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THE SPORTSMAN’S AND TOURIST’S GUIDE. 
distance of four hundred and fifty miles, pass- 
ing through one of the finest shooting sections 
in the country, where not only every variety 
of feathered game is found in the greatest 
abundance, but deer, bear, and other animals 
afford most excellent sport. Leaving Duluth, 
the tourist traverses the shores of the Bay of 
Superior, St. Louis Bay, and passing up the 
Dalles of the St. Louis River, has in constant 
view for twenty-five miles, some of the most 
dred and fifty long, surface generally level, 
and well watered by numerous streams on 
both sides of Red River. From here westward, 
the road passes for two hundred miles over an 
open, undulating prairie, broken only by the 
valleys of the Shayenne and James rivers, to 
its present terminus at Bismarck, on the Mis- 
souri River. The country surrounding Brain- 
erd affords fine inducements for sportsmen. 
The lakes are filled with black and rock bass, 
IRON MINE AND ORE TRAIN, NEAR NEGAUNEE, MICHIGAN. 
Accessible by Chicugo & Northwestern Railway. 
beautiful pictures of natural scenery that can 
be found in the Northwest. At Detroit, nine- 
ty miles west of the Mississippi River, the 
traveler finds himself in what has been ap- 
propriately named the Park Region of the 
Northwest, so called on account of the many 
picturesque parks and groves. Ata point one 
hundred and twenty miles west of Brainerd, 
the far-famed valley of the Red River of the 
North is reached, once, if not now, the famous 
buffalo-hunting grounds of the French-half 
breeds of Red River. This great valley is 
about forty miles wide and some three hun- 
pickerel, and pike, and in season the woods 
affords prime shooting ; deer, partridge, ducks, 
and geese are found in large numbers. There 
is one good hotel in the village. There is 
good hunting and fishing at Detroit; in fact, 
excellent sport can be had at almost any poin$ 
along the route. 
ON THE SPARTA AND WINONA BRANCH. 
This branch extends from Elroy, Wisconsin, 
to Lake Kampeska, Dakato, a distance of six 
hundred and twenty-three miles, and passes 
through a fine section for hunting and fishing. 
