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waters into the Pacific Ocean; but the question 
arises—shall we get back any of the grilse this 
summer, or any of the adult salmon? Time will 
show, but it is evident that with merely a limited 
number of fry going down to a sea full of ene¬ 
mies of all kinds the chances for the return of 
the full-grown fish are pretty small. The river 
is itself full of predatory fish—rainbows, cut¬ 
throat trout, steelheads, dolly vardens, to say noth¬ 
ing of spring salmon and cohoes—all of which 
may possibly indulge in an occasional meal upon 
the juvenile Atlantic salmon, of which up to the 
present only two have materialized in the four 
years since the hatchery was started. If only we 
could get a third we might hope, perhaps—for 
there is luck in odd numbers. A strange thing 
has happened! As I wrote these words, an hour 
after nightfall, a knock came at the door of my 
forest home. Enter Mr. Alfred Rushton, the 
hatchery officer, to whom the letter from Mr. 
Fraser, which I have just quoted, was written. 
And in his hand he brings me a third specimen of 
Salmo salar, which he caught on a fly at sundown 
It is a parr 6 inches long, just assuming the smolt 
coloring. Surely the Cowichan River has a grand 
future awaiting it? 
ANDREW HAGGARD. 
—The Field. 
THE TIME AND THE PLACE. 
By Burton Payne Gray, of Boston. 
In looking through some old papers recently, 
I chanced upon a kodak picture that brought 
thrills to my very finger tips and awakened pleas¬ 
ant memories of a day spent on the bottom lands 
of the Missouri in South Dakota with dog and 
gun. 
Hurriedly called West in the fall of 1900, I 
packed my trusty L. C. Smith hammerless in the 
hope of an opportunity to spend a few hours in 
quest of chickens or quail might present itself. 
The time was found, arrangements were made, 
and a good night’s rest with an early breakfast 
found my brother, my companion in many a hunt, 
and myself jogging behind a spirited bay toward 
the bottom lands some six miles from town. Ar¬ 
riving near a likely place our horse was stabled 
at a friendly farmer’s, the dogs unleashed, and 
we were ready for the day’s sport. 
The level land had been cultivated; there were 
fields of corn and stubble. Numerous ravines or 
coulees, sparsely wooded with occasional bare 
places covered with grass, extended from the 
highland down to the bottoms. These places 
were a most excellent cover. 
Much kindly banter was indulged in as to who 
was the better shot and who would get the larger 
bag, for on many occasions in the past had my 
companion and I vied with one another for 
honors. Freedom from business cares, the night’s 
rest, the ‘hearty breakfast and the bracing ride 
filled me with confidence, while he, from his 
many opportunities for practice, felt he had- a 
distinct advantage over me who had enjoyed few 
opportunities for shooting in a number of years. 
Quail were plenty. We found them feeding 
along the edges of the stubble and in the corn 
and when flushed those that escaped took refuge 
in the brush and grass along the coulees. Back 
and forth, up and down, we hunted, taking turns 
at all chances until we decided our bag was as 
large as reputable sportsmen, observers of the 
law, could justify. 
On counting our bags it was found that I had 
won first honors by one bird, to say nothing of 
the lone rabbit- To his credit let me say, I have 
always felt that my brother purposely missed 
enough birds to allow me to win for the pleasure 
he knew it would give me. 
TIPS FROM PENNSYLVANIA. 
Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the Pennsyl¬ 
vania State Game Commission, will urge the 1915 
legislature to make an appropriation for the pur¬ 
chase of deer to stock counties which have been 
or are to be closed to deer hunting, also for a 
liberal allowance to provide food for deer, tur¬ 
keys, quail and other game. The plans for this 
care of game in addition to the state’s preserves 
in Perry, Clearfield, Westmoreland, Center, 
Franklin and Clinton counties will be made be¬ 
fore the meeting of the State Game Commission 
in January. 
Nine counties, Fayette, Somerset, Westmore¬ 
land, Cambria, Clarion, Jefferson, Forest and 
Warren in the western, and Chester in the east¬ 
ern end of the state, are closed to deer hunting, 
while half a dozen more counties are considering 
going under the act. About 100 deer have been 
released, four counties not getting any because 
there are no funds. 
CANOEING. 
A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP. 
New Members Proposed. 
Atlantic Division:—Russell H. Willever, 716 
Ferry St., Easton, Pa., by E. H. Gould. 
Central Division:—George W. Wilwell, 399 
Porter Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., by H. N. Jones; 
Edward J. Fix, no Peters St., Syracuse, N. Y., 
by M. V. Gilbert. 
Western Division:—Frank A. Ryberg, 1407 
Fourth Ave., Rockford, Ill., by Fred C. Brown. 
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