The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-23
TWO HEADS EACH.
Maine Huntsmen Got
Fine Specimens
of Deer.
THEY FAILED TO GET 4 MOOSE.
Messrs. LANCE, Avery and
Roper Had a Delight
full Outing.

H. F. A. Lange returned yesterday
from hunting trip to Maine. With him
Were Capt Wesley N Avery and Her
bert Roper, and each brought out his
full quota of deer. Each of the party
had two handsome heads. They camped
within half dozen miles of Mt. Katah-
din, hunting from their camp to the
timber line on the mountain. Mr.. Roper
went beyond the timber line once in
quest of moose and saw some but could
not get a crack at any of them.
The party left Worcester Nov. 2, going
by rail to Norcross in Penobscot county.
They engaged guides in Norcross, hav-
ing the men who have always acted as
guides for the party which Mr.. Lange
accompanies, although two of the mem
bers, Joseph G. Vaudreuil and Oscar F.
England, did not make the trip this
year
They went through Lake Millinoket
and up Sandy stream to Togue lake near
which they pitched their camp Mr.
lange was a day later than the others
arriving in camp. His guide felt indis-
posed and he waited in the camp on
Sandy stream while the other men foot
ed it across the mountains for half
dozen miles. They carried a consider
able portion of their baggage, which
made the tramp difficult
They saw deer in plenty, on the aver
age about eight a day, but were choice
about their shots trying for the best
heads. Each got two pretty heads, the
number the law allows to be brought
out. The conditions for hunting were
poor and they came across many hunt
ers who did get a deer. The weather had
been so dry that everything under foot
snapped loudly and could be heard by
the sensitive animals a half mile away.
When snow fell the weather was cold
and the snow crunched under their feet
so the noise could be heard a long dis
lance.
The party wanted moose badly, but
until coming out didn't get chance at
one. They saw one COW moose which
was followed by young one, The day
they were coming out they saw bull,
but after following him he got into an
impossible place, and they had to give
up the chase. Mr.. Roper, who went be-
yond the timber belt on the mountain
saw several, but could not get a shot
at any of them
Every member of the party carried a
1920 sporting rifle, and they are loud
in their praises of the gun. According
to their testimony it is fast becoming
liit gun Oh Maine hunters. 1nGy uSeQ
the soft nosed bullets, which expand
when they hit and tear large wound.
Mr.. LANCE brought down his two deer
with shot each. He hit one under
the foreshoulder and the other on the
shoulder. Neither went over 10 yards
after being hit. Ono of them he shot
at a distance of more than 200 yards,
and the other he hit while it was run
ming at distance of about $50 yards.
Mr.. Lange talked interestingly of the
trip last evening to The Spy man. He
felt trifle disappointed, as he want
ed to get moose. He has killed a large
amount of game in Maine in other
years. He said he tried hard for the
biggest buck he ever saw, but the lat
ter was too crafty. Mr.. Lange got a
sight of him early in the trip and To-
Gated him every day. He thinks the
buck didn't leave territory which
could be enclosed by a circle with a
half-mile radius, yet he couldn't get a
shot at the buck.
They had hard time coming out The
weather got cold while they were in
camp. The first snow fell Nov. 12 and
the temperature every morning was
about Is degrees above zero. They star
ted out last Thursday TO cover on the,
return trip the distance they had made
in a day going in They got to Lake
Millinoket Friday. and found it frozen
over, the Ice Delng too light to bear
their weight and heavy enough to pre-
vent the canoes from being padded
They had to break ice in front of the
canoes. After they had done this for
about three miles, they tired of the
task and turned back, determined to
wait until the ice thawed. They start
ed out again the next day, but got only
a little farther than on Friday, when
they concluded to turn back again. On
Sunday the weather was bad and one
half the lake was covered with ice. Mr.
Lange made the trip from the foot of
the lake to Millinoket town, a distance
of 10 miles, over a woodland road.
Mr.. Lange opened his eyes when he
struck AIillinoket town. When he went
over that ground last season there was
only one house there, it being the
house Of the Powers family. who have
lived there, father and son, doing bus
mess at the Millinoket carry for 60
years. There are now more than 200
houses there. The largest pulp mill in
the world is in process of construction,
but will not be finished for over a year.
The industry of making paper from
wood pulp has caused the wonderful
growth. The first work was done last
May, before which there was not a sin
gle house except the Powers house,
which is the headquarters for camps in
that section.