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Oak Valley (S. K.) The grounds iie adjacent to the sta'tion on land not posted; 

 "chicken," quail, duck and squirrel; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; livery $'2 p. d,; 

 guides reasonable; only a few good dogs; country diversified; a few owners ob- 

 ject; shooting good; "quail and duck abundant." 



Offallah, (IT. P.) Prairies adjacent to town and in all directions afford good shoot- 

 ing; duck, geese, antelope, "chicken," quail and rabbit (jack and cottontails), the 

 last three most abundant; Oct. 1 to Feb. best, and duck and geese in spring and 

 fall; livery $2.50 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1.50: no regular guides or trained dogs for hire; 

 country dry, open prairie; only a few owners object; the shooting is good and 

 getting better each year; "chicken" and quail are getting more plentiful and there 

 are a good many antelope." 



Og'dens'burg' (U. P.) The grounds are: Eureka lake 5 m. east, Government 

 Reservation 3 m. west; both equally good; "chicken," geese, duck, quail and rab- 

 bit, last four mostabundant; Dec., Jan., Feb., March best; livery about $2,50p. d.; 

 guides and dogs cheap; country open, wooded, hilly; almost always dry; only a 

 lew owners object; our correspondent writes: "Shooting good enough." 



Ossaria (U. P.) The grounds lie within 1 or 2 m. or more from station; chicken; 

 quail and rabbit, first two most abundant; Nov. and Dec. bent; livery cheap; hotels 

 moderate; no regular guides or dogs; country open and dry; owners, as a rule, do 

 not object when permission is asked; shooting excellent. 



Oswegfo (St. L. & S. F.) The shooting grounds lie in every direction from 1 to 

 10 miles from station ; all equally good; geese, duck, quail, rabbit, grouse, snipe, 

 some turkey and squirrel, the first four most abundant; Oct., Nov., Dec., best; liv- 

 ery $2 to $4 p d.; hotels $4 50 to $7 p. w.; guides, who have bird dogs and hounds, 

 $3 p. d. and expenses; country diversified; permission to shoot will generally be 

 granted if asked for; good shooting. 



Russell (U. P.) The adjacent prairie gives good shooting for quail and chicken, 

 which are the only game of value; Sept. for chicken, quail later; livery $4 p. d.; ho- 

 tels $2 p. d.; no regular guides or dogs; country dry prairie, except along streams 

 where quail abound; owners, as a rule, do not object, good shooting; quail and 

 chicken in abundance. 



Salina (U. P.) Good shooting in any direction 5 m. or more; quail, "chicken," 

 duck and geese, the first most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $3 p. d.; no- 

 tels $2 p. d. ; no regular guides or dogs; country open and wooded; but few own- 

 ers object. 



Sheridan (U. P.) Smoky Hill river and branches are the best grounds ; duck 

 and antelope, the first most numerous; Oct., Nov., March and April best; hotel and 

 livery charges moderate; country dry, open, hills and plains; owners do not ob- 

 ject; good shooting; our correspondent writes: "can always get a chase after ante- 

 lope within an hour's ride." 



Stanley (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) The best grounds are Pisgah Heights 3> 2 m. south- 

 eaatand Pigeon Roost 4 m. east; the first best for duck, quail and rabbit, the last 

 two most abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; no regular livery or guides or dogs 

 for hire; hotels $1 p. d.; country partly open, partly hilly; most of the owners do 

 not object; good shooting. 



St. George (U. P.) Good shooting for squirrel, quail, "chicken," duck and 

 geese, the first two most numerous; hotels $2 p. d.; country wooded. 



St. Mary's {U. P.) The surrounding country for $5 m. distant gives good 

 shooting for quail, rabbit and "chicken," the last most abundant; Sept. 1 to Dec. 

 best for "chicken," Nov. 1 to Jan. 1 for quail; livery $3 p. d.; hotels 12 p. d. ; no 

 regular guides or dogs; country dry, open and hilly; the majority of vwners do 

 apt object; shooting good. 



