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best time; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $2 to $3.50 p. d.; guides are not needed; 

 'trained dogs in town; country open and wet in some parts but is easy of access; 

 shooting is good, quail abundant. 



An*ioch. (So. Pac.) Sherman island 2 m. distant affords fine shooting for duck, 

 which are the principal game; hotels $1 p. d:; guides can be had at a moderate 

 cost; the surface of the country is very marshy and the hunting is done mostly 

 from boats, which can be hired for a reasonable sum; shooting good; excellent 

 quail shooing can be had 6 to 7 m. northeast from station, 



Aptos (So. Pac.) Soma Prieta 5 m.; deer, pigeon and quail; the first two most 

 numerous; livery $4 p. d.; hotels $2 to $4 p. d.; no guides; the surface of the coun- 

 try is varied; shooting is good; a few owners object to shooting on their laud but 

 the majority do not. 



A throne (So. Pac ) Good shooting can be had in the vicinity of this station for 

 geese, duck, dove and hare; the last most abundant; the country is open and very 

 wet and owners do not object. 



Banning" {So, Pac,) Black canon 2 m., Flume canon 4 m., Milard and Josta 

 canyons 6 m. and San Jacinto mountains 8m.; quail, rabbit, deer, fox, wildcat and 

 coyote, the first two most numerous; Dec. best for quail, Sept. and Oct. for deer; 

 livery $2 to $3 p. d.; saddle horse $1 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d., $10 p. w.; no guides; 

 country open, hilly and dry; shooting good and owners do not object 



Belmont <So. Pac.) Duck, geese and rail are to be found on "The Marsh " ) 

 m. distant from station; the first most abundant; Sept. to Jan. best; hotels $1 p. 

 d.; country open and marshy; boats can be had at 50c. p. d.; shooting good. 



Benicia (So. Pac.) Geese and duck can be found within 9 m. of the station; the 

 first are most numerous; no particular season; livery $6 p. d.; hotels about $2 p. 

 d.; no guides; the surface of the country is mostly tule lands and very wet: very 

 good shooting can be had; $5 per day is the charge for shooting on some of the pri- 

 vate grounds; other owners do not object. 



Berenda (So. Pac.) Duck and rabbit are very plentiful anywhere in this vicin- 

 ity; hotel $1 25 p. d.; no guides; country is open and very dry; shooting good; 

 owners do not object. 



Bigf s (So. Pac.) In the vicinity of Butte creek, Feather river and bottom lands 

 and Park's ranch; all good; geese, duck, quail and rabbit; the first are most abun- 

 dant; Kept, to Dec. inclusive best; livery charges are moderate; hotels $5 p. "w.; no 

 guides; country open and wet; shooting good, especially for duck and geese; 

 Park's ranch is rented by a sportsmen's club and shooting is restricted. 



Bishop Creek (C. & C.) Quail and duck on any of the farms 1 m. from station; 

 the first most abundant; livery $2 to $4 p. d.; hotel charges are moderate; no 

 guides; the surface of the country is generally level; good shooting: owners do not 

 object. 



Bine Canyon (So. Pac.) Deer, grouse, (;uail and bear are found in this vicinity; 

 the first three most numerous; Sept. best; hotel charges $1 p. d.; no guides; coun- 

 try wooded, hilly and rocky generally, good shooting and owners do not object. 



Brent woe d (So. Pac.) Live Oak 3 m., "The Tules " 3 m.; both good; duck, 

 geese, snipe, rabb:t and quail; no particular season; livery $3.50 p. d.; hotel $1.50 

 p. d.; no regular guides; country wooded, wet and marshy; shooting good; own 

 ers do not object; 



Castroville (So. Pac.) Espinosa and Merritt lakes are the principal grounds for 

 duck, snipe and geese; the first are most abundant, Nov.. Dec. and Jan. best; livery 

 charges moderate; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; no guides, the country in the vicinity 

 of above grounds is very wet; shooting is very good but some of the grounds are 

 restricted; excellent quail shooting can also be had on the hills about 6 m. distant. 



Cloverdale (S. F. & N. P.) Sulphur creek 1 m., Piute creek 12 m., Dry creek 

 6% in., Noble's ranch 40 m.; the last best for large game; deer, rabbit, quail, bear, 

 panther and wildcat; the first three most numerous; Sept. is best for quail, July 

 and August for deer and ApnM forbear; livery $5 p d., sad ill o horse $2p. d.; hotels 



