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or his guide’s ingenuity. If the fish are 
sufficiently salt no trouble will be experi¬ 
enced from flies. 
R. B. Roosevelt, already mentioned, pre¬ 
scribed a preparation preliminary to dry¬ 
ing, which he stated would preserve the 
fish over a month. It is as follows: Use 
brown sugar, salt, and brown pepper in the 
following proportions: 16 parts sugar, 4 
parts salt, and 1 part pepper. Mix and rub 
into the fish from which the backbone has 
been removed. Allow to dry in the sun. 
Smoking. —Fish may be smoked in the 
field or any time after arriving home, hav¬ 
ing previously prepared and salted them 
according to one of the foregoing methods. 
The degree of saltness and intensity of 
the smoking process determines the length 
of time for which they may be kept. For 
immediate use they may remain in the 
salt only over night and be smoked lightly. 
A smoke house may be extemporized by 
taking a barrel or large right box, with a 
movable cover on the top, or a door may 
be arranged in the side of the box. Pieces 
of wood or cleats should be nailed on the 
inside of the box or barrel upon which 
strips of wood may rest, upon which the 
fish may be placed as upon a rack or from 
which they may be suspended. 
A fireplace, a short distance away, and a 
flue or funnel leading to the smoke house 
at the bottom, may be constructed of 
stove pipe if available, or of brick or rocks. 
If of rocks the funnel may be made smoke 
tight by chinking it with clay or mud, or 
covered with sod—anything to prevent the 
escape of the smoke, and to convey it to 
the smoke house. The funnel or flue should 
be provided with a damper in order to reg¬ 
ulate the heat. If the stove pipe is used 
a section with the regular damper may be 
used. If it is constructed of rocks an ap¬ 
erture or slot should be left in the top 
and a piece of board to slide up and down 
may serve as a damper. 
Some sort of fuel is always available, 
but they differ greatly in their effect upon 
the product. Resinous woods blacken the 
fish and some kinds impart an acrid flavor. 
Such green woods as hickory, maple, ash, 
willow, etc., are the best. Corn cobs are 
excellent. Hardwood saw-dust is also good. 
The dampening or smothering tendency of 
saw-dust may be obviated by making a 
brisk fire before using the saw-dust, regu¬ 
lating the heat to the barrel by means of 
the damper. In this case there should be an 
aperture near the fireplace to cause a 
draught. This may be covered with a flat 
rock or turf when the smoke is admitted 
to the smokehouse. 
To smoke. —A slow wood fire is started 
and the house filled with smoke. The heat 
should be gradually increased until the 
fish are partly cooked and then lessened 
somewhat, but the house should be kept 
full of dense smoke until the fish are prop¬ 
erly cured. According to size the fish 
ihould be smoked rather slowly from 6 to 
56 hours. It is often necessary to tear off 
i small piece to test the fish while cooking. 
[The above article was received from 
?r. Moore of the Bureau of Fisheries and 
dll be made part of a Government Bul- 
etin for general distribution. Forest and 
dream desires to particularly commend it 
0 the attention of all newspapers, period- 
~als and sportsmen. It is a practical step 
t food conservation that should be given 
he widest publicity. Editors.] 
CAMP LINGERLONG 
CLEMONS, N. Y. On Pine Lake, including 500 
acres of wildest Adirondack Mountains: Hunt¬ 
ing, fishing, swimming, canoeing, tennis, and 
dancing. Tramping, and horseback riding to 
surrounding mountain peaks, Lake George and 
Lake Champlain. Excellent cuisine. Spring 
water. Cabins $16, tents $14 with board. Ref- 
erences required. Mgr. F. D. ROBINSON, 101 
West 85th St., N. Y. City. 
VISIT THE BIG GAME COUNTRY 
WHERE TO GO —To Van’s Kamp in the 
Rockies. Now for a bear-hunt, later for a horse¬ 
back trip through Yellowstone National Park and 
Jackson Hole Country, a summer’s vacation for 
sight seeing and fishing/ and in the fall a hunt 
for big game in the country just thrown open. 
Write for particulars, references, Dr. W. A. Gra¬ 
ham, Powell, Wyo., and Mr. S. C. Parks, Sho¬ 
shone National Bank, Cody, Wyo. Address Mrs. 
C. P. Thurmond, Cody, Wyo. 
TROUT FISHING IN THE 
ADIRONDACK MTS. 
One of the finest Trout fishing grounds in the 
country. Boats and guides for the asking; excel¬ 
lent board; rates, $10.00 and $12.00 per week. 
BEEBE AND ASHTON 
CRANBERRY LAKE, N. Y. 
Ye WALTON INN 
“1000 ISLANDS " 
CLAYTON, NEW YORK 
On the State Highway overlooking the St. Lawrence 
Centrally located. 
Boating, Bathing, Fishing and many other 
forms of recreation. 
Write for further “Xcellent” Garage. 
information 
West Point House 
Prout’s Neck, Maine 
Broad piazza, overlooking Saco Bay. Modern 
plumbing. Steam heat. 
Own garden and cows. Fireproof garage. 
Bathing, boating, deep-sea fishing. Good roads 
for automobiling. R. R. JORDAN, Prop. 
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOUSE 
No section popular alike with the sportsmen and the 
vacationer is so accessible as the Rangeley Lakes Region. 
At the head of the chain and most beautiful of all is 
Rangeley, or Oquossoc Lake, and at its lower end is the 
Mountain View House. 
Rangeley has been famous for years for its big fish, both 
trout and salmon. The Mountain View House has easy 
access to all the best fishing grounds. Not only are these 
lakes close at hand, but numerous ponds are scattered 
hereabouts, so that an abundance of both bait and fly 
fishing is afforded. 
The fishing season opens when the ine leaves the lakes 
and closes October 1st. The season for bird shooting 
begins September 15th. Send for Boooklet. 
Express Office L. E. BOW LEY 
Oquossoc, Me. Post Office, Mountain View, Me. 
CAMP BONNIE DUNE 
ON CAPE COD 
A Summer Camp for Young Boys (8-14 yrs.) 
Let your boy leam early the Lure of the Great Out Doors 
We will give him Loads ef Fun in 
The right place, with the right climate, the right care, the 
right equipment, the right companionship. 
For full information address 
DWIGHT L. ROGERS, JR., Director, South Dennis, Mas*. 
If you want the best fishing trip you ever had 
Send for Our Booklet 
Zella Isle Camps 
On BIG FISH LAKE 
McNALLY BROS, Prop. Ashland, Maine. 
ALSO CAMPS ON 
Big Machais Lake 
HILLSIDE RIVER VIEW 
A summer resort, located in beautiful 
Sullivan County, in the midst 
of Nature’s splendor. 
SEND FOR BOOKLET 
E. B. FERDON, Prop. Roscoe, N. Y. 
TRY BILL EARLEY’S CAMPS 
Best of fishing—salmon, bass and trout. 
Boating, bathing, tennis, croquet. Good 
table. Own cows. Plenty of eggs. Good 
garden vegetables and berries. Guides, 
boats, the best of trolling, plenty of bait. 
Booklet. 
w. L. EARLY Guilford, Me., R.E.D. No. 3 
COES MOUNTAIN HOUSE 
Fifty sleeping rooms. Electric lights 
and modern improvements. Rates, $2.50 
and up per day; $12.00 and up per week. 
Brook Trout Fishing, Bird and Rabbit 
Hunting. Auto Livery. 
Address for particulars O. R. Coe in Catskill Moun- 
tains, Windham, N. Y. 
Accept the season’s greetings, 
We wish you goodly cheer, 
And may a rich prosperity 
Attend you through the year. 
When you take your Vacation, come to the 
NINIGRET HOUSE 
Open May 25. 
Send for Booklet. 
Crescent Beach, Conn, 
DOWN IN MAINE 
Trout Salmon and 
Native Togue are 
found in Varnum Pond. A pleasant quiet place to 
spend your summer vacation. We are 6 '/ 2 miles 
from Farmington. Write Mrs. Herbert E. Farmer, 
Camp Dewey Temple, R. F. D., No. 1, Maine. 
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