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to the angler and tourist, in the midst of which 
Sparta stands, Monarch of the Valley. Plea- 
sure drives and hunting grounds are numer- 
ous. Delightful camping places and pic-nic 
resorts are everywhere to be found beneath 
the ridges that encircle the town. Trout and 
game are abundant, there being over two 
hundred and fifty miles of trout streams in the 
county (Monroe), and Perch Lake, of easy 
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and several other varieties of fish, are found 
in great abundance. A splendid brook trout 
stream flows through the village, and half a_ 
mile from it is a large artificial trout pond, 
fully stocked with fish. In the woods which 
surround the village, are found deer, squirrels, 
wild turkeys, and other game. Many fine 
bird-dogs are kept here expressly for hire. 
The Bangor House is a good place to stop at. 
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access, was artificially stocked with percha 
few years since. The hotel accommodations 
of Sparta are excellent and ample. The War- 
ner, Ida, American, Windship, Wagner, Bates, 
and the Laird are houses that provide for their 
guests all the comforts, conveniences, and es- 
sential luxuries at less than half the cost of 
the same at the Eastern watering-places. 
Bangor, two hundred and fifty-five miles 
from Chicago, is sixteen miles east of the 
Mississippi River. Excellent shooting and 
fishing can be had close to the village, in the | 
La Crosse River, within a fourth of a mile of 
the town. Pike, pickerel, black and rock bass, 
Onalaska, two hundred and sixty-nine miles 
from Chicago, is within easy access of good 
hunting and fishing. 
Winona, just across the Mississippi River, 
two hundred and ninety-seven miles from Chi- 
cago, is the largest and most important com- 
mercial city in Southern Minnesota, and the 
county (of the same name ) is quite famous 
for its many well-filled trout streams. The 
city is pleasantly located on a beautiful level 
prairie, on the west bank of the Mississippi 
River. Lake Winona adjoins the city, and in 
early days was noted for its game aud fish. 
The city has ample hotel accommodations. 
