Forest and Stream 
Terms, $3 a Year. 10 Cts. a Copy. 
Six Months, $1.50. 
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 , 1910 . 
VOL. LXX1V.—No. 9. 
No. 127 Franklin St., New York. 
A WEEKLY JOURNAL. 
Copyright, 1909, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
George Bird Grinnell, President, 
Charles B. Reynolds, Secretary, 
Louis Dean Speir, Treasurer, 
127 Franklin Street, New York. 
THE OBJECT OF THIS JOURNAL 
will be to studiously promote a healthful interest 
in outdoor recreation, and to cultivate a refined 
taste for natural objects. 
—Forest and Stream, Aug. 14, 1873. 
Forest and Stream Prize Stories. 
In response to the offers made last autumn 
of prizes for stories dealing with outdoor life, 
Forest and Stream received a large number of 
manuscripts. There were so many that it has 
taken almost two months to read them and to 
award the prizes. At last, however, this pleas¬ 
ant labor is completed. The prizes have been 
awarded and the checks mailed to the successful 
competitors. 
For the capital prize of $150 no entry was 
made. No manuscript was received which com¬ 
plied with the conditions, and therefore no 
award for this prize is possible. This is a mat¬ 
ter of great regret to the publishers. 
As might have been expected, the short stories 
submitted greatly outnumber the longer ones, 
and the number of good stories is relatively 
large. In view of this fact, Forest and Stream 
has increased the number of prizes awarded for 
short stories beyond that originally provided for 
in the competition. The list of prize winners 
in the short story class is, therefore, increased 
from seven to ten. 
The names of the successful competitors are 
as follows: 
For the best narrative of outdoor life not 
less than 20,000 words, Dr. C. S. Moody, 
Sand Point, Idaho, “Where Rolls the 
Kooskia” .$100 
For the two best 15,000 word stories, Russell 
Mott, Chicago, Ill., “A Lillooet Sheep 
Hunt” ... 50 
And H. H. Brimley, Raleigh, N. C., “Camp 
Comfort” . 50 
For the two best 10,000 word stories, R. B. 
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Ontario, “With 
Rifle and Pack Train on the Canadian 
Rockies” . 25 
And Lewis Hopkins, “Mr. Ponto, Gentleman 
and Sportsman” . 25 
For the ten best stories of hunting, shooting, 
yachting, mountain climbing, fishing, camping, 
canoeing or exploration: 
Dr. O. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich., “Canoe 
Cruises in Canadian Reserves”. 15 
Arthur L. Wheeler, Bryn Mawr, Pa., “Out 
With the Boys”. 15 
John Law Dallam, Philadelphia, Pa., “The 
Bitter Moment” . 15 
H. A. Hildreth, Boston, Mass., “A Wild 
Night ‘off the Maine Coast”. 15 
R. S. Lemmon, Englewood, N. J., “A Sum¬ 
mer Cruise Down the Delaware”. 15 
Wm. Q. Phillips, Sarnia, Ont., “A Summer 
Squall” . 15 
Julian Burroughs, West Park, N. Y., “Under 
the Southern Cross”. 15 
Thomas A. Fulton, New York, “The Tusket 
River” . 15 
A. A. Marriott, Columbus, Ohio, “A Trip 
to Lake Pardee”. 15 
Jessie B. Purdy, Indianapolis, Ind., “Hunt¬ 
ing With the Eyes”. 15 
“One game law for the whole State” has been 
advocated at various public gatherings and 
sportsmen’s conventions, in the press and else¬ 
where. In a way it has become the sportsmen’s 
slogan and is gaining supporters. Friends of 
the proposition are actuated by the worthy de¬ 
sire to simplify the present regulations so that, 
in order to comprehend their meaning, a knowl¬ 
edge of law and legal terms will not be neces¬ 
sary. It is noticeable that sometimes the smaller 
States have the most complicated regulations 
and that their citizens are ever ready with reasons 
why local exceptions should be made. On the 
other hand, in a number of the States where the 
climatic conditions vary, or where there is both 
mountain and low country, there will be found 
staunch supporters of the one-law idea. To har¬ 
monize the open and the closed seasons where 
these natural conditions differ so radically is not 
so easy. In Massachusetts just now the eastern 
and the western factions are opposed as strongly 
as are the sportsmen of northern and southern 
New York and New Jersey. 
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In the vicinity of New York city one thing has 
been particularly noticeable throughout the pres¬ 
ent winter. While much sleet has fallen, and 
several rainy days have been followed by lower 
temperatures, with a thick crust on the snow, the 
shrubs and trees have been free from ice. The 
birds, therefore, have not been deprived of all 
their food, as in other regions, where sleet has 
coated everything. Large numbers of birds have 
been observed feeding on the weed and grass 
seeds in the thickets and fields, though the ground 
was covered with heavily crusted snow. In the 
mountains there is much snow. In New Hamp¬ 
shire it has been possible to coast several miles 
on toboggans, a thing that can only be done 
when fences and stone walls are covered with 
snow. Reports as to how the deer are faring 
in the Adirondacks will now be timely. The flat 
country was visited early this week by a down¬ 
pour of rain that now stands in pools or is over¬ 
flowing the smaller streams, for the ice-covered 
ground absorbed very little of it. 
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Commissioner Whipple, of the Forest, Fish 
and Game Commission, has made an announce¬ 
ment of general interest and pride to the citizens 
of New York State. He is in receipt of two 
certificates of awards from the Alaska-Yukon- 
Pacific Exposition. One is a diploma for the 
exhibit of photographs of forest culture and 
preservation for which was given the silver 
medal. The other exhibit, wall cabinets, show¬ 
ing tree, bark, leaf, transverse, radial and tan¬ 
gential sections of ninety of the most common 
trees of New York State, received the grand 
prize. This is the third consecutive exhibition 
in which the work of the Forest, Fish and Game 
Commission of the State of New York has been 
awarded the grand prize. The Paris Exposition 
of 1900 gave the same award to the commission’s 
exhibit, as well as the exposition at St. Louis in 
1904. 
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Through its organization committee the Cast¬ 
ing Club of France has extended a cordial in¬ 
vitation to anglers of the United States to take 
part in the amateur casting tournament to be 
held under its auspices next month. The dates 
are March 10-13 inclusive, and the place, Paris. 
The rules are very similar to those governing 
contests here, hence the visitors who attend will 
not be placed at a disadvantage. The British 
organization now being formed will also har¬ 
monize its rules with those of Australian, French 
and American associations, so that all who fol¬ 
low the sport will be able to compare results 
wherever obtained. 
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The visible supply of silkworm gut for this 
year shows a slight increase in quantity in two 
or three of the most popular grades. The prices, 
however, remain unchanged; in fact, until the 
output is increased it is doubtful if there will be 
any general reduction in the prices fixed by those 
who control the output. The quality of this sea¬ 
son’s stock is reported to be excellent, a decided 
improvement since last year, when the quality 
was low. The very heaviest strands, those sought 
by salmon fishermen, are still comparatively 
scarce, but there is an abundance of the thick, 
medium and fine grades. 
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The story of wolves in Pennsylvania has made 
its appearance this year on time. The rumors of 
the finding of tracks in the snow is always fol¬ 
lowed by reports that someone has been attacked 
by wolves. Then the story is denied and is for¬ 
gotten until another February comes around. 
