2 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



JRiilloch County — 



A large part of the county is covered by extensive pine forests which are fuL 

 ^f game. The Montgomery and Eufaula, and the Mobile and Girard Railroads, 

 Intersect at Union Springs, where hotel accommodations may befbund, and from 

 which the game centres arc accessible. 



Cherokee Coxmty— 



Stone-wall^ on the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, and Centre^ reached fi"om 

 55-reenwood on the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, are initial points for sport 

 n this county. Bears, deer, wild turkeys, quail, and other game are abandaut. 

 The country is mountainous, and partly covered with pine forests. 



CJioctaiv County — 



Lies between the Tombigbee River and the Mississippi line. The county towQ 

 is Butler, which lies a little to the north and east of the centre of the county. 

 The nearest railroad and telegraph station is at Vork, Sumter County, distant 

 thirty-eight miles. There are several other tow^ns of very moderate size in Choc- 

 taw County, the principal of which are Bladen Springs, Mount Sterling, and 

 Tom pkinsville. 



The game consists of deer, bears, an occasional wild-cat, or catamount^ rac- 

 coons, opossums, rabbits, squirrels, wild turkeys, ducks, quail (partridge), geese, 

 snipe, woodcock, and many others. Deer and turkeys are particularly abundant, 

 and with but little trouble one can have rare sport. 



There are several small lakes throughout the county, and these are full of 

 fish. The river contains many varieties in abundance, including the white, or 

 channel cat, and the buffalo. 



The hunting grounds are very uneven, broken and hilly. 



The routes most favorable for getting into this country are, from the North 

 and East, via Montgomery, where you take the Western Alabama Railroad to 

 Selma ; thence the Alabama Central to Demopolis, or, if the boat be not there, to 

 York, where a team can be hired to Butler. If the boat be at Demopolis, stop 

 there, and go down the river (Tombigbee) to Tuskohoma, where a conveyance 

 can be procured for Mount Sterling or Butler, the former distant four, and the 

 latter eight miles. 



From the west go to Meridian, Mississippi, forty miles from Butler, and take 

 the cars thence to York, or hire a carriage to Butler. 



_The most pleasant way is from the South. Go to Mobile, and there take the 

 boat to Bladen Springs Landing (Bladen itself is four miles from tiie river ; con- 

 veyance thither can always be procured from Mr. Heron, who keeps the landing), 

 or go on to Tuskohoma Landing, as before. At Tuskohoma, Mr. Henry Gaines, 

 the proprietor, will give every information and afford every facility to the visitor. 



If you stop at Bladen, Mr. James T. Staples will show the sportsman plenty 

 of game, and take pleasure in making his stay agreeable. 



At Bladen there is a hotel. If the visitor goes to Butler he will have to depend 

 upon the kindness of the people. There are some who keep what is called a 

 *' house of entertainment, where the traveler can obtain food and lodging. But 

 with the exception of Mr. Spangenberg, no one entertains except during court. 

 After a few days the sportsman will probably be taken in hand by the members 

 of the Hound Dog Club, all of whom w^ill take pleasure in making the stranger 

 comfortable. The country is very uneven, broken by ste«p ridges and hills. 



Clarhe County — 



By taking boat to any one of the river towns on the TomlMgbee or Alabama 

 River and then striking inland, the sportsman cannot fail of finding game in abun- 

 dance. Deer, bears, wild-cats, raccoons, opossums, turkeys, ducks, geese, snipe, 

 woodcock, rabbits and squirrels will be found in more or less abundance with 

 white, channel, cat, and buffalo fish in the rivers and their tributary streams. 



Colbert County — 



South Florence, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, is near the Muscle 

 Shoals, famed for their wild-fowl shooting. [See Lauderdale County.] Deer, tur- 

 keys, and quail are abundant through the county. 



Conecuh County — 



Ever^een^ on the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad, is a good initial poin* 

 for the sportsman. Deer, turkeys, qua^, small game and wild fowl shootinif 

 hiay be found in fair numbers. 



