Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . Partridge Nest. The writer can heartily indorse whatMr. Ecbiuson has said of Big IslandPond, and a more comfortaljle place tostop, and enjoy fishing and hunting,than Kennedy Smiths camps is hard tofind. There are now eleven camps,nicely fitted up with substantial campfurniture, including stoves, which arealways comfortable during the eveningsall through the season, and fragrantbough beds, while the dining camp isrun equal to any of the first-class hotelsin this region. Members of
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . Partridge Nest. The writer can heartily indorse whatMr. Ecbiuson has said of Big IslandPond, and a more comfortaljle place tostop, and enjoy fishing and hunting,than Kennedy Smiths camps is hard tofind. There are now eleven camps,nicely fitted up with substantial campfurniture, including stoves, which arealways comfortable during the eveningsall through the season, and fragrantbough beds, while the dining camp isrun equal to any of the first-class hotelsin this region. Members of the Club,and sportsmen in general, will alwaysfind these camps a pleasant adjunct totheir trip while in the Dead Eiver Edgar Smith, who has charge ofthe camps for Mr. Viles, the presentproprietor, will be found very obligingaud painstaking with all his guests. Thecost of living here is $ per day,. Partridge photographed on its Nest. including a private cabin and )3oats, theprice for guides board being perday. Ttie buckboard road from TimPond comes out here, notice of which willbe taken in the chapter upon routes, etc. At the head of Big Island Pond, andbetween it and Rock Pond, are situatedthe camps of Mr. John W. Mason, ofXew York, one of the Clubs are the most elaborate camps in thelegion. Mr. Jean Soule, the well-knownguide, is in charge of them. From the Seven Ponds, a very pleas-int trip can be taken down the KennebagoStream to the lakes lying south of theClub preserves, and sportsmen contem-plating this trip should provide themselveswith Eobinsons Guide to the DeadRiver, which gives an excellent map anddescription of the region, including theRangeley, Kennebago, Parmachenee, and Bigelow Lakes. In fishing in the Seven Ponds, the following varieties of flies will be found the bestto take in : During the month of June, Parmachenee Belle, Red Ibis, Queen
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