Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-05-29

tho cxcursionisi ia that direction there
no hint whatever on the sunny slope o
Camp Kepnebago. The forest and th'
mountains shut in apparently on every
side. and only the slow deep waters o
the Lackawanus. which quench in them
selves the noise and sparkle OF the Ken
neba 20 and the RangeleY currents. poin
the way to the broad expsnse a little way
beyond. The steamer OgaOSS0c, mate to
MoUychuRkena.k. lies waiting at The
wharf, aud at an early morning hour
takes her departure. In five minutes
time she has glided down The few rods
of river. and struck boldly cut upon the
great Mooselucmaguutic toward The Up
per Dam. Frye's Cottage, the nest oI
Hon. William Z. Frye. OF Lewiston. con-
fronts the eye FROM lis perch upon q
rugged is!et in the narrows, opposite the
mouth OF the entering stream, the steam
er leaving it on the lett as il turns its
Prov 10 the southwark. The view from
this point is sublime and inspiring. To
the right the narrows open into Cupsup-
tic Lake, which ihrusts its arms close up
under the mountains on the north. lap
ping their iores,-fu ged bases with lis
restless waves, and draining their slopes
by one considerable stream, also called
tho Cupsupiic, nayigablc by The Indian
Rock boats for several miles beyond its
mouth. To the south spreads before the
eye much wider and far grander view.
As the steamer sweeps past Frye's Lodge
and fairly enters Mooselucmagnntic. the
magnificent proportions and surround
incs of that water arc all uniolded 10 the
gaze. For something like dozen miles
the lake extends in the southerly direc-
ton, The nearly equal eastern arm being
yet concealed from view by an interven
ing headland. Abruptly to the east rises
Bald Mountain, tho same which from
RaDgeley Lake was viewed upon It's
other side. Mountains there are to
match upon the opposite (western) shore,
while far to the south the whole horizon
is filled with the bold and massive out
line OF The Bemis raBge-a chain OF noble
hills. which, st q greater remove from
the overtowering White Mountains.
would command Il distinguished reputa-
talion. AS the steamer pushes down the
lake, by the aid OF q good glass one may
discern Allerton Lodge, Upon i,s rocky
foundation, under the very edge OF Bald
Mountain, at a point known as Bugle
! Cove. This is tho haunt OF Mr.. X &
Alerton, of New York. the treasurer OF
the Oquossoc Association, and is one CT
the finest and prettiest lodges on any of
these shores. AT the extremity OF the
eastern arm Of the lake. occupying an
eligible site at the loot of what is known
As the Bemis Stream, is another camp,
consisting OF q number of cabins, con-
trolled by Mr.. George Sheppard Page.
Mr.. l.. l.. Crounse. and Mr.. III. NJ. Hutch
inson. These gentlemen are lessees OF a
large tract OF surrounding territory, and
have greatly interested themselves in the
artificial propagation OF fish. 1t is esIi-
mated that in 1875, $50 600 trout were
spawned in the breeding ponds con-
sirucled Tor them on the Bemis Stream.
The L-shaped coniguration OF Moose
lucmagunlic makes practically to the eye
two lakes out OF the one. and the view
from Bemis is quite independent lrom
that presented to the observer at the
Cupsuplic narrows. The mountains
have shifted positions, and stand in new
relations. Islands, before an apparent
part of the main land. are discovered
,hereirom and established in their inde-
pendence, and The outlines OF the horizon
are broken up into lorms OF fresh beauty.
We are now on the way, in imagina-
ton. to the Upper Dam. and it is time TO
seek little preparatory information re-
specting the great commercial interests
with which that immense structure and
its fellows are connected. The forests
which ipfold The Androscoggin Lakes
abound with valuable timber, and the re-
gion which in summer is consecrated
10 the oar and rod and gun. resounds in
winter with the strokes OF the lumber
mans ak. Ia the spring the timber
which has been cut during the preceding
months is rated through the connecting
streams into the Androscoggin. and SO 10
the mills, the markets, and the world.
To facilitate these operations, immense
dams have been built at several points.
by means OF which the water in all oi
the lakes can be raised 10 mean head ot
eleven feet. This easily sets ailoat the
logs as they lie along the shores. aud the
drawing off at will aids the process OF
rafting, as well as furnishes driving
power through the connecting streams
and down the ADdroscoggin. OF these
great structures Tor subduing ali this i'm
mense water-power, and making it sub
servient to the lumberman's will. that
known as the Upper Dam is at the foot
OF Lake Mooseucmaguntic. on the stream
that empties into Mollychunkemunk, or