56 ILLINOIS. 



Nora (Ills.C.) From 1 to 15 m. of station; prairie chicken, duck, geese, snipe, 

 quail, pheasant and rabbit; Sept. and Oct. best; guides ^ ith dogs can be had at 

 reasonable rates; country open and dry; shooting good; owners seldom object. 



Fapineau (C. <fc E. I.) Beaver lake 14 m.; duck, geese and prairie chicken, the 

 first most numerous; Oct. and Nov. best; hotel charges moderate; no regular 

 guides; country open, wooded and wet; shooting good; some of the land owners 

 object. 



Pellsville (L. E. & W.) Surrounding prairie; duck, geese, brant and prairie 

 chicken; Oct, until March best months; livery very low; hotels and guides at mod- 

 erate prices; country open and wet; shooting good and owners, as a rule, do 

 not object. 



Pekin (Wabash) -Spring lake 15 m., Beebe lake 20 m., Clear lake 24 m.; duck 

 principally; Nov. best month; livery $4 p. d.; hotel $1.50 p. d.; no regular guides; 

 country varied; shooting good and free to all. 



Peoria (C. la.) Spring lake 26 m., Duck island 32 m , Clear lake 32 m., Rome 

 lake 15 m., Henry lake 36 m., and Senachwine- lake 40 m., all good; duck, snipe, 

 geese and brant, the first most numerous; March, April, Oct. and Nov. best mouths; 

 livery $2 to $4 p. d ; hotels $1.50 to $3 p. d.; guides with dogs can be obtained at 

 reasonable rates; country diversified; shooting good; only lew owners object to 

 sportsmen shooting on their land. 



Perry Spring's (Wabash) Hambaugh lake, Swan pond, Bound lake and Chisel 

 lake from 1 to 4 m. distant, the first named best; duck and geese, the first most 

 numerous; March. Sept. and Oct. best months; hotels $1 p. d.; guide and decoys 

 $1 p. d.; country open and wet; shooting good; no objection made to shooting on 

 private property. 



Petersburg 1 (Wabaah) Sangamon river and Salt creek and the surrounding 

 country within 8 m. of station; duck and geese; Oct. and Nov. best months; coun- 

 try open and shooting good. 



Fhilo (Wabash) Adjacent to station; prairie chicken, rabbit and quail; all but 

 the last plentiful; hotel $150 p. d.; guides not needed; country open and dry; 

 shooting very good; can make your own terms with owners to shoot on their lauds, 

 most of which are posted. 



Pittsfield (Wabash) Rockport 12 m.; duck and geese; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel 

 $1 p. d.: no regular guides.; country open, wooded, with a number of small lakes 

 and sloughs; no objections made by owner; shooting good. 



Quincy (St. L. K. & N.) Lima lake and the surrounding country 10 to 

 20m from station along the Mississippi river; duck and geese principally; spring 

 ana fall months best: livery $2.50 to $4 p. d.; no hotels near grounds and camping 

 is necessary; boats and guides can be had at a reasonable charge; country wooded 

 and wet: snooting good, especially when the river is high; a few snipe on the bot- 

 toms, owners do not object. 



Roberts (Ills. C.) Prairie chicken, quail and rabbit: August and Sept. best 

 months; livery $2.25 p. d.; hotel $1.60 p. d.; country rolling prairie; a few owners 

 only object; shooting good in season. 



Bock Island (C. R. I. & P.) Wilson and Andulusia bottom in the vicinity of 

 station; duck, prairie chicken, quail and snipe, the first most numerous; Oct, and 

 Nov. best months; livery $6 p. d.; hotels $2.50 to $3 p. d.; guides not needed; 

 country open and swampy; shooting very good and but few owners object. 



Bock Island Junct. (C. & N. W.) Duck, geese, brant and prairie chicken in 

 the vicinity of station; Oct. and Nov. best months; livery $3 p. d.; hotel $1 p. d.; 

 guides not needed; country diversified and shooting first-class; owners do not 

 object. 



Rome (C. R. I. & P.) Rome flats 2 m. from station; duck principally; March, 

 April and Oct. to Dec.; country wooded and wet, and shooting good; owners charge 

 $5 for the season for the privilege of shooting on their lands. 



Rosaltlie (Ills. C.) Wildcat swamp 2> m. and country adjacent to station, the 



