. In pine-tree jungles; a hand-book for sportsmen and campers in the great Maine woods . The Great Basin, from Chimney Po?id. From Norcross to Patten. WE have wandered a good long ways from the B. & A. railsin our fishing excursions up the West branch and ourclimb up Katahdin ; now let us slip back to Norcross and take thenext train for the north. Grindstone. 29 The next station beyond Norcross is Millinocl<et, from whicli pointMillinocket lake is reached by road. There are several lucrative trout waters in this locality, all within a few miles of the on up the line to Grinds
. In pine-tree jungles; a hand-book for sportsmen and campers in the great Maine woods . The Great Basin, from Chimney Po?id. From Norcross to Patten. WE have wandered a good long ways from the B. & A. railsin our fishing excursions up the West branch and ourclimb up Katahdin ; now let us slip back to Norcross and take thenext train for the north. Grindstone. 29 The next station beyond Norcross is Millinocl<et, from whicli pointMillinocket lake is reached by road. There are several lucrative trout waters in this locality, all within a few miles of the on up the line to Grindstone, the fisherman finds himself in averitable hotbed of sport. Grindstone is situated on the East branch. Railroad Surveyors Quarters. of the Penobscot, where hundreds of sportsmen make their start for atrip up-stream, and hundreds more take out after their rundownthe East branch from Northeast carry, Moosehead lake. Thereis good black bass and pickerel fishing right at the station, withtrout and togue in the several brooks and ponds near by. Wissata-quoik stream, 14 miles up the branch, adds good lively trout andsalmon to the fishy fare. Next above Grindstone and 26 miles from Norcross is Stacyville, avillage of perhaps a dozen houses, yet a prominent place from thesportsmans standpoint. There is splendid fishing in the ponds andstreams of this neighborhood. Here, within a radius of 20 miles, areDavidson pond, Salmon Stream lake, Misser, Boland, Lunksoos, andBurnt Land ponds, Katahdin lake. Sand Bank brook, and the Wissata-quoik — all excellent trout waters and not difficult of access. Parties 3° Patten, Pretty Town. going into the East Branch ferry, or beyond, usually leave the rai
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