Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-17

thsnks to hos, and hostess We say good
bye 10 this old homestead on the hillside.
Farther on q call a, Mis. James Browne
gives also much pleasure. The close OF
day brings US TO Upton Hill, from which
the Umbsgog first IL SEEN. Agreeable
quarters are found At the foo, Of the hill.
Just over the State line. Ia Cambridge,
". H.. at q new hotel called the Lake
side. A sood table. good beds. good
night. rest. Ssven.,hiry A NJ; tbs
little steamer PArmaehenee stands wait.
ing a, the wharf few steps from the
house. and. all on board, goes of al good
speed for her days trip on the lake and
rivers. A clear blue sky above. clear
.,ill water below. no sound Of life on
either hand. A sense Of separation from
the busy world and all lie eankering
cares comes over one. sweet. peaceful
feeling Of rest Away pas, Big Island,
Bear Island. Me,alluek Island. the little
vessel goes. bearing US on farther and
farther into the depth Of the wilderness.
The frs, stop is Sunday Cove. where
par, Of the company di'embafk and
and take a passage by blackboard TO Mid.
die Dam. The course turns nex, tow
ards the head Of the Androscogsin on the
opposite side Of the lake and four miles
down the riysr To Enroll Dam. A wild.
weird ride IL l., the little steamer yeering
,hi. way and ,ha, 20 escape the running
log. which have come down from the
sreA, boom. on the lake. Up the river
again. near the head the boa, turns into
the Mssallowsy. beautiful river. the de.
lish, Of artist. aud the JOY Of all who
visit IL A proia.ion Of handsome ho~.
enns shrub. line the figEig shores. Wild
dieks With their A)en Of little ones sail
along in .wee, forse,falne's Of danger. .
monster eagle skim, through the sir jus,
above the .moke.tAek.-,h. here. iadsei
We are near TO n,,ures heart. The ten
mile. now travelled by steamer are ehArm-
iug ls can be except ihs, the dis'aaee -
too .hof, and only .,em,,o whc, the APP
petite fof more Of the same rare pleas
ure. The time /, soon coming, they tell
u.. when ,hi, wish will b, granted. for q
boa, is nov baildins which IL 20 run on
the upper waters Of The river and ,h'
now d,ian, PTmsehsenee Like. The
return from Flat. Landing. the ,efmi.
nus u the route. /. made Ia re,erie order
Of the morning. stopping places. and
ESQ hnis us a, The Lakeside again The
day 1. past. the ,rip over. ba, the little
P.rmachsnes and her g,n,lem,nly crew.
Me.srs Mudsll. Snos and R,sell. W.
shall no, sooa forget.
A word here about the Andr1'cossia
Lake. transportation company. whose en-
isrp,i.s /, nos op'rins this Zoe resort re-
siJa 70 traveller, by mesn' q steamers
noe built OF building and by other
means q transportation and eni,riAin'
meni. - /, never has beea before. VIZ
IC. A Fauar. General Manager Of the
Company. IL va, oaT pleasure 10 meet ~
the l.,ke,ids and from him % learn many
facis - iniers., in connection with the
plans q the Company. Mr. &c. the
Bangor lnmbcimAn. !. one Of The leaders
in The enterprise ani has high hopes tina,
thi, section ~ill in due time be largely
pA,ronifsd by guest. from all parts OF
the country There seems 10 be no res'
.on Why ihi. expectation should no, be
I fully realized. aud summer city spring
up .bol, the shore. oi,he umbagos aud
along the waters Of the Msgalloway and
the Parmschsnee The route from the
great elite. Vi. Bethel ADD Messy. a. DE.
.cribsd above. i. both easy and interest.
ins and the locality Of the umbasos and
adiassn, water. heal,hful and delightful.
Thus fsr. probably from lack Of hotels
and other accommodations. the Cmblgos
doc. not seem 20 have lad - many yi.-
i-or. =. the upper lakes. all - far as
We noticed no cottages have been bull,
on the shore. Hitherto the line Of usv-
81 COZ those who did not reach the lakes
through Pennington and Phillips appears
20 have been almo., wholly through An.
dover 20 the South Arm ofihe Richardson
comparatively fev visiting the umbascs.
bu, With a blackboard across from Mid
de Dam and good Conveyance from the
100, % the Umbagos 90 The line Of rail-
road. those who make a tour OF the
R.n,ely lakes will no, omi, the Umba-
sos and the MAsallowAy.
Morning come. and the homewsrd
way mus, be ,Aken. We choose the
route over III hill'' 20 Andover. and are
paid for the hard climb by the novel e,-
perienee Of finding ourAslyes veri,Ably in
the clouds. which on a losery day rest
on the summit. Ii. said the dsseen, TO
Avernus /. easy bu, the descent OF Is
hill /. quite the opposite. Down. down,
down and ys, down. down. the road goes
twisting and turning but We are on
level land AZ length and find an easy way
along the IVES, branch Of the Eli. 20 An.
dover. a pretty level village surrounded
by pine groves ls large hotel. and
boarding houses indicate ,hA, /, IL - Ia
vori,e place for city bOardsr.. The ride
along the in,ervales 81 the Ellis ani An.
dro.cossin 10 Rumford consumes the re-
msinder Of the day. A ,ary with our
kin.people. Ms"r. c. aid q T. Elliott
and families give. res, from the journey
and the pleasure Of most happy visit at
their pleasan, homes
Another days ride aud We have cross
ed over from the Androscosgin TO the
Sandy. the spires Of Pennington are in
Sigh, and we are home again.
KEYEs.