Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-30

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DsaE seoEy.
a weekago Thursday morning, utch vas
one Of th most beautiful that evS sraced
the icveljest month of the year, ytor cores
pendent left Augusta on the ea,iy train in
charge Of Johnny Mace. for sIort visi, to
franklin county in pursuit of that happiness
SO much talked about BY the disciples of gen.
tie Izaak Walton; in plain English. We start
ed out to go fishing. A ride down the Ken
nebec to Brunswick At this season is a thing
OF jog, and is ended all too soon. A short stop
at Brunswick for breakfast and We take Con.
ductor Cobb's train for Crowley's. where We
change for Wilton, and reach that beautiful
village about one o'clock, when we are met
wHr old friend A. d. Russell ESQ, of
vi.;, hich is the objective point Of our
bo,.e .na gre soon seated behind his feet
hour and half.c~.ver, GOOD road ind ~
ing along the sides Oh -. ,on,,.;,. -,
Washington and Perkins ..n,.,;a.. .,:
ing higher and higher untl.-. -. =.
height of land in Perkins, then .h,;.s 49,.
exceedingly pleasant ride down the -.
taln' and we are at our journeys end, -.
a little past four O'Clock.
Weld village is pleasantly situated in broad
valley near large, clear sheet of water five
miles long, called Weld pond. The ride
from Wilton to Weld was exhilaratipg: the
scenery wild and grand; LOFTY mountains
tower nigh, peak on peak and deep valleys
stretch away between, along which are scores
Oh brooks OF the sweetest water all teemino
with speckled trout. After tea with M
russell and family, we, in his COMPANY
repaired to one o. these brooks al were 70.
waroed with handsome string of front
Inc next Gay We Visited the pond of Mr..
DAVID Masterman, inshe north part of Weld
who has commenced tn. cultivation of front
AT the foot Of one of tn, mountains above
referred to. Mr.. Mastering has bniIt a dam
across iiinpld stream and made a pond Of
ABOUT TOUR acres into which h. has put near
ly 1000 trout, speckled beaut.s most NJ
which will weigh a pound apiece. W. Ia
the pleasure of dropping them q line N
response TO which we brought away a s,r;na
that was the envy Of all who saw it. NJ.
Mastermai owns the land all round the ,ord
and has full control of all the fish mkt Ve
intends to make other ponds. buis
q batcbing-hop.a ;pcroasa h;s 49,
a consideration allow sportsmen tho rr;v;ia ol
of fishing there. and we have no douh, !,
will prove a having investment n him and .
source of pleasure and profit to those
who love to angle. Doubtless there are
many sportsmen who would gladly paw ,
royal price for the favor of taking some o.
the trout we saw in that pond. If any wist
goo trout fishing, let them visit Mr.. Master
and some good FISHING. Weare undor ohl;g.
lions for c0urtesies and bosn;,.l;t;es rec-.;vo,
at the bands of h;mself o,T III 80 &c
Her buttar ia Tho v.lIow.s. 81 - $50 ~.
sw.e,os, ,h., ,ra - $50 ~" "e' e'e"''' '''
FranLl;n comm, = ,I,a
disc. Not only are the hrnnLs ana n p",a
filled with trout and rickeraI tho "I o. roha
that ever swan. but the forests that crnw,
her everlasting hills con,o;r a.r,a - -.
kinds ;ncludino tho HAL haor So, " ."n-,
800, :, WI p, "ei'
H.. ~ ~, p''s' IN .he eieari"s
I,"' ~ uP nisn on ..'e sues Vi !he mountains
W NJ s,: .as. ApI1 III pam s'ght OF mr.
Nj Russell vas horn "o o' '"e iAf"' ""s's
We had the pleasure of moet;no tho buote,
who killed the hear listened ~ hi. n,ods.,
,usL Of Rrr;n - ,ns'n "m. ''1 or,s a"S =,
omr haro = u;,a.'w.;..u'. "'o ine nm. 80. ~
lou of -. OK '. .s".' ""'us sU"S .e;.
advsU,,ro o' su;o~5 ,s ~no piesios, o " .n's
dead. shot and su. .aS s ILL., o''"S
Hiram said that a hear came ~, into tho
pasture of a neigbbor and L;iia5 a sheen A
hunt was at once oroan;zed T. was easy 70
follow the track Of the hear as a lioht snow
h.d f,llar tho mol. ,os"n Whan nj. 49,
found The hunters in nurn;, ha tool .
straight course for "olI Rlnc i" dawn ,be
vaIIev throuoh Tho ,rond, over tho ,norn
ta;ns foljowsd bv Tho ra,.n,iass bnntsrs M.
iii about four o'clock in the afternoon when
he turned and came ba.k toward the nlscs
of starting Hiram met him alone and ~ ,
distance of abou, 10 ,ods onaned Sr. IN hin,
Nth Tho laf, heel &c III m. oo,no dbl
gun wh;ol w.s ho.,;iv io.aoJ s,,h ordo" .
hnIlet .nd h,,nI.h.t WV" p'""e''