March s, 1904.3 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
An Experiment in Cooking. 4^ 
(From the Log of Camp Nessmuk.) 
After talking it over and oyer, during the. winter and 
early spring, with various suggestions gratuitously 
thrown in by the wives of the married members and the 
friends of the unmarried, it was mutually agreed that the 
menu' of camp could, to good purpose, be extended be- 
yond the range of fish, eggs, potatoes, and bread. 
Why not have hot griddle cakes— surely they" would be 
enjoyable, and an omelette is easy, very. 
After . much discussion it resolved itself into Emerson 
volunteering an omelette .and "Pap" proffering hot cakes, 
Throughout May and June, as we walked home after 
the (iay's work was done, Emerson would go over his 
omelette (he was studying Mrs. Rorer, and had it down " 
fine), ' "Six eggs, a lump of butter the size of a hulled 
walnut, twelve shakes, and let her set." I soon felt 
almost equal to an omelette myself. 
"Pap" obtained his recipe from his wife, and jotted 
down what he considered essentials ; but, alas ! that cooks 
are born and not bred of recipes and cook books. 
Arriving at Camp Nessmuk, we were all in high ex- 
pectation of the good things in store as we each day heard 
the recipe for omelette— "Six eggs, a lump of butter the 
size of a hulled walnut, twelve shakes, and let her set." 
It seemed the consensus of opinion that the feast should 
be postponed until Friday evening, when we would have 
a ropal spread for the last supper. 
It started well. "Pap" retired behind the tent, and for 
the last of many times intently perused his recipe. He 
carefully measured into the water bucket a quart of flour, 
two tablespoonfuls of baking powder — Royal is the best— 
which his wife had kindly provided, sent Ruffy to the 
farmhouse for a quart of milk, and then broke an egg 
into the flour, a second and a third. I gazed into the 
bucket, smiled grimly, and said — nothing. The moment 
he began stirring the eggs and flour together, "Pap" dis- 
covered his blunder; the eggs and flour made lumps, 
which he attempted to thin out with milk. First one 
quart, then another quart; next three more eggs— rhore 
lumps; but it really looked rich; anyhow, it was too late 
to change it. 
We had no griddle to bake 'em on, so we used the 
skillet, the one sine qua non oi a camping party. What 
can't you do in a skillet — cook, bake, fry, boil, and stew; 
its Uses are multitudinous. 
The skillet being properly heated and greased, to pre- 
vent 'em from sticking, "Pap" held the tin cup a'loft and 
the batter slowly dropped into the waiting pan — a little 
thick it was and lumpy, and, to be sure, it would not 
spread thin and round as it should, in spite of the two 
quarts of milk, but "Pap" cut the Gordian knot by spread- 
ing it round with the bottom, of the tin cup. I don't want 
to be understood as holding that the cake was round, 
for it had no exact geometrical shape, but I may say this 
for it, it had fringes round the edges. When it looked 
as though the obverse side might be sufficiently roasted, 
fried, or baked, "Pap" attempted to flop it over to give 
the other side a show ; but the sides of the skillet were 
rather high, the cake occupying the greater part of the 
bottom, leaving but a smair margin, it was impossi- 
ble to get the necessary leverage on the cake. A fisher- 
man is necessarily a man of resources, and "Pap" soon 
found a way to turn the refractory slap-jack. But by 
this time its usefulness and beauty had departed, so it 
was reluctantly ^heaved over the bank, against the loud 
protests of George and Emerson. 
As "Pap" poured the batter; "Pard" sat upon the edge 
of the improvised stove and placed lumps of golden but- 
ter on the hot ^ cakes. They baked the cakes and roasted 
themselves until the batter was exhausted, and the tin 
plate was piled high with an assortment of sizes, shapes, 
and browns such as the sun, just sinking behind the 
mountain peak, looked upon but the nonce, then winked 
and smiled as he sank to rest. 
While : "Pap" and "Pard" were engaged with the pan- 
cakes, 'Sraerson was working out his omelette, . demon- 
strating, the .beauties of cook-book cookery, exemplifying 
that all that, is requisite, to make a. cA^/ is Mrs. Rorers 
Cook Book. Into the skillet he broke six eggs; placed 
therein a lump of butter, size, of a , hulled walnut, and 
began on the twelve shakes, but for some unexplained and 
unexplainable reason it . did not "set." Undiscouraged, 
he gave it a good baker's dozen more vigorous shakes. 
It seemed all right at bottom, but the top was not in- 
clined to play fair, and would not do the "set" act. 
Finally it was declared done — probably a little overdone 
on the bottom, but good, of course. As the omelette re- 
quired but one baking and the cakes had to be done one 
at a time, two sides at that, the omelette was ready long 
before the cakes, so was given a neutral place on the 
stove to await the baking of the cakes. 
"All ready," we fell to, the assault led by "Pard," the 
omelette being carefully divided into six segments, and 
the cakes duly distributed. Each, as he munched his 
lumpy pancake and battery omelette, kept up a terrible 
thinking, but wisely said nothing, until Emerson broke 
the ominous silence with a word as to the goodness of 
the slap-jacks, when George chimed in with a "me, too," 
and bespoke the excellence of the omelette, which dis- 
appeared in due course,' and the last cake was divided 
amdhg George, Ruffy, and "Pard." The famous last 
supper was a pronounced success,' and the pancakes and 
the omelette were, ~"oken of witli respect. 
But by and bj**^ change came over the spirit of 
"Pard's" dreams? he began to feel a depressing weight 
at the pit of his stomach, and as the night wore on had 
a' terrible tussle with those flap-jacks. "Pap" began to 
fear ; that "Pard" had, ' indeed, eaten his last supper. 
' "Pard" did not. die; one can "survive- much when out for 
sn outing. 
The i experiment was voted -.a success ; arid, with 1:he 
knowledge' of e:^perienGe, arid the advice so. freely offered, 
uppp our retuyri' home,- wi^en xye motiestly 'told: of the 
lumpy: batter - arid ^the" battery omelette, _ we felt- confident 
.ijiit'-aripfher year.i^'we could easily avoid.' the shoals and 
i-opksUippri Vhiqiv- we ia<^^^^^ 
The '^following' summer it'was^^ dec-ided' td have the big 
suppers op^iTi^-ufs^^^ a^:- Jinerson and George 
rn ust |eiV#?ri&xt- moWOT^vbe-f^'e hmk-f ast on' - thesf" long 
.train, for home. Preparations began at S P. M. "Pap" 
mixed his batter in good form, Emerson broke a round 
dozen of eggs into the skillet, beat them into a. foamy. 
m.ass, added the butter, and began to shake. He shook 
and shook. While the bottom burned, the pesky top re- 
fused to "set." , . 
"Pap" and "Pard" baked the cakes, which, with the 
perverseness of some things, refused to assume the 
autumnal browns so' becoming to : griddle, cakes. . - When 
the omelette was scorched . well toward the middle and 
fairly dry on top, it was placed upon; the table and the 
least began. Inadvertently I tossed my segment of ome- 
lette to the white dog, who stood' expectantly near ; -as he 
grabbed it, George raised a howl about "some people not 
knowing a good thing wlien they saw it," but in the midst 
of his harangue, the dog dropped the omelette and his 
tail in the same instant, and lit out for home like a sheep- 
killing dog caught in the act, very much to the" disgust 
of George and Emerson, and the merriment of the others. 
Acting together as with a single thought, the others, ex- 
cept George, who proved faithful to the last bitter bite, 
heaved their portions over their shoulders. The pan- 
cakes seemed to lose their wonted flavor, and the last one 
remained undivided on the tin plate. 
Wm. Walters Champion. 
Wii i.iAMSPORr, Pa. 
Fish and Fishing. 
American Fishermen and the Canadian Courts, 
Two decisions have been rendered by Canadian law 
courts within the last few days, which possess consider- 
able interest for American anglers. One of these is in 
favor of the Provincial Government of Quebec, and is 
destined to have a most important bearing upon the whole 
question of riparian rights, unless it should be_ reversed 
by the Imperial Privy Council, to which, I am informed, 
that it is very likely to go, in consequence of the large 
interests at stake. The action was taken by the Attorney- 
General of Quebec against Alexander Eraser et al.. 
Eraser, some years ago, acquired the land upon both sides 
of the Moisie River fronting upon its famous salmon 
pools opposite the American camp, sixteen miles from 
its mouth, and always believed that the ownership of this 
property carried with it the exclusive right of fishing the 
river opposite the lands in question. Acting upon this 
presumption, he has leased the angling in the river for 
many years past, and some time ago signed a promise of 
sale of the property for $45,000. Supporting itself upon 
the judgment of the Privy Council, to the effect that the 
fishing in all navigable and floatable waters of the Do- 
minion is the property of the Provinces, the Government 
of Quebec laid claim to that of the Moisie, and in the 
m.onth of December, 1902, leased the angling of the 
Moisie, for $2,500 a year, to Mr. Vesey Boswell, of 
Quebec. Eraser and his tenant resisted the right of Bos- 
well and friends to fish the Moisie, and fished_ it them- 
selves during the last two years, their contention being 
that the Moisie was neither a navigable nor a floatable 
river, nor yet affected by the tides, particularly at or 
near its salmon pools. The judge, in maintaining the 
action of the Government, remarked that it had been 
sufficiently proved that from the foot of the rapid at the 
Grand Portage to the mouth of the river, a distance of 
seventeen miles, the Moisie was both a navigable and a 
floatable river, and consequently belonged to the public do- 
main, from which it could not be taken without the per- 
mission of the Government, and that in the meantime the 
angling was the property of the Crown. Of course, the 
whole matter hinges upon what constitutes a navigable 
river. Nearly all the salmon waters in this country are 
upon rivers which are more or less navigable for canoes, 
and if this is to be taken as sufficient ground for declar- 
ing the Crown to be the proprietor of the fishing, it is 
altogether likely that the Government of the Province, 
will lay claim to salmon fishing for which thousands and 
thousands of dollars have been paid out in good faith by 
American fishermen. This is one of the reasons why the 
recent decision is of such far-reaching importance, both; 
to the Government and to fishermen, and "why it is' 
assumed that appeals will be taken from the present de- 
cision through all the intermediate courts until a final 
and definitive pronouncement is obtained from the Im- 
perial Privy Council. 
American Pfox'es and Canadian Clubs. 
When the constitution and by-laws of fish and game 
clubs incorporated under the Canadian law are silent as 
to the right of absent members to vote by proxy at the 
meetings of such club, it has been laid down hy the Court 
of Appeals that the provisions of the general law of the 
Province prevail, and such provisions permit the voting 
by ballot. This question was raised some time ago in the 
case of the St. Bernard Fish and Game Club, where the 
president ruled that proxies should be counted, but was 
overruled by the majority of those present at the meet- 
ing, who held that the power to elect the club's officers 
rested with the majority of those present at the annual 
meeting.. The result was that each of the contending 
parties claimed the election of a different set (in part) 
of officers, and one party took a writ to bust the other. 
The president's party, which voted the proxies, was sus- 
tained by the court of first instance, and now that de- 
cision has been confirmed by the Provincial Court of 
■ Appeal, which was asked to reverse it. • American mem- 
bers, of- clubs holding their meetings in Canada for the< 
election of officers would do well to take a note of this. 
• decision. Among those whose proxies were produced at 
• the conlrested meeting were such well-known sportsmen 
as Brent Good, John' L. Bacon, L. D. Boynton, Joseph 
G. Brown, H. M. Cutler, . Augustus Dowdell, Chas; J. 
Glidden, H. G. Howe, F. A. Howland, C. R. Jariiieson, ; 
, W. W; Knight, W. "A. Root, William N. Mann,- C. C. 
Putnam, and J. C, Warren. I have already intimated- 
in this column that "it might ayoidf much "trouble: were 
all AmeriGan .clubs incorporated . under Canadian laws. to: 
state definitely in their by-laws whether or not mernbers; 
GouUil YP}P t>y proxy, but where this is not done, " the 
present judgment of- the" Court', of Appeals will^ apply," 
and .pfox|e§ Vill 'iiiidoubte'dlY' be declapfed- le^^^ -■ 
Albany Legfislation. 
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 29.— The following additional bills amend- 
ing the game law have been introduced in the Legislature: ; 
■ Assemblyman Matthews' (Int. No. 687), amending Section 44- so 
as to provide that the close season for lake trout shall be from 
Oct. 1 to April 15, both inclusive, instead of from, April 30. ' ■ 
Assemblyman Stevens' (Int. No. 709), amending Section 41, so . 
as to provide that the close season for trout in White Creek in the 
towns of Hoosick and White Creek, Rensselaer and Washington 
counties, shall be from Sept. 1 to April 30, both inclusive. 
Senator ,E. R. Brown's (Int. No. 473), .'amending Sections 30 
and ICS, so as to provide that the close season for English snipe^ 
yellowlegs, plover and .shore birds shall be from Jan. 1 to Sept. 
15, instead, of from May 1 to Aug. 31, and that they shall not b'f 
taken nor possessed from Jan. 1 to July .15, instead of June .30. | 
■Ass.^miblyman: G. H. Whitney (Int. No. 741), amending Section 
9, so as" to provide that perch shall not be taken in Saratoga 
county from Feb. 1 to May 1, both inclusive. ] 
Senator E. R. Brown's (Int. No. 472), providing a method far 
acquiring land and water for State fish hatchery purposes. \ 
Senator Armstrong's (Int. No 475), amending Section 103 by- 
striking out the words "trout shall not be taken or possessed frorii 
May 1 to Sept. 30, both inclusive, or taken in the night between 
sunset and daylight." 
The Assembly has passed the following bills: 
Assemblyman Bedell's (Int. No. 556, Pr. No. 758), amending 
Section 26 so as to strike out the provision that grouse shall not 
be taken in Orange county frorn Dec. 1 to Oct. 15, both inclusive. 
Assemblyman Coutant's (Int. No. 389, Pr. No. 666), amending 
Section 59a so as to allow the use of tip-tips and set-lines in fishing 
through the ice in Ulster, Washington and Cortland counties. 
Assemblyman Dickinson's (Int. No. 160, Pr. No. 664), amending 
Sections 13, 15 and 41 so as to provide that the close season for 
hares and rabbits in Cortland cotmty shall be from Dec. 1 to Sept. 
15; for mink, skunk, muskrat and foxes, from May 1 to Oct. 31, 
and for trout from July 16 to April 15, all inclusive. 
The Assembly has advanced to third reading Assemblyman 
Coutant's bill (Int. No. 390, Pr. No. 416) amending Section 27b 
so as to make Ihe close season for grouse, woodcock and quail 
in Ulster county from Dec. 16 to Oct. 15, both inclusive. 
The Assembly Committee on Fisheries and Game has reported 
Assemblyman Hanford's bill (Int. No. 608, Pr. No. 689) to allow 
the' taking through the ice with hook and line or tip-ups of bull- 
heads, catfish, eels, perch and sunfish in Cayuta Creek and its 
tributaries,, and the Susquehanna River and its tributaries in 
Tioga county, but forbidding such fishing in Queechy Lake. 
Assemblyman F. C. Wood has introduced a bill (Int. No. 792) 
amending Section 14 so as to provide that no trap, snare, pit, 
deadfall or other device to entrap or entice beaver shall be made, 
set or used. The Fish, Forest and Game Commission may ac- 
quire by gift, purchase or capture a sufficient number of wild, 
beaver, to restock the Adirondack region. A penalty of $100 shall 
be inflicted tor a violation of this section. 
Fly-Castingf at the Show. 
The scores in the fly-casting competitions at the Sportsmen's Ex- 
hibition, Madison Square Garden, up to Tuesday, March 1, are as 
follows. The tournament will close to-night. The complete scores 
will be given in our next issue. For conditions, see Forest and 
Stream of Feb. 13: 
Class A— Trout fiy-casting for distance only; open to youths not 
over twenty years of age: 
Feet. Feet.' 
H. G. Henderson, Jr 561/2 R. F. Cruikshank 67 ■ 
Class B— Trout fly-casting contest for distance only; open to. 
those who have never cast more than 60 feet in any single-hand, 
club or tournament contest: 
Feet. Feet. 
Arthur Gotthold 69 2-3 C. R. Woodward 62 3-4 
W. Walter .....65 M. H. Smith.... 56 
Class C— Switch trout fly-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
D Brandreth 64 D. T. Abercrombie. 53 3-4 
V. R. Grimwood 61 1-2 A. B. Dougless 54 
R. F. Cruikshank 73 L. S. Darling 72 
Class D— Single-handed bait-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
Victor Grimwood. 90 3-4 David Abercrombie. 78 
Wolf Walters 100 1-2 C. M. Luckey ....102 1-3 
E Mills........ 85 1-3 Harold G. Henderson 65 5-12 
Hyram Hawes...... 117 Milton H. Smith 54 
L. S. Darling..... 85 
Class E— Black bass fly-casting contest; distance only to count: 
Feet. Feet. 
W. Walters 72 D. T. Kennedy 70 1-2 
D. W. Cloyes..... 80 W. T. Morrison 67 
V. R. Greenwood 71 H. G. Henderson, Sr 70 
A. F. Gotthold...... 72 J. H. Cruikshank..... .77 3-4 
W. K. Park.. ^ 69 R. F. Cruikshank 79 1-? 
Class F— Light trout fly-rod contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
H. D. Brandreth 65 3-4 C. R. Woodward 63 
H. G. Henderson 67 W. Walter ..62 
Class G— Switch trout fly-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
R. C. Leonard 95 L. S. Darling 69 1-2 
H. W. Hawes .90 D. T. Abercrombie 54 
Class H— Light trout fly-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
C. G. Levison..... 74 ' H. G. Henderson. Sr 69 
J. H. Cruikshank .....711-3 D. T. Kennedy 513-4 
W. H. Hammett.. 66 1-6 
Class I— Light rod trout fly-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
W. H. Hammett ...,65 1-2 W. T. Morrison. ......... .63 5-12 
W. D. Cloyes 79 1-2 J. H. Cruikshank 73 1-2 
R. B. Lawrence 65 
Class J— Trout fly-casting contest; forward obstacle; distance 
only: -r» ... 
Feet. Feet. 
W. H. Hammett. 54 3-4 H. G. Henderson 52 
C. G. Levison 60 1-2 T. E. Batten 57 1-4 
D. T. Abercrombie....... 53 D. Brandreth 56 
L. S. Darling....... 57 A. B. Douglass 61 - 
Class K— Black bass fly-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
W. H. Hammett 71 5-12 L. S. Darling.. 8! 5-6 
A. F. Gotthold. . ......... 64 1-4 E. H. Fitch 64 1-4 
A. B. Douglass........... 66 D. T. Abercrombie 72 1-3 
Class L— Bait-casting contest; distance only: 
Feet. Feet. 
D. Brandreth....... 93 M. Culhane 86 
A T Marsh 85 D. T. Abercrombie 881-2 
W. H. Smith.... 71 L. S. Darling 92 3-4 
Class M— Single-handed bait-casting contest for distance and 
accuracy: . ^ » t-^ ' 
Av. Ft. Av. Ft 
E Mills........ .....139 7-12 M.H.Smith..... ..124 1-3. 
C' M- Luckey .......125 2-3 D. T. Abercrombie.. 77 1-12 
Class N— Contest for accuracy: •„ . 
' ., Total. •■ Total. 
D. T. Abercrombie .... 12 D. T. Kennedy... 8 
W. H. Hammett............ 8 G. M. D. La Branche 20 . 
D. Brandreth.. 12 . D. Brandreth (Tie) ........ 12 
F. M. Spiegle; ........ 24 D. T. Abercrombie (Tie) . . 8 
•'Class O— -Light trout fly-casting contest; distance only: 
■ ■ - •■ Feet ■ • ■■ Feet.^ 
E. J. Mills ..... 79 1-3 L. S. Darling 65 2-3 , 
W. H.^ Hammett......... 65 5-12 C. G. Levison.... 75 1-2 
W. D.' Cloyes...;.. .. 73 1-3 G. Poye ........Withdrew. 
Class P— Trout' fly-casting contest; for accuracy only: 
Score. bcore. 
D. B.- Brandreth..... ....... 99.47 D. Abercrombie........ ...... 99. 20 
L. S. Dading ,,-.....,.99.60 D. T. Kennedy,...,..... '...99 
R. C. Leonard........... ....99.94 F. M. Spiegle ..........90.20 
W. H; H'ammett, 98.94 E. Mills ............ ...99.26, 
.Cla^l-Q*-Lig}}t rod trout fly-casting contest; distance only: 
I ■ Feet. 
Rv- Leonard-'..,. T.......... 8§-'8-4- L» S. Darling............. 
