Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-09
GAME AND GUNNERS
Gossip Of the Rangeley and
Dead River Region.
A Successful Hunting Season Practi-
calIy Ended.
IN Important Deal 1.-The Visitors Guides
Association Elects Officers.


River regions is practically ended. A
few parties remain at outlying camps
and few others are due to arrive with
the first fall of snow 1t has been
pretty good season both for game killed
and for the number of visiting sports
men.
been shipped TO the outside world from
Strong, 81 deer and two moose; from
Dead River station, 56 deer and one
moose; from Rangeey. ten deer.
The claims made earlier in the season
tnat game was increasing in Dead River
hundreds have seen and--killed Espec-
tally is this the case with regard to
moose, for admitting that three only have
been killed to date. the yards and works
of these animals plainly show they are
working in this direction. One or two
have reported seeing caribou but there
IS not even a rumor OF one having been
killed cartridges are certainly more nu-
merous IN the woods than they were last
year and have afforded keen sport for
bird hunters. with dogs and for sports
men who enjoy shooting at their heads
with rifles while sauntering along trails
and logging roads. There seem to be In
jun Devils' galore all over the country
and a half dozen skins have been taken
to distant cities. each one of them doubt
less responsible for a thrilling yarn to be
spun in club or home.
amount of hunting done at the Megantic
Preserve. A part of the club property
lies on the Canadian side where open
season on large game commences sew
eral weeks earlier than in Maine, which,
coupled with the fact that the Province
usually furnishes better hunting; has re-
camps closing shortly, after the end of
the fishing season. This year it has been
different. The marked increase of game
on the American side, as noted by sum
n
house during October and the large club
house at Spider lake also remained open
until the first of the present month.
These changes We're appreciated by club
members who by their successes with
! their rifles have proved beyond question
shat deer grow on this side of the line as
party including .ex-Presdent A. w. Rob
inson, Mrs. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
b. Staples, Mr.. and Mrs. D. {. Pierce
and G. Q; Currier, all of Boston. came
| out via Phillips. with seven handsome
deer, proportiQpate number of which
We're killed by the ladies. Within ten
| Chain of Ponds under the direction Of
Mr. H. w. Robinson and Secretary l..
| Dana Chapman, both of Boston.
| An important deal and one which will
| play an important part in the future Of
| the Dead River region, was announced
the last of the week, in the purchase by
of IF FL Fiagstaff and three non-residen5
sportsmen of Mr. A. B. Douglass's well
| known camps a Spring lake. The price
| PAID was 1920 and as each of the owners
| has paid in $10G the new enterprise starts
| in with 4 working capital of $500 most OF
which will be at once expended in inn
provements in the property. The famous
old wooden railroad will give way to a
| good carriage road and additional comps
| will be erected The lake which is nat
| urally fine abode for trout and salmon
will be re-stocked as soon as possible.
| The camps will be open to the public as
they have always been. The newly elect
ed officers are; President Mr. Frank
treasurer, Mr. John R. Viles; directors,
Mr. Frank Savage, Mr.. j. r. Viles, Mr..
Grant Fuller.
annually visit that famous region of
| lakes are interested in the announcement
of the purchase by Mr.. Harry Button. of
the firm of Houghton and button, Bos-
ton. of Metalluc Island, Umbagog lake
where he will have erected before the
fishing season next year handsome
summer home. Mr.. Dutton has for many
years been closely identified with life at
the latter lake and owns handsome
camp on Billy. Soule's famous Pleasant
Island. He and his family will be missed s;s,l
he will divide his long sojourns at the
Rangeleys between the two lakes
Al a meeting Of the Range se Lake Lakes
ing officers were elected: President,
Freeman Tibbetts: vice president, Frank
Nile secretary Daniel Msywood MeIain
'Fibbetts: directors. Walter TWombley,
Elliott Russell, Vid Hinkley. There IS
some talk of sending representative TO
the Legislature this coming session but
nothing has been done ad as yet nret to s tha5
season and are feeling well, you know.
They seem to have forgotten edas thar there n
loss one reminds them of the fact and
they are wiling in to 5sk Stories 5 OF about
u,hat neople do when attacked with buck
fever FEVER Here Here's true one: ira Russell,
of East Madrid. employed on the mi
Inns aud Rangeey road was walking
along llpI s't the track the other morning when
he came suddenly upon a buck deer com,
ing his way He pulled up his rifle and
d del err pumped five shells from the
magazine without once pressing the trlg,
no shells left in the rifle and had the
pleasure OF seeing the deer hoist its
flag and Jump into the woods. Ira says
he was mad but he reloaded and an hour
later had the satisfaction of Knocking
over a deer on sluice hill.