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HUNTING, FISHING AND SPORT. A rmasirnmrut of ever 45,600 game fish from Relies lew. la., was recently deposited in the Fox River at Elgin. III. William Boch, deputy fish and game warden, superintended the planting of the fish. The i n— Igamrat consisted of 24.086 blue gills. i5.Mii entflah, 2.000 erappiea, 2.000 large bass, 2.0110 small bass and 1.608 pickerel. With the aequi-iiion of 2,800 additional acres the oklal ia state Game Preserve in M.cnii.iin County baa been expanded to nearly 10,000 acres. The state acquired from the federal government about two .rear-, ago 12,866 acres, paying 80.15 an acre for it. The 2,800 acres recently bought cost 85 an acre. This fives the state a rtver frontage of more than a mile and a hall on Mountain Fork and the land la heavily timbered, i- Ua leased by the river men timed and now ha- considerable game, including deer turkey and Other small game found in thai part of the -tile. The river abounds with al! species of fish.
