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COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY,
AT flARYARD COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
JJounticti bi) pribatc suftscrfptfon, in 1861.
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OUR PRESIDENT.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
I would here explain that our worthy Presiilent, always modest and retiring, only
after urgent solicitation, consented to allow liis 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.
K. G. A.
^}{n^ TH^Q^T nmm^
AN ACCOUNT OF A TRIP
OF THE
#qtt0SS0f S^ttUWtt0 J^s^0dati0tt
TO :N^0RTHERN MAINE,
In June, 1869.
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NEW YORK :
Printed by Perris & Browne, 164 Fulton Street,
For the Publisher, R. G. Alleutos, 205 Broadway.
186 9.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by
R. G. ALLERTON,
in tlie 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.,
WHOSE GOOD EXAMPLE AND CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ARE KEENLY
APPRECIATED, AND WITH WHOM I HAVE SPENT MANY
DELIGHTFUL HOURS
AMONG THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL O H I L_ D R E N ,
AND IN THE HAUNTS OP THE NOBLE TROUT OF MAINE,
THIS LITTLE WORK IS MOST AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
R. G. A.
New York, (lotober. Is6't.
CONTENTS.
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PAUK
Dedication 7
Trouting, by G. Saveet 18
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 oiiginal 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
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Camping Ground of Oquossoc Angling As&'n Frontispiece
Portrait of Geo. Shepard Page Facing '*
State Arms of Maine Title Page
Original Oquossoc Chief Poge 16
Original Oquossoc Lady,
Tlie Angler's Pride
King of Storms
Gentle Passion strons: 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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T R O U T I N a
BY G. SWEET.
When spring her vernal carpet spreads
And makes the meadows green,
And violets with their purple 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 joyoiis notes
Sent forth wliile 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 dovibt)
Is from the clear cold brook to haul
A mess of splendid trout.
With stealthy tread, and cautioiis cast,
The close watch on the hne ;
The tug, that tells the fish is fast,
O, then, what joy is mine !
The t-ush, the check, the sudden 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 biirnished 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 swim about.
In River, Lake, or Sea,
None can comi)are with speckled trout.
None, half so dear to me.
Dedicated to R. G. A. with the respects of the Author.
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The following account, prepared by 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, 18G9.
THE OQUOSSOC ANGLING ASSOCIATION,
of which Mr. Geo. Shepard Page, of Stanley,
N. J., is President, composed at present of
thirty gentlemen of Maine, Massachusetts, New
York, New 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 aftbrds, and in its many facilities for
agreeable camp life.
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The lishiiig party this season, numbered
eleven, all members of the Association, as
follows :
JAY COOKE, Banker, Philadelpbia.
H. C. FAHNESTOCK, of Jay Cooke & Co , New York.
GEO. F. BAKER, Cashier First National Bank, New York.
GEO. SHEPARD PAGE, of Page, Kidder & Co., New York.
LEWIS B. REED, Jr., of F. & L. B. Reed, Jr., New York.
J. D. BADGLEY, of Badgley k 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.
Numerous other angling parties visited the
fishing grounds during the stay of the Oquos-
soes, and all were very successful 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 k 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 dashing waters
Dwelt Oquossoc's fairest daughters."
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RED SPECKLED TROUT.
The trout taken by tlie party are the genuine
Red SpecJded Brook Trout^ Lake Trout not being*
known in the h)eality. Many anglers will doubt
that these trout, from their enormous size, are
the genuine brook trout, but sueh they most
assuredly are, Prof. Agassiz, the higheist author-
ity, having classed them as Salmo fontinalis.
The spots and tints are as beautiful as can
be iniagined; and the fisli increase in beauty as
they increase in size. They have all the recog-
nized peculiarities of brook trout, such as scpiare
tails, small heads, the inside of the mouth l)lack
(instead of white, like lake trout) ; and lastly,
the beautiful bright vermilion spots which char-
acterize ail brook trout.
Following is an exact account of the nund>ers
and weights of thirty brook trout taken by eight
of the party; average time of tishing about six
dajs each. In this list none are mentioned
under four i)ounds 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 i)ro-
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(luce a record tliat will 8uri)ass or even equal
the following:
WEIGHTS AND NUMBERS OF THIRTY LARGE
BROOK TROUT.
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Making 30 Trout, total weight 181J lbs.,
averaging over <l lbs. encli.
Tile '^taking" was pretty lairlv divided uniong
the party; but a few items of iiidi\i(lu;il skill
will be of iiderest.
THE ANGLE(E'B (pRIDE.
BROOK TROUT. (Balmo fontinalis )
Painted by Helen D. Findhxy, expressly for R. G. A., from a living Oquossoc Trout, furnished by Mr. Geo. Sltepiird Page.
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Mr. Cooke was foitnnate eiiougli to return
to camp on the evening- of June 2(1, witli a mag-
niticent seven-and-a-lialf-pounder alive in bis car,
and two or tliree days later took this beautiful
specimen 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. Keed took one 3 J and one 7 J lbs.
Mr. Page one 3, one 4, and one 6 lbs,
Mr. Baker one 2J, and one 4| lbs.
]\Ir. Gilbert one 3, one 3J, one 4J, one 5J, and
one 6f lbs.
Mr. Fahnestock one 2J, one 3J, one 4|, and
one 5 lbs.
Mr. Badgley tAvo of 5J lbs. each, one 6| 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, caught
as follows :
Two of 5 lbs. each, two of 5J, one of 6, two of
6 J, two of 7, one of 7^, two of 8, and one of 8 J,
making thirteen tront, weighing 86 lbs. and
averaging 6 lbs. 10 oz. each. Mr. A. caught,
in addition to the above, twenty- seven trout,
weighing 61 lbs., fi^oni one lb. uj) to five lbs. eacli,
averaging 2J lbs. j also, 207 weighing 87J lbs.,
under one lb. each, averaging 6| ozs. ; total
catch, 247 trout weighing 234J lbs., averaging
nearly one pound each.
The best twenty trout of the last-mentioned
angler's taking, averaged 5J 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, 5J, 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 inches around. Tlie tails, Avlien
spread, measured from 5^ to 8 inclies across.
MODE OF TAKING THE TROUT.
In tlie spring nearly all the large trout are
taken by trolling and still-fishing, the live minnow
being chieflj^ used for bait. They are taken in
the lakes, in deep water, with light tackle, some
using even iiy-rods ^vith thin lines, and very
small hooks.
CAPTURE OF A LARGE TROUT.
A brief description 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
T\Titer and friend Badgley, and our Guide, were
pursuing our usual occupation of trolling around
a favorite i^oint where the water is so deep that
the shy trout are not disturbed by the i^assing
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 ; and -now for the story — but to Avhat end,
since no written words of his can recall the wild
excitement of the moment? He only wishes
that all Avho read this had been there to have
shared in his enjoyment.
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Haying a good trolling rod with multiplying
reel containing 600 feet of very small but very
strong linen line, witb 150 feet paid out, a trusty
single gut leader and small liook, 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 do^^airight heaviness
and determination on the i)art of the fish not to
budge or be moved one inch, it far surpassed all
strikes of past exi^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 hea\y
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 shape, " all quiet on the Cuptomac, " and the
trout sure to remain where he Avas for some time.
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Friend Badgley taking note of the tiriie to
know liow long a job we were in for, conclnded
to light ni) one of his choice Havanas and see if
he conld smoke him ont ; and Da\id was all pre-
Ijared to test the capacity of the landing-net.
Allien the front "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 a\ ent
more line, the reel buzzing away like a. bag full
of mosquitoes.
And now for the last chapter. After repeated
runs and spasmodic jerks and shakes, the con-
quered warrior came ui) alongside like a lamb,
looking completely exhausted. He was now
easily run into the net, head first, lifted on board,
and laid out flat upon the seat of the boat. Mr.
B. referring to his watch pronounced the time
occupied in the captin-e 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 beautiful as the
rainbow.
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All tlie boats now came rushing np, some
parties calling out lustily, ^'How mucli does lie
weigh?" which was immediately ascertained to
be 8J x>ounds. He was rather a short trout, be-
ing only 25 inches in length, but measured
around fidl 17 inches. He soon recovered after
being placed in the fish car, and when transfer-
red to the camj) 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 descrii^tion of which
the writer is not able to give, commensurate AAith
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."
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FLY FISHING.
Fly fishing for large trout is not very snccess-
fiil 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 i)arty this season Avith
the artificial fly.
It is hardly necessary to say tliat the writer,
in common witli the others of the party, prefer
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. ])ositively 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, jf^ar excellence^ the sport for
all true anglers, and in tlie proper season it will
be prosecuted by the Oquossocs with vigor and
no doubt with great success.
TROUT PACKING.
A great many trout are i^acked 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 four trout, weighing 23 i^ounds — one of
them an eight i^ounder — after arriving in New
York, were re-packed and sent to Dutchess
County, N. Y., where there are but few x^eoi^le,
even of the oldest inlia])itants, who had ever
seen a brook trout weighing over three pounds.
Three boxes of trout, caught by the writer also,
were sent to New York to his brother, Mr. Geo.
M. Alter ton, 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 ])roof that Maine Guides
know how to i)ack trout in such a manner that
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tliey will be choice eating even after seyeral
days of transi)ortation.
The three boxes contained abont 100 tront,
Aveighing in the aggregate 150 ponnds, vary-
ing from half a ponnd to eight i^omids 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. Nearly all readily admit-
ted that these specimens went ahead of any thing
they had even heard of before, as to size and
beauty 5 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 nse, " 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 suri)rised at
the size of the gift. The Doctor afterwards
told how he had him served np for supper,
warmed ni> for breakfast, hashed up for dinner,
and bade him farewell only at the fourth meal.
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Tliese large trout baked or boiled are most de-
licious, but for frying tlie small ones are much
preferable.
TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE TROUT.
Mr. Page, the President of the Angling Asso-
ciation, took to the fishing gTounds a very pecu-
liar box, made expressly for transporting live
trout to his jilace in New Jersey. It is lined
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 accompany the box, whose
duty it is to supply fresh air to the trout, the
water not being clianged for the entire distance.
Mr. Page this season took to his artificial trout
ponds in Stanley, N. 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 assist in moving the cage.
REV. MR. MURRAY'S NEW BOOK.
The writer having read the Eev. Mr. Murray's
recent work, ^'Murray^s Adventures in the Ad-
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irondacl' WildernesSj'" and luiviii^' made five trips
through said wihh^ruess, traversing- nearly every
iniportant hd^e and river therein, feels himself
authorized, in aceorchmee Avith the requests of
tishermen friends, to refer to some portions of
the hook, for he must say, with due respect to
the author of a very entertaining narrative, that
he cannot quite agree with all his statements
concerning the Adirondack and the Maine
wildernesses.
Mr. Murray's l)o()k, if accepted as a guide,
will surely cause much bitter disai)i>ointment,
as much that is therein descril)ed has existence
only in the imagination of the enthusiastic
author. He has of course not meant to misrc])-
resent anything, Init the effect will be the same.
All who are thoroughly familiar with the
Adirondacks will unite in saying that the l)Ook,
as a guide, is quite unreliable. A comi)lete
review of the book being out of the question
here, some of the imncipal points of difference
are selected for notice.
The portion of Maine \dsited by our party this
season is as lovely as one could d(\sire, and with
one exception, (piite ecpial to any i)orti()n of the
North Woods of Xew York. There are many
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beautiful lakes and streams in the Adirondaeks,
Raquette Riv^er 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 Avith 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, jonrneyed from Lake Pleasant, Hamilton
County, X. Y., over many lakes and rivers,
including the Blue Mountain lakes and Ra-
quette Lake and River, 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," x^articularly in the Raquette
and Saranac Rivers, as well as in the Saranac
Lakes, Tiix^per's Lake, and all about Paul
Smith's, at St. Regis. Apollos Smith, called fin-
short "Pol.," has finally settled doAvn into being-
addressed as Paul Smith. The Rev. Dr. S. H.
Coxe, of Utica, with whom the writer camped
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last year at Tapper's Lake, relates once visiting
Paul Smith's, and was soon after anxiously in-
quiring, "wliere was Paul and where was Apol-
los!" supposing ther^ were two landlords, the
sign reading Apollos, and the gTiests 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 upi:)er Saranac and Round
Lake, is an excellent place to stoj) at, and one
can always be sure of every attention by the
kind proprietor and his wife.
Martin's, on the LoAver Saranac, is one of the
best places in the Adirondacks for comfort, good
table and attention bj- the host and hostess.
Graves's, near the head of Tupper'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 Avhich 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 Wilderness 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 Adirondacli 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 doT\m as portions of the Wilderness proi>er.
He says that ''no fires have blackened the
hills in the Adirondacks." The writer's exj^eri-
ence is difterent, he having seen many sad traces
of the wanton "Incendiary of the woods," a
creature Avho should be well warmed Avhen
caught.
No doubt x^lenty 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. Near Paul Smith's, for instance,
there is an immense saw-mill, turning out loads
of saw-dust to choke the trout. Where our
I)arty went in Maine no saw-mill was to be seen,
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and all tlie ^Hravqnng''^ we had to do was one
rather x)leasant carry of two miles.
As for black flies, (which Mr. Murray thinks
no great annoyance,) they are plentiful in Maine,
and they are i^lentiful 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, Eaquette Eiver, Forked Lake,
Long Lake, &c., in June, or early in Jidy, and
not he serionsly 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 vexations 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 ANGLER.
From Stewart's Quarterly Magazine jor 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.
c3
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These pests arc the Anglers, ''hetenoir.'' The midge and mos-
quito are simply annoying, hut the small hlack fly is perfect-
ly maddening to those who are unfortunate enough to possess
a sensitive epidermis. Pertinaciously they persist in their
merciless attacks, and find their Ava)"^ into ears, eyes and
nostrils, and through every unguarded aperture in the cloth-
ing. Their hite 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 tlie midges,
or gnats, none were seen tliis trij) in Maine, but
they were met with in the Adirondacks in count-
less millions ; and all Mr. Murray says in their
disfavor is w^ell deserved. Mr. Murray gives the
distance from Keeseville to Martin's as 5G miles.
The w^riter having asked the distance a great
many times of different persons, nearly all agreed
in placing it at about eight miles less, yet it
might be 5G, as not much reliance can be placed
on individual estimates of country distances,
each oiie having a favorite estimate of his own.
Mr. Murray recalls many familiar spots, iiar-
ticularly Blue Mountain Lake, tlie most? beautiful
of all, the lakes of Maine not excepted.
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It is a veiy rare tiling- to take a brooli: trout
in the Adirondacks as heavy as five i)oundSj
three pounds being considered a large trout
there ; it is quite common in Maine to take them
weighing seven and eight i^ounds each, some-
times even nine pounds, and one of ten pounds
was taken by Mr. Page about two years since,
and can now be seen stutted, in a glass case, at
his office, No. 139 Maiden Lane, New York.
Mr. Murray, on page 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 5 and
Mr. Page's ten pounder is just 30 inches long.
Lake trout are plenty in the Adirondacks, and
some as heavy as 15 to 20 pounds are taken, but
compared 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 en light
in certain portions of Maine and other adjacent
states, weighing from 10 to 20 i^ounds, and by
some called speckled trout ; speckled they are
no doubt, but Brook Trout they surely are not.
As to boatSy those of the Saranac and Long
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Lake are models of beauty and speed. Maine is
mucli behind the Adirondaeks in this matter,
but she will soon improve, as a contract is now
being' filled for quite a number of new boats, to
be constructed on the grounds by an experienced
bulkier, and there will be some improvements
made over CA^en the Saranacers.
The landing net is generally used in the Ad-
irondaeks for all small fish, but when it comes to
the large ones, and particularly the lake trout,
they are, in many cases, mercilessly ''gaffed,"
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 up or
be crushed with the heavy boot, but jdaced 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, Avhich
40^
every lover of fresli fisli will acknowledge to be
of great importance. By this method all waste
is done away with, something that cannot be too
highly commended.
The Avriter wonld not seek to deprive the
Adirondacks of one particle 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 si^eaking npon
this subject is, not to let " Old Maine ' suffer too
mnch, which she might do were Mr. JMurray's
book taken for more than it is — a very entertain-
ing work, compiled by a gentleman of romantic
temperament and vivid 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 sny in defence of the attrac-
tions of the Old Pine Tree State.
Since the foregoing reference to Mr. Murray's
book was put in type, numerous i^aragraphs in
the daily iiapers have appeared, reflecting very
severely on Mr. Murray for misleading so many
tourists, who, following his advice, went to
THE MONARCH OF MAINE.
41
tlie Adirondack Wilderness in search of liealtli
and sport. Tlie accounts whicli gave rise to the
criticisms are no doubt exaggerated, but tliey
all agree that the disappointment 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 w il-
derness and are i>osted, 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 reUahle inform-
ation must first be obtained.
If the Adirondacks have been overrun with
thousands of tourists this summer, as the papers
say they have, it is natural that they should
feel hard toward IMr. Murray, yet they are
themselves to l)lame in a great measure, for
swallowing the book entire and then bolting for
the woods, Avithout previously consulting some
friend who w as able to post them correctly.
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As to ladies visiting tlie ^Wklerness, a few
may do so safely and comfortably, if accom-
panied by an experienced i^rotector, wlio lias
been at least two trills to the region proi)osed to
be visited. As yet a few only can find accom-
modation, and these must be prepared to
'' rough it."
The writer, after three tri^js to the Adiron-
dacks, ventured 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,
camped out for variety on Eaquette Eiver, and
met Governor Fenton and i:)arty at Martin's and
Bartlett's. We spent a portion of our time in
company with the Governor, which added to the
X)leasure of our trip exceedingly.
Any one proposing to visit the Adirondack
Wilderness, should procure a map of the region,
and the best one is Dr. W. W. Ely's, published
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.
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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 Morris, deservedly stands at
the head. Mr. Morris 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 ui^on Avith entire con-
fidence. We will now leave the Adirondack
subject for other interesting matter.
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oauossoc.
As stately as his mountain x>ine
Here, once, Oqnossoc's cbieftain stood,
And with his barbed spear transfixed
Tlie nimble tenants of tlie Hood.
Full manj" a year tlie rushino- stream
The brave Oqnossoc's praises sang ;
Full maDy a time these forest aisles
With stern Oqnossoc's prowess 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 yonnger hand has grasped anew
The barbed spear that his let fall ;
For to the Happy Fields have lied,
Oqnossoc's people, one and all.
The white man claims both hill and flood ;
The pine tree falls before his steel ;
The river broad, the forest aisles,
Are i)athways for the rushing Avheel.
Still, as he moves with giant pace
And ceaseless cries, " I am not done !"
The lied Man yields him hope and home
Save that beyond the setting sun.
To tlioae of his readers who need an apology that lie permitted himself to perpetrate
this Indian cry, the writer most penitently tenders one. To him as to Silas Weirs, tlie
transition froiii prose to verse, for once, w as easy, and he slid thereinto. It is liis first
attempt, and considerinj^ tlie liifliculty he had in Ueepiiis his kkkt he thinl^s it will be liis
last. This assurance he trusts will reassure tin- reader " whose soul is not to music
tuned," and wlm is not desirous to hear more of '■ Lo ! the I'oor Indian."
Furthermore, there is no e.Ktra 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
camiHng ground. The Eev. Mr. Tompkins of
Wrentham, Mass., and the Eev. Mr. Morrill of
Maine, who Avere present on a trouting excursion,
conducted the services, four gentlemen of the
Oquossoc Association acting as choir. A rude
X)ulpit consisting of a barrel, two boxes and a
plank, was improvised 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 imi^ressed with the ser-
vices of this meeting in the ivoodSj held in a
lovely spot, suggestive of communings with
Nature'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 was
so well i^leased with all he saw, including the
ascent of a high mountain by eight gentlemen,
that he afterwards i)rinted an extended account
of his trip, in his journal.
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GRAND TROUT SUPPER. .
A Grand Trout Supper Avas given by the
writer, to nine gentlemen, including those of
the members of the Association, Avho had not
yet departed. Several States were represented.
Having two trout of his own catching, one of 6J
and one of 8J lbs., it was decided to have them
sacrificed and served up on the spot. It taxed
the resources of the establishment severely to do
this thing, but all difftculties 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 stufted
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 sui)i:)er, next morning there Avere but few
48
who had not been visited by queer dreams and
night-mare ai^paritions 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 BY
:fl. C3-. ^^i_ii_.E:E=LTonsr.
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1111 m WMMM>
(As furnished for publication, by Mr. E. Rice.)
LACKAWANNA HOTEL, C. T. Richardson, Prop'r.
NOMTHEItN 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.
Green Peas. Tomatoes.
Bermuda Onions.
*These two Trout were caught by Mr. R. G. AUerton.
(OVEB. )
,
i
RELISHES.
Sardines.
Horse Eadish .
Chow Chow. Pickles.
t
PASTRY.
Doughnuts.
Sponge Cake.
Apple Pie .
BREAD.
White Bread.
Toast.
Hard Tack.
Napkins.
Toothpicks.
. Birch Bark.
Trout Ribs.
FLUIDS.
Coffee.
Tea.
Kennebago Pura.
Gentlemen Present at tlie 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.
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CAPTURE OF A LOON-A TRUE STORY.
On the return trii> of the 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 x)royed
to be a mistake. RoAving cautiously up 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 creepiiig
up within reach, grasped the feathered beauty
hj the neck, and, — he was our bird. It i)roved
to be a beautiful male specimen and in this in-
stance must have been more than ordinarily
" loony." Why he allowed him self 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 sai-d, 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 miguarded
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
so
tiglit and very sharp, somebody roared and
jumped in a perpendicular direction as high as
his Loonship would let him. The finger Avas 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
applied 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 upon Mr. Ws traveling bag,
but owing to his general uneasiness and the
inconvenience of his presence to other passen-
gers, it was finally decided to leave him on the
way. Fortunately meeting a very kind man,
(Post-master of a Aillage, but not one of A. J's
as far as known,) who was in Avant of a Loon,
and who promised to treat him Avell, 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 R. G. A. )
LOON CAUGHT AT OQUOSSOC LAKE.
62
indulged in, and not ten cents worth of tendency
to fiction can be proA ed against tlie 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 cam^), the skin
was soon after nailed up to dry, (see front-
ispiece,) and eventually went to the state of
New Jersey, where another " Page" will relate
the same bear story to wondering listeners of
tender years.
OQUOSSOC 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.
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THE MAINE PEOPLE.
In tliis account of a trip to Maine, it becomes
a very pleasant duty to place on record our
agreeable experience of its i)eople. Wherever
we traveled we were treated in tlie most hospit-
able manner by all, and it is only truth to say,
that for kindness, sobriety and true friendshij),
the Maine peoi^le cannot be surpassed. As far
as the writer learned, not one intoxicated man
was seen by the party during the trip. 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, referring more par-
ticularly to Mr. Cooke 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. Cooke is most kind and
generous wherever he goes, paying special at-
tention to the little children, and to Sunday
schools and Churches. He presented libraries to
the Sunday-schools of one of the villages through
which we j)assed, Mr. Page doing the same at
another village. Both of these gentlemen are
COUNTRY SCHOOL.
5G
deeply interested in Sunday-schools and do a
great deal for these 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 fishing 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
cliurch 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
lie 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, X. Y.,
in which he is deeply interested. Mr. Keed 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.
e57
The last named gentlemen carried off all the
honors for public speaking, none of the others
of the party venturing to stei) forth, although
urged to do so. They however 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
l)arty 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 parties, notorious for
license, rather than decorous frolic, may Avell
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. C, traveling by the Buggy ^ in i3refer-
ence to the White Eye Line, pulled up at almost
every house during the entire distance, for the
purpose 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 Avay. The
mystery of the thing is, how he could keep up
the distribution, as he stoi)ped at house after
house and there were many on the way, and
many, many children in the grand total, yet he
had a full assortment for all the boys and girls
and even for the babies, for the supjily was
inexhaustible. No one could see where he kept
the large stock necessary for so extensive a
journej^ ; 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
darliiigs and get your boolvS^
POLING- UP OQUOSSOC RAPIDS.
59
ADIEU.
Having now recorded the x^rincipal points of
interest of this happy trip of the ^' Oquossoc
Angling Association," the writer bids adien to
the scenes so much enjoyed, to the beautiful
trout not the less admired that they escaped the
barbed hook, to all the kind friends with whom
the glorious sport was shared, hoping next seji-
son to renew the m;inifold delights of the past
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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