July, 1922 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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a dozen or so crappie or half a dozen 
rock ; all depending' on the weather, the 
condition of the water, and the kind of 
bait you are using. 
Even way down below Aqueduct 
Bridge, within a few hundred yards of 
that great shaft, the Washington Monu- 
ment, in the artificial lake called the 
“Tidal Basin,” one may cast a line with 
great expectations. Many a moonlight 
night in driving along the water’s edge, 
have 1 obserxed patient fishermen cast- 
ing from the sea-wall that forms the 
bank of the river at this place. And not 
always do they return empty-handed. 
Many a time is their patience rewarded 
by the "strike” of a lively one. 
Some of the campers desire a more se- 
cluded place to settle down, selecting that 
section of the Potomac several miles 
above Chain Bridge. Numerous shacks 
and small clubs dot the banks along this 
watercoifrse, and green little islands jut 
forth. Here is the swimmer’s paradise, 
for numerous sand beaches are found, 
where the water graduates from two to 
twenty feet in a distance of twenty-five 
yards. And even those who do not swim 
find this haven a delight, and many are 
found disporting themselves in the shal- 
lower water near the island beaches. 
Many are the week-end parties held here, 
and whether swimming, fishing, canoe- 
ing, or just lying around in a hammock 
under the shade trees, all enjoy them- 
selves to the utmost. To get to this 
section of the Potomac it is necessary 
to paddle up the Chesapeake & Ohio 
Canal, which parallels the river, as the 
Potomac for a considerable distance 
above the bridge is unnavigable on ac- 
count of rapids. It might be said that a 
canoe trip up the canal is almost as de- 
lightful as that up the river. Gliding 
along this picturesque course one senses 
tranquility — and perfect peace. 
And so each summer, the Potomac is 
crowded with watercraft of various 
kinds. It has been estimated that there 
are 2,000 canoes alone on the river. Each 
year finds this number growing larger as 
many more learn of the magnetism of 
this stream, termed by the Indians who 
once lived on it, “Pawtawmac.” 
Harold B. Atkinson, 
Washington, D. C. 
NESSMUK’S RIFLE 
Dear Forest and Stream : 
IM ESSMUK’S canoe is safely pre- 
^ ^ served in the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, Washington, D. C., but I wonder 
if any of your readers know what be- 
came of his rifle? Is was a Billinghurst, 
shooting round balls that went sixty to 
the pound. He carried it on his Michi- 
gan trip described in Woodcraft — the 
best outdoor book I know of. Between 
its covers may be found much spiritual 
refreshment, as well as an amazing 
amount of valuable information for any 
woodsman, even those who “know it all” 
already. Nessmuk’s policy was to always 
do things as well as they could be done. 
I frequently give a copy of his book 
to young sportsmen that they may benefit 
hy his knowledge and learn the phi- 
losophy of the original conservationist. 
P. Voss, Mass. 
shot like this? 
Has he had a chance to practice 
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