106 MINNESOTA. 



Rolette (St. P. M. & M.) Sand Hill river and slough 5m.; the Sand Hills for 

 deer, which are plenty; also, chicken, duck, geese, grouse, snipe, etc.; Au<?., Sept. 

 and Oct. best; no regular livery, hotel or guides; shooting very good and but few 

 owners object. 



Rose Creek (C. M. & St. P.) Surrounding lands; chicken principally; last of 

 August to Sept. 15th best; livery $3 p. d.; guides $1.50 to $2 p. d.; country level 

 and dry; chicken shooting good; no other game; farmers seldom object. 



Royalton (N. P.) The favorite grounds are: Rice lake 6 m. and the Platte river 

 running through the town; tormer best for duck and geese; chicken, grouse, snipe, 

 deer and bear are also found; chicken, grouse and duck most abundant; livery $4 

 p. d. for double team; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides, who also have trained dogs, rea- 

 sonable; country brushy, dry, with plenty of sloughs; owners do not object; 

 good shooting. 



Sacred Heart (C. M. & St. P.) On and in the vicinity of Herd and Battle la>es; 

 former best; chicken, duck, geese, brant, quail and a few deer: first most plentiful; 

 Sept. best; livery $3 p. d., with guide; trained dogs obtainable; dry, open prairie 

 laud; shooting good, especially for quail and pheasant; farmers do not object 



Sank Centre (N. P.) The shooting grounds are in the immediate vicinity of the 

 station; deer are numerous a few miles north of it; geese, duck, chic en and bear 

 are also found the three first being most numerous; April, May, Sept., Oct. and 

 Nov. best; livery $4 p. d., including driver; no professional guides, but parties can 

 be hired who know the grounds; plenty of good dogs; country very marshy, big 

 timber in the north and open prairie south and numerous lakes in all directions; 

 permission must be obtained from owners, which is generally given; shooting 

 good. 



Sank Rapids (N. P., t, St. P. M. & M.) Grounds about 2 m.; deer, bear, partridge, 

 chicken; last most numerous, for which Sept. is best; livery at moderate rates; 

 hotels $2 p. d.; country open and dry; shooting very fair and owners do not ob- 

 ject. 



Sh^kopee (C., St. P. M. & O.) Murphy's and Stemmer's passes 3 and 5 m.; duck 

 principally; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; country open; 

 some farmers object to shooting and put the privilege at $50 for the season; shoot- 

 ing reported good. 



Sherburn (C. M. & St. P.) Washburn lake 4 m.; canvas backs and all varieties 

 wild fowl; also chicken, which are plentiful; Aug. and Sept. for chicken, Oct. and 

 Nov. for duck; livery (double) $3 p. d.; country open prairie, wooded around 

 water courses; good shooting and farmers do not object. 



Slay ton (C., St. P M. & O.) Badger lake 4 m., Bear lake 7 m.; last best for duck; 

 "chicken," duck and geese principally; Aug. and Sept. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotel 

 $2 p. d.; country open, hilly and dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Sleepy Eye Lake (C. & N. W.) "Chicken," duck and geese, all plentiful; Aug. 

 and Sept. for chicken, Sept., Oct. and Nov. for duck; livery moderate; hotels $2 p. 

 d. ; country open; good shooting, and but few, if any, farmers object. 



Sbarfruck (N. P.) Barsness 6 m., Blue Mounds 4 m., New Prairie 5 m., White 

 3m.; first best for ''chicken," and New Prairie for duck and geese; crane, snipe 

 and brant are also found; chicken and geese most numerous; August best for 

 chicken, Oct. for duck; livery, with driver, $3.50 p. d.; hotel $1.50 p. d.; guides, 

 with dogs, obtainable; chicken grounds open and level; hilly for wild fowl; shoot* 

 ing very good; Mr. O. J. Johnson, of Starbuck, will cheerfully answer any letter 

 asking for information; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



St. James (C., St. P. M. & O.) Surrounding land; jack rabbit and "chicken;" 

 latter most plentiful; Sept. best; livery $2 to $5 p. d.; betels $2 p. d., $7 p. w.; 

 country rolling and generally dry; shooting good and farmers, as a rule, do not 

 object. 



S". Peter (C., St. P. M. & O.) Adjacent prairies, Lakes Washington, Jefferson 

 aud Goose; all varieties wild fowl; also "chicken;" Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 

 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides moderate; country wooded and wet, prairie dry; 

 shooting good and owners do not object. 



