Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . overnment (and lately as fish guardians also), and one warden in the State of Maine. These wardensare employed continuously, their salaries being paid monthly; and it is their duty to see that no game or fish is takenout of season in the district, and to prevent poaching upon the Club preserves. The most desirable waters in the region have been leased, the leases running from five to ten years, with theprivilege of extension,— the leased territory extending from Spider and Meganti
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . overnment (and lately as fish guardians also), and one warden in the State of Maine. These wardensare employed continuously, their salaries being paid monthly; and it is their duty to see that no game or fish is takenout of season in the district, and to prevent poaching upon the Club preserves. The most desirable waters in the region have been leased, the leases running from five to ten years, with theprivilege of extension,— the leased territory extending from Spider and Megantic Lakes as far south as (and includingsome of) the Seven Ponds in Maine. The Crown Lands Department of the Province of Qiiebec haveleased to the Club the exclusive fishing rightsof all the inland waters in the township of Louise (20,571 acres), which include the Spider River, and also, in theunsubdivided portion of the township of Woburn, 10,811 acres, which include the headwaters of the Arnold Riverand Arnold Bog. Leases made with private landholders in the Province include over two thousand acres fronting. THE PROPOSED CLUB HOUSE (From the Architects Plans) upon Spider Lake (the whole southern shore), Lower Spider River, Rush Lake, and the head of Lake Megantic. InMaine, the leases are made with the owners of townships. The whole territorj covered by the Clubs leases willinclude over seventy-five thousand acres, or one hundred and twenty square miles. At the present time, it is impossible to lay down the exact limits of the territory, as negotiations for leases arestill in process of completion ; but, by the time of the next issue of this book, it will be possible to print in colorupon the map the Club preserves, showing the exact boundaries. Besides the leases, the Corporation has lately pur-chased a considerable tract of land in the township of Ditchfield, lying between Spider Lake and the township of Louise. The improvements as laid out in the prospectus are being pushed
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