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Liberty (Nor. & W.) Deer, piieasant, grouse, opossum and hare within 5 m. of 

 station-, the first most numerous; best month is Nov ; livery $2 p. d. ; hotels $2 p. 

 d.; guides moderate: country open, hilly and a trifle wet; shooting good, bu.t 

 permission must be obtained to shoot on the best grounds. 



Xiick Hun (Rich. & A.) Sinking Creek 4 m., Rich Pack mountain 3 m.; the 

 arstbest; deer, bear, turkey and snipe; the first most numerous; Oct. Nov arid 

 Dec. best; livery $1 p. d.; board in private families $6 p. w.; guides, with hounds 

 ;an be had at reasonable rates; country rocky hilly and dry, dry in the moun- 

 tainous districts; shooting is good. 



Tithia (Shen. V.) Wild turkey are the principal game to be found in this 

 locality; Nov. best month; hotels and guides reasonable; hotel is 2> m. from sta- 

 tion; country mountainous and dry; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Maiden's Adventure (Rich. & A.) Quail are numerous about y z m. from sta- 

 tion; winter months best; hotel moderate; good shooting and farmers do not ob- 

 ject; country open and wooded. 



Manteo (Rich. & A.) Spear's mountain and James river, both good; quail, tur- 

 key, duck, geese and deer are the principal game; Oct. to March best; livery $1 to 

 $2.50 p. d.: accommodations can be had at private houses; no hotels: guides, with 

 dogs, $1.50 p. d.; country open, level and dry; shooting is excellent and only two 

 farmers object; wild geese plenty in season. 



Mattoax (Piedmont.) The farms in this vicinity are all good for deer, turkey, 

 rabbit, etc.; the Oaks farm is considered the best; Oct. 15th to Feb. 1st best; ho- 

 tel reasonable; negro guides 50 cents p. d; country hilly, partly wooded and dry: 

 shooting very good; some farmers have their lands posted; most of them grant 

 permission to shoot. 



Middleton Mills (Rich. & A.) Good shooting can be had near by in the fall 

 for duck, geese and rabbit; farmers make no objections: country diversified. 



Miller's (Rich. & A.) Smith's flats 10 m., Short hill 5m.; the first best; turkey, 

 deer, quail, pheasant and bear; the first three most numerous; Oct., Nov. and Jan. 

 principally; livery $1 to $4 p. d., hotels $2.50 to $3 p. d. ; no regular guides; coun- 

 try mostly wooded, rocky and hilly; good shooting; some farmers object and 

 permission must be obtained. 



Mossingfford (Piedmont.) Quail, hare and turkey in the vicinity of station; 

 the first are most numerous; Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st best; livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels 

 $1.50 p. d.; guides 50 cents p. d.; country open, hilly and dry; shooting, particu- 

 lar, y for quail, is fine; a few farmers object. 



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especially at "No Business," an iiuinhabited tract of land, 7 m. from station, cover- 

 ing many thousands of acres, on which may be found numbers of the game named 

 above; hunting free to all. 



News Perry (Piedmont.) The open fields within 3 m. furnish very good shoot- 

 ing for quail, turkey and hare; the first most plentiful; best season from Oct. 15th 

 to Jan. 1st; livery $1.50 to $2 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides moderate; country 

 level and mostly open ; no restrictions, grounds are all free. 



Newsoms (S. & R.) Mattoway Low Grounds 7 m. and the open fields and 

 woodlands within 5 m. of station; the first best; fox, opossum, coon, quail and 

 deer; Oct. 15th to Jan. 15th best; livery $2 to $5 p. d.; hotel $1.50 and $2 p. d.; no . 

 regular guides; country open and wet; shooting is good but variable; a few farm- 

 ers object. 



