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not recommend taking a tent upon such outings, as 

 you cannot travel too light, and wherever you go 

 your guides can make you a splendid camp in half an 

 hour, including a bed far surpassing anything but 

 the present style of spring mattress. 



Figuratively, you cannot have too many blankets 

 with you, all of which should be of a dark colour. A 

 waterproof ground sheet is indispensable, and a 

 gossamer waterproof sheet will, in case of rain, be 

 found a great comfort. All these, as well as your 

 clothing, should be carried in waterproof bags, that 

 denominated u the ubique " being the handiest. 



Having fished and shot to your heart's content, 

 get out of the wilderness as quickly as possible, and 

 make your way to Omaha, Nebraska, within a few 

 hours' journey of which you will obtain some of the 

 finest pinnated grouse (Tetrao cupidd) and Virginian 

 partridge (Ortyx Virginianus] shooting to be found 

 on the continent of North America. However, if 

 you cannot hire or borrow a dog, you will be placed 

 at an immense disadvantage. At this season, in this 

 locality, you will also be able to enjoy very good 

 duck and snipe shooting, although the time may not 

 have come for the immense flocks of migratory birds 

 to arrive from the north. Accommodation can 

 always be had at farmhouses, where, although the 

 cooking may be a little rough, comfortable and clean 

 apartments can be obtained, also, in all probability, a 

 team and light road waggon, to enable you to visit 

 distant " marches." The farmers, with very few ex- 

 ceptions, are most hospitable, and, as a rule, well 

 educated and prosperous. A letter of credit upon 

 the nearest bank, or upon some influential store- 

 keeper in the neighbourhood, will prove to be a most 

 useful letter of introduction. In fact, all over the 

 world such an indication that you possess the sinews 

 of war is a talisman that cannot be surpassed. I do 

 not mean from this that you should make an osten- 



