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[SEPT. 7, 
1907 

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} 5 ly the clean beauty and 
\ f perfect balance of this 
£ 4 light weight, powerful rifle 
PD it myst he handled and 
used. In one’s hands the rifle comes to the shoulder 
with that ease and precision that means good shoot- 
ing at a jumping target. The direct contact of the 
finger lever with the breech bolt and locking bolt 
results in such a short easy action that the aim is 
undisturbed between shots. 
The accuracy of Sardez Model 1893 repeating 
rifles is perfect. The ‘‘Special Smokeless Steel’? 
barrels are bored and deeply grooved with the old 
Ballard system of rifling which has never been 
is the first principle of every 
ANSLEY H. FOX GUN. 
First of all, the materials are selected with 
a rigid care that precludes all possibility of fault or flaw. 
A. H. Fox Gun has behind it the same intense purpose that goes into the making of the 
That is why it is recognized by expert trap and field shooters as 
“The Finest Gun in the World” 
Ask your dealer to show you the ‘‘Ansley H. Fox’’ Gun 
A. H. FOX GUN CO., 4670 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Model 1893 
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proportions and compact build of the ardor 
Model ’93 Big Game Rifle. 



























The workmanship on an 




Mearlrre 
shows the handsome finish, nice 

equaled. The breech bolt, locking bolt and all other 
working parts are made of the time-proved Mark 
steel drop forgings cz¢ to a standard measure so 
that all parts are strictly interchangeable. 
The solid top admits of the ready attachment of 
a telescope. The side ejection throws the empty 
shells away from the face and the line of sight. 
Marti Nodel 1893 rifles are made in calibers 
25-36, .30-30, .32 Special H.P.S., .32-40 and .38-55. 
The .25-36 cartridge is a splendid one for such 
game as foxes, woodchucks, coons, wild geese, etc., 
and can be safely used in a settled farming country. 
The other cartridges are more strictly big game 
loads arid are effective at moose, deer, caribou, 
goats, mountain sheep, elk, bear, etc. 
Send three stamps for handsome new catalog, which explains this rifle and many others equally desirable. 
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Special attention given to sportsmen desiring to place orders for special 
outfits suitable for Shore Bird and Fall shooting. 
to the gun. 
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Remington Semi-Hammerless Single Barrel Shotgun, 12 gauge, 28-inch blued steel barrel, Choke 
Bored, Top Lever, rebounding lock, side cocking lever, pistol grip stock, refinished. We have 
purchased a quantity of these famous shotguns, and offer them at the remarkably low price of $5.00 
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as they were working on boats for the Govern- 
ment, and the boss was hurrying them all the 
time; “But,” said he, “I will furnish you tools, 
lumber and a place to work if you can build 
your own boat.” 
I told him to trot out his tools, and getting 
into my mining traps, went to the yard, where 
I was told to help myself to the lumber. 
I had determined on a scow, twelve feet long 
and three feet beam, raked at both ends back 
for two feet, and the sides flared. It was then 
Io o'clock and was raining by showers, but not 
enough to stop me. I kept at the boat till 4 
o’clock, when I drove the last nail, and it was 
ready to be pitched. After resting awhile I went 
to a store and bought supplies for ten days, as 
I thought I might be that long on the trip if 
I went on down the river to Yuma. 
The next morning I was astir early and we 
went for the boat. Two of us loaded it with- 
out any trouble, as it contained but one hundred 
feet of lumber that was but little over three- 
quarters of an inch thick and was about half 
seasoned. At the river the ferrvman gave me 
all the assistance he could in getting pitch and 
a kettle in which to heat it. There were several 
miners at the ferry. Some of them had been 
there for a couple of weeks waiting to go down 
the river, but were afraid. My boat when 
launched did not leak a drop. I got in and 
took the oars which were ash, eight feet long, 
copper tipped, and took a spin just to see how 
it balanced. It was fine. I could row it up 
the swiftest current near the ferry, and was 
satisfied. When loaded it drew about six inches 
and slipped through the water very easily. I 
cast off, and telling the miners good-bye, mid 
the many wishes of good luck, started on the 
river of mud for the Bill Williams River, seventy- 
three miles below. 
For the first hour I was somewhat nervous. 
Not that I thought anything serious could hap- 
pen, but I had heard so many stories about what 
a dangerous river it was, and that few white 
men would undertake the trip that I felt I must 
use great caution. 
About three miles below the Needles I had 
to cross in order to follow the main current, 
and I soon learned to follow where the deepest 
water was by watching the whirl, as the water 
boiled up from the bottom. After reaching the Ari- 
zona shore I rowed a steady stroke, and was not 
long in getting into where the ferryman had told 
me was the worst part of the river, but I had got 
over my anxiety and was ready for any kind 
of water. I landed at Mellen where I thought 
there would be swift water, but in this I was 
mistaken. The river was narrower, but was not 
cutting the banks like it was above the cafion. 
I traveled till after sunset, then went ashore. 
There was a large overhanging rock with dry 
sand under it. I thought it would be fine, aa I 
would not have to put up my wagon sheet for 
a tent, and there were dry willows for a fire, 
so I carried up my traps, cut young willows to 
spread down for my bed, cooked my supper, and 
ate it. It had been raining for quite a while, 
and it was music to hear it dripping from: the 
eaves of my house. 
I do not know how long I had been asleep, 
but when I awoke I thought I heard water very 
close to the bed, and put my hand out and found 
the water was six inches deep around the bed. 
I jumped up and waded out to prospect for a place 
to move my plunder, finding a sandbar to which 
I moved everything but the mattress, which was 
too wet and heavy. 
At daylight I turned out and saw a mussed 
up camp. The rain had ceased. There was quite 
a crevasse in the big rock, and the rain had run 
down that. I loaded up my plunder and started. 
Rowing against a heavy head wind, I was 
two hours getting out of the cafion into the open 
desert, where the wind blew very little. The 
sun came out; I felt very comfortable, and the 
first nice water I came to I ate my breakfast. 
Then I rowed steady till noon. As I floated 
along while eating, I met a crew of Indians going 
up the river. I tried them with Chinook and 
English, but got no answer to anything I said. 
They were boiling their kettle. 
When I wanted a breathing spell I would un- 
fold my map, and I found it very accurate. 



