Dec. 5, 1908.] 
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At present there are in the Temagami Forest 
Reserve forty-five regular rangers and eight 
; extra men. The larger number of the regular 
rangers are appointees of provincial legislators. 
If any prove unsuited to the work, either they 
are wise enough to resign or they are quietly 
advised to quit. Generally, however, they take 
readily to their duties. Young, strong and ac¬ 
tive, they give assurance of that mobility that 
alone makes such a force efficient. Furthermore, 
they appreciate the chance thus afforded for all¬ 
round physical training. In service from the 
end of May to the close of September, they re¬ 
ceive $2.50 per day and transportation to and 
from the reserve. A tent, blankets and cooking 
and other camp utensils are issued to them. 
Once weekly they report in person to thei 1 
deputy. ' It is understood that they are to be 
constantly on the move, except when detained 
by stormy weather or high winds. They are 
required to keep a diary, which is sworn to at 
the end of the season. A few of the rangers 
have been trained on lumber jobs. It is possi¬ 
ble that ere long the proportion of them will 
be further extended. During the winter four 
men are kept in active service. These are all 
woodsmen and their chief duty has thus far 
been to measure the timber cut by those hold¬ 
ing mining claims. The rangers are also fish 
and game wardens. During the camping season 
they are pretty constantly in evidence from the 
time one greets you on the railway platform 
and sells you a fishing license. They are ready 
to supply the outer with information regarding 
routes and, if need be, with staple grub. 
A letter from Mr. MacDonald, dated Oct. 27, 
says: “The rain has come, and I think our 
troubles are over for this year as far as fires 
are concerned. I am very much pleased to say 
our loss has been only a matter of a few thou¬ 
sand feet.” G. S. Bryan. 
Glacier National Park. 
Our front cover picture shows one of the 
beautiful spots lying within the boundaries of 
the proposed Glacier National Park, the bill 
enacting which has passed the Senate and should 
be pushed to a vote in the House during the 
present session of Congress. It is a fortunate 
circumstance that this beautiful region is well 
known to' a large number of persons, whose 
views on the bill must carry great weight. 
Geologists, foresters, irrigators and other scien¬ 
tific men have crossed it in many directions. 
All of them agree that while its economic im¬ 
portance is very great, this importance consists 
only in its value as a storage reservoir for 
waters which should be conserved and dealt out 
as needed to the farmers on the arid plains 
below. The Glacier National Park is full of 
spots of extraordinary beauty, and later we shall 
have the pleasure of showing some of these to 
the readers of Forest and Stream. 
REDUCE THE CARES 
of housekeeping. One decidedly practical way 
is to use Borden’s Peerless Brand Evaporated 
Milk in all cooking where milk or cream is 
required Results will be more satisfactory 
than with most “fresh” milk. The conven¬ 
ience and economy will please you. Dilute 
Peerless Milk with water to any desired rich¬ 
ness.— Adv. 
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Game in Western North Carolina. 
Linville Falls, N. C., Nov. 20 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: I have had so many inquiries for 
information about the hunting attractions of this 
region, how to get here, etc., that I have pie- 
pared a concise statement giving the informa¬ 
tion required, and all readers of Forest and 
Stream can have the benefit of it without writ¬ 
ing to me. 
Linville Falls is on the top of the Blue Ridge 
in the northwest corner of Burke county, west¬ 
ern North Carolina. It is at the head of the 
famous gorge of the Linville River, pronounced 
by the scientists of the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture to be “the wildest and most picturesque in 
the southern Appalachians.”* The stream is full 
of rainbow trout and tributary creeks of brook 
trout. Quail arc plentiful and wild turkeys are 
ANOTHER YELLOWSTONE PARK BEAR. 
taken every fall and in numbers by those who 
know how to hunt them. Woodcock are her e, 
not many, but some, and the natives do not go 
after woodcock or quail much because so diffi¬ 
cult to shoot and they have no bird dogs. Parties 
coming here to hunt quail must bring their dogs 
with them. Setters are preferable to pointers, 
owing to the roughness of the country and the 
briars in places. 
The natives get their sport mostly in hunt¬ 
ing ’coons and ’possums, which are very numer¬ 
ous and now in prime condition. For this and 
for hunting bear they have excellent hounds, 
well trained, and the mountaineers take great 
pride in these dogs and their accomplishments. 
The bear hunting is just beginning to be good, 
and in a few days will be at its best and then 
for a month. Five black bears were jumped in 
one day last week about six miles from here. 
Several black bears are brought in here every fall 
and spring, and bear meat is quite a favorite. 
The turkey season opened Nov. 15; the quail 
season, Nov. 1; quail in Burke county, Nov. 15; 
bear, any time; raccoon, Oct. 1; woodcock, Oct. 
1; opossum, Oct. i-Oct. 15. Game laws are 
made for each county separately in this State 
and I give the law for this vicinity, bordering 
three counties of Burke, Mitchell and Mac- 
Dowell. Nonresident hunters’ license is $10, 
covering the entire State, and may be obtained 
by addressing the clerk of the Superior Court 
_ *Report of the Southern Appalachian Forest Reserve. 
of any county—Morganton, this county. Few 
visiting hunters have taken out licenses and they 
tell me here there is no trouble for anyone hunt¬ 
ing with a resident of the vicinity. However, 
every right-minded sportsman will secure a 
license, not only for safety, but from principle. 
The State Audubon Society, of which T. Gil¬ 
bert Pearson of Greensboro is secretary, has 
charge of the enforcement of the game laws, 
and it is doing good work that ought to be en¬ 
couraged. The possession of a license allows 
fifty quail, two wild turkeys, etc., to be taken out 
of the State. 
A first class guide, an experienced hunter, who 
knows these mountains perhaps better than one 
knows the streets of his city, and who has a 
pack of good hounds at your service, may be 
had for $1.50 per day. He is a gentleman, is 
reliable and has good ideas on reasonable sport. 
He is one of the best bear hunters in the moun¬ 
tains. Saddle horses may be had for $1 per day. 
Board is $1 per day, or if a man stays a week 
or longer it is less. The simple fare of the 
mountain people always includes an abundance 
of plain food, some items of the bill exceed¬ 
ingly good, with possibly more frying than the 
average city man is accustomed to. 
To reach this place go to Johnson City, Tenn., 
or Marion, N. C., both on the Southern Rail¬ 
way, and from either point take the Carolina, 
Clinchfield & Ohio Railway for Linville Falls 
Station. This is a new railway just completed 
from Johnson City to Marion and building on. 
It has a thoroughly first class road bed and a 
splendid view of the mountains may be had on 
the Johnson City end of the line. It is eighty- 
three miles from Johnson City to Linville Falls 
and sixteen miles from Marion to Linville Falls. 
Train from Johnson City arrives Linville Falls 
12:17 P. M., Eastern time, having left Johnson 
City at 8:10 A. M. Leaving Marion at 1:25 
P. M., the train arrives at Linville Falls at 2:06 
P. M. Linville Falls Station is at present only 
a flag station, so it will be necessary to give 
notice at least one and better two or three days 
in advance of arrival, so a hack may be sent 
down the mountain to meet the expectant sports¬ 
man. The station is six miles down Linville 
mountain from this place. The hack will be 
$3 for the trip, as it is a hard climb and the 
trip takes a man most of the day. 
I have no financial interest whatever in any 
of this business, but will be glad to make ar¬ 
rangements for any readers of Forest and 
Stream who may decide to come here. I have 
been here since last March—came for my health 
and am finding what I came for. I was never 
in a healthier place in my life. Water is pure, 
air invigorating—the altitude 3.100 to 3,500 above 
sea—scenery grand, forest heavy and richly 
varied, much of it perfectly wild, the moun¬ 
taineers interesting and thrifty, and “every pros¬ 
pect pleases.” I have seen many quail. Every¬ 
one says plenty and no trouble about permission 
to hunt. I will be glad to see any real sports¬ 
men up here and will do what I can to see that 
they have a good time. Frank W. Bicknell. 
Grouse Scarce. 
Wyncote, Pa., Nov. 25.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: I have just returned from a shooting 
trip through central Pennsylvania and find 
grouse scarce and some of them dying from 
some disease. D. Rockefeller. 
