Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-29

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game commission has returned from a
tour of inspection on the Quebec bor-
der, in the vicinity of Baker lake.
Depot lake and stream, and the Big
Black river to the st. John river
visiting the stations of the wardens on
duty there and inspecting the existing
conditions in that region. He went
in via the Canadian Pacific Railway
to Megantic. p O., thence to Quebec.
thence to st. Jean Port Joli, thence by
team 40 miiCS--over a road which at
this season is exceedingly rough-tO
the wardcns' station. While in the
woods he had a most serious and I'M
pleasant experience. While at the
station of the wardens on Big Black
river he was taken suddenly i'll. The
illness soon passed away, but he con-
cIuded. however, to stay at this camp
for the next two days until he felt
better. while the friend who accom-
panied him on this trip and a warden
went TO another station some twenty
miles away, to be gone two days and a
night.
Mr.. Carleton was left entirely alone
except for a young Frenchman who
could speak or understand only few
words of English His friend and the
warden had been gone but few hours
when Mr.. Carleton was taken alarm
ingly i'll and realized he must get out
of the woods at once. The nearest
house was four miles away-over
swamp trail. Joe, the Frenchman,
seemed TO take in the situation and
darted up the trail. Mr.. Carleton
thought ne had frightened him away,
but in an incredibly short time he re-
turned with a team and Mr.. Carleton
succeeded in getting out to the settlers
house. This man, fortunately, could
speak some English. He sent for the
nearest doctor who lives about 40 miles
away. over roads that one would
hardly believe would be Travelled. the
doctor arrived at O'Clock the next
morning. having ridden all night. Mr..
Carleton stayed at this house Two
days. and as he seemed to improve he
again started on his hOmeward jour
ney. The first day he made 16 miles
and had the doctor again meet him.
The next day he made 20 miles and
reached st. Jean Port Joli where ne
rested two days. The next day ne
reached Quebec where he stayed one
day. and from Quebec reached home
Wednesday, night His case was
diagnosed by the French doctor-who
could speak but little English-as neu-
ralgia of the nerves Of the right side.
Mr.. Carleton is not yet able to APP
pear at hi, desk. hut hopes to be out
in few days. This is the first time
in all his life he was even taken SICK
in the woods. and it was a pretty try
ing experience.
When asked as to the existing con-
(iitions in the region he visited. Mr..
Carleton said: THAT region has al
ways been a great slaughter bed-the
game about all having been killed of
by Canadian poachers. On the ground
we went over we found the bones of
more than 200 moose killed within
three years. The wardens' stations
are decorated with skulls, horns and
cross bones of big moose which they
have picked up around there. and look
more like great charnel-houses than
anything else. The gable ends of one
camp were decorated with immense
bull moose heads. and in place of
brackets to hold shelves in the camps
they used the jaw bones of moose
The wholesale slaughter of moose re-
sulting iii these piles of bones, it should
be understood. took place several
years ago. Since the nonresident
hunters license law gave the commits
sioner the means to employ wardens
the greater part of this illegal killing
has been stopped.
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