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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[March 28, 1896 
The Colt'* Patent Fire Arms Co. 
The next-door neighbor of Forest and Stream was the 
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Co., whose simple, rich and ex- 
pensive display is always a notable feature in any great 
exposition in any quarter of the world. The famous up- 
right case, with its vast glass front and great circular dis- 
play of Colt's revolvers and their f orgings of course made 
the piece de resistance of the display. There was another 
upright case, containing more revolvers and pistols, also 
Colt shotguns and a number of Colt lightning repeating 
rifles, in calibers .22, .32. .38 and .44. Near this was the 
handsome desk and chair which asked so little room in 
an exhibit, plain almost to severity. 
The novelty offered by the Colt company was not one 
of natural advantage to sporting trade, but showed clearly 
enough that in applied mechanics of arms and projectiles 
this great concern has no superior upon the earth. Refer- 
COLTS FIRE ARMS COMPANY. 
ence is made to the "automatic gun" for military use, one 
of the moat terrible engines of swift and awful destruc- 
tion of life ever manufactured. This gun passed the 
Ordnance Board at the Indian Head trials over many 
competitors. In it rapid-fire arms seem to have reached 
the acme of perfection. The gun loads and fires itself by 
the action of its own powder gas, and after the first dis- 
charge all the operator has to do is to hold the trigger 
back and guide the arm by the short pistol handle. The 
barrel of this awful gun is only 30in. long, and its caliber 
is tiny (.236 in the navy, .303 in the army model), but its 
feed belt of destruction is capable of melting down a regi- 
ment of men at a range-beyond the dream of black pow- 
der days. This gun, shown in the army and navy mounts, 
was beautiful in its mechanical genius and perfection of 
manufacture, but gave one the shivers to think about. 
Mr. C. E. Willard was in charge of the exhibit. The 
officials of the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Co. were repre- 
sented by the vice-president, J. H Hall, and the secretary, 
Mr. F. E Belden, who were able only to snatch time 
enough from their business duties at Hartford to pay a 
hurried visit to the Exposition. The factory is running 
overtime and very full and crowded with work. 
The Maine Cabin. 
The breath of the pine forest in very fact was to be 
found at the white log house over whose door hung the 
rustic sign, "The Maine Cabin." Many a man touched 
the spruce logs with lovingness and sat on the fragrant 
balsam bed and wished he were in the woods of Maine, 
and handling in their proper field the paddles, the axe 
and pack which were here at hand to tempt him. 
The Maine cabin and its adjuncts— for it had four times 
the space of that occupied by the cabin proper — were put 
in by the Maine Central Railroad and constituted a good 
display of one of Maine's chief traffic- makers, namely: its 
hunting and fishing resources. The cabin was built of 
peeled logs, chinked with moss, and was put up by Ed 
Grant, of Rangeley, Me. Other guides present were 
Grant Fuller, of Dead River; Freeman Tibbetts, of Range- 
ley; Granville M. Gray and Sebat Glossian, of Moosehead; 
C. R. Peavey and Jock Darling, of Aroostook. All these 
guides were courteous and obliging, and had many a bout 
spinning yarns with former or futurs customers. At one 
THE MAINE CABIN. 
side of the cabin was the table of woods photographs of 
camps, trophies, etc., shown by the King and Bartlett 
camps, back of which was a handsome wall hung full of 
great specimens of mounted trout, togue, etc. These 
photographs were very interesting, and afforded evidence 
of many a storing hour in the forest or upon the flood. 
At this table Mr. H. W. Pierce and Mr. Julian Viles told 
of the beauties of their country. 
Beyond the photograph tables and toward the rear en- 
trance of the Garden were the four tanks of live wild 
trout and salmon, which coBt so much time, money and 
trouble in the transportation from the Auburn State 
hatchery. There were about 150 of these trout in all, but 
the numbershown had to be cut down for lack of room 
Those on duty were fine, healthy specimens, the brook 
trout running up to 5£lbs., with landlocked salmon up to 
81bs. The fish showed all their brilliance and were the 
center of a constant curious throng. 
In the Maine cabin exhibit lavish use was made of the 
possibilities of the camera, and numbers of fine enlarge- 
ments from photographs afforded ornamental features of 
merit. In and around the cabin proper were some re- 
markable trophies mounted by Mr. S. L. Crosby, the tax- 
idermist of the exhibit. The "third largest moose head 
in the world" (59in. spread) was shown under the placard 
"The Monarch," and a grand head it is too. There-were 
several other moose heads, and many of caribou and deer, 
with a few game animals nicely mounted whole. 
Inside the cabin a few trophies were put up to make it 
natural. The gun rack of dried deer feet was in good 
keeping, and the fireplace had the look of invitation. 
There was a woodsman's pack made of leather, which one 
distinctly does not like, and an axe sheath at its back, of 
which one does approve. A brand new Rangeley boat sat 
outside the cabin, and over the broad antlers of the moose 
were many handsomely executed paddles— some, one 
regrets to say, of that deadly taper which makes silent 
paddling back of a jack light possible; though the men 
about this cabin would scorn to use it illegally, however 
wisely and well they can ply it upon due occasion. All in 
all, the Maine camp and its environments were full of 
temptations to linger, to look and to long. 
The railway making this exhibit was represented by its 
advertising agent, Mr. Wm, E. Woods. The whole ex- 
hibit was under the charge of Miss Cornelia T. Crosby. 
The literature descriptive of the exhibit, etc., was written 
by Harry B. Coe, and was a creditable feature of a highly 
satisfactory ensemble. 
C. 6. Gunther's Sons. 
Of the log cabins shown the largest and most ambitious 
was that of Messrs. C. G. Gunther's Sons, furriers, who 
went to large outlay to fit up a hunter's log cabin of ideal 
sort and generous dimensions. The walls were of real 
logs, the roof was thatched with boughs, and the fireplace 
was such as all good hunters have seen and loved. The 
smell of furs was all about, and the great resources of 
these prominent furriers enabled them to make a grand 
display of fine furs of all sorts, as well as of dozens of 
handsomely mounted game animals, heads, trophies, etc. 
On the roof of the cabin a live gray fox and a pair of 
raccoons disported, and a hollow stump contained another 
raccoon. Inside the cabin a cage contained two live mount- 
ain lion kittens about a quarter grown and big enough 
C. G. GUNTHER'S SONS. 
to talk bass. There was irony in the sign, "Please do not 
handle," so a card reading "Danger" was put up instead. 
But the first placard was left on the cage of the baby 
ocelot, a spotted little kitten about 8in. long, which was 
so cute and quiet that everybody wanted to scratch it6 
head. Several buffalo heads were shown at this exhibit, 
and a pair of mounted musk-ox calves. The lover of big 
game and natural history found no better corner in the 
Garden. 
U. S. Net and Twine Co. 
In addition to a full line of Kosmic rods, so popular for 
their beauty, lightness and strength, the U. S. Net and 
Twine Co. had some rods which were specially made and 
were specially noticeable from their symmetry and ele- 
gance of finish. A Kosmic outfit made specially for Mr. 
D. A. Heald was a marvel in its way, it consisting of two 
Kosmic rods — the lightest rods ever made for practical 
work so far as is known. One weighs lioz., the other 
2ioz. Both are gold mounted and beautifully finished. 
They are finished with tiny, gold mounted reels. The 
whole is valued at ,$350 Another fine specimen of the 
rod maker's art was a Kosmic pocket fly rod, in weight 
3£oz., price $50. It was a beauty made for actual work, 
as was its lighter fellows aforementioned. It measured 
8ft. 9in. in length, and was in sections 15in. in length. 
Another novelty was a combination fly and minnow 
casting rod made with a reversible handle so that the reel 
came into proper place accordingly as fly or minnow was 
used. It made two perfect rods, yet the whole only 
weighed 6^oz. The famous gold mounted $500 rod was 
also in this rare collection of choice material and high 
exemplification of the rod maker's art. The display was 
constantly the center of admiring groups. 
King's Smokeless Powder Co. 
In describing the exhibit of the King's Smokeless 
Powder Co. it would be correct to state that the most 
interesting and attractive part of this exhibit was Milt 
Lindsley and his wife, Mrs. M. F. Lindsley (Wanda). It 
is no exaggeration to state that Mr. and Mrs. Lindsley 
were kept busy all the time the Exposition was open 
shaking hands with old friends that they had left behind 
them in New York and New Jersey. 
As manufacturer of the now extinct American wood 
powder Milt Lindsley had a large following, and he has 
found that there are lots of shooters now who are ready 
to take up and use King's Smokeless on his say so. King's 
Smokeless has not been on the market many months, but 
the headway it has made has more than satisfied the firm 
that its new departure was well-advised. The bright 
green shell of the Peters Cartridge Co., loaded of course 
with King's Smokeless, is never lonesome at tournaments; 
it has plenty of company. The articles exhibited by the 
firm were specimens of the powder, shotgun shells, etc. 
On the wall in the rear of the exhibit was a portrait of 
Mr. J. W. King, founder of the company; the firm was 
organized in 1878. Mr. Harry King, son of Mr. A. G. 
King, manager of the company's mills at King's Mills, O., 
was an able assistant to Mr. and Mrs. Lindsley when it 
came to talking to inquiring visitors to the Exposition 
about the merits of King's Smokeless and the Peters re- 
inforced shells. 
The firm has not given up making black powder by any 
means. On the contrary, it has with the advent of 1896 
placed upon the market a new black powder under the 
name of "Retriever," so called, it is said, because "it gets 
the game!" This is a black powder of the very finest 
grade of sporting powders, and bids fair to rival the 
THE KING POWDER CO.— PETERS CARTRIDGE CO. 
famous "Quick Shot," first placed before the public in 
1886. Who does not know the trade-mark of Quick Shot? 
The mallard falling from the sky with a broken wing and 
several probable body wounds? 
On the Stage. 
The management of course did well to have a band, for 
of course the music gives an unconscious zest and life to 
a multitude wondering and gazing; but the band offered 
music so continuous and so loud as to be at times almost 
irritating, and many exhibitors complained of hoarseness 
incurred in competition with the band. The stage per- 
formances in rifle shooting offered by Mr. Gordon showed 
the trick of musical bars rung by rifle shots. Misses 
Cook and Clinton gave this same feat, alternating in 
notes and making an act that always brought applause, 
among their other numbers. Miss Clinton is taking up 
revolver shooting, and "Polly" Cook is taking on avoir- 
dupois. 
Art Features of the Exposition. 
The sportsmen of the country had right to expect a 
better pictorial showing of the scenes of field and stream. 
In the Loan and Trophy exhibit in the front gallery Mr. 
Davidson's excellent yachting picture, a canvas 8ft. X 10ft. 
in size, and full of dash and life, constituted one of the 
considerable features of the artistic resources of the Ex- 
position. In the same gallery were displayed Mr. Harris's 
pictures of the fishes of North America and a number of 
paintings of Western game and scenery by Mr. Carl 
Rungius. ChaB. Scribner's Sons of course displayed Mr. 
A. B. Frost's shooting pictures, of which notice has been 
made in Forest and Stream. There were eight of the 
original paintings shown of the twelve which are to com- 
prise the series — Ducks from Shore Blind, Ducks from 
Battery, Summer Woodcock. Ruffed Grouse, Shore Birds, 
Prairie Chickens, Snipe, and Rabbit Shooting with Beagles. 
All these pictures, which of their nature are in many in- 
stances a trifle cold of color, are appropriately framed 
with flat gold frame — a pointer which purchasers of the 
series might perhaps remember. Sporting Incidents 
showed a series of horse pictures, devoted mostly to 
coaching, riding, hunting or horse show scenes, these 
being from drawings by W. S. Vanderbilt Allen. A 
number of special publications had exhibits of paintings, 
THE UNITED STATES NET & TWINE CO. 
photographs, etc., etc., many of a purely advertising 
nature and some of faithfulness and beauty. Perhaps as 
valuable and rare a feature as any could be found in the 
two original Catlin paintings of Blackfeet Indians at the 
Forest and Stream exhibit. At the same space, also, 
could have been seen two other paintings, one or other of 
which would probably be the choice on popular vote of 
the sportsmen attending the Exposition. These were two 
large pieces by Prof. Edmund H. Osthaus, one of which 
is owned by a member of the Forest and Stream staff, 
the other being loaned by the artist. The latter picture, 
4ft.x6ft. in size, is of a setter retrieving a grouse. It 
received much admiration, as did also [the water color, 
showing a pointer and setter on point. ^A few salient and 
