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numerous railroads. The interior is uninhabited, or occupied 

 by hostile Indian tribes, and traveling without armed escort 

 consequently dangerous. 



Black Hills. As a game region, the Black Hills will compare very favorably 

 with any locality in the country. Deer of two species are most abundant, the 

 white-tailed and the mule deer. Elk are numerous, grizzly bears, mountain 

 sheep, cougar, wild-cat, Canada lynx, grey wolf, and coyote, are common. The 

 kit-iox, or swift, is abundant on the plains. The mink, otter and badger are 

 abundant on tiie rivers flowing into the ^Missouri, and squirrels, gophers, wood- 

 chucks and muskrats are commoa on the plains. The beaver builds its dams in 

 all the streams. Game birds are well represented by several species of geese 

 and ducks, which are to be found along the various water-courses in and about 

 ' the Hills, and by at least two species of grouse, the sharp-tailed and the ruffed. 

 The former are numerous along the open valleys and in the sparsely-wooded 

 hill-sides, and the latter among the dense pines of the higher land. Altogether, 

 the Black Hills offer to the sportsman an abundance and variety of game, and 

 since opened to the white man, are as much esteemed as a hunting-ground by 

 him, as formerly by the Indian. 



From the north there are routes from Bismark, Fort Pierre and Brule City to 

 the northern and northwestern parts of the Hills. From the east there are trails 

 from Yankton, Sioux City and Kearney Junction. There are three routes from 

 the south ; from North Platte and Sidney in Nebraska, and from Cheyenne, 

 Wyoming ; and one from the west, by the way of Whisky Gap and Independence 

 Rock. 



The route from Cheyenne is said to be the safest, and preferable to the others. 



Crystal Springs is a fine ground for ducks, geese, swans, etc, A station on 

 the Northern Pacific Railroad, sixty-four miles east of Bismark. The lakes and 

 sloughs are all shallow, with hard bottoms. A boat is unnecessary, as the hunter 

 can walk through the rice and rushes. 



Savnem C<mrUy — 



Worthington^ on the Northern Pacific Railroad. There are a few buffalo 

 with plenty of elk, antelope, wolves, jack rabbits and other game. The country 

 is rolling prairie. 



'BwrleigK County — 



Bismark^ on the Northern Pacific Railroad, is an excellent point for sportsmen 

 to make their headquarters. In the surrounding country will be found buffalo, 

 large droves of elk and antelope, black-tail deer in abundance, and unlimited 

 numbers of swans, brant, geese, ducks, plover, snipe and piimated grouse. 



Cass County — 



Fargo. Buffalo, black bear, elk, black-tail deer, antelope, canvas-backs, 

 mallards, blue and green-winged teal, widgeons, and red-head ducks, brant, 

 Canada geese, swans, pelicans, snipe, curlew, upland and golden plover, ruffed 

 and pinnated grouse. Fargo is on the Northern Pacific Railroad, and is the point 

 of departure of the Red River steamers. The sportsman will find good accommo- 

 dations at the Headquarters Hotel. From Fargo, for two hundred and fifty miles 

 out to the Missouri, the country is mostly open rolling prairie. Rivers and 

 lakes are comparatively rare, but w^hen found, abound in fish and attract great 

 quantities of game to their wooded shores. Antelope, elk, wolves, jack rabbits, 

 and other game abound. Buffalo are rare, as hostile Indians beyond the Mis- 

 souri watch the fords jealously to prevent their crossing. 



Charles 3ftx County — 



White Swan. Black-tail deer; antelope are plenty on the Bijou Hills, forty- 

 five miles up the river. 



Stutsman Cotinty — 



Jamestaivn. Elk, antelope, wolves, jack rabbits andothergameinabandance 

 with buffalo occasionally. Rolling prairie. 



