GAME AND FISH RESORTS. II5 



the best of sport. From Smith's Lake there are three routes to 

 the Tupper Lakes passing- through some of the best hunting and 

 fishing districts of the Brown Tract. The Osvvegatchie fishing 

 grounds are reached from Lowville by good roads, traversing a 

 region in which deer and trout are plenty. 



Carthage, Brandreth's Lake and Schroon River are reached 

 from here. 



De Kalb Jimction is within easy access of numerous points for 

 trout fishing and deer shooting, and is connected by stage with 

 Cranberry Lake, a noted place for trout. There are in the vicinity 

 many other lakes with a great many streams, in all of which the 

 angler will always find good sport. 



Potsdam is within twenty miles of excellent hunting and fish- 

 ing, and is a starting point for many famous game regions. 



Massena Springs, reached by the St. Lawrence River and 

 stage, is an initial point for bass, pickerel, mascalonge and white 

 fishing. These fish are found here in great abundance. The hotels 

 are fine, and the expenses moderate. 



Moira, on the Central Vermont Railroad, has connections with 

 the St. Regis River and other localities affording excellent sport. 



Maloiie. Among the numerous resorts of sportsmen there are 

 few more easily accessible, or which afford better sport than the 

 Salmon River, above what is known as the "State Dam." Here 

 within thirteen miles of Malone, is a stream which, notwithstanding 

 its frequent visitors, affords an inexhaustible quantity of trout. The 

 pond, raised by the dam, varies greatly in size. Generally it is only 

 about a quarter of a mile in length, and above that the river winds 

 a tortuous course for several miles among grassv flats, and for a 

 still further distance a still more devious way, if possible, among 

 a thick margin of alders. The water is swift and cold, and there 

 is a trout hole in the curve of each bend, which is well populated. 

 When the water is up, a boat can go all over the meadows, the 

 trout running farther up, the distance to the fishing grounds being 

 thereby reduced about seventy-five per cent. Several lakes and 

 ponds empty into this river, which furnish homes for the trout in 

 winter. 



Many deer come into Round Pond, Wolf Pond, and the other 

 sheets of water in the neighborhood, and traces of bear are also 

 visible. Many partridges are to be found in the woods. There is 

 a good, although unpretentious, hotel at the dam, kept by R. J. 

 Cunningham (better known as " Rus "), where guides and boats 

 can be obtained. Tobey and Chisholm run a line of Concord 

 coaches to Duane, fifteen miles south, connecting with Paul Smith's 

 stages for all interior resorts of any note. 



At Meacham Lake (see route four, above) there is a well known 

 hostelry, where boats, guides, etc., may be found. This is a fa- 

 mous place for deer shooting. The surrounding country is full of 



