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jack salmon), bass, and large channel catfish. Those whose acquaintance with 

 the catfish family is confined to its fat, sluggish, repulsive representative of stag- 

 nant ponds and muddy creeks, can have no conception of the sport afforded by 

 its slender, shapely and powerful cousin of the spring-fed streams flowing into 

 the Missouri from the Ozarks. With the forked tail and adipose dorsal of the 

 salmon, long, graceful, muscular body, hardened by conflict with fierce rapids, 

 and invigorated by pure cold water, its capture, if of large size, is an event long 

 to be remembered. 



Provide boats and camp equipage, and go via the Atlantic and Pacific Rail- 

 way, to Arlington, a town situated at the point where the railroad crosses the 

 river, ninety miles above its mouth, and one hundred and twenty miles from St. 

 Louis. Thence take wagon to Smith's. Then fish down the river, back to Ar- 

 lington, sending your baggage via wagon to the difl'erent camping stations along 

 the bank. Fishing is done with fly and spoon. Of the latter the single OO hook 

 No. 6, Buell spoon attached to a line with a single gull snell is the best tackle. 



Jloward County — 



Fayette. A few turkeys ; wild fowl, partridges and quails abundant, rabbits, 

 squirrels ; catfish, trout, bass. Reached via Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail- 

 road. Hotel, Howard House, $2 per day ; teams with driver $5 per day. 



tTasper County — 



Carthage, on the Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern Railroad, is a good 

 centre from which to go, via hired conveyance, to the pinnated grouse grounds 

 near at hand. 



Ziacledc County — 



Leba7ion. Ten miles from the St. Louis and Pacific Railroad at this point, 

 excellent wild turkey shooting may be found. 



JLewls County — 



La Grange and Vicinity. The Mississippi River, at this point, contains many 

 islands, densely wooded and full of lakes, ponds and sloughs. The bottom lands 

 on each side of the river are of the same general character, with now and then 

 extensive prairies. In this region on either side of the river, are great numbers 

 of mallards, blue and green-winged teal, widgeons, pintails, redheads, wood 

 ducks, and other varieties ; geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, wild turkeys, wood- 

 cock, snipe, ruff^ed and pinnated grouse, quail, and a few deer. The fish include 

 the bass, pickerel, perch, wall-eyed pike, catfish of several varieties, croppie, etc. 

 Reached via the St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern Railroad, or by Mississippi 

 steamer. Hotel and farmhouse board can be obtained at any of the towns along 

 the river. See Lima, Illinois. 



Tiivingston County — 



Skoal Creek. Deer, turkeys, pinnated and rufi'ed grouse, quail. The Hanni- 

 bal and St. Joseph, and other railroads, traverse the county, and on the lines of 

 these roads good shooting will be found. The country is wild and rugged. 



3Iarion County — 



Hannibal. Excellent teal and wood duck shooting. Quail are abundant, and 

 wild turkeys plenty on the Salt River bottoms. 



Monroe County— 



Monroe City. Duck, quail, snipe, pigeons, pheasants, pinnated grouse, a few 

 wild turkeys, and an occasional deer. Catfish, perch, and buftalo hsh are abun- 

 dant. Reached via Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, or Hannibal and St. 

 Joseph Railroad. Hotels ^2 per day ; team with driver ,$3 to $4. 



Morgan County— 



Maradosia. Duck shooting may be found near the town. 

 Vcttia County — 



Sedalia. Pinnated grouse, plover, quail, woodcock, snipe, ducks, mallards, 

 on the flat creek bottom lands ; foxes, squirrels, rabbits. Reached via the Mis- 

 souri, Kansas and Texas Railway. Hotels $2 to $3 per day : board in private 

 family. $30 to $40 per month. Good liveries. At Flat and Big Muddy Creeks, 

 three miles from the town, are excellent camping grounds. 



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