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$1 to $2 p. d. ; guides, who also have dogs, $2.50 p. d.; countrywooded and hilly; 

 shooting good; permission can readily be obtained to shoot on grounds that are re- 

 stricted, most of which however is free. 



Colma (So. Pac.) The country adjacent to the station is very wet and affords 

 good shooting for duck and snipe; Lux marsh 2 m. and Brooks lake 3 m. are the 

 principal shooting grounds and there are no restrictions upon them about hunting. 



Come ton (So. Pac.) Nigger slough 3 m. distant; duck and geese; the nrst most 

 abundant during winter months; livery $3 p. d.; hotel $1.25 p. d.: $7 p. w.; no 

 guides; country is open and wet and shooting very good. 



Decoto (So. Pac.) Quail, deer and hare; the first most abundant; Sept to Jan. 

 best; hotel $1 p. d.; no guides needed; the surface of the country varies in differ- 

 ent directions and shooting is good; a few owners object to hunting on their lands. 



Delano (So. Pac.) Paso creek 10 m., Foothills 25 m.; the last best; quail and 

 rabbit principal game; winter months best; livery $4 to $5 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; 

 guides, who also have trained dogs, $3 p. d.; the surface of the country ia varied; 

 good shooting and owners do not object; 



Delta (So. Pac.) At Sisson's 36 m. distant deer are very plentiful; no hunting of 

 any consequence near this station; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $4 to $5 p. d-; hotel 

 (at Sisson's) charges are moderate; guides with dogs can be procured at $3 to $5 p. 

 d.; country wooded, hilly and dry and shooting at Sisson's is good. 



Dixon (So. Pac.) "The Tules" 15 m. distant; duck and geese are the principal 

 game; winter months best; livery $5 p. d.; hotels $6 p. w.; no guides at this place 

 but at Maine prairie 12 m. distant a guide can be had who will convey parties to the 

 best grounds at a moderate cost; country open and very wet; good shooting can 

 be had; plenty of game and owners do not object. 



Durham (So. Pac.) Duck, geese, quail, rabbit and deer can be found in the vi- 

 cinity of this station; the first two are most numerous; deer shooting is from July 

 15 to Nov. 1; quail from Oct. 1 to Feb. 15; hotel $5 p. w. ; no guides; country- 

 wooded, hilly and in some parts wet; shooting is very good. 



Elk Grove (So. Pac.) Quail, duck, jack snipe, geese and rabbit can be found 

 about 5 m. distant; the first two are most numerous; Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; liv- 

 ery $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; no regular guides; the country is wet and very 

 thickly wooded; shooting very good, especially for duck and geese, which are 

 found in numbers on small lakes 6 to 7 m. distant, a few of which are rented but 

 tbc majority are free to all comers. 



Emigrant Gap (So. Pac.) Deer, quail and grouse are numerous in the vicinity 

 of station; Oct. best month; no hotels or guides; country is open, hilly and dry; 

 shooting good and owners do not object. 



Pelton (So. Pac.) San Lorenzo valley 3 m., Zayante valley 2> m.; the for- 

 mer is best for quail and the latter for deer, both of which are abundant; Aug. and 

 Sept. best for deer, Nov. and Dec. for quail; livery act needed; hotels $7 to $1C p. 

 w.; guides have dogs and do not charge for their services when given; country- 

 open, hilly and dry; owners do not object if sportsmen are careful of fences and 

 itock; the shooting is good. 



Fowler (So. Pac.) Geese, duck, English snipe and quail can be found anywhere 

 within 30 m. of station; duck are especially abundant; jack rabbit, bear and deer 

 in the foothills about 60 m. distant; livery $3 p. d.; hotels and guides, who also 

 have dogs, charge reasonable rates; country mostly open and wet, in the foothills 

 dry; shooting good and only a few owners object to shooting on their land. 



Pulton (S. F. & N. P.) Laguna and Russian river from 4 to 10 m.; first best for 

 water fowl; duck, quail, snipe and deer; the first two most abundant; Oct., Nov. 

 Dec. best; livery $1.50 to $4 p. d.; hotel charges reasonable; no guides required; 

 the surface of the country is varied and first-class shooting can be had; a great 

 many campers locate here every season and consider the shooting unexcelled. 



