Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-06
STATE TAT, HOUSE. !
Complications Caused BY the Famous
Baby Moose.
Tbs Reason Why Ne Did MOI Atiead the sanse.
Fair.

the moose that was to hav.,
been part Of Fly Rods exhibit at the
Bangor fair. last week. was not there
and for time It looked as though
trouble would follow. All has beer
explained now SO that 1t is clear ia see
why it was not there and presumably
the matter is dropped by all concerned.
The moose in question is the baby
moose that was captured at Ashland,
last. winter. by the guide Leon Olcott.
with the permission OF the commits.
sioners. Some Massachusetts gentle
men who heard of the moose, wished
to get him to exhibit at the Massa
chusetts sportsmen's exhibit. and they
applied to the commissioners having
the recommendation Of the officers Of
the Bangor & Aruostook Railroad that
their wish should be granted. The
commissioners, who were together at
the time. replied that they could do
nothing about it as they had no more
right to grant the request that the ani-
NAL be taken out of the State. than
they had to allow the dome of the State
Capitol to be moved. Finally, how
ever. they consented that the moose be
taken for park purposes to Portland,
but he might be taken to Portland by
the way of Boston. where he could be
kept for time until the commissioners
asked for his return. but on no account
was he to be other than the possession
of the State of Maine.
The moose was placed in the care Of
President Dimmick. who managed the
great sportsman's exhibit, and the
little fellow attracted great attention
at the place.
When the time arrived to get the
moose for the fair. Mr.. Carleton gave
Leon Olcott paper authorizing him to
go to Auburndale, Mass, and bring
back the little moose to have him on
exhibition at the fair and If no further
orders We're received from the COM
missioners. to take the moose to Ash
land. where he would be kept until
orders were received ALL this was to
be done free from expense to the State.
Mr.. Olcott arrived in Boston the Sat
urday before the fair. and went to the
park but the manager would not re-
lease the moose, as he said the park
association was merely keeping the
moose for Mr.. Dimmick. 1t was hard
to find Mr.. Dimmick, and that gentle
man was 10th to give up the animal,
jas he claimed Governor Powers was
the, only person who had any right to
call for his return.
In has since developed, says Mr..
Carleton, that the man was right, as il.
was agreed by Governor Powers thai
the moose should stay at the park
where he is great advertisement for
the State of Maine. until he sent for
him, so that the moose, though still the
property of the State, was virtually the
property of the park, unless Governor
Powers called for him.
Governor Powers was telegraphed by
Mr.. Dimmick to see if he wished the
animal to be sent to Maine, but the
telegram did not reach him until too
late. Mr.. Olcott returned home with
out the animal. on the last day Of the
fair.
Mr.. Carleton would not have sent for
the moose had he known the full cir
cumstances Of the case, and while it
was rumored at the fair that he would
take action against the Massachusetts,
people, he says he has no intention of
doing anything Of the sort. as he can
not see but that the people did the
only thing there was to do under the
circumstances.