forest and stream. 
and as reliable ns If bought of Mr. Laverock. Now, In the London 
Fithi of June lOtb, 1 fee ndvertlsod to bo sold, does from the twoflrst 
mentioned eentlomon (who, Mr. Lavorack soys, have bought all the pup- 
pleB be had for vale), of undeniable pedigree*; also gomo from Wm 
Bllnkhorn, Esq., Including Scott and Victress, from Laverock’s Old 
Pash and Moll, beside a good many from them of paro Laverock strain. 
There may bo (I do not say there are) twenty Laverocks of pure breed In 
America, and Mr. L. may not have sold one of them. 
In all dog shows Laverocks should go under tbe class English setters, 
n* they do at home. They mny be the best In the world, but I think 
sportsmen will find them too fast and rangy for any part of America but 
the pruirle and largo snipe meadows. For New England and sorno parts 
of the Middle States I believe they will be about useless. I should think 
that, with their long lineago, they would come nonrer alike In color than 
they do. Black and white ticked, orange and white, liver and white In 
nil their variations. Is a pretty good range f or one breed, claiming to be 
the oldest and purost. It would not do for the Irish and Gordons to vary 
that much; they would bo nowhere ut shows except they are of the true 
colors. If you will look at the London Field after July 10th, you will 
sco that the dogs of pure Laverack and other One breeds bring no such 
enormous prices as have been paid by Americans, and are just as good 
and reliable, and tho geutloman from Virginia can get nil the Laver- 
ocks he wishes without waiting a year. Dry Land, 
[With regard to the importation of Laveracks, our corre- 
spondent is right as far as the practicability of importation 
is concerned, but in point of fact we are inclined to aeree 
with Captain Taylor, that only three pure Laveracks hare 
ns yet reached this country, and for this reason: The im- 
portation of any high bred dog is so apt to be heralded 
with a flourish of trumpets on both sides of the water that 
it would he almost impossible for one of pure blood to 
creep into the country unknown. We agree entirely with 
‘‘Diy Land” as to the class in which they belong at bench 
shows, and probably no errors in this respect will occur 
again. As for their capabilities for this country, we ap- 
prehend it is the generation produced here to which im- 
porters look for the working dogs, tho ‘‘imps’’ being for 
the producing of a strain which will answer best for gen- 
eral field purposes. — E d.] 
MR. ARNOLD BURGES’ KENNEL. 
359 
Men and giver 
FISH IN SEASON IN JULY. 
Trout, Salmo fonUnaUs. 
8almon, Halma talar. 
Maskonongo, Ettxc nobilior 
Weak fish. 
8triped Bags. 
Kingflsh. 
Sheepshcad 
Salmon Trout. Salmo cor\/lnt*. 
Laud-locked Salmon, .Salma OlovetH. 
muck Ham, microntenu nUjrxcvn*. 
Pike, ttox luciut. 
Pickerel. 
Blucllsh. 
Maysville, Ky., July, 1875. 
EDiTon Forest and Stream:— 
As you liko to keep a record of all the flue dogg imported, I wish to 
say that my Irish Rufus, which won first prize in his class and champion- 
ship at Paris, in this State, June 2d, Is from the kennel of J. S. Skid- 
more, of Nantwfch, England, and is the same dog advertised In yonr 
columns some time since. lie is a magnificent animal, of first-class 
pedigree, and with every mark of the true Irish setter, while for beauty 
he lias few equals and can have no superiors. This is the verdict of all 
who have seen him. I purchased at the sumo time a splendid Irish bitch 
from Mr. 8., which will be shipped to me shortly. 
The steamship Erin brought mo on her last trip a very bcautifal fif- 
teen months old bitch of the true Field Trial stock from Llewellln’s 
kennel. Queen Mab Is a bluo and tan, and the most perfectly formed 
animal I ever saw of her age, or any age in her sex. She is by Dan, out 
of the pure Laverack blich Nelly, sister to Countess and Reid’s Sam. 
Nelly and Countess made 100 points of merit in the brace stake at Vay- 
nol, the only time this score was ever made. Mab is exactly the same 
blood as Llewelliu's grand young bitches Countess Moll and Conntesa 
Bear, they being by Dan, out of Countess. Countess Bear Is tbe fifteen 
months puppy, which beat the great (?) Ranger at the dog Derby, mak- 
ing the fourth victory Llewellin has won over this so-called "king setter" 
with the get of Dan. a dog which was never beaten. Queen Mab has, 
therefore, in her veins the blood which bus proved its superiority to any 
other strain in England. I consider myself fortunate in getting her, and 
trust she may livo to perpetuate her race, and benefit the lovers of good 
dogs in this country. Will send her pedigree in full soon. 
Arnold Burges. 
VERMIN ON 
DOGS. 
New York, July 8th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I notice le to day's issue an article on vermin on dogs, etc . Now. I 
will give for the benefit of yonr readers a valuable new and harmless 
remedy. Infallible and agreeable, aud a sure cure agslnst vermin on man 
or beast of any species or variety. Take:— Insect powder, 1 ounce; al- 
cohol, 4 ounce*; water, 2 ounces. Shake in a bottle till dissolved. Ap- 
ply once or twice a day wlih a soft sponge till the vermin are deslroyed. 
The above Is as harmless as water, and a sure euro. Sportsman , 
Dogs and Default. — An ingenious observer of things 
in general has traced an unexplained connection between 
the default on the July ii^rest of the Virginia and Tennes- 
see debts, aud the immeiro mimbepof dogs in those States, 
averaging three to each voter, it is said. The idea is 
fantastic enough, but not wholly without reason. A Slate 
that supports three dogs to every male adult could hardly 
be expected to meet all other current expenses in tight 
times like these, Persons who, with Mr. Bergh, believe in 
the free multiplication and perpetuation of the canine race, 
doubtless think the money well expended, and that credit- 
ors should whistle for their July interest, while the dogs 
replenish the earth. We should not charge this failure on 
the superabundant dogs of Virginia and Tennessee, but 
rather on the general financial debility from which so many 
of the States, with most of their inhabitants, are suffereis 
at present. At the same time it is worth noting that the 
poorer people are the more dogs thev own, as a rule; and 
the converse of the proposition is undoubtedly true. Tho 
enormous excess of dogs in parts of the South is one evi- 
dence of the poverty which rules among the people there. 
Joking aside, it is indisputable that the dog-raising mania 
of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina has been deadly 
to the wool growing interest in those States. In that 
sense they have been made poor by their canine indul- 
gences .— Journal of Commerce. 
The Lonoest and Highest Step oij Record.— Wo are 
iuformed that a few days ago Mr. A. C. Waddell, of New- 
ton, New Jersey, while out woodcock shooting in Sussex 
couuty with two companions, and while walking through 
tome tolerubly dense cover, discovered a large rattlesnake 
directly at his feet, just as he was about to step forward. 
It being too late to draw back, he made a spring over the 
“critter," and it is said he went full six fed high and fifteen 
forward, and then turning to look for his dog— the old black 
pointer Phil — found that he was approaching the snake, 
and very near it, when he was ordered to “down charge,” 
which he did directly alongside the snake, but before the 
varmint could coil and strike, Mr. W. shot its head off. 
—Paris pays tuxes on more than 65,000 dogs. 
<*r ofWf, UtMriBUt ' 
F 1811 IN Market.— Fish of all kinds continue scarce and 
prices are consequently high. The supply of salmon in 
particular, which has been so abundant of late as to bring 
this delicacy within the reach of all, has fallen off and the 
price advanced to 45 and 50 cents per pound; at this 
time last year it was selling at 20 cents. Spanish mackerel 
from the Chesapeake Bay have also advanced in price and 
are now selling at 80 cents to $1. per pound. A few 
natives have been caught off the. New Jersey coast, the 
avant courriers of the schools which may he expected soon 
to appear on our own shores, and bring $1 50 per pound. 
Halibut sell for 20 cents per pound, and sheepshead for 25 
cents; fresh mackerel are worth 20 cents each, and striped 
bass 25 cents per pound; weakfish (squeteague) 12 cents; 
blackfish 15 cents; porgies 12 cents; sea bass 18 cents,’ 
Lobsters are now worth 10 cents; soft shell crabs still 
scarce at $1 75 to $2 00 per dozen. Fish and Congress 
water appear to be the staple articles of diet at Saratoga, and 
guests of the Grand Union ought to return to the city well 
supplied with brains. We saw at Mr. Blackford’s, Fulton 
Market, an order put up for this house that comprised for 
one day's consumption only, 200 pounds salmon; 100 
pounds Spanish mackerel; 100 pounds sheepshead; 100 
pounds striped bass, 200 fresh mackerel; 150 pounds lob- 
sters; 50 dozen soft crabs and 100 pounds halibut. 
The Great Sooth Bay.— Blueflshing both in the bay and 
outside the inlet has been rather better during the past 
week. Saturday was overcast with an easterly wind blow- 
ing. The t rollers had the best of the sport, the fish being 
near the surface and disinclined to take the chum. The 
fish taken outside the bar have been ranging from six to 
eight pounds, while those in the bay run much smaller. 
No one who has once been successful in catching bluefish 
of large size with rod and reel will ever forget the excite- 
ment of the sport, and chumming is rapidly coming to be 
the sport par excellence. The weakfish are now returning 
from their haunts at the eastward to the feeding grounds. 
We have heard of one large catch of these fish taken with 
the squid. 
—Trout fishing in the Ilangeley lakes is better this season 
than for five years past. The members of the Oquossoc 
Club, with headquarters at Camp Kennebago, are having 
excellent sport, as will be seen from tbe following record' 
Mr. R. G. Allerton has caught in all 157 trout, weighing 
177$ pounds, llie smallest weighing half a pound, aud the 
largest six and a half pounds; but Mr. Thomas L Puge 
heads the list with a fish of eight and a half pounds, al- 
though a young man fishing in the Rangeley stream 'has 
very nearly tied him with one of eight pounds, taken with 
a fly. Mr. G. H. Bliss has caught 112, weighing seventy- 
eight pounds; smallest, half a pound; largest, five and a 
half pounds; nearly all taken with the fly. 
We are authorized by Mr. George Shepard Pago, Presi- 
dent of the Oquossoc Club, to state that gentlemen desirous 
of joining the Kennebago Camp can have all the privileges 
on the same terms as members of tho club. 
Trout Fishing in Pike County, Pa.— Along the Frtit 
Pik^oJnt7 pT' n fnd “r WCatber lhe lro,lt In 
mipr,WM ly ’ * “ , ’. and ad J olnlD 8 country, has not been as 
heen^ f »“ a ^ pr m ,0U8nnes ’ but some excellent sport boa 
Tl *« Snwkill Creek — the “old reliable’ “ 
numier £ k >UB lly lftrge s P<; cim, ’ n " thi * year, if tho 
onTdav’I^hin b ?, Cn 80 K reaf - The largcat catch mode in 
exoertFd rihui 1 iT£ on ’ wn9 thftl of well known 
son of Rnintw' ‘jJL 17 1 ark Row * nnd I)r - John Thomp- 
of them imin yn ‘ P’.'ey caught over three hundred, many 
ot them being exceedingly large ones. 
i rout fishing by moonlight is a popular nhiiso of 
wfe. nr0m, : i Milford ,h5 » ^ason. With a while ^ vel- 
all Hip Gr . an< r u coachman, fish are caught at night which 
a] the art of the angler is lo« upon in the day lime 
dam on ?i rgC v 0,l i’ me, " berB of 11 seJiool lying in teller's 
street l f ft, ! dern, . ,l, ! clt /'.reck, at the head of Front 
1 Milford, plainly visible to passers by at any hour 
ermaV ra . idn !S hl reco, ‘".V '»>' “ local fish- 
r. 
mondskill Creek, three miles from Milford, in June of last 
at what !s rail ^ Ct Ih eC ".l J ° renux ’ s meadows 11,1,1 "1 “Id dam 
at what is called the “Gousset place." Tin y took with 
ft yellow and white miller twenty large trout^nui of one 
^veVshon Ume° VerhUUg by “ deM * * rowlh ,>f aldor9 ‘ in 
„ T he SlloholR Creek has maintained its flno reputation 
this season considering the unfavorable clrcumtanres 
A creek that will yield to the fly of a fishemau by no 
« an tbw* hundred trout in six hour’s fishing 
a dozen of which being “pounders,’’ and several two 
pounders, has not yet lost individuality as a trout stream, 
buch fishing has been done this season. A gentleman 
named Kenyon, from New York, also took over three 
hundred large ones from tho Shohola early in this season 
*“ n comparatively short time. Local anglers have com- 
pelled all the branches of the Shohola to pay large tribute 
to hook and line since the season commenced, and the 
trout that have been taken from that region thus far num- 
bers high up among the thousands. 
Reports from the Bushkill region are to the effect tbnt 
while the number of trout caught is considerably reduced 
this season, the size seems to be correspondingly increased. 
Large numbers of Philadelphians have been fishing the Saw 
Creek, tne Little Bushkill, Pond Run, Tom’s Creek, und 
the many others, and have found the best kind of sport 
I he Bushkill country used to be the favorite resort of that 
veteran disciple of “rare old Izaak." and authority ou 
angling, Thad. Norris, of Philadelphia, but of late years 
lie has not ventured among its rocky mountain passes and 
thundering cataracts. 
The Lackawaxen region has probably suffered more from 
the drouth than any other, in consequence of the streams 
being smaller. Early in llie season, however, some excel- 
lent fishing was afforded in Lord's Brook, Panther Brook 
and others. Taylor Creek, one of the main tributaries of 
the Shohola, has responded well to the demand of the 
angler, and furnished a large number of fine specimens. 
A two day’s rain would make trout fishing throughout 
Pike county as good as any one could desire until tho close 
of the season. The large brooks, such as the Sawkill, Ray- 
mondskill, Dingmau’s, Shohola, Little and Big Bushkill, 
&c., will afford fair fishing for three weeks yet, and ex- 
cursions are making daily to them. 
— Fishing at No Mali’s Laud has been excellent, Messrs. 
Oliver E. Gifford and Josiah Eaton, Jr., took during a 
week’s visit nineteen bass with rod and reel, weighing 
from thirty to fifty pounds each. Bluefish are abundant at 
New Bedford and off the Elizabeth Islands, catches rang- 
ing as high as 150 to the boat. 
—Bass are reported fairly plenty in the Schuylkill, at 
and above the Flat Rock Dam. The catch per rod, run- 
ning from four to fifteen. 
— Mr. Holberton, the well known artist writes us from 
the Walton House, Clayton, N. Y. among the Thousand 
Islands, to the effect that the fishing is excellent, and he 
wonders that there are not more visitors. The best fishing, 
he thinks, is for black bass with a trout rod and large fly. 
He caught thirty-eight in one afternoon. 
—We learn through Dr. Ferber of this city, who is an 
ardent angler, that fine sport with black bass can be had at 
Marston Pond, near Wurtsboro, Sullivan county, Pa. 
Write to Geo. Olcott of that place, who will pilot and take 
charge of visitors. 
New Jersey .—Barnegat Inlet, Kinsey'* Ash). ’ey House, July 
12.— Bluefish schools continue to come in the inlet, morning 
and evening, but do not take tho squid well. The only 
catches worth reporting this week are J. B. Dixon, Twad- 
dell & Bro., twenty-one; A. T. Tamar & Co., New York, 
fifteen. Sea bass since Thursday are biting well, and the 
guests are having fine sport. Weakfish still scarce. Sheaps- 
head still plentiful, averaging 200 heads per day. Taken 
from the grounds of the professionals I have to report on 
Thursday, Wm. Bound, twenty-one; H. Grim, fifteen; 
John Soper, twenty-one; S. Ridgeway, ten; C. Parker, six. 
Amateurs— J. B. Dixon, eight. Our daily report was mis- 
laid; every day would have compared favorably with the 
above for sheepshead. 
— A correspondent writes: — 
“We have caught bluefish of from six to seven pounds 
weight with a pole for many years, but for real sport, 
fasten a bonita of about ten to twelve pounds to a good 
bass pole, and you are fixed for an hour. They are ns 
steady as a bass and as strong as a salmon. They don’t 
cut bluefish capers, open month, tail foremost. Will send 
method of fishing if you wish it. We were the first who 
caught them regularly. B. and T." 
Minnesota. — Lake Pepin, July 5th, 1875.— Fishing in 
Lake Pepin was never better than at the present time 
Every evening I sail and fish, and fish and sail; take all the 
black bass, pike perch and pickerel I want, and often get 
an overdose of the latter. 1 never knew fish In better 
order or more gamy. They bite freer, light longer and 
pull harder than I ever knew them to before. The season 
has been cool, and the continual low temperature of the 
water, has been conducive to the health and strength of 
the fish. I am usin°;, for live bait, young dog fish ( Scyllium 
canicula). They will live all Summer in a rain barrel with- 
out change of water. They are the best live bait I ever 
saw. I never knew a better time for sailing aud fishing 
ou this lake. Strangers begin to arrive, and all that are on 
sport intent find it to their heart’s content. Weather 
splendid, cool nights aud no mosquito bites. D. C. F. 
TnE Fisheries.— The number of fishing arrivals for the 
week ending July 8th was 105, fifty-seven from Georges, 
eleven from the Banks aud thirty-seven from muckereling! 
Amounts of Georges cod brought in, 900,000 pounds, hali- 
but, 50,000 pounds, Bank cod, 1,600,000 pounds, halibut 
75,000 pounds, mackerel, 4,850 barrels. 
The losses in the fishing business from this port during 
the first half of the present year have been greatly in excess 
of those of last season. Up to the first of July, twelve 
vesselvs and eighty-six lives had been lost, and there is pos- 
sibility that still another vessel will have to be added to 
the list, as the schooner rau down und sunk on the Bauks 
by English barque Towo, on the 8th ult., has not yet been 
accounted for. Last year there were ten vessels and sixty- 
eight lives lost during the whole season— less than the first 
half of the present year has furnished. 
Schoouer Alfred Waleu, Capt. William Thompson, has 
made four halibut trips to the Grand Banks within eighty- 
six days, and landed some 800,000 pounds halibut, and 
stocked about $10,900. This is the best fishing and stock 
for the time made by any vessel from this port. She has 
made five trips thus far this season, her net stock amount- 
ing to about $12,500. Capt. Thompson bids fair of 
making a big year’s work . — Cape Ann Ail ocr liter, July 9th. 
—Anglers will please take notice. The fact is worth 
knowing. Mr. Samuel Baylis writes as follows to Land 
and Water : — 
“In the very amusiug account of the Southport Aquarium 
by Mr. Buckland, he states what is quite true ns regards a 
fish going to die when he turns on the side. After placing 
the fish into my live-bail can, should they turn on their 
sides, to save them from dying, I insert a sharp pointed 
awl under the fin, iu a slanting direction towards the gill, 
holding the fin up with the thumb. I let out the over 
charge of air, which is the cause of its flouting on the side. 
