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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 3, 1898. 
An Adventure with Tramps. 
There are still more reports of good black bass fish- 
ing at Sebatis. Me. Mr. Geo. Lynch is reported to have 
taken two bass there on Saturday, the united weight 
of which was slbs. ; the largest fish taken there this sea- 
son. Two young men from Brunswick went up to Sa- 
batis Pond to fish the other day. They had caught a 
number of bass and perch by noon, and went ashore 
to cook some of their fish and eat their dinner. When 
their dinner was about half cooked they were set upon 
by three dirty-looking tramps, who demanded a share 
in the dinner. They were refused, but skulked around 
through the bushes and stole the young fishermen's boat. 
They were seen just as they shoved off in the boat. 
The young men followed along abreast of the boat 
on the shore. At last other men in boats frightened 
the tramps till they were forced to go ashore, where 
they soon fell into the clutches of the young sportsmen, 
who had lain in wait for them. The boys pitched into 
the tramps and declare that they gave them a good 
thrashing, though one of the fishermen carried his arm 
home in a sling, and the other had a bad bruise on his 
face. Auburn reports say that a steamer route is to be 
established around Sabatis Pond, for the accommo- 
dation of fishermen and people who would like to build 
summer cottages on the shores. 
Special. 
Red Drum on Long Island. 
Long Beach, Long Island, Aug. 28. — G. P. Morro- 
sini, of Riverdale. captured a red drum fish, or red horse, 
while fishing from the beach on Saturday. The fisher- 
man was alone, and without a gaff or landing net. It 
took over an hour to kill the fish. During the struggle 
900ft. of line was used. The fish weighed 4ilbs. Weak- 
fish and fluke have been biting freely, and some fine 
catches are reported. Fishing in the breakers from 
the beach requires much skill in casting, but it is good 
sport, and the fisherman is Usually rewarded with some 
fine fish. Bass have not yet been caught by casting 
from the beach, but they will appear later in the sea- 
son. 
Jfhlmxlinrt. 
Some Fish Farming; Figures. 
From the Indianapolis Journal. 
"BASS VS. BEEF." 
Fish Farming and Grain Farming Compared— Astonishing 
Results. 
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: 
It is passing strange that in all the time, labor and money ex- 
pended in the hatching and rearing of fish no experiments have 
been made to determine the relative value of water farming and 
land farming. There are many and various theories and opinions 
in regard to the matter, while there are few, if any, authentic 
records of results practically. Among the utterances and expressed 
opinions mav be found one to the effect that an acre of water 
will produce' 5001bs. of fish, and another that an acre of water 
will produce one ton of fish per annum, and various others, all 
showing more enthusiasm than absolute knowledge. 
Some facts of a practical character have passed under my 
personal observation, which I will briefly state. At Warren, 
Huntington county, Ind., an excavation was made in a lot be- 
longing to Smethurst & Thompson, owners of a steam flour 
mill, for the purpose of obtaining gravel with which to improve 
the streets. The lot had been carefully measured and staked, 60 
lay 120ft., and when the gravel was removed was in the form of 
a ctellar of that size, Gft. deep at one end and 8ft. at the opposite 
end, the bottom having a sloping grade line. In finishing the 
excavation, water presented itself at the lower end, and gradually 
increased until, at the close of the dry season in 1894, water 
was standing from 1 to 2ft. in depth, and l,ater, after the autumn 
rains, rose so as to completely fill the space to the margin, and so 
remained during the winter of 1894-95. In the spring of 1895 Mr. 
Thompson, who has become authority in bass propagation, placed 
four pairs of small-mouth adult bass in the pond so formed. He 
watched their actions carefully, as the water was clear; and as the 
warm weather came on he saw that they were clearing off beds 
in the gravelly bottom and preparing to spawn. This was ac- 
complished about the middle of May, and in due course of time the 
hatching followed, and thousands of young bass swarmed about 
the nesting places. Mr. Thompson was highly gratified at the 
success of his experiment of hatching bass in confinement, as it 
settled a very important question in regard to propagating black 
bass, which had occupied the attention of amateurs and profes- 
sionals, as well as the United States Fish Commission, for years, 
and subsequent experience has verified his conclusions. 
As may well be supposed, Mr. Thompson gave very strict at- 
tention to the progress of his numerous and growing finny 
family, as opportunity was thus afforded him of noticing and de- 
termining the progress of their growth, which was here for the 
first time afforded. Having been advised by Mr, Thompson of his 
success, I made it convenient to visit Warren about Sept. 1 of that 
year, and found a pond of fine clear water abounding in young bass 
a little more than three -months old, from 3y 2 to 5in. long, lively 
and healthy, and in countless numbers; and as I watched their 
movements an impression of thousands was made on my mind, 
and up to this date, and after no food of any kind had been given 
them. The cold winter of 1895-96 followed, and the water in the 
pond was almost a solid mass of ice; when it thawed out in the 
spring hundreds of small bass that had been enveloped in the 
ice were found dead around the margin of the pond, many of 
which were over 6in. in length. As the season progressed, there 
was no perceptible change. The fish were constantly increasing in 
size, and there was an entire absence of sick or dead ones. I 
visited the family, in which I was now very much interested, again 
in August, 1896, when the fish were one year and three months old, 
and was most agreeably surprised at the wonderful growth they had 
made during the year; their increased size made it difficult to real- 
ize that any had died or were missing since 1 had seen them 
nearly a year before. But here was an opportunity to get at 
facts such as I had never had before; for, in the first place, 
I knew definitely the age of the fish, and I soon prepared myself 
to know his length and weight; so I rigged up a hook and line 
and rod, secured a few minnows, and removing the barb from the 
hook I threw in for a bite and soon got it. I hooked my 
fish and lifted him to land, and found a nice, plump bass 
ll^in. long and weighing 13oz. on the scales. I now had a 
starting point for a statement. I continued fishing until I had 
pulled in seven, the largest being loin, in length, and weighing 
I6V2OZ., a little over a pound, and there were some still larger 
than it was. From all this I learned, first, that bass will spawn 
and hatch in a pond or inclosed water; second, that under 
favorable conditions bass will weigh lib. each at one year' old; 
third, that a brood of bass, like a brood of chickens or pigs, will 
vary in size and weight at the same age. ■ . 
The only item not obtainable was the number of bass in the 
pond. I estimate the number at 1,000 at the lowest, and Mr. 
Thompson, who bad watched them from the day they were 
hatched, was of opinion that there were nearer 1,500; several other 
business men Who were present agreed with Mr. Thompson. Now 
the pond contained 7,200sq. ft., which is less than one-fiftieth" of 
an acre, and estimating the pond to contain l.OOOlbs. of bass, 
which it would with 1,000 fish at lib. each, and for less than one- 
fiftieth of an acre you have l.OOOlbs., or at the rate of over 50,0001bs. 
per acre, or more than twenty-five tons. 
An acre of corn will make not to exceed 4O01bs. of beef or pork 
or mutton, which sells at from 4 to '6 cents per pound, live 
weight; your bass brings 10 to 12 cents, and counting the cost 
of land and water the same the land requires labor, seed, manure 
and teams, while the value of its product, 4001bs. at, say, 5 cents, is 
$20, from which deduct expenses, and you have $15 from an acre 
of land; while from an acre of water there are 50,0001bs. of fish at 
10 cents, or $5,000, the sole and total cost of which is the item 
of procuring the parent bass and placing them in the water. But 
suppose my estimate of the number of fish in this pond is too 
high: suppose there were only 500 instead of 1,000; then we have 
5001bs. in the pond, or 25,0001bs. per acre. Or, to go further, say 
there were only lOOlbs. in the pond; then we have 5,0001bs. per 
acre, or $500; or, to go still further, say there was only one bass in 
the pond, weighing lib., that would make 501bs. per acre, or $0 
clear of all expenses. 
The foregoing statement in regard to the circumstances at 
Warren can be readily verified by the affidavits of reliable parties. 
All of which goes to show that an acre of water, under favorable 
circumstances, and without labor or expense, will produce 
50,0001bs. of bass per annum, worth 10 cents per pound, and of the 
total value of $5,000, while an acre of land, under favorable cir- 
cumstances, will produce beef of the value of $20, from which de- 
duct $5 for expenses, leaving $15 net, showing a difference in favor 
of water farming of $4,985 per acre. 
There are 300,000 acres of water in Indiana. 
W. T. Dennis. 
Richmond, Ind., Aug. 17. 
Fixtures. 
Sept. 7.— Manitoba Field Trials Club trials. William C. Lee, 
Sec'y. Winnipeg, Man. 
Sept. 12. — Northwestern Field Trials Club's Champion Stake, 
near Winnipeg. Thos. Johnson, Sec'y. 
Nov. 1-5. — Fourth annual field trials of the Monongahela Valley 
Game and Fish Protective Association, Greene county, Pa. S. B. 
Cummings, Sec'y, Pittsburg. 
Nov. 7. — Indiana Field Trials Club's trials, Bicknell, Ind. S. 
H. Socwell, Sec'y. 
Nov. 11.— Eastern F.eld Trials Club's trials, Newton, N. C. 
S. C. Bradley, Sec'y. 
Nov. 15.— International Field Trial Club's trials, Chatham, Ont. 
W. B. Wells, Sec'y. 
Nov. 15-17. — Central Beagle Club's annual trials. L. O. Seidel, 
Sec'y. 
Dec. 5-6.— Missouri Valley Field Trial Club's trials. C. H. 
Werner, Sec'y. 
Dec. 5.— Continental Field Trial Club's trials, Lexington, N. 
C. W. B. Meares, Sec'y. 
Manitoba Field Trials Club. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Herewith are lists of the club's all-age and amateur 
stakes, which closed on Aug. 1. The all-age consists 
of ten pointers and thirteen setters, a total of twenty- 
three. Amateur stake is made up of three pointers and 
eleven setters, or fourteen in all. Birds are fairly plenti- 
ful, and everything points toward successful trials: 
All-Age Stake. 
Tannis — E. J. Bennett's b. and w. pointer bitch (Rec- 
tor — Miami). 
Elgin's Dash — D. E. Rose's, agent, o. and w. pointer 
dog (Kent's Elgin — Maxo Juno). 
Sport McAllister — D. E. Rose's, agent, b., w. and t. 
setter dog (Tony Boy — Blue). 
Pearl R. — D. E. Rose's, agent, b.. w. and t. setter bitch 
(Sam Gross — Donna Inez). 
Chisholm — D. E. Rose's, agent, Hy. and w. pointer 
dog (Von Gull — Croxie Kent). 
Lord Buster — B. Gordon's liv. and w. pointer dog 
(Lord Mount— ). 
Pin Money — Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' b. b. set- 
ter bitch (Count Gladstone — Daisy Croft). 
Sepoy — Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liv. and w. 
pointer dog (Oil. Rip Rap — Queen III.). 
Begum — Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' b. and w. 
pointer bitch (Ch. Rip Rap — Queen III.). 
Daisy of Kippen — Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liv. 
and w. pointer bitch (Ben of Kippen — Comedy). 
Mac — E. Hamber's b. and w. pointer dog (Coxeth 
Ned — Miami). 
Columbus — W. F. Ellis' b.. w. and t. setter dog (Duke 
of Manitoba — Hickory Link). 
Maid of the Morn — W. F. Ellis' b.. w. and t. setter 
bitch (Val Lit — Cam Sing). 
Nellie — Thos. Johnston's b. and w. setter bitch 
(Ponto — Bess). 
Sancho — Thos. Johnston's b. setter dog (Manitoba 
Toss — Bess). 
Mac — J. Lemon's liv, and w. pointer dog ( — 
>■ ' ~ , ■ ' . 
Ben Bondhu — J. Wootton s b. and w. setter dog (Dick 
Bondhu II.— Maud a Rose). 
Ortolan — Chimo Kennels' b., w. and t. setter bitch 
(Orlando — Atlanta). 
Slit — R. McLennan's b. setter bitch (Toss — Pitti Sing). 
Duke's Rush — Winnipeg Kennels' liv. and w. setter 
dog (Duke of Manitoba — Cam Sing). 
Angela— F. W. Scott's b., w. and t. setter bitch (Gath's 
Mark ). 
Lonsdale— J. Phillips' liv. and w. ticked pointer dog 
(Coton's Psyche). 
Blucher — Chas. Whitehead's b. setter dog (Sancho — 
Psyche. 
Amateur Stake Forfeit. 
Tannis — E. J. Bennett's b. and w. pointer bitch (Rec- 
tor — Miami). 
Lord Buster — B. Gordon's liv. and w. pointer dog 
(Lord Moui t ■). 
Columbus — W. F. Ellis' b.. w. and t. setter dog (Duke 
of Manitoba — Hickory Link). 
King — W. F. Ellis' b., w. and t. setter dog (Duke of 
Manitoba— Maid of the Morn). 
Maid of the Morn — W. F. Ellis' b., w. and t. setter 
bitch (Val Lit — Cam Sing). 
Silver Lace — W. F. Ellis' b. and w. setter bitch (Val 
Lit — Cam Sing). 
Exasperator — W. F. Ellis' b., w. and t. setter dog 
(Duke of Manitoba— Dora M.). 
Mac — T. Lemon's liv. and w. pointer dog ( — 
, )- " 
Rosa Bondhu — J. AVootton s b., w. and t. setter bitch 
(Dick Bondhu II.— Maud a Rose). 
Bonnie Lit — J. Wootton's b. and w. setter bitch (Or- 
lando — Lady Lit). 
Count Cambria — H. S. Rolston's w. setter dog (Gladi- 
ator II. — Miss Cambria). 
Duke's Rush — Winnipeg Kennels' liv. and w. setter 
dog (Duke of Manitoba — Cam Sing). . 
Prince Rupert — Chimo Kennels' b. and w, setter dog 
(Larry Noble— Atlanta), 
Angela— F. W. Scott's b., w. and t. setter bitch 
(Gath's Mark ). 
William C. Lee. 
Points and Flushes. 
The Canadian Kennel Club will hold its annual meet- 
ing in the board room of the Exhibition Association, 
Toronto, Sept. 7, at 10 o'clock A. M. A list of officers 
was elected as follows, Aug. 16: Patron. Hon. Senator 
Sanford; Hon. President, Richard Gibson; President, 
John G. Kent; First Vice-President, Dr. J. S. Niven; 
Vice-Presidents, F. T. Miller, Jos. A. Laurin, E. R. 
Collier, Rev. J. W. Flinton; Secretary-Treasurer, H. B. 
Donavan, Toronto. 
The' New England Kennel Club will hold a two-days' 
show, under A. K. C. rules, at the club grounds, Brain- 
tree, Mass., Oct. 14 and 15. The prize list will be 
ready for mailing on Sept. 3, and it will be essentially 
the same as that issued for the show of June 4. Ample 
arrangements will be made on the grounds for the large 
attendance which will be present. Everything will be 
done by the management to make this show popular 
and within the reach of all. 
The famous English setter dog Antonio (Roderigo — 
Bo Peep) died last week. He was a famous field trial 
winner, and also was quite successful on the bench. 
In field trials he won first in the all-age stake of the 
Southern Sportsmen's Association, Lafayette. La.; first 
all-age stake at the Southern Field Trial Club. New 
Albany, Miss.: first in champion stake. Eastern Field 
Trial Club; free-for-all of the Central Field Trial Club, 
Lexington, N. C, all in 1891. Bench shows: First 
in field trial class, Washington, March. 1893; first. New 
York, 1894: first, Philadelph ia, 1894. He was owned by 
the Eldred Kennels. 
Mr. W. H. Hammond, well known as a trainer of 
dogs, goes south about Sept. 15 with a fine string of 
field trial candidates, of whose capabilities he speaks 
highly. He will locate for some time at Thomasville. 
N. C.. preparing for the trials in North Carolina and 
Mississippi. He mentions that he has room for a 
dog or two in his school. 
PRIZES FOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHS. 
The Forest and Stream offers prizes for meritorious 
work with the camera, under conditions which follow: 
The prizes will be divided into three series: (1) for 
live wild game; (2) for game in parks; (3) for other sub- 
jects relating to shooting and fishing. 
(1) For live game photographs three prizes are of- 
fered, the first of $50, the second of $25, and the third o 
$10. 
(2) For live game in parks, for the best picture, a 
prize of $10. 
(3) For the best pictures relating to Forest and 
Stream's field — shooting and fishing, the camp, camp- 
ers and camp life, sportsman travel by land and water, 
incidents of field and stream — a first prize of $20, a sec- 
ond of $15, a third of $10, and for fourth place two prizes 
of- $5 each. 
There is no restriction as to the time nor as to where 
the pictures have been made or may be made. 
Pictures will be received up to Dec. 31 this year. 
All work must be original; that is to say, it must not 
have been submitted to any other competition or have 
been published. 
There are no restrictions as to the make or style of 
camera, nor as to size of plate. 
A competitor need not be a subscriber to the Forest 
and Stream. 
All work must be that of amateurs. 
The photographs will be submitted to a committee, 
who, in making their award, will be instructed to take 
into consideration the technical merits of the work as 
a photograph, its artfstic qualities, and other things be- 
ing equal, the unique and difficult nature of the subject. 
Photographs should be marked for identification with 
initials or a pseudonym only, and with each - photograph 
should be given, answering to the initials, the name of 
sender, title of view, locality, date and names of camera, 
and plate or film. 
Tall Tales of James Bowie as a Hunter, 
As a hunter James Bowie did more than credit to hi 
blood and training. Off-hand with a rifle he could brin 
down a wild goose flying high overhead, and put his bul 
let in the neck five times out of seven. But marksman- 
ship bordering on the marvelous was a common attribut 
thereabout. What gave the young sawyer distinctio 
was another story. 
Several sorts of another story, in fact. He could no 
merely shoot deer running, but lasso them in fair chas 
over the prairie, give them a fall, and, if it pleased hi 
so to do, fetch them in alive and unharmed. He coul 
likewise lasso a horse from the wild herds, mount hi 
without anybody's help, and stay upon his back, no ma 
ter what was done, until the terrified beast had run him- 
self tame. By way of variety, sometimes the lasso was 
cast over a big bull alligator waddling from swamp to 
swamp. When it had been drawn taut, holding tad and 
jaws in leash, young Bowie mounted the scaly back and 
rode there, laughing and shouting, while the astonished 
saurian went bellowing with rage toward his swampy 
haunts.— Martha McCulloch Williams in Harper's Maga- 
zine, 
