Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-12
Piscataquis.
GREENVIIIE.

Now the ice is all out of Moosehead
lake, business around here is rushing. At
the Moosehead Inn there is daily a large
crowd of sportsmen. The first large
crowd came Monday from Dexter and
consisted of Rev. w. H. Gould w H.
Carr, w. II. Abbott, Dana Crockett J.
w. Haines. S. S. Ireland, Station Agent
II. W. Blaisdel, $. l.. Small Cashier
Chas. Curtis of savings bank. DIR. Blan-
chard and John Hale. They were carried
to Spencer bay on the steamer Nettie A.,
Capt. Frank Sawyer The Nettie A.
was the first boat to clear from West
Cove with a party. but the first boat to
clear was the Cora Lee. Capt r. f..
Harlow, which left Sunday morning.
Ex-senator A. p. Williams of San Fran
cisco. Cal. and A. II. Totman of Fair
field. came up Monday morning and
stopped off for few hours on their way
to Indian pond. Senator Williams has
been here several times and is a great fa-
vorite with frequenters of the lake.-The
steamer Katahdin. Capt. Chas j. Rob
inson. was the first steamer to arrive
here, coming in Saturday night She had
to come through the ice for about six
miles from Deer Island to the west out
let, and from there came around the
shore to West Cove. She started from
kineo and got down to the sand bar
but then had to go back and come round
by Deer Island.-The steamer Rebecca
cleared for Kineo. Monday noon. Capt.
Sheldon Davis. Ever since he came onto
the Rebecca, sixteen years ago. has al
ways been the first one to carry mail to
Kineo after the ice went out. Mrs. Da-
Wis and daughter. accompanied her hus-
band on his first trip. Besides Mrs. Da-
Wis there We're several passengers: John
w, Fogg. travelling salesman for MILL
ken. Cousins & Short j. w Shepard
salesman for Estabrook & Eaton: Clar-
enee Morris, a Kineo guide, Geo. L.
Burnside of Fellows Falls, VT; ]. H.
Hall. guide; f. a. Horn, guide; and j.
w. Horn of Guilford. who is on his way
to Somerset cottage, six miles above
kineo.-United States steamboat inspec-
tors. Horace Atwood of Hampton and
Chas. Staples, Jr.. of Portland. are here
inspecting the steamers previous to their
active operations of the season.-The
steamer Katahdin, started for the head
of the lake. Monday afternoon. to tow
logs which will keep her busy for six or
seven weeks.-The trains this season
probably will not run as often as they did
last summer. but still there will be three
trains day between here and Dover ana
FoXcroft to connect with the Maine Gem
trail trains. One in the early morning,
one at noon to connect with the flying
Yankee. and one the middle of the after
nonn.-The new steamer being built by
Landlord y. II. Walker of the Moose
head Inn will probably be ready 10
launch some time this week. II Is the
old steamer Vim with sixteen feet put
iii the center and completely refinished.
1t has been fitted up with a fine cabin
and forward house and kitchen. Capt.
Marshall who has run the steamer
Henry NJ, for several seasons will be
captain of the new boat and Chas.
Greeley. formerly of the Twilight. will
be engineer. Mr.. Walker will keep the
boat to he used by parties stopping a
his hotel The new boat will be licensed
to carry 81. being a 50 ton boat.-The out
look FOR Il good fishing season is very
good. Last Wednesday, Mrs. Lyston
caught a three pound landlocked salmon
off the wharf at West Cove. and a Ban
gor man. guided by Doe Smith cap
tured thirteen good sized lakers around
the shore at the village.-The ice left the
lake Saturday, the same day of tho week
as it left last year The first steamer ar
rived on the same day also as last year.
: On Sunday afternoon, as Charles
Hobbs and Alvah Glldden were run
ming the rapids below the bridge, the
canoe capsized, throwing both men into
the water. They were saved from
by a length of hose from the
nor IN nj ary IA litsb Kyne thrown n Them