FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June 4, 1910. 
906 
stream of water. Jim made good, and things 
came out just as he said. We made the sharp 
turn; sharp enough to make your hair curl. I 
thought my seventeen-foot barge was flexible 
sure enough as it went around, and Siwash had 
some trouble, but Jim’s little boat floated easily 
around. A nasty whirlpool had formed in the 
pocket of the bend, but we succeeded in avoid¬ 
ing it. 
Green Cave was a wonder; it was a pity we 
were pushed for time. We went in for six or 
seven hundred yards to a large chamber. This 
was sixty or more feet in diameter and at least 
a hundred high. Out of the cave poured a 
volume of icy water, which, remembering our 
previous experiences with Ozark spring water, 
we were careful to keep our feet out of. 
According to our original schedule Indian 
Creek was to be our camping ground that night, 
but an examination of the map showed that In¬ 
dian Creek was at least thirty miles away, so we 
decided to make it a short day and camp at four. 
Boots was pretty nearly scared off the front 
seat by a perch which jumped at the canoe, strik¬ 
ing it directly below her. I imagine, from the 
noise of the impact, that that particular perch is 
still suffering from a headache. Perch were 
continually jumping out of the water and several 
almost fell into the canoe. We had some argu¬ 
ment as to what fish were performing these acro¬ 
batic stunts. I watched them closely and am 
sure they were perch. One night, after dark, 
Siwash and I were on the river. I held Jim’s 
oil lantern on the front seat. I do not exag¬ 
gerate when I say that a thousand fish leaped 
for that light. I verily believe that if we had 
been on a low flat scow or raft we would have 
captured a hundred of them. At 4 o’clock, a 
short distance below the spring on the opposite 
shore, we were lucky enough to find one of the 
most beautiful camp sites it has ever been my 
pleasure to use. It was an immense grove of 
oak, hickory and sycamore trees. High water 
had left a deposit of several inches of sand 
which had killed off the undergrowth and insect 
life. At the water’s edge there was a shelf, 
probably two feet above the present stage of 
water, running back twenty feet to another rise 
of six feet to the camp proper. This insured 
a safe camp .no matter how hard it should rain 
during the night. That the spot was a favorite 
one for canoeists was evident. In a huge syca¬ 
more in front of my tent I counted no less than 
a dozen sets of familiar initials out of several 
hundred carved there. 
We had a visitor that night, a typical Ozarl 
native. His shoes were not laced. One leg ol 
his trousers was in perfect condition while th( 
bottom of the other leg was frayed to rags 
One suspender connected the off front buttor 
with the near rear one. This incorrect gallu: 
adjustment, I presume, was the cause of the 
one perfect trouser leg. What had been at one 
time a white stiff-bosomed shirt adorned three- 
fourths of his back, not more, and his head wa< 
covered by a piece of dirty black felt that conic 
hardly be called a hat. A hot toddy and one 
ot biwash s cigars overcame his taciturnity 
Imagine our surprise to learn that we were with¬ 
in 200 yards of his home. We had thought we 
inp re ^c eP 'Vi he Wllc j erness - Another astonish¬ 
ing statement he made was that a copper mine 
was located on the other shore back of the blufl 
that contained the big cave. Also that there wa= 
a hub factory of no small size close by and the 
tovvn of Sullivan was but three miles away He 
Oflti AnTr a11 i th i e ! and here abouts. Thinle 
or not M off 1 W v- debatin S Wlt h myself whethei 
or not to offer him my extra shirt. 
Conrad Lueke, Jr. 
[to be continued.] 
Associated Canoe Clubs of the Delaware 
Burlington, N. J., May 31 .—Editor Forest an 
Stream: A score of Burlington canoeists wh 
are members of the Lakanoo Boat Club partici 
pated in the first big cruise of the season whic 
te)°k place on Rancocas Creek last week. Pad 
d.ers from all the Delaware River clubs an 
from Pennsylvania and New York joined th 
fleet which embarked near Brown’s Mill Satur 
day afternoon and camped over night along the 
upper Rancocas and continued the cruise down 
the beautiful little stream the following day. 
The cruise was the first of the season in this 
locality under the auspices of the Atlantic Divis¬ 
ion of the American Canoe Association. Canoe¬ 
ists do not necessarily have to be members of 
the association to take part in these cruises, as 
all lovers of the sport are made welcome. 
The cruise was concluded Monday morning 
at the Sed Dragon C. C., at Wissinoming, Pa., 
where the fleet was entertained on Memorial 
Day. 
Several of the canoeists were accompanied by 
their wives on this novel trip, which was a pre¬ 
liminary to the great cruise of the year during 
the latter part of June, from Easton to Burling¬ 
ton. This latter cruise and the week’s encamp¬ 
ment and races following will bring the most 
famous canoeists of the East to this city. The 
annual camp will be erected on Burlington Island 
about July 1. 
The Lakanoo Club has developed with a 
rapidity that bespeaks the popularity of canoe¬ 
ing in this section. It is likely that the full 
quota of one hundred active members may be 
reached in another month, a score of new mem¬ 
bers having already been admitted this year. 
The club will have a big program of its own 
this season, in addition to the events under the 
direction of the American Canoe Association and 
the Associated Canoe Clubs of the Delaware. 
W. C. D. Gauntt, 
Commodore Associated Canoe Clubs of 
the Delaware. 
Lazy Man’s Sport. 
“Canoeing is one of the most restful things 
in the world if you go about it right,” said the 
enthusiast who keeps his craft in a boat house 
on the river side and takes long and frequent 
trips on the Hudson. “To most persons it seems 
a real task to paddle up the river with the tide 
against you, but my friends and I have dis¬ 
covered a lazy man’s way of shirking real work 
and at the same time getting some exercise. We 
go out in the canoe and drift about until a line 
of towed barges comes in sight. Then, like little 
boy ‘hooking a ride,’ we run the bow of our 
canoe up to the stern of the last barge. You 
know there is a flat surface of water made by 
the heavy boats before the wash commences, and 
as long as you keep your canoe in that the suc¬ 
tion of the towed vessels will take you right 
along. All you have to do is steer. We have 
been pulled up way past Yonkers many times 
in this fashion and then have paddled down 
stream with the tide.”—The Sun. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW members proposed. 
Central Division.—James H. Horrocks, 54 
Genesee street, Utica, N. Y., by F. S. Thorn; 
Adolph G. Ahrens, 713 South avenue, Wilkins- 
burg, Pa., by F. H. Herzsch; Roland R. Davis, 
915 Ross avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa. 
Eastern Division.—John A. Cameron, 57 New 
Fenner avenue, Providence, R. I., by Wm. A. 
Heath; Norman H. Cummings, Lawrence, Mass.; 
Walter Keogh, 55 Bod well street, Lawrence, 
Mass., and Edward A. Garvin, 28 Crosby street, 
Lawrence, Mass., all by F. W. Houston; Chas. 
C. McCauley. 10 Federal Building, Manchester, 
N. H., by Edward B. Stearns. 
new members elected. 
Atlantic Division.—6030, Clarence Sandstrom, 
46 South Sixth street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 6031, 
Herbert Sandstrom, 46 South Sixth street, 
Brooklyn, N. Y.; 6034, J- G. Sholl, Jr., Burling¬ 
ton, N. J. 
Central Division.—6032, Grant S. Hunter, 737 
Chislett street, Pittsburg, Pa.; 6033, Luther W. 
Stear, 517 Kelly avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa. 
Eastern Division.—6029, H. B. Marshall, 720 
Elm street, Manchester, N. H. 
members deceased. 
Central Division.—2928, Commodore Charles 
P. Forbush, 164 Crescent avenue, Buffalo, N. Y.,, 
died May 17, 1910. 804, “Capt.” George W. 
Ruggles, Charlotte, N. Y., died May 22, 1910. 
Trapshooting* 
If you want your shoot to be announced hen 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
June 14.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schortemeier, 
Sec’y. 
June 14.—Newark, N. J.—Fred Macaulay Business Men’s 
Gun Club tournament. 
June 18.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
July 4.—Roanoke (Va.) G. C. A. H. H. Boyd, Prea. 
July 12-15.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
July 26-28.—Nelson, B. C.—The Pacific Indians. F. C. 
Riehl, Herald-Custodian. 
Aug. 18.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
Aug. 23-24.—Bradford (Pa.) G. C. C. D. Henline, Sec’y. 
Aug. 24-26.—Asbury Park (N. J.) S. A. Mately Con¬ 
over, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5-6.—Roancke, Va.—Virginia State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Roanoke G. C. A. H. H. 
Boyd, Pres. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
June 6-6.—Channing, (Mich.) G. C. J. T. Dinwoodie, 
Sec’y. 
June 6.—Clayton (N. M.) G. C. Tom Gray, Sec’y. 
June 6.—Caprol (111.) G. C. Alex. Vance, Sec’y. 
June 7.—Dalhart (Tex.) G. C. W. F. Fair, Sec'y. 
June 7.—Hoopeston (Ill.) G. C. Edw. Erickson, Sec’y. 
June 7-8.—Rushville (Ind.) G. C. Guy Abercrombie, 
Sec’y. 
June 7-8.—Marshall (Mo.) G. C. G. N. Orear, Sec’y. 
June 7-9.—Dallas (Tex.) G. C. E. A. Moseley, Sec’y. 
June 7-9.—Sioux City, la.—Soo Gun Club. W. F. Dun¬ 
can, Sec’y. 
June 7-9.—Syracuse, N. Y. —New York State Sportsmen’s 
Association fifty-second annual tournament. Chas. G. 
Blandford. Sec’y. 
June 8.—Rawlinsville (Pa.) G. G. A. T. Winters, Sec’y. 
June 8.—Spring Valley (Minn.) G. C. J. M. Cary, Sec’y. 
June 8-9.—Sullivan (Ill.) G. C. Ben Cochran, Sec’y. 
June 9.—Brodhead (Wis.) G. C. C. E. Doolittle, Sec’y. 
June 9.—Tucumcari (N. M.) G. C. U. S. Devo, Sec’y. 
June 9.—Osborn (O.) G. C. J. D. McConnell, Sec’y. 
Tune 9-10.—Higginsville (Mo.) G. C. Geo. Scott, Sec’y. 
June 9-11.—Memphis (Tenn.) G. C. J. W. Turner, Sec’y. 
June 9-11.—Missoula, Mont.—Montana State Sportsmen’* 
Association tournament, under the auspices of the 
Missoula G. C. G. C. Mapes, Sec’y. 
June 10.—Plattsburg (N. Y.) R. & G. C. F. J. Riley, 
June 10.—Lowell, Ind.—Oakland Park G. C. H. O. 
Burnham, Sec’y. 
June 10-11.—Wellington, Mass.—Palefaces G. C. H. C. 
Kirkwood, Sec’y. 
June 10-H.—Hudson (S. D.) G. C. W. P. Iverson, Sec’y. 
June 11.—Troy, N. Y.—North End R. & G. C. Jas. P. 
Murphy, Sec’y. 
June 11-12.—East St. Louis, Ill.—Progressive G.C. N. R. 
Huff, Sec’y. 
June 13-14.—Webster (S. D.) R. and G. C. J. V. Martin, 
Sec’y. 
June 13-15.—Hickman (Ky.) G. C. S. L. Dodds, Pres. 
June 13-15.—St. Paul (Minn.) R. & G. C. L. J. Pleis*, 
Sec’y. 
Tune 14-16.—Lawton (Okla.) G. C. G. A. Horton, Sec’y. 
June 14-15.—Eldora (la.) G. C. W. B. Linell,, Sec’y. 
June 14-15.—V ermont State Trapshooters’ League tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of the St. Albans G. C. 
A. S. Held, Pres. 
June 14-16.—Arlington, Mo.—Maryland State tournament 
under the auspices of the Electric Park G. C. J. M. 
Hawkins, Mgr. 
June 15-16.—Indianapolis, Ind.—Trapshooters’ League of 
Indiana tournament, under the auspices of the In¬ 
dianapolis G. C. Harry W. Denny, Sec’y. 
J une 15-16.—Farmer City (Ill.) G. C. M. B. Kincaid, Sec. 
une 15-16.—Roswell (N. M.) G. C. J. A. Williams, Sec’y. 
une 16.—West Chester (Pa.) G. C. F. H. Eachus, Sec’y. 
une 16-17.—Charleston, W. Va.—West Virginia State 
tournament, under the auspices of the Charleston 
G. C. Dr. Gwynn Nicholson, Sec’y. 
June 16-17.—Macon (Mo.) G. C. Nat. M. Lacy, Sec’y. 
June 16-18.—Bemidji, Minn.—Minnesota State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Bemidji R. & G. C. Dwight 
D. Miller, Sec’y. 
June 17-18.—Artesia (N. M.) G. C. M. A. Corbin, Mgr. 
June 18.—l^ambertville (N.J.) R. & G.C. E. E. Bates, bee. 
June 18-19.—Milwaukee, Wis.—Badger G. C. eleventh 
annual State tournament of Wisconsin and Upper 
Michigan League of Gun Clubs. Ed. F. Leidel, Sec. 
June 21-22.—Mystic (la.) G. C. N. A. Mewmaw, Sec’y. 
June 21-24.—Chicago, ill.—The eleventh Grand American 
Handicap tournament, on the grounds of the Chicago 
Gun Club. The amount of added money will be an¬ 
nounced later. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., Pitts¬ 
burg, Pa. 
June 22.—Pecos (Tex.) G. C. H. C. Zimmer, Sec’y. 
June 22.—Oneonta (N.Y.) F., G. and G. C. Geo. YVohl- 
leben, Sec’y. 
June 22-23. —Sharon, Pa.—Perkins G. C. Warren B. 
Taylor, Field Capt. 
June 23-24.—Worthington (Minn.) G. C. J. J. Kies, Sec’y. 
June 24-25.—Midland (’lex.) G. C. Jf S. Day, Mgr. 
June 26-27. —St. Louis, Mo.—Blue Wing G. C. A. C. 
Kunze, Prest. 
June 26 - 29 . — United Sportsmen of Pennsylvania. J. E. 
Meehan, Sec’y. 
June 28-29.—Butler (Pa.) R. & G. C. Geo. J. Elliott, Sec’y. 
June 28-30.—Redfield (S. D.) G. C. Dr. E. E. Giltner, 
Sec’y. 
June 29-30.—Sweetwater (Tex.) G. C. P. B. Sorenson, 
Mgr. 
June 29-July 1.—Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.—Canadian 
Indians tournament. Thos. A. Duff, Sec’y. 
June 30.—Herndon (Pa.) G. C. J. A. Straub, Sec’y. 
