. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . Now point meets point, anddipping bough gazes in raptureat herself. The mountain seeshis mate below ; canoe and rocktheir image show — all Naturesbreath is hushed and CHAPTER II. ASHLAND AND ITS GREAT SAW-MILL. THK IMPOUNDING OF A MOOSE. A/^T is ;h noon, and at Ashland Junction I am to<^ make a new departure. I have decided that be-jff j fore xisiting the more settled parts of the count}^ I<^ will turn off into tlie woods, taking the ^^^o^ road to Ashland, and t
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . Now point meets point, anddipping bough gazes in raptureat herself. The mountain seeshis mate below ; canoe and rocktheir image show — all Naturesbreath is hushed and CHAPTER II. ASHLAND AND ITS GREAT SAW-MILL. THK IMPOUNDING OF A MOOSE. A/^T is ;h noon, and at Ashland Junction I am to<^ make a new departure. I have decided that be-jff j fore xisiting the more settled parts of the count}^ I<^ will turn off into tlie woods, taking the ^^^o^ road to Ashland, and thence continuing ni}- jour-ney- along the Fish river chain of lakes, to Fort Kent and theAcadian villages. Beyond Ashland I must travel by wagon, forthe railroad extension now building to Fort Kent will not l)ecompleted before the end of tlie autumn of this year. From Ashland Junction the l)ranch road, turning northward,plunges at once into the woods. For o3 miles, to Masardis,the route lies through a forest of spruce and cedar, broken bysaw mills and stations in clearings, and with vSt. Croix lakeand river lying for most of the way parallel with the Masardis the road follows the valley of the ten miles down to Ashland with farms becoming moreand
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