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satisfactory ; and from experience we can honestly rec 

 ommend these parties to the notice of sportsmen. 



A man Friday would be found very useful, and we 

 would advise sportsmen to secure the services of a com 

 petent one. Any quantity of pilots and sailing-masters 

 can be engaged on the south-west coast ; but nearly 

 all of them have a weakness that of raising the 

 little finger too high and too often. If any party of 

 sportsmen should conclude to follow in my wake, I would 

 advise them to secure the services of Henry Austin, of 

 Beverly, New Jersey, who accompanied me on my trip ; 

 who is well posted as regards the difficulties of the navi 

 gation, and the best points for sporting. He is temper 

 ate, willing, industrious, and obliging ; a good shot, a fair 

 cook, and perfectly at home in a boat, lie is in posses 

 sion of a valuable amount of information regarding 

 places visited, and would be found very useful as a guide 

 and sailing-master. We unhesitatingly recommend him, 

 and feel assured that if he should be engaged by any 

 party that his services would be found valuable. 



In concluding our brief notes of a sportsman s para 

 dise, we may remark, that we have endeavored to be 

 practical, and confine ourselves to data that would interest 

 sportsmen; and if the end has been attained it will 

 gratify 



&quot;AL FKESCO.&quot; 



