GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 55 



JIarrison County^ 



Dunlap. Pinnated grouse, quail, ducks, snipe, a few deer. Reached via the 

 Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Hotel $3 ; teams $4. 



Little Sioux. Game is abundant, deer being especially plentiful. Reached 

 via the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad. 



Missouri Vallev. Junction of the Chicago and Northwestern, and Sioux City 

 and Pacific Railroads. The surrounding country is full of game. Geese, ducks, 

 brant, ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse, quail, snipe, plover and woodcock are 

 plentiful. Three hotels. The Missouri Valley Sportsmen's Club have their 

 headquarters here. 



J'aelison County — 



Baldwin^ three miles from the Maquoketa River. Wild game of all kinds 

 abounds in the vicinity. Reached via the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. 

 There is one hotel. 



Maquoketa. See above. 



Kossuth County — 



Alcona. Pinnated grouse, woodcock, snipe, and all kinds of wild fowl. 

 Reached via the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. Good hotels. 

 U'fsiey. Pinnated grouse. Route as above. 



Linn County- 

 Cedar Rapids. Pinnated and ruffed grouse, quail, ducks, geese, snipe; wall- 

 eyed pike, bass, pickerel and white perch. Reached via Chicago and North- 

 western, and other railroads. Hotel $2 to $3. 



Marshall County— 



Marshalltown. Pinnated grouse shooting. Reached via the Central Iowa 

 Railroad. 



State Centre. Pinnated grouse, snipe, ducks, sandhill cranes and quail. 

 Reached via the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Hotel $1.50 to $3 ; teams 

 %l. Country rolling prairie. 



Muscatine County — 



Stockton. Excellent shooting for pinnated grouse, ducks, brant, wild geese, 

 snipe, rabbits, squirrels, etc. Sturgeon, pike, buffalo fish, perch and catfish are 

 abundant in the Mississippi River. Reached via the C.iicago, Rock Island and 

 Pacific Railroad. 



JFest Liberty. Duck shooting is excellent on the marsh and lake, where 

 many varieties are found. Take the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, or the 

 Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad. 



Plymouth County — 



James., Lcinars and Remse7i. For game and route see Alden, Hardin County. 

 I'ocfihontas County — 



Fonda. For game and route see Alden, Hardin County. 

 Volk County^ 



Des Moines. Good pinnated grouse shooting is found on railroads running 

 west and northwest from the city. From Des Moines northwest stop at Grand 

 Junction, or Gowrie, north of there, or at almost any station west of Grand Junc- 

 tion. Going west from Des Moines, stop atrStuart and take stage line to Fonta- 

 nelle, twelve miles out. Excellent shooting conveniences, and extends for twelve 

 miles further. Twelve miles west from Stuart is Casey. Take sta^e from there 

 to Fontanelle, twenty-four miles. Every foot almost abounds with chickens, 

 and at almost any station west of Casey good sport can be had. Permission to 

 shoot on the farms is easily obtained. 



I'ottawattatnie County — 



Avoca. See Adair, Adair County. 



Council Bluffs. Deer, rabbit, squirrel, wild turkey, pinnated grouse and 

 quail. Beaver and mink are trapped in the vicinity. 

 Neola. See Avoca. 



Scott County — 



Dave7iport. Mascalonge and black bass fishing in the Wapsie, a tributary of 



