Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-09
CHAT AND GOSSIP
After the Sportsmen's Delight
full Visit at Kineo.
The Party RegretfuI|y Leaves Beauties
Of Moosehead' for Home.
What They Did-Sonne Of the Visitors
Personal Notes.

Kineo, Me-, July S.-(SpeciaD.- The
weather which greeted the sportsmen,
this morning, was in marked contrast
to that of yesterday. Instead of bright
sunshine there was a drizzling rain,
which by $50 had increased to down.
pour, causing many who had planned
to remain until tomorrow, to pack their
grips and leave. The change made the
but it didn't last long, for by II o'clock,
the clouds had been pushed away, the
sun shone bright and those who had
retired to their apartments again APP
peared on the Verandas, while the Kin
go House became a scene of life and
gaiety once more.
For today there was no especial pro-
gram arranged and the excursionists
had to arrange ways for passing the
time, but that is not hard at Kineo.
Some went fishing, Others walked and
few climbed up the rugged sides of
kineo mountain and enjoyed the view
therefrom. Deputy United States Col
lector of Internal Revenue N. M. Nc
Causland of Old Town, brought large
party, including a number of Augusta
young ladies, for steamboat trip to
Moose river, which was greatly ap-
preciated by all.
Practically speaking the excursion is
over, for those who remain here, to-
night will leave on the early boats in
the morning.
Perhaps the greatest disappointment
of the excursion was the failure of the
excursion to the fine new State fish
hatchery at Squaw brook, which had
been arranged for Tuesday afternoon
In no way could the failure be attrib-
uted to those who had the arrangements
of the annual sportsmen's outing in
charge, or to the officials of the hatch
cry. as it was due entirely to nature.
Had there been the usual amount of
rainfall in Maine this spring the hatch
cry trip must have been a great sue
cess, as 1t was last year, and have
proven very entertaining and instruc-
tive, especially to those from the Range
ley lakes region, where it is expected
a new hatchery will be erected within
few years. In every way the hatchery
at SquaW brook is the best in the State
1t Is equipped with all the latest APP
planes for the successful propagation
of fish, and is modern in every way.
How it came about that the excursion,
or rather the side trip, to the hatchery
proved Il failure was that it was i'm
possible to get the people there and
| back here to kineo before dark. The
| lack of rain had rendered the brook so
low that it was not safe to run the little
power launch which is connected with
the place down to the lake so as to
| tow the scow on which the people were
to be transported from the steamboat
to the hatchery. This rendered it neces-
sary to use poles to propel the natboat
up the stream slow work, after which
n walk of over half mile would have
been necessary to reach the hatchery.
| 1t was 2.30 o'clock when the steamer
Kineo left here with about 100 people
for the brook and she arrived there
| at n few minutes before o'clock. The
conditions, above stated, together with
the fact that a storm appeared immi-
lnent and that there was to be dancing
in the hotel parlor, made all wish to
get back to Kineo before dark, which
| it was not thought could be done, If
the trip up the brook was made, so
the craft was turned and her nose was
soon blowing its way through the
waters of the big inland sea in the di-
ERECTION of Kinec.
| For a class of men who have been
tOuted as crack shots the exhibition