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chase and they supply the home market and ship large quan- 

 tities of game abroad. Most of the Indians hang around the 

 towns and live by fishing, making maple sugar and working 

 at such work as they can get to do. The majority of them 

 have more or less white blood in their veins, and they, as a 

 rule, care less for the pleasures of the chase than the full- 

 bloods. I am informed that of those few who are skillful 

 hunters, a single man frequently kills four or five deer in a 

 day. Mr. J. B. Bono, proprietor of the Fountain House, at 

 Bayfield, told me that last September three Indians killed 

 fourteen deer in one day within twenty miles of Bayfield. 

 Fur animals, such as the otter, beaver, mink, marten, wild cat 

 and lynx, are also numerous. 



There are thousands of ducks and geese here in season. 

 Mr. Bono tells me that he employed an Indian to go out and 

 kill a lot for his hotel last fall. They took a boat and went 

 into some marshes at the mouth of Sand river, a few rniles west 

 of Bayfield, and in three hours' shooting killed 190 ducks. 



Visiting sportsmen have frequently made equally large 

 bags of both ducks and geese. Ashland and Bayfield are 

 both popular and pleasant summer resorts, and during the past 

 two summers have been crowded to overflowing with pleasure 

 seekers. Aside from the fishing and shooting which the 

 region affords, it is a delightful place in which to spend the 

 summer. Both towns are supplied with large, pleasant and 

 well-kept hotels. The climate, even during July and August, 

 is pleasant, the nights especially being decidedly cool and in- 

 vigorating. A good heavy blanket is needed every night in 

 summer. The Chequamegon House, at Ashland, is an ele- 

 gant building and is handsomely furnished. There are 

 always plenty of boats and guides to be had at reasonable 

 prices, and sailing and rowing on the bay afford a most 

 delightful pastime. 



