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DAKOTA TERRITORY. 



Howard (C. M. & St. P.) Shooting grounds near station in any direction; prai- 

 rie chicken, duck and geese: livery $3 p. d.; hotels moderate; guides reasonable; 

 no trained dogs ; country open and dry; shooting very good; owners do not ob- 

 ject. 



p. d. ; hotels and guides reasonable; country diversified; shooting good and own- 

 ers, as a rule, do not object. 



Huron (C. & N. W.) Lake Byron 14 m. and other grounds adjacent to station 

 prairie chicken, duck, snipe, sharptail grouse, geese, brant, plover, curlew and jack 

 rabbit; first three most abundant; Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 best for chicken; Sept. 15 to 

 Nov. 1 for duck and snipe; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1, $1.50 and $2 p. d.; no 

 professional guides; country prairie lauds; but few owners object; our corres- 

 pondent writes: " A drive in any direction will afford fair sport, especially for 

 duck and chicken." Dick Archer, agent of the C. & N. W. Ry. at Huron, kindly 

 volunteers to answer all queries as to hunting in the above vicinity. 



not get red heads or canvas backs, but the mallard 



Government owns the land 



Xroquois (C. & N. W.) Shooting grounds near station; prairie chicken, duck, 

 geese and jack rabbit; first most abundant; Sept. best; livery $3 p. d.; no regular 

 guides or dogs; country open, both wet and dry; shooting good and owners do 

 not object. 



J mestown (N. P.) Spiritwood lake 12 m.; Jim lake 14 m., and surrounding 

 country within 100 m.; geese, brant, prairie chicken, mallard, teal and black duck, 

 plover and antelope; first two most numerous; April and May best for plover; Sept.,, 

 Oct. and Nov. for geese; livery $3, $4 and $6 p. d. ; hotels $2.50 p. d.; guides for 

 antelope $10 p. d.; country prairie, hilly and dry; shooting good and owners do 

 not object; our correspondent writes: -'To get antelope and deer it will be neces- 

 sary to drive from 20 to 100 miles." 



Kampeska (C. & N. W.) Goose lake 1 m.; Lake Kampeska 2 m.; Chain lakes 7 

 m.; first best; duck, geese and prairie chicken; Oct. and Nov. best; no livery; hotels 

 $4 p. w.; no regular guides or dogs; country open and wet; shooting good and 

 owners do not object. 



Kimball (C. M. & St. P.) Red lake 10 m.; White lake 12 m. from station; duck 

 and geese; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery $3.50 to $4 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no 

 guides needed; country open, with ranches around lakes; shooting good; 

 " chicken " are quite numerous on the prairie; owners do not object. 



Kranzbnrgf (C. & N. W.) Two Woods lakes near station; duck and geese; Oct. 

 Nov. and first part of Dec. best; no regular livery; hotels 75c. to $1.50 p. d-; guides 

 $5 p. d.; country open prairie, both wet and dry; shooting good and owners do 

 not object. 



Iiako1a(St. P. M. & M.) Stump lake 10 m. from station; duck, geese, brant, 

 swan and prairie chicken; last most numerous; Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; 

 livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides; trained dogs can be had; 

 country mostly open and wet; shooting good; an occasional antelope, deer and 

 elk is seen here. 



La Moiire (N. P.) Alkali lakes 3 m.; Grass lake 3 m. Cottonwood lake 3 m.; Big 



