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sical character, and presenting unlimited natu- 
ral advantages for pleasing and romantic ram- 
bles. Its waters are very pure, and so trans- 
parent that their pebbly bed may be seen at a 
depth of from twenty to thirty-five feet. A 
great variety and abundance of fish abound in 
this beautiful sheet of water, and good fishing- 
boats and tackle for the lovers of the sport, 
and excellent boats for those fond of sailing, 
are furnished for the accommodation of visi- 
tors. Itis one of the most healthy locations 
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miles from Chicago, is situated at the mouth 
of the Upper Fox River, on the western shore 
of Lake Winnebago—a location of great natu- 
ral beauty, overlooking the picturesque lake 
and river scenery of the vicinity. The site of 
Oshkosh 1s a tract with an elevation of from 
twelve to twenty feet above the level of the 
lake, and the city extends fora distance of 
nearly three miles from the shore of Lake 
Winnebago up Fox River to Lake Buttes des 
Morts, occupying the tract between the two 
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Accessible by Chicago & Northwestern Railway. 
upon the continent, shut away from the city 
where contagion spreads its blight and disease 
spends its fury. One writer extols the splen- 
did fishing and superb duck-shooting, another 
goes into raptures over the delicious flavor of 
the perch, pickerel, and black bass, another 
calls it the Lake George of Wisconsin, and 
another is at a loss for words to fitly describe 
the two principal hotels — The Oakwood aud 
The Sherwood Forrest. They are furnished in 
first-class style, and their tables unsurpassed 
by those of the best hotels in the country. 
Besides these, there are several other excel- 
lent hotels, that will accommodate from 75 to 
100 cuests. 
Oshkosk, some one hundred and ninety-four 
‘lakes. 
The surface of the surrounding coun- 
try is undulating prairie and openings, with its 
rivers and lakes skirted with timber. The 
scenery of this combined woodland, prairie, 
lakes, and rivers is surpassing beautiful, dis- 
closing picturesque rivers, stretching away in 
the far distance like the varying pictures of a 
lovely panorama. Wild game is abundant in 
the vicinity, and is composed of blue and green 
winged teal, mallard, wood-duck, and all the 
different varieties of wild-fowl, snipe, wood- 
cock, quail, and prairie chickens. The waters 
abound in black and white bass and other fish, 
and brook trout are plentiful in streams with- 
in a day’s travel. As a delightful summer re- 
sort and watering-place, Oshkosh possesses a 
