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and guides be made through the commissary several weeks 
in advance. 
It was proposed that the detached parties should num- 
ber at least six, and their locations, with accompanying 
suggestions concerning other matters pertaining to the ex- 
pedition, -were given in substance as follows: 
1. One party will be located at the head of Third take 
of the Moose River chain, which will be denominated and 
considered the main camp, where the club has accommo- 
dations for thirty men. This camp will form the center of 
all operations during the stay in the Wilderness, being a 
point from which either of the other camps may be 
reached in from four to twenty -four hours travel. 2. One 
at the Moose Lake, a tributary of the south branch of 
Moose River. 3. One at the head of Fourth Lake. 4, One 
at the head of Seventh Lake. 5. One at the North Branch 
Lakes. 6. One at the Raquette Lake. 
The Third and Fourth lakes are the most easy of access, 
and the most convenient in every respect for camping 
grounds. They aflford excellent trolling for the large lake 
trout, while the First Lake and the inlets of the Third, 
Fourth and Fifth lakes, all within a few ho^lrs' approach, 
are stocked with speckled brook trout. The low grounds 
bordering the south shores of these waters are favorite re- 
sorts of the deer. 
Moose Lake is good trolling ground for both lake and 
speckled trout, and is not difficult of approach, though not 
as convenient as the Third or Fourth lakes. 
I'he fforth Branch lakes are celebrated sporting 
grounds, but they are to be reached only by severe effort 
by land and water, and none should undertake to visit 
them except those inured to the hardships of the wilder- 
ness. 
The Seventh Lake is in its characteristics much like the 
Third and Fourth lakes, though more remote from the 
main camp. 
The Raquette Lake is famous in the geography of the 
Northern wilderness. It affords evety variety of sport, 
and exhibits all the beauty of wild scenery. It is teach ed 
only by a toilsome journey by land and water, but fur- 
nishes more comfortable accommodations to the visitor 
than either of the other lakes, as several families reside on 
its shores who make provision for the entertainment of 
parties. Those who may wish to see the most of the wil- 
derness, and to enjoy in the largest measure the beauty of 
wild scenery, are recommended to visit the Raquette. 
The enthusiastic sportsman, inured to toil and hardship, 
will, perhaps, prefer the lakes and streams of the North 
Branch, where he will find ample scope for both his pro- 
pensities and his powers of endurance. 
Those who wish to avoid as much as possible the severer 
experiences of wilderness life, and at the same time have 
plenty of good sport with the wild denizens of the woods 
and waters, should prefer the Third and Fourth and the 
Moose Lakes. The Third and Fourth especially will be 
chosen by the novices. These general remarks will serve 
to inform the inquirer of the general plan of the expe- 
dition. 
Those were the days of long wagon rides over rough 
and rocky roads, long carries with heavily laden pack 
baskets and camping accessories, primitive log rafts and 
open bark camps. In those times none but true sports- 
men cared to visit the woods, for it was only the lover of 
nature who could find there sufficient reward to compen- 
sate him for the deprivations and hardships incident to a 
wilderness trip. What was then considered the proper 
kind of an outfit for the hunter and angler would now be 
looked upon as decidedly eccentric by the average visitor 
in the Adirondack region. Of course, many of the articles 
then considered requisite to forest life would be useful 
now, and some of them necessary, to the person campirg 
out, but at the present time the percentage of people who 
spend their vacations in bark shanties is very small. By 
far the greater number find accommodations at the hotels 
and boarding houses, or occupy cottages, and naturally 
their needs diffijr quite materially from those of the Adir- 
ondack visitors of forty years ago. In this connection it 
is interesting to note just what was required for a complete 
outfit in those early times. 
The Walton Club recommended that each member 
should provide himself with fishing tackle and a good 
thick blanket. One rifle or double-barreled fowling piece, 
or fowling and rifle combined, would suffice for every two 
persons. Small arms were not considered requisite for 
either sport or safety. Those w:ho carried firearms were 
advised to provide themselves with an ample supply of 
ammunition. 
The articles of clothing recommended were as follows: 
2 thin flannel or merino undershirts, 2 red flannel outer 
shirts with pockets, 2 pairs of drawers, 4 pairs of woolen 
socks,2 short hunting coats or roundabouts with ample pock- 
ets, 2 pairs of woolen pantaloons, 1 pair of rubber overalls, 1 
rubber coat, 1 Kossuth hat, 1 pair campaign boots, 1 pair 
laced wading shoes with hob-nailed soles, 1 pair of leather 
slippers, and 1 mosquito cap. This is a cap of oil .silk, made 
to fit the head closely and to cover the forehead, ears and 
cheeks, leaving only the eyes, nose, mouth and chin ex- 
posed. It Should have flaps which can be tucked in the 
collar of the shirt, and thus protect the neck from the 
insects. In the above list is included the suit to be worn, 
and these articles, with two or more strong towels, a cake 
of Castile soap, a pocket-comb, tooth-brush, a pocket-knife, 
suitable for dressing fish or game, a pocket drinking flask, 
a water-proof box of matches, and a small vial containing 
equal parts of oil of pennyroyal and spirits of camphor as 
a preventive or antidote to the bites of insects, form all that 
is necessary about the person. A few articles of standard 
medicines, particularly in the ease of individuals subject 
to sudden attacks of illness, might prove very serviceable. 
For safe and convenient carriage, the articles not worn 
about the person should be packed in a stout canvas or 
rubber bag, impervious to rain. All superfluous articles of 
personal baggage should be strong and compact. 
The articles of fishing tackle required by each member 
of the party were specified as follows: One fishing rod, 
such as are made for general use, being medium as to 
weight and elasticity, with reel and trout line; a trolling 
rod with reel and a line of 150ft. or more, will also be 
found convenient; one or more hand-lines for trolling; a 
hauser-laid line of hemp is preferable; it should be of 
T^in. diameter, and not less than 150ft. long. Tackle for 
fly-fishing may be taken by those who are aSepts at that 
branch of sport, but it is not at all requisite to success. 
At least six gangs of hooks should be provided for troll- 
ing. They should be composed thus: Three hooks. No, 0, 
Limerick, should be firmly fixed on the end of gimp in the 
form of a grapple. An inch and a half above this should 
be fastened two other hooks in similar form, but of one or 
two sizes smaller. A still smaller hook should be tied on 
a similar distance above. At a distance of 6in. from the 
last hook a swivel should be attached to the gimp. Swivel 
sinkers should be provided of various sizes, from 1 to 4oz., 
to be used with the gangs, which are for trolling with min- 
nows. A Buel spoon, or spinner, of each of the sizes Nos. 
3, 4 and 5, will also be found convenient for trolline;. 
_ For buoy fishing, lines and sinkers of the same descrip- 
tion will answer. The size of hooks for that purpose 
should be that of cod hooks. The hooks of the Kinsey 
pattern are the best. For speckled trout fishing, the fol- 
lowing hooks should be provided: O'Shaughnessy Limer- 
ick on snoods, one dozen each. Nos. 0, 1, 2 and 3; or the 
same number of Kinsey hooks, Nos. 10,11, 12 and 13. The 
Carlisle hooks are preferred by many. For sinkers, buck 
and pigeon shot, split, are sufficient. ' Each person should 
have a tin bait-box, with a strap to buckle round the body, 
and also a minnow hook and line. Those who may have 
gaff's would do well to take them. There should be a 
]5lb. fishing basket to each man. Worm bait will be fur- 
nished by the commissary. 
In regard to camps and supplies this statement was 
made: At all the camps above proposed, good shanty ac- 
commodations exist. They will need but trifling repairs, 
and new bedding with boughs. Sufficient cooking utensils 
will be provided for all the camps. These, with the re- 
quisite supply of articles of consumption, both solid and 
liquid, will be distributed to each party at Arnold's, near 
the Forge, or at the main camp, where all the parties will 
rendezvous preparatory to going to their separate stations. 
The articles of provisions furnished will embrace all the 
substantials requisite for the supply of a good plain table. 
Those who are fastidious in the use of the "Virginia weed" 
will provide their own cigars, as only plain tobacco and 
clay pipes will be furnished in this department. 
It IS very requisite to the object of a trip in the wilder- 
ness that the services of experienced and faithful guides 
should be secured, as upon them must necessarily devolve 
not only the piloting of the parties through the mazes of 
the wilderness, but most of the heavy labor in field and 
camp. Those who have visited this region before will 
have their acquaintances and preferences, and will, there- 
lore, need no suggestions as to choice. But for the benefit 
of newcomers the names of the following guides, with their 
respective post office addresses, are given, as those from 
whom a choice may be safely made. There are many 
others, readily attainable, and perhaps as meritorious in 
character as those suggested; but these have been tried by 
members of the club on Various trips, and are known to be 
honest, capable and faithful: Otis Arnold, Edward Arnold, 
Dwight Grant, Francis Grant, San. Sperry, Boonville; 
George Morse, Little Falls; Frank French, Morehouseville; 
Alonzo Wood, William Wood, Raquette Lake. The wages 
of the guides are usually $1.50 cents per day, including use 
of boat. The expenses of the trip are estimated at |30 to 
each man. 
The formal organization of the North Woods Walton 
Club was celebrated with a banquet. Toasts were feelingly 
and, in some cases, eloquently responded to. The remin- 
iscences of wilderness experience, drawn out by the inspir- 
ation of the occasion, were listened to with great interest, 
recalling, as they did to all, romantic pictures, wild adven- 
tures and pleasant recollections of "The days when we went 
gipsying, a long time ago." With the sentiment, the song 
and story the hours passed cheerily away, and when the 
time of separation came all felt, with perhaps pardonable 
conceit, that "the fishing company is the best company." 
The regular toasts were highly entertaining: 
1. The Mglit Wa Celebrate: The memory of Nimrod and 
Izaak Walton unite with the remembrance of our own wild 
wanderings to make it glorious. 
2. 7 lie President of the United States: An old Buck, ever 
neglecting to take any doe, he must be considered ill bread. 
(James Buchanan was President in 185S.) 
3. The Governor of the State of New York: An excellent 
man. May it be written in the third book of Kings how this 
King, by careful attention to duty and constant improve- 
ment of time, soared from the humble position of Governor 
of the State to that of King-fisher among the Northern 
mountains. (It will be remembered that John A. King, a 
member of the club, was Governor of New York State.) 
4. The Empire State: Ahead of the world for beautiful 
women, brave men, speckled trout, and skill to catch 
them. 
5. The other States: Well enough in their way. Let 
them keep out of ours. We give them all the road and 
take to the woods. 
6. BlacJtfiies, Mosquitoes and Pimkies: A cosmopolitan 
police, detailed by Divine Providence, to guard the great 
hunting park of the Republic from the incursions of cock- 
nej'' poachers and murderers of deer in summer. Long 
may they wave. 
7. The Speckled Trout: Whether leaping the foamy cas- 
cades in early June, enjoying his siestas in the cold, crys- 
tal spring-fountains in summer, or lying in glorious state 
upon the birch-bark table of the sportsman, he is every- 
where the truly royal and princely head of the great fish 
nation. May his shadow and substance never grow less. 
8. Our Beer Friends in the Mountains: Long may they 
roam over the breezy cliffs and among the fragrant forests 
of our great free wilderness. Cursed be he who murders 
them for money, or in mere wanton sport. 
9. Fly Medicine: The only medicine that a true sports- 
man ever requires. 
10. Tlie Mountains, Forests, Lakes and Streamlets of the 
Northern Wilderness: The shrine, the school and play- 
ground of the true man. May their haunts never be dese- 
crated by the scoundrel feet of the man who plies the rod 
and gun for gain, 
11. The Press of the Wilder tuss: Elegantly- illustrated by 
lodging seven men in a shanty built for two. May it never 
lack for the right kind of matter. 
13. Lewis Gay (Lord Clark), of the Knickerbocker Ma{ja- 
zine. A truer man or a gayer lord never was known in 
our great hunting park. May he never fail to be with us 
in our forest home. 
Volunteer toasts followed, and this featm-e of the post- 
prandial session was also very enjoyable. They included 
the following: 
By Alfred B. Street— The Northern Wilderness: 
Although but a shred of wild nature's mantle, which she 
left in her flight toward the Pacific, before the sound of 
the axe— it covers mountains whose summits tear the 
clouds asunder, and skirts lakes in whose congregated 
waters all the cities in the State could be whelmed, and 
whose grandeur and beauty constitute the region as first 
of "all that the genial ray of morning gilds, and all that 
echoes to the song of even." 
By Hon. O. AmmEK—T/ie President of the North Woods 
Walton Olitb: Him of the cool head and warm heart; 
whose talents are equal to any emergency, and whose 
social qualities are not excelled— Gen. Richard U. Sher- 
man. 
By M^-roK Scholefield— Ow Worthy Vice-President, the 
Ace of Trampers, George Dawson: We can count him here; 
in the woods, being constantly tramping, no man can 
count him at all. Long may he wade. 
By George T)xv.'s,oi^— Alfred B. Street: The descriptive 
poet of the forests and rural life of America. 
By Major J. H. Ledlie — A. B. Barber: For a generous 
heart, an open hand and good social feeling, he has no 
superior. May he learn, by and by, to catch trout. 
The Walton Club was in existence several years, and 
its members annually visited the Fulton Chain, Moose 
Uiver and Racquette Lake region. W. E. Wolcott, 
Utica, K. Y., April 7. 
FOREIGN SONG BIRDS IN OREGON. 
Portland, Ore., May 5.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
Answering yours of April 30, requesting information regard- 
ing the introduction of foreign song birds into Oregon and 
the measure of success attending the enterprise, permit me 
to say: I have just had a lengthy and most agreeable chat 
with Mr. C P. Ffluger, Secretary of the Society for the 
Introduction of useful German Song Birds, and to whom is 
due about all the credit of its very successful efforts. And 
I herewith append a summary of my investigations and per- 
sonal obssrvations. 
In 1889 and 1892 the society introducted here 400 pairs of 
the following species of German song birds, to wit; song 
thrushes, black thrushes, skylarks, woodlarks, goldfinches, 
chaffinches, ziskins, greenfinches, bullfinches, crossbeaks', 
black starlings, robin redbreasts, linnets, singing quails, 
goldhammers, linnets, forest finches, and of the plain and 
black headed nightingales. The funds for defraying the 
co9,^. of importation and other incidental expenses, and for 
the keeping of the birds through the winter were subscribed 
by the citizens of Portland and other localities in Oregon. 
To import the first lot cost about $1,400. After the birds 
were received they were placed on exhibition at the Exposi- 
tion building for some days, and about $400 was realized, 
which was applied toward the expense. Subsequently all 
the birds, wdth the exception of the sky and wood larks, 
were hberated near the City Paris. The latter birds were 
turned loose about the fields here in the Willamette Valley. 
The late Mr. Frank Dekum was a warm friend of the little 
warbling strangers and subscribed most liberally, $250 at the 
inception of the project and afterwards several hundred dol- 
lars in furtherance of the scheme. Its successful consumma- 
tion was a source of great satisfaction to him, and we of 
Portland have much to thank him for in this matter. 
When the second invoice of birds arrived it was late in the 
season, and Mr. Dekum caused a very large aviary to be 
built near his residence where all the sweet little strangers 
were safely housed and cared for during the winter. The 
birds were all liberated early in April ITp to that time 
(Spring of 1898) the total cost of importing the birds amount- 
ed to $3,100. 
Since these birds were given their liberty the most encourag- 
ing results have followed. It is generally believed that the 
two varieties of nightingales have become extinct, as few 
survived the long trip and none have since been seen. All 
the other varieties have multiplied with great rapidity. This 
is true especially of the skylarks. These birds rear from two 
to four broo.is every season. Hundreds of them are seen in 
the fields and meadows in and about East Portland, ard 
their sweet songs are a source of delight to all of us. About 
Rooster Rock, twenty-five miles east of Portland on the 
Columbia, great numbers are to be seen. In fact the whole 
Willamette Valley from Portland to Roseburg is fullof them, 
probably not as plentiful as the ring-neck pheasant but 
plentiful enough for all practical purposes. In and about 
the city these sweet little songsters are in considerable abun- 
dance. A number of the black starling make their homes 
about the high school building. The woodlarks are also in 
evidence to a pleasing extent. 
There is a special State law in force for the protection of 
these imported birds. They are all friends of the farmer, 
especially of the orchardists. They are the tireless and 
unremitting enemy of every species of bug and worm infest- 
ing vegetables, crops, fruit, etc. And I can say "without 
fear of successful contradiction" that they have voracious 
appetites. Most of them have a liking for a mixed diet, and 
my bill at the end of each month for bird provender is 
suggestive to say the least. But I have ample recompense 
when I go home in the evening, eat my dinner, light my 
cigar, put my feet up on the railing of the porch and listen 
to their earnest little reproaches and suggestions rii^ht at my 
very elbow, S. H. Greene. 
Tbose Orioles. 
St. Augustine, Fla., May 9. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Before the grapes are ripe again, I mean to crook the 
hinges of my knees and apologize to Mr. John Burroughs 
for an attack I made on him a year or two ago for oriole 
murder. 
They are bewitchingly beautiful birds, and I have always 
had such a feehng of affection for them, that I thought I 
ought to enter the lists in their defense; but my experience 
with them last summer softened my feeling toward Mr. 
Burroughs for the murder of the innocents. I had grapes, 
as he had (though they were nor, so precious as his), and if 
the little villains could have devoured, in a decent and man- 
nerly wa3', enough to satisfy their hunger, they would have 
been welcome to all they wanted; but every grape in a 
bunch would be punctured, and if they had been intended 
for mark-:! the whole crop would have been utterly worth- 
less. 
We have here, as a summer bird, the Baltimore oriole, 
and as damagerof fruit he is worse than any catbird that 
ever broke an egg-shell. The black and orange beauty does 
not stop with us, and I have not seen a single passing bird 
this spring. . Didymus. 
