. California game "marked down"; . from Sacramento by rail on theline of Southern Pacific, looking toward the summit of the Sierra any point beyond this for eighty miles and until Cisco is reached, goodsport can be had with grouse, quail, doves, pigeons, larks and country is romantic and very inspiring, full of legends of 49 andpioneer achievements. Much of it is battle-scarred in record of old-timemining struggles, in which the river and the mountain alike had to sur-render their hoarded gold. It is for game, well covered by protectingundergrowth and sparingly timbered
. California game "marked down"; . from Sacramento by rail on theline of Southern Pacific, looking toward the summit of the Sierra any point beyond this for eighty miles and until Cisco is reached, goodsport can be had with grouse, quail, doves, pigeons, larks and country is romantic and very inspiring, full of legends of 49 andpioneer achievements. Much of it is battle-scarred in record of old-timemining struggles, in which the river and the mountain alike had to sur-render their hoarded gold. It is for game, well covered by protectingundergrowth and sparingly timbered with oak, pine and the usual smallarboreal features of the foothills. [ 17 ] Pleasant stops for a day or two can be made at Newcastle, Auburn,Clipper Gap, Colfax, Dutch Flat and many other places. Bear and deerare easily found at points remote from the railway, or other frequentedlines of travel, and trout streams that will furnish good sport to rod andline. Satisfactory entertainment and reasonable rates will be every-where [ i8 ] MOUTHS OF SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN. Extensive tule and marsh lands border the estuaries of these rivers,and are fine feeding-grounds for web-feet and waders. The initial pointis Antioch, by Southern Pacific Companys rail fifty-five miles from SanFrancisco. This resort extends upwards northerly for a distance ofthirty miles or more, and can be reached at different points, very con-veniently from Brentwood, Byron, Bethany and Tracy. Upon occasionimmense flocks of wild geese, * honkers, brant, and white, offer fine ^
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