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SAirUDAY JOE 26. 1875. 
CONTENTS or THIS NUI^BEH. 
Page. Page 
Female White Pelican? with Salmon Preeding in Canada. If it 
Center- Boards If8 The Uunlers of Maine 
Classification at Dog Show?. 3‘j3 English Setters Coiitiuned... Biff 
The Xational Tournament at Queries and Answers Bpj 
Cleveland IW Librarj* Table 199 
National Sportsmen's Asso- Duties’ of Sportsmen to Each 
elation Other 200 
Mr. Ballock's Paper on Un- The Editor on the Wing 2tio 
clean creatures 395 Restocking our Streams 201 
The Rifie 196 IjOtters from Sportsmen. 202~2A3 
Pigeon Matches 197-2(M AVestem Items 203 
DITIES OF SPORTS.WEX TO EA(iI OTHER. 
Once more we .ipproacli the openi a of the shooting 
season, and with it comes an opportunity to impress 
upon our readers some of the duties they owe each 
other. All sports must either refine or brutalize its vota- 
ries, just as it appeals to their higher or lower instincts. 
The old games of the arena, and later the bull fights of 
Spain, fostered fierce passions and accustomed the spec- 
tators to look with indifference upon scenes of blood 
and violent death. There was nothing of m.anliness in 
looking on, and nothing of either mental or phy.sical 
ctillure was wrought by the games themselves. It is 
not to be wondered at then that apart from the dictates 
of humanit}’, practical, common sense should condemn 
and put down such unprofitable exhibitions. Men have 
grown wiser and demand now some substantial return 
for the gift of their time and hilior, hence the sports of 
the day, among educated gentlemen, arc < :ilciilaud to 
combine the highest physical ciijio-nieut with fhe-great- 
est amount of mental improvement, and it is the duty 
of each sportsman to insist on inainLiiuing this high 
standard. 
It is but a few 3 ’ear«, since the sole rerpiisite to spnrt.s- 
manship was the abilitj’ to kill game with a fair degree 
of precision. Now, a knowledge of natural history and 
an acquaintance with the polite usages which prevail 
among gentlemen, are absolute essentials to the charac- 
ter. Each one of the brotherhood has upportunities to 
learn something of the natuie and habits of the deni- 
zens of forest or jirairie, and by eomiiiunicatiiig his 
observations tbrougli our coluinus, may clear tip many 
doubtful points, and render a real and great service to 
the cause of scientific research. The field is as broad as 
ever, and though unqiiestionablj' the labors of our emi- 
nent naturalists h.avc brought inanj’ secret things to 
light, j‘et the obscurity' which overhangs even some of 
our favorite game birds, shows that all is not yet made 
plain. Some of the greatest discoveries of every age 
have been the result of accident, and a few words from 
one of our friends inaj'turn the current of investigation 
into the right channel. 
True sportsmanship has its etiquette, which if observed 
will serve as well to polish the mamieis and inculcate 
generous impulses, as the most arbitrary rules of society. 
YTe no longer esteem tlie man who fibs his own bag or 
creel at the expense of his compaiiiuii by the exercise of 
selfishness, and certainly there can be but little pleas- 
ure in shooting or fishing with such a pevsen j t,l>e cour- 
tesy of the field leads the true sportsman to desire his 
friend's pleasure and sport before his own, and he gives 
him his full share of the shots or casts. Jlany prom- 
ising young shots have been greatly injured if not per- 
manently ruined, by' going out with a man who shot in 
turn and out of turn, thereby' compelling the novice to 
fire before he got well on his bird or see it fall before 
his greedy' companion’s aim. There are few men who 
can shoot well jf they attempt to cut down ail the birds 
before their companion’s gun, so greediness generally 
recoils upon itself, and the record of missed shots tells 
greatly against the shooter’s average. Such men, too, 
are invariably shunned after one experience, and find it 
difficult to get a companion when they go afield, while 
the polite, generous sportsman is universally liked, 
and readily finds a pleasant associate in his sporting 
trips. 
With the coming season we wish to urge npon our 
friends as a duty', the communication of whatever 
seems new or interesting in field matters. Our columns 
are especially designed for the transmission of such 
items, and through them the public will be benefited if 
a real discovery is made, while on the other hand the 
sportsman himself will find his novelty explained if 
other gentlemen are better posted. We trust too that our 
readers will assist us in making generous courtesy a 
criterion by which sportsmanship shall be yet more 
severely tested, and in short work with us in all ways, 
having for their end the elevation of pastimes, which 
though new to this country, are now so generally fol- 
lowed, that they cannot fail in exerting an influence 
upon our national characteristics. 
THE EIIITOR 0\ THE WIVG— \0. 7. 
After a brief sojourn in Southern Colorado, we re- 
turned to Denver, and making the “Inter-Ocean” our 
headquarters, made frequent trips to the plains and 
mountains, upon which w'e gathered a number of in- 
teresting specimens and relics for our home collection, 
besides the inforiii :tiou gained and the pleasure of 
watching the movements tit ilie prairie dogs, owls and 
birds of the plains. On one expedition over the foot- 
hills of the mountains we were fortunately directed to 
a locality' containing very' line petrifaciipns, and after a 
tedious drive found an immense log and a large stump 
of a tree from which we with difficulty broke off a num- 
ber of good specimens, and returned to Denver, feeling 
amply rewarded for a hard day’s work. We also tried 
a little trout fishing in the mountain streams, and one 
day’s experience was quite romantic, but not very' fishy'. 
We took a seat behind a good jiair of horses, early one 
morning, and .started for “Dear Creek,” and upon our 
arrival there found .several Denver gentlemen already 
at work wetting their lines. Our friend, the Major, 
soon ordered a halt, and out we jumped, delighted with 
the prospects of good fishing, and the elegant rod and 
re*cl loaned us by Lowerc was soon arranged for 
business, and with a minnow attach -d in the most ap- 
proved moiiMl-iin dyle. we soon made a cast in the first 
pool, and were rewarded by landing an eight-ounce 
beauty. Anollicr minnow was soon attached, and a 
six-ounce trout landed, after which we called for more 
minnows, but they' were all gone, and there we were, 
quite a long distance from the hotel at Morrison, where 
we had sent the driver with the carriage, and out of 
bait before the team was hardly out of sight. We tried 
grasshoppers, trout eyes, flies and everything we could 
think of as we walked along, but it was their day for 
minnows, and no trout conbl be taken with anylbiiig 
else. We tramped on in good spirits, and at the “Evi.r- 
grecii Hotel,” situated at the mouth of Dear Creek can- 
on, we found tlie Chapin Droilieis, jiropi ietors, ready 
and anxious to lielp us on with our .'■port. They have 
an elegant house here in a notch of the mountains with 
all the comforus possible to be attained, and after par- 
taking of a good dinner, and being liberally jirovidcd 
with minnows for bait, we started for the creek once 
more after ordering the driver to go t wo irnles down 
the ftreimi and wait there until wc canie. Cpon arriv- 
ing at the creek, a inoiinlaineer says t'l us: “Strangers, 
no u.-'c a fi-'iiiu'! Creek’s too high,'' wbicli we conl.l .see 
at a g'ance as the nimb.ly water came down from the 
mountain tops ladeu with brush and driftwood and surg- 
ing along with the velocity of a torrent. The subject 
w;is soon explained by the mountaineer saying. “7’here's 
been a big ram up there.” (pointing up ibe canon.) 
Consequently we made up our minds that it was not 
our day for trout we started on to find the carriage, two 
milea below, «pd really thought >t to be the longea* 
two miles we ever walked. To give all our expeditions 
over the plains and minor experiences would be tedious 
to our readers, so we will say a word for the 3Iajor and 
our Indian friends; and then start for the East once 
more. 
We a-e indebted toMaj. .lames II. Thompson, special 
Indian agent, for many favors shown while on our re- 
cent visit to Denver, Colorado. He is the special cbs- 
todian of the Ute Indians in Colorado Territory and 
is a general favorite of the six or seven hundred war- 
riors of the tribe. He is well acquainted with nearly 
all of them, and every Indian is sufficiently well edu- 
'caled to say' “Thompson.” One day' when in his office, 
a dozen Utes came in, squatted on the floor and began 
counting their green backs, of which they had a good 
number. Mr. T. conversed with them through the 
chief, and was informed that they had just made a good 
sale of buffalo robes. After they had put their money 
carefully away they enjoyed a smoke and the chief asked 
numerous questions about the location of other bands, 
etc., and gave us a specimen of their shooting with the 
bow and arrow, by hitting a mark the size of a quarter 
of a dollar at forty feet and sending the arrow nearly 
through a firmly' bound book 1 1-4 inch thick. They 
use the arrow altogether for birds and small game and 
occasionally for large game, and at fifty or sixty yard.s, 
will send one almost through a buffalo. The Utes are 
the only western tribe that have never made war on the 
whites as a tribe, and they are seldom, if ever, dis- 
turbed on their hunting fields. They are well armed 
with rifles, navy revolvers, etc., and m-ikc a formidable 
looking foe. They' have one good principle that the 
white sportsmen cannot improve upon, and that is they 
never kill any game they do not want to use, and wliea 
after a herd of buff.ilo they' only kill what they can' 
take care of. If our white sportsmen would follow the- 
same rule, buffalo carcasses lying on the plains woulji 
be a rare sight, instead of an every' day occurence. 
When in Maj. Thompson’s office, one morning, not 
long after, a ranch man with big spurs at his heels, came ■ 
in and complained that a large band of Indians were 
camped near him, and that their large drove of horses, 
herds of goats, and numerous dogs, drove all of his 
stock away from their accustomed watering place, and 
he had no way of waieiing his stock without making 
trouble with the Indians, etc. The Major politely' 
heard all of his complaints and considered them worthy 
of attention, told him that he would go to the camp the 
next day and set matters straight, and knowing our 
anxiety to see the Indians in their native wilds, kindly 
invited us to accompany him. 
We were aroused at an early hour, and after a hearty 
breakfast, found .Major Thompson with his interpreter, 
ready' for business, and were soon .seated in a good car- 
riage en route for the Plains and to the Indian camp. 
Our outfit consisted of a large lunch basket well filled 
with provisions for the day by the proprietor of the 
‘Tiller Ocean;” the Major’s “Remington” and our 
“Sharps” rifle, a Parker gun; a good revolver to each 
man, and about fifty dollars’ worth of pony silver, tiin- 
ets and paint for trading with the Indians. The formid- 
able armament was entirely unnecessary' for protection 
against the Indians, as the Major informed us that they 
were a clever set of fellows, and not at all di.-posed to 
be ugly, except when imposed upon, but we took tho 
guns for amusement, and in order to collect any odd 
specimens of birds or beasts teat might comeinour 
way. MTlien on the Plains the first thing we saw in the 
shape of a specimen was a heaiitiful green lizard. The 
carriage w;fs slopped, and in less time than wc can tell 
it. Banks was out aud prepared to]ii<k him up; hut 
greatly to his surprise, the animal ran off almost as 
fleetly as a young antelope, aud was oulv secured after 
a hard chase. The excitement once commenced in this 
line av.as kept up during the day when on the road, but 
the cxyotc.s kept at a proper dislaiiee, and the bullets 
only served to make them quieki-n their epeid, and the 
prairie dogs would drop into ilicir holes every time be- 
fore the balls could reach them. 'When about fourteen 
miles out, wc saw a small w hite house about a mile dis- 
tant on our right, and as that was one of our landmarks 
for finding tlie camp, we left the road and started in a 
straight line for the house. Upon arriving there, we 
were very cordially invited in by the owner, !Mr. O. S. 
Mcflain, who was the veiy man that had complained 
of the Indians. The .Major soon gathert>A all the par- 
ticulars desire*1j aud learned that the cstnp was about 
two miles dovsii the arroya or gulch whd'e we were, but 
liot e Yoiittge I'f it could be »een from t)i,»t poin* Mti 
