GAME AND FISH RESORTS. IT 



hills of the Sierras and the Coast Range, and the Pacific slope, 

 between the Coast Range and the ocean. The face of the country 

 presents every variety of surface, lofty mountains, fertile river val- 

 leys, canons, wide stretching plains and prairies, and tule lands. 

 These tules, or marsh lands, consisting of dense brakes of rushes 

 and covering nearly one-half the entire surface of the State, are in 

 all seasons the abodes of numerous and varied wild-fowl and game 

 animals, and afford unlimited sport for the hunter. The game of 

 the State, embraces one hundred and fifteen species of mammals, 

 three hundred and fifty species of birds, and one hundred and fif- 

 teen species of fish. Every portion of the State is accessible by 

 rail, stage-coach and steamboat ; while excellent hotels, guides, 

 boats, saddle horses, and all the necessary articles of camping out- 

 fit are everywhere easily secured. With the abundance and 

 variety of game, and the facilities of communication here offered, 

 California will long offer peculiar inducements to the sportsmen 

 of the country. 



A.latneda County — 



Oakland. Within a radius of fifty miles, there are at least twenty localities 

 where good trout fishing may be had. There are the Water Company Lalces, or 

 Lake Merced, of the Acclimatizing Society, in either of which, for a small fee, 

 permission may be obtained to fish, and fine fishing is to be found. There are a 

 great number of creeks and streams inland, north, south, and east, where are 

 frequently taken from thirty to fifty trout in a day's fishing. 



Berkeley. See San Francisco. 



Amador County— 



Amador City. In the Amador Valley, jack snipe, quail, ducks and other 

 game birds are found in great abundance. Reached via the Sacramento and Pla- 

 cerville Railroad to Latrobe, thence stage. 



Suite County — 



Durham. In the Sierra Nevadas, seven miles distant, bear, deer, California 

 lion and other large game ; wild fowl abundant in the valley near the town ; 

 good fishing in a branch of the Feather River. Reached via the Oregon Division 

 of the Central Pacific Railroad. Guides are necessary for the mountain hunting. 



Chico. Bear, deer, trout, salmon, sturgeon and pike. Reached via Centrjri 

 Pacific Railroad, Oregon Division. Board $i to $3 ; teams $3 to $10. 



Cana. Grizzly bear, deer, ducks, geese, quail ; salmon, mountain trout. 

 Reached via the Central Pacific Railroad. Hotel .fi ; guide $1.50 j teams $5. 



Nord. Deer, elk, panther, California lion, grouse, quail, ducks, snipe, curlew, ' 

 rabbits, hares ; salmon, sturgeon, trout, perch, white fish. Reached via the 

 Oregon Division of the Central Pacific Railroad. Hunters must camp. Indian 

 guides can be procured at small expense. Hunters and stockmen are scattered 

 through the mountains, and are always hospitable. 



Contra Costa County— 



Martinez. See San Rafael, Marin County. 

 Fresno County — 



Borden. Bear, deer, antelope, quail, geese, ducks, swans, cranes • mountain 

 and salmon trout, salmon and white perch. Reached via the Visalia Division of 

 the Central Pacific Railroad. All along the line of this road, the sportsman will 

 find plenty of ducks and geese. Board $1.50; teams $2.50 to $5. For hunting 

 in the mountains, guides are necessary, and can be secured for $35 per month, 

 and found. The San Joaquin, Fresno and King's rivers, are good fishing streams. 



Berendo. Antelopes, hares, rabbits, sand hill cranes, ducks, geese ; trout and 



