52 IDAHO ILLINOIS. 



Tikura (U. P.) Monument Buttes, Lava's and the sand hills are the best 



Eoints; the two first named best; prairie chicken, deer and sage hen; the two 

 ist most numerous; Sept. 1 to Jan. 1 best for deer; no regular livery, hotel or 



guides, but visiting sportsmen can be accommodated in these respects; country 



rocky, hilly and dry; owners do not object; hunting first class; our correspondent 

 writes: "Deer can best be killed by taking a team loaded with barrels to haul water 

 to the lava beds and camping; every day in the proper season deer are brought in 

 by wagon loads; have known one man to kill 11 deer in a single day." 



IU.INOIS. 



Albany (C. M. & St. P.) Mero Docia Slough 2 m.; duck, snipe, and rabbit; the 

 first most numerous; the best months are Oct. and Nov.; livery $1 to $4 p. d.; 

 hotel $1 p. d. ; guides (they have no dogs) can be obtained; country low bottom 

 lands; shooting first-class and owners do not object. 



Alden (C. & N. W.) Mud lake } m.; duck, geese, prairie chicken and rabbit; 

 the first two most numerous; Oct. and Nov. best months; livery $2 p. d.; hotel $1 

 p. d.; no regular guides; country low and wet; shooting very good; no objections 

 to shooting made by owners. 



Algonquin (C. & N. W.) Boomer's and Bass Wood Islands 5 to 8 m. distant on 

 Fox river; duck, pheasant and rabbit; April, Oct. and Nov. best; livery and hotel 

 charges moderate ; gtiides with dogs can be obtained ; country wooded and 

 marshy; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Axnboy (Ills. C.) Winnebago swamps 10 m. and The Inlet 8m., the first named 

 best; duck and geese principally; March, Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 a trip; 

 hotels $2 p. d,; no regular guides; country covered with swamps, partly wooded; 

 s hooting generally good; owners do not object. 



Anna (Ills. C.) Grassy lake, Bluff lake, Running lake, within 7 m. of station; 

 duck, geese and wild turkeys, the first most numerous; Nov., Dec., Feb. and March 

 best; livery $3 p. d.; hotel $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides with trained dogs at reasonable 

 rates; country in some parts wooded and wet; shooting good; no objections made 

 by owners. 



Annawan (C. R. I. & P.) St. Peters marsh and country within 7 m. of station; 

 duck, brant, prairie chicken and snipe; the first and last named most numerous; 

 Oct. and Nov. best; hotel $1.60 p. d. ; guides with dogs at easonable rates; country 

 marshy and partly timbered; shooting good and owners rarely object. 



Ashknm (Ills. C.) Vermillion swamps 6 m. and "The Flat* " 3 m.. the last 

 best; duck, geese, prairie chicken and brant, the first two most numerous; March, 

 Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotel charges moderate; no regular 

 guides; country open and wet; shooting good especially on wet, foggy or windy 

 days; owners object to shooting on their property during the prairie chicken 

 season. 



Bath (Wabash) Grand and Dutch islands close to station; duck, geese and coon, 

 the first most numerous; Nov.. Dec., Feb. and March best; hotel $1 p. d.; guides 

 and boat $1.50 p. d.; the islands are wooded and contain a number of lakes; shoot- 

 ing good; owners do not object. 



Bluffs (Wabash) Dickinson lake, Rug island lake, 2 ] 2 m. from station: duck 

 and geese; Sept., Oct., and Nov. best; hotel $1.50 p. d.; livery $1.50 p. d.; no guides 

 needed; country open and rather wet; shooting good; owners do not object. 



Cairo (M. & O.) Big lake 4 m., Horseshoe lake 14 m., and a number of other 

 lakes within a distance of 5 m.; deer, turkey, geese, duck, brant, quail and snipe: 

 no particular months are best; livery $3 p. d.; no regular guides; country marshy 

 and partly wooded; shooting good and but few owners object. 



Carbon Cliff (C. R. I. & P.) Rock river bottoms near station; snipe, duck and 

 rabbit; spring and fall months best: country open and wet; shooting good and 

 put fpy pwners object; no regular livery, guides or hotels. 



s, C,) Surrounding country within 20 m s of station; duc 



