June 6 1896.] 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
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prairie wolves, bob cats, ducks and geese without number 
on the streams in season, cranes, sage hens, willow grouse 
and -what that portion of the State always has, prairie dogs. 
There is no question but that the game is there, and it 
is estimated by reliable men who know of what they 
speak, that the Indians (Utep) of Utah came up into the 
county (Routte) last fall and killed from 7,000 to 10,000 
deer. The question will naturally be aaked "Where is 
the finest game preserve?" It is at the headwaters of the 
White River and Williams Fork country, and can be 
reached from Rawlins, Wyoming, or Rifle, Colorado, on 
the Denver & Rio Grande R. R. by stage. The objective 
point is Craig, Colorado, and equi-distant between the 
two points named, 100 miles from each place. There is 
but one other place which has a reputation as high, but 
of which I know nothing, and that is Jackson's Hole in 
Wyoming. 
Now if any of my brother hunters doubt this tale of 
mine, I refer him to Mr. W. H. Tucker or Mr. A. S Rob- 
inson, one a capitalist, the other a builder, of Craig, 
Routte county, Colorado. 
The big horn or Rocky Mountain sheep also has its 
home here, but the game lawsays, "Itshallnot be killed," 
nevertheless one sees a head now and then. PenN. 
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 
The Newest Big: Came Country. 
Perhaps the newest big game country available on this 
continent to-day is to be found in the far Northwest, 
where the gold miners have dug out some news as well as 
some gold. There is said to be a new railroad, to run 250 
miles north of Victoria, and sixty miles of this is already 
done. The Mackenzie River country also is open to the 
hunter. Then, again, one who wishes bears and moose 
and deer can go to Wrangel, take steamer up the Stickeen 
River 160 miles to a small place called Glenora, and from 
there portage seventy -five miles across the divide to Dease 
Lake. There, I imagine, one can to-day have about as 
much sport at big game as he could wish. It all sounds 
very far off and inaccessible to-day, but in a very short 
time we will all be talking familiarly about this region, 
and laying out trips to it, and telling about what sort of 
shooting we had there. 
It Hailed a Little. 
Friends of Mr. Thomas Johnson, of Winnipeg, will be 
pained to hear of a goose story which app ears to have 
emanated from him or in his neighborhood. It seems 
from his story that there was recently a very hard hail* 
storm near Souris, Man., the hailstones being of a re- 
markable size and abundance, many reaching a size as 
large as a man's fist. A hired man working on a farm 
near Souris was forced to take refuge in the barn, and 
while therein and looking out through the open door was 
surprised to see a great many wild geese tumbling down 
in the barnyard, crippled by the hailstones. On the fol- 
lowing morning the hired man and his employer went out 
with a single-barreled Bhotgun and a club, and picked up 
more than 200 fat wild geese, which they had found either 
dead or crippled in the fields round about the farm, These 
geese were sold at 40 cents apiece in Winnipeg. Other 
farmers are thought to have secured at least 500 more 
geese which were thus killed or crippled by the hail. And 
yet Mr. Johnson and his friend cry out against us for our 
spring shooting of wildfowl! We shall be forced to shoot 
in the spring in self-defense if they continue to wage war 
on the fowl up there with such destructive means as the 
above hailstorm. That must indeed be a weird country, 
and one wherein the settler must with trembling set out 
hyacinths, young cabbage or goslings, to say nothing of 
sending tbe children off to school, 
A Trade Trip up the Lake Shore. 
The popular impression is that the city of Chicago la 
built upon a marsh and surrouuded by a low or marshy 
country. This is not correct in all points. A part of the 
city does indeed lie above an ancient and valuable duck- 
ing ground, but this marshy section lay off to the south, 
chiefly in the Calumet region, where the marshes remain 
in evidence to-day. Hedging this region from Lake 
Michigan are the sand hills where the Indians laid for 
the soldiers in the Fort Ddarborn massacre. Upon the 
contrary, if one travels in the opposite direction, to the 
north along the lake shore, he will find as lovely a bit of 
country as he ever saw, lying along high bluffs, which 
line the lake and which are covered even to-day with a 
heavy growth of native timber. There 'are hills and ra- 
vines here, and a good many places of the kind that nov- 
elists call nooks. A fine bicycle road crosses all this coun- 
try, skirting the lake for seventy-five miles, and passing 
through the many little manufacturing towns which have 
established themselves, one at the mouth of each short 
river that flows into the lake from the high prairies to the 
west. Of all these towns, Racine is the largest and pret- 
tiest, and it has additional interest from the fact that it is 
a sort of center for the manufacture of sporting goods, 
more especially bicycles and boats. Many yachts famous 
on the great lakes have been built here, to say nothing of 
the output of smaller craft of all sorts. In a recent visit 
there I saw on the stocks of the Racine Boat Manufactur- 
ing Company the great steel steam yacht now building 
for Mr. Morgan, of the Morgan & Wright Co. , makers of 
pneumatic tires, Chicago. This magnificent craft is now 
well under way, and the builders say they expect to launch 
her by the month of August. She will be a beauty and a 
credit to both Chicago and Racine. The makers estimate 
the cost at about §75,000. 
The Racine Yacht and Boat Works is another firm that 
builds all sorts of boats, big and little. Some genius at 
Racine has invented a bicycle boat, upon which one can 
place his bicycle midships of the craft, attach a gearing 
to the hind wheel, and so paddle off by grace of his own 
legs across the water. I saw some of the hulls of these 
boats at the Racine Yacht and Boat Works, as well as many 
sporting boats of the smaller types — one-raters, knock- 
abouts, etc. The designer here is Mr. Fred W. Martin, 
and besides his specialty of many designs of small craft 
and boats for amateurs, there was one of more ambitious 
and peculiar type — a vapor launch, 38ft. inlengthand 8ft. 
b -am, which he has designed for Mr. Herman Falk, of 
Mdwaukee. This launch will be in every respect of lines 
and fitting a miniature steamship, something of a curios- 
ity, and a very tidy craft. 
Another one of the Racine firms of interest to sports^ 
jmen is the Gold Medal Camp Furniture and Novelty 
Mfg. Co. This concern has a long name, but it is portable 
and can be folded up if you want it that way, just as all 
its goods can be. The Gold Medal camp cot I know of ex- 
perience to be a wonder of strength and convenience, and 
the firm makes also all sorts of chairs, tables, stools and 
the like, each of which can be pulled out or pushed in like 
an accordion, so that you can furnish a household out of 
your vest pocket if you like. I was surprised to learn the 
extent and scope of the demand for these goods. Mr. 
Gittings, the manager, told me that one of his best mar- 
kets was in South Africa. He had sent several lots of 
goods to Cape Town, Cape Elizabeth, etc. Australia is 
another field demanding great numbers of these goods. 
A great many have been sent to Singapore, India, and 
lately a lot was ordered for Havana, Cuba. A New York 
exporter had just sent in a letter asking prices on from 
5,000 to 20,000 of the camp cots to go to South America, 
probably for military use. The sportsman who avails 
himself of these comfortable camp furnishments may at 
least feel that he is not alone in their use. 
The Prodigal Doer. 
I recall that last winter I had considerable to say about 
the valuable Irish setter of Mr. Noel Money, of Oakland, 
N. J. , which was lost, strayed or stolen at Memphis by 
Mr. T; A. Divine, of that city. This prodigal dog never 
has returned to Mr. Money, as stated. On the contrary, I 
saw him a week ago at Memphis, looking very fat and 
contented, in the door yard of Mr. W. H. Allen, who 
states that he is eating all the spring chickens of that 
neighborhood. He adds that if Mr. Money wants his dog 
he can have him by paying for the expense of this notice 
and also settling for his board bill, which at this date is 
$175. The dog is doing very well. 
This further reminds me that Mr. Divine is threatening 
to come up to Chicago some time in June, an event which 
we hope can be averted. Mr. R. B. Organ, of this city, 
has asked him to be his guest for a part of the time, and 
Mr. Organ has a dog of which he is very fond indeed. 
He is perfectly clear in his mind that if Mr. Divine comes 
to the house the dog will disappear when he returns to 
Memphis. It is really no wonder that Memphis has a 
national reputation as a center for fine sporting dogs. 
Gone Into. Powder. 
Mr. Eddie Bingham, for a long time connected with the 
gun department of Montgomery Ward & Co., not long ago 
severed his connection with that house and went into the 
employ of the Du Pont Powder Co. , under the direction of 
Mr. E. S. Rice, general Western agent. Mr. Bingham has 
been traveling through Indiana for the past two weeks on 
business of the Du Pont Co., and will be seen at the large 
tournaments of the later season, including, of course, the 
big Du Pont shoot here in August. E. Hough. 
1206 Boyce Building, Chicago. 
In British Columbia. 
Harrison Hot Springs, B. C— Were you ever con- 
fronted by a huge timber wolf, whose wicked eyes ex- 
pressed the "come-right-in" invitation which his lolling 
tongue could not utter? A few days ago I stood facing 
one of these generally hungry animals. For a moment I 
mistook him for a very rough collie, but his length of 
legs and gleam of fangs, cruel in their exposed power, 
Soon undeceived me and proved faithful business cards, 
stamped with their owner's name and character, 
Did I have a shot at it? Did I kill it? Oh, no, kind 
reader, I am a woman, and not sufficiently renovated to 
pose as an adept with gun or rifle. I can shoot, but it's on 
the circular saw movement style. I can hit a tree if the 
forest is dense enough, but for sweet charity's sake don't 
ask me beforehand which tree it is to be. And besides, 
so far as the wolf was concerned I was unarmed. For 
this reason I felt an overpowering sense of gratitude that 
his wolfish lordship had been well stuffed before he had 
the pleasure of meeting me. 
But if you care to try your hand at such exciting sport 
as wolf hunting come to British Columbia, stop at Aggasiz 
and take a charming five-mile drive over a good road, 
past farms, through huge timber, to stop by the loveliest 
lake you can imagine. 
If Killarney is ''Beauty's home," then we know that 
she has paid a lengthy and loving visit to our fair prov- 
ince, for the imprint of her kiss is on our mountains, and 
her reflection sparkles on the surface of our lakes. 
Around and above the sheet of blue rippling water rise 
mountains green, purple and snow-capped. And there is 
the home of the timber wolf, the mountain goat, the coy- 
ote, the bear and'the panther. 
The lynx and br'er coon also find there a dwelling place. 
The "poom, poom, po-oom" of the big blue grouse 
pounds on your ear drums from all directions all day long, 
while the drum of the willow grouse is here, there and 
everywhere. 
The trouting at Harrison is unexcelled. The hotel is 
more than comfortable and guides are always on hand. 
Steam launches and sail boats dot the lake and pleasure is 
at home in this spot. 
Have you rheumatism? Here are hot sulphur baths 
warranted to cure you. In short, Harrison combines 
sport with restoration to health in every particular. 
Bring your gun and rod and try; fresh fields and pas- 
tures new. Bring some pluck and muscle too. Sport in 
B. C. means sport; no sitting in an easy chair while beaters 
bring the game around, as I read of in English papers. 
How far from Vancouver, British Columbia's meridian? 
Just tour hours by rail, Ellen R. Carter. 
Bears Galore. 
Port Arthur, Canada, May 24.— Mr. Alex. Anderson, 
of Pearl River, had an experience with a female hear 
which he does not care about having repeated every day. 
Mr. Anderson, in company with Mr. Atwell, a young 
Englishman, were out looking for bear signs. After 
leaving Ouimet Mr. Anderson took one course and At- 
well another. The former's path lay through a ravine 
with steep hills dotted throughout with trees and shrubs. 
He carried an axe in his hand, and a pack containing 
two bear traps, bait, etc., weighing in all between 75 and 
lOOlbs., was Blung to his back. He had proceeded down 
the gully some distance when he saw signs of bears hav- 
ing visited the neighborhood a short time be! ore. He 
shouted to Atwell and then proceeded to examine the 
marks left by the bears. While doing so he was startled 
to hear the angry whoughl whoughl of a bear close at 
hand. Looking up, he saw a big female bear close upon 
him. Before he could move the animal was standing up 
ip- front of him ready to give him a good, tight hug. 
Alex., unable to use his axe, had recourse to the hypnotic 
power he possesses over the brute creation. He fastened 
his eyes upon those of the monster, wishing at the same 
time that Mrs. Bear was some other place than standing 
in front of him with mouth wide open and arms extend- 
ed. The power of man is great. The bear couldn't stand 
the hypnotic stare Alex, gave her and so she turned and 
tied. Anderson does not know whether he can hypno- 
tize more than one bear at the same time, but at any 
rate he had just begun to congratulate himself upon the 
nappy termination of his adventure when he was fright- 
ened out of a year's growth by having a 2-year-old bear 
drop out of the tree under which he was standing and 
take to its heels after the old one. Then another came 
tumbling down beside him and away up the hill it went. 
Mr. Anderson's nerves were somewhat unstrung by this 
time and he sat down to wipe the perspiration from his 
brow and wonder if there were any more of the bear 
family in the neighborhood. Just then Atwell arrived 
with the gun, but they didn't get the bears. They set 
their traps and returned home without further adventure 
that trip. Mr. Anderson is going to carry a camera on 
his trapping and hunting trips hereafter, and take snap 
shots at the bears as they come tearing up to him. Then 
when he tells a beaf story he can produce the proof of its 
truthfulness in the shape of a photo. J. E. Newsome. 
Minnesota Boomings. 
Wabasha, Minn., May 23,— Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have been hunting lately, hunting too entirely in 
season, but without a gun, hunting the different varieties 
of beautiful wild flowers that grow in abundance in the 
coulees and in the sides of our glorious Minnesota bluffs, 
and listening to the booming of his majesty, the ruffed 
grouse, on every side, and the whistle of Bob White as an 
interlude, with a refrain from the multitude of song 
birds now holding their annual May festival all over our 
grand old Mississippi Valley. Vegetation was never more 
luxuriant than this season; there has been no frost to 
speak of since March, something very unusual for this 
country, and with plenty of rain and warm sunshine 
everything is booming, particularly the Mississippi, which 
has been bank full for several weeks. Quail have been 
scarce for several years, but they are getting quite plenty 
again now and we are hoping that with protection and 
mild winters, as we have been having lately, we will 
again have some of our old-time shooting in the future. 
Wapahasa. 
The Old Windfall. 
It was seventy years ago (more or less, but rather more 
than less) that I lived near an old windfall where the old 
timber mostly had been laid down and a young growth 
had sprung up, such as yellow birch, black cherry and 
other varieties, with a smaller growth of saplings, making 
some dense thickets. This was the natural home of par- 
tridges, raccoons, rabbits, skunks and other small vermin 
— just the ideal of a boy's game preserve. During the 
winters the abundance of rabbits and partridges drew in 
many wildcats and foxes, and it was here that I. killed 
my first wildcat, a little before I was 10 years old; and it 
proved to be one of the biggest. I had the chief run of 
that old windfall during three or four years; then more 
settlers came in and a big fire ran through it, and a little 
later on it was cleared up with much labor and cost, and 
when cultivated proved to be very productive; of course 
this was progressive improvement. All the same I had a 
sort of boyish feeling that a large portion of my hunting 
capital had been confiscated. Antler. 
Grand View, Tenn. 
Elk in Jackson's Hole. 
Jackson, Wyo., May 19.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
Find inclosed some photos, taken by myself last winter, 
of elk on their winter range in Jackson's Hole. 
The courts have decided that the Indians under their 
treaty have a right to kill all the game in Wyoming, and 
as in the face of that decision it is impossible for us to 
enf oree the law against the whites, it seems as if our big 
game is doomed. Can not the sportsmen of the East with 
their influence help us, the people of Jackson's Hole, to 
save these noble animals from all being slaughtered? 
S. N. Leek, 
[The photographs sent by Mr. Leek furnish very timely 
illustrations of the particular country affected by the 
Supreme Court decision reported to-day. Now that the 
rulings of the lower courts have been reversed, the 
authorities should not have further trouble with Indian 
depredations upon the game, but will have opportunity 
to concentrate protective efforts against the white 
marauders.] 
New York Legislation. 
Albany, May 29. — The Governor has just finished with 
all the bills before him. He has signed only two more 
laws: Chapter 972 (Assembly No. 2431), for the protection 
of Saranac River in the village of Saranac Lake; and 
chapter 975 (Assembly No. 2536), for the protection of 
shell fish in Queens county. He refused to sign these 
bills: Assembly 1767, for the protection of fur-bearing 
animals; Assembly 1481, relating to the hounding of deer 
in the towns of Dresden and Putnam, Washington 
county; Assembly 746, relative to eel weirs in the Che- 
mung River; Assembly 1497, for the assessment of dogs 
on the Tonawanda Indian Reservation; Senate 1730, mak- 
ing the close season for web-footed wildfowl from March 
1 to Sept. 1; Senate 1196, giving special privileges to 
owners of private ponds; Senate 1051; relative to fishing 
through the ice in certain lakes; Senate 1308, allowing 
fishing other than by angling in the waters of Lake Erie 
in Chautauqua county. m. 
Game Laws in Brief. 
The Game Laws in Brief, current edition, sold everywhere, has 
new game and fish laws for more than thirty of the States. It covers 
the entire country, is carefully prepared, and gives all that shooters 
and anglers reauire. Bee advertisement. 
