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of the houBding being taken away, unless there is a careful 
watch kept and offenders prosecuted to the full extent of the 
law." 
The Mac Intyre Iron Company. 
One of the wUdest and most beautiful parts of the Adiron- 
dacbs is included in the 90,000-acre tract belonging to the 
Mac Intyre Iron Company. The huotins: and fishing privi- 
hges ott this tract were formerly controlled by the Adiron 
dack Club, which was one of ibe oldest organizations of the 
kind in the Adirondacks, having been incorporated in 1877 
This club, years ago, made an ctfort to restock the country 
with moose, but unfortunately its animals died, and the en- 
terprise never had any tangible result. 
The Adirondack Club has ceased to exist, but the shoot- 
ing antl fishing rights of the tract have bef n leased bv an as- 
sociation of gentlemen for the season of 1897. Deer are very 
abundant on the preserve, and a gentleman who went over 
the ground last winter on snowshoes saw abundant sign 
WJthin its limits are situated Lakes Sanford, Henderson 
Golden, Avalanche, and the Preston Ponds. It was in the 
latter that a record brnok trout of 71bs. 4oz. was taken 
This fish was captured by Mr. W. H Lewis, who had hooked 
a small trout and was reeling it in toward his boat when the 
small fish was seized by the monster trout, with the result 
that both were landed. and five- pound trout are not 
uncommon in these waters, and the fishing has long been 
ustly celebrated. Betide the brook trout, rainbow and lake 
trout and black bass are caught in some of the lakfs 
Mr. James Mac Naughton, President of the Mac Intyre 
roa Company, informs us that the policy of his company 
V7ill be as heretofore, to strictly protect The fish and game. 
So aa it can be done, however, without prejudice to these 
interests, a welcome will be given to all who love the mag- 
nificent scenery of the lakes and mountains. Mr. Mac 
Naughton states that the accommodations of the preserve 
ire somewhat limited, but whenever there is room tourists 
jvill find a cordial greeting for one night from the superin- 
endent, David Hunter, Tahaney, N. Y. Owing to the 
present paucity of rooms, it seems advisable to make this re- 
'nction for one night. 
Personally, he has no sympathy with any policy which 
JVould exclude the public from a reasonable enjoyment of 
my part of the magnificent Adirondack region. Of course. 
10 far as fishing and hunting is concerned, there must be 
'estrictions, otherwise the game would speedily disappear, 
Adirondack Timber & Mineral Company's Park. 
Number Four, May 25.— My park contains 80,000 acres 
lemg all of township No. 4 and 6,000 acres of township No' 
i, John Brown's tract. I have had control of this land 
wo years. 1 have not stocked it with any kind of game. 
When I established the park there were as many deer and 
trouse as in any part of the Adirondacks, and I think more 
. have allowed no hunting with dogs. In addition to the 
latural increase deer have been driven in from adjacent 
ands during the hounding season, with the result that deer 
ire now very plentiful in the park. Grouse or partridge 
lave also increased. It is of course difficult to estimate the 
mmber of deer now in the paik, but 1 would say that 1 500 
vould be an approximate number. Trout have increased 
especially in the lakes. I have no doubt but that you re- 
oice with me that hounding and jacking deer is no more 
ma that right, decency and humanity have triumphed at last! 
Charles Fekjon. 
Senator Redfleld Proctor. 
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, has a shooting box on Lake 
'ico, in the heart of the Green Mountains. This is one of 
he most remarkable natural trout lakes in the State and 
leatles among forest-clad mountains at an elevation of 
,200ft. above sea level. The lake has its source in a small 
Qlet brook rising on the summit of Pico, and is also sprintr 
ed. The trout average from 8 to lOin. in leneth and rarelv 
xceed fib in weight. The surrounding country is cele 
rated for its game. Partridge are plenty, and deer are seen 
aUy, the lake being in a famous runway between Killinaton 
nd the hills west of Deer's Leap. A small area is posted 
enatol'Troctor does not dignify this place, calling it a ore- 
fcrve. In referring to it he writes: 
"My hunting park is in the air, and not where I wish it 
light be, on the surface of the earth. I have, with others 
little trout.fishing place on the mountain in Vermont but 
ardly important enough to be worth mentioning in your 
iluable journal. The deer have been protected in Ver- 
lont for seventeen years, but this year October is an open 
ason. *^ 
Central PennsylTania Preserve. 
Twenty-four thousand acres of land have been leased bv 
1 association of New York and Pennsylvania sportsmen in 
intral Pennsylvania, for the establishment of a preserve 
he tract lies in the eastern part of Center and Clearfield 
luntiee, and embraces the Nittany Mountains and the vallev 
the same name. This is in one of the best shooting sec- 
Dns of the Slate, and a country noted for scenic attractions 
nder date of May 25 one of the members writes • 
"Our game preserve is as yet in its infancy, the club hav- 
g been organized only a month. We have leased about 
r.OOO acres of tarm land for quail, and in the neighborhood 
•tt.OOO acres of wood land for pheasants, all of which we 
,pect to stock. Our trout stream is six miles in leng-th and 
111 also be well stocked. Our club house will be ample for 
e accommodation of about fifty members at one and the 
me time; in fact, it is the intention to make this a sort, of 
mmer retreat for members and their friends Tennis and 
looting grounds adjoin the club. Contracts for the house 
id other features have been let. and we hope to be readv 
r toe entertainment of members by the 1st or middle of 
West Canada Lake. 
^l-J-^\'^^'''^^^>^^}>^^y'^-^-> writes that the West 
mada Lake property has been sold to Mr. 0. L. Singer 
iffalo, N. Y. oiugci, 
Boff Lake Camp. 
Mr. E. C. Converse, one of the owners of the Boe Lake 
imp m the Adiiondacks, writes: ^ 
"As you are probably aware, our camp, which is a close 
Tporalion, owned by Mr. Tatum and myself covers ahnnt 
[)00 ,aci.B contiguous to the Webb NehaS property I 
^ntams Davis Pond, C.dar Pond, Bog Lake, a portion o 
)g Elver, arid nearly all of Mud Lake-tbat is, all of it 
mgin Hamilton county. ' 
••The best fishing in the spring of the year is Clear Pond 
id Bog Kiver Clear Pond is landlocked, and fed by 
"^^^''^ ^ '^""^g entire season. 
1 ^ ^•'^!?*' ^^^^ Vhnm some 3U.000 or 
1,000 of brown and rainbow trout, 
"The fishing in Bog Lake is also good— with the fly in sea- 
son, and later with bait or by trolling 
•.u"^^5<^® trouble at any time in .eettina: large catches in 
either Clear Pond or Bog River. In Bog Eiver. of course, 
the fishing is better in the spring of the. year. Besides the 
trout that we have put in Clear Pond, we have also put 
several batches in Bog Lake, and as we only catch what we 
require for eating during the three or four weeks that we 
are there in August, the fish ate very plentiful. One reason 
is that the feed is particularly good, there being plenty of 
chubs and shiners. b f j 
"As to the game, it is hard to give any estimate. Deer 
are very plentiful all throutrh our woods. "We are very par- 
ticular to guard our boundary lines from poachers. We 
haven t hounded for two or three yfars, and while it is im- 
possible to give any close estimate, I can say that the deer 
are extremely plentiful. There are spruce and ruffed 
grouse, cotton-tail rabbits, coons and foxes." 
Vilas PreHerve. 
Mr. E A. Carpenter writes : 
"The Vilas preserve of 35,000 acres In the Adirondacks 
IS such a primitive wilderness that there is no need of stock- 
ing with game or fish. 
"The deer are abundant and seem to increase. We have 
never found deer in the woods that seemed to have died of 
hunger or disease. We have frequently heard these stories 
outside m the villages, but they would not bear close inves- 
tigation Several such reports were run down, but proved 
to be Idle tales. It is im possible to give even an approximate 
estimate of the number of deer on our preserve. In favor- 
able weather deer can always be found within a reasonable 
distance of our camps. Hounding has not been allowed for 
seven years; we 'jack' and still- hunt, During 1896 we 
jacking °umber of deer still-hunting that we did 
"Our trout are large and plenty; we have fifty- five miles 
ot good streams, and they are fished but little 
"We know of three colonies of beaver in the south part of 
Franklin county." f 
Moose Fond Onb. 
^l?"^-^ ^5?^ 9'*^^ ^^^^^^^ °ear Minerva, Essex 
wrMollIws''^- Becretary-Treasurer, 
"Our club owns about 2,000 acres of land, three laree 
ponds and two small ones, club house about 80x40 and 
kitchen (detached S^t.) about 20x20. besides open camps and 
outbuildings. We are also about to build another house 
We beheve we have the best trout fishing in the State 
Our trout averaged m May of this year over lib. each. We 
caught something over 250; our record Is at the club house 
and I have no memoranda. uuuse, 
"Deer are very plentiful. We kill but few. Did not kill 
one last season. 
"We killed quite a large number of partridges. Could get 
all we wanted in September and October. ^ 
"We have stocked our waters with trout, but cannot tell 
what the result is We have enough without stocking " 
nnA^J^^Zoi'^'^V T/ ntMoo,e Pond were 
on Aug d, 1894, when I took twelve trout, weiehine SOlbs • 
see ishery Commission Report of 1895. July 20 1895— Six 
trout m one day, weighing 241bs„ all of which were taken 
t ro m the woods and brought home for exhibition. No small 
ones were taken at either catch." 
Blooming' Grove Park. 
• ""^^'^y ^-f ^^^^ ^ ^^^'^^ of history of the Bloom ■ 
'^A?'^^^^""^^ Association written by Charles Hallock and 
published in the club book, "Fayette S. Giles, a gentleman 
who had been and still is an enthusiast on the subiec^ of 
game preserves and forest preservation, conceived the plan 
0 estabbsbingaclubfor the purpose of carrying out hS 
ideas. The essential requisites for such a club were nearness 
and accessibili.y to New York city, l.nds which were [JeJ- 
pensive and at the same time extensive and in one body which 
should be well wooded and have numerous streams and lakes 
He found in Pike county, Pennsylvania, the very kind of 
a i)lace for which be was seeking. It was on the line of the 
E le R R., only 121 miles from New York, and embraced 
all the e ements as to its natural features, which made it 
peculiarly well adapted for the purpose. 
"At first, alone, he commenced the purchase of the lands 
and then, acting with several other gentlemen of New York 
fh?^^'.""'^^'^ n'*"' to be prepared the charter of 
the Blooming Grove Park Association, as it was subsf quently 
mS oS'i^'i^''^ of Pennsylvania, on 
The club met with difficulties in the hard t'mes in 1878 
f!^i ^ years following, and in 1880 had the misfortune to 
lose the club house by fire. 
In 1884, however, the ciub house was rebuilt, and a new 
era in the history of Blooming Grove inaugurated 
-Up to 1880 very little had been done toward increasing- 
the fishing in the lakes and streams, except the stocking of 
lakes Giles Laura and Belle with bass which had been 
brought at first from Lake Erie and afterward from St. Law- 
rence River and Greenwood Lake. Up to that time Ihe cul- 
tivation of fish was comparatively in its infancy. Findincr 
that the origmal Idea of making the park a vast game pre 
serve, like those in Germany and Great Britain, was impos- 
sible ot execution, by reason of the great expense and the 
lack ot interest on the part of the members, the board of 
directors, after careful investigation as to feasibility and 
hefp^Mhe^c'fub ^^^^^^ ^^atchery, which has been of so much 
"The early management ipclosed a mile muare of land 
•with a wire fence and called it the Breeding park, and from 
various sources obtained a large number of deer, which were 
placed therein. The land owned by the club and the sur 
rounding country was the natural home of deer, and these 
and those imported have thriven so well that the members 
have no trouble m killing their quota. ^mucib 
"While it is now twenty five years since the Association 
came into life, in order to really comprehend the great pro- 
fnntwf"' T?'' to look back and. With the 
knowledcre. it he were a member in 1873, or in his imagina 
tion, If he were not a member, of just what the lands of the 
Association were then, make a comparison of the same with 
the present condition . Where there was hardly a house now 
Sfl^ T ^ ol"^ liouse with all modern 
appomtments, large enough to accommodate 100 t^uests 
W here there were no roads, now there are more than twenty- 
Gve miles of smooth, well-maintained drives. Where the 
trout streams had been depleted by constant fishing and the 
presence o tanbark and sawdust, now the member only has 
to find fault because, under fayorable conditions, be t^keg 
his quota of twenty-five fish too quickly. Lakes which had 
become almost barren of game fish, now readily yield the 
quota to the fisherman. 
"The general plan of the breeding park, as originally laid 
out has been maintained. The wire fences haVe been re- 
built, made higher and stronger; more precautions for pro- 
tecting the deer bave been taken, stricter rules have bepn 
made about hunting them, and the result is seen in the great 
increase m the park. It is impossible to count, or even esti- 
mate, the number of deer in our park of a full square mile, 
but It must reach up into the hundreds." 
Such is a fragment of the history of one of the first club 
game preserves in America. At the present time the Bloom- 
ing Grove Assoriation owns 17,000 acres of land, and lea-ses 
upwards of 4,000 more. A good portion of the land is wild 
and heavily timbered. There are thirty miles of well stocked 
trout streams on the preserve, and pight lakes extending 
north and south fully sixteen miles. On the club rolls are 
the names of 184 active members. 
Jerseyfield Preserve. 
We are indebted to Capt. Chauncey P. Williams for the 
tollowing information relative to his preserve in the Adi- 
rondacks: 
"My preserve, called Jerseyfield faftpr its largest lake) 
comprises about 6.000 acres, situated in Herkimer and Ham- 
ilton counties. The lakes contain brook trout (Salvelinus 
fonUnahs) only. For game, we have only the indigenous 
species, partridge and red deer, the preserve never having 
been stocked. There has been very little bird shooting on 
the preserve within the last few years, but the birds seem to 
have decreased, for some reason, perhaps from the consider- 
able number of foxes of late in the neighborhoaH Deer 
seem to be just about holding their own now. We have 
never allowed hounding, and whenever there has been a dog 
in the adjacent woods the deer would all start for our lake 
at once. As many as five have been seen in the lake in one 
day during the past hounding seasons. I am in hone that 
under the present law prohibiting hounding and also jacking 
the deer may increase, although there is no doiibt some 
illegal hunting done by the natives of (he nearest settle- 
ments. Fiahmg is generally confined to May and June, "and 
the remainder of the year the trout bavn a rest. Generally 
the spring fishing is fairly good, but was not up to the 
average thi^ year, which seems to have been the case in 
most places. 
Ragged Lake Rod and Gun Club. 
Mr. Geo. S Hier, of Syracuse, N. Y., informs us that he 
has sold the above-named property to Comptroller Ashbel P 
Pitch, of the city of New York. - ^ - r. 
6 Lake Preserve. 
We are indebted to Mr. E. Z. Wright for the following 
particulars relative to the preserve of which he is part 
owner: G Lake Preserve is situated in Ox Bow Tract Ham- 
ilton county, and comprises 600 acres. The lake 'covers 
about 175 acres, it is surrounded by mountains and the land 
is mainly cevered by virgin forest, The ownership is not in 
a club, but is a joint ownership of four gentlemen The 
number that can be admitted to an interest in the preserve 
is limited to seven in all. There are strict rules as to the 
preservation of the forest and erection of buildino-s- no trees 
are allowed to be cut. Two cottages are built; and the 
property is in charge of a keeper who is also a State game 
protector. ° 
G Lake has always been a favorite resort for deer during 
our ownership of seven years, but few deer have been killed 
on the lake, but in the township great numbers have been 
killed each year, mainly by hounding, so that the number of 
deer frequenting the lake has steadily decreased ■ but there 
are still several deer feeding about the margin of the lake 
thm year. ^ 
G Lake has always been noted for the size and beauty of 
Its trout; fish food is abundant in the lake, and the trout 
grow rapidly. Under careful protection the increase is 
uoticeable. 
Our membership is so limited that we have no rules as to 
the taking of fish and game. 
The owners are E.^Z. Wright and John D. Collins, of 
Utica, and J. William Black and Edward B. Salmon of 
Syracuse. ' 
The "Forest and Stream Club. 
Located under the shadow of Haystack, the highest peak 
ot the Green Mountains in southern Vermont, is the property 
owned by the Forest and Stream Club. This consists of 
5bO acres of wood and meadow land, bordering on one edge 
Haystack Pond, one of the finest and deepest lakes in Ver- 
mont, and including in its limits the famous Haystack 
Spring, from which, as a source, one of the club's trout 
brooks takes its rise. In all, there are six miles- of trout 
streams, besides several artificial ponds. 
The Forest and Stream Club was organized seven years 
ago under the laws of Vermont, with a capital of $25 000 
Ihe purpose of the club is to propagate fish and game and 
to provide for the healthful recreation of its members The 
club hou9e and large annex will comfortably accommodate 
seventy-five. The members are accustomed to take their 
wives and families with them, so that the social feature is 
not the least important side of the club life, 
Ozonia Park. 
•Ozonia Park consists of 1,800 acres in the town of Hon- 
kinton, near the eastern border of St. Lawrence county n' 
Y. It 18 virgin forest, and contains Lake Ozonia, a body of 
clear, cold water fed by springs in the bottom. Adioinirig 
18 the game preserve of Frank Cutting, of Boston, contain, 
ing over 7,000 acres. 
W e have stocked the lake with salmon trout, landlocked 
salmon and German brown trout, and it has long contained 
small mouth bass and plenty of perch. Since we have 
guarded the spawning beds the fish have increased, and we 
are beginning to catch landlocked salmon, though this is 
only their fourth year from fingerhngs 
.1.^1^^,-^^^'^ ^^^^ to increase in numbers, and as many as 
thirty have been seen within an Lour on Mr. Cutting's ore 
serve this summer. p. m. hIatxj. 
Camp on the Ten-Mile. 
AiBANY N. Y., July 14.-The writer was born in ihe 
Adirondacks, and as a bey of twelve to fifteen years old 
carried the tail end of the surveyor's chain to survey the 
towuihips of Kildare No. 9. Riversdale No. 12. St Law. 
rence county, and Westerly No 11, Franklin county N Y 
During that time (about thirty-six years ago) these town- 
ships were more or less covered by hunters' camps, occupied 
