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FOREST AND . STREAM; 
ItjAN. i6, 1904. 
: .sawmill,- stores, wareh"ouses and numerous homes. At 
the time of which I write, the houses where I had often 
stopped while hunting quail in the bottoms and squir- 
rels in the woods, was the only one that was occupied. 
Not far above the village we passed the cliff from 
whence the name was derived, a square-topped wall of 
stone not unlike some old castle. Its base is pierced 
by caves, one of which is quite large, and in it there is 
a natural fireplace, the chimney being a vertical out- 
let to the hill above, so that the smoke from a fire 
built in the fireplace ascends as freely as in one fash- 
ioned by man. Not far from the rock we saw our 
first water moccasin. It was a large one, and it was 
coiled among the branches of a willow at the water's 
edge. Which reminds me to warn fellow canoeists to 
paddle at a respectful distance from the many overhang- 
ing willows to be found in these waters. Moccasins 
and other snakes are fond of lying on these low-hang- 
ing stunted willows, and so close to the water that if 
disturbed they can drop into the water and disappear. 
I have often knocked them off the bushes while using 
a double blade paddle, in hugging the shore in the 
shoals, so difficult is it to see them as they lie among 
The Noon Hour. 
the leafy limbs; and once, in a swift and narrow chute, 
as the canoe passed under a willow, an ugly moccasin 
dropped on my shoulder, fell to the gunwale and 
slipped into the water before I had time to get away. 
As I told my companion at the time, it was a good 
thing the reptile went overboard, as the canoe was not 
roomy enough for both of us, and the place was not 
a favorable one for jumping overboard anyway. 
Passing Rock creek, I was reminded of more de- 
vastation on the western shore, for where there was 
at that time an almost barren waste grown over with 
cockleburrs, deep and dark woods stood twenty years 
ago, and in those woods I had hunted turkeys and had 
seen deer. A mile from the river, and alongside of 
the creek mentioned, was a spring which flowed out of 
the solid rock in a strong stream almost a foot in 
Under the Maples. * 
diameter, the water cold as ice, yet, according to the 
farrhers, that water never froze over in winter. For 
ihis' statement, however, 1 cannot vouch. 
;Bplton's Shoal came next. . This shoal also consists 
<tif & wing-dam and a chute, but as the latter is very 
narrow, the current near its head is quite lively and 
:we were glad to reach the still water beyond. The 
xiver bears away to the east, too, and this brought the 
wind abeam again, this time on the starboard hand. 
The Civil War and the ax wrought havoc in this part 
of the beautiful valley of the Osage. On a high hill on the 
western side of the river stands a great cottonstone 
mansion that was the pride of all the Boltons and their 
numerous slaves; across the river and on another hill 
is the ruin of the late Major Clarke's stone palace and 
plantation, with its row of neat quarters for the slaves. 
To-day the scrub oaks hide the great house from the 
river. Paddling on, we passed the old Thornton farm. 
The bottoms are almost a mile wide there, and they 
are bounded on: the east by a sort of hogback that it 
is possible to scale in few places, while beyond the 
ridge lies a narrow valley. To-day the old house 
stands in a field of corn. In '83, when I saw it first, 
there was a wide grassy yard . running down to the 
river, maples and pecans and sycamores shaded it, and 
a colony of fox squirrels frolicked about the house and 
yard in perfect safety. Along the riyer there was a 
.fringe of trees;. now every one has been cut that in 
any way shaded the fields. .1 will never forget the day, 
now ten years distant, when, in descending the Osage 
for. the first time after a long absence, I scaled the 
-cliffs i>ack of the farm and hurried down their eastern 
slope, my mind filled with thoughts of the great trees 
I knew as friends, many of them, in the deep woods 
that clothed both slopes. But I stopped in astonish- 
ment, for there lay the valley, a wreck of tree stumps 
and decaying limbs. The tie-hacker had been at work 
in my absence. Oh, the pity of it all! It was in that 
valley that I had first found that I could use a wing 
bone caller well enough to deceive old man Schneider, 
the hunter who lived in a log house hard-by. I will 
■never ; forget the morning in question. Sitting behind 
a fallen log, watching for a squirrel, I took the curious 
caller out of the pocket in my flannel shirt, and began 
softly to practice, as I had often done, forgetting for 
the moment where I was. Perhaps I called three 
or four times, when I was astonished to get a reply 
— and from a gobbler at that ; no one could mistake 
the sound. But when I peeped over the log, there 
was the old man, crouching behind his rail fence, rifle 
in hand, peering anxiously in my direction. My cup 
of joy was full, for, if I could deceive a hunter who 
never missed a shot (my opinion of him at that time), 
what would happen if a gobbler should listen to my 
quavering call? There may have been doubts as to 
the gobbler's opinion of my efforts, but there were 
none in the mind of old man Schneider, if his forcible 
expressions were true indications of his feelings. And 
thereafter a coolness existed between us. 
[to BE CONTINUED.] 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
The Duquesne C. C. held the annual election on Tues- 
day night in the town house, No. 300 Meyran avenue, 
Pittsburg, with the following ticket elected without any 
opposing candidates: Com., Frank C. Demmler; Vice- 
Corn., Edward H. Demmler; Sec'y-Treas., Albert 
tleeren; Trustees, W. C. Weckerle and Alton Brown. 
The club is in fine condition, and all anticipate a record 
breaking season. The members are keeping in close 
touch with one another during the winter by frequent 
social affairs in the town house. Elaborate summer out- 
ings and trips are being planned. 
§ifl^ §mge and §dOerg. 
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Fixtures. 
Feb. 27-March 5.— New York.— At Zettler's, championship rifle 
gallery tournament. 
June 12-20.— Mational Schuetzenbund Festival, Union Hill, 
Schuetzen Park, N. }. 
New York Corps. 
Seventy-three members were present at the bi-monthly practice 
shoot in the Zettler gallery on Friday night, Jan. 8. R. Gute and 
Geo. Ludwig led for high scores on the ring target. On the bulls- 
eye target P. Heidelberger made the best center shot. Wm. 
Schultz was second. 
Ten-shot scores, 25-ring target: R. Gute, 245, 243; G. Ludwig, 
238, 244; O. Schwanermann 238, 234, B. Zettler 235, 240; G. Thomas, 
237, 231; G. Ofi'ermann, 226, 231; J. C. Bonn, 232, 231; J. Facklamm, 
224, 232; F. Facompre, 232, 220; D. Pepper, 228, 225; W. Dahl, 
220, 225; J. N. F. Siebs, 222, 226; C. Schmitz, 221, 223; C. Mann, 
225, 221; P. G. Tholke 223, 217; H. Lohden, 217, 227; H. Decker, 
226, 218; H. Nordbruch, 225, 217; W. Schultz, 207, 230; G. Junge, 
218, 215; C. Konig, 216, 216; H. Haase, 209, 231; H. R. Coplan, 226, 
206; N. C. L. Beversten, 218, 217; H. Beckmann, 211, 227; C. 
Brinckaraa, 218, 215; A. VV. Lemcke, 211, 222; J. H. Meyer, 206, 
229; H. D. Meyer, 204, 232; H. B. Michaelsen, 216, 222; R. Ohms, 
211, 219; H. RoUger, 222, 216; L. C. Hagenah, 225, 211; A. Beck- 
mann, 220, 213; H. Meyn, 210, 214; M. J. Then, 207, 222; G. Voss, 
206, 217; E. F. Larikenau, 209, 207; F. Feldhusen, 216, 197; H. C. 
Hainhorst, 216; 213; J. Jantzen, 227,. 190; H. Offermann, 194, 215; 
W. Schaefer, 190, 211; F. Dierks, 191, 214; P. Heidelberger, 192, 
235; H. Leopold, 208, 192; H. Winter, 201, 205; J. C. Degenhardt, 
193, 203; J. C. Brinckmann, 203, 194; J. May, 189, 205; F. Schultz, 
194, 201; J. H. Doscher, 153, 207; A. Evers, 206, IJj; J. Paradies, 
163, 200; H. Qumten, 128, 200; D. Ficken, 196, 197; H. Gobber, 
201, 157; Gus Hagenah, 187, 191; D. Van Glahn, 199, 183; H. D. Von 
Hein, 184, 209; N. Jantzen, 200, 189; H. Konig, 193, 196; A. Leder- 
haus, 177, 181; J. H. Grote, 190, 149; L. L. Goldenstein, 176, 196; 
J. Gobber, 147, 189; D. Dede, 167, 171; D. H. Brinkmann, 169, 
193; J. C. Kruse, 198, 203; N. W. Haaren, 158, 164; H. Haaren, 
141, 128; B. Kumm, 133, 158. 
Bullseye target, 4m. carton, best center shot to count, by meas- 
urement: P. Heidelberger 32 degrees, Wm. Schultz 361^^, D. H. 
Brinkmann 45, J. H. Meyer 481/2, G. OEfermann 51, H. R. Caplan 
52, Geo. Ludwig 531/2, H. D. Meyer 58, A. Evers 64i^, R. Gute 
7iy2, D. Pepeer TlVz, H. Lohden, 73i^. 
G. A. Schuelzen Bund of New Jersey. 
The organization of German-American riflemen known as the 
German-American Schuetzen Bund, of New Jersey, contains seven- 
teen separate companies, with a membership of about 600. The 
annual election of officers was held at its headquarters, Lohman's 
hall. West Hoboken, Jan. 6 and the following board elected: Chas. 
Gent, President; Fritz Ganzberg, Vice-President; A. Habedank, 
Recording Secretary; Geo. Wagenbrenner, Financial Secretary; 
Frederick Schopmann, Treasurer, and Otto Fleischaur, Custodian. 
At the next meeting, which will be held on the first Wednesday 
in February, the several committees and a sergeant-at-arms will be 
appointed by the president. 
Miller Rifle CUfa. 
The weekly shcot of the Miller Ri!e Club was held at the club's 
headquarters, 423 Washington street, Hoboken, on Jan. 6. Only a 
few members were present. Nevertheless good scores were made: 
F. Unbehaum 244, D. Dingman 242, R. Goldthwaite 243, O. Smith 
242,- C. Miller 241, W. Evans 235, E. Daley 239, P. Schultz 226. 
On Dec. 30 the scores were as follows : R. W. Evans 241^ F, 
Unbehaum 240, D. Dingman 240, D. Miller 237, H. Bahn 236, 
C. Miller 235, E. Doyle 235, H. Meyns 231. 
New York City Corps. 
New York. — The New York City Corps he:d its bi-monthly gal- 
lery shoot at the Zettler gallery on Jan. 7. Aug. Kronsberg led the 
group with a total of 481. 
Ten-shot scores, two to count : A, Kronsberg 481, C. Wagner 
474, O. Schwanermann 47.3, R. Busse 472, J. Facklamm 472, R. 
Schwanermann 466, R. Bendler 466, J. Keller 447, A. Wiltz 415, C. 
Schmidt 403. , - , . „ _ 
Zetller Pifle Qub. 
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Zettler Club held iU monthly meeting, 
which ^yas the annual meeting for the installation of the new 
board of officers elected in December. It was decided to present 
the National Board with a prize of $250 for the June tournament, 
to be sub-divided into five prizes of $50 each. 
In the club's winter gallery contest the competition was keen 
and the averages close. In the 100 shots, E. Van Zandt and Louis 
C. Buss finished their scores only one point apart: 
Ten-shot scores, 25-ring target, 100 shots: E. Van Zandt 2449, 
L. C. Buss 2448, Geo. Schlicht 2422, Aug. Begerow 2310. 
Fifty shots: W. A. Tewes 1223, R. Gute 1217, Aug. Kronsberg 
1214, W. A. Hicks 1207, C. G. Zettler, Jr., 1201, H. C. Zettler 1193, 
B. Zettler 1187. _^ 
ItaUo-American Riflemen. 
Among the great body ot riflemen in and about New York city 
there is an active group known as the Societa Tiro A Segno 
Nazionale Italiano, in plain English the Italian Rifle Association. 
It is made up from the best element of our Italian-American 
citizens. They are enthusiastic shooters with both the rifle and 
shotgun. At the fall meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle As- 
sociation at Sea Girt last year, in the Inter-club team match, the 
Italian team was second, and it is yet an open question as to 
whether they should not have been given first prize. 
It began its winter gallery practice Jan. 4. Scores: Blanche 
236, G. C. Conti 230, De Anglers 224, Louis Reali 220, A. Orseniga 
192, E. Orseniga 191, G. Fontanella 181, S. Fontanella 180, Sol- 
darini 166, Vigiino 158. 
Oar Own Club, Hoboken, N. J. 
The Our Own Rifle Club has at its weekly practice shoots 
from fifteen to twenty-five men in line. On Jan. 5 scores were 
made as follows, 10 shots, 26-ring target, distance 75 ft.: John 
Ortlieb 240, J. H. Kruse 234, J. Kemmer 236, A. Schmidt 226, W. 
Dilger 224, S. Fisher 224, Wm. Armson 224, C. Lewin 224, L. 
Christ 226, J. Trus 220, L. L. Levy 227, C. Drees 218, F. Buehler 
220, A, Ihomas 216, A. Naar 214, A. Puhn 214, Ch. Oltmer 212, 
H. W. Von Holten 214, W. Brand 210. 
Rifle Notes. 
The next practice of the New York Central Corps will be held 
on Jan. 14. 
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The next shoot of the Plattdeutsch Corps will be held Jan. 18. 
The New York City Corps will hold its next practice shoot on 
Jan. 21. 
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The New York Corps' next practice shoot is on Jan. 22, 
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If yotf want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following; 
Fixtures. 
Jan. 12-15.— Hamilton, Ont., Gun Club touraament. 
Jan. 13.— Guttenburg, N. J.— Handicap for Knockabout gun; 
handicaps, distance and bird allowance; 15 birds; entrance, price 
of birds. Gus Greiff, Mgr. 
Jan 16.— W anderers' shoot for L. C. Smith gun on grounds of 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Jan. 18-23.— Brenham, Tex.— Sunny South Handicap. 
Jan. 20.— Brown's Mills, N. J.— Match at 100 live birds each, be- 
tween Fred Miller and Richard Lamb. 
Jan. 23.— Edgewater, N. J.— Shoot for L. C. Smith gun on the 
grounds of North River Gun Club. 
Jan. 30.— Bound Brook, N. J., merchandise shoot 
Jan. 30.— Newark, N. J.— Shoot for L. C. Smith gun on the 
grounds of the South Side Gun Club. 
Feb. 12-13.— Paterson, N. J.— Jackson Park Gun Club tourna- 
ment; live birds and targets. 
Feb. 21.— Jersey City, N. J.— All-day shoot of the Hudson Gun 
Club. A. L. Hughes, Sec'y. 
Feb. 22.— Schenectady, N. Y., Gun Club tournament. Valentine 
Wallburg, Capt. 
Feb. 22.— Lexington Ky.— Jeff'erson County Gun Club. 
Feb. 23-26.— West Baden, Ind.— Colonial Handicap. Targets 
and pigeons. Open. $500 guaranteed. John L. Winston, Mgr. 
April 19.— Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club Tatriots' Day 
tournament. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
June 21-24.— Indianapolis, Ind.— The Interstate Association's fifth 
Grand American Handicap at targets. One thousand dollars added 
to the purses. Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Manager, 219 Coltart 
Square, Pittsburg, Pa. 
June 27-July 2.— French Lick Springs, Ind.— Tournament of the 
National Gun Club. John M. Lilly, Pres., Indianapolis.- 
Aug. 10-12.— Brantford, Ont.— Dominion of Canada Trapshoot- 
ing and Game Protective Association's fourth annual tournament 
A. B. Cutcliffe, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
The Jackson Park Gun Club has fixed on Feb. 12 and 13 for a 
two-days' shoot at targets and live birds. 
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On Wednesday of last week, Messrs. Fred Miller, of Phila- 
delphia, and Richard Lamb, of Brown's Mills, N. J., shot a 100- 
bird match on the Point Breeze race track, Philadelphia. Miller 
won by a score of 89 to 82. 
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The members of the U. M. C. Southern Squad were guests of the 
Little Rock Gun Club, at Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 4. They 
shot for targets only. Messrs. Frank . E. Butler and J. L. Head 
are the avant couriers of the squad in its Southern tour. 
The Keystone Shooting League, of Philadelphia, contemplates 
a scries of shoots to be held on the grounds at HoJmesburg Juno- 
tion. A valuable trophy will be one of the chief inducements to 
evoke active competition on the part of the club members. 
Under date of Jan. 8 Mr. A. B. Cutcliff'e, secretary of the 
Brantford, Can., Gun Club, writes us as follows: "This club 
claims Aug. 10, 11 and 12 as dates for the Dominion of Canada 
Trapshooting and Game Protective Association's fourth annual 
touroament, to be held at Brantford, Out." . 
