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Nov. and March best; hotel charges reasonable; no regular guides; country low 

 wooded and wet; no objections made against hunting on private lands; shoot- 

 ing good. 



Carpenter (Wabash) Coon, squirrel, duck, geese, quail, turkey and rabbit in 

 the vicinity of station; country prairie land, partly wooded and wet; shooting 

 good; owners do not object. 



Cherry Valley (C. & N. W.) Duck, labbit, prairie chicken, quail, partridge and 

 squirrel in the vicinity of station; Sept. and Nov. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotel $1.50 

 p. d.: guides not needed; country open prairie and partly wooded; shooting in 

 the above good especially for ducks; owners do not object. 



Chilli cothe (C. R. I. & P.) Rice pond, Goose pond, Partridge pond and Big 

 meadows, the first two best; duck principally; Sept and Nov. best; livery $2.50 p. 

 d. ; hotel $2 p. d.; guides $2 to $3.50 p. d. including boats, decoy, etc.; country 

 mostly overflowed during shooting season; shooting very good; it has to be done 

 from boats; the owners who object to shooting on their lands charge 50c. p. d. ; or 

 $20 a season. 



Cornland (Ills. C.) Lake Fork marsh or swamp; duck, snipe and geese; Feb. to 

 April and Nov. best; country open and wet; shooting good; only a few owners 

 object. 



Cullom (Ills. C.) Vermillion swamps 8 m.; duck principally; Oct., Nov. and 

 March best; livery $2 p. d.; hotel $1.50 p.d.; no regular guides; country open and 

 wet; shooting good; owners do not object. 



Ouster (Wabash) Marshes and islands 3 to 4 m. distant; prairie chicken, duck 

 and geese, the last two most numerous; March, April and Nov. best; hotel $2 p.d , 

 $8 p. w.; no regular guides; country low and marshy, and the marshes are well 

 surrounded by reeds, making a good cover; the islands in the river adjacent are 

 covered with stunted scrub oak and willows, and the banks of the river afford ex- 

 cellent points for shooting which, however, is done mostly from boats; owners do 

 not object. 



Davis Junction (C. M. & St. P.) Pr.drie chicken, duck, geese, rabbitand squir- 

 rel in the vicinity of station, the first two most numerous; the bent months are 

 Sept. and Oct., April and May; livery $2 p. d.; hotels reasonable; no regular guides; 

 open country and shooting good. Owners do not object. 



De Pue (C. B. I. & P.) The shooting grounds are: Lake DePue J 4 ' m. and the 

 woods ^2 in- distant; duck, rabbit, geese, squirrel and grouse, the two first most 

 abundant; duck commence to fly about March 15; livery $3 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1 p. 

 d. ; guides, who also have trained dogs, $2 p. d.; country partly open, wooded and 

 wet along the lakes; owners do not object; shooting very good; boats and decoys 

 can be had for duck shooting. 



> 1>U Quoin (Ills. C.) Surrounding country within 7 m. of station; duck, wild 

 turkey, squirrel and quail, the last most numerous: Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 best- livery 

 $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2.50 p. d.; guides $1 to $2 p. d.; country diversi- 

 fied; shooting generally good; owners as a rule do not object. 



East Lynn (L. E. <fc W.) Surrounding country 1 m. from station; geese, duck 

 and prairie chicken; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 p. d.: hotels moderate: 

 no regular guides; country adjacent is an open prairie; shooting good in season 

 and but few owners object. 



Fowler (Wabash) Mississippi bottoms 9 m.; duck and geese, the first most 

 numerous; Oct. and Nov. best; livery and hotel charges reasonable; no guides; 

 country wooded and wet; shooting good; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Gait (C. & N. W.) Goose pond 3 m.; duck, geese, snipe and prairie chicken, the 

 first two most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; hotel $1 p. d.; no regular guides; 

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



