10 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



JPulaski County- 

 Little Rock. The sportsmen of this city have, within a day's ride, excellent 

 shooting for such game as bear, panther, wild-cat, deer, wild turkey, quail, wood- 

 cock, ducks, geese, snipe, and other varieties. The fishing is for blacli bass, 

 drum, cat-fish, brown and white perch. 



St, Frauds County — 



Forest City is the initial point for sport in St. Francis and the adjoining coun- 

 ties. Tiie game here comprises bear, wolf, panther, wild-cat, deer, turkey, all 

 varieties of water fowl, beaver, otter, mink, coon ; trout, black and striped 

 bass, speckled and lake perch, all the varieties of bream, and other kinds offish. 

 Reached via the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, forty-five miles from Mem- 

 phis. The Hunting Club will give all needed information, and show every atten- 

 tion to gentlemen sportsmen from abroad. Teams ($4) and camping outfits can 

 be procured for the St. Francis and Little Rivers and their lakes, seventy-five 

 miles north. Here will be found all the varieties of game enumerated above. 



Black Fish Lake., two and one-half miles north of Black Fish Siding, a station 

 on the Memphis and Little Rock Railway, and thirty-three miles from Memphis, 

 is a favorite resort for sportsmen. The region abounds in the game mentioned 

 under Forest City. The lake contains black and spotted perch. 



Van JBiiren County — 



On Sugar Loa/ and the adjacent mountains is found game in great variety and 

 abundance. The streams afford excellent fishing. 



White County — 



JVest Point. Coons, otters and minks are found in this vicinity. 



The Red River. For the fish and game of this region see Jacksonport, Jack- 

 son County. 



White Court /Louse.— Ka.{t Creek is a small sluggish creek of about fifteen miles 

 in length, widening out into small lakes and large cypress ponds in its tortuous 

 course into White River. Baley lake is much visited as a fishing resort by the 

 people living back on the hills. The water is deep, and fine buffalo fish and perch 

 are taken with the hook and line. Although the lake is right in the bottom 

 and subject to six feet overflow from White and Little Red Rivers, there is about 

 twelve acres on the north bank of the lake entirely above any high water which 

 would be a pleasant camp ground at any time in the winter. Good deer and 

 turkey shooting, and fine trapping all around this country. 



Woodruff County- 



A ugusta. For the game region lying between the bayous Cache and De View, 

 see Jacksonport, Jackson County. 



CALIFORNIA. 



California has an area of 188,981 square miles, with a popula- 

 tion of 560,247, the bulk of which is confined to the belt lying 

 between the thirty-seventh and fortieth parallels. The distinctive 

 physical feature of the State is her vast mountain system, which 

 may be divided into two grand divisions, the Sierra Nevadas on 

 the east, and the Coast Range on the west. In addition to these, 

 there are many distinct ranges, spurs, and isolated peaks, or 

 buttes. Between the Sierras and the Coast Range lie the extended 

 valleys of the San Joaquin, and the Sacramento ; and east of the 

 culminating crest of the Sierras is the lake country. The State is 

 divided into three parallel sections, the Eastern slope, or the terri- 

 tory east of the Sierras ; the California Valley, between the foot- 



