Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . f a mile from the boundary, and lies atthe base of Black Mountain, upon its northern shore. The pond, on account ofits resemblance to a moose horn in shape, has been put down on maps as Moose Horn Pond. In the northwestern corner of the pond is-a fine point projecting out, covered with pine trees,—Point of Pines,— upon which there is a beautiful site for camping. A camp has been built near by,and put in order and furnished by the Club, for the accommodation of its members. Fishing
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . f a mile from the boundary, and lies atthe base of Black Mountain, upon its northern shore. The pond, on account ofits resemblance to a moose horn in shape, has been put down on maps as Moose Horn Pond. In the northwestern corner of the pond is-a fine point projecting out, covered with pine trees,—Point of Pines,— upon which there is a beautiful site for camping. A camp has been built near by,and put in order and furnished by the Club, for the accommodation of its members. Fishing in thepond has not been particularly good the last few years, on account of its proximity to the settlementof Wooburn; and it has been suspected that nets have been freely used in its waters. Formerly,both speckled and lake trout were very abundant, and late reports say the trout are upon the increaseagain. It is a most delightful place to camp, and with a little restocking will become a popular place forsportsmen, as game of all kind is plentiful iu the vicinity. It was here that the headquarters of the. ARNOLD POND. part} who slaughtered so many deer iu the winter of 1884-85 were made. Two thousand eight hundredpounds of venison—hind-quarters only—were shipped out to the Boston market. The deer were allkilled in the vicinity of Arnold Pond, extending southward to Massachusetts Bog, and northward alongthe boundary line. In spite of this tremendous drain, deer are increasing rapidly about here. The writer camped atArnold Pond the week between Christmas and New Years last, in company with Colonel Harrington, ofBoston, and, in tramping across from the pond to Crosby (a little over a mile distant), came uponover seventy places where deer had lain overnight since the last fall of snow, some three or four daysprevious. Trails connect this pond with Massachusetts Bog (south), the boundary line (west), Mud Pond(fifty rods to eastward), and with Crosby Pond, the latter trail g
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