The sun., 1909-11-14
MARSHES FULL OF CANE
A GUNNERS PARADISE AT NEW
ORLEANSS THRESHOLD.

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New oRIEAxs, Nov. l,.--Ths visitor
approaching this city for the firss time
maryels at The f,at area of marsh, over
grown with reeds and tail arassss intsr-
sected here and there by rivers end bayous
upon whose bnnks are habitations, all
picturesque and some ornate. Inquiry
reveals the fact that these are the houses
Of shooting and fshing clubs whsss mem
bers are residents OF this city. On wesk-
DAYS there 10 little evidence OF NE at these
resorts. but ON Sunday morninxs all IN
animation and hustle az the late trains
of Saturday evening and the huntorp' and
tishsrmen's special OF the early Sabbath
brings hundreds of mon eager for. day
with ducks or snipo or with the green
trout and sheepshead with which the
prairie and the watesa contiguous TO Il
abound. .-4
Unlike many other cities Nov Orleans
is fortunate In having its came at its vefy
threshold. Il IN poesible still to shoot
sn:,s .. any time from November TO
March within the city limits, and deer
have beam killed onlv A mile or 10 bevond
the confines of the corporation, Tho
great najority OF the shooting ana nshing
clubs. such as the Tallyho and the Lookout,
are housed not moro than twenty-five
miles from the City Hall on the hnes of
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Eastern Railway. and there In Ntsls dis-
comfort for the sportsman who wanss TO
indulge in his favorite pastirns.
Each of the camps has a corps OF ser
wants emploved by the vsar. sone of the
larger ORGANIZATIONS HAVING a numerous
retinue, Including an engineer TO run
the motorboat or launch owned by the
community in common. arst ci.ss oook-
y,.uallv n negro with a knowI,d of the
dsliclous Cr,oIe tsishes for which Louisiana
Ia fauols--and house bows and paddlers.
though the latter at aoune place. are
reoyrIited from the ranks Of the profea-
sional ne9ro ana white hunters and
fi.hernan. who are .txav. readv 4, nlaoe
their services AT the dispoeal al he eentle-
men over ,rhoso lapda thev are perynitted
to hunt for these vsst areaa Of lovl
once unaouyht or consiAsrad worthlsas
ara ha;rr ho,,ght I'm ana A. uo far dlstaut
dav thew win he w.Il.d about and c,,iti-
v.tad
A vl;ponsa int, ons NJ thu larver ~ n,n.
sftar the arrival ~ SATURDAY riSh.,. tr.in
reveals the mcmbers busify enrased In
oysrhaulins rods and resls- te.tine Hnes
and oiI;ng guns for tina morrav Tho.s
who h.ve not dined hafove laavin~ aha
citv live into the rscesses Of de.n has,
ket. which are sIvax. mart ~ the eo,in-
ynsnt a, the Nsv Oria, ns .port.m.n ana
nrod,,c. n.rh.ns s,ch dslicaoies =. =
cold ;.ctsnine a French .rtich6Ls an
.Iligstor na,r or soroe Of the oahAr corn
s.tihIa. that gladasn the heart Of the
Sou,bern gourmet.
Thare nav 400, hs n usme .f nokar for
hs ahovs All a haheI az oonvar,ati an ahout
,ha D,orvov or other ciavs vhen the has Of
ma ia rd. or of .avorx tsal ,ws. secpr.d Al
Mula,,o H.vou ar .ome other favor,te
spot Francois win appeal 20 Jean
q. ut,.ta N n IA not lifaraIBv. tr,,. that
they and Teddy Lyon took III of the
green trout from the ditch near Eng
lish Ik.ooIxout on one occasion. You will
hear later OF other famous fishermen and
hunters who never miss Sunday in these
waters and upon these virgin prairies. but
through all the arguments in which voices
may be raised there will never be any
thing but good nature and bon camara-
dsrie displayed.
Lights are put out at q seasonable
hour. for thu early morning shooting is
not only best but It 10 compulsory that
guns on the ducking ground shall be
silenced by 10 o'clock. and midnight will
find the camp enveloped IN darkness or
ghostiy in the radiance Of the Southern
moon. Long before dsybrsak everybody
will be stirring. and after breakfast the
groups will divide. the fishermen in
twos and threes departing almost noise
lessly in their narrow piroeues or dog
outs II they intend fishing the narrower
bayous or bitches, larger party in the
club launch. and the duck hunters singly
and in pairs for ssoluded spots In the
marsh where the giant mailard. the wary
redhead and the swift teal make their
homes.
A paddle Of ten miles 10 no uncom-
mon thing for those who want ducks
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