. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . through all this region are explained in Ticknors Guide tothe Maritime Provinces; and a capital general account of the country and its resourcesfor sporting and holiday pleasure may be found in a little book entitled Open SeasoTiand nesting Retreats, published a few years ago. !>U or, one can chang:e at Grand Falls — a fine cataract — to the railroad,and come straight across the state via Woodstock and McAdani Junc-tion to Oldtown or Bangor. This rou
. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . through all this region are explained in Ticknors Guide tothe Maritime Provinces; and a capital general account of the country and its resourcesfor sporting and holiday pleasure may be found in a little book entitled Open SeasoTiand nesting Retreats, published a few years ago. !>U or, one can chang:e at Grand Falls — a fine cataract — to the railroad,and come straight across the state via Woodstock and McAdani Junc-tion to Oldtown or Bangor. This round trip from ]\[oosehead lake down the St. John and backto the Mt. Kineo house can be made in two weeks (omitting, of course,the side-trips) and will not cost for one man and his guide over $100. The two or more guidc-1)ooks to the waterways of this northernwilderness are so circumstantial and complete in their descriptions ofeach and all routes, and accompained by so minute maps, that expe-rienced canoeists would find it entirely feasible to go without a guide;but this is iuadviaiblc in any case, aud would be wholly wrong on the 1. KATAHDIN, FROM NOHTII BAY (MOOSEHEAD.) part of a novice. There is no reason why, under proper arrangements^ladies should not form a part of any of these expeditions, but theynmst l)e women of the right kind. The entire cami)ing outfit necessary can be procured at the house before starting, and stores can be supplemented at var-ious points, especially on the St. John trip. The guides recommendedby the managers of the hotels atMoosehead lake are to be relied upon,and the needful expense and length of the journey can l)e calculatedaccurately in advance. Guides of the sort one wants ask from $ $ a day, and provide a canoe, one small tent and the usual camp-ing outfit for two persons. As to at/ood guide I adopt Mr. Farrars 91 description: a guide who wields a strong and skilful paddle, whoknows how to handle a setting-pole, who can
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