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 OUR PRESIDENT. 
 
 
 EXPLANATORY NOTE. 
 
 I would here explain that our worthy President, always modest and retiring, only 
 after urgent solicitation, consented to allow his portrait to appear in this little volume. 
 I am sure that I, and his many other devoted friends, will prize the book far more than 
 if his kindly face had not graced its pages. 
 
 I desired exceedingly to present to my friends the portrait and autograph of another 
 well known gentleman and valued member of the Association, but as he preferred the 
 least prominence possible, in connection with the Trouting Excursion, I of course de- 
 ferred to his desire in the matter, but I must add, not without considerable regret. 
 
 R. G. A. 
 
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 ^^ AN ACCOUNT OF A TRIP 
 
 #<jtt0^g0C 3^tt0lm0 ^matmim 
 
 TO :n^orther:n^ maine, 
 
 In June, 1869. 
 
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 NEW YORK : 
 Printed by Pebkis & Bkowne, 164 Fulton Street, 
 
 For the Publisher, R. G. Allerton, 205 Broadway. 
 
 1869. 
 

 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by 
 
 R. G. ALLERTON, 
 
 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the 
 
 Southern District of New York. 
 
TO MT EXCELLENT FRIEND AND BROTHER ANGLER, 
 
 GEORGE SHEPARD PAGE, 
 
 Of Stanley, N. J., 
 
 VPHOSE GOOD EXAMPLE AND CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ARE KEENLY 
 
 APPRECIATED, AND WITH WHOM I HAVE SPENT MANY 
 
 DELIGHTFUL HOURS 
 
 AMONG THE S U N D A Y - S C H O O U CHILDREN, 
 
 AND IN THE HAUNTS OF THE NOBLE TROUT OP MAINE, 
 
 THIS LITTLE WORK IS MOST AFFECTIONATELY 
 , DEDICATED. 
 
 n. G. A. 
 
 New York, October, 1869. 
 
COISTTENTS. 
 
 PARK 
 
 Dedication 7 
 
 Trouting, by Gr. Sweet 13 
 
 The Oquossoc Angling Association 15 
 
 Red Speckled Trout 17 
 
 Weights, &c., of Large Brook Trout 18 
 
 Mode of taking the Trout 21 
 
 Capture of a Large Trout 21 
 
 Terrific Storm 24 
 
 Fly Fishing 25 
 
 Trout Packing 27 
 
 Transportation of Live Trout 30 
 
 Rev. Mr. Murray's New Book 30 
 
 Oquossoc, an original Poem 44 
 
 Sabbath in Camp . 45 
 
 Grand Trout Supper 47 
 
 Bill of Fare, by Mr. E. Rice 48 
 
 Capture of a Loon 49 
 
 Bear Stories, &c 50 
 
 The Maine People 54 
 
 Interesting Events 54 
 
 Adieu 59 
 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 
 Camping Ground of Oquossoc Angling Ass'n Frontispiece 
 
 Portrait of Geo. Shepard Page Facing '* 
 
 State Arms of Maine Title Page 
 
 Original Oquossoc Chief Page 16 
 
 Original Oquossoc Lady 
 
 The Angler's Pride 
 
 King of Storms 
 
 Gentle Passion strong in Youth 
 
 Page's Rattlesnake Box 
 
 Fisherman in Trouble 
 
 Mountain Pine— Monarch of Maine 
 
 Page's Owl 
 
 Queer Fish 
 
 R. G. A's Loon 
 
 Oquossoc Bear 
 
 Geo . Page's Little Lamb 
 
 Mary's Little Lamb 
 
 Country School 
 
 Poling up the Rapids 
 
 The Author's Page 
 
 The Tail of the Trout Tale 
 
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 29 
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13 
 TROUTINa. 
 
 BY G. SWEET. 
 
 When spring her vernal carpet spreads 
 
 And makes the meadows green, 
 And violets with their laurple heads 
 
 On every side are seen, 
 O, then I love to wander out 
 
 Where rippling waters gleam. 
 And fish for sly and active trout 
 
 That haunt the flowing stream. 
 
 The bobolincoln's joyous notes 
 
 Sent forth while on the wing ; 
 And music from a thousand throats 
 
 Makes hill and valley ring. 
 The brilliant flowers, sweet and fair. 
 
 That lure the busy bee ; 
 The fragrant, fresh, and bracing air 
 
 All have their charms for me. 
 
 Some folks may love to lie and sleep 
 
 And have their morning dreams, 
 But I prefer to slily creep 
 
 Along the rushing streams. 
 With rod and line both light and strong. 
 
 And hooks of trusty steel ; 
 I'm happier as I trudge along. 
 
 Than any King can feel. 
 
 But then the crowning charm of all 
 
 (One need not have a doubt) 
 Is from the clear cold brook to haul 
 
 A mess of splendid trout. 
 With stealthy tread, and cautious cast. 
 
 The close watch on the line ; 
 The tug, that tells the fish is fast, 
 
 O, then, what joy is mine ! 
 
 The rush, the check, the svidden flash 
 
 When first his side is seen, 
 With bending rod, and struggling splash 
 
 He's landed on the green ; 
 Now see his colors fresh and. bright. 
 
 That shine like burnished gold. 
 The crimson red, the silvery white, 
 
 And form of fairest mould. 
 
 We gaze with pleasure on our prize, 
 
 A foot in length, or more. 
 As in the basket safe he lies 
 
 With others, full a score. 
 Of all the fish that smm about. 
 
 In River, Lake, or Sea, 
 None can compare with speckled trout. 
 
 None, half so dear to me. 
 
 Dedicated to R. 6. A. with the respects of the Author. 
 
^BOUT 
 
 The following account, prepared hj one of 
 the party, is intended to describe some of the 
 events of a remarkable Trout Fishing Excursion 
 to the lakes and streams of northern Maine, in 
 the month of June, 1869. 
 
 THE OQUOSSOC ANGLING ASSOCIATION, 
 
 of which Mr. Geo. Shepard Page, of Stanley, 
 N. J., is President, composed at i)resent of 
 thirty gentlemen of Maine, Massachusetts, New 
 York, Kew Jersey and Pennsylvania, have pur- 
 chased a large tract of land enclosing several 
 fine trout ponds and streams in northern Maine; 
 and a large house is now being erected for the 
 accommodation of themselves, their wives and 
 children. As a summer resort in the wild woods 
 this locality will surpass anything of the kind 
 in Maine, or in the Adirondacks of New York, 
 in the glorious sport of brook trout fishing 
 which it affords, and in its many facilities for 
 agreeable camp life. 
 
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 The lisliiiig party this season, niimbered 
 eleven, all memhers of the Association, as 
 follows : 
 
 JAY COOKE, Banker, Pliiladelpliia. 
 
 H. C. FAHNESTOCK, of Jay Cooke ct Co., New York. 
 
 GEO. F. BAKER, Cashier Fii'st National Bank, New York. 
 
 GEO. SHEPARD PAGE, of Page, Kidder & Co., New York. 
 
 LEWIS B. REED, Jk., of F. & L. B. Reed, Jr., New York, 
 
 J. D. BADGLEY, of Badgley & Mead, New York. 
 
 GEO. W. GILBERT, Security Insurance Co., New York. 
 
 R. G. ALLERTON, Treas. Goodyear's India Rubber Co., N. Y. 
 
 I. M. CUTLER, of Farmington, Maine 
 
 WM. P FRYE, Attorney General of Maine. 
 
 W. S. BADGER, Editor Maine Farmer, Augusta. 
 
 iJ^umerous other angling i3arties visited the 
 fishing grounds during the stay of the Oquos- 
 socs, and all were very r dccessful in taking 
 trout. Below will be found the names of a few 
 of the angling gentlemen present : 
 
 F. G. WHITNEY, of Whitney & Rice, New York. 
 
 E. RICE, of Whitney & Rice, New York. 
 
 H. F. MARTIN, of New York. 
 
 R. J. BAILY, of Pennsylvania. 
 
 Rev. WM. R. TOMPKINS, of Wrentham, Mass. 
 
 H. M. MESSINGER, of Messinger, Moore & Co., New York. 
 
 A. R. McCOY, of Keese & McCoy, New York. 
 
 WM. MAXWELL, of Easton, Pennsylvania. 
 
 J. SANDS, of Randolph, Mass. 
 
 CHAS. G. ATKINS, Fish Commissioner of Maine. 
 
 JNO. M. ADAMS, Editor Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine. 
 
■' BIG INDIAN " 
 Chief of the Original Oquossocs. 
 
" By Kennebago's clashing waters 
 Dwelt Oquossoc's fairest daughters.' 
 
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 RED SPECKLED TROUT. 
 
 The trout taken by the ])arty are the genuine 
 Red Speclded BrooJc Troiit^ Lake Trout not being 
 knoA\Tii in the locality. Many anglers will doubt 
 that these trout, from their enormous size, are 
 the genuine brook trout, but such they most 
 assuredly are, Prof. Agassiz, the highest author- 
 ity, having classed them as Sahno fo7itinalis. 
 
 The spots and tints are as beautiful as can 
 be imagined; and the fish increase in beauty as 
 they increase in size. They have all the recog- 
 nized peculiarities of brook trout, such as square 
 tails, small heads, the inside of the mouth black 
 (instead of white, like lake trout) ; and lastly, 
 the beautiful bright vermilion spots which char- 
 acterize all brook trout. 
 
 Following is an exact account of the numbers 
 and weights of thirty brook trout taken by eight 
 of the party; average time of fishing about six 
 days each. In this list none are mentioned 
 under four pounds each, although an immense 
 quantity of smaller ones were taken. It is, 
 without doubt, the greatest catch of large brook 
 trout by any one party, in the same time, ever 
 known ; and the world is challenged to J)to- 
 
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 (luce a record tliat will surpass or even equal 
 the following: 
 
 WEIGHTS AND NUMBERS OF THIRTY LARGE 
 BROOK TROUT. 
 
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 Making- 30 Trout, total weight ISIJ lbs., 
 averaging over lbs. each. 
 
 Tlie "taking" was pretty fairly divided among 
 the party; luit a few items of individual skill 
 will be of interest. 
 
THE ANGLE(R'8 (pRIDE. 
 
 BROOK TROUT. (Salmo fontinalis.) 
 
 Painted by Helen 
 
 •d. Finilav. expressly for R. O. A.,.from a IMng^Oguosso^Tr^ furnuked by Mr. Geo. S l^^d^ 
 
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 Mr. Cooke was fortunate enoiigli to return 
 to camp on the evening of June 2d, witli a mag- 
 nificent seven-and-a-lialf-pounder alive in liis car, 
 and two or three days later took this beautiful 
 si)ecimen of the finny tribe to his home near 
 Philadelphia, where upon his arrival he gave a 
 grand dinner, at which the ''giant captive" was 
 the attractive dish. The Press of Philadelphia 
 was well represented on the occasion. Mr. C. 
 on another day captured one of 3 lbs. and one 
 of 4 lbs. 
 
 Mr. Eeed took one 3J and one TJ lbs. 
 
 Mr. Page one 3, one 4, and one 6 lbs. 
 
 Mr. Baker one 2J, and one 4f lbs. 
 
 Mr. Gilbert one 3, one 3J, one 4J, one 5J, and 
 one 6f lbs. 
 
 Mr. Fahnestock one 2J, one 3J, one 4J, and 
 one 5 lbs. 
 
 Mr. Badgley two of 5 J lbs. each, one 6f lbs., 
 one 8 lbs., and one 9 lbs., making five trout, 
 averaging nearly 7 lbs. each. 
 
 Mr. Badgley's nine pounder ranks as the 
 largest trout taken this year. Mr. B. caught 
 during one day, in less than two hours, three of 
 those given in his list weighing 6|, 8, and 9 lbs.; 
 total weight 23f lbs. 
 
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 Mr, AUerton, who remained considerably 
 longer than any of the other gentlemen, canght 
 as follows : 
 
 Two of 5 lbs. each, two of 5J, one of 6, two of 
 6 J, tw^o of 7, one of 7^, two of 8, and one of 8 J, 
 making thirteen tront, weighing SQ lbs. and 
 averaging 6 lbs. 10 oz. each. Mr. A. canght, 
 in addition to the above, twenty-seven tront, 
 weighing 61 lbs., from one lb. np to five lbs. each, 
 averaging 2 J lbs. ; also, 207 weighing 87 J lbs., 
 nnder one lb. each, averaging 6f ozs. ; total 
 catch, 247 trout weighing 234J lbs., averaging 
 nearly one j)ound each. 
 
 The best twenty trout of the last-mentioned 
 angler's taking, averaged 5 J lbs. each, and the, 
 best forty 3 lbs. 11 oz. each. Of these trout 
 he caught four in three-quarters of an hour on 
 the afternoon of June 22d, that being his last 
 half day's fishing, as he left for home next morn- 
 ing. The four weighed respectively 5, 5 J, 6, and 
 8 lbs., making a total of 24 J lbs. of trout caught 
 in three-quarters of an hour, a very satisfactory 
 " wind up" to the grandest fishing excursion con- 
 fessedly ever made by him. 
 
 The trout caught this season of 7 to 9 lbs. 
 measured from 25 to 28 inches in length, and 
 
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 from 14 to 20 inclies around. The tails, when 
 spread, measured from 5 J to 8 inclies across. 
 
 MODE OF TAKING THE TROUT. 
 
 In the sirring nearly all the large trout are 
 taken by trolling and still-fishing, the live minnow 
 being chiefly used for bait. They are taken in 
 the lakes, in deep water, with light tackle, some 
 using even fly-rods with thin lines, and very 
 small hooks. 
 
 CAPTURE OF A LARGE TROUT. 
 
 A brief descrij^tion of the capture of an 8J 
 
 pound speckled trout will no doubt be read with 
 interest by all who are fond of this rare sport. 
 
 On Saturday afternoon, June 5th, as we, the 
 writer and friend Badgiey, and our Guide, were 
 pursuing our usual occupation of trolling around 
 a favorite point where the water is so deep that 
 the shy trout are not disturbed by the passing 
 boat, we were all startled by the very sudden 
 ^'strike" of something heavy in the form of a 
 goodly fish many feet below and behind the boat. 
 It proved to be the narrator who was in luck this 
 time 5 and now for the story — but to what end, 
 since no written words of his can recall the wild 
 excitement of the moment ? He only wishes 
 that all who read this had been there to have 
 shared in his enjoyment. 
 
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 Having a good trolling rod witli multiplying 
 reel containing 600 feet of very small bnt very 
 strong linen line, with 150 feet paid out, a trusty 
 single gut leader and small hook, and holding 
 our rod firmly, the boat moving moderately along, 
 all in readiness and very eager for a strike, it 
 came all at once, and for downright heaviness 
 and determination on the x)art of the fish not to 
 budge or be moved one inch, it far surj)assed all 
 strikes of past exj)erience. The jerking of the 
 arms gave the writer a sensation not unlike that 
 occasioned by the jerking motion of a railway 
 car when the locomotive suddenly starts. 
 
 The trout was surely well hooked, and by him- 
 self, too. The boat was instantly stopped and 
 by trusty David turned broadside on. By this 
 time the fish had sufficiently recovered from his 
 astonishment to take a turn or two, and heavy 
 turns and ugly twists he did take for a few mo- 
 ments, when he suddenly made for the bottom 
 where he lay, sullen and immovable, but not 
 until he had run off about 200 feet of line, 
 fortunately well out into the lake, where the 
 Guide quickly followed. We were now in first- 
 rate sliai^e, '•'• all qiiiet on the Cuptomac, " and the 
 trout sure to remain where he was for some time. 
 
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 Friend Badgley taking note of the time to 
 know liow long a job we were in for, conclnded 
 to light np one of his choice Havanas and see if 
 he could smoke him out ; and David was all pre- 
 pared to test the caiiacity of the landing-net. 
 
 When the trout '^hitched on/' several boats 
 were near at hand, and the occupants were de- 
 cidedly interested spectators, plying up and 
 down and about us, watching for the denouement. 
 
 After thirty minutes sulking, the coveted den- 
 izen of the deep took another turn, and off went 
 more line, the reel buzzing away like a bag fnll 
 of mosquitoes. 
 
 And now for the last cha]3ter. After repeated 
 runs and spasmodic jerks and shakes, the con- 
 quered warrior came up alongside like a lamb, 
 looking comx)letely exhausted. He was now 
 easily run into the net, head first, Ufted on board, 
 and laid out flat upon the seat of the boat. Mr. 
 B. referring to his watch x>ronounced the time 
 occui)ied in the capture to be just forty-nine 
 minutes ; less time could not have secured him. 
 He was indeed a magnificent fellow to look at, 
 richly speckled, with colors as beautiftd as the 
 rainbow. 
 
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 All the boats now came rushing up, some 
 parties calling out lustily ^ '^How much does he 
 weigh "? '^ which was immediately ascertained to 
 be 8J pounds. He was rather a short trout, be- 
 ing only 25 inches in length, but measured 
 around fall 17 inches. He soon recovered after 
 being j)laced in the fish car, and when transfer- 
 red to the camp car in the running stream, he 
 was as lively as ever, not being injured in the 
 least. Several days later he was served up in 
 fine style, as described hereafter. Some of the 
 l^arties, present at this defeat of one of the heavy 
 weights^ will not soon forget the scene, and all 
 will be sure to remember the 
 
 TERRIFIC STORM 
 
 of thunder and lightning, wind and rain, which 
 followed immediately after, a description of which 
 the writer is not able to give, commensurate with 
 the grandeur of the event, but will refer the 
 reader to the most graphic account he can find 
 of some other "big blow," written by one equal 
 to the work. 
 
 "Fiercely raged the King of Storms." 
 
Q5 
 FLY FISHING. 
 
 Fly fishing for large trout is not very success- 
 ful in the spring anywhere, but late in summer 
 and in September the very largest trout are 
 taken in Maine, in the streams, with the arti- 
 ficial fly and with the most delicate rods in use, 
 some weighing as light as six ounces. 
 
 A good many small trout from J to 3 lbs. 
 each, were taken by our party this season with 
 the artificial fly. 
 
 It is hardly necessary to say that the writer, 
 in common with the others of the party, j)refer 
 this mode to all other methods of taking 
 trout, but in order to enjoy the exquisite sport 
 of taking very large trout in this fashion, it 
 is necessary that they should show some dis- 
 position to rise at your flies after having made 
 a few hundred casts ; but as all trout above 3 
 lbs. positively declined to take the slightest 
 notice of our repeated attentions, the writer, 
 with others decided to adopt the next most 
 enjoyable style of trout fishing, viz.: trolling 
 with a live minnow ; and the extraordinary 
 success we met with in taking the large growth, 
 reconciled us in a great degree to this method 
 of angling. But first, last, and all the time, fly- 
 
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 fishing for trout is, par excellence, the sport for 
 all true anglers, and in the i)roper season it will 
 be prosecuted by the Oquossocs with vigor and 
 no doubt with great success. 
 
 TROUT PACKING. 
 
 A great many trout are packed in birch bark, 
 ice and saw- dust, and taken away to families and 
 friends. Many boxes have been brought to New 
 York this season, the fish arriving in excellent 
 condition. One lot caught by the writer, in- 
 cluding foiu' trout, weighing 23 pounds — one of 
 them an eight pounder — after arri\i.ng in Il^ew 
 York, were re-packed and sent to Dutchess 
 County, N. Y., where there are but few i)eople, 
 even of the oldest inhabitants, who had ever 
 seen a brook trout weighing over three i:)ounds. 
 
 Three boxes of trout, caught by the writer also, 
 were sent to ]^ew York to his brother, Mr. Greo. 
 M. Allerton, who took great pleasure in distri- 
 buting them among friends, all of whom testify 
 that the fish were most delicious and had a 
 remarkably fresh flavor, an exceedingly rare 
 quality in brook trout as usually served in New 
 York City, and a proof that Maine Guides 
 know how to pack trout in such a manner that 
 
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 tliey will be choice eating even after several 
 days of transportation. 
 
 The three boxes contained about 100 trout, 
 weighing in the aggregate 150 pounds, vary- 
 ing from half a pound to eight pounds each. 
 Their exhibition produced great astonishment, 
 as many who witnessed the sight had never been 
 accustomed to see brook trout weighing over 
 two or three pounds. I^early all readily admit- 
 ted that these specimens went ahead of any thing 
 they had even heard of before, as to size and 
 beauty; but one or two made a show of doubt- 
 ing that they were the real brook trout, calling 
 them salmon, salmon trout, lake trout, &c., or 
 anything but brook trout, so reluctant were they 
 to admit fairly, that their great 3 or 4 pound 
 trout, caught some forty or fifty years ago, 
 should at last be thrown so completely in the 
 shade ; but it was of no use, '' seeing was 
 believing," and the situation had to be accepted. 
 
 The writer presented an 8 pounder to Dr. 
 Alex. B. Mott, who was not a little surprised at 
 the size of the gift. The Doctor afterwards 
 told how he had him served up for supper, 
 warmed up for breakfast, hashed up for dinner, 
 and bade him farewell only at the fourth meal. 
 
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 These large trout baked or boiled are most de- 
 licious, but for frying- the small ones are much 
 preferable. 
 
 TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE TROUT. 
 
 Mr. Page, the President of the Angling Asso- 
 ciation, took to the tishing grounds a very pecu- 
 liar box, made expressly for transporting live 
 trout to his place in New Jersey. It is hned 
 with sponge to prevent injury to the fish, and 
 has a sliding cover, fitting tightly, with numer- 
 ous air holes. An air pump is attached, and a 
 man is employed to accomi)any the box, whose 
 duty it is to supply fresh air to the trout, the 
 water not being changed for the entire distance. 
 Mr. Page this season took to his artificial trout 
 I)onds in Stanley, K. J., sixty -two trout, in 
 the above manner, weighing from :| to 3 pounds 
 each — only two of his take of sixty -four dying on 
 the way. The said box caused considerable 
 amusement at the railway stations, as it was 
 supposed to contain rattlesnakes. Some of the 
 railroad employees of Celtic lineage actually 
 refused to assisL in moving the cage. 
 
 REV. MR. MURRAY'S NEW BOOK. 
 The writer having read the Eev. Mr. Murray's 
 recent work, ^'•Murraifs Adventures in the Ad- 
 
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 irondack Wilderness^'''' and having made five trij)S 
 tlirougli said wilderness, traversing nearly every 
 important lake and river therein, feels himself 
 anthorized, in accordance with the reqn^sts of 
 fishermen friends, to refer to some portions of 
 the book, for he mnst say, Avith due resi^ect to 
 the author of a very entertaining narrative, that 
 he cannot quite agree with all his statements 
 concerning the Adirondack and the Maine 
 Avildernesses. 
 
 Mr. Murray's book, if accepted as a guide, 
 will surely cause much bitter disai)pointment, 
 as much that is therein described has existence 
 only in the imagination of the enthusiastic 
 author. He has of course not meant to misrep- 
 resent anything, but the effect will be the same. 
 All who are thoroughly familiar with the 
 Adirondacks will unite in saying that the book, 
 as a guide, is quite unreliable. A complete 
 review of the book being out of the question 
 here, some of the principal points of difference 
 are selected for notice. 
 
 The portion of Maine ^dsited by our party this 
 season is as lovely as one could desire, and with 
 one exception, quite equal to any portion of the 
 North Woods of ^ew York. There are many 
 
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 beautiful lakes and streams in the Adirondacks, 
 Eaquette Eiver being probably the most beauti- 
 ful stream in any wilderness. The brook trout 
 fishing- is excellent, but not by any means equal 
 to that of certain portions of Maine; and Mr. 
 Murray would be among the first to admit the 
 fact had he been with us last June. Where we 
 were is no lumbered district, and no logs with 
 the owner's ^'mark" on, were seen. The writer, 
 with a valued friend, three years ago last 
 June, journeyed from Lake Pleasant, Hamilton 
 County, K. Y., over many lakes and rivers, 
 including the Blue Mountain lakes and Ea- 
 quette Lake and Eiver, and over numerous 
 carries, (one of thirteen miles,) to Martin's, 
 on the Lower Saranac, a distance of about 150 
 miles, and he is enforced to say that the lum- 
 berman's axe had been known in the Adirondack 
 Wilderness ; for on nearly the whole route may 
 be encountered numerous logs bearing the 
 owner's "mark," particularly in the Eaquette 
 and Saranac Elvers, as well as in the Saranac 
 Lakes, Tuj)per's Lake, and all about Paul 
 Smith's, at St. Eegis. AjdoUos Smith, called for 
 short "Pol.," has finally settled down into being 
 addressed as Paul Smith. The Eev. Dr. S. H. 
 Ooxe, of Utica, with whom the writer camped 
 
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 last year at Tapper's Lake, relates once visiting 
 Paul Smitli's, and was soon after anxiously in- 
 quiring, ^'wliere was Paul and where was Apol- 
 los?'' supposing tliere were two landlords, the 
 sign reading ApoUos, and the guests familiarly 
 saying Paul. 
 
 Mr. Murray speaks of his house as the St. 
 James of the woods, which is true and praise 
 enough, and Paul himself is a great favorite. 
 
 Bartlett's, between upper Saranac and Bound 
 Lake, is an excellent place to stop at, and one 
 can always he sure of every attention by the 
 kind i)roprietor and his wife. 
 
 Martin's, on the LoAver Saranac, is one of the 
 best places in the Adirondacks for comfort, good 
 table and attention by the host and hostess. 
 
 Graves's, near the head of Tu^jper's Lake, 
 must not be omitted here. '' Billy Graves," for- 
 merly of Boston, with his excellent wife, are de- 
 serving of all praise for the way in which they 
 treat their guests. 
 
 It should be mentioned here, that in May and 
 June, when the water is high, the logs are met 
 with, as that is the season for running them. 
 Mr. Murray visiting the AVilderness in July, 
 August and September, of course would not be 
 
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 apt to meet much in the way of floating timber ; 
 but it is a fact that thousands of logs are to be 
 seen in the Adirondack Wilderness proper, al- 
 though many sections, such as Eaquette Lake 
 and portions of Eaquette Eiver, as well as many 
 of the smaller lakes and streams are free from 
 these nuisances. 
 
 Mr. Murray will no doubt be ready to admit 
 that Eaquette Falls, and Eaquette Eiver be- 
 low the Falls, the Saranac Lakes, Tupper's Lake, 
 &c., are not to be considered as the over-hunted 
 borders of the Adirondacks, but may safely be 
 set down as portions of the Wiklerness proper. 
 He says that '^no fires have blackened the 
 hills in the Adirondacks." The writer's experi- 
 ence is difierent, he having seen many sad traces 
 of the wanton ^^ Incendiary of the woods," a 
 creature who should be well warmed when 
 caught. 
 
 1^0 doubt plenty of booms, logs, slabs and 
 saw- dust can be seen in certain parts of Maine, 
 as they surely can be in certain parts of the 
 Adirondacks. ^ear Paul Smith's, for instance, 
 there is an immense saw-mill, turning out loads 
 of saw-dust to choke the trout. Where our 
 party went in Maine no saw-mill was to be seen, 
 
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 and all tlie 'Hramping^^ we had to do was one 
 ratlier j)leasant carry of two miles. 
 
 As for black flies, (which Mr. Murray thinks 
 no great annoyance,) they are plentiful in Maine, 
 and they are plentiful in the Adirondacks too -, 
 and in the latter region their bite is sharper 
 than in the former. If any one can pass through 
 Marion Eiver, Eaqnette Eiver, Forked Lake, 
 Long Lake, &c., in June, or early in July, and 
 not be seriously vexed by the black fly, he is 
 indeed most fortunate — a bitter experience prov- 
 ing the contrary in the writer's case, and in that 
 of a companion fisherman who will give melan- 
 choly testimony to the fact, yet Mr. Murray says 
 of the black fly, ^^ I regard it as one of the most 
 harmless and least vexatious of the insect family." 
 
 While on the subject of black flies, the follow- 
 ing extract will not be out of place, agreeing as 
 it does so perfectly with the experience of the 
 writer and of many of his friends, who have 
 been in the habit of visiting fishing grounds in- 
 fested by these insects. 
 
 SPORTING SKETCHES BY AN OLD ANaLER. 
 
 From Stewart's Quarterly Magazine for April, 1869, published in St. 
 John, New Brunswick. 
 
 " The only drawback to our complete comfort, was the 
 pertinacious attacks of black flies, midges and mosquitoes. 
 
37 
 
 These pests are the Anglers, ' 'bete noir.'' The midge and mos- 
 quito are simply annoying, but the small black fly is perfect- 
 ly maddening to those who are iinfortunate enough to possess 
 a sensitive epidermis. Pertinaciously they persist in their 
 merciless attacks, and find their waj'" into ears, eyes and 
 nostrils, and through every unguarded aperture in the cloth- 
 ing. Their bite generally brings blood, and always leaves an 
 intolerable itching, which the slightest irritation serves only 
 to increase. After a time the blood appears to become inoc- 
 ulated with their virus, and their bite causes but little pain 
 or annoyance. The initiatory process, however, is far from 
 agreeable, and to some persons quite destroys the pleasure of 
 forest life." 
 
 Mosquitoes are plenty in both regions, and 
 about equally venomous. As for the midges, 
 or gnats, none were seen this trip in Maine, but 
 they were met with in the Adirondacks in count- 
 less millions 5 and all Mr, Murray says in their 
 disfavor is well deserved. Mr. Murray gives the 
 distance from Keeseville to Martin's as 56 miles. 
 The writer having asked the distance a great 
 many times of different persons, nearly all agreed 
 in x)lacing it at about eight miles less, yet it 
 might be 56, as not much reliance can be placed 
 on individual estimates of country distances, 
 each one having a favorite estimate of his own. 
 
 Mr. Murray recalls many familiar spots, par- 
 ticularly Blue Mountain Lake, the most beautiful 
 of all, the lakes of Maine not exceiited. 
 
38 
 
 It is a very rare thing- to take a brook trout 
 in tlie Aclirondacks as lieavy as five pounds^ 
 three pounds being considered a large trout 
 there ; it is quite common in Maine to take them 
 weighing seven and eiglit pounds each, some- 
 times even nine x^ounds, and one of ten pounds 
 was taken by Mr. Page about two years since, 
 and can now be seen stuffed, in a glass case, at 
 his office, '1^0. 139 Maiden Lane, ]S"ew York. 
 
 Mr. Murray, on i)age 137, gives the length of 
 the largest trout he caught at 17f inches. The 
 Maine trout, weighing from seven to nine pounds, 
 will measure from 25 to 28 inches in length ; and 
 Mr. Page's ten x3ounder is just 30 inches long. 
 
 Lake trout are i^lenty in the Adirondacks, and 
 some as heavy as 15 to 20 pounds are taken, but 
 comx)ared to the red speckled fellows they are 
 common and unattractive to the eye. Every 
 time you take a trout on the Maine fishing 
 grounds visited by our party, he is sure to be 
 a red speckled beauty. Many fish are caught 
 in certain loortions of Maine and other adjacent 
 states, weighing from 10 to 20 pounds, and by 
 some called speckled trout ; si)eckled they are 
 no doubt, but Brook Trout they surely are not. 
 
 As to boats, those of the Saranac and Long 
 
39 
 
 Lake are models of beauty and speed. Maine is 
 mucli behind tlie Adirondacks in this matter, 
 but she will soon imx^rove, as a contract is now 
 being filled for qnite a number of new boats, to 
 be constructed on tlie grounds by an experienced 
 builder, and there will be some improvements 
 made over even the Saranacers. 
 
 The landing net is generally used in the Ad- 
 irondacks for all small fish, but when it comes to 
 the large ones, and particularly the lake trout, 
 they are, in many cases, mercilessly "gafted," 
 a most unnecessary way of securing a trout. 
 
 In Maine nothing but the landing net is used, 
 even for the largest fish, and the trout are not 
 hammered on the head with a club, and thrown 
 into the bottom of the boat to shrivel uj) or 
 be crushed with the heavy boot, but placed in 
 a neat car attached to the stern of the boat, 
 where they are kept alive until the return to 
 camp, when they are transferred to more roomy 
 cars, which are kept submerged in the running 
 stream. They are thus kept alive as long as re- 
 quired, and may be dressed for the table or to 
 send home as soon as they have ceased flopping, 
 a manifest advantage, as the trout are thus 
 eaten as fresh as they possibly can be, which 
 
40 
 
 every lover of fresh fish will acknowledge to be 
 of great importance. By this method all waste 
 is done away with, something that cannot be too 
 highly commended. 
 
 The writer wonld not seek to deprive the 
 Adirondacks of one i)article of their glory as a 
 "sportsmen's paradise/' knowing well what a 
 delightful place it is to spend a summer vacation 
 in, and knowing too that the fishing there is 
 excellent ; all that is desired in speaking upon 
 this subject is, not to let " Old Maine ' suffer too 
 much, which she might do were Mr. Murray's 
 book taken for more than it is — a very entertain- 
 ing work, compiled by a gentleman of romantic 
 temperament and \ivid imagination, and very 
 much in love with the Adirondacks. We would 
 indeed be ungrateful, if, forgetful of our glorious 
 sport and the beautiful surroundings of the 
 haunts of our finny favorites, we had not a 
 grateful word to say in defence of the attrac- 
 tions of the Old Pine Tree State. 
 
 Since the foregoing reference to Mr. Murray's 
 book was imt in type, numerous paragraphs in 
 the daily papers have appeared, reflecting very 
 severely on Mr. Murray for misleading so many 
 tourists, who, folloAving his advice, went to 
 
THE MONARCH OF MAINE. 
 
41 
 
 tlie Adirondack Wilderness in search of liealtli 
 and sport. The accounts which gave rise to the 
 criticisms are no donht exaggerated, hut they 
 all agree that the disapi)ointment is universal. 
 We are of course not surprised, knowing how 
 limited the accommodation is in the Adirondack 
 region, and how all chance of comfort and en- 
 joyment must have departed with the pressure 
 of numbers. Those who have been in the wil- 
 derness and are posted, can again go there and 
 meet with reasonable success in fishing and 
 hunting, but those who go for the first time, 
 without the company of an experienced friend, 
 will meet with poor success, and make up their 
 minds that the Adirondack region is a humbug, 
 while such is really not the case, for there is 
 plenty of sport to be had, but reUaMe inform- 
 ation must first be obtained. 
 
 If the Adirondacks have been overrun vvith 
 thousands of tourists this summer, as the papers 
 say they have, it is natural that they should 
 feel hard toward Mr. Murray, yet they are 
 themselves to blame in a great measure, for 
 swalloyving the book entire and then bolting for 
 the woods, without previously consulting some 
 friend who was able to i)ost them correctly. 
 
43 
 
 As to ladies visiting the wilderness, a few 
 may do so safely and comfortably, if accom- 
 panied by an experienced i^rotector, who has 
 been at least two trips to the region i>roposed to 
 be visited. As yet a few only can find accom- 
 modation, and these must be prepared to 
 '' rough it." 
 
 The writer, after three trips to the Adiron- 
 dacks, A^entured to take his wife there, ( He has 
 been positively forbidden to allude to this cir- 
 cumstance, but has decided to run the risk and 
 take the consequences.) and she enjoyed the trip 
 amazingly. We went in on the 20th of May, two 
 years since, had a very delightful excursion, 
 remained three weeks, caught plenty of trout, 
 camj)ed out for variety on Eaquette Eiver, and 
 met Governor Fenton and party at Martin's and 
 Bartlett's. We spent a i)ortion of our time in 
 comi^any with the Governor, which added to the 
 I)leasure of our trip exceedingly. 
 
 Any one i3roi)Osing to visit the Adirondack 
 Wilderness, should iDrocure a map of the region, 
 and the best one is Dr. W. W. Ely's, i3ublished 
 by Colton. Directions as to routes, &c., accom- 
 pany the map, and they are correct as far as it 
 is possible to make them so. 
 
43 
 
 There have been many books published of late 
 years on fish and fishing in American waters, 
 but of them all, so far as the writer's observa- 
 tion extends, the ^^ American Angler's Book," 
 by Thaddeus Norris, deservedly stands at 
 the head. Mr. o^orris understands his subject 
 thoroughly, at least that is the opinion of many, 
 competent to judge, and his book with one or 
 two unimportant exceptions, is accepted by 
 nearly all anglers as authority on fish and fishing. 
 What he says in reference to the Adirondack 
 region may be depended u^^on with entire con- 
 fidence. We will now leave the Adirondack 
 subject for other interesting matter. 
 
44 
 
 oauossoo. 
 
 As stately as his mountaiu pine 
 
 Here, once, Oquossoc's cliieftain stood, 
 And with his barbed spear transfixed 
 
 The nimble tenants of the flood. 
 Full many a year the rnshing stream 
 
 The brave Oquossoc's praises sang j 
 Full many a time these forest aisles 
 
 With stern Oquossoc's i)rowess rang. 
 
 No longer glides his swift canoe 
 
 Adown the tumbling mountain wave. 
 The moaning waters chant his dirge, 
 
 The long grass droops above his grave. 
 No younger hand has grasped anew 
 
 The barbed spear that his let fall j 
 For to the Happy Fields have fled, 
 
 Oquossoc's people, one and all. 
 
 The white man claims both hill and flood 
 
 The pine tree falls before his sttiel 5 
 The river broad, the forest aisles. 
 
 Are pathways for the rushing wheel. 
 Still, as he moves with giant pace 
 
 And ceaseless cries, ^' I am not done !" 
 The Eed Man yields him hope and home 
 
 Save that beyond the setting sun. 
 
 To those of his readers who need an apology that he permitted Iiiraself to perpetrate 
 this Indian cry, the writer most penitently tenders one. To liim as to bilas Wef,'R, the 
 transition from prose to verse, for once, was easy, and he slid thereinto. It is his first 
 attempt, and considering the difficulty he had in keeping his fkkt he thinks it will be his 
 last. This assurance he trusts will reassure the reader "whose soul is not to music 
 tuned," and who is not desirous to hear more of " Lo ! the I'oor Indian." 
 
 Furthermore, there is no extra charge for this. If he had said this at first, probably 
 no apology had been necessary. 
 
45 
 
 SABBATH IN CAMP. 
 
 A most interesting Sabbath was spent at our 
 camping ground. The Rev. Mr. Tompkins of 
 Wrentham, Mass., and the Eev. Mr. Morrill of 
 Maine, who were present on a trouting excursion, 
 conducted the services, four gentlemen of the 
 Oquossoc Association acting as choir. A rude 
 pulpit consisting of a barrel, two boxes and a 
 plank, was imj^rovised and made agreeable to 
 the eye by having Mr. Eeed's traveling shawl 
 spread over the whole, and adorned with beautiful 
 wild flowers. The congregation numbered thirty- 
 eight persons, and was composed of the resi- 
 dents of the sparsely settled country and the 
 tourists, among whom were several noted gentle- 
 men. All were deeply impressed with the ser- 
 vices of this meeting in the woods, held in a 
 lovely spot, suggestive of communings with 
 ]!^ature's God. 
 
 Mr. John M. Adams, a very agreeable gentle- 
 man. Editor of the Daily Eastern Argus of 
 Portland, was present on the above day and Avas 
 so well pleased with all he saw, including the 
 ascent of a high mountain by eight gentlemen, 
 that he afterwards printed an extended account 
 of his trip, in his journal. 
 
47 
 
 GRAND TROUT SUPPER. 
 
 A Grand Trout Supper was giyeii by the 
 writer, to nine g-entlemen, including- those of 
 the members of the Association, who had not 
 yet departed. Several States were represented. 
 Having two trout of his own catching, one of 6J 
 and one of 8 J lbs., it was decided to have them 
 sacrificed and served up on the si3ot. It taxed 
 the resources of the establishment severely to do 
 this thing, but all difficulties being overcome, 
 at 8 o'clock the comely pair were brought in, 
 heads on, baked and flooded with rich sweet 
 cream obtained from the settlement, and stuffed 
 with all manner of good things, including pork 
 and onions, certainly not to be despised in the 
 woods. They were cooked to a turn, and all 
 were in raptures over the big trout feast, which 
 was filled out with a great variety of good 
 things brought from the cities, including canned 
 vegetables, fruits, «&c. Privilege was granted 
 by the manager of- the camp for the guests to 
 throw their fish bones and potato skins under 
 the table if they desired, but, be it recorded, 
 this liberality was not taken advantage of. As 
 all the party did full justice to this late and 
 heavy supper, next morning there were but few 
 
48 
 
 who had not been visited by queer dreams and 
 night-mare apparitions in which many strange 
 and odd looking fish flopped in every direction 
 before their troubled eyes. The following cut 
 represents as nearly as possible, one of the scaly 
 fellows, seen in the visions of the night. 
 
 A QUEER FISH. 
 
GIVEN BT 
 
 (As furnished for publication, by Mr. E. Rice.) 
 • » • 
 
 LACKAWANNA HOTEL, C, T. Richardsoii, Prop'r. 
 
 Jf^OJRTHJEBN MAINE, 
 
 Thursday, Jiane lOtli, 1869. 
 
 SOUP. 
 
 Tomato. Ox Tail. 
 
 FISH. 
 
 Two Brook Trout weighing 15 lbs.,*"- stuffed and baked in 
 
 Cream. 
 
 MEATS. 
 
 Boiled Ham. Corned Beef. Fried Pork. 
 
 VEGETABLES. 
 
 Fried Potatoes. Boiled Potatoes. 
 
 Grreen Peas . Tomatoes . 
 
 Bermuda Onions. 
 
 *These two Trout were caught by Mr. R. G. AUerton. 
 
 (OVKB.) 
 
RELISHES. 
 
 Sardines. , Horse Eadish. 
 
 Chow Chow, Pickles. 
 
 PASTRY. 
 
 Doughnuts. Sponge Cake. 
 
 Apple Pie . 
 
 BREAD. 
 
 White Bread. Toast. 
 
 Hard Tack. 
 
 Napkins. Toothpicks. 
 
 Birch Bark. . , Trout Ribs. 
 
 ELiriDS. 
 
 Coffee. Tea. 
 
 Kennebago Pura. 
 
 Gentlemen Present at the Trout Supper. 
 
 F. G. WHITNEY, - - - - Massachusetts, 
 E. RICE, .--.-- New York, 
 
 I. M. CUTLER, - - - - - Maine, 
 
 WM; MAXWELL, - - , - - - Pennsylvania, 
 H.F.MARTIN, - - - - - New York, 
 
 A. R. McCOY, ----- New Jersey, 
 
 J. SANDS, - Massachusetts, 
 
 R. J. BAILY, - - - - - - Pennsylvania, 
 
 R. G. ALLERTON, - - - - - New York. 
 
49 
 
 CAPTURE OF A LOON-A TRUE STORY. 
 
 Ou the return trip of tlie writer, while being 
 rowed over a lake nine miles long, by his guide, a 
 Loon, a bird noted for its wildness, was seen 
 upon the shore sitting on a rock. At first it 
 was thought to be upon its nest, but this proved 
 to be a mistake. Rowing cautiously np to where 
 it sat, we were allowed to land our boat directly 
 in front of it, when the guide, knowing his busi- 
 ness, stepped out very carefully and creeping 
 up within reach, grasi^ed the feathered beauty 
 by the neck, and, — he was our bird. It proved 
 to be a beautiful male specimen and in this in- 
 stance must have been more than ordinarily 
 '4oony." Why he allowed himself to be caught it 
 is difficult to say, as he had not been hurt in the 
 least as far as we could ascertain. He appeared 
 tolerably well and exceedingly strong, particu- 
 larly in the beak, or as might truly be said, in his 
 double set of Wade & Butcher Razors, which 
 the Loon uses so well in ^' cutting up '' small fry. 
 In this instance he succeeded, in an unguarded 
 moment, in closing the aforesaid Razors on the 
 finger of a certain victim, but not the guide, 
 (oh no indeed ! he knew better,) and when closed 
 (on the aforesaid finger,) quick as a flash, very 
 
50 
 
 tight and very sharp, somebody roared and 
 jami)ed in a perpendicular direction as high as 
 his Loonship would let him. The finger was re- 
 leased by the biter almost immediately, cut to 
 the bone and bleeding profusely, and is not en- 
 tirely healed to this day. A rubber band placed 
 around a Loon's bill is a good thing, and it was 
 aijplied in this case — this razor case — but as we 
 have said unfortunately too late to prevent 
 mischief. Placing a fish-basket strap around 
 the Loon's wings, and with the band on his nose, 
 he was now ready to set out on his travels by 
 the stage, perched uj^on Mr. Ws traveling bag, 
 but OAving to his general uneasiness and the 
 inconvenience of his ijresence to other jjassen- 
 gers, it was finally decided to leave him on the 
 way. Fortunately meeting a very kind man, 
 (Post-master of a village, but not one of A. J's 
 as far as known,) who was in Avant of a Loon, 
 and who promised to treat him well, two men 
 were at once made happy by one bird, for he 
 was set free in the P. M's Loon pond. 
 
 BEAR STORIES, &C. 
 
 The only merit claimed for these memoranda, 
 is their entire accordance with facts. Ko roman- 
 tic "bear stories," nor "ghost stories, etc.," are 
 
( Sketched by B. G. A. ) 
 LOON CAUGHT AT OQUOSSOC LAKE. 
 
52 
 
 indulged in, and not ten cents worth of tendency 
 to fiction can be proved against the entire nar- 
 rative. The loon story is literally true, every 
 bit and bite of it. The only approach to a ^'bear 
 story " shall be this, and for its truthfulness 
 several gentlemen are ready to vouch. A real 
 live black bear, and a good sized one too, was 
 actually shot not far from our camp, the skin 
 was soon after nailed up to dry, (see front- 
 ispiece,) and eventually went to the state of 
 iSTew Jersey, where another '-^ Page " will relate 
 the same bear story to wondering listeners of 
 tender years. 
 
 3 ► 
 
 OQU03S0C BLACK BEAR. 
 
This cut is here introduced on the lamb-page, in order that we may be 
 forever reminded that — 
 
 Mary had a little lamb, 
 
 Its fleece was white as snow, &c., &c. 
 
 For the remainder of this charming poem, consult " Page on the 
 Lamb," 12mo. sheep, published by Shepard. 
 
 MARY'S LAMB IN ITS INFANCY. 
 
54 
 
 THE MAINE PEOPLE. 
 
 In this account of a trip to Maine, it becomes 
 a very pleasant duty to place on record our 
 agreeable experience of its people. Wherever 
 we traveled we were treated in the most hospit- 
 able manner by all, and it is only truth to say, 
 that for kindness, sobriety and true friendship, 
 the Maine people cannot be surpassed. As far 
 as the writer learned, not one intoxicated man 
 was seen by the party during the trij). The 
 Maine law certainly works well in the land of 
 its origin. 
 
 INTERESTING EVENTS. 
 
 Before closing this narrative mention must be 
 made of certain interesting events in connection 
 with the fronting excursion, refer riug more par- 
 ticularly to Mr. Gooke and to Mr. Page, than 
 whom no two more agreeable, friendly and really 
 good Christian men can be found, in a fishing 
 party or out of it. Mr. Gooke is most kind and 
 generous wherever he goes, paying special at- 
 tention to the little children, and to Sunday- 
 schools and Ghurches. He presented libraries to 
 the Sunday-schools of one of the villages through 
 which we passed, Mr. Page doing the same at 
 another village. Both of these gentlemen are 
 
COUNTRY SCHOOL. 
 
56 
 
 deeply interested in Sunday-scliools and do a 
 great deal for tliese Christianizing- Institutions 
 at their homes. Mr. Cooke has a very large 
 school (some 400 scholars, if correctly remember- 
 ed,) and Mr. Page has 170 little ones gathered 
 in, and in a mere hamlet too, the children in 
 many cases coming from long distances. Ad- 
 dresses by the above gentlemen were made to 
 the Sunday-schools at several places on the 
 route. Before reaching the iishing grounds a 
 Sabbath was spent at a very pleasant village by 
 the way, and the whole party will ever remem- 
 ber with unalloyed pleasure the way in which 
 that day was spent. Some of the i)arty attended 
 church three times, assisting in the singing of 
 the different churches. Addresses were made 
 as before mentioned by Mr. Cooke and Mr. Page, 
 and also by Mr. Reed, who is quite happy Avhen 
 he can talk to the little folks, and who does it 
 well too, at the same time telling them what a 
 large Sunday-school he has in Brooklyn, K. Y., 
 in which he is deeply interested. Mr. Eeed re- 
 marked that to his way of thinking, it was, as 
 far as he was concerned, often a means of grace, 
 to go on a fishing excursion; many seemed 
 to agree with, while none ventured to differ 
 from him in this view of the matter. 
 
57 
 
 The last named geiitlenien carried off all tlie 
 honors for pnblic speaking, none of tlie others 
 of the party venturing to step forth, although 
 urged to do so. They howei^er contributed in 
 various other ways, during the trip, to the gen- 
 eral enjoyment, and the entire party without an 
 exception, proved to the satisfaction of the peo- 
 ple they came in contact with, that a fishing 
 party may be made up of gentlemen, who will 
 at all times remember to act as such, and still 
 have a "jolly good time," thus setting an exam- 
 ple that some fishing x:)arties, notorious for 
 license, rather than decorous frolic, may well 
 follow with decided advantage to their reputa- 
 tions when abroad. 
 
 One more incident to Mr. Cooke's credit will 
 bear relating before closing. How he did the 
 thing it is difficult to surmise, but for thirty 
 miles, Mr. 0., traveling by the Buggi/j in prefer- 
 ence to the White Eye Line, pulled up at almost 
 every house during the entire distance, for the 
 pu^rpose of distributing good little books in great 
 variety, with colored covers, giving to each child 
 (sometimes as many as 6 to a house,) three or 
 four of the little volumes which children love to 
 get, and become better for the reading thereof. 
 
58 
 
 They will doubtless read these many times, as it 
 will probably be a whole year before another 
 generous missionary passes that way. The 
 mystery of the thing is, how he could keep up 
 the distribution, as he stopi^ed at house after 
 house and there Avere many on the way, and 
 many, many cliildren in the grand total, yet he 
 had a full assortment for all the boys and girls 
 and even for the babies, for the supply was 
 inexhaustible, ^o one could see where he kept 
 tbe large stock necessary for so extensive a 
 journey ; the only way to be imagined is, that 
 before leaving home he must have tested to the 
 utmost the capacity of every pocket in his 
 coat, vest and pants, as well as those of his huge 
 overcoat, for he seemed to deal out the books 
 by the thousand, and yet, — the familiar and 
 fatherly call would be, '' Come here my little 
 darlings and get your hoolcs.^^ 
 
 POLING- UP OQUOSSOC RAPIDS. 
 
59 
 
 ADIEU. 
 Having now recorded the principal i)oints of 
 interest of tliis liajDpy tri]3 of tlie '-'- Oqnossoc 
 Angling Association,'' the writer bids adieu to 
 the scenes so much enjoyed, to the beantifid 
 front not the less admired that they escaped the 
 barbed hook, to all the kind friends with whom 
 the glorious sport was shared, hoping next sea- 
 son to renew the manifold delights of the i)ast 
 one, and lastly to the courteous reader who has 
 journeyed with us, in imagination, to the haunts 
 of these giant trout of the Wilderness of Maine. 
 
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