GAME AI^D FISH RESORTS. 1 67 



*® .".?^*^^'™'^^*^^r" border, game is very abundant and many sportsmen annually 

 visit this part of the State. 



Leesdurg- jy&ex^ partridges, quail, woodcock, and coons are found in large 

 numbers m all the surrounding country. Bass, fall-fish and perch are caught in 

 tropse Creek, and trout in Big Spring River. Reached via the Washington and 

 Ohio Railroad, thirty-six miles from Washington. All necessary tackle can be 

 orocured in Leesburg at Baltimore prices. Boats can be hired from different per- 

 wns at points on the river from White's to Edward's Ferry, varying in price 

 from nothing to very little. Not long ago John Ault, near Red Rocks (the best 

 bass ground on the river) furnished boats, live bait, etc., on reasonable terms. 

 Board is reasonable in town or in the country. Bob White in the fall are abund- 

 ant, woodcock in season used to be plentiful. There are many gentlemen taking 

 interest in such pursuits, in the town and vicinity. 



Snickersville. Snicker's Gap, of the Blue Ridge, is a famous quail ground. 

 Woodcock abound there, and in the swamps are coons and opossums. Reached 

 via carriagedrive from Leesburg and other points. 



Ca^s Milij Little Falls^ Payne's Eddy^ and Georgt<non are favorite points on 

 the Potomac for black bass and white perch. The Riffles, opposite Cad's Mills 

 is a choice spot for striped bass. 



H/Lovitgomery County — 



^ig Si>ring Depots on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, is a fine cen- 

 tre for the shooting among the mountains of the county. The Fort Lewis Moun- 

 tains are the haunts of many deer and bears, while in the immediate vicinity of 

 the town are found quail and hares. The fishing is varied and good baskets may 

 be made. 



Blacksburg. Bull-bats, quail, partridges, pigeons, wild turkeys, reed-birds, 

 jack-snipe, wood-ducks, mallards, golden eyes, mergansers, deer, bears, and 

 black bass fishing. Route same as Mountain Lake, Giles County. 



^aTnisemon^ County — 



The eastern portion of this county borders on the Great Dismal Swamp and 

 partakes of the physical characteristics of that wilderness. The central and west 

 em portions are level and covered with forests of cypress and pine in which deer, 

 turkeys, quail and other game are to be found. 



Suffolk^ twenty miles from Norfolk, on the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, is 

 an excellent centre for quail and snipe shooting. Board can be obtained at pri- 

 vate houses. 



Nelson County — 



Hardiuicksville is headquarters for excellent deer shooting. Reached via 

 Washington and Virginia Midland Railroad, and stage or hired conveyance. 



Jiovfollz County — 



Tke Dismal Swamp, one vast morass, with little islands of solid ground scat- 

 tered here and there, is the haunt of great numbers of bears, panthers, deer 

 coons, otters, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, partridges and other game. Cat and 

 other varieties of fish are found in its waters. The bears and panthers are sel- 

 dom shot, as they retire into the vastnesses of the densest and most impenetrab e 

 jungles. The swamp is but little hunted and game there is unmolested save by 

 the lumbermen or shingle-men who depend largely upon the rifle for their sub- 

 sistence. The starting point for the interior of the swamp is Norfolk, where 

 fuides, cooks, provisions, row and sail boats, or steam-tugs may be secured, 

 'rom Norfolk the route is up the Elizabeth River to Deep Crgek, thence via 

 the Lake Drummond Canal fourteen miles to Balakock, or, better, to Prentiss 

 Duke's. 



N'or/olk, Ducks and geese, plover, willets, curlew, snipe, quail and other 

 game. The fishing is good and embraces a variety of fresh and salt water species. 

 Reached from New York via the Old Domimon Line of steamers, and via rail 

 from all points in the interior. 



Ch-eat Bridge^ eight miles from Norfolk, via steamer or hired conveyance, is a 

 good field for snipe and other shooting. 



I'ittsylvania County- 

 Mount Airy. Deer, ruffed grouse, and ciuail. Reached by stage or hired 

 sonveyancCj one hundred and filty miles south of Lynchburg. 



