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horse $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; country is mountainous and dry and a man 

 with a pack mule and dog will average from 1 to 2 deer a day; other shooting very 

 good; most of the land adjacent belongs to the Government with no restrictions as 

 to hunting. 



Suinn r (So. Pac.) Kern island 1 to 20 m. and San Emigdio mountains 40 m.; 

 the last best; duck, quail, geese, snipe, deer aud bear; the first two most numerous 

 during Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb.; livery $2 to $3. 50 p. d. ; hotels $lp. d. ; no guides 

 needed; the surface of the country varies in different localities; shooting is first 

 class and while grounds are restricted from market hunting permission to sports- 

 men can easily be obtained. 



Towles (So. Pac.) Good shooting can be had in the surrounding country for 

 quail and deer during the month of Oct.; livery is $2 p. d.; no hotels or guides at 

 this place; country very hilly, wooded and dry and owners do not object. 



Tracy (So. Pac.) San Joaquin river and marshes 6 m., Corral hollow 7m.; the 

 first best; duck, geese, hare and quail; the first two most numerous; Sept., Oct. and 

 Nov. best; livery *2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $> p. w.; no guides; country is open and 

 wet, boats being required in the marches to hunt effectually; shooting is very wood 

 but permission must be obtained to shoot on some graunds that are restricted. 



Vallejo (So. Pac'.) Duck, geese and quail in the surrounding country from 3 to 

 7 in. of station; the first mos abundant: Nov. to Jan 1 best, livery $3 to $6 p. d.; 

 hotel charges reasonable; no guides; the best grounds for above game i 



hotel cnargea reasonable; no guides; tue best grounds tor above game are swampy 

 and aff rd very good shooting, especially for duck and geese; owners as a rule do 

 not object. 



Vina (So. Pac.) Sac river 1) 2 m.; duck, geese and quail; the first two most nu- 

 merous: hotel charges reasonable; no guides; the country is wooded and dry along 

 the river; shooting is good but some of the owners object to hunting on their lands 



Williams (So. Pac.) Butle slough 15 m. distant; duck and geese principally; 

 Nov. and Dec. best, livery $3.50 per trip to above grounds; no hotel or guides at 

 this place; shooting good. 



Wilmington (So. Pac.) Railroad lake 2 m., Machadoo lake 1 m., Nigger slough 

 5 m.- Alamitos ranch 9 m.; all good; geese, duck, quail, plover, hare and snipe all 

 very abundant; Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery $3 to $6 p. d.; hotels $2 to $4 p. d.; 

 guides are not required: thesur'ace of the country varies in different localities; 

 shooting good; owners do not object aud trained dogs are numerous in the town. 



Wriffht (S. P. C ) Deer and quail, the principal game, can be found on the 

 Santa Cruz mountains adjacent to this station; quail are most numerous; Oct. best 

 mouth; livery $2 p. d. ; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $3 p. d.; country is mountainous 

 and dry; shooting good. 



COLORADO. 



Alamosa ;O- & R- G.) The lake and sloughs along the banks of the Bio Grande 

 river and a ranch 7 rn. distant contain antelope, deer, jack rabbit, geese, duck and 

 snipe; Sept. and Oct. best months; livery $5 to $7 p. d.; hotel charges reasonable; 

 guides can be had without charge; country is open and wet along the river and dry 

 on the ranch; bhootiug is very good; owners seldom object. 



Ar boles (D. & R. G.) Deer, bear and turkey can be found in the vicinity of sta- 

 tion; the first most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best; no hotels or guides; country is 

 hiliy and rocky ; shooting is considered to be good but some of the grounds are re- 

 stricted. 



Aroya (U. P ) Splendid shooting can be had at Sand hills 1 m. distant for ante- 

 lope and at Sandy creek near station for duck and geese; antelope are most abun- 

 dant: Dec for the first and Oct. for the last two; guides are not needed; country is 

 hilly and wet and mostly Government land; our correspondent writes: "A single 

 hunter has brought, in 35 antelope in a day.'' 



