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Alexander (C. la.) Prairie chickens, duck and geese are the principal game, 

 and are found within 3 m. of station; Aug. and Nov. best mouths; no hotel, and 

 guides are not required; country open; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Alg-ona (C. & N. W.) Medium lake 25 m., Swan lake 30 m. and country within 10 

 m. of station, all good; duck, geese and prairie chicken; Sept. and Oct. best; livery 

 $3 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; guides with dogs $2 p. d.; country open and 

 has good roads running through it; shooting good and owners, as a rule, do not 

 object if permission is asked. 



Allison(C. St. P. <fc K. C.) West Fork, Killson creek and the country within 6 

 m. of station; duck, (maillard and teal) snipe, quail, woodcock and prairie chicken, 

 the first and last named most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best months; livery (with 

 driver) $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d. : no regular guides; country is of a mixed character 

 and affords very good shooting; a majority of the owners do not object. 



Audu/bon (C. <fe N. W.) Prairie chicken almost anywhere in the vicinity of 

 station; Sept. principal mouth; living $3 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; guides 

 not required; country open and dry; shooting good and but few owners object. 



easons of year; shooting good and owners do not object, 



Badger (M. & St. L.) Duck, geese and prairie chicken within short distance of 

 station, the first most numerous; Sept., Oct., Nov., March and April best months; 

 hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides not needed; country open and wet and affords excellent 

 shooting, but few owners objecting. 



Bagley (C. M. & St. P.) Duck and prairie chicken, duck most numerous; Oct. 

 and Nov. best mouths; hotel $2 p. d.; guides not required; country open and wet 

 and shooting good; owners do not object. 



Bancroft (C. & N. W.) Prairie chicken, duck, brant, geese and crane within I 

 m. of station, the first two most numerous; Sept. best month; livery $2.50 to $3 p, 

 d.; hotels $lto $1.50 p. d.; guide with a team $2.50 to $3 p, d.; country open, wet 

 and dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Bayard (C. M. & St. P.) Prairie chicken, jack snipe and duck; Oct. and Nov. 



best months; hotel $1.50 p. d.; country open and shootiug good; owners do not 

 object. 



Beaver (C. & N. W.) Beaver creek and the fields from } to 5 m. distant, first 

 best; duck and prairie chicken, latter most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; hotel 

 $1 p. d.; no regular guides; country open, hilly and m some parts wet; shooting 

 good and owners do not object. 



BellevU'* (C. M. & St. P.) Crooked slough and Maquaketa bottoms; woodcock 

 and due , the first most numerous; Oqt. and Nov. be>t months; livery $2.50 p. d.; 

 hotel $2 to $i p. w.; guides $2 p. d. (have trained dog*-); country low and wet; 

 shooting very good; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: " With a good 

 stage of water the shooting cannot be beat anywhere." 



Belmonfl (B. C. R. & N.) Within a radius of 15 m., prairie chicken, duck, wild 

 geese and crane abound; the first named being the most plentiful; the best seasons 

 are: for prairie chickens, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15; f -r duck, geese and crane, Nov.; livery 

 $'> p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides with dogs can be had at reasonable prices; coun- 

 try diversified; shooting very good and owners do not object. 



Bradgate (C. & N. W.) -Godden's pond 1 m., Berkhimer lake 3 m , Avery's 

 woods and pond 1% m., swamp lands 4 m., all good; prairie chicken, duck, 

 geese, rabbit, brant and quail, the first two are more numerous; Sept. and Oct. best 

 months; livery $1.50 to $3 p. d,; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $1.50 p. d.: country open 

 and wet; shooting good but most of the owners refuse permission to shoot. 



Brayton (C. K., I. & P.) The adjacent prairie and river give fair shooting for 

 duck, quail, squirrel and chicken, the last most abundant; Sept. and Oct. best; 

 livery 3 p. d.; no regular hotels, guides or dogs; country open, wooded, hilly and 

 dry; owners as a rule do not object. 



