The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-12

[The following letter, though not in
tended for publication, yet, inasmuch as
some of our readers may desire sometime
to take trip in the wilds it depicts, can
hardly fail to interest them.
BosroT, Aug. 80, 1871.
My Dear B. Since | last wrote you,
have been roaming. July oath, Rev.
NJ. 7. and j. s. took steamer for Bangor,
leaving Boston at p. NJ. After getting
out to sea we got acquainted with Mr..
Fay-Pastor Of Bangor Congregational
church, quite fine fellow-and Prof.
Clarke OF Brown University, who, with
his lady we're going East on vacation
fine, pleasant folks, with whom we had a
good time until Isle of Shoals Light bore
west II miles when we turned in.
Had fine night and delightful trip up
the Penobscot Bay and kiver-far su-
perior l think. to the Hudson for beauty
and variety. Got to Bangor at noon on
Tuesday, went to Bangor House and
washed and took dinner. Then with 7.
and a Mr.. Pickering ian old friend of
T's) we looked over the city, amuch finer
place than I expected to see until I
o'clock evening, when we took cars for
Madawamkeg 60 miles up the river, Prof.
Clark and wife going with us. At Winn
55miles from Bangor We stopped for the
night and here parted with the Prof.
Had good nights rest and Wednesday
morning took two horse "express" for
Nicatow. When some I miles on the
way, the old "express" being heavily
loaded, broke down, and SO T. and myself
kept on on foot. After three miles
walk the old thing overlook us and we
rode in triumph to Nicatow. Here we
found little tavern where we ate dinner,
and from which we were to start for the
deep forest The west and east branches
of the Penobscot here have their junction,
forming the main river. Early in the
afternoon, we luckily procured guides
and birch canoes, and having finished our
preparations started at IL O'Clock Thurs.
day morning. We wisely decided to
take guide and birch each, it cost more
of course, but then each had his own man
and means of conveyance. That is to
say, each was monarch in his way.
First, was a tramp Of IL miles. We pre-
rered to do this, as the guides preferred to
draw the canoes and luggage above the
Rockademe Rapids with horses, rather
than force the birchcs up among the dan.
gerous rocks with their "setting poles
A path through the woods made it moi
an unpleasant walk for us. as we travelled
light, having left our usual apparel at the
tavern, and donned hunting shirts and
rubber boots. The guides were to bring
rifles, rods and everything else. The
scenery was grand, as emerging from the
woods old Katadin and many lesser noun
tains broke upon the vision, some 4C
miles distant; though the old fellow
looked only about 10 or II miles ahead
Here we found house and got strong
tea and milk, after which the guides
having launched their canoes some mileI
back, had loaded in the luggage and com
ing up the river, overlook us here. w
then padded some a or miles, anc
crossing carry Of 2 miles, we found our
selves on the shore at the foot of Quakisl
Lake about dusk. All signs of civiliza
tion now in our rear.
A smidge fire for the special delccta
ton of the mosquitoes was made. Ten
pitched-simply piece of canvass form
ing one side of roof-supper, consisting
of tea, hard bread and butter and frie;
pork cooked and eaten, few boughs fo
a bed, and thin rubber blankets on tn,
ground and another over US, and so slep
until morning, under the soothing inauenc
Of sweet mosquitoe symphonies, who, from
time to time, presented their delicate bill
just to let us know that they must hav
a slight percentage Of profit, for keeping
guard, and ground-rent. Up in tn
morning fast same as supper, ex
cept that the two "monarchs" had goo'
coffee, the guides prefering tea. Packe'
canvass, and then to the paddles. Wen
on all day, touching on shore for luucl
at noon, and at night, found ourselve
after one carry and shooting several rap
ids, at logging camp at the foot of th
north Twin. We christened this tn
metropolitan" it having a stove, larg
center table, and bunks with mosquit
nets. All along the rapids we tried 70
trout, while the guides were going owe
the carries, but found none, At thi