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for a good shot, und wiili a good dog, is not less than 

 from sixty to one hundred and forty birds. The coveys 

 are all large, and often two or more are found in one 

 field. In the neighborhood of the town are many small 

 lakes, in which duck and other wild fowl are plentiful, 

 while at Lakes Lafayette and Jackson, six miles distant, 

 and some miles in extent, there is good fishing as well 

 as good shooting. About two miles from town, and 

 on a high hill, which lies between several small lakes, is 

 a favorite resort for duck-shooters as the birds are 

 continually passing and repassing from lake to lake. 

 There is abundance of accommodation in the city, and 

 the young gentlemen take pleasure in giving the sports 

 man all necessary information and assistance. Horses 

 and vehicles are readily obtained. Deer are often killed 

 within a few miles of the town, as well as wild turkeys. 



St. Mark s, but an hour s ride from the city by rail, 

 is on the Gulf ; and the fishing and wild fowl shooting 

 is of the best. Boats and assistants are easily had. 



One of the pleasantest trips, is a visit to the famous 

 \Vakulla Spring which lies about sixteen miles from 

 Tallahassee, almost due south and out of which flows 

 the Wakulla river, a stream a hundred feet wide, and 

 three feet deep, with a two-mile current where it leaves 

 the spring. The route, with the exception of a few 

 miles near Tallahassee, is through the pine woods, which 

 extend to the very edge of the spring ; though, as the 

 ground begins to fall, there is a considerable intermixture 

 of other varieties of timber, and a heavy undergrowth. 

 The AYakulla Spring is about fifty yards long, by seventy- 

 five broad, and is famous for the transparency of its 

 waters. Floating in a boat on its surface, one seems 

 suspended in mid air and, when the day is perfectly 



