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livery, guides and at hotels are reasonable; country woody; but few owners o]^ 

 ject; our report say* : "The shooting is good in the bottoms: quail arc plenty on 

 ^ntations, which are open." 



Thornton (St. L. A. & T.) Deer are found daily within 1 m. of station; squirrel 

 are abundant; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; boarding houses only; no regular guides; 

 country wooded and level; owners do not object. 



Trippe (Mo. Pac.) From y z LO 3 in. the adjacent country gives excellent shoot- 

 ing for squirrel with very good sport foi deer, turkey and quail; March and April 

 for turkey, Nov. and Dec. for deer and Dec., Jan and Feb. for quail; livery moder- 

 ate; hotels $1.60 p. d. and guides reasonable; the woodland is wet in spring and 

 very dry in fall and winter, owners do not object; good shooting, especially for 

 deer and turkey; bear hunting is also good; snipe are plentiful in spring and win- 

 ter about 8 m. from station. 



Tupelo (B. & B.) The favorite grounds are the Cache and White river bottoms 

 distant 4 to 15 in .; turkey, deer, bear, coon, wildcat and panther; the three first 

 most abundant; Oct. to March best; livery 50c. to $3, according to "rig"; hotels 

 76c. to $1.50 p. d.; no regular guides; country wooded, level and dry except late in 

 spring; owners do not object; shooting very good. 



Van Buren (L. R. & Ft. S.) Guod quail shooting within 1 m. of town in 

 any direction; 3 m. distant is a chain of lakes where excellent duck shooting can be 

 had; brant, geese, turkey, in numbers; best season for quail is after Christmas in 

 the bottoms; livery, single teams $2.50 and double $3.50 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to 

 $2.60 p. d.; guides can be had at reasonable charges; country to the east flat and 

 wooded, south mountainous; the bottoms are very wet in rainy season,, giving fine 

 duck shooting; owners of land do not object; quail shooting good, that for duck 

 excellent and for otber game generally good; fine deer and turkey shooting can be 

 had within 20 m. Write to John Fritz, Van Buren, Ark., for further information. 



Waldo (St. L, A. & T.) Tolerably good shooting on adjacent lands for deer, tur- 

 key, partridge and squirrel; last two most abundant; Oct., Nov. Dec. and April best; 

 hotels $1.25 p. d.; $12. 50 perm nth; country wooded, wet in winter and spring, 

 dry in summer; owners do not object. 



Walnut Lake (Mo. Pac.) The adjacent country gives good shooting for turkey 

 and deer; bear, partridge, duck aud quail are also found; Oct. and Nov. are best for 

 turkey; livery $1 p. d.; hotels moderate; country wooded, dry aud wet; owners 

 do not object; good shooting reported. 



Wheatley (L. R. & M.) Near the station in all directions are fine shooting 

 grounds of prairie and woodland; turkey, quail, deer, woodcock, snipe and squir 

 rel are found in quantities, our report saying "all very j)lentiful "; for largo game 

 Oct., Nov. and Dec. and later for smaller kinds; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $1,50 p. d.; 

 guides plenty at reasonable charges; hounds and bird dogs can be had; country 

 open woods and prairie land; owners seldom object; shooting good. 



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Agfnew (S. P. C.) Guadalupe creek and the marshes from 1 to 3 m. from sta- 

 tion; duck, quail, rabbit and snipe; the first and last most abundant; fall aud win- 

 ter months In st; no hotel or guides at this place ; country open, wet and flat and 

 gime very plentiful; a great many of the owners of land in this vicinity object to 

 shooting on their property and permission must be obtained; water fowl abundant. 



Alameda (S. P. C.) Alameda marsh within % m. of city limits: duck, rail and 

 snipe; the first most plentiful; Sept. 15 to March 15 best; hotels $1.50 to $3 p. d.; 



fuides or livery are not needed; country consists of open marsh lauds which af- 

 ord splendid shooting for the above game in season; quail and rabbit are also 

 abundant. 



Alvord (C. & C.) Quail and duck are to be had ^ m . from statitu; the first most 

 numerous; hotel charges are moderate; no guides; country open and level aud 

 shooting is good; owners do not object. 



Anaheim (So. Pac.) Los Bolsas 5 m. distant and the surrounding country all 

 good; duck, geese, rabbit and quail; the first and last most numerous; Oct. to March 



