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related something that made her smile she instantly 

 turned to her sisters and interpreted it, and then they 

 smiled in unison. Peter, who was at the grindstone, 

 hearing our merriment, was exceedingly anxions to take 

 a hand in it, but as I had a monopoly of the girls he 

 bashfully kept away. The axes being sharpened he 

 timidly joined our circle, made a remark or two in Chip- 

 pewa, and then he and Emery strode rapidly to the boat. 

 Ned by this time emerged from the store with a bundle 

 on his shoulder and also struck a beeline for the beach. I 

 lingered quite a while, as I was really pleased with the 

 charming frankness of the lovely girls. Ned finally hal- 

 loed for me and then I regretfully bade adieu to these 

 wmsome half-breeds. Peter told Ned when he came that 

 I was a gay old masher, and that he stood no chance 

 whatever with the girls while I was there, as I was en- 

 tertaining them with the recital of fairy tales and witch- 

 craft, always themes of delight to the Indian and half- 

 bred. He, however, Avas determined to pay com-t to this 

 charming ti-inity, stating that he would visit them some 

 evening while we remained at the island, as it was only 

 four miles distant. He wanted no white man^'as rival, 

 and particularly one with the unblushing eflii-ontery I 

 showed myself master of.. He was a Httle jealous, that 

 was all. Alex. Stakbuck. 



[to be CONTnaUED.] 



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CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 



[From a Staff Correspondent] 

 For Better Fish Laws. 



Chicago, 111., April 15.— It is proposed that there be 

 held at the World's Fair an Interstate meeting lookuig 

 toward the general enactment of better fish laws. The 

 despatches have the following: 



"The initiative was taken last Friday, when the Miles 

 Fishing Club, of Miles, la., and the Mount Can-oil Fishing 

 Club, of Mount Carroll, 111., met at Brown's Lake in Jack- 

 son county, la., with Fish Commissioners W. J. G-riggs, 

 of Iowa, and S. B. Bartlett, of Illinois. The two clubs 

 formed a joLut organization, of which Col. J. W. Miles 

 was made chairman. Suitable resolutions were adopted. 

 The following persons were chosen as an executive 

 committee of the Interstate Fish Protective Association : 

 J. W. Miles, George C. Heberling, S. Watts, George F. 

 Bucher, James McCray, George L. Hoffman." 



The U. S. Fish Exhibit. 



The World's Fair news bulletins had the following as to 

 the U. S. fish exhibit: "There are being placed in the 

 aquaria several carloads of Illinois river fish, including 

 the crappie, dogfish, sheephead, carp, pike, etc. From 

 Lake Erie come a number of wall-eyed pike, garfish, 

 suckers and water-dogs covered with skin instead of scales. 

 One feature of the display consists of a fish hospital. In the 

 tank devoted to this purpose methods of treating various 

 diseases of the food fishes will be shown. At present the 

 hospital contains a number of trout whose gills are in- 

 flamed from a fungus trouble. The ti-eatment in this 

 case consists of immersion in a strong solution of salt. 

 The cases are rapidly improving. 



"Live fish by the carload are being received at the 

 aquarium for the government live fish display in the east 

 annex of the Fisheries building. The finny tribes of all 

 the world are represented in the collection, which is a 

 particularly fine one. The decorative work on the 

 aquarium is just being completed. It has been in charge 

 of a half-dozen artists familiar with such work from an 

 extensive experience in an-anging like displavs at former 

 expositions. Prof. Forbes, who is superintending the in- 

 stallation of exhibits, thinks they have eclipsed their own 

 best work at this exposition, and one is ready to believe it 

 after a glance at what were three weeks ago bare un- 

 adorned tanks, only remarkable for their great capacity. 

 Now each tank presents the proper environment for the 

 special variety of fish which is to live in it next summer. 

 Some tanks present miniature cliffs, reefs and o verhang- 

 ing embankments cleverly wrought in cement. Sub- 

 merged grottos present themselves in others; while still 

 others present water-logged tree trunks and stumps, so 

 deftly formed as to defy detection of the deception except 

 by close exammation. Eveiy detail, even to different 

 colored mosses, Imes of bark and grain, is so faithfully re- 

 produced as to be photographic in accm-acy. By the sys- 

 tem of aeration used the ijicturesque effect is ereatlv 

 heightened." ^ J 



In the Anglers' Pavilion. 

 In the anglers' pavilion of the Fisheries building Col. 

 John Gay is now making famous progress with the 

 aquaria of his Pennsylvania exhibit. The tanks are now 

 nearly completed, and the heavy framework which sup- 

 ports them is rapidly being covered with bark. I don't 

 know where Col. Gay got that bark, but it is a good 

 article. Taken on the whole, the installations in this 

 building are backward, and it does not seem possible that 

 May 1 can see the whole in order. Still, the floor is filled 

 with boxes, and it will only take a day or so to put all in 

 order when the crush begins. 



The Main Fisheries. 



In the main building the work on the 50ft. hump-backed 

 whale progresses well. One of the whale's flippers is lost, 

 strayed or stolen, and some anxiety is felt for its safety. 



AustraUa has her installation well in hand, though the 

 wires still show in the rocks below her gi-oup of sea hons. 



Canada of course is interesting, with her boats and 

 fishes. On the whole, however, the Norway installation 

 IS the finest thing in this building. The whole fishino- in- 

 dustry of the land of the midnight sun is showTi iif de- 

 tail. Moreover, there are a number of paintings by a 

 Norwegian artist which are magnificent works of art 

 These naarine views are mostly devoted to the depicting 

 of the life of the fishermen. One must go far to see on 

 canvas such action, such life and motion in the water 

 such perspective and such technique in the handling of 

 the figures. Norway is suj-e to hold much interest. 

 The Fly-Casting Club. 



The My-Casting Club held its annual meeting Monday 

 evening, April 10, at the Grand Pacific. Minutes were 



approved. Capt. J. W. Collins and Dr. J, A. Henshall, 

 who were elected honorary members on March 17, were 

 duly notified by advice to the secretary. Mr.W. H, Thurs- 

 ton was elected a member, as was also Mr. S. A. Howes, 

 manager of the Osgood Boat Co. The resignation of H. 

 J. Baker was accepted. A letter from C. B. Rushmore 

 was read, advising of good fishing (with the fly?) for bass, 

 pickerel and carp at Kerwin on the B. & O. ; Little Calu- 

 met River. 



The secretary-treasurer's report showed a balance of 

 cash on hand of $104.22. Applications to the number of 

 102 had been received for membership, 82 having quali- 

 fied and two resigned, leaving a total membership of 82. 



Resolutions were adopted protesting against Gov. Alt- 

 geld's position as to the abolishment of the State Fish 

 Commission. Ordered for signing and sending. A mo- 

 tion of sympathy and regret was passed for Mr. A. H. 

 Harry man, the first president of the club, now at home in 

 another State, and lately of ill health. Election of officers 

 followed, with following result: G. W. Strell, President; 

 W. A. Brooke, Vice-President; F. B. Davidson, Secretary- 

 Treasurer; Executive Committee, J. S. Rossiter, G. A. 

 Mm-rell, W. H. Babcock. The executive committee was 

 given full power to build the Walton Fishing House and 

 to arrange a programme for the summer. 



No Changes in Illinois Laws. 



On April 13 I wrote the Secretary of State to learn 

 whether or not any of the biUs proposing changes in the 

 fish or game laws had become laws in this session of the 

 Legislature and have received the following reply: "None 

 of the bills before the Thirty-eighth General Assembly on 

 this subject have become laws. — H. H. Hinrichsen, Secre- 

 tary of State." 



Early Fishing. 

 One could have bass fishing now if he cared for it. A 

 good string of bass was lately taken in Cedar Lake, near 

 Ora, Ind. Nothing yet from Fox, Wis. 



In Wisconsin and the North Peninsula the snow water 

 was all gone ten days ago, and it didn't go through the 

 streams. It sunk into the ground. The heavy snows of 

 last fall fell on unfrozen ground and there was no frost in 

 the ground this spring. This keeps the water down and 

 the searson is early. Some few catches of trout have 

 been made, none of much moment. 



Yellowstone Trout Fishing. 



Mr. M. H. Bryan, president of the Helena (Mont.) Rod 

 and Gun Club, in a neat and useful little folder has the 

 following to say, date of March 1 : 



"It is a cm-ious fact that comparatively few sportsmen 

 know of the variety and gaminess of the fish to be found 

 in the streams and lakes of the Yellowstone National 

 Park, or the opportunity for pure sport which this won- 

 derful section affords. 



"These waters seem to be the very home of the trout, 

 which are so plentiful that we doubt there can be fount [ 

 any stream in the country which presents more tempta- 

 tion to the fisherman. The different varieties of trout 

 that can be fotmd there, in themselves, afford the true 

 sportsman not only sport, but information as well, while 

 the graylmg, a fish so rare in this country, and which is 

 found here in great numbers, adds exti-a pleasure to the 

 day's sport. These waters are so seldom fished, that it is 

 beheved in them can be solved the question, 'To what 

 size will the trout, when allowed to live, grow?' In the 

 waters of the Upper Yellowstone, trout weighing 81bs. 

 have been caught. It would seem that a country which 

 ha^ become by reason of its natural beauty and wonders, 

 the haunt of the tourist, would be fished out by this time; 

 but it must be remembered that these pleasure seekers 

 generally go there to see the countiy, grown so famous, 

 and seldom bring their rods and tackle ^vith them. 



"Each of the different hostelries in the Park is within 

 easy riding and driving distance from one or more of 

 these streams, so that the sportsman, even while fishing in 

 waters so seldom disturbed by the swish of the fly-rod, is 

 always assured of a good resting place/or the night. 



"In Blacktail Deer Creek, near the Mammoth Hot 

 Springs, good fishing can be obtained, and trout weighing 

 a poimd each are very abundant; and in Glen Creek, above 

 the Golden Gate, the Eastern brook trout planted by the 

 Fish Commission some years ago are now large enough to 

 afford good sport. It is but a day's ride from the Mam- 

 moth Hot Spi-ings to the headwaters of the GaUatin River. 

 In this and its various tributaries trout and the rare gray- 

 ling are abundant and take the fly readily. 



"From the Firehole Basin the forks of the Madison 

 River can be easily reached over a wagon road, and here 

 again one has the grayling as weU as the trout. The road 

 from the Upper Geyser Basin to the Yellowstone Lake 

 passes near Shoshone Lake, where lake and Loch Leven 

 trout are found, having been planted by the Fish Com- 

 mission. The largest catches can, however, be taken at 

 the outlet of the Yellowstone Lake. Yancy's. accessible 

 from the Mammoth Hot Springs or the canon, forms a 

 convenient point from which to make excui-sions. 



"The Yellowstone River itself affords neaiiy fifty miles 

 of the finest trout fishing within the borders of the Park; 

 the East Fork and smaller streams are easier to fish and 

 the trout not less gamy; at Tower Falls the swift current 

 and deep pools make ideal fishing. 



"The Park is on the very summit of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains and Ls about 7,000ft. above sea level; in fact, the 

 springs, which are the sources of the streams, are them- 

 selves within the Park, thus making the waters cold all 

 the year, insuring a gamy fish. One of om- members in 

 a day's fishing last summer landed 99 trout, weighing a 

 trifle over 501bs. for the catch." ° 



A Good Year. 



From all accounts, this bids fair to be a good fishing 

 year. The early run is large, perhaps due much to the 

 efficient fish way work in this region in recent times. 

 Michigan Fly-Flshing. 

 April £2.— When Mr. Ben O. Bush, of Kalamazoo, 

 Mch., was in my office the other day, I made him stand 

 and deliver the following information as to fly-fishing 

 points in the South Peninsula: 



KALAMAZOO RIVEK. 



Fishing for small-mouthed black bass is good between 

 Marshall and Allegan, distance about 100 miles by course 

 of stream. 



Good points are Battle Creek to Augusta, Augusta to 

 Kalamazoo. 



Fine fly-fishing can be had at Galesburg, nine miles east 



of Kalamazoo, on Michigan Central R'y. Write H. Dale 

 Adams, Galesburg, Mich. 



ST. JOSEPH AND THE GRAND RIVEES 



Are also good bass streams. Mendon on the St. Joseph 

 and below Lansing on the Grand about Grand Ledge are 

 good points. 



MUSKEGON RTVER FOR TROUT. 



All tributaries of this stream have been stocked with 

 trout and the trout fishing is especially fine in and about 

 Muskegon, Mich. The humble worm is mostly used for 

 bait, but large creels of big trout are the consequence 

 thereof. 



TROUT. 



About all of the spring streams in southern Michigan 

 have been stocked with trout. Trout fishing is good in 

 Kalamazoo county. Spring Brook near Kalamazoo is the 

 best known stream, and there thousands of trout are taken 

 each season. 



Upper Peninsula Trout. 

 Mr. B. W. Goodsell says that along the new branch of 

 the Milwaukee & Northern road, built northwest from 

 Iron Mountain, fine trout fishing can be had in the Paint, 

 the Fence, or almost any of the streams crossed by the 

 road. It is mostly necessary to camp, but the trains will 

 stop to let off or take on campers. 



Chicago Fly-Casting Club, 



The Chicago Fly-Casting Club held a special meeting 

 Thursday evening. A tournament committee, to consist 

 of the executive committee, with the addition of Dr. Hen- 

 shall as managing director of the World's Fair tourna- 

 ment, was fully empowered to arrange for the tourna- 

 ment branch of the summer's entertainment. It is grati- 

 fying to be able to announce also that a site, and a very 

 excellent one, has been assigned the club for its Walton 

 Fishing House, this site, which it is to be hoped will be 

 the last one, is on the east arm of the north lagoon, a 

 short distance fi-om the east wing of the Fine Arts Build- 

 ing. 



At the World's Fair. 



One week more and the gates of the great Exposition 

 will be thrown open. During these closing days the 

 crush and hurry of preparation is intense indeed. Capt. 

 Collins, Chief of Fisheries, is a very busy man, but smil- 

 ing withal as he looks about upon the installations now 

 so rapidly nearing completion in his department. It 

 would be "telling" to name all the interesting things now 

 in place here, and a long telHng, too. Work in the 

 Angling exhibit seems to lag. The exhibitors claim that 

 they cannot yet show case goods from the mills. Every- 

 thing is crowded. Nevertheless in one week from Monday 

 next the gates will go open upon an exposition nearly 

 ready, and the few smoothing touches will be put on 

 while the wheels go round. Of the things and events of 

 interest to those absent or not yet ready to start for the 

 Fair, Forest and Stream will weekly spread the story. 

 The center of interest in every line of activity is for now 

 at this big White City. At this focus the development of 

 the sporting interest can best be seen and learned. 



These are great days, not so much for thek brass and 

 bunting, nor for their worthy thrills of patriotism, nor 

 for their historic reflections, as for the determining and 

 checking up and certifying of the many branches of 

 human knowledge through this inimitable and extraor- 

 dinary opportunity of comparison, We don't know what 

 we know until we see what other people know. Here we 

 can compare our locomotives with those of Great Britain, 

 our paintings with those of France, our guns and rods 

 and ffies with those of England, 



The opportunity is invaluable for not only the businesB 

 man or the curiosity seeker, but for the sportsman in 

 every rank of sport, and the latter has as legitimate a 

 right for its improvement as the former. Certainly the 

 most unusual attractions have been prepared solely in 

 the interest of the latter, and among the mass of mixed 

 material will be found much more worthy of sorting out 

 and mentioning. E. HouGH. 



175 Monroe Street, Chicago. 



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Adirondack League Club Opening. 



The executive committee of the Adirondack League 

 Club announce the completion of the new club ho^e, 

 Moimtaui Lodge, and its opening for the reception of 

 members, their families and guests, at the beginning of 

 the fishing season of 1893. The club house wiU be ready 

 for the use of members on Tuesday, May 16, and will re- 

 main open imtil Nov. 1. On Tuesday evening, June 6, a 

 club dinner will be given in the large dining room, to cele- 

 brate the opening. 



Members who wiU go from New York to attend the club 

 dinner on June 6, should notify the secretary, at 203 Broad- 

 way, New York, in order that proper railway accommo- 

 dations may be obtained. It is probable that the 7 P. M. 

 train, on June 5, wiU attach as many sleeping cars as may 

 be needed, and detach them at Fulton Chain station on the 

 Adu-ondack & St. Lawrence Railroad early in the morn- 

 ing, so that members may rise and proceed to the club 

 house at their convenience. The distance is but ^f our or 

 five miles. 



Captain Otis, the manager, should be advised in advance 

 whether or not a guide will be wanted by the member or 

 party, and if they have preference for any particular 

 guide, his name should be given. 



Forest Lodge, the club house on Honnedaga Lake, will 

 open as usual on May 15. Only members of the club, their 

 families and guests are entitled to the privfleges of the 

 club houses, and the himting and fishing rights of the 

 preserve. Each member may invite a non-member as a 

 guest for a period of two weeks each season. Guests' 

 tickets may be obtained of the secretary on apphcation, by 

 giving the name of the guest and the period of his pro- 

 posed visit. 



Fishing was a favorite pastime of young Egyptian gen- 

 tlemen, and the occupation was not confined to young 

 persons alone nor thought unworthy of men of more seri- 

 ous habits. An Egyptian of rank is frequently repre- 

 sented in the Scriptures as catching fish with a rod and 

 hne. 



