. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . A SAND HILL CRANES NEST. and next Little River (She-la-coo-ho-co-chee), which is abouttwenty-four miles from New River, and about a mile from LemonCity on Biscayne Bay. There is very little game in this country except quail (and ducksin some places), which are common enough, but the country is not HUNTING GROUNDS OF FLORIDA. 99 one which gives promise of much sport in the way of large gamehunting. After passing Snake Creek the country becomes high and rocky,and one begins to notice a variety of b
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . A SAND HILL CRANES NEST. and next Little River (She-la-coo-ho-co-chee), which is abouttwenty-four miles from New River, and about a mile from LemonCity on Biscayne Bay. There is very little game in this country except quail (and ducksin some places), which are common enough, but the country is not HUNTING GROUNDS OF FLORIDA. 99 one which gives promise of much sport in the way of large gamehunting. After passing Snake Creek the country becomes high and rocky,and one begins to notice a variety of butterflies which have notbeen seen before, and in the hummocks through which the roadpasses pretty yellow and white tree-snails are not uncommon. The country between Lemon City and Miami is high and are abundant, and ducks are numerous at certain seasons in. DEAD SHARK, NEW RIVER INLET. Dumbfoundland Bay and Indian Creek. This creek was at onetime a favorite resort for crocodiles; but they have lately becomeshy and are rarely seen. lOO HUNTING AND FISHING IN FLORIDA. The Miami River, which runs from the Everglades into BiscayneBay, is probably the only river in Florida which has a fall or rapidworthy of the name. For about a half a mile at the head of thisstream there is considerable fall. At this point the river is shallowand not navigable for boats, and has a very rapid current, inwhich Cavalia {Carouxhiffus) are numerous and may be takenwith an artificial trout fly. At the head of the Miami River thegreat Everglade swamp opens out before one like an immense,shallow, grassy lake. Throughout the Everglades numerous islands,large and small, are scattered about. Some of them are several miles in extent andvery fertile, but, luck-ily for the Indians,they are very difficultof access, which hasprevented them frombeing occupied bywhite men up
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