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Keys. Board can be obtained for $7 per week ; guides for fishing and hunting 

 can always be found. 



Cedar Keys is the terminus of the Atlantic and Gulf and West India Road. 

 Ducks, geese, deer and wild turkeys are found in the vicinity. From the railroad 

 dock, sea trout (weak fish) ranging from two to six jiounds, sea bass and porgies 

 can be caught with cut bait, and sheepshead with fiddlers. On the points and 

 about the reefs a few miles from town, superior red and grouper fishing can be 

 obtained at Cedar Keys. The sportsman will find unbounded hospitality and 

 courteous attention oii the part of the inhabitants. From this point the tourist 

 may take steamship to New Orleans, Tampa, Punta Rassa, Key West, or 

 Havana. For the purpose of cruising along the coast, or general sporting pur- 

 poses, suitable boats with e.xperienced sailing masters can be engaged at from 

 four to six dollars per day. 



Rosewood. In the hammock are bears, deer, and turkeys in great abundance. 

 Reached via the Fernandina and Cedar Keys Railroad. Mr. Ford keeps a good 

 sportsman's house. 



Hernando County— 



Anclote. In the river of the same name are red fish, sheepshead, tarpum, 

 with excellent snipe, curlew, coot and duck shooting. Reached by boat from 

 Bayport. 



Bayport. The country back of Bayport is well stocked with bear and deer, 

 and there the sportsman may secure some excellent sport. The section referred 

 to can be reached by land, by taking stage from Gainesville, or by leaving Ock- 

 /awaha steamers at Silver Spring ; conveyance to Ocala and stage from Ocala to 

 Brooksville. At the latter place a vehicle of some description can be obtained, 

 by which Bayport, distant thirty miles, can be reached. The tourist will find the 

 neighborhood of Brooksville an interesting locality. The immediate neighbor- 

 hood is hilly, some of the highest points attaining an altitude of over four hundred 

 feet. In the neighborhood the sportsman will find some crystal lakes, surrounded 

 by hills, where he can catch trout and bream. 



Brooksville., see above. 



In- the Cheesehoiviska River., Van miles from Bayport, are found sheepshead, 

 cavalli, bream, trout, and red and black groupers. Reached by boat from Bay- 

 port, or from Homosassa. 



Homosassa. In the river and spring are sheepshead, red fish, cavalli, channel 

 bass, weak fish, red and black groupers, bream, snappers, skip jacks, sea trout 

 and large snapping turtles. Around the basin and along the banks of the river, 

 are large numbers of water turkeys, many varieties of sea birds, and ducks in 

 great abundance. In the woods and hammocks are bears, deer, turkeys, and 

 other game. There are two routes to Homosassa — one via Savannah, Fernandina, 

 or Jacksonville to Cedar Keys, and tlie other via Silver Spring and Ocala. The 

 sportsman can easily ascertain upon what day he will reach Cedar Keys, and bv 

 addressing Alfred E. Jones, Homosassa, Fla., in advance of the day of arrival, 

 Mr. J. will be found at the Keys with a boat to transport visitors to his place free 

 cf charge. If unable to communicate with Mr. J. a suitable boat may be char- 

 t red at Cedar Keys for about $10 for the trip, thirty miles. If the sports- 

 man is desirous of visiting an interesting and attractive portion of the State, he 

 can take steamer from Jacksonville to Silver Spring, and back from the Spring to 

 Ocala, via stage, a distance of six miles. From Ocala to Homosassa, the distance 

 is forty miles over a fair road, and E. J. Harris, of the Ocala House, will make 

 the necessary arrangements for transportation of visitors to the hospitable ingle- 

 side of A. E. Jones, where will be found excellent accommodations, at moderate 

 prices. No place in the State presents so many attractions for the sportsman, if 

 we take into consideration the sporting advantages in connection with home 

 comforts, excellent accommodations, superior table, perfect cleanliness, and an 

 admirable climate. Sportsmen who wish to enjoy themselves, and at the same 

 time be accompanied by their wives, will find this place to offer many attractions. 

 If a stag party of from two to four wish to enjoy themselves for a few weeks or 

 months, ^\'e would recommend them to engage Liberty Hall — from $10 to $12 per 

 week. Visitors will find an ample supply of boats, and for a trifling charge 

 negroes living on the plantation will keep the piscator supplied with bait. There 

 is also a good pair of hounds for deer hunting. The sportsman should provide a 

 strong bass rod, and an assortment of flies, hooks and lines, with large sized 

 spoon for trolling. Mr. Jones is the Postmaster, and the place is provided with 

 a weekly mail. 



