1 82 GAME AND FISH RESORTS, 



ducks ID countless numbers pass over in spring and autumn, and pause at varioui 

 points to feed and rest. Three species of grouse — the sage, the blue and the 

 ruffed— are found in the bottoms and on the mountain's sides, while close beneath 

 the snow line breeds the white-tailed ptarmigan. Reached via the Union Pacific 

 Railroad. Board $3.50 to $6 per week ; teams with driver $5. Camping affords 

 the best sport. 



Rock Springs. Black-tail deer are very abundant but hard to approach be-^ 

 cause of the scarcity of timber. Elk and antelope are plenty within a radius of 

 thirty miles. Ducks, geese, ^ouse and sage hens afford fine sport. Trout are 

 to be found in all the streams in the neighborhood. Reached as above. 



B-*-van. Antelope, black-tail deer, jack-rabbits, sage hens. Route as above. 

 Board in private house $1 ; guides $3 to $5 ; teams Ss-to $S. Rolling prairie. 



Black Buttes. Deer, antelope, elk and bears twenty miles south. Reached as 

 above. Board in private house, $1 j guides, saddle-horses, etc., to be had. Moun- 

 tain country. 



Creston. Antelope abundant, sage hens, jack-rabbits and cotton-tails. Elk 

 and deer in limited numbers. Buffalo are found forty miles north. Reached as 

 above. Sportsmen must carry camping outfit. Good ponies can be bought 

 here for $30 to $60, The country is rolling prairie, with hills and mountains. 



Point of ^ocks. Elk, deer, antelope, buffalo, bears, jack-rabbits and sage 

 hens. Excellent trout fishing in the Sandy Creeks. Reached /as above. Pack 

 and saddle horses can be procured. Hunting parties camp out. The best hunt- 

 ing and fishing grounds are at the Sandys, thirty miles distant. , 



The Big Horn Mountains. Big hdras, buffalo, elk, mountain sheep, black- 

 tail deer, beavers, otters, minks, grey wolves, coyotes, foxes, including the sil- 

 ,ver grey, panther, wildcats, lynxes, two species ; black, cmnamon, and grizzly 

 bears j dusky grouse. Trout and a species of whitefish are caught iu the Big 

 Horn, Little Horn, and Tongue Rivers. The mountains are densely timbered 

 with pine and spruce. Their elevation is about thirteen thousand feet above the 

 level of-the sea, and they are covered with snow in summer. They contain innu 

 merable beautiful lakes. Take Union Pacific Railroad to Benton or some station 

 in that vicinity, thence go via saddle-horse. 



UintaJi County — ^ 



Fort Bridger and the Uintah Mountains. Fort Bridger is eleven miles south 

 of Carter, a station on the Union Pacific Railroad. Twenty-five miles south of the 

 Fort are the Uintah Mountains, a splendid country for the sportsman. The game 

 here includes bears, mountain sheep, deer, elk, antelope, grouse, sage hens, mal- 

 lards and black ducks, the Western fluker, sandhill cranes, and ptarmigan. The 

 streams and lakes abound in trout, and near Carter are caught a few whitefish. 

 There is daily communication between Carter and Fort Bridger. Camping out- 

 fits can be procured at either place. Board $3 j guides §2.50 ; teams $5 to $8 ; 

 saddle-horses $3. 



Bridgar. Elk,, black-tail deer and grouse are very abundant, with good 

 trouting. Reached via the Union Pacific Railroad. Teams with driver $3. Roll- 

 ing prairie and hills. 



Aspen. .The Uintah Mountains are eight miles south. For the game found 

 there see ForcBridger, Reached as above. Board $2 ■ teams with driver $5. 



Evanston. Bears, elk, antelope/ deer, sage hens j trout. Best hunting from 

 ten to forty miles distant. Reached as above. Board $1.50 to $4 • teams with 

 driver $4 to $7. Country rolling and hilly. ' 



Pied7nont. Black-tail deer, elk, bears, sa^e hens, jack-rabbits and brush- 

 rabbits. All the mountain streams abound in mountain trout. Reached as 

 above. Private board $5 per week ; teams $2 to $3 j pack and saddle-horses $1. 

 Mountainous country. 



Hilliard. Bears, elk, deer ; good mountain trout fishing, with other varieties 

 of fish and game. Route as above. Hotel and private board $1 to $3 ; teams %a 

 to $7. Camping necessary. Hilly and mountainous country. 



