130 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



rolling plateau," a region presenting many scenes which have been highly extolled 

 by the poet and artist. 



Fond Eddy. Deer within ten miles of here ; three miles back in the mountains 

 from Pond Eddy, next station irom Port Jervis, bears. On the Erie Road. 



Blooo7ningburgk is a good point tor woodcock and grouse, with a few quail. 

 It is reached via Middletown, on the Oswego Midland Railroad. Get out at the 

 Tunnel, and drive half a mile to the village. Milo H. Seagar entertains 

 sportsmen. , 



Susquehanna County— 



Diitidaff. Black bass and pickerel in Crystal Lake. Good accommodations 

 can be found. 



Tompkins County — 



Ithaca. Grouse, quail and duck. Ithaca is reached via steamer or rail from 

 Cayuga, or via the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and the Utica, Ithaca 

 and Elmira roads. 



Ulster County— 



Rondout. Black bass fishing. On the Hudson River, reached by rail or 

 steamer from New York. 



Shokan. In the Park Swamp foxes and vixen are shot. 



One of the best localities within a fair distance of New York for ruffed grouse 

 shooting is called the Cannape. It is a large extent of wild territory situated 

 on the northeast corner of Ulster County. Take Hudson River Railroad for 

 Kingston, which connects with the Ulster and Delaware Railroad to ." hokan, 

 which is seventeen miles. The distance from Shokan to Watson Hollow is seven 

 miles. Stop over night at C. Rockwell's, who will give every information and 

 send a guide or go himself This country is quite unknown to the sportsmen, as 

 we firnily believe. There has never been a breech-loader or a setter within its 

 limits. The scenery is grand in the extreme, and the berries which the ruffed 

 grouse feed on, are very abundant. This territory is also noted for its deep 

 mountain gorge, at the head of which is a beautiful lake, the head waters of the 

 Bushkill creek. It has two outlets, one emptying into the Esopus creek, and 

 the other in a directly opposite quarter, into the Susquehanna. 



Bears, panthers and wild cats are found in the neighborhood. Hotel $2, pri- 

 vate board $7 per week ; guides $3 ; teams $3. 



Lake Mohonk is located near the summit of Sky Top mountain, five and one- 

 half miles from New Paltz, fourteen and one-halt miles west of Poughkeepsie, 

 eighty-eight miles from New York City. The lake is very deep and abounds in 

 black blass, perch, etc. The route is via Erie Railroad and Wallkill Valley Branch. 

 There is a hotel, with boats, etc. 



Shajidaken. Bears, foxes, ruffed grouse, rabbits ; trout in the Esopus and 

 other streams. Reached via the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. Board $1.50; 

 guides $2 ; teams $5. 



Big Indian. Bears, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, woodcock, ruffed grouse. 

 Reached via Ulster and Delaware Railroad. Board $1 ; teams $6. 



Motint Pleasant. Bears, rabbits, squirrels, ruffed grouse ; trout in the Esopus, 

 Beaverkill and other streams. Reached via the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. 

 Board $6 to $10 per week. 



Ellenville. Excellent trouting in the vicinity. Yankee Pond is stocked with 

 trout. Reached via the New York and Oswego Midland Railway. Board can 

 be found in private houses, $S per week. 



Warren County — 



Glefzs Falls. Good ground for wild ducks and geese in the spring. Go via the 

 Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Railroad to Fort Edward, thence via 

 Glens Falls Branch. 



Lake George has always been famous for its fishing. Lake trout, speckled 

 trout, black bass, rock bass. Reached by rail, steamboat and stage, from all 

 directions. Hotels, guides, boats, and every convenience at hand. 



Lake Fharo^ a few miles west of Lake George, abounds in speckled trout. 



Wayne County — 



Savannah. Two and one-half miles distant is the Seneca River. In the 

 meadows along its banks, are snipe, on the river are black ducks, coots. 

 Savannah is on' the New York Central and Hudson River Road. 



