GAME AND FISH HESOHTS. S9 



ack -rabbits, squirrels A few deer and wild turkeys. Bass, sun^ cat and buffalo 

 fish, and mullets. Reached via the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad 

 Hotels f 2 ; team and driver $3. 



KENTUCKY. 



The area of the State is 37,680 square miles ; the population 

 was, in 1870, 1,650,000. The Cumberland Mountains, which form 

 the western boundary of the State, have several spurs extending 

 through the eastern and south-eastern counties to Wayne County. 

 The central and northern counties are hilly and rolling. The 

 western section of the State is a table land intersected by nu- 

 merous rivers which have worn deep furrows often reaching a 

 depth of 400 feet, and giving to the country a hilly appearance, 

 where in reality no hills exist. The inland rivgr communication of 

 the State is very extensive and the natural facilities thus afforded 

 have been augmented by a sei'ies of artificial locks and dams. All 

 parts of the country are easily accessible, by boat, rail, or good 

 carriage roads. There will usually be found good hotel accommo- 

 dations, and where these do not exist the stranger will find no lack 

 of hospitality among the people. The game of the State is for the 

 most part confined to the smaller varieties. Fox hunting with 

 hounds is a favorite sport. There are some deer among the mount- 

 ains in the eastern districts. The blue grass country abounds in 

 woodcock and quail. The farms are large, generally not posted, 

 and an opportunity for good shooting always afforded. 



JBouvfton County — 



Paris. Good red fox hunting in the vicinity. Reached via the Kentucky 

 Central, and Maysville and Lexington Railroads. 



Campbell County — 



Newport^ on the Ohio opposite Cincinnati. Ducks are plentiful and wild 

 turkeys abound within a radius of ten miles. There is excellent spoon-trolling 

 for southern black bass. On the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad. 



Carroll County— 



CarroUton. Quail and rabbit shooting good along the rivers. Reached via 

 Ohio River steamer. 

 Ghent. See above. 



ClarTt County — 



] n the Red River is excellent black bass fishing. Take Louisville, Cincinnati 

 and Lexington Railroad to VV'inchester, thence via wagon. 



Frankliih County — 



Frankfort. In the Kentucky River are black bass, salmon, si urer perch, and 

 near its source, pike are abundant. The best locality for fishing is ai the Elkhornt 

 a small tributary of the Kentucky, a few miles below Frankfort, where are grea, 

 numbers of black bass. The stream is narrow, shallow, rocky and hill-bound, 

 requiring constant wading. In Black's Pond, four miles distant, are caugbi 

 perch, dark grey, and silver, and black bass. 



