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small variety of trout which would aver- 
age about a pound, but are highly prized 
by epicures. ‘They take grasshoppers or 
flies very readily, and afford fine sport. 
The lake is entirely surrounded by moun- 
tains covered with timber, but game is 
scarce; still, a few deer, mountain quail, | 
and grouse are taken. Sierra Valley, 
however, is the most frequented place 
for sportsmen in this section, as there is 
such a variety of game. Stages run into 
the valley from Reno and ‘Truckee; dis- 
tance about thirty miles. Here may be 
found quail, grouse, ducks, deer, rabbits, 
“and brook trout in all the small streams 
Next to Hope Valley, 
this affords the best shooting to be found 
in the State. Hope Valley is rather 
isolated, and too far from the railroad 
to be accessible to the sportsman from a 
distance, but parties fit out at Carson 
and Virginia City, and usually meet with 
good success. 
in abundance. 
WHERE TO GO FOR WILD 
FOWL, 
Tt is somewhat a difficult matter to di- 
rect one as to where he can obtain good 
wild fowl] shooting in this section. From 
Currituck to Montauk, all available 
points are leased, pre-empted, or held in 
possession by gentlemen sportsmen or 
market shooters, who claim exclusive 
privileges within the limits of specified 
areas. ‘To be sure of unqualified sport, 
one who is not a member of some club 
must possess the open sesame to the 
shooting box of some generous friend, or 
the good will of those who make duck 
shooting a livelihood. ‘There are num- 
erous places on the sounds of North Car- 
olina where one may shoot ad libitum, 
but there are no convenient means of ac- 
cess thereto, and no lodging accommoda- 
tions. So also on the Chesapeake, along 
the New Jersey coast, and on the shores 
of Long Island there are localities where 
one may shoot without his right to do so 
being disputed; nevertheless, it may be 
considered reasonably certain that no 
eligible stand is without its claimant, 
either by title, absolute possession, or the 
right which might gives. In this dilem- 
ma, it is a satisfaction to know that 
within the past year a new district has 
been opened up to the duck shooter, 
most easy of access by rail, where wild 
fowl congregate in untold numbers, 
scarcely disturbed by the few gunners 
that occasionally drop in among them. 
This district is comprised within the two 
counties of Virginia known as Accomac 
and Northampton, dividing the waters 
of the Atlantic from those of Chesapeake 
Bay, the outer shores of which are 
flanked by innumerable islands and islets, 
among which the ducks gather unmo- 
lested. The southernmost point is known 
as the ‘‘Capes.” Here are the famous 
istands of Chincoteague, Mockhorn, and 
ilog Island, besides scores of others 
scarcely known by name, even to the few 
dwellers on the adjacent coast. These 
are reached from Lewes, Delaware, by a 
railroad running down nearly the entire 
length of the peninsula, and to Lewes 
, one may go by all rail from New York, 
or by the Old Dominion Company’s 
steamers, leaving New York at 4 Pp. M. 
and reaching Lewes next morning. 
Where one has a big bag of decoys and 
other impediments to carry the latter is 
preferable. Any information respecting 
this shooting ground, will doubtless be 
furnished cheerfully at the company’s 
office in Greenwich street. Of other 
available places not whelly preoccupied, 
the eastern shore of Maryland is recom- 
mended, along St. Mary’s county, in- 
cluding Choplico and Brittain’s Bay, 
