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Humphrey (IT. P.) Surrounding land; "chicken," duck and geese; first most 

 abundant; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; livery $3 p. d. ; hotels $1.50.; country open 

 and dry; shooting good and owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Inxnau (F. E. k M. V.) Elkhorn river; duck and geese principally; spring and 

 fall best; livery $4 p. d ; hotel $1.50 p. d.; country open, level and wet; owners 

 do not object; shooting good but variable. 



Jamaica (U. P.) Surrounding land; quail and rabbit principally; first most nu- 

 merous; Dec. and Jan. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels, $4 p. w, ; country wooded; 

 shooting good; owners do not object. 



Johnstown (F. E. fe M. V.) Fine shooting grounds about 25 m. distant; chicken, 

 grouse, deer and antelope; first two most plentiful; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $4 

 p. d.; hotel $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides, with dogs, reasonable; country diversified; 

 our correspondent writes: " Shooting good; finest in the state." 



Kearney (U. P.) Surrounding country; chicken, grouse, quail, wild fowl and 

 small game; Sept. to Jan.; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides very reasonable; 

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



Lodgfe Pole (U. P.) Adjacent land; duck and "chicken" principally; former 

 most plentiful; Oct., Nov., March and April best; livery (double) $5 p. d. ; hotel $2 

 p. d.; country open, hilly and dry; shooting good and owners seldom object. 



Merriman(F. E. & M. V.) Bear lake 1 m.; Cotton Wood lake 3 m., Niobarra 

 river 6m.: Cotton Wood lake best for duck and geese, river for deer, antelope, 

 grouse and rabbit; Oct , Nov. and Dec. best; hotels $1.25 p. d.; guides, with dogs, 

 $2 p. d.; country varied; shooting extra good; plenty of game and very little hunt- 

 ing done; owners do not object. 



Mindln (S. J. & G. I,) Surrounding country and Platte river 8 m.; duck, geese 

 and chicken; for duck and geese March and Nov. best; for chicken Sept., Oct. and 

 Nov.; livery $2.50 to $3 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; owners, as a rule, do not object; 

 shooting good for grouse and chicken. 



NeligTh (F. E. <fc M. V.) Along and adjacent to Elkhorn Valley and river 1% m.; 

 grouse, quail and duck; first most numerous; first of the season best; livery $2.50 

 to $4 p. d., with driver; hotel $2 p. d.; guides reasonable; country open and roll- 

 ing; shooting reported " decidedly good;" trained dogs can be had and owners do 

 not object. 



North Bend (U. P.) Slatter and Elkhorn rivers from ^ to 10 m. from station 

 and land adjacent to them; geese and duck principally; March and April best; liv- 

 ery $2.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; country open and hilly, wet and dry; a few owners 

 object; shooting good. 



Oakdale (F. E. & M. V.) Beaver creek 25 in.: duck and geese principally; for- 

 mer most numerous; Oct. and Nov., April and May best; livery $3 p. d., with guide; 

 hotels $1.25 and $2 p. d.; dogs obtainable; country open, wet and rolling; larmers 

 do not object as a rule; shooting very good at Beaver creek; none nearer. 



Osceola, (U. P.) Surrounding land from 2 to 10 m. : "chicken" and quail prin- 

 cipally; former in Sept., latter in Nov. and Dec.; livery, with driver, $3.50 p. d.; 

 hotel $2 p. d.; mostly prairie land, dry and level; very few land owners object; 

 hooting good; on the Platte river 12 m., good duck and geese shooting can be had 

 at times. 



Overt n(U.P.) Platte river for geese and duck; " chicken" nd quail in ad jU- 

 cent prairie; Sept 1st to Jan." 1st for chicken, quail, etc., and spring and fall for 

 wildfowl; livery $3. 50 p. d.; hotels reasonable; guides, with dogs, at $2.50 p. d.; 

 country prairie, level and dry: rive'r lands wet; a few farmers object; shooting 

 for wild fowl reported as splendid. 



Paxton (U. P.) Surrounding land from 5 to 30 m.; grouse and antelope princi- 

 pally; latter most numerous; Nov. best: livery $4 p. d.; no public house; country 

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



Pllger (F. E. & M. V.) Adjacent prairie; "chicken," duck and geese; first most 



