THE ADIRONDACK REGION. 



"D EFERENCE to the great hunting; region of 

 New York State naturally suggests the Adiron- 

 dack country, a region which has for many years 

 furnished sport for anglers and hunters, where deer 

 and trout still abound, and are likely to remain 

 plentiful for years to come. The Adirondack region 

 is familiar to many sportsmen who will visit this 

 Exposition; yet there are thousands who have not 

 visited this delightful country, and who will be glad 

 to meet a representative guide, well informed on the 

 game and fish resorts, and who can tell them of the 

 best way to reach them. 



We have chosen to represent the great Adirondack 

 region H. H. Covey, who is regarded as a typical 

 Adirondack guide. Mr. Covey was born in 1853 in 

 vSt. Lawrence County, New York, which is situated 

 on the borders of the Adirondack wilderness. He 

 attended the district school until eleven years of age, 

 when he was apprenticed to the blacksmith trade; but 

 the great north woods within whose shadow he had 

 lived since infancy had long held a fascination for 

 him. He made numerous trips into the heart of the 

 forest, and each time he returned to civilization he 

 had a greater longing to return there. He com- 

 menced, his trips to the woods at an early age, 



