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man who can make 01^ break the park movelneht at once. 
The most sanguine friends of the park seem to believe that 
'there'will be something of a reservation made of the pine 
lands, though perhaps this may be only of the tracts 
joining' the Takes and streams. 
, Poygan Gon Club, of Chicago. 
The Poygan 'Gun Club, of Chicago, whose large preserve 
is located on Poygan Lake, of Wisconsin, held its election 
of officers this .week and r?-ele,cted- for.' their third term 
the following board of officers : President, Arthur Hum- 
phrey; Vice-President, George A. K^rsten ; Secretary and 
Treasurer, F. F. Eljoman. The Board of Directors, also 
re-elected, consists of Arthur Plumphrey, R. R. Clark and 
R. W. Patton. 
Spoftsiinea's''Show Changes Dates. 
The.re hks been some discussion as to the best time for 
holding the Sportsmen's Exposition in this city, and the 
nlatter will probably be determined this evening. It is the 
general belief that the date will be set forward to Feb. 
27 and two weeks following. The Santa Fe Railroad 
wishes to put in a 7S-foot reproduction in model form of 
the Grand Caiion, and this work will take so much time 
and be" so desirable as an attraction that the, management 
of the expds'ition has felt like making every concession in 
Pennsylvania Forest Preserve. 
West Chester, Pa., Jan. 6. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have your request of the 3d inst. for information con- 
cerning proposed hunting park in Pike county, Pa. The 
newspaper rumor to which you allude is only part of a 
much larger truth. It is true that the State has acquired 
about 26,000 acres in that location and proposes to make 
of it- a preserve for forestry purposes. We shall, of 
course, allow lawful hunting and fishing on this ground. 
But on the other hand we propose to punish all hunting 
and fishing which is done out of season, or in an unlawful 
manner. Under such protection the game there will, no 
doubt, increase. What is true of the Pike county reserva- 
tion is also true of the Hopkins reservation on the West 
Branch of the Susquehanna, where we have about 60,000 
acres. It is hoped also that these State lands will be 
utilized as summer outing grounds, where tired men, and 
women, too, may gain fresh strength for their life work. 
But the main object of the State reservation is, as I have 
said, for forestry purposes, and we hope in the near future 
that our public acreage will be greatly increased. 
There are certain newspaper rumors in circulation that 
there has been a clash in Pike county between the "State 
and the private clubs." I b'.'g to say there is nothing what- 
ever in this. We have no designs on the rights of any 
A NEW BRUNSWICK TROPHY. 
its power td secure it. Mr. H. G. Maratta, the well-known 
Chicago artist, will have this model in charge. The 
Southern Railroad wants also to put in a big exhibit, and 
it needs time to get its stufif in. The date will not go 
later than March 15, and the show bids fair to be a great 
success in every way. 
Fighting Moose in Minnesota. 
Under date of Jan. 4 there comes from Cass Lake, 
Minn., a wild story of a mad moose which came into tlie 
village of Farriss, bent on war. It killed three dogs and 
two Cows; woitnded one man severely, and broke through 
the -window of the only store in the town, .smashing up a 
couple of show cases and in general starting a rough 
house. The residents at last killed the animal, and in its 
body were found twenty-three bullets. Surely a pretty 
good moose and a prettj' good story. 
E. Hough. 
HarT'Pjbki) Buji-dijig, Cliicago, 111, 
one, but we will see, however, that all law-abiding citizens 
shall have the full benefit of the public lands. 
J. T. ROTHROCK. 
A Pennsylvania Game Sale Case* 
William D. Edson and Joseph S. McColloch. trading 
as Edson Brothers, dealers in game, of Philadelphia and 
Harrisburg, were held in $500 bail last Wednesday in 
default of the pajanent of $r,375, imposed for viola- 
lion of the game laws. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, representing 
the State Game Commission, testified that in the middle 
of December last he had seen seven deer, twentj-four 
quail, two turkeys and one woodcock exposed for sale 
at Edson Brothers' establishment in Harrisburg. 
This game was said to have been killed in Western 
States- and sent into Pennsylvania- for sale. The law 
saj's it is unlawful to purchase or expose game for sale 
contrary to the game laws of Pennsylvania.' The penalty 
imposed is $100 for each deer, $25 for each quail, $50 for 
each '.turkey and $25 for each woodcock. This netted a 
fine on th.e charge brought against Edson Brothers of 
?i,375-' They refused to pay it, taking an appeftl from 
the magistrate's decision. 
The Forest and Stream is put to press each week on Tuesda:^f, 
Correspondence intended for putilication should reacli "s at tie, 
jg^fHt <iy Monday and m ^t^lifx hs |>rs|0tj.c^^le.' ' 
The State has' acquired considerable bodies of land in 
Elk, Lycoming, Clearfield, Clinton, Centre and Pike 
counties, amounting in the aggregate to this date to 
97,962 acres, .and 20 perches. The purchase of various 
" other tracts has been authorized, which, if the titles prove 
satisfactory, will increase the acreage owned by the State 
to something over 113,000 acres. The cost to the State 
of the 97,962 acres and 20 perches already acquired is 
at an average of about $1.35 per acre. Some of this 
land has increased in value since its purchase by the 
State and could now be sold at an advance. 
The purpose in acquiring these lands is to preserve and 
increase our forests. Forests exert a great influence on 
the streams and climate and tend to preserve the health 
of the community. Their rehabilitation in Pennsylvania, 
if only to part of their former extent, will be productive 
, of the greatest good. It is the purpose of the present ad- 
ministration to purchase more lands in various sections 
of the State under the several acts of Assembly wher- 
ever they can be purchased cheaply. The investment is a 
good one, and should the State acquire a large acreage of 
wild lands it cannot under any circumstances be a mis- 
take. The land will inerea.se in value through the rapid 
growth of timber, and, while there will be destruction in 
part by fire, yet the average value will largely increase. 
These public lands will become the people's parks, open 
to them at all times for hunting, fishing and camping, and 
the people in turn will become the guardians and pro- 
tectors of the forests. Already they are quite popular 
in the vicinities where purchases have been made. 
There should be additional, legislation relating to the 
forest reservations. As the purchase of large tracts in any 
one county withdraws .those lands from taxation, it is 
thotight that separate tracts scattered about over the State 
in various places would be productive of better results. 
Too large bodies ot land shoidd not be purchased in one 
county to the exclusion of others. If the purchases were 
distribtited more evenly over those counties where forest 
lands still exist, the reduction of local ta"K;ation hy such 
purchases would be trivial. 
In a very few years the State will receive a large 
mm^ fT?R] % ?f m}^M timber ^m, tii^feef ' 
has been destroyed by insects, fire and wind storm. 
I would respectively recommend the passage of an act 
of Assembly that would place the purchase and super- 
vision of these lands under one management, and authorize 
that management to sell mature timber and tiiaiber de- 
.stroyed by fire, wind storm and insects; to lease coal and 
oil rights on royalty and pay the proceeds into the treas- 
ury of the commonwealth; and that more stringent laws 
should be passed for the protection of these forests from 
fire. The management should also have the power, un- 
der certain circumstances, to appoint forest wardens with 
limited compensation; and authority should be given for 
the purchase of lands under a limited price wherever in 
the judgment pf the management it would be best for 
forest reservation so to do. All taxation, local and for 
all other purposes, should cease upon these lands the mo- 
ment the title vests in the State. 
A New Brunswick Moose Head* 
I LEFT New York on Oct. 8 and arrived on the hunt- 
ing grounds, Blue Mountain Lake, New Brunswick, on 
Oct. II, having with me C. Barker, my guide, and Allen 
Trafton, cook. We did not hunt the first day, as we were 
all too tired from packing in; but sjmply canoed round 
the lake looking for fresh signs of game. The next day 
we started our hunt. We found plenty of fresh moose 
and caribou prints, but saw no game. This continued for 
a few days, and in the meantime we set some mink and 
otter traps. 
The night of Oct. 16 we had a fall of 6 inches of snow, 
and- on the morning of the 17th, full of determination to 
get a moose, we started. It was an elegant day for hunt- 
ing. After tramping for about seven miles over the moun- 
tains, we came across footprints of two bull moose. The 
guide. C. Barker (who is a first-class one), turned to me 
and said : "Look out and be careful. These two fel- 
lows are quite handy." We tracked them for at least a 
mile, when finally the guide came to a sudden stop, and 
as he did we noticed two black objects in the distance. 
They were lying down about 20 yards apart. We looked 
at the two so as to see which one had the largest set of 
horns. The one to our right we could scarcely see, as we 
were in a bad position, while the one to our left was in 
better view in more open growth. Finally the beast 
moved its head, which looked like a root of a tree moving 
about, whereupon the guide said, "Be careful and steady 
and take good aim." I did as I was told. The firs't 
ball was Avell landed; the beast attempted to rise, and I 
gave him another shot. Pie was then in a half-standing 
position, when a third shot reached him. He still at- 
tempted to get away, when the fourth ball reached him, 
and he came down and rolled over on his side. He was 
my moose. 
You can imagine my feelings in getting a moose after 
five years of hunting in Maine, Wyoming, Idaho and 
New Brunswick. 
This ended our hunt for the day. On examining the 
moose, we found the spread to measure 60 inches. The 
horns had thirty points. This head is a record breaker 
from New Brunswick in two years. 
The next day we continued our hunt, and after hunting 
several more days we came upon a caribou, which was 
dropped with two shots. It was a good speciman. We 
also ran across a bear, but did not get hitn. The Province 
of New Brunswick is a good place for big game. 
The moose and caribou heads can be seen, together with 
many other trophies of my collection froin differerit 
States, at 409 East 107th street. New York city. Brother 
sportsmen are invited. Geo. A. Reebor 
Maine Game Intetests* 
Boston, Jan. 14.— At the meeting of the 'Maine Fish 
and Game Association, on Tuesday, at the State House. ' 
Augusta, Senator Mcfarlane declared that the game- 
law.s^ are openly violated by hunters who have "a 
pull" with the commissioners or wardens. He cited the 
instance of the killing of a moose in close season by a 
man who after the deed was heard to say 'T have a pull. 
No one would dare arrest or fine me." 
Mr. Mcfarlane admitted that this was a direct libel 
upon the commissioners, but declared that it was only 
one instance out of many. Naturally his words created 
a profound sen.sation. He also declared that the guides., 
are fruitful source of game law violations and ought, to. 
be better regulated and controlled, not by the Commis- 
sion, but by the Governor. He was followed by Com- 
missioner C. E. Oak, who indignantly denied that .aiiy; 
man had "a pull" with either comm-issioners or wardens, - 
He dared anybody to produce a man who would opeiily 
dare show that he had "a pull." Mr., Mcfarlane threatens 
to introduce a bill to take the care and control of the 
wardens and guides entirely out of the hands of the.coni-- 
missioiiers. and put them in charge of the Governor and 
Council. He says that the commissioners are fallible 
along with the rest of human nature; that they have too 
much power, too much to attend to. 
The proposition to increase the guide license fee from 
$1 to $5, or even $10, by the more radical, is meeting with 
some bitter opposition from the guides themselves. A 
guide, who was in Boston last week, says that the guides 
themselves will go to -Augusta and oppose such a meas- 
ure. He says that putting the fee higher than $1 would, - 
do nothing toward insuring a better class of guides, 
since no would-be guide is so low that he could not proL 
cure $S. or even $10, to pay for a license, and when ce 
had obtained the license he could easily get even with- 
the State by taking still another deer to sell to hiinters'- 
or send by them to the- Boston markets. ■ SpEcrAL.. .-' 
The Cttvier Club, 
The Cuvier Club, of Cincinnati, held its thirtieth an- 
nual meeting on Jan. 5-. The election of officers resulted 
as follows: Alex. Starbuck, , President; James W' 
Doherty, First Vice-President; Henrv Hanna. Second' 
Vice-President; P. E. Roach, Third Vice-President; E 
G. Webster, James W. . Dohertv and John T. Rouce, 
Trustees, to serve three years. This will make Presi- 
dent Starbuck's sifvtli syc-cessiYe term as the head of the 
