Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

Lobster lake. Duffy did not get near
enough to the monster for shot, put ne
could see him plainly. and gave a octaiIeu
description of the animal when ne came
back TO town. Everybody Laughed AZ .he
story, and Duffy was set down as ,ne
greatest romancer of his time. Not many
months after that. however, John Ross. a
prominent Bangor lumberman, was
| Lobster lake, where he had camps anu
one day. while crossing between Big LODI
ster and Little Lobster lakes in company
with the foreman of w. L. Maxheid
camps. he saw the big moose Mr. Ross
| is no romancer and when ne toid ms
| pie began to believe that there was some
thing up there worth shooting at.
| For some years hunters searched the
woods in vain for the big fellow, for 1t
! would be worth a small fortune 10 any
man to bring him down. Not uhtii 1880
, however was the monster seen again IN
/ that year Granville Gray, a Bangor taxi
dermist. got sight of the moose AZ some
| little distance, and since then ne mas had
a second view. In 1890 Gilman Brown OF
| West Newbury. Mass, got nearer TO the
monster than had any of the others, ac-
tuaily getting shot at him Mr. Brown
came to Bangor and told stirring story
| Of his meeting with the moose Mr..
Brown; IN company with H bar, ,a n, r t,
| verhili. Mass, and +. W L.aCroix OF
Lynn, Mass, hunted in the Beach river
! country and came out with three moose
and seven deer. It was on the last day
of their two weeks stay that Brown saw
the big gray moose. and he declared that
ne would never forget the sight lie
aVerred that the moose stood fully nfteen
feet high. and that he had antlers ten TO
twelve feet across
Like most of the others who had sight
OF the monster Mr. Brown saw Inc moose
at dark. but the ANIMALS gray coat
showed plainly and Brown got several
shots at him. none of which, however. in
TO tile animal that he could count twenty
two points on one side Of his antlers ana
thought at the time that there were more
This is greater number OIL points than
has ever been known on any moose here
or elsewhere
This year the first sight Of the big
moose fell TO George Kneeland of Sher-
man. who is taking charge OF his broth
er's lumber camp on CULVER Brook. III
telling OF his experience kneeland said
Il had TO 20 10 Macwahoc on business
last Thursday and procured a bicycle and
started about four clock in the after
noon to go down through the woods. A.
| was riding along | saw 4 fox come into
the road. and before had gone much
further two more made their appearance.
When they saw me they started straight
down the road. | gave a whoop and start
Cd in pursuit. kept so close thai they
escape until at last they went end over
end out OF the road. laughed TO my-
self at their fright. and kept along.
Well, | went TO Macwahoc. got through
with my business there and started 70
return. As reached the stretch Of
woods which is about eight miles long.
and neared the place whore had seen the
foxes. ! saw a fox In the road and had
some fun chasing him. Then. coming -
a long piece OF rising ground. dismount-
ed and walked. | had got to the top Of
the hill and was just about to remount
whom ! saw what | took 10 be a horse
standing in the road some distance ahead.
Wondering what horse could he doing
there I stopped and gave him good look.
when found TO my surprise, tnat 1t vas
not horse. but a uIuose-and an immense
one too. ! waited BIT 70 see what n
was going To do. but I hadn't long 10
wait. for he lowered his head and came
straight for me with the speed OF a 10
connective. | tell you the way ! dropped
that bicycle and scrambled for a tree was
enough to make those foxes laugh. for II
was my turn TO get scared.
The first tree | came % was too small
TO hold man up ! tried another. ana
my back on the ground. got into a good
stout tree AS quickly as | could. AMI
climbed high. where | would be out n
reach OF the moses antlers, and be ablc
10 see what was going on.
Meanwhile the moose had lost no tim.
lie came tearing down the road at term,
speed. ana MS antiers reached cleA-
across the road at that place, brushing
the branches on either side l should
think they would measure eleven feet All
right enough. Well. as | said. ho came
tearing down the road. making Strsigh-
for the bicycle. and, planting his forward
paws either side Of ii. he stopped 20 eX-
anime the wheel SInelled OF IL 10 mis- Sa;
| isfactipn. then raised his head. gave
tremendous snort. and raced off into the
woods, breaking down the small growth
OF saplirgs though they were rush,s.
The wind WIS blowing toward me, and
that is proba bly, the reason ne did not
discover me. | waited ten minutes in the
tree. and then. finding that he had really
gone | slid down and mounted my wheel.
and the way streaked 1t for home was 2
caution
The average size OF moose shot in Maine
| is eight hundred to nine hundred pounds,
with antlers spreading four feet 10 -four
ana 4 half feet and not often more than
eight 10 lively" points on side, while IL 5
bell. as the appendage under the animal
I neck Is called. is generally eight or nine
inches long All who have seen the biz
moose Of Lobster lake. however. aver
that he must weigh at least twenty-five
| hundred pounds. that his antl"rs spread
not less than Ten feet, while ta- bell IS
declared to be nor less than eighteen
| inches long.
Il is supposed that this monster wan
! dered into Maine from British Columbia,
as none approaching his size have ever
been seen here before. He Is a Trca
traveller. having been reported l.: almost
every part of northern Maine The hunt
CT who brings him down will win fame
and 4 biz pot OF money at the same time.