GAME AND FISff RESORTS. 2$ 



has a depth of three fathoms. In the channel below the railroad bridge it is five 

 fathoms. A small fish known as mummychugs is used for bait. 



Norivich. Fly fishing for shad at Greenville Dam, one mile above Norwich, 

 on the Shetucket River. Dace and lony fish are also caught there, and the river 

 has been stocked with California and Kennebec salmon. Reached via the New- 

 York and New England, or the New London Northern Railroads. Hotels $2.50, 

 $3 and less. 



Ne'U) Lo?idon. Good striped bass fishing at Rope Ferry', on the Niantic River, 

 and a variety of fishing on the Sound. Reached via steamboat or rail from New 

 York and Boston. 



Noank^ a little village midway between New London and Stonington, fur- 

 nishes excellent fishing for mackerel, blue tjsh. tautog, flounders, porgies and 

 squeteague, or weak fish, locally known as yellow-fins. The principaT fishing 

 ground is Block Island Sound. Good duck shooting may be had in season, 



Tolland. SkungaurODg, Snipsie, Square and Bolton Pond, all within an hour's 

 drive, aiford as good boats and as good pond fishing as can be had at any point 

 in the State. Partridge and quail are in fair abundance. 



Windham County — 



Brooklyn. Quail, ruffed grouse and woodcock. Take the New York and 

 New England Railroad to Danielsonville, thence a drive of four miles. Hotel, the 

 Putnam House. 



Woodstock. One mile from the village is Woodstock Lake, where there is 

 good boating and fishing. Woodstock is a quiet country town with one hotel, 

 where the stranger will find comfortable accommodations. Take the New York 

 and New England Railroad to Putnam, thence five miles via stage or hired 

 son veyance. 



DAKOTA. 



The territory is divided into two nearly equal parts by the 

 Missouri River, vvfhich flows through it from northwest to south- 

 east. The surface of the country north and east of the river is 

 broken up by many lakes, some of them of large size, and all 

 aljounding in fish and game. From the southwest, there are a 

 series of gradually rising plateaus, extending west to the Black 

 Hills, and the Rocky Mountain spurs. The first of these plateaus 

 is the Coteau des Prairies, west of this the Coteau de Missouri ; 

 north is the valley of the Red River, and west of this another 

 plateau, extending to the Rocky Mountains. These plains are 

 diversified by occasional lofty buttes, and deep canons. In the 

 south and southwestern part of the territory, are the Bad Lands, 

 sterile plains of blue clay land. The plateaus and mountains are 

 full of game, including the larger species common in the west, 

 with all the wild fowl and fish usually found in the neighboring 

 States and territories. The country is vast, and in unsettled 

 portions the game is not much disturbed. The North Pacific 

 and Union Pacific Railroads and the Missouri River, are the 

 principal lines of access to the Territory. The population is con- 

 fined to the eastern and southern borders, and the line of its 



