Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-13

been here several times, and last year took
Misses Jane F. Paige, OF Westneld, and
Carolyn L. Duncan, of Newtonville, with
them, remaining from July to %, fol-
lowed on August by party of seven, in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Aitken, Miss
s. A. Francis, Of this city, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Warner r. Holt and their nine-year-
old son, Arthur, OF Newton Centre, arriv-
ing for fortnight's stay, which passed
all to soon.
Leaving Springfield on an afternoon
Boston & Albany tram the party made
close connections in Boston with the 9.45
p. m. Boston & Maine and Maine Central
train due in Bangor, at 40 a. m. on the
9th. There Liverymsn F. H. Bracket, with
his four-seated blackboard and four horses,
met the party and hurried them eleven
miles through the town of Brewer to Ed
dington, where they had a delectable
breakfast at Billings, are fuge for way
farers deservedly celebrated far and wide.
Thence twenty-four miles further over
''Chick hill', from the summit Of which
fine view Of Mt. Katahdin can be had on
clear. days, through Amherst and Aurora
to Great Pond.
From Great Pond the party had four
mile walk through the woods to Alligator
lake, while their baggage was hauled over
the rough road on stone-boat or sled.
The wagon wheels which would stand this
four mile pull would be strong indeed.
At the lakes shore they found boats watt
ing to convey them to the island camp.
The building now used by visitors is con-
venient and well constructed, having
two stories. The main living room, cook
room and dining room are on the ground
floor, of course, and above there are four
sleeping rooms. From the front porch
there is beautiful three miles view up
the lake.
Charles E. Whipple, of this city, and
John Towne, formerly resident here and
now contracting manager of the Ameri-
can bridge company, with headquarters at
Portland, are two local Alligator lake
pioneers. Mr.. Whipple is most faithful
devotee of this resort, having been there
more frequently than any other visitor. OF
late years he and his friends make their
hunting trip in November, and he has
fished Alligator waters this month.
Early next month DIR. and Mrs. F. w.
Hudson, this city, with their niece, Miss
Jennie F. Paige, of Westfeld, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. H. Barnett, OF this city, and Mrs.
Warner R. Holt and son, Arthur, of New
ton Centre, will start for Alligator camp,
to remain month or more, and to be
joined later, for fortnight, by Mr.. Holt
of New York.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick W. Hudson re-
turned few days ago from a stay of over
two months at John F. Haynes Alligator
lake camp. Both spent their days in the
open, and put on considerable weight, and
DR.. Hudson has recuperated from his Sc
rious illness Of last fall, so that he will re-
sumo his dental practice to- morrow. On one
day of their stay the thermometer recorded
twenty-four degrees below zero, and for
about two weeks at that time the lowest
daily temperature averaged close to
twenty below. A number of deer and
three moose were seen, and an enormous
Canada lynx was among the spoils of the
trip. DIR. Hudson is having the skin, in
Guiding head and claws, of large black
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to the Alligator lake region, mounted as
rug by the S. l.. Crosby company of Ban
gor, whose handiwork in this line adorns
many homes herea bouts.
There is excellent trout and salmon fish
ing in Alligator lake, and excellent trout
fishing in Alligator stream and in the Mar
raguagus river, which latter lies about
three miles east of Alligator lake. In fact,
believe that the Narraguagus river can
furnish as good trout fishing as the most
ardent sportsman could want. Some
years ago it was pretty well depleted of
trout, owing to the numbering and bark
peeling which was carried on in that
region, but during the last few years there
has been no work of this sort done there,
and the last time l visited the stream it
seemed to fairly TEEN with speckled beau
ties, many of them of large size. From
one small meadow spring hole in this
stream in the month of August know of
forty-four trout having been taken in
few minutes on one occasion, and over
seventy trout few days later.
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