Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-28
John Quill Deep in the
Maine Wilderness.
A Picture of Autumn Days Near
Katahdin.
Tn. Many Attractions Of This Season
for the Visitor.

lonrinp 10 get out and view Nature at
40 h.s, The long, long summer has
passed and gone, and it's Indian nahie-
sake il with US once again. Ing
green velvet carpet, that Nature
.nr.,ds extends from the hilltopS 10
the valley below, in fact it IS Nature
invitation to come out ana roi'p'
read the signs and translator NJ
message, then hesitated ana ne u o''o
who hcsitates is lost. 1 could ilot
sist the. call, so closed my desk pdch''i
nv grip and turned my face to"aio
the lakes and streams ana the ilpu'
tain resorts that form the DIV iuii5
line between Maine and the provincial
tit ~ the old World, and. today nhd
myself in the haunts Of the hunted III
m. dopths Of the great natural park OF
i 900 square miles OF practIcdiiy 'H6
forest, the Maine woods.
Tere one finds an ideal Of what
vacation means, you leave conVeh-
tionalities behind you, ana return 10
first principles, as our forefatherS dld
when the country was IN us infancy
The dense woods, the winding streams
the silvcry sparkling waters OF many
lakes th,. cosy shaded spots, just Tar
enough remote from the toepath OF
,r,v.I 70 be exclusive. The peculiar
rug,Iinp of the birds. the odor Of the
pines. all tend to make TINS the ldeal
spot. Today Nature Is mixing her
colors preparatory to doing her annual
fall painting.
Across the divide looms up old
Katahdin, the monarch in his Varle-
gated colors. Here and there one
s.cs the brush mark where the early
frost has tinted the foliage, in blended
prismntic colors. making them heautl-
fuI vet giving but Il faint idea of what
is in store for US az the autumn adj
vances It is a picture Of still life on
Nature's canvas. but soon the sabbath
stiffness of the woods will be broken
Nv the crack Of the riff" and the sing
nf the bullet, "a tn" sportsman PICKS
his way along the shore or through
th. tangled mdrrbrush in search OF
big game.
The advance guard of this vast army
Of syortSm"n. who annually trap anu
shoot IN the Main" woods, has arrived.
and have gone into camp waiting ana
counting the days and hours when tn"
season will be open. The season IS
already open on small game. partridg"S
and the like. At every station along
the main lin, from Milo to Van Burcn
and along the Fish river extension of
the Il. a. L. r., rs far as Fort Kent
and the northern region, the sports
man and his outfit IL very much in
for months. camps put in order and
everything is In readiness for tn" open
ing Of the season.
Last wear there We're 2lS6 deer an'
go mnos.. shipped over the l.. x \. II
r.. besides the countless number o
small gam" not r"crr led. ana thus year
IL the reports from the several guld''
and gam" war'I,.nS %ho op"rdt" i'll TIN
vast section can b,. relied upon WI
see. Il still greater number. for the feed
ing has been excellent. and a wise fore
thought and RICHLY enforced laws q
the state through tn" Main" flsh an
Game Association. has mad" all I'M
possible. and, today. Main" is "nj"yin
n w.lI-carnrd reputation of being IN
hunters paradise, tn" sportsman
home.
To those who come to Maine S""kin
health and rest. and who do not car
,,rtIruIarlv for the strenuous life q
the sportsman. th,' upper Ar"oSt"
region IL peculiarly dry. clear ana bra'
ing. without any natural trace even i
the vallrps and Iowlanhs. and this gre''
railroad system. tn" r. 4 A., with II
solid ycstibul" trains. and Pullman
service. make it possible for the tours
sportsInan or pleasure seeker 70 rea'
any and all parts ot this great play
ground over the main line or some on
Of its many arteries. One could ling"
here for days. until the days run INT
weeks and the weeks INTO months. an
never tire of this ideal life that neVo
rcts rnonotonouS There is Away
something new. something pleasing t
the eve something rcs'tful to both min
aud body. from watching tn" Changin
az the kaIridoscopc coiors Of the foliaE
tc Training through virgin forests, n
m tn. velvet clad mountains. or wit
tho syyccp nf the paddle driving you
canoe along the shor,' under the over
hanging branches Of the birch ire"
into some cosy. Leaf Curtain"d moo
away from the out y world. and vine
the dav IS done. and the sun IS sinkln
IN the West. the sCrlc shifts and tn
long living room. with its imm'ns
fireplace at the end of the log Cahi'
become tho scene Of drama and tn
actors and the actresses. t"r WON"
GO into the woods nowD are take
from real life.
One by one tho ncichhorS drop II
conversation becomes general. huntin
and fishing stories are told. experience
related. and plans made for tn
morrow At nine O'Clock. when IN
rurfcw IS ringing in the cities. e."
nights are SPOKEN. "a with candle
hand. We seek our high poster. undo
the caves and crawl under the copper
plate quilt. like Ioseph's coat Of man
Colors and the closing act of the dram
Is over for the day. and we sleep IN
sleep only the tired can enjoy. TIL
days are a prototype of many other
Autumn is the most beautiful time l
the Maine woods. III fact All throuC
New England. and just why vacation
lists should end their vacation at tn
opening Of this beautiful fall seen,
September LIST. and return to the cit
has always been 4 matter l neve
could understand. and the followin
paragraph taken from that ably edite