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ous; shrimp, crabs, mullets, oysters and art. flies used; April to July, and Septem- 

 ber to December best: hotels $20 to $40 p. month; boats $'2 to $4.50 p. d.; baits at 

 trifling cost. The fishing for b. b. (greeu trout locally), is excellent in the early 

 spring in all the adjacent streams. The salt water fishing s good. 



Tuscanola (Q- &C.) Leaf r. 1 m. : Tallahala r. 4 rn.; first best; trout (b.b.), 

 perch, catfish, drum etc.; catfish and b. b. most abundant; live small perch as bait; 

 April to August best; hotels $10 p. mouth; boats vind bait can be had at nominal or 

 no cost. 



MISSOURI. 



Ash Grove (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Sac r. near station; b. b., catfish, buffalo etc.: 

 all plentiful; usual baits. 



Carrolltoa ( W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Bowdry 1. 4 m. ; Moss cr. 2 m . ; Waken- 

 da cr. >iu.; Moss cr. best; b. b., perch, croppies etc'.; perch and croppies most 

 abundant; worm and minnow baits; April, May, June and July best; boats and 

 guides not needed. Croppie fishing is good in Moss 1. 



Carthage (St. L. & San F.) Spring rat station; North Fork 8 m.; Centre cr. 6 

 m.; North Fork best; rock bass, perch and croppies; bass most abundant; minnow 

 baits; April, May and the fall mouths best; hotels at moderate prices; guides not 

 required. 



Crocker (St. L. & San F.) Gasconade r. 4 m.; Big and Little Piney Forks and 

 Boubideaux cr. adjacent; first best; b. b., pike, perch, croppies etc.; b. b. most 

 numerous; minnows and artificial lures; season lasts from May to Dec.; hotels 

 reasonable; guides and boats can be procured, and also camping outfit. The b. b. 

 are numerous in the Gasconade r. and are readily caught with the live minnow. 



Cunningham (W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Hog 1. Y z m.; b. b. and croppies; 

 minnow baits; April, May and June best; hotel $2 p. d.; fishing reported good. 



Dalton (W. St. L. <fe P. See page XV.) Missouri r. and Chariton r. 3 m.; and 

 numerous lakes; the lakes best; b. b., perch, croppies and butt'alo; bass and crop- 

 pies most numerous; minnows usual bait; April and May best; hotel $1.50 

 p. d. 



De Witte (W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Grand r. 4 m.; Big cr. 3 m.; Wakenda 

 cr. 1 m.; Big 1. 1^ ni.; Missouri r. near station; all about equal; b. b., peivh, crop- 

 pies and cattish; perch and cattish most numerous; worms generally used as bait: 

 April, May and June best; hotel $1.50 p. d.; boats and bait can be had. 



Everton (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Sinking cr. at station: Sac r. 3 m; Turnback cr. 4 m; 

 last named best; b. b.; usual baits; May and June best; hotel very moderate; 

 guides and bait can be had. 



E vona (W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Grand r. and a number of lakes accessible; 

 first mentioned best; b. b., drum and cattish: usual baits; May 15 to July 1 best; 

 hotels $1 to $'2 p. d.; guides $1.50 p. d.; guides will furnish boats and bait. 



Gallatin (C. R. I. & P.) Grand r. 1 m.; catfish, white perch, buffalo, drum etc.; 

 catfish most numerous: frogs, crayfish, worms etc. used for baits; May and June 

 be -it; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; bait plenty. Lake Creek 5 m. distant is noted for its very 

 fine croppie fishing. 



Golden City (K, C. Ft. S. & G.) Muddy cr. } m.; b b., perch etc.; bass and cat- 

 fish most numerous, usual baits; April, May and June best; hotels $1 p. d. 



Hannibal (M. P.) Bird Slough 1 m. from Mississippi r. and the Sny, an inland 

 str.; both are good containing black and striped (fresh water) bass and croppies. 

 The latter are very plentiful and are caught with minnow bait from April to Oct. 

 Hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; guides $1 to $1.50 p. d.; boats and bait $2 p. d.; adjacent 

 waters in Illinois give fine fishing during an overflow of the Mississippi r. 



Hardin (W. St. L. & P. See page XV, ) Snowdon 1 . 3) m. ; catfish, eunperch, etc.; 

 sunperch most numerous; worm and minnow bait; April and May best months; 

 hotel $2 p. d. ; team and driver $3 p. d. ; boats and bait reasonable. 



Hickory Creek (C. R. I. & P.) Hickory cr. near station; Grand r. 2 m.; Coperas 

 1. Timber 1., Flathorseshoe 1. and Sugarcoup 1. accessible; Grand r. and Coperas 1. 

 be -it; pike, salmon (pike-perch), drum, channel cat, suuperch, buffalo etc.; catfish 

 butt'alo and drum most numerous; minnow, crayfish and worm baits; boarding ;ir- 

 commodatious can be procured; guides $1 p. d.; boats and bait at reasonable prices; 

 shooting (especially squirrel) ia excellent at this point. 



