FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 20, 1894. 



us. What we should do is to drop this resolution and 

 appoint a committee to go to work in a quiet way to 

 secure the repeal of the law. If we adopt the resolution 

 we are sure to he misunderstood and criticised." — Rochester 

 Democrat and Chronicle. 



How Do You Cook a Quail? 



New York, Jan. 3.— Editor Forest and Stream: In 

 your edition of Jan. 13 I notice that "J. B. B." asks some 

 questions as to how to cook a quail, and as I think I know 

 something on that subject (at any rate, my friends who 

 have tried the quail all say that they have never yet tasted 

 any to compare with those that are cooked in the manner 

 I describe) ; perhaps it might be of some interest to "J. 

 B. B." and to your readers to have the recipe laid before 

 them. 



As to skinning the quail: that is something ridiculous. 

 It should he carefully dry-picked and drawn, the same as 

 you would draw a chicken that is intended to be roasted. 

 Under no consideration should the quail be split open. 



As soon as the bird is carefully drawn and washed out 

 inside, stuff it with a dressing consisting of bread crumbs, 

 salt and pmper, a trifle of onion and a trifle of parsley 

 chopped together, also a very small quantity of breakfast 

 bacon chopped in with the dressing, and stuff the bird 

 behind and before with this dressing. Then take some 

 slices of breakfast bacon and slices of onion and lay them 

 on the outside of the quail and fasten them thereto by 

 winding some linen thread around about them until the 

 whole surface of the bird is covered with alternate slice* 

 of breakfast bacon and raw onion. Then pepper and salt 

 the outside slightly, and after placing a good big piece 

 of good butter on the top of each bird, put them in a 

 baking pan and into a hot oven. 



As soon as the butter is melted (which will be in the 

 course of two or three minutes) baste each and every 

 quail with the melted butter, etc., and when the birds 

 commence to turn slightly brown, thrust the tine of a 

 fork into the breast of each bird and if no blood issues 

 therefrom the birds are done. If the oven is good and 

 hot it doesn't take but a very few minutes to prepare them 

 in this manner. In fact, it is almost the same process as 

 is followed in roasting a chicken. 



Now, if care is taken that the birds are not overdone it 

 will be found that they are perfectly juicy and tender, 

 and that the flesh will leave the legs and breast of the bird 

 easily, in fact, will almost drop therefrom. 



I have never seen at any of the New York or other 

 restaurants or in any hotel, quail broiled that were fit to 

 eat. They were so dry and tough that it was almost 

 impossible to detach the meat from the body of the bird 

 or from the legs, and when it was detached it was so dry 

 as to be next to tasteless. 



If my sportsmen friends will follow the above directions 

 carefully I think that they will one and all admit that 

 never before have they known what a delicious bird and 

 how juicy a quail is when properly cooked. 



Robert C. Lowry. 



A New Michigan Club. 



Holland, Mich., Jan. 10. — A long needed gun cl«b has 

 at last been organized here. Its objects are the importa- 

 tion , propagation and protection of game and fish. The 

 following officers were elected: President, M G. Manting; 

 Vice-President, H. Kiekintoeid; Secretary-Treasurer, A. 

 G. Baumgartel. 



"We have a beautiful sheet of water here called Maca- 

 tawa Bay, six miles long and from one to one and one-hall 

 broad, which was once teeming with fish, but by illegal 

 netting and spearing its waters have become so depleted 

 that one has to be an expert to make a fair catch of fish. 

 The same can be said of the game; shooting out of season 

 has beenso much indulged in that our pointers and setters 

 are nearly useless. Of course the deep snow last winter 

 is the cause of the present scarcity of quail, but game ot 

 all kinds is on the decrease. Heretofore, and to a more or 

 less extentat the presenttime, public sentiment has upheld 

 the law-breakers, but happily a better sentiment for the 

 protection of game and fish is being awakened. People 

 who once said that it was impossible to deplete our waters 

 by netting are now, when they can no longer make their 

 accustomed catch of bass or pickerel, seeing that some- 

 thing must be done. It is the idea of the club just started 

 to give the Mongolian pheasant a good trial, to stock a 

 few suitable brooks with trout, and to protect, as far as 

 possible, our game and fish from further destruction 

 We shall endeavor to encourage our warden by offering 

 rewards for convictions and to assist in other ways when 

 possible. A. G. B. 



Save the Does. 



Red Bank, N. J., Jan. 10, 1894.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: As an old deer hunter and sportsman for the 

 past thirty years, I must protest against the brutal and 

 inhuman hounding to death of a doe in southern New 

 Jersey, as related in your issue of Jan. 1?. No Feejee Island 

 cannibal would eat the meat of a doe two months in fawn 

 and hounded down for two days, until she dropped from 

 exhaustion. The pole that was cut to carry the "quarry" 

 might better be used to pound common sense in the per- 

 petrators of this brutal and unsportsmanlike outrage. 

 Shame! Oscar Hesse. 



Illinois Game. 



Macomb, 111., Jan. 9. — Two weeks ago a flock of geese 

 passed over this city going north. Is not this uncom- 

 mon for this time of year? Are having fine weather for 

 the game, no snow and no cold weather. There were 

 lots of quail left at the close of open season and if pot- 

 hunters leave them alone will have an abundance next 

 season. Would like to help fill "Chicago and the West's" 

 rabbit kettle, but there are probably less rabbits around 

 here this year than ever before; in an all day hunt two 

 of us failed to even see a rabbit. En Ami. 



A Load of Meat. 



The other day there drove into -he vicinity of the mar- 

 kets in Boston a countryman with six saddles of deer, in 

 the hides, on his sled and a saddle of moose. No one 

 among the commission dealers there took pains to ask 

 him his name or where the venison came from. It was 

 plain enough to them that it came from Maine; the sad- 

 dles were "cut long," after the Maine style, and were 

 very fresh. He desired to sell his load and was offered 

 five cents per pound for it, "right through," by one 

 dealer. This price he would not accept, and it took him a 



long time to sell out. It is suggested that he could not 

 have got more than eight cents per pound, and, after pay- 

 ing freights and other expenses, there could have been but 

 very little left. He appeared a good deal disappointed at 

 the low figures offered. The deer were very thin and 

 poor, and all does but one or two. They weie plainly the 

 results of late December crust-hunting, and even the mar- 

 ketmen told him that it was "a shame to kill them." It 

 is not positive as to how he came by the venison, but it is 

 suggested that he had drawn it all the way from some 

 pare of Maine with his team. It is greatly to be hoped 

 tnat his trip cost him double what his venison came to, so 

 that neither he nor any of his neighbors will ever care to 

 try such a trip again. Special. 



Shooting Resort. 



If you are seeking a place where you can find some pretty good 

 quail shuoting, and be cared for in true Southern style, where our 

 doors are open to stranyei B and a hearty welcome from all is given, 

 you can come to the Hotel Central, at Aulauder, N. U., and fiud the 

 clever and ever obliging S. W. Kveritt in charge. Manager, guide, 

 servant, or anything to make it pleasaut for Lis guests. Teams, 

 guid*-s and dogs furnished it desired. A nice country to get about in. 

 Roads good, generally speaking. People kind and frieudly to 

 si ranger- Located on the Norfolk & Carolina K R. A direct line 

 for Hoi ida and other points Souih. Two trains run from fiorfolk. 

 Good water and a pieasaut climate, and the hotel is located in a 

 thriving village that welcomes capital — Adv. 



A KINGFISHER COROLLARY. 



According to a promise made the editor when we were 

 gossiping about old friends and old times in the shadows 

 of the Forest and Stream pavilion at the World's Fair, 

 I send a few notes as corollary to ••Kingfisher's" accuunt 

 of our camp in Algoma at Lake Waquekobing in the sum- 

 mer of 1892. 



[Note. "Big Basswood" does not suit me as a name for 

 that lake, being utterly inappropriate from wha.tev.ej 

 point of view- The Indian appellative (meaning. I be- 

 lieve, "Clear Water") is far more descriptive, but I sup- 

 pose people will stick to the "basswood" if there wasn't u 

 linden in all Algoma.] 



The camp of the Kingfishers was misty and dreary on 

 the morning of Aug. 9, 1»92, for at early dawn had "Old 

 Hickory" packed his "pie box" and departed for "the 

 banks of the Beautiful River." 



The Kentucky contingent had, not long before, pull d 

 out for their liomes in a village hard by the rushing tor- 

 rent of the mighty Elkhorn, and we thought it was odd 

 that they should be willing to live so far off. 



Things were lonesome, and didn't suit. Among other 

 matters which urgently needed rectification was the cook, 

 it was unanimously voted tuat he was, as it were, quite 

 too fresh, perhaps more. Something had to be done. We 

 sat around the sulky fire, made medicine (Indian tashion) 

 and reviewed the situation. On one point all were prac- 

 tically agreed — we must elect a new management, vice 

 the "'dear departed." It was of no avail to bully the cook 

 for he didn't know when he was well used, and we must 

 have somebody as a scapegoat. It was necessary to tin- 

 peace and dignity of the camp and it should be done. It 

 was done. 



The New Management rose to the importance of the 

 situation, and in fn.ll official costume, with the awe- 

 stricken cook, Kingfishers and Canadians keenly conscious 

 of their minor importance, he gracefully, and in a few 

 well chosen words, indicated his plan of action: 



"We've got to have a better start mornings, and better 

 regulations for meals. This plan of putting a hardtack in 

 your pocket and going off to fish all day with no further 

 stomachic preparation aint the thing, nohow you can fix 

 it. I will at once proceed to formulate some rules for the 

 better guidance of all and singular." 



There was no nonsense about the N. M., and in a little 

 over four minutes by the Colonel's $350 repeater, the f al- 

 lowing notice reared itself against the tent-pole: 



"Hours for m^als. Breakfast 6 A. M. sharp. Lunch 

 12 M. Dinner 4:30 P. My" 



Then the N. M. went fishing in the lake with the Abbey 

 & Imbrie combination rod. and a box of barnyard hackles. 

 The rest of us were sitting ahout the camp when he re 

 turned, reaching the landing just in time for luncheon. 



"First of the season," were tbe words which, from the 

 stentorian lungs of the N. M. came sounding up the hill, 

 as he strode along the rocky path leading to the camp. 



"What is it?" 



"Go and see 'em." 



Now, I have no doubt that the other fellows wanted as 

 much as I to Jmow what he had to show us, but they 

 were proud and haughty, and preferred to pose as cynics, 

 who didn't believe that he had caught anything, anyhow. 

 So I went down alone to the boat, where 1 examined 

 critically its lading. Then I in turn toikd up the hill, 

 where 1 found the N. M. with some glassware in his 

 hands, and evidently disposed to make himself as com- 

 fortable as the nature of the circumstances would permit. 



Sorrowfully I gaze>-) upon his classic features for a time, 

 then slowly said: "Cannot you do better with $75 worth 

 of fishing t ickle and nine miles length of lake than catch 

 two suckers?'' 



I do not now recall his reply, but well remember that 

 those were the only specimens of that noble fish captured 

 during our stay; and the N. M. eventually became, I 

 think, somewhat wearied with hearing about them. The 

 "damnable iteration" was too much for him, and he fished 

 for them no more. 



A glorious good management was he, the suckers to the 

 contrary notwithstanding, and the next day the follow- 

 ing bill of fare was adjusted to the tent pole: 

 Menu, Aug. 10, 1892. 

 Soup. 



Bouillon. Broiled Ham. 



Scramoled Eggs. 

 Browned Potatoes. Bread and Butter. 



Eugiish Plum Pudding, Sherry Wine Sauce. 

 Coffee. Milk. 



For whatever reason, no suckers or other fish appeared 

 on the menu. 



I know not where the N. M. got the sherry wine, but 

 remember that be proffered a glass thereof to one of our 

 English acquaintances, who, however, made answer: 



"Well, sir; no, sir; thank ye, sir; but if you 'ad a little 

 drop o' somethink 'ard, I'd take it with pleasure." 



As Kingfisher said in his account thereof, ours was a 

 pleasant camp; but it would have been far more so had I 



we made it at a distance from any habitation, as is our 

 usual custom. The lake is well worthy a visit — it is one of 

 the most picturesque in scenery, and most remarkable in ; 

 its attributes that 1 have ever visited. Its waters and its 

 fish resemble so strongly those of Lake Superior that 

 many believe in the existence of an underground com- 

 munication between the two lakes. 



The bass were biting rather better before than after 

 Aug. 10, but there was no difficulty in catching all we 

 needed. They wt re, however, taken further from shore 

 and in deeper water than during the earlier part of r>ur 

 stay. I remember that I one day fished in Clear Lake, 

 using the leg of a red squirrel for bait, and found it very 

 satisfactory. I have taken trout with this bait in some of 

 the lakes of Maine. It >s very tough and lasts a good 

 while. 



In Clear Lake there are a good many wall-eyed pike 

 (called by the natives "pickerel"), and weighing from lib. 

 to 21bs. each. These were a nuisance, and would play the 

 mischief with a tender bait. 



We often used flies, but as far as my observation went, 

 they were not usually taken by the bass unless when 

 below the surface; and this reminds me that on the 

 Rangeleys I never knew a very large trout to take the fly 

 when at the top of the water. 



Kingfisher has told the facts about the fishing better 

 than 1 could do it, though lie might, had he been so dis- 

 posed, have added a good many notable episodes which 

 occurred during our stay. 



One of the agreeable features of angling in Lake Waque- 

 kobing with any sort of bait is the total abs nee of every 

 kind of small fry — nothing there to nip and tear your' 

 lure, as is mostly the case in other waters. 



We did a little desultory fishing after "Hickory" left, 

 but cared not to bring in many fish, and waoted none. I 

 do not care for fishing unless the product can be utilized, 

 and we might infinitely have increased our catch had we 

 been so disposed. 



The day before we broke camp, I went with a com- 

 panion to explore a certain island. Much of the shore of 

 the lake is precipitous, and in windy days it is well to be 

 cautious how you steer, for in many places no landing , 

 can be made and a boat might easily be dashed to pieces 

 on the crags through careless handling. But the scenery 

 is very fine, and we skirted the iron-bound coast, casting 

 here and there for trout, aiid admiring the dark cliffs, 

 clothed here and there with red and yeJlow lichen and 

 waving birches, the fern and the campanula. 



I caught a good many bass while trying to take trout, 

 but the latter seldom bit. Their time was earlier or later 

 in the season. On this particular day, my companion, for 

 some reason, wished to make a string of twenty bass. By 

 the time that this was accomplished, I had caught twenty- 

 seven. All were returned to the wniter as fast as taken. 



I note the^e catches for a reason, and not because I have 

 any desire to disparage the skill of my companion, who 

 is an experienced angler. He fished with a fiy r and a liv- 

 ing frog (on the same line), I with the dead frog only. 

 He, as 1 remember, made several double catches. I do 

 not think that it is necessary to use live bait. 



I do not much care for fly-fishing below the surface, 

 and of late years use the fly but little, even for trout, as I 

 find the strain on my eyes too great. 



About these days there was a football game near camp, 

 oil a little clearing by the church, and likewise a picnic in 

 the woods. The "Royal Templars of Temperance," of' 

 Day Mills, and "Iron Bridge" of Missi^saugua, had a, 

 match. Some of the Kingfishers offered a prize of $5, i 

 which was won by the "R. T. of T." 



From the stunning costumes whi. h emanated from our 

 tents on this occasion, it was suggested that this be in the 

 future l>n >wn and respected as "Biled Shirt Camp." Onj 

 this occasion, Harry photographed a number of people, ■ 

 but the films proved worthless. 



At last the t : me came when we must pack up, and one 

 morning early we were pounding over the road to Dayton, I 

 feeling rather sleepy. One man roused himself sufficiently ] 

 to ask, as we rattled over a bridge: 



"What's that in those bushes by the creek?" 



"Only a pair of cartwheels." 



"So it is. I thought at first that it was one of 'old 

 Ketchup's' larpon reels." 



On passing a rock about 60ft. long of jasper conglomer- 

 ate, which irf quite abundant in this region, we were re- ' 

 minded that "O.d S nakeroot" had used up Mr. Dyer's 

 sledge-hammer in his geological investigations, and it 

 was remarked that had old Sam seen this specimen he 

 would never have lost sight of it until he had it set up on I 

 his lawn at Franklort. 



I meant before this to say something complimentary of 

 the toads, which during the last few evenings of our ttay 

 came about our camp-fire in search of the flies which 

 were attracted by the firelight. 



They became quite familiar, and we nad much pleasure 

 in watching their movements. They seemed to be quite 

 successful in securing their game, though they some- 

 times hopped too near the blaze and came to grief. 



Kingfisher, having taken no notes, erred in his state- 

 ment that Mr. Dyer had no fishing-rod proper, lor he is 

 an accomplished fly-tisher of old, and possessed one of 

 those heavy, old-fashioned, brass-mounted English fly- 

 rods, with a reel, and a spike in the butt, which might in 

 former days have served a Pawnee for a buffalo lance. 



We have many pleasant memories of this camp. The 

 lake afforded us as fine bass fishh^g as I have ever seen, 

 but I will venture to prophesy that in five years its bass 

 will have become comparatively scarce. 



We were well treated by our Canadian friends, and in 

 return tried to be as civil to them as possible, and I think 

 succeeded in giving them a few points in casting for bass 

 for I remember that one of them remarked one day after 

 we had become pretty well acquainted that at first he 

 couldn't see " 'ow we got our lines hout." Kelpie. 



The Chicago Fly-Casting' Club. 



A regular meeting of the Chicago Fly-Casting Club 

 was held in the Grand Pacific Hotel on the evening of 

 Jan. 11. There were thirteen members present, the presi- 

 dent, Mr. C W. Strel, in the chair. The resignations of 

 Messrs. W. G-. B iker, W. A. Brooks, A. J. Merntt, J. S. 

 Rossiter and C. A. Stttrges were accepted. The report of 

 the secretary-treasurer showed a small balance on hand 

 after all th^ debts of the club were paid, including the 

 cost of the Walton House at Jackson Park. A balance of 

 $22.22 on the house was ordered paid. The club has 

 enough cash on hand to place it out of debt. Mr. Morrell, 

 of the executive committee, reported that the committee 



