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within 2 m. of station; "chicken," duck, geese and snipe; Sept. to June best; 

 moderate livery charges; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides or trained dogs; coun- 

 tryflat prairie, wet in winter; our correspondent, who evidently wants to keep 

 the good things of this earth to Jiimself writes: "Owners object, mostly stock 

 ranges; they make no charges for shooting to citizens "of this county outsiders 

 not ^wanted; the shooting depends on the skill of the shootist, as game is plenti- 



al (So. Pac.) Very good shooting 8 to 10 m. south and north of station; tur- 

 xey, quail and deer; first two most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best; teams can be 

 had at $2 p. d. and upwards; no regular guides or trained dogs; country varied; 

 owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Sequin (So. Pac.) The Guadalupe river bottoms 1 m. and the adjacent prairies 

 are the favorite grounds; duck, squirrel, quail and rabbit; last two most abund- 

 ant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2.50 p. d.; no regular 

 guides or trained dogs; country" all kinds ;" owners do not object; good 

 shooting. 



Victoria (So. Pac.) The favorite grounds are Rupley's lake 4 in., Mill bottom 7 

 m., Wood lake 12 in., Jones' bayou 16 m., and a number of others; Mill bottom and 

 Jones' bayou are best; turkey, deer, squirrel and water fowl of every species in 

 great abundance; Oct., Nov. and Dec.; Jan. and Feb. best; livery $2 to $5 p. d.; 

 guides, with bird dogs, can be had; hounding deer not permitted by land owners; 

 country bottom land, wet and dry, prairie mostly dry; permission to shoot can 

 be easily obtained; the shooting near town is variable, but invariably good at 

 more distant points, especially at Jones' bayou. 



Walker (So. Pac.) There is good shooting anywhere near town, within 5 m.; 

 duck, geese, squirrel, turkey and some deer; first most abundant; no regular 

 livery, hotels, guides or trained dogs; country varied, mostly low, wet bottoms 

 and lagoons; owners do not object. 



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Collinston (U. P.) The shooting grounds range from 1 to 3 m. distant; jack 

 rabbit, sage hen, 'chicken" and geese; the two first named most plentiful; Oct. 

 and Nov. best months; no hotels, but accommodations can be had at stage station 

 adjacent to shooting grounds; country open and dry; good shooting "at times," 

 and owners do not object. 



Corinne (So. P.) The lakes, sloughs and branches of Bean river from 2 to 15 

 m. from station are good for duck and geese: chicken," sage hen and jack rabbit 

 are plenty in tbe adjacent lands; a few grouse may also be found; duck are most 

 plentiful: Oct. and Nov. are the best months; livery $1.50 to $4 p. d. ; hotels $2 p. 

 d.; guides, including boat, $3 p. d.; dears not needed; country dpen and hilly, dry 

 and wet; there is the best of shooting at this point, as a rule, and sportsmen come 

 from a long distance to it; owners do not object. 



Deseret (Ut. Cent.) The plateau surrounding station and lakes 5 to 30 m. dis- 

 tant; the first for rabbit and the latter for duck, geese and swan; Dec. best; livery 

 $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.r^ guides reasonable; country open, wet and miry; 

 owners do not object. 



Echo (U. P.) Chalk creek 25 m.; elk, deer and grouse; black tail deer most nu- 

 merous: Oct. and Nov. best months; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d ; no regu- 

 lar guides, but men can be had to show grounds who charge $2 to $3 p. d., includ- 

 ing team; country rocky and hilly, mountainous, open and wooded; the shooting 

 grounds are mostly government land and the deer shooting is always good. 



Juab (Ut. Cent.) McCune, Read and Schofield ranches distant 6 m., Chrisea 

 canyoa 7 m.; duck, geese, snipe, pheasant, sage hen, rabbit and chicken; duck and 



