Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
4 woMAN's MOOSE CAMP.
Mrs. Cummings Has One in the Hear,

Mrs. Cummings Has One in the Heart
of IL FOrcs: In Maine.
Away up in the horthernmost corner OF
Maine. on the Canadian borderland, reports
Harper's Bazaar, is perhaps the most unique
camp in the world. 1t is a NOSE camp, kept
and run by a woman-a happy hunting
ground in the region where the woods TEEN
with caribou, moose, deer, bears, wolves and
lynx, and where hunters and lovers of ma
ture and sport find a haven of delight. Mrs.
Daniel Cummings, with her husband, who
Is the game warden of the camp, has set
tied herself here in the heart of the forest,
beyond the slightest echo of civilization and
far from the madding crowd, Jy thirty
miles of staging TO the nearest settlement.
Here she has built a beautiful and elabo-
rate camp. rich in the glories OF untamed
nature, and yet equipped in charming in
congruity with the NEST modern accesso-
ries to comfort and ease. When going hunt
ing Mrs. Cummings puts her enchanted kit
into the canoe and leads her guests through
the mazes of the moose hunt. This kit, by
the bye. is one of the most interesting OF
the many interests OF Square Lake camp.
II takes up little space in the canoe, but
has Il way of turning out every imaginable
article that is required in the making, cook
ing and serving of a savory meal, even
turning Itself into "A dining table at re-
quest.
The inexperienced huntress has much to
learn a. Square Lake camp, and she finds
ample opportunities for gaining the lore OF
the forest. She is taught by the guide to
trace the scent OF the moose on the grass
where he has been resting and to follow the
trail by her sense of smell.
Mrs. Cummings camp is in Aroostook
rOnnty Nainp 0pl Ia in tho midst Cf a phaiu
II sixteen lakes. which are linked together
by a canoeing thoroughfare that stretches
over 100 miles. These waterways or moose
carries" are very narrow streams, through
which only a slip of a canoe can pass. They
wind through thlcketS Of pines which are
hung with beautiful silver moss. Here the
sportsman and his rifle hold high revel. The
camps at Square lake are laid out in differ
ent apartments. In the center Is the draw
ing rocm camp, furnished with elegant rugs
and draperies, with great suffering logo
In open fireplaces and actually Boosting L
piano,
Outside the camp at night an immense
sky-high fire, that would d.. credit to Nor
way, burns, for cheer and light and, incl
d~ontally, TO smoke away the insects. There
Is the dining room camp, the kitchen camp,
TIC refrigerating camp and the l~avatory, 4
garden supplies vegetables, fruits and Der.
Res for the table, Several cows add mate
rally to tho luxury of camping in the north
ern forest.
Square Lake camp is visited by biologists
as well as sportsmen, for sea shells are to
be found on the brink OF some Of the lakes
about this section,
The Journey to Square lake is made by
ran, stage and canoe, and leads through
quaint settlements of Swedes and French.
you say gocdby to trains and rails at Car
ibou station, on the Bangor a Aroostook
road, and from there you make your way
by stage to New Sweden. where you get
your lunch; then you go on through a beau
tiful country, settled entirely by Swedes. By
ana by you come into a section OF Frenth
settlements, passing through Prls to Van
Buren,, where you see and hear nothing bur
the Canadian Frelch apd their patois. At
last Square Lake camp is reached and you
put yourself into the hands Of your hostess.