74 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



where these do not exist the sportsman will readily obtain accom- 

 modationf at the farm houses. 



Samstable County — 



There are a great many deer in this county, and several tine trout streams, as 

 readily accessible from the town of Sandwich, as any other place. There are also 

 plenty of quail. Take Old Colony Railroad to Sandwich. Good accommodations 

 at the Central House. 



Wood's Hole. On Buzzard's Bay there is excellent shooting for ducks, plover, 

 and other varieties of water fowl. Professor VinalN. Edwards, of Wood's Hole, 

 has collected here the following tish, consisting of seventy-five different varieties. 

 Small spotted skate, peaked nose skate, sand shark, blue shark, leopard shark, 

 mackerel shark, trasher shark, hammer head shark, sleeper shark, (never before 

 found in these waters ;) horned dog fish, no-horned dog fish, common mackerel, 

 spotted mackerel, tallow mackerel, mackerel scare, white mackerel, (not before 

 found here ;) sea herring, English herring, brown sea robin, large red sea robin, 

 long finned sea robin, flying fish, tautog, scup, sea bass, menhaden, shad, hickory 

 shad, common butter fish, square headed butler fish, (or silver fish ;) common eel, 

 lamprey eel, striped bass, squeteague, squid, king fish, torn cod, sea perch, sculpin, 

 common large flounder, four spotted flounder, small mouth flat fish, large mouth 

 flatfish, (very rare ;) talbot, pollock, smelt, toad tish, swell fish, blue fish, haddock, 

 hake, sturgeon, goose fish, boneta, sucker, cramp fish, red sculpin, (or pork in 

 barrel ;) large black stingray, bill tish, (seven feet long ;) pilot fish, rudder fish, 

 horned swell fish, or (egg fish ;) puffin v'igi Ale fish, moon fish, pompano, cero, 

 Spanish mackerel, cunner, leather jacket, (never before caught in these waters ;) 

 codfish, whiting, (or frost fish ;) mullet, ling, and three others. 



The route from Boston is via the Old Colony Railroad ; from New York, via the 

 New Bedford steamers, which'leave Pier 39, North River, every evening. Good 

 hotel accommodations will be found. 



Brewster is in the vicinity of good smelt fishing. Reached via Old Colony 

 Railroad. 



At the elbow of Cape Cod, and inside the sheltering range of sand cliffs which 

 forms the lower extremity of Nanset Beach, is a wide expanse of slioals known to 

 the hardy fishermen and mariners of the vicinity as " The Common Flats." 

 These shoals, when bared by the falling tide, disclose miles upon miles of 

 mud flats covered with the marine mud commonly known as eel-grass, the favor- 

 ite food of several varieties of wild fowl, but more especially of the brant. 

 Landward from these mud flats, and also protected from the encroachments of 

 Old Ocean by Nanset Beach, stretches an extensive series of sand flats. This 

 part of the " Cape " was in olden time a favorite hunting resort, and still affords 

 good sport. 



Moiiuuicnt. Excellent fishing in Buzzard's Bay. Reached via the Old Colony 

 Railroad. The Stearns House offers comfortable accommodations. 



Chatkam. Dough birds, yellow legs, plover, brant, and other varieties of 

 birds. Reached via Old Colony Railroad. 



Cohasset Narrows. Blue fish, squeteague. Good catches of striped bass are 

 made off tlie railroad bridge. Sportsmen will find good accommodations, with 

 boats, bait, etc., at A. and H. Hatnavvay's. Route as above. 



West Barnstable. Fine deer hunting in the neighboring woods. Route as 

 above. 



Marshjiee. The Marshpee River is a good trout stream. There is also excel- 

 lent snipe shooting on the marshes. Reached via Old Colony Railroad. 



Queshnet. Snipe shooting is good in the vicinity. 



Coticit Port reached by stage, seven miles from West Barnstable, which is on 

 the Old Colony Road, is a famous place for shooting. The village is on the south 

 shore of the cape, and on the neighboring highlands are many fresh ponds among 

 the pir.e forests. Here the sportsman will find a variety of fresh and salt water 

 fishing, and excellent wild fowl shooting. The Santuit House is a favorite sum- 

 mer hotel. 



Hyamiis, reached by a branch of the Old Colony Railroad, affords good 

 shooting; 



Sandwich. The streams in the vicinity are good fronting streams, but much 

 fished ; deer in the adjacent forests. Reached via the Old Colony Railroad. 



Abitl^tan. White hares. Reached as above. 



Waquoit. Good trout fishing may be found near the town. 



