The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-30
The GUN.
Rain Has Destroyed the Hope of the


Sportsman-A Dry Snap Needed.
Tie weather OF the past four weeks has GER
tainly not been BILE 10 sportsmen who
love quail or duck shooting.
Latest accounts from the marshes either
side of the bay are By no means encouraging.
and it is extremely doubtful whether there will
be any good bags made to-day near home.
IL Is said, however, that canvas back and
spoonbill DUCKS are very plentiful in The Susun
ma TShes, ana that some of the members OF gun
clubs who have shot rec ntly over preserved
lands had right good sport.
Down south toward MERGED duck-shooting is
reported as being tirs-cass. and the sDortsmen
who reside IN he 10 WINS situated on the plains
are now having the enjoyment which our local
spoTIsmen are den led. A gentleman who re-
turned from Byron a few days ago said that
maliard and g ray duck were quite plentiful in
be gram fields W thin easy reach OF the tules,
and that some OF the rural sportsmen have
been enjoying tolerably good snipe-shOoIing.
There is one thing ertain, and it Is this: Sports
men who are hOpin for something good to
shoot ar can rest assured that shooting of any
Kind VIII not be had worthy OF the mention
until The advent OF few weeks Of cold, dry
weather.
TWO local sportsmen who have been shooting
for the past fifteen years on the San Pablo
marshes were recipients OF big surprise few
days ago. che hunting skitfs of the sportsmen,
which were placed in warehouse near Ellis
longer rest under mat roof as the owner of he
place in question, who is an Italian was ap-
preached by a member of the Harry Emeric
Gun Club and IN consideration OF the sum of
SIS per year he has promised not to house any
craft that is used for hunting purposes i'll that
locality Emeric ana his friends have pre-
serve near san Pablo, and fearful that any out
slider might possibly trespass unon their lands
they have adopted such means as already stated
to keep treSpassers from encroaching upon
their property.
The part of the marsh that was shot over by
the SpOrtSmen. whose boats mad TO be removed
from The warehouse, joined the EmerIc pre-
serve, and that is why The great San Pablo
Landowner and spOrtsmen bribed the Italian
10 an act which Is considered by the better
class OF sportsmen OF this city as showing the
true cOlorS OF man famous as the lntroducer
OF game bill which net quick death at The
last meeting of the Legislature.
An exchange says: Governor Markham Will
enjoy his Christmas shooting ducks on the Cor
della Clubs marsh near Suisun. he is the
guest OF Henry Gerber, member of the club
Tie Governor, IL is hoped, will enjoy a good
shoot. He certainly should find lille no
difficulty potng The birds hat fe on the tons
Of gram that line the bottoms Of The ponds.
The Christmas number uf Shooting and Fish.
Ing, sperman's journal published in New
York, Is replet with many beautiful illustra-
tons and articles pOrLraying life in the forest
and on stream. The subjects that pertain 10
salmoii fishing have been exceilentlv handled
proving eonclusvely that the writers are adopts
with pen anu rod.
The Rod ana Gun Club Of this city Will hold
It's monthly banquet on the second Tuesday In
January, and on This occas ION James MARYLAND
Esq. VIII sing for the first time a song dedi-
Gated TO the club by the Hon. Oakum Robert
son, entitled, The Forest anu The Stream"
The music Is by Professor Brausdorff, a well.
known angler and rifle shot.
In answer 10 a lett from sportsman who
Is deSlrous OF knowing some recipe for water
PROBING tent cloth the following is given: First,
dissolve paratlln IN napntha or benZine and
soak the goods thoroughly in the solution.
Second, take half a pound OF sugar of lead aud
half pound OF powdered alum; dissolve them
In bucket OF ralnw2Jer, and pour of into an
other vessel ana sieeD YOU tent or other cloth
In II, letting IL soak thoroughly If the uuan-
tity,iS not sufficient Increase in same propor.
ton. Hang The article up TO dry, but do not
wiring il.
Another is: Take IL pounds of alum and IL
pounds of sugar Of lead, and dissolve each in
10 80 quarts OF boiling wafer. Both solutions
are poured while hot into a wooden dish
whereby White precpiIate of lead takes
place. The fluid Is hen left to cool and The
clear liquor is then drawn off. to be diluted ac-
cordng TO need, say with 81 4-5 quarts of
water In addition, 1758 ounces of isinglass
or pounds S1s ounces of white glue, are dis
solved in water, after which The first prepared
solution Is poured mo the latter. In this bath
the cloth Is left 10 sleep over nigh, and then
permitted to drip well of. Ii is then dried IL
for garments II Is then brushed ana pressed
The sugar of LEAD used in the last TWO recipes
Is, as Is well known. POISONOUS and should not
be used for anything to carry provisions in.
There have been many processes Introduced
for the waterproofng OF cloth for a number OF
uses.