Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-29
The Maine PLAYGROUND.

plentiful in the big game territory
than this year. This is attributed in
part TO the mild winter in which these
animals could travel over large terri
tories and secure the tender sprouts
on which they subsist.
Before the years outing season is
over nearly half a million persons will
have sought recreation in the national
forests of the United State. Accord
ing to the record of the United States
department of agriculture the total
last year was in close figures, 4O6, 775.
This number of course does not in
Glide those who come to the sporting
grounds of Maine or other hunting
territory in the Eastern states nor
does it include the thousands of Maine
people who scurry away in september,
october and November to the delight
full backwoods hooks and along the
streams and lakes of Maine in glorious
Autumn. where they encamp and
partake of the real joys of life near
to natures heart.
Uncle Sans agricultural department
has this to say: with the finest
mountain scenery and much of the
best fishing and big game hunting in
the United States, the national forests.
made more and more accessible each
year through protection and develop
ment by the government are fast be-
coming national Fairgrounds for the
use of the people"
Uncle Sans government is just be-
ginning to learn the lesson acquired
by Maine many years ago and are
advertising the attractions of thes.
national Fairgrounds as Maine has
ing and game territory. The records
show that the seasonal use of forests
run from two months in Colorado to
twelve months in Alaska, but the uses
differ. In Colorado nearly 1000 visit
ors entered the forests to fish, to camp
to climb and to drink the medicinal
waters. In Alaska there are 1000 al
most solely to hunt and to fish. The
most popular forest is the Pike, con-
Various attractions within its limits
including the Scenic railway drew lOO,-
900, tourists and others.
BY the principle states the national
forest visitors number $4,000 in Arizo-
ma, 100000 in California, 100000 in Col
orado. 10000 in Montana, 10000 in New
Mexico. $4,000 in Oregon, $4,000 in Ida
no. 5000 in Utah and 10000 in Wash
ington.
The national. department of agrcui-
ture boasts of the natural centers
and of landmarks of interest in the
national forests, but in answer to
Names quiet advertising in the last
quarter Of a century have come hun
dreds OF thousands of people to the
beautiful camping grounds and admir-
these Annual visitors are advertising
Maine better than anything that can
be put forth in circular form or dis
tributed to the readers of the news
papers and magazines. Every year
they come, bringing millions of dollars
into the Pine Tree State, and teach
Id
agances of the larger cities and OF
foreign countries.
Nowhere in Uncle Sans domain can
be found more attractive, grander
scenery than in some sections of our
beautiful state. One who has ever
stood on the top of White Cap noun
tain and looked away across the miles
and miles of unbroken forests to the
North, the East, the South and West,
find anything more sublime. From
there he can see old Katahdins white
cap cleaning in the dim distance,
Mount Kineo to Che Northwestward,
Sqnaw Mountain} INDIAN Pond Noun
tain, Moxie. Bald Mountain and the
many other peaks clothed in everlast-
ing green, far and near There the 35
miles of Moosehead lake and the hun
dreds of other ponds and streams in
all directions rival anything that can
be found even in the bold Rockies
or the mystic realms of the national
park.
Then, too. there is an attraction I'M
der the spruces and pines of old Maine
and in the delightful Autumn atmos-
pnere with another appeal to the hui
man appetite which can be found in no
Western forest land-pure cool water
There the camper and the big game
hunter indeed finds the natural hunt
ers paradise With rod and gun and
canoe from May until December they
are coming and going through this
land which ever sends forth the call
of the wild to man.
A Monument.