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in long, still pools— not less, than from one to two or 
three miles in length— where the fall is consider- 
able, followed by a mile or so of rapids of the 
saw-tooth, reef-ledge order, where the fall of two or 
three miles is concentrated into the one mile, and often 
into considerably less than this distance, with the con- 
sequence that the Shenandoah falls and rapids are 
frequently long and always rough. The Greenbrier, on 
the other hand, ha^ no pools that are over one or two 
hundred yards in length, and the rapids occur at cor- 
respondingly frequent intervals, mostly broad and shal- 
low, and not particularly rough; and at a very low 
stage of water it is easy to see that this stream could' 
not be run at all by a canoe, or in fact, by any craft. 
The Shenandoah never gets so low that we have been 
unable to cruise it, and we have run it on extreme low 
water on more than one occasion. To be sure, we do 
a good deal of wading, but we get down it without 
■much difficulty; but with its constant succession of 
broad, shallow rapids, the" Greenbrier would be quite 
impracticable at a low stage of water. 
The numerous rapids gave us no trouble whatever 
on this morning's run, and we were not out of the 
canoes at all until we landed, at about the middle of 
forenoon, for a drink of water at a cold, sparkling 
little stream, which pitched down the moun- 
tain side and into the river over huge masses of rock, 
^^e were strongly tempted by the beauty of the spot 
to make this the end of the day's cruise, but decided 
to go on for a couple of hours and trust to luck for 
a camping place equally desirable. The valley opened 
up as we proceeded, and the scenery, while if possible, 
still more attractive, was not so wild and primitive. 
The railroad made another leap across the river, and we 
again had it on our right hand. 
As we were drifting rapidly past the village of Sibert, 
nestled on the right bank under the everlasting shadow 
of the mountain, the up passenger train was just pulling 
out, and our novel little fleet attracted considerable 
attention from both train crew and passengers; the 
crew' began to recognize us hy this time 'from seeing 
us pretty much every daj^ as they passed up and down 
on tjieir daily runs. We- went ashore at noon on a 
beautifully shaded rocky beach at the mouth of a clear, 
cold -little spring branch and went into camp for the 
rest 'of the day. We had a quiet, enjoyable afternoon; 
we had a good swim in the cold waters; we read, slept, 
fished with fair success, and wrote letters; and after 
a good fish supper and a quiet smoke around our camp- 
fire we turned in, with the plan in mind to lie over in 
this" attractive place for another day, to let several 
inches more of surplus water run off ahead of us, 
which, while materially improving the fishing, would 
stilf leave us plenty of water for cruising purposes. 
^ [to be continued.] 
Shattemuc C. C of Ossming', N. Y. 
BY WILLIAM M. CARPENTER, TREASURER SHATTEMUC Y. C. 
The Shattemuc C. C. was organized in the early part 
of -the month of December, 1884, the officers being as 
fo&ws: Com., J. Herbert Carpenter; Captain, Wm. M. 
Cafpenter; Purser, Thos. J. Hand, Jr. The membership 
niisibered about twenty. 
The first canoes in the club ^yere of the canvas con- 
striiction design, being constructed of paper and canvas 
over a frame of rattan ribs, with a heavy coat of white 
lead liberally applied to the canvas. A number of these 
were built by the members and used on the Hudson, 
weather and elements permitting. Their length was about 
i6ft. ; paddles of 14ft. in length were at first used with 
the idea of : balancing poles. From the .birth of the club 
the interest grew, until : it was necessary to seek larger 
quarters than those occupied on Wheeler's » Dock. The 
Commodore, Franklin Braridreth, buiit a most •. comfort- 
able and well planned building on his property near the 
.upper dock, and here the club moved ii| the spring of 
1886, still growing and taking its place/ as thfe New York 
.press had frequently to say in reports ,o| regattas and 
cruises, as one of the leading canoe clubs of the State. 
In March, 1887, the crab was adopted as the totem. 
The spring meet of the various clubs along the Hudson 
was held under the auspices of the Shattemuc on Croton 
Point, on Decoration Day, 1887. Speaking of this suc- 
cessful meet, one of the "dock rats" of the Newburgh 
Canoe and Boating Association had the following to say 
on the: subject : "The cordial invitation of the Shattemuc 
C. C. to" their' brother carideists' to take ' 'pDt luck' with 
them on Decoration Day seems to me to be about the 
right thing. The custom of a little meet along the river 
on that day was successfully started three years age. 
Why give it up? Personally it meets my views to a 
fraction. The southern delegation should be a large one 
— good it always is; Brooklyn, New York, and Knicker- 
bocker are generally there in force. It is too early in the 
season to speak of those Indians up at the frozen North, 
but nevertheless I hope to see the Mohicans out in force, 
and Rondout by that time will have given up ice-boating 
and should be ready to join in the 'love feast' at the Shat- 
temuc beach— the 'corn dance' will come later up on 
Champlain. That there might be a 'mighty gathering' 
at each place to warm their toes at the big camp-fire and 
help 'roll the main down,' is the toast of a Dock Rat." 
The Indians from the frozen North turned out m 
goodly numbers, and Wackerhagen, of the Mohicans, 
carried off the gold medal presented by Commodore Bran- 
dreth for the three-mile sailing race, class B ; time, 40m. 
Wackerhagen also won the unlimited race in 17m., a 
silk banner being the prize, presented by Miss Secor. 
With the exception of two or three years, the Shatte- 
muc C. C. has been represented at the annual meet of 
the A. C. A. by one or more of its members. While the 
tendency has been to go into larger boats, especially on 
the Hudson during the past few years, there still remain 
in the present club house a number of canoes, both sail- 
ing and open. Consolidation of the club with the Sing 
Sing Y. C. being effected, the Shattemuc lodge was 
vacated, and the membership added to the yacht club roll. 
The name and flag of the S. C. C. was. maintained, and 
thus the organization became as a wheel within a wheel, 
keeping its place among the canoe clubs and its members 
in the A. C, A. , . , „ 
The fleet has two divisions and two flags, as toUows: 
The yacht division has the club signal — a pointed flag; 
the device a red five-pointed star in the center of a. white 
pointed ground five-twelfths the length of the flag, all on 
a red field. The canoe division has (the Shattemuc flag) 
a burgee, i8in. by 2oin., blue field with i^^^in. white border. 
The present Shattemuc Yacht and Canoe Club was in- 
corporated under the name of the Sing Sing Yacht Club 
on the i8th day of December, 1888, the officers being as 
follows : Com., Ralph Brandreth ; Vice-Com., William 
W. Washburne; Sec'y, William B. Stewart; Treas., S. 
Olin Washburne; Meas., Benjamin R. Smith. ^ The or- 
ganization had a charter membership of thirty-five. There 
were only three catboats in the waters of the vicinity at 
the time the club was formed, but the fleet steadily grew 
so that it included some sixteen sails, when steps were 
Shattemuc Canoe Ckib House. 
taken in 1889 to erect the present club house on the river 
f ron|, and from that time the organization became very 
flourishing. The sailing craft fleet, however, has given 
way: to steam and power-boats of various designs, some 
twenty being now enrolled in the club, which has a mem- 
bership of sixty, the names on the roster, including a num- 
ber of the prominent people of the village and the 
county. On the first day of April, 1902, the name of the 
club' was changed from Sing Sing Yacht Club to the 
Shatteniuc Yacht and Canoe Club of Ossining. "Shatte- 
muc" is the Indian name for the Hudson River, and sig- 
nifies "The river that rises in the mountains and flows 
to the sea." This .was the name of the canoe club or- 
ganized in 1884. The present officers of the club are: 
Com., Franklin Brandreth; Vice-Com., Gilbert M. Todd; 
Rear-Com., Edward B. Sherwood ; Sec'y, William E , 
Barlow; Treas., William M. Carpenter; Meas., Roger M. 
Haddock. 
**Kweh!** and Eskefs. 
In the "Cruise of the Red and the Green," which ap- 
peared recently in these columns, I made two statements 
which, as further investigation has convinced me, need 
revision. The first concerns the spelling of the Indian 
salutation, "Kweh," so common in the Temagami country. 
Supposing the word to be of French origin, I spelled it, 
following French phonetics, "Quai," the pronunciation of 
which seemed closely to resemble the Indian salutation. 
Being unable, however, to discover any connection be- 
tween "Kweh" and any French word, I consulted Mr. A. 
H. Chamberlain, of Clark University, who is acquainted 
with Indian lore. It seems that the word is Algonquin, 
perhaps borrowed from the Iroquois. Cnoq, in his Lex- 
ique-- de la Langue Algonquine" (Montreal, 1886), says 
(r translate) : "Kweh! A salutation. Tt is especially 
used upon meeting a friend after one has been away a 
long time, and, expresses a sentiment of pleasure. The 
Iroquois also use it, and the Algonquins may have bor- 
row.ed it from tlaem." So much for "Kweh!" 
In- .speaking of the remarkable deposit of boulders in 
Diamond Lake, I said that the technical term for such a 
deposit was "esker." A subsequent search through a, 
number of authorities on glacial action has failed, how- 
ever, to find a definition or description exactly fitted to 
the deposit in Diamond Lake. The typical esker contains 
much more fine matter than is to be seen in Diamojid 
Lake. That the deposit is the work of a glacier cannot 
be doubted by anybody who has seen it. The compara- 
tive absence of gravel and small stones may be attributed 
to the fact that the deposit is in the lake, whereas the 
typical esker is on dry land, and the action of the water 
and ice of the lake has doubtless produced the present 
character of the deposit. The fact that the lake is at that 
point very narrow with high and rocky shores has doubt- 
less also had an influence. A. L. W. 
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Fixtures. 
June 12-20.— National Schuetzenbund Festival, Union Hill, 
Schuetzen Park, N. J.^^ 
Italian Shooting Society. 
A TWO days' shoot of the Italian Society was h«ld rin the Zettler 
gallery on Feb. 20 and 22. 
On the first day the shooting was principally on the wooden 
eagle, a style of German origin in this country. It consists in 
cutting down the bird part, by part, from its. crown to the body. 
The shooter who cuts down the last part of the body gets the 
principal prize Among the Germans, to cut ,down the body 
means the honor of kingship of the organization. On this occa- 
sion, the last shot was made by Muzio, who is one of the vet- 
erans of the Italian club. 
The second day, Washington's birthday was devoted to shooting 
on the ring target, three-shot scores, the two best to count. 
There was a large number of the members present. At the close 
of the contest there was only two points between the first and 
the eighth man. 
During the evening the Italian Consul-Genteral, Giovanni 
Branchi, and ex-Coroner Zucca visited the club, creating quite a 
diversion in the routine of the meeting. 
A fine lunch was served by J. Piantanida. 
The Consul-General congratulated the club upon the interest its 
members took in shooting, and also paid a high compliment to the 
Zettler Brothers for the 'fine appointments of their gallery and 
meeting room. At the close of the contest the winning scores were 
as follows : 
- Three-shot scores, 2S-ring' t^get, distance 75ft. ; two scores to 
count ; possible 150; first class: Minervini 149, Seloaggi 147, De 
Felice 147, G. T. Conti 147, Bianchi 148, G. Nicolo 147, Muzio 147, 
A.-Nav6ni 147, Reali 144, Gerbolini 144. 
Second class: D. Navoni 145, A. Orenigo 145,- Buzzini 142, D. 
Mondine 140, Del Sole 138, Gatto 138, Rossotti 145, Ramondi 144, 
Munsch 141, Mastropalo 139, E. Orsenigo 138. 
Zettler Rifle Clob. 
The weekly gallery contest of the Zettler Club, Feb. 23, brought 
fifteen members together in competition for the club prizes. W. A. 
Tewes was high for the best 100 shots, with a total of 2439; L. C' 
Buss was second with 2435. Buss just missed a full score, his 
last shot being off from the 25-line by a hair. The target counted 
249. The next best single score was made by Geo. Schlicht' 248. 
Schlicht made a full score on Feb. 2. 
Ten-shot score, 25-ring target, distance 75ft., 100 shots: VV. A. 
Tewes 2439, L. C. Buss 2435, Geo. Schlicht 2417. 
iMfty shots: C. G. Zettler, Jr., 1214, A. Moser 1207, Aug. Krons- 
berg 1207, C. G. Zettler, Sr., 1202, E. Van Zandt 1202, Hy. C. 
Zettler 1200, Geo. Ludwig 1191, Aug. Begerow 1189, W. A. Hicks 
■ 1185, B. Zettler 1179, A. Rowland 1161, Thos. H. Keller, Sr., 1148. 
North Hudson Rifle Club, 
Six members of the North Hudson Rifle Club attended the 
regular club shoot in Geo. Schlicht's gallery in West New York, 
N. J., on Feb.-,21. 
Ten-shot scores, 25-ring target, distance 75ft.: Geo. Schlicht 247, 
Papt. Andt 258, J. Hoffmann 221, W. Last 230, W. Hoppe 222, 
A. Metje 212. ^ 
Rifle Notes. 
A match between G. Worn and Chas. Rein, of Brooklyn, will 
be shot off on Breitkopf's gallery, Bushwick and Jamaica avenues, 
on March 6. The conditions are 50 shots per man, .22cal. rifles, 
distance 85ft. The stakes are $25 a side. Chas. Rein was a 
member of the Zettler Club, and at one time was a good shot. 
G. Worn is a member of the Williamsburg Shooting Society, and 
IS considered one of the best shots in the organization. 
- — <$> — 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
March 9.— Guttenburg, N. J.— Second annual three-man team 
championship; 10 birds per man; $15 per team. Gus Greiff, Mgr., 
255 VV. 111th street. New York. 
March 12.— Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club all-day merchandise 
shoot. Stanley Brampton, Sec'y. 
March 22-25.— Crawfordsville, Ind., Gun Club's tournament. 
March 23-24.— Allentown, Pa.— Two-day target tournament at 
Duck Farm Hotel. C. F. Kramlich, Mgr. 
April 6.— Sheepshead Bay, L. I.— Eastern amateur target cham- 
pionship, on grounds of Sheepshead Bay, L. I., Gun Club. 
April 6-7.— Bristol, Tenn.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
m.ent, under the auspices of the Bristol Gun Club. S. W. Rhea, 
Sec'y 
April 18-22.— Kansas City, Mo.— J. F. Schmelzer & Son's Arms 
Co. fourth Interstate midwinter shooting tournament; targets and 
live birds. 
' April 19.— Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club Patriots' Day 
tournament. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
April 20-21.— Rensselaer (Ind.) Gun Club amateur tournament. 
Everette Brown, Mgr., Pleasant Grove, Ind. 
April 21.— Fasten, Pa.— The Independent Gun, Rifle and Pistol 
Club's first annual target tourriament. Edw. F. Markley, Se«'y. 
April 26-27.— Pittsburg, Pa.— Herron Hill Gun Club tournament. 
$100 added. Louis Lautenslager, Mgr. 
April 27-28.— Americus, Ga.— The Interstate Association's, tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Americus Gun Club. H. S. iSIc- 
Cleskey, Sec'y. 
May 3-4.— Wabash, Ind., Gun Club tournament. 
May 4-5.— Nashville, Tenn.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Cumberland Park Driving Club. 
.Charles' Eastman, Sec'y. 
May 11-13.— Spirit Lake, la.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. J. Burmister, Sec'y. 
' May 12-13.— Wilmington, Del.— Wawaset Gun Club annual spring 
■tournament. W. W. Foord, Sec'y. 
May--16-21.— York, Pa.— Tournament of Pennsylvania State Sports- 
men's Association, under auspices of York City Gun Club. N. 
M. McSherry, Sec'y. 
May 17-18.— Vicksburg, Miss., Gun Club two-day target tourna- 
ment.' J. J. Bradfield, Sec'y. 
May 17-18.— Southern Trapshooters' Association's thirteenth tour- 
nament at targets, under auspices of Vicksburg, Miss., Gun Club. 
J. T. Bradfield, Sec'y. ■ ... 
May 17-18.— Dallas, Tex.— The Interstate Association s tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Dallas Gun Club. E. A. Mosely, 
Sec'y. 
May 19-20.— Oklahoma City.— Territorial Sportsmen's Association 
fifth annual tournament; $300 added money. J. C. Clark, Sec'y. 
May 24-25.— Marshalltown, la.. Gun Club two-day target tourna- 
'"llay 24-25.— Mt. Sterling, Ky.— Kentucky Trapshooters' League 
tournament. Frank Pragoff, Sec'y, Louisville, Ky. 
May 25-26.— Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club Spring shoot, b. C. 
Yocum, Sec'y. „ „, , , 
June 7-9.— Sioux City, la.— Soo Gun Club's tenth annual amateur 
tournament; added money. W. F. Duncan, Sec'y. 
June 8-10.— Huntington, W. Va.— West Virginia State shoot, i. 
H. Merrick, Sec'y. , ^ 
June 13.— Middleton, Wis., Gun Club tournament. Frank L. 
Pierstorff, Mgr. 
June 14-17.— Warm Springs, Ga.— Target and live-bird tourna- 
ment. Chas. L. Davis, Mgr. ^ ^ ^ ^ • , ^r^u 
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. . .r , ^ . r 
June 27-July 2.— French Lick Springs, Ind.— Tournament of the 
National Gun Club. $500 added money. John M. Lilly, Pres., 
Indianapolis. • . ^ 
July 4-6 —Winona, Minn.— The Interstate Association s tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Winona Sportsmen's Club. Os- 
wald Leicht, Sec'y. ^ ^ ^.-j u ,. c 
July 19-20.— Shamokin, Pa., Gun Qub midsummer shoot. S. C. 
Y'ocum, Sec'y. „ „ ^, , , , j- 
July 19^2.— Cincinnati, O., Gun Club annual handicap. . . 
July 27-28.— Grand Forks, N. D.— The Interstate Association s 
tournament, under the auspices of the Grand Forks Gun Club. 
W. M. Ferguson, Sec'y. ^ ' . . r j t u * 
Aug 10-12.— Brantford, Ont.— Dominion of Canada Irapshoot- 
ing and Game Protective Association's fourth annual tournament. 
A. B. Cutcliffe. Sec'y. , o 
Aug 15-20.— Buffalo, N. Y.— New York State shoot. 
Aug. 15-22.— Indian tournament; place determined later. 
