Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-18
THROUGH THE kAN0ELEY
LAKES.
A BsrurI nEAn.KiLLsH's ACCOUNT OF AN
AUTUMN rRIr.

Itufft-pon1tuct of the i*Nlstoa '''f"s't
We started. a few weeks ago from
Bethel On Mr.. }. s sands's stage which
goes daily through the summer months
With I'd. Msgill - driver and q Jolly.
good ns,arcd Jshu he s, doing Screw
suger Falls. the Jail and Moose Cave.
and arriving a, Umbagoe Lake at 5
O'Clock ?. NJ.
In Grafton Notch We crossed Bull
Brook. Which in a thaw las, winter over
run the road. and the selectmen though,
carried OF the bridge. SO they pa, IN
good bridge a, considerable expense. and
in the spring when the snow wen, of.
behold. the bridge had been bull, on top
Of the old one. and !, had to be removed
before wagons could pass.
Al Lakeside Hotel a, the foo, Of Um-
bsgog Lake We me, part Of the Bethel
Shooting Club going into camp at MOlr'
Rock. for bird shooting. This Is de-
.if.ble place. where the plover and other
shore bird. eongrega,e =, this season Of
the year Several varieties Of duck help
fll up the game bag Of the persistent
hunter.
We pa. on up the lake BY steamer.
run by Frank Merrill the modes, iankee
Captain and genial man. TO the five aIle
carry ., Sunday Cove, and foo, !, sero~
Middle Dam and Anglers Retreat. stop
ping day OF two to try the irou, At this
point. ba, With poor success. Very fec
large uou, are taken this fall at any Of
the f.moa. fishing points on all the
Lakes.
The Lakeside Hotel. Anglers Re,rea,
and Camp a, South Arm. also the steam
ers on the UmbsgOs and Mollyehunke-
munk lakes. are o-ned by the X X. l..
I. Company company orsanired in
Boston. Of which Capt. fsrer s manas-
er. but We understand the company y
frequently assessed 10 pay expenses and
,ha, no dividend has ye, been declared
since iis organization.
AT MIDDLE DAM
We were shown many Improvements
going on and already made by the Union
Water Power Company Of Lewiston. Mr..
John Straw. agent. Large quantities of
rock. have been uaken from the south
end Of the dam and dumped below the
southern wing. making ,ha, par, Of the
dam immensely strong.
The ground. from which the rocks are
taken are lef, in a smooth and level con-
di'ion. suitable for garden OF base
ball play ground.
There are now employed abou, the
work a, ,hi. poin, ,~en,y men and four
oxen. they also keep COW and small
aoek Of sheep for the use Of the camp.
They have MeAdamired . good road
from the dam to Anglers Re,res, steam.
er landing. and fenced in quite a pasture
in this wilderness.
They can raise the water In the lake
eigh, fee, higher than by the original
dam. making smooth water TO the foo,
Of the upper dam and too fee, above the
apron. thu, holding back an immen'e
amour, Of the water Of the lakes for .
dry time.
Going on by steamer up the lakes. We
eros. over to Upper Dam. q short carry
from which all the trees have been Gu,
away. and a. we approach the dam the
building. look city like, being painted
cottage brown and the grounds in from,
and around the location are leselled of
and seeded down and well fenced in.
looking green and beautiful. A large
crew OF seventy men are also ., work on
this dam. putting In all new timber work,
rev gates and house TO cover III gates.
They will diS ou, the river bed 50 a. to
drain the big lake five fee, lower than
ever. All the hosting Is done by steam
power. a portable engine being stationed
upon the dam and~ire ropes being used
instead Of hemp. A saw mill attached
to the dam cuts ou, the timber, plsnks
and boards.
The water has been drained from
Mooseluemsgun,ic lake. ths fall. and .
cofsr.dsm put in above Trout Cove,
where the old one Was located, 80 As TO
control entirely the water above.
This disanangement si the waters Of
the lake is, no doubt. the reason Of the
scarcity Of trout, this fall.
SOME vERY LAR0E TROUT
have been seen below Upper Dam. but
very few have been taken. Rangeley
guides tell me ,ha, more large trout are
taken about these lakes In the spring
than in the fall. although through the
summer many are taken by deep water
fishing with bait. Every available chance
is taken up for sleeping at this dam. and
many have TO sleep on the floor. end ev.
cry man expects to catch the big trout,
although they seldom &c, rise.
We call q, the camp Of Samuel Bat.
ten. esq, Of Philsdelphis, situated near
the inls, Of Mollyehunksmunk lake. All
the modern appointment Of camp CON-
fort were here and the famous guide,
Stevens +. Morse, and the jolly caterer
and cook. Asa A. Frost. both Of Upton.
are employed here the year round Mr..
MeCaid Of Philsdslphia, and some ladies
were enjoying camp life.