The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-21
DUCAL ESTATES
MADE SMALLER
Duke Of Sutherland Offers 200,-
600 Acres to Government

London, Jan. 2l,--Thc tract Of 300
900 acres of deer forests which the
duke Of Sutherland has offered to the
government at $40 an acre, In conse-
quence of Lloyd Georges campaign
for small holdings and against the
landed gentry, is situated. according
to the Daily Telegraph's Edinburgh
correspondent, in one great block in
the west and north Of Sutherland
which was purchased In 1929 and is
at present tenanted by the duke Of
Westminster
The Reay forest is enc of the best
stag forests in the north of Scotland
ana comprises about $4,000 acres 1t
gives about 90 stays to the hunters
each season. in addition TO grouse and
other game. The forest, which was
cleared Of sheep about 1910. is stu
ated amid splendid scenery. Adjoin.
ing 1t is the extensive wild shooting
of kinlochfervia. 1t is so miles to the
nearest railway station. 1t is said
that sheep are Improbable on the es-
tatc since the public got To liking
lambs. as there is no good grazing on
the mountains and on the moors for
young sheep. The seaboard tenants of
Reay forest are mostly fishermen.
100 Stays This Season.
The duke Of Portland and two other
nobiemen, hunting IN company, have
shot about l20 stays this season on
the dukes extensive domains at Lang
well, in the Scottish highlands. His
share consisted of 40-udd stays. Il
number of which exceeded 20 stone
in weight, and lad fine royal heads.
one had antlers that showed II
POINTS and were long, thick of beam
and typically wild in appearance.
In the old Reay forest, nearly due
west of Langwell. leased by the duke
"f Sutherland to the duke Of West
minister, and sublet tins year To y. J.
Wythcs, more than 100 stays have
been shot. OF the S0-odd stays killed
in Sir Arthur BignOlds forest of Loeb
Rosque, in Ross-shire, there were
some royals and a number of Jap
an"se deer which were introduced
into the British isles by Lord Pow
"rscourt, and now roam from Ross
shire To Muckross AMI the Vale of
Arcca in Ireland.
King George and the Prince of
Wales shot i'm the famous deer for
csts ut Balmoral. and on one day the
king brought down three with con-
secutive bullets in as many minutes.
The Maharajah liolkar of Indore shot
- stays on his leased estate in Ross
shire, and about 1000 other stays
we're killed in the Highlands, the
'ombes and Williams parties getting !
100. Generally SPEAKING, the season
was below the average. several thou |
.and deer having died nf exposure and |
last winter. mostly on the /
west coast.
Unwilling to Pay High Taxes.
one of the oldest baronial estates !
IN England. at East Barsham. belong
ing Ia Lord Hastings. Is to he cut up. |
under the small holdings act. Its noblr
owner is unwilling longer To pay the
high taxes on his l,S24 acres az farm
md forest. hill and dale. The beauti. |
full old manor house was began in the
reign of Henry VII, the first tudor
king Of England i'm the latter part of
The fifteenth century. Even the Chin
news are stu ornamented with fcur
lie lis, and the gate house bears the
,rms of Henry VIII. surmounted nv
he royal crown. II is an ancient ira
lition that Henry VIII lodged at Bars
nam manor house when he was on his
way To pay homage AT the Roman
athletic shrine Of our Lady of Lal-
'ingham and that to snow benefittns
as perhaps merely observing
'ustom, he elected To walk barefoot
he little more than two miles from
Cast Barsham to the celebrated shrine.
The "GOsfOsO oh