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Whitehall (C. <fc W. M.) Duck lake, Blue lake, 7 in.; North Branch White river 

 9m.; last best; deer, fox, mink, partridge, duck and squirrel; last three most 

 plentiful; Nov. and Oct. for duck, deer and partridge; livery $2 p d.; hotels $2 p. 

 d.; guides reasonable : hounds obtainable; North Branch is wooded, swampy and 

 hilly; the other laud is level; no objection to shooting, which is good. 



MINNESOTA. 



Adrian (C. St. P. M. <fc O.) Adjacent country from 2 to 4 m.: duck, geese, wild 

 turkey, "chickens;" last most plentiful; Sept. and Oct. best; livery, with guides, 

 $3 and $4 p. d. ; hotels $2 p. d.; country open; shooting good and owners seldom 

 object. 



Aitken (N. P.) Cedar lake 6 m., Millack's lake 12 m.; Elk, moose, bear and 

 deer; last most plentiful; Nov. and Dec. best; guides, with hounds, at moderate 

 prices; country wo ded and swampy, with occasional lakes and openings: deer 

 shooting good; shooting parties generally camp out, for which the grounds are 

 suitable; mostly public land. 



Albert Lea (B. C. R. & N.) The prairie and adjacent lakes; "chicken" and 

 duck; latter most plentiful and in Oct.; Aug. for chicken; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; 

 hotels $2; land open and dry; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Amiret (C. & N. W.) Goose lake 8 m. and numerous sloughs; "chicken," duck 

 and geese; last two most plentiful in fall of year; Aug. and Sept. for chicken; coun 

 try open prairie and dry, with numerous sloughs; some farmers object to shoot 

 ing; wild fowl shooting is very good, other indifferent; Goose lake best for duck 

 and geese. 



Angus (St. P. M. & M.) For "chicken" and grouse near by; duck and geese in 

 the lakes 6 to 8 in. distant; Sept. and Oct. best; dry prairie land, with an occasional 

 lake or swamp; duck and geese shooting very good during Oct., and owners do not 

 object 



Appleton (C. M. & St. P.) Minnesota bottom laud 4 m., Dry Wood Pass 9 in., 

 Artichoke 9 m., Mud lake 4 m., and numerous other waters; first best; "chicken," 

 plover, snipe, duck and geese; Sept. 1st to Nov. 1st best; livery $3.50 p. d.; hotels 

 $2 p. d.; guides, with dogs, $4 p. d. ; country level prairie, usually dry; shooting 

 good, and farmers, as a rule, do not object. 



Argyle (St. P. M. & M.) "Chicken" and duck are plentiful; Sept. and Oct. best; 

 livery very reasonable; hotel $1.50 p. d.; guides not needed; country open and 

 dry; good shooting; owners do not object. 



Ashby (St. P. M. <fc M.) "Chicken " shooting on adjacent laud; duck found in 

 the numerous lakes and sloughs; Christena la * t>s best; red-head duck principally; 

 best for chicken from Aug. 15th to Oct. 1st; for duck, from Sept. 15th to close of 

 season; livery $4 p. d., with guide; hotels $2 p. d. ; guides can furnish boats and 

 decoys; shooting for chicken good; for duck excellent; but few owners object. 



Austin (C. M. & St. P.) Best grounds about 7m.; "chicken," duck and geese; 

 first most plentiful; Aug. and Sept. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides 

 reasonable; country both swampy and dry; shooting good and farmers seldom 

 object. 



Avoca (C. St. P. M, & O.) Rose lake and numerous others in vicinity; rabbit, 

 Huipe, geese, duck and "chicken;" last two most plentiful; April for duck, Aug. for 

 chicken; livery $2 p. d.; hotel 2 p. d. ; guides, with dogs, reasonable; country 

 open, level and dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Barnesville (St. P. M. & M.) The prairie around station; "chicken," duck, 

 geese, plover and jack rabbit; chicken and geese most abuudant; Aug., Sept. and 

 Oct. best; country dry and level, with a few small ponds; many owners object, 

 but there is a great deal of public land; our correspondent is rather paradoxical ; 

 "The shooting is seldom good, but there is plenty of" game in season," 



