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great quantities. The Belmont branch of the Iron Moiiulaiii 

 Route extends from Bismarck, Mo., to Columbus, Kj., 

 passing through very desirable hunting ground, as does 

 also the Cairo Branch, extending from Cairo to Poplar 

 Bluff. If it is thought desirable to penetrate far from the 

 railroad, a good method is to hire a freigliter's wagon and 

 driver who can cook. Plain food is cheap here, and a sup- 

 ply should be taken to last as long as the hunter desires to 

 stay. From $3.00 to $3.75 per day will pay for the driver 

 and his rig. Country hotel rates are $1.00 per day, or from 

 $4.00 to $0.00 per week. 



STATIONS IN ARKANSAS. 



Corning is the first noted hunting and fishing point 

 in the State, and is known as the "Sportsmen's Retreat." 

 "Deer Range," near the town, abounds indciu* (as its name 

 implies), turkeys, ducks, squirrels and all the smaller 

 game. Corning Lake and the famous Bhick River are well 

 stocked with croppie, perch, bass and pickerel. Boats can 

 be obtained, and huts have been erected along the river, 

 which are rented at a small cost to hunting parties. 



Knobel has good hotel accomnKxlations, game, deer, 

 turkey, ducks, squirrel, etc. Black bass, jack salmon, croj)- 

 pie, perch, etc., are caught in Mill Lake, Maiden Lake, 

 Allen Lake, Black and Cache Rivers. 



Walnut Ridge is the next good point below Knobel. 

 Hotel accommodation, all kinds of game from deer down, 

 in the Black and Cache River bottoms, and on the borders 

 of the numerous lakes, in which are found, in large quan- 

 tities, bass, perch, croppie, trout, buffalo and cat fish. Fin- 

 est sporting grounds in the State. All the varieties of lisli 

 of Northern Arkansas are found in the Cache River and 

 numerous lakes in the vicinity. 



St. Francis River.— This River, flowing through 

 Eastern Arkansas and emptying into the Mississippi above 

 He^«na, is the most famous duck-hunting resort in the 



