cts., sent by mail 3 cts. extra for postage. 



, 32in., 6 cts. each. Four-ply Leadei-a, 33in. , Sets. 



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525, 100 yds 4.50 



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