144 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



sylvania Railroad. The Continental and other hotels, with boarding houses, 

 $1.50. Boats, etc. , at reasonable rates. 



Xe/i.lflr/i County — 



AUentoivn. The streams in the vicinity have been stocked with trout. Allen- 

 town is on the New Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia and Reading 

 Railroads. 



Jjuzerne County — 



IVilkesbarrc is situated in a fine hunting and fishing region. The mountain 

 streams are full of speckled trout; twelve miles northwest is Harvey's Lake, 

 abounding in black bass. Reached via the New Jersey Central, the Lehigh Val- 

 ley, or Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroads. The hotels are the 

 Wyoming Valley, $3.50 ; $14 to $20 per week, Luzerne House, Exchange, and at 

 the lake, the Lake House. 



Whitehaven. Trout fishing good in the vicinity. Reached via the Lehigh 

 Valley Railroad. The Whitehaven Hotel furnishes good accommodations. 



Carbo7idale. Six miles northwest is a mountain loch. Crystal Lake, which 

 contains black bass. There is a summer hotel on the shore of the lake, with a 

 pleasure steamer and small boats. To reach Carbondale take the Delaware and 

 Hudson, or the Erie Railroad. 



Tiyeotrtitig County — 



Ralston. Bears, deer, squirrels, woodcock, ruffed grouse. There is excellent 

 trout fishing in Roaring Branch, Pleasant Stream, and the Winslow, tributaries 

 of the Lycoming Creek, and in the main stream itself from Ralston to Field's; 

 the fish running in weight from one-fourth of a pound to two pounds. Reached 

 via the Northern Central Railroad. Comfortable accommodations at the Ralston 

 and Meyer's hotels, where teams and guides may be procured. 



Lewis'' Lake, a growing summer resort, is twenty miles from Muncy, reached 

 by stage. The lake, whic.i covers three hundred and fifty acres, contains brook 

 and lake trout, eels, catfish and other species. All the streams in the neighbor- 

 hood furnish excellent brook trout fishing, and the duck shooting is always good. 



Bodinesville, gn the Northern Central Railroad is an excellent centre for snoot- 

 ing and trout fishing in the Lycoming Creek and its tributaries. Tim Gray's Run, 

 Rock Run, Pleasant Stream and other fishing waters are easily accessible. Ac- 

 commodations are furnished at Bodinesville, m private family, $1.50 • teams, etc. 

 At Rock Run is a large hotel, the summer resort of Baltimore, Wasnington and 

 Philadelphia pleasure seekers. The fish of these streams are brisk and gamy, but 

 a special knowledge of their haunts, and a peculiar aptitude for alluring them, is 

 essential to the angler who purposes a visit to Lycoming Creek, and even then 

 he is not likely to get a large basket. 



Muncy. Deer, bears, ruffed grouse, woodcock ; and splendid trout fishing. 

 Reached via the Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroads. 

 The ponds of the Muncy Trout Company are situated in the Muncy Valley, in 

 sip;ht of Muncy and Hughesville, and fifteen miles from the city of Williamsport. 

 There are fifteen acres of forest and a half mile of stream and ponds. As to lodg- 

 ings, you can take it al fresco in a tent or at the hotel. 



Trout Run. Good trout fishing and woodcock shooting. Reached via the 

 Northern Central Railroad, fifteen miles from Williamsport. The country is rug- 

 ged and densely wooded. 



Pine Creek. There are good fronting streams in the locality. The route is 

 via the Allegheny Valley Railroad. 



McKean County — 



Kane. Deer, bears, wildcats, rabbits ; pheasants, woodcock, rufl'ed grouse ; 

 trout. Kane is among the Allegheny Mountains at the highest point of the Phil- 

 adelphia and Reading Railroad. The Thomson House, $1.50 to $3. Guides 

 easily secured at reasonable rates. 



Ludloiv. Good trout streams in the vicinity. Reached via the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad. 



jMercer County— 



Trout Island, situated in the Chenango River, about six miles from Sharon, 

 and ten miles from Greenville, is a favorite resort for ducks, woodcock, snipe, etc. 

 It is owned by a club ; but there is equally good shooting in the vicinity that is 

 not preserved, as well as good trout fishing. Reached by the Atlantic and Great 



