Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . GROUND AND SECOND FLOOR PLANS, CLUB HOUSE. Pending the erection of the Club House, a superintendent has been engaged, who with a crew of men hascommenced the erection of several of the Club camps and trails. This work is steadily advancing, and goodaccommodations will be found at many of the ponds. The trails have been surveyed in the most practical places,and cut through in some instances wide enough to take in a horse with supplies; the camps are furnished with stoves,cooking ut
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . GROUND AND SECOND FLOOR PLANS, CLUB HOUSE. Pending the erection of the Club House, a superintendent has been engaged, who with a crew of men hascommenced the erection of several of the Club camps and trails. This work is steadily advancing, and goodaccommodations will be found at many of the ponds. The trails have been surveyed in the most practical places,and cut through in some instances wide enough to take in a horse with supplies; the camps are furnished with stoves,cooking utensils, dishes, and blankets; and boats ai-e being built to place upon the ponds. The hull for the Club steamer, to ply upon Spider Lake, will be completed by the first of August, and the engine. The Club .Steamer. (already built) will be taken out and put in the boat by the middle of the month. The engine Avas built by theShipnian Engine Company^ of Boston; is automatic in its supply, and uses kerosene oil for fuel,— a low grade of oilworth in Boston seven cents per gallon,— and when running at full speed will consume not more than half a gallonper hour. No skilled engineer is required, as the entire engine is automatic; it is only necessary that the enginereceives a constant supply of oil and water, and any of the Club guides or wardens can run it. There is no dirt orsmoke, and the boat is not encumbered with wood or coal, the oil being stored in a tank under the stern or bow. Theengine and boiler occupy a space of twenty-four by thirty inches in the center of the boat, the boat being twenty-twofeet long, four and a half foot beam, with a seating capacity of twelve to fifteen persons,— estimated speed, six toeight miles per hour. The facilities for still-hunting in the
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