124 GAiME AND FISH RESORTS. 



about five or six miles will take one to the head of them. There is a stream near 

 Fort Montgomery, below West Point, that has trout in it. 



Ne-jubiu-gh. On the Shawangunk Mountains, twenty-four miles back of the 

 city, are partridges, woodcock, quail and rabbits. 



Orange Lake House, on soutii side of Orange Lake, si.x miles west of New- 

 burgh, has facilities for boating and fishing on Orange Lake, one of the most 

 picturesque sheets of inland water in the country, and skirted by fine groves and 

 picnicking grounds. 



Central Valley is forty-eight miles from New York City, and ten miles dis- 

 tant from West Point among the Highlands. About two miles east of the station 

 is Summit Lake, affording good fishing and boating. Summit Lake House §5 to 

 f 15 per week, also private accommodations $7 to $10 per week. Route as above. 



Guymard Lake^ eighty miles from New York City, is a clear mountain lake, 

 about one and one-half miles in circumference, well stocked with fish. Guymard 

 Spring House, board $10 to $12 per week, boats, etc. Game in the adjacent woods 

 and fields. Route as above. 



Port J ervis is eighty-ei^ht miles from New York City. The junction of the 

 Delaware and Neversink Rivers is near this place. 



Port Jervis is the centre of a section noted for its fishing and hunting, the cele- 

 brated trout streams of Pennsylvania, and of Sullivan and upper Orange Coun- 

 ties, being in the immediate vicinity and easy of access. A sojourn at Port 

 Jervis is always attended with both pleasure and profit to the t6urist, whether 

 sportsman or not. In Pike County, just across the Delaware River, are the 

 grounds of the Blooming Grove Park Association, where game of every kind 

 abounds. Thousands of the finny tribe are caught, too, in the adjacent waters 

 every year. Route as above. 



Middletoiun. Good fishing can be found in the Wallkill, forty minutes walk 

 from town, and duck hunting along this stream and others in the vicinity. Rab- 

 bits and small game abound in the woods near at hand, and an hour's ride by rail 

 will take one to the trout streams and hunting grounds of Sullivan County. 

 There are a number of fine hotels, (|io to $15 per week) and several private board- 

 ing houses $6 to 10 per week. Reached via tne Erie Railroad. 



Otisville. There are many streams and lakes in the neighborhood, abound- 

 ing in various kinds of fish. Route as above. Several good hotels and private 

 boarding houses. 



Lake Sterling. Take Erie Railroad to Sterling Junction, or in case the train does 

 not stop there, go to Sloatsburg, walk back to the junction, and take cars per 

 Sterling Mountain Railroad to Sterling Mines, the terminus of the road. The 

 train makes but two trips daily. Inquire at the junction, for the superintendent, 

 John C. Missimar, from whom it is necessary to obtain an order for the boat. 

 The lalte is but five hundred yards distant from the mines. There are two boats, 

 one large yawl, capable of carrying fifteen persons, and one small boat, which 

 will safely carry si.x " light weights." The fish most sought for are pickerel and 

 perch, and the former are taken weighing from one-half to seven pounds each. 

 There are two w^ys adopted for catching them, one by trolling and the other by 

 " still " fishing, with live minnows for bait. Occasionally a brook, also a lake 

 trout (salmon) is caught. 



Goshen is within two hours' ride of the trout brooks of Sullivan County, and 

 the game covers of Cedar Swamp, the Warwick Woodlands, and tlie Great Wild 

 Meadows, all abounding in woodcock, plover, quail, and other game. The route 

 is via the Erie Railroad. There are several hotels and boarding houses, with 

 prices ranging from $12 to $6 per week. 

 Oswego County— 



Minetto. Black bass, pike, pickerel, trout, ruffed grouse, quail, snipe, wood- 

 cock, ducks. Reached via the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to 

 Oswego, thence stage or wagon five miles. Hotel $2 ; boats, etc., to be hired. 

 Rolling country. 



Sandy Creek. Ducks, red-heads, brants, blue-bills, and other varieties of wild 

 fowl afford fine sport. 



The Osivego River. Good bass fishing. Take rail to Oswego. 



Red field. Excellent fronting may be "had on the Salmon River. The favorite 

 spots are Seymour's and Covey's Bridge, the Meadows, North Branch, the Brick 

 Yard, Petrie's and Stony Brook. 



Otsego Cottnty— 



Some woodcock may be shot in the vicinity of Richfield Springs. Canadarago 



