FOREST AND STREAM. 
The remaining sections of the bill confer jurisdiction upon 
the U. 8. District Courts of the State of Oregon, and the 
Territories of Washington and Idaho. Any person who shall 
first inform the U. S. Attorney (and through whose informa- 
tion a conviction shall afterward take place) of a violation of 
the provisions of this act shall he entitled to half of the fine 
which the person contravening the law shall be compelled to 
pay. The money collected for violations of the act are to be 
paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury, and be disbursed, 
under his direction, by the Commissioner of Fish and Fish- 
eries in the protection of salmon spawn and in maintaining 
establishments for the propagation of salmon in the Columbia 
River. In default of payment or giving proper security for 
the payment of any fine the offender shall be committed to 
the county jail until such fine and costs are paid or secured to 
be paid, or until he shall have been imprisoned one day for 
every two dollars of such fine and costs. 
Washington , D. G. R. F. B. 
GRAZING LANDS IN TEXAS AND 
COLORADO. 
S OME time in January a gentleman casually inserted an ad- 
vertisement in our columns (paying fifty cents per line for 
the privilege of using the editorial page), inquiring for a 
sheep ranche in Colorado or Texas, and proposing a partner- 
ship in the purchase. Although that was nearly three 
months ago, we are even now receiving from that one adver- 
tisement proposals and letters of inquiry — some to purchase 
and some to sell ; so that it is evident that there is an active 
interest taken in agriculture and grazing, which must soon 
lead to an activity in trade and immigration. There is no 
doubt that thousands of merchants who have met with disas- 
ter within the past five years are turning their attention to 
other branches of business. Agriculture, stock-raising and 
grazing offer the Bafest investments, the surest returns, and, 
in the long run, the largest profits. In our last week's issue 
we showed, by tabular statements, based on facts, what can 
be done in Minnesota. The same estimates will apply to 
Texas ; at the same lime its more genial climate affords vari- 
ous sources of income to the farmer not found in Minne- 
sota. In our Texas letter, which we print to-day, may be 
found some statements which will surprise Northern readers, 
and possibly enable them to reach a decision which they 
would otherwise be unable to do. However, in order to aid 
those of our readers who look to us for information and ad- 
vice, we will furnish what the advertisement referred to hai 
elicited, as follows: 
F. S. H., of Boston, knows of one excellent ranche, un- 
stocked, and one well stocked, in Texas. 
W. H. D., of Ashtabula, Ohio, has 950 acres in the heart 
of the grazing country, on the Government road, 14 miles 
west of San Antonio, crossed by the Medio Creek, and hold- 
ing a beautiful lake of three acres. On the banks of the 
creek is a very fine stone quarry of lime rock, for which 
there is a good demand in San Antonio. Will sell the tract 
for §5,000 cash, or part cash and payment at 10 per cent. 
T. D. O., Philadelphia, has 2,214 acres in Burleson County, 
Texas, and another tract of 13,142 acres in Robertson 
County, low for cash. 
H. W. M., of New Rochelle, N. Y., has 4,428 acres (one 
league) of mesquite prairie land, in Wichita County. The 
Big Wichita, a brackish river, runs through it, and it is 
watered by fresh streams ; also a ranchero, three miles away, 
has 5,000 head of cattle, and Wade Hampton has a ranche 
beyond. 
J. C. C., New York, has some fine grazing land in Texas. 
J. L., of Galveston, offers fine grazing lands in Texas, a 
large Jive-oak grove, surrounded by 200 acres prairie, 65 miles 
east of San Antonio and 160 miles west of Galveston ; out- 
buildings, hedges, fences, running water, etc, Price §7,000 
for the whole, or §1,000 for the prairie alone, with all im- 
f movements. Half cash ; balance in twelve months, or the 
ast payment discounted at 10 per cent, for cash. 
J. G. K., of Boston, has a claim to two lots of 640 acres 
each, to be located in any lands in Texas not taken up. Price 
not stated. 
J. E. S., of Rookport, Mass., ha9 700 acres of land in 
Colorado, nearly all fenced, outbuildings, an unfailing creek 
of pure water. Twice a9 much additional grazing land, 
which belongs to a bankrupt estate, adjoins this, and can be 
bought cheap ; about twenty miles from Denver, and near 
railroad station. Terms not stated. 
J. J. L., Pueblo, Col., ha3 a finely located range for cattle 
or sheep. Price §3,000. Took it for debt. Is considered 
dirt cheap. 
B. L., of Hartford, Conn., has a fine range with a splendid 
lot of sheep on it. Will sell the whole or part. 
D. L. D., of St. Louis, will sell a range in Ellis County, 
Kansas, on K. P. R. It., 160 acres grazing and 40 acres bro- 
ken, for §2,800, or the range alone for §1,400. Breeding 
stock to sell low ; clear water ; also range of 200 acres, dis- 
tant 20 miles from Hays City. Cause of sale, ill health. 
B. E. W., of Oheyenne, Wy. T., has a sheep range, twelve 
miles distant, with buildings, corrals and good Mexican sheep 
for sale. 
S. S., of Grassy Cove, Tennessee, has some table lands in 
East Tennessee (excellent for sheep), twelve miles from Cin- 
cinnati Railroad, Price §1 per acre, or §10 with improve- 
ments. 
J. B., of New Jersey, has §1,000 cash to put into the sheep 
business. 
W. C., Cerro Gordo, California, wants a partner with §3,000 
to go into cattle and horse-raising business in the Big Horn 
and Yellowstone Country, Montana. 
F. A. W., of Vergenness, Vt., wauts to buy a good range 
in Colorado or Texas. 
H. R., of Brooklyn, wants a partner to go to Colorado. 
Will put in §3,000. 
[We will furnish addresses to parties wishing to communi- 
cate.— Ed. F. and S.J 
—We regret to learn that Mr. Jerome Marble, of Worcester, 
was knocked down by a horse on the 12th instant, while cross- 
ing Barclay street, and had two ribs broken. Ho has been 
confined ever since, but hopes to be able to return home this 
week. 
Professor Hayden's OriNiON. — We have been much com- 
plimented by the following unsolicited letter from Professor 
Hayden, dated 
U. 8. Geological and Geographical Survey, i 
Washington, D. C„ March SO. f 
Dear 3tr. Ilallock : I have read wlih care your “ Sportsman's Qazet- 
teer," and thank you moat cor Hally tor so interesting and Instructive a 
work. It contains much Information with which I was not previously 
familiar. Very sincerely yours, f. V. Hadybn. 
The Resodroes of Texas. — Wo call attention to our 
Texas letter, written by the author of that valuable new work 
advertised in our columns, entitled “ The Coming Empire ; 
or, Two Thousand Miles in Texas.” We shall publish future 
letters from the same source, and we advise those who are in- 
terested in the development of the Lone Star State, or in 
grain and wool growing and cattle and sheep raising, to 
look out for them. 
^ By the way, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway 
Company publish a physical map of the State, showing the 
lumber, grain, sugar, cotton, grazing and mineral districts of 
the State, which we presume can be obtained by addressing 
their principal ofllces at New York, St.' Louis and Sedalia, 
Missouri. It is extremely valuable to an intending settler. 
GAME PROTECTION. 
MEETINGS OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS 
FOR 1878. 
New Hampshire Btato Sportsmen’s League, Manohoster, April. 
New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game 
Buffalo, May — ; Secty., John B. Sage, Buffalo. 
Connecticut 8tate Sportsmen’s Association. Hartford, May 15 
Iowa State Sportsmen's Association, Dos Moines, May 28.’ 
°2d^ ra8 ^ a ® tate ®P ortemen8 Association, Fremont, May 21st and 
National Sportsmen’s Association, Wilkesbarre. Pa., June 11 
Blinois State Sportsmen’s Association, Quincv, June 11. 
The Pennsylvania Slate Association for the Protection of Game 
and Fish, Wilkesbarre, June 11 ; Secty.. Benj. F. Dowauce 
Ohio State Sportsmen’s Association, Cincinnati, June 15: Sectv 
Wutbank, Toledo. '■* 
Tennessee State Sportsmen’s Association, Nashville, Dec 2 
Secty, Clark Pritchett, Nashville. Tenn. ’ * ’ 
Wisconsin State Sportsmen's Association. 
Massachusetts State Sportsmen’s Association, at oall of President 
Missouri State Sportsmen's Association. 
A Home for Messina Quail. — Apropos of the recent re 
marks on migratory quail which have appeared in these 
columns, our friend “Greenwood,” of Greenwood Lake, 
writes as follows -. 
“ I was very much interested in Judge Evert’s letter and 
your editorial suggestions on the importance of the migratory 
quail, and sincerely hope some of our liberal-hearted (and 
pursed) sportsmen will take measures for their introduction 
to this country. And I will take this opportunity to state 
that, should any of your readers desire to make the experi- 
ment who do not possess suitable land and cover for the birds, 
I will willingly give the quail a home aud all the attention 
and protection in my power here at Greenwood Lake, if it is 
not considered too near the sea-board for the experiment. 
They could have here the range of over two hundred acres of 
well situated game protected cover, on which unauthorized 
hunting is strictly prohibited, and they should receive intel- 
ligent care and attention, and every effort would be made to 
acclimatize and localize them, if possible. Of course, in 
making this offer, I should not lay any claim to the owner- 
ship of the birds, which would remain the property of, and 
subject to the disposal of, the party importing the birds, to 
whom every courtesy and facility would be extended, my ob- 
ject being merely to encourage the importation by tendering 
game protected cover for the experiment. 
“ Very few ducks as yet have been seen about the lake this 
spring and, no geese. No game in season, and musk-rats our 
only shooting.” 
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ri i ! ir d following officers: Pres., E. L. McFet- 
i M. Slyker; Treasurer., Doc! D? H. 
the nmtocfm; ?f F ' 8hepard ' Th « club has done much for 
T d .' )y abMoi,,in ? Uom shooting and 
cre^ nr&S^f 1 rd ?’ . havu 8UCC eeaed in materially in- 
creasing the stock of quail in the vicinity They have also 
work?! l ? Ut for,he 8trea ">*. and are in othe7 ways 
working for the increase of fish and game. E. L. Mcf/ 
—The waters of Oneida Lake are being depleted of fish by 
the flagrant violations of the fish laws. If .ho reports that 
reach us are correct, that game constable needs propping up. 
or propping out— one or the other. 
Viokox Slaughter. Professor H. B. Roney, President of 
he East Saginaw Club, Michigan, stated in a recent address 
that from three nestings in Newaygo, Oceana, aud Grand Tra- 
veree counties, m 1875, there were shipped to outside markets 
2^;»- 000 of young “squabs,” while not 
less than 200,000 dozen, or 2,400.000 live birds were entrapped 
and shipped to all parts of the United States and England 
§lie 
•ST Forest and Stream will be sent for fractions of a year 
as follows : Six months, $2 ; three months, §1. To clubs of 
two or more, §3 per annum. 
Sportsmen’s Protective Clubs. — Our friends all over the 
country are sending us copies of their by-laws, etc., in 
response to our late appeal, and we are disbursing them as 
fast as they come ; thus we are enabled to build up new clubs 
and extend the usefulness of protecting men and protective 
measures wherever game exists or can be made to abound. 
The State Sportsmen's Association of Pennsylvania has re- 
cently elected the following officers : Robt. Dalzell, Pitts- 
burg, Pres’t ; D. W. Seiler, Harrisburg, 1st Vice-Pres’t ; J. B. 
Reno, New Brighton, 2d Vice-Pres’t ; B. W. Richards, Pliila., 
3d Vice-Pres’t; F. S. Blunt, Sharon, 4th Vice-Pres’t; B. F. 
Dorrance, Wilkesbarre, Rec. Sec'y; A M. Wliisler, New 
Brighton, Cor. Sec’y; J. A. Harper, Pittsburg, Treas.; with 
strong committees on game laws and fish culture. This is a 
very strong organization, and is doing -good. 
The Fur, Fin and Feather Club, of Titusville, Pa., is a new 
organization with the following officers : J. H. Brownson, 
Pres’t; H. Holladay, jVice-Pres't ; H. G. Davis, Sec’y and 
Treas.; H. T. Thompson, Game Constable; with an Execu- 
tive Committee who mean business. The number of mem- 
bers is forty-six. Every protective^club should have a game 
constable and pay him a good salary. 
The officers elect of the Halifax, N. S. t Game Protective 
Society are: Pres’t, Robert Morrow, Esq., re-elected j Vice- 
Pres'ts, M. B. Daly and E. G. Stayner, re-elected; Council, 
C. M. Bany, Fitz Cochran, Louis P. Fairbanks, F. H. D. 
Veith, J. W. Jackson (New Glasgow), Hon. L. G. Power, 
Andrew King, Thomas Egan, Peter Jack, Andrew McKinlay, 
Lt.-Col. Clerke and Andrew Down; Treas., M. B. Almon, 
Esq.} Sec., Arthur E. Harrington, Esq. * 
THE FOREST AND STREAM AND ROD 
AND GUN TOURNAMENT 
For the Short-Range Championship. . 
R^.iwTJ'm nlg v'’ the ,8m Marol, ‘ at Mr - gallery. No. 1,399 
'° rK ’ Viry ‘ ntl; rc8tlDg event In rifle sUodtli.g, lor 
i , , , RE f AND STKEA1 ‘ AND 1(0,1 AND Tournament corn- 
rtortnnl r Vh ‘ Dg C0IUJ|I1,,,IM = Teams— Bach teuru shall con- 
™ • 1 he Ce “ ,n8 participating must he composed of mem- 
pounds InwThi 118 C ‘. Ul ! 8 WW ° h thCy rel ' ri - ,H0,lt - MUCH— Limited to ion 
SI 1 ralnllnum Pall of trigger, three pounds ; 93-100 cal. 
Number of Shots-Ton by oach competitor, sighting Shci.i-Two 
W ° d GaUh compoUtur - Position— ou-lwnd. Targeu- 
by the rules of the N. R. A. relating to teams. K 
The following nine teams competed, having shot in the 
following order: Zettler and Yorkviile Teams, on Monday 
Marchisth ; Seppcnfeldt and Newark Teams, Tuesday, 19th • 
Hellwig and Centennial Teams, Wednesday, 20th • Scotch- 
American Team, Thursday, 21st; and the New York and 
Insh-America Teams on Friday, 22d. 
The prizes were : 1st — The Forest and Stream and Rod 
and Gun badge; 2d-The Union Metallic Co.’s badge, pre- 
sented by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., of Bridgeport 
3d— The Shepard badge, presented by N. M. Shepard, Esq. 
4th— Ballard rifle, presented by Messrs. SchOverling & Daly 
5th— Revolver, gilt and pearl-bundled, presented by the 
Messrs. Remington; 6th, 7th, 8tli aud 9th-A prize of §2.50 
in gold to the highest score in euch team not winning one of 
the above prizes, given by Mr. J. Conlin. 
It was optional with the third and fourth teams to select 
from the third, fourth and fifth prizes. The excitement in 
the many distinct rifle oircles which abound in New York 
and the vicinity was very great, aud quite as much practice 
was carried on and as careful inquiry was made into the 
shooting antecedents of the gentlemen who were to make up 
the teams as at any leading Crcedinoor mutch. It is be- 
ginning to be very thoroughly understood that it is in gul- 
lery practice that experts are fashioned, and that when good 
scores are made in a 100-fect gallery, it is quite certain that 
any one thus creditably acquitting himself will be pretty sure 
to roll up a handsome totakat Creedmoor. In fact, some of 
our most expert marksmen are quite ready to insist that it is 
even more difficult to plant successive halls in the lj-inch bull’s- 
eye iu the rifle gallery than at the larger target in the field. 
Though gallery practice under iaclosure may prevent effects of 
wind and atmospheric disturbances, still somo of the condi- 
tions ns to light, though fixed, are not as favorable us in the 
open air. Nevertheless, those who shoot, as it is said before, 
with skill in a gallery, are sure to lead iu open-air contests. 
One most important* feature of this team practice, which 
the Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun has been endeav- 
oring for some time to present, is the contrasting of the skill 
of our German friends with those of our native-born citizens. 
The rifle tournament which has just been so pleasuntly termi- 
nated, we are pleased to state, bus brought into competition 
exactly both these elemeuts. Representative Gorman and 
American riflemen met at Conlin's Gallery, and the victory 
was gallantly won by the Zettler team, the New York team 
being second, though the question of supremacy may not yet 
be settled. Still, just such trials must have the excellent 
effect of stimulating our riflemen to further efforts, which can 
only increase the good will and fellowship which must exist 
between riflemen of all nationalities. We had hoped that a 
team of Swiss riflemen, well known for their skill, would 
have entered the list, but we were disappointed. -We trust 
however, thut at the coming Schuetzcnfest, on June 24 of this * 
year, where we have offered a handsome prize, there will be 
found, facing the targets, teams composed of Germans Swiss 
and Americans. Our own pride iu American riflemen can be 
in no way hurt by their having been beaten for the first place 
in this team match, as the victors, the Zettler Club, are com- 
posed of veterans who are thoroughly familiar with the rifle, 
and who were the winners of the prize offered by us in Janu- 
ary last at the Union Hill Schuetzen Park. 
On Monday night the rifle gallery was crowded by the lead- 
