. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . commands a large part of the lake, with atine chain of mountains for a background. While the party were chat-ting on the piazza, the parson whipped out his sketch-book, and quickly made a copy of thelandscape before sketch finished, led the wayto a path behind thecamp; and the realbusiness of the tripcommenced. Althoughsteep, the path was notdifficult; and wheneverthey reached a wind-fall, or obstructions ofa kindred nature, theirhost, who had broughtan axe with him ex-pressl
. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . commands a large part of the lake, with atine chain of mountains for a background. While the party were chat-ting on the piazza, the parson whipped out his sketch-book, and quickly made a copy of thelandscape before sketch finished, led the wayto a path behind thecamp; and the realbusiness of the tripcommenced. Althoughsteep, the path was notdifficult; and wheneverthey reached a wind-fall, or obstructions ofa kindred nature, theirhost, who had broughtan axe with him ex-pressly for that purpose, would remove the obstacles, thus making theclimb easier for the ladies. The distance to the summit from where thefirst view is obtained is about a mile ; but, owing to the frequent stopsto clear the path, an hour was taken in the ascent. The path wasoriginally cut out by Jerry Ellis, a Rangeley guide, who for severalyears had charge of Allerton Lodge, and who also cut out four placeson different parts of the mountain from which the surrounding countrycould be ALLERTON LODGE, BUGLE COVE. 222 THROUGH THE WILDS. Through the first of these vistas could be seen the lower end ofLake Mooselucmeguntic, including the long sweep of Bema Bay, withStudent and Toothaker Islands, — spots of emerald amid the waterywaste. Beyond the southern shore of the lake, across the narrowborder of forest, a portion of the Richardson Lakes shimmered in thesunlio-ht; beyond, another strip of green, and then like a silver
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