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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Juke 22, 18»8, 



MAINE'S MOOSE FOR THE FAIR. 



The Maine papers liave jT;^t chronicled a curious moose 

 hunt that has proved successful. A cow moose and her 

 calf were wanted to complete the Blaine exhibit at the 

 Columbian Exposition. State Taxidermist Gifford had 

 early last winter been able to get, from liis own selection 

 and others, fine specimens of all the fauna of the Pine 

 Tree State, except a cow moose and a calf. Accordingly 

 the Legislature was asked to legalize the killing of one 

 cow and her calf in close season. This was done, but the 

 killing was to be done under the superintendence of Mr. 

 Gilford. He started, with his three guides, about March 

 1 from Hotel Hesselton, in Skowhegan, northward into 

 the game preserve of the Megantic Fish and Game Asso- 

 ciation. After two or three days' travel northward by 

 teams, they went into the woods after fi-esh moose tracks 

 in the 2 or 3ft. of snow that then covered the ground. 

 These tracks they soon discovered; the trail of three 

 grown anima,ls, but no calves. Concluding from the size 

 of the track that one of them must be a cow, Mr. Gifford 

 and his men started in hot pursuit. In two days the bulls 

 were overtaken , but it was close time on them, and be- 

 sides, they were not wanted. They were passed or al- 

 lowed to turn out on one side, and the pursuit kept up 

 for the female. She was followed over into Canada, 

 where Mr. Gifford had no right to take her, and besides, 

 it was concluded that she must be barren by the speed 

 she made, and she was given up. The hunters then 

 turned back upon Maine soil. 



The next day they were rewarded by new tracks and 

 soon they came full upon a cow moose lying down. She 

 got up and immediately charged upon the hunters with 

 a bellow and a peculiar zig-zag motion. Mr. Gifford was 

 much surprised at this action of the cow. Heretofore, in 

 liis experience, the first object of the moose hunted had 

 been that of getting away. The cow was shot as she 

 charged head on, and immediately it was found that she 

 was about to give birth to a calf, this accounting for her 

 strange conduct and bellowing. She was ripped open as 

 quickly as possible and, according to published account, 

 a hve calf, with eyes wide open, was set at liberty from 

 his mother. It was about as big as a 40-pound dog and 

 only 33in. high, It lived some 10 minutes only, wailing 

 the'meantime for sustenance. But there was nothing at 

 hand with wliich to have fed the little creature, thus 

 singularly ushered into the world, and the hunters were 

 not sorry when it was dead. It was wrapped in the 

 skin of its mother and toted on an improvised hand sled 

 from the woods by the hunters. Its skin, handsomely 

 mounted, will help out the Maine exhibit at the World's 

 Fair, together with that of its mother and the mounted 

 hide of an enormous bull moose. The mother weighed 

 some 9001bs, , while the weight of the calf was not over 

 one-twenty-fifth of her own. It is said that a female 

 deer will often give birth to twin fawns of nearly one- 

 quarter of the mother's weight, while most other animals 

 produce larger offspring relatively than does the moose. 



Special. 



CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 



[SVom, a Staff Correspondent.] 

 New Illinois Laws. 



Chicago, June 17. — The wise body of men known as 

 the Illinoia Legislature adjourned yesterday. Of the 

 many game bills before the House only two are known to 

 have become laws. The Mongolian pheasant is protected 

 for five years from July 1. This was Senator Coppinger's 

 bill. The quail date is set later thirty days. Quail can 

 now be killed in November and December instead of 

 October and November. This is a loss, as December 

 means mo re snow, more potting and more trapping. This 

 law probably also carries the chicken date from Sept. 15 

 to Sept, 1, another distinct loss to the sportsmen, if this 

 be true. All in all, the sportsmen were sufficiently knocked 

 out this year. 



Good IVIr. Altgeld. 



Gov. John P. Altgeld, who openly says that the fish 

 and game laws ought to be abolished, and that all prose- 

 cutions under them are pei'secutions, has developed 

 another phase of his thoughtful and highly humane 

 character. He proclaims that when the cowboy road 

 race from Chadron, Neb., to the Fair has reached the 

 confines of Illmois he will arrest all the riders. This may 

 or may not be well, I only mention it to show what a 

 good, kind, tlioughtful man Mr. Altgeld is, We are in 

 great luck to have him for governor, tliough I fear we 

 are going to lose him next trip. 



National Convention. 



The committee to devise ways and means for a national 

 convention of sportsmen met this week. They discussed 

 ways and means to devise a national convention. 



Found Some Contraband. 



The other day I was buying a mon ey order in the U. S. 

 Express Co. office, and happened to hear one of the clerks 

 ask another if he didn't want some squirrels. 



"Yes. Whyy" said the other. 



"Two boxes on ice, refused," was the reply. 



I questioned them, telling them who I was, and they 

 not being reserved in the matter, told what they knew 

 aiid made no demur to the proposition to send for the 

 game warden. Warden Bortree at my request called 

 and looked up the case. He found one "box from War- 

 rington, Mo., sent Terrill Bros,, South Water street, 

 Cliicago, no consignor named, box inarked "iOOlbs. 

 of frogs." The box was full of young squirrels. 

 Apother box was reported desti-oyed by tlie com- 

 pany, it also having been refused by consignee. Two 

 other boxes were found, marked "Game," sent from 

 New Madrid, Mo., to A, McMuUen, also of South Water 

 street. These also were refused. The two packages con- 

 tinued a dozen young squirrels on ice. The express com- 

 pany ill liist did not want Warden Bortree to search 

 but at length consented. In speaking with me the man 

 at the window to tlie left of the money order window 

 was very harsh in his opinions about sportsmen. He ' 

 thought tlieywere all frauds. If he had thought they ' 

 Avero all gentlemen it might have saved his companv $50. 

 Warden Bortree said he woidd not push for tlie hmit, but 

 A\-ould let the conqjany off on toO. just to jog their mem- 

 ory about .sportsmen and the laws. Squirrels can be killed 

 in Illinois after June 1, but not sold, and the law pro- 

 viding for the sale of outside game names Oct. i as the 

 open dates under specifications, Warden Bortree thinks 



he has a case and thinks that too much leniency would be 

 misplaced iinder the circumstances. The consignors can 

 not be reached. An express company which freely handles 

 boxes marked "Game" can be reached very easily. Let 

 her roll. 



Wiped the Earth with Them Again. 



A few members of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club met 

 for the second medal contest last Wednesday at Union 

 Park, west side. Mr. Elmer E. Wilkinson, according to 

 all accounts, wiped the earth up with the entire outfit 

 again. He cast over 80ft, with the fly, I am told, and 

 about half a mile with bait (Query; What has bait-casting 

 to do in a fly-casting club?). Perhaps there may be a 

 disposition to go behind the returns in the following card 

 from the secretary, received this morning by the members: 

 "A special meeting of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club has 

 been called for Tuesday, June 20. 8 P. M,, at Grand 

 Pacific, to investigate the awards of the Judges at the last 

 weekly contest^^^ E. Hough. 



A Wyoming Tragedy. 



Beatrice, Neb., June 11.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The Newcastle, Wyo., News Journal reports the death of 

 Henry Mason, one of the best known and oldest settlers 

 of Wyoming, who was killed by a bear last week: 



"Last Friday morning Mason left the house, teUing his 

 wife that he was going to a mining camp a short distance 

 away to work that day and would be back in the evening. 

 Evening came and he did not return as was expected. 

 After passing an anxious night in waiting for his return 

 his wife started out to look for him as soon as daylight 

 came. Within a short distance from tlie house she came 

 upon the track of her husband and that of a bear, which 

 he seemed to be following. She followed the track for 

 about three miles when she came upon the mangled 

 remains of her husband. 



"It seems, from investigation, that Mason, after leaving 

 the house, saw where the bear had been eating at the 

 body of a dead horse during the night and decided to fol- 

 low him. After following the track up the canon nearly 

 three miles he came upon the bear, and as he was lying 

 down got within a few yards of him before seeing him. 

 He fired one shot into the bear and attempted to throw 

 another cartridge into the barrel. It being a defective 

 cartridge, it stuck, and he was without means of defense 

 against the bear, which now attacked him. His only 

 safety lay in escape and this he attempted to do by climb- 

 ing a tree. He appears to have tried to take his gun 

 with him, but the bear tore it from his grasp, as the very 

 plainly seen marks of the bear's teeth on the stock of 

 the gun show. The bear then attempted to seize him, 

 but he was so far up the tree as to be nearly out of 

 danger, A severely lacerated heel, however, and plain 

 signs of having clung to the tree show that the bear 

 caught hold of him by the foot, but was not successful in 

 pulling him down. 



"Everything goes to show that he remained in the tree 

 until the bear had disappeared and was, as he thought, 

 gone, when he came down the tree and started for home. 

 After going about 75yds. he stopped to bind up his 

 wounded foot, and perhaps other wounds, when the bear 

 again attacked and killed him, mangling him in a terri- 

 ble manner, thirty-two different bites of the animal being 

 found upon his body. A party went in search of the 

 bear and killed him after firing eight shots into his body. 



"The victim of the tragedy is well known to a number 

 of Beatrice people who have been at Newcastle, and 

 among them Colonel 0. H. Phillips, late mayor of this 

 city. Colonel Phillips wrote to L, T. Griggs, clerk of 

 the courts at Newcastle, asking him to get the dimen- 

 sions of the bear if possible, as there was some question 

 regarding the size of the animal among Beatrice hunters 

 and sportsmen. Mr. Griggs replied: 



" 'Upon the receipt of your letter I went and measured 

 the bear that killed Henry Mason, and here are the figures 

 that I know are correct: Length from tip of tail to nose, 

 7ft. 6in.: height, 4ft. 6in,; around bodv, 5ft. Sin.; weight, 

 l,000lbs.; around head, 3ft.; tusks, If in.; paw, 6Xllin.; 

 claws, 4in. long. You can swear to this as I know it is 

 all right,' " 



Spring in the Yellowstone Park. 



We are permitted to take from a private letter, written 

 from the Yellowstone Park, June 6, the following notes: 



"On June 1, I tried to make a tour of the Park. I 

 reached the Geyser Basins all right, but between Norris 

 and the Cailon there was from 1 to 6ft. of snow, and 

 when I got about three miles from the Canon I gave it 

 up. That road is now open, and in a day or two it will 

 bo open to the lake. The snow is deeper than ever known 

 at this time of the year, but there does not seem to be 

 much frost in the ground, and the roads dry as soon as 

 they are bare. During my short trip I saw no game, but 

 there was plenty of sign. There were buffalo tracks near 

 the Fountain Hotel, apparently they were on their wav 

 from Nez Perce Creek to their summer range in the 

 southwest, I did see some badgers, porcupines and other 

 small animals, 



' 'Travel has already begun very briskly, and there are 

 plenty of barons, counts and dukes in the array. Four out 

 of five names on the register of the hotel are foreigners. 



"The weather is getting quite warm, and the snow is 

 going fast," 



A Game Importing Society. 



Babtlett, N. H. — In my native country of Sweden can 

 be found the capercailzie and black game, which I am 

 certain would thrive in the United States, especially in 

 om- mountainous districts. And I am also cei-tain that if 

 our American sportsmen knew what sport it is to hunt 

 those birds they would lose no time in introducing them 

 in our fields of sport. I would like to see a society formed 

 for the purpose of importing and introducing new and 

 useful game in the United States, Perhaps such a society 

 exists, but 1 never heard of it. Jagare. 



Reynard Caught. 



And in a manner most extraordinary. Stamford T. 

 Moore, of Lawrence county, Ohio, came suddenly upon a 

 fox, which perhaps was napping. The fox sprang, and 

 in its haste to escape got stuck between two branches of 

 a fallen tree. It seems the pelvic formation of the animal 

 was unusually developed, as he could get no f mther than 

 the hips, so Mi-. Moore captured the fox— a full-grown 

 oiie. N. D, Elting. 



A Hunter's P-R-D-S-. 



Last fall I enjoyed the most successful and pleasant 

 hunting and fishing trip that has fallen to my lot during 

 many seasons of woods, mountains and plains cruising. 

 I am confident that I found the best big game country on 

 this continent, and, while not at liberty to publish to the 

 hunting fraternity at large its exact location, I am un- 

 selfish enough to be willing to give full particulars to a 

 few gentlemen who may be contemplating outings dur- 

 ing tbe season of 1893, and who are sportsmen of that 

 quality that can hold its hand in the midst of noble game 

 when enough has been killed to satisfy a reasonable man. 



In this favored region are elk galore, and the novice may 

 be sure of securing a head grand enough to grace any 

 haU in the land. There are many bear, black, brown and 

 silvertip, while the higher ranges will furnish their tributes 

 of mule deer and mountain sheep to those who wish to 

 test their lungs and limbs by high climbs among the pin- 

 nacles. 



On the lower ground antelope are plentiful, and in many 

 places the lay of the land is such that they are not particu- 

 larly diflicult to approach. The lover of the shotgim can 

 have good sport with the wild geese, ducks and cranes 

 that abound about the lakes and streams in the valleys, 

 and with the sage fowl, ruffed grouse and blue grouse 

 which are found on their various ranges in numbers suffi- 

 cient to afford good shooting. For him who wields the 

 dainty fly-rod there is joy by the wagonload, for the 

 mountain trout are big, husky and plenty. I caught them 

 up to 31bs. in weight, and was perfectly satisfied, while 

 my guide cussed the luck because I did not catch any ' 'big 

 ones." 



I can furnish proper parties the addresses of guides who 

 are sober and reliable men, and who lin ve excellent outfits 

 at moderate prices. Forest an;d Streaji is at liberty to 

 forward commvmications to me, and I will try and give a 

 few sportsmen information that will insure them good 

 sport and a trip that it will not require the pocket of a 

 millionaire to reach. Chaixbeaker. 



The .22. 



Cambridgeport, Mass. — ^While taking a walk in the 

 Adirondacks one day last fall I saw a hawk sitting on a 

 fencepost about 300ft, away. Eesting my rifle, a .32 

 Remington, on a fencerail I fired, and the hawk pitched 

 forward into the gi-ass. Putting in a fresh cartridge I 

 ran to the place, and while looking for the hawk it rose 

 and flew unsteadily in an almost direct hue from me. 

 Covering it I fired again when it was about 250ft. away, 

 and was very much surprised to see it fall with a broken 

 wing. On examination I found that the first shot had 

 wounded it slightly in the neck. Doesn't that speak 

 pretty well for the accuracy of the small bore? The 

 cartridge used was a ,22 long, W. H. L., Jr, 



A Vision of Bear. 



Livingstone Manor, N, Y., June 18. — ^As some of our 

 city guests were taking in some fresh au- this morning 

 they were terribly startled by the appearance of a large 

 black bear in the fields near by. Bruin seemed to be out 

 on a Sunday stroll and to have no fear of dogs or guns, 

 and taking a good look at the surrormdings, Avalked up 

 to tlie field near the house, and after giving us a good look 

 at his fine stately proportions, very deliberately walked 

 off, not even bidding ns good-bye. I presume he is a 

 strict observer of the Sabbath and did not like the idea of 

 any altercation on the day of rest. Wm. P. Eose. 



*'lf youtr CafaVels" — see the advt. 



The Improved " Perfect." 



Tub improvements in the "Perfect" Pocket Oiler have met with the 

 general approval of the trade. Although tbis oiler originally was tt 

 particularly good one, heing very tight and handy, the iuiproveinents 

 have insured its tightness without in any way interfering with its use- 

 fulness. In oiling your machine witli tlie "Perfect" it is an easy 

 matter to get only the exact amount of oil needed. There is no clanger 

 of an over supply, which causes dust and dirt to collect, thereby doing 

 much injury lo the machine. — Adv. 



m mid ^iv^r fishing. 



"Game Laws in Brief.'''' June, ISOS, revised. Game and Fish laivs 

 of all the States, 'J'erritories and Provinces. Correct, reliable, hand- 

 someiy illustrated. .Published by the •'■Forest and Stream.^^ Sold by 

 all dealers. Price S5 cents. 



GREENWOOD LAKE. 



The fishing at Greenwood Lake has been unusually 

 good since the opening of the season. Large catches of 

 bass and other fish have been made and there have been 

 only two poor days since May 30. The largest bass so far 

 taken was caught by a boy from an old dock in front of 

 the Valley House. It weighed 6ilbs. Nathan Davey, the 

 well known guide, took oOlbs. of bass in front of this house 

 in one day's fishing, 



H. S. Robbins, of 82 Worth street. New York, who is 

 stopping at the Windermere, caught l5 bass, none weigh- 

 ing less than a pound, between the hours of 9 and 11 in 

 the morning. Mr. Geo. J. Seabury, who is the author of 

 a standard work on the black bass, fished six days and 

 averaged 20 bass each day. He sent 1 OOlbs. of bass in to 

 New York besides bass eaten at the hotel table, perch, 

 pickerel, etc. 



Messrs, Cockshaw and Durfee, who are stopping at the 

 Brandon, caught 60 bass, from lib. up, in two days. There 

 is a good trout brook controlled by this hotel in the inter- 

 ests of its guests. 



They have a joke on a gentleman stopping at the Water- 

 stone Cottage, that will probably not lose its point for 

 some time to come. He had returned from a successful 

 fishing trip with a good catch, including some fine bfiss, 

 which he transferred as he thought from his boat to the 

 live box in the float in front of the hotel. However, just 

 about the time he made the last transfer of the king bass 

 of the lot, he discovered the live box sitting on the float 

 beside him, and it dawned upon him that he had dropped 

 aU his fish into the open waters of the lake instead. Flis 

 friends say that it wassimply apliilanthropic little scheme 

 of his for restocking the lake, but personally he refuses to 

 discuss the subject. 



J. C. Jacobson, of New York, who is stopping at the 



