most approved method is to engage a man for guide and campkeeper, 

 with his team. This will cost about five dollars per day, added to 

 which will be the board of the man and his horses. 



Unless one has local knowledge it will be cheap insurance against 

 doubts as to locations and possible failure of sport, not to mention the 



PIN-TAITy DUCK. 



Dafila Caudacuta. 



embarrassment of specially heavy game bags, when all one's activity is 

 needed to cope with birds neither dead or disposed to be so. Merced is 

 easy of access by rail, reasonable sport can be had with certainty, and a 

 probability of something more. 



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