. Statistics and information concerning the state of Missouri and its cheap farming lands, the grazing and dairy region, the mineral and timber resources, the unsurpassed fruit lands, and limitless opportunities for labor and capital. om of spring. The skyhas the blue haze of Indi-an summer and the airis as invigorating as asea breeze i n water of the river isso pure and clear thatone may count the stoneson the bottom ten feet below the surface. There is even a charm inthe naked white limbs of the sycamore that reach out in all directionslike ghostly arms striving to clasp something
. Statistics and information concerning the state of Missouri and its cheap farming lands, the grazing and dairy region, the mineral and timber resources, the unsurpassed fruit lands, and limitless opportunities for labor and capital. om of spring. The skyhas the blue haze of Indi-an summer and the airis as invigorating as asea breeze i n water of the river isso pure and clear thatone may count the stoneson the bottom ten feet below the surface. There is even a charm inthe naked white limbs of the sycamore that reach out in all directionslike ghostly arms striving to clasp something as the wind swaysthem. Deer are very easily stalked here in the right weather. The weatheris right immediately after or during a rain storm or a snow often falls to a depth of six inches, and sometimes remains severaldays. When the leaves are well soaked with water one may dress in asuit of brown, and, with rubber shoes instead of boots, walk withinrange of the deer without difficulty. Of course they are not as tame as the turkeys and quail. In the vernacular here, they are not so tame, jest tame. They are commonly hunted with shot-guns, the riflebeing reserved for squirrels, and, in case it is a repeater, for 66 ]\IISSOURI. The country abounds in foxes and wild cats, however, the foxesbeing the more numerous, of course. Both sorts of brutes grow faton fur and feather. Naturally, the coon and the possum are still morenumerous. The way for Eastern people to go shooting in this country is to goas far as they can l)y rail and then hire what they call a freighterswagon and a driver who can cook. Into the wagon pack sutticientsupplies to last as long as tlie hunters desire Iq stay. The supply neednot include feed for the horses, for corn and roughness, which is thelocalism for fodder, are to be cheaply and conv^eniently obtained fromthe natives. The camp is not likely to be made further than five milesfrom a supply of corn and fodder. From $2 to | a day will pa
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