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part of Lake Superior to Marquette, which is now the point of embarkation. 

 There is no trouble in securing half breeds, who are perfectly reliable for guides, 

 and who understand perfectly the proposed route. 

 Musnn County— 



Ludington. Deer, ducks, ruffed grouse ; lake trout, grayling, pickerel. 

 Reached via Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad. Hotels $i "to $2 per day ; 

 guides, $2 per day ; boats with boatmen, $3 per day ; teams $4 to $6 per day. 

 Provide camping outfit. Country rolling. 



Midlattd County— 



Aver ill's Station. Six miles north is a fine shooting ground for deer, ruffed 

 grouse and quail. On the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, one hundred and 

 sixty-eight miles north of Detroit. 



Coleman. Bears and deer. Route as above. Hotel and private board $1 per 

 day, $4.50 per week ; teams $5 per day. Camping out is necessary for good 

 sport. Country generally level and heavily timbered. 



Monroe Co%inty — 



Monroe. Black bass, pike, pickerel, perch ; woodcock, quail, partridges, 

 ruffed grouse, wild turkeys, ducks, mallards, widgeons, canvas-backs, sprig-tails, 

 teal, snipe, plover, reed birds. Monroe is three miles from Lake Erie, twenty-five 

 miles from Toledo, reached via the Canada Southern, and Lake Lhore and Michi- 

 gan Southern, or the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad. Go to Joseph Guyor's 

 Island House, on Raisin River, where sportsmen wjll find the best of accommo- 

 dations, and where boats, tackle and everything needful can be procured. 



Oakland County— 



Pontiac. Woodcock, ruffed grouse, pigeons ; trout, pike and bass. Reached 

 via the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad. 



Bir7ningha.m. Woodcock, partridges, quail, squirrels and rabbits. 



Osceola County — 



Hersey. Deer, ruffed grouse ; trout and pickerel. Reached via Flint and 

 Pere Marquette Railroad. Board $1.50 per dav. Provide for camping out. 



Reed City. Ruffed grouse ; grayling in Hersey Creek. Route as above. 

 Hotel $2 per day ; teams $3. 



Three miles from Reed City is Hersey Creek, which is well stocked with 

 grayling. The route is as above, or via the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 



Otsego County— 



Otsego Lake. Bears, deer, wild turkeys ; black bass, pickerel and grayling in 

 Otsego Lake. The route is via the Michigan Central Railroad. Camping equip- 

 ments should be provided. 

 Jlosconimon County — 



Houghton Lake and Higgins Lake, the first fifteen miles long, and from two 

 to six miles wide, and the second six miles by three, are reached by Jackson, Lan- 

 sing and Saginaw Railroad, eighty miles from Bay City ; thence wagon five miles. 

 The lakes are full of white fish, and the vicinity abounds in deer, bears, ducks, 

 and small game. Leave the railroad at Roscommon Station. There are a few 

 log cabins on the lakes, built for the accommodation of visitors who come to hunt 

 and fish. 

 St. .Joseph County— 



UVtite Pigeon. Wild turkeys, quail, ruffed grouse, woodcock, in a lake three 

 miles from town, black bass and pickerel. Reached via the Lake Shore and 

 Michigan Southern Railroad. 



tSallnac County — 



Lexington. Deer, bear, wild-cat and wild turkeys. Rail to Port Huron, 

 tUence via boat, thirty miles to Lexington, thence five miles inland. Board and 

 dogs can be found among the farmers, 



XeJiooleraft County — 



For sport in this county commence at a point about thirty miles above White 

 Fish Point, the entrance to Lake Superior, which is fifty or sixty miles from Sault 

 iJt. Marie. Gravel River has large trout, and a great many of them. A beauti 



