The Republican journal., 1890-11-27

The Belfast deer hunters lcttIrn-a It ,,.i
from their annual hunt, ana Tor the first tf,,e
without deer Judge johnson ha- becn 5pto WI.
"ilds of Maine for eleven consecutive Seasons
and his party, with this exception, ha. brouubt
nome game. The party was sadly ,iisal.oiutr,
but the Judge says ne tet that rni.foltuI,t ,y,II
be the result. The whole trip was one. Of ,fri.rI
ues. As before stated the route WI 4 Deyy Inv.
lhur9oay the party, which went in sections, ,Irjr
ed a. Brownville. The team driven 5y Nh. I0..
ii"lrl7 ana MI, }. F. Wilson found tile gui te, Mr.
Ed. Clement, of Swanvile lie VA nm IN. ,,..
expected, but proved to be Il good man. The f,tI
ure OF me Trip was not due To him. A portion DR.
the party passed Thursday night at the home OF
MT Freeman Tufts. twenty-five Wears aro Mn
TUFTS resided on a farm in the suburb, Of EpIf,.t
ana was deacon in the CONGREGATIONAL lb,roI
He was much pleased to meet neople from pl
last especially Mr., Hack, pastor Of the ,hn,cl,
with which he was formerly associated Tba oId
er citizens Of Belfast have pleasant reroll.rti,s
OF Mr. Tufts. Friday morning the payty ,jro,a f.,
the loot Of Ebeme lake. The camp was five miIa.
up the lake and the voyage was 10 have Been ,,ats
In boat. Here a most serious obstacle vvY. ~,
countered,-the lake had frozen OVER orlv ,b
night before TIE party embarked, however. a,id
broke passage for the boat for two i.iIcs, When
the Ice became 50 thick it could not be broken ana
they went on shore. The camp was three niIes
larther on through an unbroken forest But one
thhS was to be done, and that was to tote Nh tLe
uuhidSc through the woods TO the camD rht.
was done, requiring two round trips
imagine the pastor of the Congregational church
the Judge of the Probate Court of waldo cnunt,
the city marshall of Belfast, Dr. s. W. Jobnson
and the others, with bundles strapped Oh tbetr
backs ike pack pedders, bending beneath thejr
loads and following a spotted line throuob III
almost lmpenetrable forest. But the work had to
be done and was manfully performed CoI NJ.
Donald, of the Governors stan, had a Saratora
trunk, said to have contained "biledu shirt arr
Prince Albert coat, but this was nut hack into tbo
boat and forwarded to Deacon Tufts Friday
night tired and hungry, the party were safely on.
camped.
saturday morning the hunters took a scout
through the woods. A snow storm came Oh mat
night depositing several inches of snow. s,ndo,
they did not hunt Mr.. Hack and the doctor re-
manned in camp all day. The others took stroll
in the woods, but carried their rifles to protect
themselves In case deer should attack them
Monday and Tuesday the party hunted beer
were seen but were out of range. Wednesday
hunting was abandoned and the traps were lupged
back to the boat. Mr.. Hack, Judge johnson and
Mr.. Wilson reached home Thursday morning,
Mr. Mcdonald stopped in Bangor and came home
Friday afternoon on the sch. Young Brothers. DIR
johnson and Mr.. Harris concluded to go into the
woods again and were determined to have game.
but a guide could not be procured and they too
started for home DR.. johnson by rail and MIR
Harris with his team. AL got back safely, but il
was most discouraged party.