Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . toMoosehead Lake, and by the ensuing fall will be completed, and the rails laidto the lake. It is a most prolific region for large game and trout, but, on account of its being so easy of access,the sport must soon deteriorate, although there afe still a number of small lakes almost unknown; and,if the country could only be judiciously protected, a most valuable preserve could be assured foryears to come. All the streams and ponds teem with speckled beauties ; and no better region
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . toMoosehead Lake, and by the ensuing fall will be completed, and the rails laidto the lake. It is a most prolific region for large game and trout, but, on account of its being so easy of access,the sport must soon deteriorate, although there afe still a number of small lakes almost unknown; and,if the country could only be judiciously protected, a most valuable preserve could be assured foryears to come. All the streams and ponds teem with speckled beauties ; and no better region could be found for thecanoeist and sportsman tourist, as the region for over fifty miles can be run through with a canoe, withvery few portages. Small ponds completely dot the territory, commencing at the Canadian boundary andextending to Lake Brassua, the last in the chain before reaching Moosehead. Among the ponds nowmostly frequented are Boundary Pond, Holeb and Attean Ponds, quite near the rails, and the mainstream of the Moose River, which are all quite easy of access. The number of sportsmen going into. this region is increasing daily; and, although the iron horse. penetrates the region, an occasionalmoose is seen on the track even, and a case is reported, the present season, of one measuring its speedwith the engine. A construction train leaves the village of Megantic every morning at sis oclock, going to the endof the rails; and, although the contractors do not care particularly to bother with passengers, allsportsmen going into the region are courteously treated and given what accommodations there are. Thetrain returns to the lake every evening, getting in between six and seven oclock. A most delightful trip, and one now quite often indulged in, is to take along a birch canoe andlaunch it in the river, and proceed down stream, camping at various stages, and fishing at the inlets ofthe numerous tributaries,— very few portages are necessary ; and the trip can be extend
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