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of provisions, ascend the river to Lakes Winder and 

 Washington, and enjoy hunting and fishing in localities 

 seldom visited by sportsmen. 



Having lived in tents in more than one portion of 

 the world, I Hatter myself that I am an authority on 

 nomadic subjects, and must dill er with your correspond 

 ent regarding the construction of tents, lie recom 

 mends one &quot; with walls four feet high,&quot; but trampers will 

 find an A -shaped tent, seven feet to ridge, nine feet deep 

 and seven feet wide, the most portable, easiest to pitch, 

 best to shed rain, coolest under a hot sun, and last, though 

 not least, the cheapest and easiest to make by the unin 

 itiated. The cost of the material, at eighteen cents per 

 yard, would be about five dollars, and the trampers 

 could make it on board of the vessel before reaching 

 Jacksonville. 



Food is an important item, and a proper fit-out in 

 the way of fishing tackle and sporting appliances would 

 add to the culinary department as well as curtail expen 

 diture for eatables. If unsupplied witli strong-jointed 

 rods, we would advise the excursionists to provide them 

 selves, before leaving the North, with four strong Japan 

 cane rods (not bamboo,) a few spinners and spoons, and 

 some strong lines and Virginia, Limerick, or Chcstertown 

 hooks. A mess of trout (bass) can be captured at any 

 time by trolling with a spinner and line from GO to 120 

 feet in length, in open water. But as lily puds exist in 

 many lakes, ponds, and rivers, a bob must be used. A 

 very useful bob can be made by tying a few scarlet feath 

 ers to a strong hook. Line to be about three feet in 

 length, and attached to the end of a long and stout pole. 

 One must cautiously row the boat, and another skitter 

 the open pluccs between the lily pads. When a fish is 



