Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-17

| cultivation on one farm.
FARMING is carried on on that broa,
| scale so characteristic of the West
modern machinery being used. hors
power being utilized where il can h,
used to advantage. The farmer is pro
Sressive and up TO date The mail ia
cllitieS bring him his daily paper an,
mail with his market reports 50 he "a,
| keep in touch with the Boston an,
New York markets. If he wants ;
quick report he uses the wire. II,
knows when to ship and what to shi,
ana he knows as well as his city
| friends just what is in demand ana
what will bring the best price in tn,
| market.
All this has been made possible b,
| the Il. Il y. Starting from Bangor il
Penobscot county the road follows The
line of the old b. & =. Road. purchas.
| ed by the +. 4 A., in 1892 thorough,
relaid and overhauled and made a part
of their Greenville and Milo section.
From Bangor up the roads travels Z
| fertile section of PenobScot county ant
along the picturesque Piscataquis river
| to Greenville on the shore of Moose
! head, the king of mountain lakes
| From here connections are mall b.
steamer to the various places Of in
| terest on the lake. kinco. the noun
| tain gem vita its palatial hotel is
| situated just midway on the lake e
! miles up the lake from Greenvillc
Retracing our steps to Milo junction
we take the main line or the through
train to Houlton. Caribou and Van
| Inran Ern,,,
willie and Schoodc the grade is quite
noticeable. The view from the car
window is one unbroken forest.
At West Schools ones sees the pic
turcsquc log cabins ana lumber camps
in the clearings.
Beyond West Schools we skirt the
shore Of South Twin lake, Il beautiful
sheet of water. The South Twin Lake
house. large commodious onc-story
hotel, noted for its good cheer. is seen
from the car window.
At NorcroSs wc find more lumh v
| camps ana they hook comfortable
| enough one thing that imnrcssos the
! traveller in going over the road is the
| immense amount Of side tracks and
branches. branching out from the
| main line To- the various lumber camps.
practically doubt" tracking q good part
| Of the system.
Al Milliuocket onr sees but little of
| the town from the station, but as WE
are scheduled for the night here on our
/ return We will content ourselves with
4 view Of the tail chimneys Of the Great
| Northern and 4 perspective view of the
| town i'm the distance.
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cross the Ponobscot river. and At the
station We find the usual array of lum-
| her camps. etc. with their cosy log
| VcrandaS
| The interior is in keeping with the
| exterior. its long tables. comfortable
| hunks immense fireplace occupying
| the place of honor. and tn" fur rugs
| that cover the floor the result of some
ones good craftsmanship, and all add
! to the comfort Of the occupants.
At sherman We cross the county line
! into the great Aroostook. one can
| hear the busy hum of the big saws AT
sherman Lumber mills, just OF the
| line Of the road connected by spur
| tracks Rcvond Island Falls we cross
| tho wast branch of the MattawamkeaS
river.
| we are getting more OF the open
| lpnd now. more If the fertile SOIL that
| Aroostook is noted for Dyer Brook ana
oak!ield are passed and at Ashiahu
tJr;nctiOn, the train is in waiting 10 take
| passengers up the branch TO AShiahu'
| :, me- ~ miles Ludlow and New Linn
lorick are next on the line and at Houl J.
Ton we get but n partial view OF the
town leaving it for a closer acquaint
ance on our return. Littleton. MONT
cola Harvey's. Bridgewater ana Kob-
inson are typical Aroostook towns ana
IS viewed from the car window, snow
Tariff and enterprise
way over to the left one sees tht
mountainous range of Squaw ran WIN
E'oygv Joe mountain in the distance
over to the right Mars Hill and Blaine
with its lofty peaks some $500 1eet i
outlined against the blue SKY.
Fort Fairfield junction, Whcr" ths
lbrauch road is taken to Fort Fairfield
is some IA miles off the line. The Sta
tion and grounds are particularly
rre ttv and the raised letters. FOR
I1.irtield Junction" cut in the turf il
the little interval between the tracks
is odd ana very SuSS'St
| The train speeds on to frcSdu" iHr
land Caribou. At the latter station we
change for the terminus OF the hN'
Van Buren,, some "a miles turth"
north. This is the heart OF the Slea
northern country. The primeVai ioi
est as far as the eye can see Inc ieA
station. New Sweden. the swedish Sc,
Element. founded by the Hon W. y"
Thomas. was town of much lnteres
tn the party. The settlement IS oh'
Of the prosperous places along the I'M
Of the b. & A.
Further on, after crossing Mud DrooA
=, tributary to Mud and Square lakes
the train skirts the shores OF Nloie
nond and rolls into the border town
Van Buren,. the terminus OF the .. 9
A 233 miles from Bangor, on the lei
hank of the St. John river, some 20
miles from st. John.
After a rest from the sightseeing a
Van Buren, the party takes a team 70
Grand Falls. l3 miles down the 81. JONI
valley in the province of New Bruins