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niacliford County— 



Montpelier. From Montpelier as a centre the sportsman will find seventeen 

 thousaiiJ acres of spleiuiid shooting ground, perfectly level. The game includes 

 deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, woodcock and wild fowl of all varieties. Take 

 the Fort Wayne, Muncie and Cincinnati Railroad. Private board can be obtained 

 at the farmhouses. 



Hartford City. Wild turkeys and quail in the immediate vicinity of the town. 

 Reached via the Fort Wayne, Muncie and Cincinnati Railroad. 



Crawford County— 



Wyandotte. In the Greenbrier and Blue Rivers is good fishing for black bass, 

 rock bass, sunfish, pike, and there are many catfish. Wj'andotte is about sixty- 

 five miles below Louisville. The daily packets of the Louisville and Evansvnlle 

 Mail Line, and the tri-weekly Louisville and Leavenworth packet stop at 

 Leavenworth, the nearest point by water to the Cave. The fare is $1.50. Prob- 

 ably the most convenient of these packets is the Sandy No. 2, a very elegant 

 little boat, with gentlemanly and accommodating officers, which ends its voy- 

 age at Leavenworth, thus enabling passengers to remain on board all night. 

 Leaving Louisville at five o'clock, all the boats reach their destination betore 

 midnight. Board at the Wyandotte Hotel $7 per week. 



Dclatvare County — 



Muncie. Ouail shooting along the White River. Reached via Fort Wayne, 

 Muncie and Cincinnati Railroad. Hotels $2. Country level and heavily wooded. 



JPountain County — 



Co7>ii!gton. Wild turkey, quail and pinnated grouse. Reached via the Chi- 

 cago, Danville and Vincenries Railroad. Hotels $2. The country hilly. 



Frunhlln County — 



Mount Carmel. Fine bass fishing in the Wabash River. See Princeton, Gib- 

 son County. 



Gibson County- 

 Princeton. Long Pond, on the Wabash Bottom, a lake about three miles long, 

 is full of black bass, and there is also excellent bass fishing on the rapids of the 

 Wabash some ten miles from Princeton, where two dozen fish in an hour's time 

 is considered nothing remarkable. The river is a clear, tumbling, rapid stream, 

 and the ride by rail from Frinceton to Mt. Carmel, and thence by omnibus to 

 the fishing grounds, where there is a capital hotel, is a favorite excursion with 

 both ladies and gentlemen, not only from the vicinity, but from Louisville, Cin- 

 cinnati, Indianapolis and other towns. Princeton is reached via the Evansville 

 and Crawfordsville, or the Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Railroad. 



Patoka. The flats west of the town are excellent shooting grounds for all 

 kinds of wild fowl. On the hills are wild turkeys and quail. Reached via the 

 Evansville and Crawfordsville Railroad. 



llcnry County— 



Luray. Pinnated grouse and quail. Reached from New Castle or Muncie. 

 Jasper County — 



Keinington, on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, is a good 

 centre from which to start out for a camp on the prairie. Pinnated grouse, sand- 

 hill cranes and ducks, with other varieties of wild fowl are found. The best 

 shooting is on the north side of the railroad. Teams can be hired from the 

 farmers. 



Jefferson County — 



A/ai/i.w/i. The Indian Kentuck, seven miles above Madison, is a fine fishing 

 stream. Take the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad to Madison. 



Jinox County— 



Vincennes. One of the localities especially noted for its snipe shooting, is the 

 broad extent of marshes and prairies that lie back of the Wabash River, some ten 

 or twelve miles from Vincennes. Pinnated grouse are found here in abundance. 

 There is good hotel accommodation, and one can drive across the prairie in a 



