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from Capron is Fort Pierce^ an excellent camping ground where the same sport 

 may be had. For route to both these points, see New Smyrna, Volusia County. 

 See also Titusville. 



Clay Couiitij— 



Magnolia. Black Creek is a navigable stream for fishermen and sportsmen. 

 On a sunny day its banks are lined with alligators, while fish and game of all 

 descriptions are plentiful. A regular landing for St. John's River steamboats. 

 Hotel, $5. 



Colttinhla County — 



Lai-e City. Deer, wild turkeys, ducks, quail ; trout, bream, speckled bream. 

 Reached via the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad. Board $25 to 

 $30 per month ; guides $i to $1.25 ; teams $3 to $5. 



The GxiXf Coxinties— 



In all the counties along the Gulf of Mexico, and in nearly all the heavily 

 timbered lands in the others, are to be found all kinds of game, such as bear, deer 

 wild turkeys, panthers, catamounts, wild cats, etc. Deer and turkey are abun- 

 dant. In all the lakes, rivers, and creeks are an abundance of fish, such as trout, 

 perch, jack or hake, catfish, black fish, bream, etc. On the coast there are the 

 finest of oysters, clams, turtle, and every variety of salt water fish. During the 

 winter all the lakes, ponds, bays, inlets, rivers, etc., have an abundance of every 

 variety of water fowl. Sportsmen should visit Middle Florida by all means and 

 take a hunt and a fish down on the coast. 



JEscanibia County — 



This is one of the best sporting counties in West Forida. On the Perdido, 

 Black Water, Escambia, East Bay. and Choctawhatchee Rivers, and on Palmetto, 

 Soldier, St. Johns, and Stone Quarry creeks, on the Grand Lagoon, Bear and 

 Deer Points, and on Bayous Grande, Checo, Texar, Marquis, Garcon and Tar- 

 kill, all within a few hours' sail of Pensacola and the Navy Yard, can be found 

 excellent fish in many varieties, with deer, bear, turkey, squirrel, etc. Within 

 five miles of the Navy Yard any quantity of game can be obtained. The Grand 

 Lagoon furnishes fine duck shooting all the year. The summer or wood duck 

 remains the entire year, and in the fall and winter it is visited by great numbers 

 of Mallard or English duck, red-heads, blackwing teal, wood duck, large crested, 

 widgeon or bald heads, bullheads, sawbills, black ducks, gadwalls, and the wild 

 goose and swan. In the spring the sprig-tail or pin-tail, spoon-bill or shoveler 

 and the blackwing teal. The latter come in great clouds and linger until late in 

 May. They usually feed in shallow water along the shore, and are often found 

 in great numbers on the beach, which affords the stealthy gunner a capital chance 

 to slaughter them by the wholesale. In what is known as the Live Oak Reserva- 

 tion, are deer, bears, and wild turkeys in great numbers. The fishing is for blue- 

 fish, pompano, Spanish mackerel, s'heepshead, cavafli, sea trout, channel bass, 

 red snappers, and groupers. Reached via steamer from New Orleans, St. Mark's 

 and other points, and via Pensacola Railroad, connecting at Junction with Mobile 

 and Montgomery Railroad. Board $20 per month. 



Duval County — 



Jacksonville. Excursions go out to the fishing banks off the St. John's bar, 

 where large snappers and black fish are caught. 



As a place from which one may reach the most attractive portions of the State, 

 Jacksonville should be selected. Situated upon the St. John s, it has steam com- 

 munication with every settlement upon that interesting river, and with St. Augus- 

 tine, New Smyrna and Indian River, upon the coast. It has direct rail connec- 

 tion with Tallahassee, the capital of the State, with Cedar Keys upon the west 

 coast, and thence with all the gulf ports, the Keys and Cuba, and with Savannah, 

 via the old circuitous route, and a more direct new one. Here the camper -out 

 should procure his outfit, except tent. 



From Jacksonville to Enterprise, two hundred miles up the St. John's, the fare 

 by steamer is $12, and of proportionable price to intervening landings. To Salt 

 Lake, the farthest point reached by steamers, (curious stern-wheelers), it is about 

 $6 more ; all freight at the rate of about $1 per barrel ; a small boat up the St. 

 John's pays $5 for passage upon the steamers. Indian River, the great game sec- 



