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the wikl abaiidoti of thoir freedom. Wildcat, foxes, mink 

 and wild hog are found, and turkey and smaller game are 

 plentiful, while the lake and bayou swarm with flocks of 

 duck, swan, geese, brant and other water-fowl. 



Guides and teams can be secured at Maiden, and hotel 

 accommodations can be had at that point for $1.00perday 

 and ui)wards. * 



At St. Francis, 213 miles from St. Louis and 70 miles 

 from Cairo, the St. Francis river is crossed. This river 

 abounds in black bass, jack salmon, croppie, perch, etc., 

 and furnishes good duck shooting, while at a distance of 

 10 or 12 miles deer, turkey, etc., can be found. Guides 

 and teams can be secured on application to the railroad 

 agent. 



At Paragould, Ark., 248 miles from St. Louis and 103 

 miles from Cairo, a branch railroad runs out to St. Francis 

 Lake, 10 miles distant. This lake furnishes excellent 

 fishing, and duck, geese and brant cover its surface, while 

 on Buffalo Island, across the lake, all kinds of game, in- 

 cluding bear, deer and turkey, can be found. JS'o guides 

 or teams are necessary, as the Buffalo Island Railroad 

 runs directly to the shores of the lake. 



Between Paragould and Jonesboro, the land is cov- 

 ered with timber, and at various distances of from one to 

 ten miles on both sides of the railroad are bayous, furnish- 

 ing excellent duck shooting, while in the intervening 

 woods deer and turkey are found. * 



To go south of Jonesboro, it will be necessary to take 

 the Cotton Belt night express, leaving St. Louis 8:20 p.m., 

 and the principal points are Weiner. Fisher and Bemis. 

 The surrounding country partakes of the same general 

 characteristics as that described between Paragould and 

 Jonesboro. The only abodes of man l)eing an occasional 

 saw-mill in the vicinity of the railroad. 



At a distance of one mile from Bemis is Crooked Ba- 

 you. Fishing is excellent; duck, geese and water fowl in 

 great numbers, and bear, deer, turkey and small game 

 plentiful. 



