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WOODCOCK SHOOTI NG OUT OF SEASON. 
_ „ West Hoboken, April 1?, 1873. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
It was with Croat pleasure [hat I road the letter of ••Hoboken." In 
which he is speaking against woodcock shooting out of season, especially 
in the vicinity of Secaucus, N. J. It ia a sud fact that cocks wore shot 
this Spring In Sccaucus, and I. as well ns my friend Old Smecdy, have 
complained about It in Forest and Stream, but as far as I am posted 
these crimes were not committed by German pot hunters, but by native 
born Americans— young mon who mnko their living by shooting for tax- 
idermists, ns they any. I hnvo heard of several birds murdered in this 
way , but am sorry to say that I myself have no proof of It, and others 
that most likely coold provo it won't put themselves to the trouble. 
Now, if “Hoboken" knows who the party of Uermans nre, why does he 
not icpor: them to the Uobokon Sportsmens' Club f President Thomas 
Walker will do his utmost In prosecuting tho offenders. Shooting for 
bird stutters, who make their living by selling to anybody stuffed birds, 
is not, in any sense, shooting for science, and therefore gives no excuse, 
So ‘‘ltohokcn'' ought to do his best, and if he will give me his name and 
address through your paper, I shall communicate with him, and we uni- 
ted might do some good. "Hoboken" says that he visited Secaucus on 
the 1th of July, 1871, without fludlng a solitary bird in said woods. If 
this is not n mistake I am bound to doubt tho quality of his setters very 
much, as my brother and myself killed ton cocks before nine A. M. on 
the 1th of Jnly, 1874, over staunch points of my Dash aud Hello, and 
several others woro shot ou the sumo day by some of tho numerous par- 
ties. After tho 1th I was lucky enough to bag three birds each of tho 
next live times 1 was out, and was always in New York at nlno A. M. 
There are an unusnul number of birds in our vicinity now, kept away 
from tho Northern States by too much ice nnd snow, and If these brutes 
stop shooting them out of season we will hnvo splendid July shooting. 
1 should also like to see Summer cock and Spriug snipo shooting abol 
ished, as this would increase the numbers of birds considerably. If 
strangling should be tho punishment for shooting game out of season, 
tho ilrst one to vote for it would bo yours, Friend or Gun and Doo. 
_ „ Peterboro, April 13, 1873. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Tim general monthly meeting of tho County of Peterboro Fish aud 
Game Protective Society was held nt the Hoffman Ilonee, on Wednesday 
evening, the 7th inet. Tho secretary read loiters from the Governor 
General of Canada, accepting tho position of Patron of the Society, also 
letters from Messrs. Wilmot, of Newcastle, and Sheridau, of Now York, 
who were made honorary members at tho annual meeting lit tho request 
of Dr. Chns. Ormond. Geo. P. Warren, Esq., of Troy, N. Y., was elected 
an honorary member, who, wc believo, can speak for himself os regards 
buss and niaskliiungi fishing in this county. The snbject of deer hunt- 
ing with dogs was pretty thoroughly discussed, tho prevailing opinion 
being that it would not be judicious to restrain sportsmen from hunting 
iu that manner. It was resolved, however, to petition tho County Conn’ 
cil to have a by-law passed compelling owners of dogs to keep them 
chained during the Winter season. The meeting was largely attended, 
andnt the close u number of new names were entered on tho membe - 
ship list. C. A. P. 
MUSKOKA NOTES. 
_ „ Graveniiurst, April 3, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Signs of Spring huvo at last appeared In Muskoka. Welcome It Is, too, 
after such a severe Winter as we have just passed through. The snow! 
which is now fast disappearing, has been unusually deep this Winter- 
four feet nl least— and In consequence the deer huve been slaughtered 
to an alarming exent. As far as I can learn from different townships iu 
the district, there must have been no less than four hundred killed since 
the Ilrst of January, some for the meat, nnd others merely for the skins 
(which w ill be no good), leaving the carcass in the enow for tho wolves to 
eat. At last they were killed 6o publicly that Information was laid be- 
foro a magistrate, who had some half dozen or so of the deer slayers nr- 
raigiH'd before him nnd fined them $20 each. This soon put n 
stOD to deer killing out of season. I think tho stable was locked after 
the horses wore stolen. 
Ruffed grouse must have got through tho Winter pretty well, aa thoy 
are quiic plentiful this Spring. 
Rears nre also making tneir appearance, one having been seen a few 
days since just outside the village. 
Wild geese are flying north, but ont of range of a shot gun. Ducks 
and wild pigeons have not made their appearance yet; expect them in 
another week or so. The lakes and creeks are not open yet. 
Mr. Cockburn is now busy fitting up bis steamboats, so as to have 
them ready when navigation opens. It is expected that tho Northern 
Railway will be extended to Gravcnhurst by next Fall. There Is now but 
twelve miles of stagiug, instead of fourteen, as last year. Yours truly 
Joseph Scott. 
A BEAR RACE. 
EDiTon FonesT and Stream: — 
Some years ago. on one of my annual trips to the Rangoley Lakes 
troutlng, this hear race occurred:— 
One morning my friend L. and I started up from the Mlddlo Dam for 
the Narrows to fish. There were three or four Titles and any quantity 
of revolvers in camp, any one of which wo could have had, but as we 
were going fishing, nnd not hunting, wo took no shooting irons. On 
rounding Reed’s Point our guide, Mr. Morse, stopped rowing and turned 
half round and looked up the lake, as 1 believo all banters and guides 
do when they have turned a point on the water, or in a path in tho woods, 
to eeo what is ahead. His exclamation was, “Sco that hear in tho 
waterl” I looked, aud saw him. I wns in the stern of the boat steer- 
ing, L, was iu tho bow, and Steve Morse amidships, rowing. L. is a 
base ballist and athlete. The bear turned in his course to go buck to 
where ho started. Our gnido knew nt onco whero he started, and said to 
me, "Mr. B., steer for that dead pine, and don’t you loose a foot of 
ground by crooked steering." We were then about half a mile from the 
bear, and about the same from the dead pine, making a triangle of our 
boat, the bear and the dead pine. Our gaide told L. to take one of 
the oars, which lie did, and the race began. 01 how those ashen blades 
did bend nnd spring to the music of those two rowers I I, observing the 
situation, thought to myself: Supposing wo head him off! Suppose 
he gets a paw on tho side of the boat and capsizes itl What then* Threo 
men who can’t swim nnd a bear Iu the water together! I tell you, my 
knee* began to shake, and I asked our guide what ho should do if wo 
headed him off? "Kill him!” said lie. "Howf" sold I. "With the oars," 
said he. ( could not see it la that light, and I rather think the puddle I 
rteered with got flatway, instead of edgeway; but I steered for that dead 
pine, and as wc neared it 1 made np my mind that the hear wns a little 
ahend. Then my courage rose, and I shouted, "Put in boysl we'll have 
him, sure." But the bear came in the winner. When ho struck the 
shore our boat was about thirty feet from the same point. Steve Morso 
rose up and looked nt him and exclaimed, (ho never swears) “There, by 
grnrious! goes twenty dollarsi" Ho looked to mo as bigas a yearling 
steer, and that was the end of tho race. I have been there many times 
since, nnd most evorbody I meet says to me, then's a bear! but I have 
seen none since, and don't hanker after them. Bek or Boston. 
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PISTOL PRACTICE 
Bald Mountain, N Y., March 29, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
1 am a close reader of your columns, and thoiigh I often see acconnts 
of remnrkuble shot* with the rifle, and Innumerable quantities of game 
brought to bag with the fowling piece, I think there is another weapon 
which, though much neglected, has good claims to distinction. I refer 
to the “six shooter.” I am Induced to write this under the following 
Circumstances:— 
In tho issue of yonr paper for Novernbcrmh, 1874, I saw a reply from 
yon to a correspondent regarding a target made by him with a Coifs 
revolver— 7 shot, 22-100 callbre-ln which 21 consecutive shots wero 
placed In a 51 Inch circle at a distance of 25 feet, and which Mr. J. S 
Conlln noticed os good shooting, and fully equal to any ho nad scon with 
that size weapon. At that limo I had scarcely fired * revolver a score 
of times; but happening to have a No. 1 Smith A Wesson of that calibre, 
I determined to lay out a miniature Creedmoor and go to practicing. On 
Christmas day I made tho threo first targets 1 ever shot, as follows:— 
Target— Bnllscye, 1 Inch; centre, 3; outer, 6; distance, 10 yards; re- 
volver, Smith & Wesson's No. 1, 22 100 cal.. 21 consecutive shots. 1st 
targot-Nono In bullseyc, 7 In Centro. 7 In outer. *1 targot-nouo In 
bullseye, 6 in centre, 14 in outer. 3d targct-3 In bullseyc, 7 in contro, 9 
in ontcr. 
Tho above nro all I have yet flrod. On target No. 2, 19 shots are so 
closo together that a four-inch ring would enclose them all! Though this 
Is not to bo compnrcd to the shooting referred to above, I thought It 
crediiablo for a beginner, nnd would like your opinion. 
Why don't somebody push the matter of starting a National Pistol 
Association, with regular sized targets and stated distances on tho sys- 
tem of Creedmoor, calibre aiul IcDglh of barrel regulated, and then "wo 
nns” who cannot afford a $125 target rifle, and a couple of weeks or so 
practice every month at Creedmoor, could, armed with these rules 
and a Colt, Remington, or Smith & Wesson, as one’s fancy soiled, blaze 
away right at homo, and compare results through tho columns of your 
lively journal. Surely tho revolver Is as 'useful at closo quarters ua the 
rifle nt tho loDger distances, ns many a hunter who has been caught In a 
tight place can testify. Nor is Its use confined to defenco alone. In 
tho West nnd South It Iff used extousively for deer and buffalo hunting 
on horseback. And “Amateur Six Shooter," In Forest and Stream 
for July 2d, 1874, tells us there are those who carry aud shoot revolvers, 
who would put to shume some of tho crack rifle shots at short range- 
say 20 or 50 yards. In reply to a correspondent yon statu on page 175 . 
Vol. 2, that a target fora navy revolver, at 20 yards, shmild bo black 
bullsoye, one Inch In diameter, whole target eighteen inches across. I 
think this larger than necossnry. My Idea would bo to model tho targets, 
Ac., after tho Creodmoor rifle range on a small scalo, as follows; To 
have six distances, viz.: 10, 20, 80, 40, 50, nud oO yards. For first and 
second distance target to be, bullseyc, 1 Inch; centre, 3 Inch; outer, 6 
Inch. For third and fourth distance targot to be, bullseye, 3 inch; cen- 
tre, 6 Inch; outer, 12 luah. For fifth and sixth distanco targets to be, 
bullsoyo, 6 inch; centre, 12 inch; outer, 18 Inch. 
The above sized targets, at these distances, plaluly show tho bullseyc*, 
as one can easily satisfy himself by placing ono and measuring the 
ground. And yet I think It will require a sure eye and steady hand to 
make more bnllsoyes than outers. Of course tho above targets are in- 
tended to be round, the inches given representing the diameter of the 
circles. More than three circles are unnecessary. Tho scoring should 
be, onterp, 1; centres, 2; bullsoyce, 3, in counting up, which, thoueh not 
determining the standard of the shooting as accurately ns the "string 
measure," is more convenient, and accurnto enough for nil practical 
purposes. Or tho shooter conld give number of bullseye*, centres and 
outers made, nnd the length of string also. This, however, Is only tho 
opinion of a novice, and I should be glad to hear from some of tho older 
heads on the snbject. Cannot some one glvo us tho size of targets and 
distances used in pistol shooting at tho annual meeting of tho New York 
State Association for the Preservation of Fish and Game? To show 
what is considered good pistol shooting, I glvo a few shots noticed In 
your issue of July 23d. 1871, which will tond to show tho amateur what 
progress he Is making in his practice toward becoming an expert shot: 
"An export In New Y'ork, with a 10 inch Colt’s revolver, at 20 yards^ 
made 0 shots measuring 10 inches. At 20 yards, 10 shot.* to measure 15 
inches is ve-iy superior shooting. Tho best revolver shooting ever made 
at Mr. J. 8. Conlin’s gallery, was 8 shot*, 15 Inches, at 125 feet;6shois 
50 feet, every bullet touching tho other in a straight lino, 7 Inches. At 
38 feet. 17 consccutivo bells rung; bnllaeyc, 2J Inches. All dono off- 
bnnd with different makes of revolvers." 
From a late paper I clip tho following score of tho Queen’s Sports 
man’s Clnb of L. I., pistol shooting Jbr iho challenge badge, March Rlh 
10 shots, 30 feet, string measurement; as follows (I omit names, but glvo 
Hie order of the ahootlng) :— 
Tn*r. Boston.— Will -you pleaso Inform me whetheo there is any drug 
or preparation to steep corn or other grain In that would render wild 
pigeon* or Blackbird* Insensible after eating, bnt would not spoil thorn 
thcl^ ^ tall*g h00UnS, An ** Wo e * nnot fi tT0 thls Information. Try salt on 
Lll K,!i 0n ’.!' 1-1 h&T0 * M, t»two years old that I cannot 
. * k ’ b n * “ blrdl Ilc '* * K°“d dog in other respects. IIow shall I 
teach him to retrieve? An*. To glvo the directions yon desire would 
T"™’ Wo c *“ forward you written Instructions, or 
refer yon to a breaker. 
« i j - ’ fMjladelphla.— will yon pleas.. Inform mo what will kill llco on 
a dog I have a setter dog that is full of them. They are not float. 
CO “ tlng ° f C#,lor - -"cot. or sperm oil, welt 
rubbed Into the hair. Next day wash him thoroughly with carbolic 
•onp; common soap may answer. 
W. ON., Wilklnsbnrg, P« — Can yon fnrnlsh mo with a compare such 
aa yon describe in your possession, and at what prico? Ans. The maker 
of the combined compare and .» u dial Is dead and tho manufacture 
ceased W o know of a small lot. however, and can precure yon oue and 
rorward It postage paid for ono dollar. 
W. U. C.. Cazouovia, N. Y -"Tho Birds of North Amorlca,” drawn, 
engraved and colored by Theodore Jasper, A. M., M. I)., Jacob H. 
Studcr, publisher, Columbus, O., Issued onco a month. Have you seen 
u copy or two of them? Ans. Wo esteem the works of Dalr.1, Uidgwaj 
and Couesas much more perfect and eomprohMlvo. 
Information Wanted, N. Y.-I have a gooPnualo loading gun that 
1- String 101 in.|5. String i„ 
2. String 15 13-16 In. .6 String 209-16 in 
8. (16 8-16 m handc’pd) 10 3-16 in. 7. (28 11-16 in. hauc’d) 31 11-16 in' 
*• String 21J in. |8. String 313-16 in. 
This led me to measure my threo targets and compare results, as the 
distance was the same. Below I glvo tho score:— 
1st target, 1st 10 shot* 251 in.|2d targot, 2d 10 shots 1*} In 
1st target, last 10 shots 171 in. 3d target. 1st lOsliot* I8t In. 
2d target, 1st 10 shots 121 in. |8d target, last 10 shot* i 7 j | n . 
The gentleman mentioned above (Mr. Conlln) In a note to Forbst and 
Stream recently, said: "I am pleased to notice tho Interest you mani- 
fest in practice with small pistols, as tho popularizing of small arm 
shooting will do away, in a great mcnsarc, with the numerous accidents 
that attend tho handling of pocket fire arms by those unskilled iu their 
use. It is a well known fact that not more than one In fifty knows any- 
thing, either as to accnracy of aim, or the manner of holding a pistol. 
By keeping the attention of the public called to tbla fact, your reputa- 
tion as a public benefactor will bo established." 
Now, gentlemen, I move to have a uniform sot of rnlos established, to 
regulate targets, distance, Ac . so that every one cun practice nt any 
sultablo place, and kuow exactly what progress he is making by compar- 
ing results with tho various reports from time to time sent in, Who 
knows to what friendly contests it might lead In time, and w hat results 
wonld bo achievod by causing our leading makers to bestow more care 
and attention to this arm, and inciting them to furnish the best that can 
be made, as they are already doing by Iho long range Creedmoor rifle f 
That is my proposition; who will second tho motion f 
This letter is merely written to call attention to a matter which I am 
afraid is being much neglected, and if it shall havo tho effect of calling 
ont a response from some of your readers, I shall be satisfied. It only 
needs some suitable person to set tho hnli rolling to make It a success. I 
am willing to contribute my mite towards n premium for the best shoot- 
ing— amateur, of coarse— with the six-shooter, at distances ranging 
from 10 to 60 yards. Speak out, kulghts of the trigger, and let us hear 
your views. Brandon. 
£nswei[S go ^oniesyondentd. 
Canoe, Boston.— For reply to your inquiry, eoo our Yachting column 
this week. 
F. W. D., Taunton, Maas.— In rifle practice what Is tho proper size 
bullseye to use at 200 yardsf Ans. Target, 6 feet by 2 feet; bullseye, 
8 Inches square. 
Feather, Babylon, L. I.— Where can I get good board for a pair of 
setters* Ans. P. A. Bssslnger, Thirty-ninth street, near Third avenue, 
South Brooklyn, board* hunting dog*. 
F. S., Fbnt, Mich.— Will yon oblige by Informing me how to clean 
velveteen? Ans. Wo would recommend diluted aqna nmmonla. Per- 
haps some of our readers can give a better recipe. 
CREEDMOon, Philadelphia — Is there any first-class long rnngo rifle 
made that can be used either for centre fire or rim cartridges? Ans. No; 
the centre fire cartridge is used In onr long range rifles. 
D. McG., Harriiville, Mich,— Is it Greener's new edition of "Modern 
Breech Loaders" that 19 advertised in your columns for $3,50? Ans. 
We shall have the new edition of Mr. Greener's book In nbonl two weeks. 
W. M. F N , Montreal.— Conld you oblige me with the name nnd 
address of several of yonr best race boat builder* (rowboat*)? Ans. 
Stephen Roberts. No. 368 South street, N. Y.; Thomas Fearon, Yonk- 
ers, N. Y, ; C. B. Elliot, Greenpoiat, N. Y.; Wa Blalkis, Cambridge, 
Moss. 
I want altered Into a breech loaler. Will it Injure tho gun? What stylo 
of breech loader would you suggest ? To whom should I suml to havo 
the rlinngo mndof Ans. Seethe advertisement of Mortimer A Kirk- 
wood and Clark A Suolder, Baltimore, in our papor. 
Mi*«N. T, O., Niagara Fall*.— What Is tho boat way to, study ento- 
mology without a teacher? What work* and text books would old mo 
most? An*. Write to Naturalist's Agency, Salem, Maas., for catalogue 
and nil Information. For a beginner, Agassiz and Gould's work la aa 
good os any. Crocker & Brewster, of Bo»ton, nre Iho publisher*. 
G. D. L., Tiffin, Ohio.— Please Inform mo what stylo, weight, calibre, 
tho double gun 1* that yon, In Answers to Correspondent* lu April l*t 
number, suy is for sale at your offico? Ia It n muzzle or breech loader? 
An*. The guu alluded to 1* a fine doublo breech loader, mudo by W. A 
C. Scott A Sons, 12 gauge, 30 Inch barrels, and weighs 74 pounds. 
8. W. H., Washington.— Iu your Isano of April 1st “Royal" speaks of 
Klcy's brown shells at $10 per thousand. Car. yon give naino of dealer 
who will furnish No. 10 shells at that figure? Is tho Scott lover which 
shuts under tho trigger guard strong and dnrnblo? An* 1. Tho price 
for brown shells No. 10 is $11.50 per thousand, gold; No. 12, $10 gold, 
to ho had of gun dealers advertising In our paper. 2. Yes. 
W. E. P., Now York.— Please Inform mo If tho procoss of Incubation 
(artificial) has ever been successfully demonstrated from a pecuniary 
point of view, and if so, doc* not tho groat care required make It more 
than probablo that It will never bo of goneral u»e? An*. A parly at 
IlicksvlUe, L, I., wc beliuve, claims to havo made artificial Incubation a 
paying process. Will send for his pamphlet and forward It to you. 
c - A. P., Peterborough.- What weight am I to take in proving my 
powder flask. I And a charge marked threo drachms on tho fia»U is 
only a trifle over ono drachm, apothecaries weight. Tho flask Is one of 
Uawksloy’s make. Is shot proved by tho samo? Ans. Tho drachms 
marked on your fln*k represent a measure, not a weight, being equiva- 
lent to apothecaries fluid measure. A drachm (measure) weighs a Uttlo 
over 37 gral ds . Shot by weight . 
A. M. N., Janesville, Wl* — Can you or any of your readers toll me of 
preventive for the headache, which 1* brought on by continuous shoot- 
ing with heavy charges of powder, such os wo n«o for ducks? I sin al- 
ways bothered with this headache In Spring nnd Fall duck shooting, and 
have heard tho same complaint from other*. Ans. Tho trouble yon 
speak of must bo constitutional, and we suggest no remedy, never hav- 
ing been similarly nflllctod. Tho concussion acts directly upon tbs ner- 
vous system, which In some person* Is more scnsltivo aud dolicato than 
In others. 
J. D. F., Newton, Maas.— I am about to go on a rancho and tako with 
mo an Imported English mastiff, to Wyoming Territory. What will ho 
about tho cost? Ho Is too valuable to send by oxpre**. I havo been 
looking at rifles— Sharp'* and Remington's. Are there other* yon would 
rccommond me to look nt before purchasing? Which boro Is tho most 
desirable, 44 or 50? An* It will cost you $20 or $25 for yonr dog. 
Make arrangements with tho baggago mastor*. You can do no bettor 
than to take eitbor of tho rillos named. Wo should prefer the 41 calibre. 
P. C. T., New York.— I have a sotlcr pup about a year old which Is 
troubled with a very violent cough whenever he plays or runs about, or 
wheuover bo Is taken by tho nock or head, or led hy a chain. Hu wears 
a leather collar, bulls troubled as much with the cough with the collar 
off as he is with It on. Will you kindly Inform me what you think tho 
tronblo is, nnd what I should glvo him for It, aud groutly oblige? An*. 
Barbadoes tar, 1 drachm; powdered squills, I drachm; extract belladonna, 
10 groins; powder leguerla sufficient. Beat Into a mass aud mnko up 
Into twenty pill*; give four a day. 
A Reader, Montreal.— Where can I find good bn** fishing and dnek 
shooting In tho months of August and September, near tho towns of Port 
nope or Peterboro, Canadu, and are there any hotel accommodations? 
Ans. Toronto sportsmen generally run op to Lake 81mcoo and Couchl- 
chiug; good hotels at Bello Ewart nud Barrio on tho former, and at Con- 
chlchlng and Orillia at the latter, four hour* from Toronto by rail. Ex- 
cellent l»i*« fishing on Otonnbcc River, ton miles below Peterboro This 
river empties into Rice Lake, ono of the best bass, muscaionge and duck 
regions in Canada. Good hotels at Itlco Lako, which cau bo Touched 
from Cobourg; distance, sixteen mile*. 
Dr. J. H. M,. Marlon, N. C.—I havo a Tory handsome pointer bitch, 
a* good on qnnll aud snipe as she Is pretty. Having trnined and broken 
her myself, of courso 1 am very proud of her, aud a* I cannot show her 
to you, will give you hor proportion*, and ask what you think of her; 
Efilc Dean*- -Color, liver and white ; weight, 40 oound* iu good hunting 
condition, ueithor fat oilcan; height at shoulder, 204 Inches; around 
cheat, 27 Inches; length of head, 84 Inchos; length of neck, 5 Inches; 
length from shoulder to tall, 22 Inches; longth of tall to end of bone, 1 1 
Inches. An*. From tho proportions given wo should say that Efllo 
was rather undersized, according to our view, but have no doubt tbutsho 
is a handsome and well bred bitch, 
M. A. B., Olean.— Docs tho text of tho laws of New York State allow . 
the killing of rotted grouse during tho clo*o season, for Invalid*? Ans. 
No exception of this kind. Do you know anything about black bass be- 
ing Infested with grubs during warm weather? I havo been told by sev- 
eral persons that they are thus affected, tho grubs being along near tho 
backbone, and whether they are In consequence unfit for food? An*. 
Parasites of this kind are common. What kind of fleh would be mo»t 
suitable for stocking the hoodwntcr* of iho Alleghany River? Ans. Yonr 
Commissioners seem to prefer the black bass for main stream, but trout 
arc Indigenous to all tributaries. 
C- G. O., Boston.— It I* Iho Intention of myself and companion to 
spend onr vacation on the Mognctowan. If wc hod threo weeks, would 
It be time enough to go and return, nnd spend two weeks in the heart of 
the conntry? You wonld havo ton days. I* game nnd fish os plenty as 
one would infer from reading your correspondent. "Music?" Ans. Very 
abundant. Do you know of anybody with whom wo could conus- 
pond with regard to procuring two reliable guide* with birches? An*. 
Write to Joseph Scott, Graveniiurst, Ontario. What I* the best lime to 
go to havo good shooting and fly -fishing both? Ans. September. Where 
can I get n map of the country lying around the river? Aus. Of Chos. 
Lount, Register, Brace-bridge. 
jyA large nnmbcr of answers to correspondents are unavoidably 
laid ovtr until next week. 
