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Jerome (St. L. & San P.) Gasconade r. at station; Piney fork 8K m.; both about 

 equal, except in fall, when the first is best; b. b., pike-perch and croppie; bass 

 most numerous; minnow bait; season good from May to November; no regular 

 hotel, but board can be had; guide $2.50 p. d; boats 50c p. d.; hire of tent p. d. 

 25c; baits free with guide, without guide $1 p. 100. Good fishing reported. 



Kenoma (K.C.Ft.S. &G) A ten acre lake near station; creek 4 ' m.; b.b., perch, 

 cattish etc. ; bass and perch most abundant; minnows, worms and fresh meat used; 

 April, May and June best. 



Lamar (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Ponce de Leon 1. and branch of Drywood cr.; the 

 lake the best; rock and spotted bass (probably strawberry bass) catfish etc.; all 

 plentiful; ordinary baits used; April, May and June best; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.. 



McFall (W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Grand r. 3 m. ; b. b., perch etc.; minnow 

 and worm baits; May, June and July best; hotel $2 p. d.; guide with tsani $2.50 

 p. d. ; canoes and skiffs can be had at moderate cost. The catfish in this water run 

 up to 30 Ibs., and the b. b. are large and at times numerous. 



Meraniec (St. L. & SanF.) Meramec r. % m.; b. b., catfish, buffalo etc.; fish- 

 ing through spring, summer and autumn; minnow and crayfish baits; hotel $2 p. 

 d. ; boats $2 p. d. Fishing reported good. 



Missouri City (W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Cooley L; b. b., perch, pike, crop- 

 pies, "salmon," (pike-perch) etc.; bass and perch most numerous; minnow and 

 crayfish baits; April, May, June and October best; hotel $1.50 p. d. ; boats $1 p. d.; 

 minnows $1 p. 100. The fishing in this lake is reported to be unusually good. 



Moselle (St. L. & San F.) Meramec r. 1 m.; b. b., perch and catfish; last most 

 numerous; worms mostly used as bait; May and June best; hotel $1 p. d. Dyna- 

 mite is used freely in these waters. 



New Florence (W. St. L. & P. See page XV ) Loutre r. 7 m.; Quiver r. 17 m.; 

 North and South Bear cr's 5m.; two first named best; b. b., pike, perch, croppie, 

 catfish etc.; bass and perch most numerous; minnow bait; June, July, September 

 and November best; hotels $3 p. w.; guides at reasonable rates; boats 25c p. d. 

 Fishing reported good. 



Pacificist. L. & San F.) Meramec r. % m.; b. b.; perch, catfish etc.; bass and 

 perch most abundant; minnow and worm baits; May to August best; hotels $1 p. 

 d.; guides reasonable; boats and bait 75c to $1 p. d. 



Peirce City (St. L. & San F.) Shoal cr. about 8 m.; b. b. and catfish; bass most 

 abundant; minnow bait; March and April best; hotels $2 p. d. ; no guides or boats 

 needed; bait can be procured cheap. 



Princeton 'C. R. I. & P.) Grand r and Bowshers 1. accessible; b. b., pike-perch, 

 pike, pickerel, carp, buffalo etc.: pickerel, bass and buffalo most numerous; min- 

 now, worm, beef etc. as baits; May, June and July best; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; 

 .guides $1.50 p. d. ; boats and bait reasonable. 



Rich Hill (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Marais Des Cygnes r. 2m.; Varian's 1's 3 to 4m.: 

 equally good: b. b., ouffalo, perch, catfish etc.; usual baits; April, May and Sept. 

 best; hotels $2 p. d. 



Richland (St. L. & San. F.) Gasconade r.; b. b., pike, perch, croppies etc.; bass 

 most abundant; minnow bait; whole season good, but May and Sept. best; hotel 

 $3.50 p. w.; guides and boats reasonable. 



Sampsell (W. St. L. & P. See page XV.) Grand r. 3 m. ; Lake cr. 1 m.; first best; 

 perch, catfish, buffalo, etc.; buffalo most numerous; usual baits. 



Springfield (St. L. & San F.) -White r. 40 m.; James r. 10 m.; various branches 

 of Sac r. from 8 to 30 m.; White r. best; b. b., buffalo, catfish, etc.; minnows, 

 worms, artificial flies and trolling spoons are used; April and May best; hotels $2 

 io I?:!. 50 p. d. 



St. Louis (Reached by 14 r. r.) When there is an overflow of the Mississippi 

 and Missouri rivers the "sloughs," creeks and meadows contiguous, are filled with 

 coarse fish, such as the buffalo, sucker, chub, etc. The local anglers go some distance 

 from the city for sport. 



Tindall (C. R. I. & P ) Weldon fork of Grand r. ) m.; Thompsons fork of do. 

 4 m. ; last best; b. b., buffalo and catfish: the last predominating: usual baits; May 

 and June best. Tkese waters are seldom fished except by residents. 



