Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-14
Maine Press Outing
at Beautiful Kine0.

| go. The committee in charge select
| ed the week end following July I. as
| the proper time, the selection was a
very wise one for, after a sweltering
spell. the first half of tie week that
win &c Numbering down in History
| like "a dog with a tin kettle tied Ia
| his tail as the hottest time since Will
liam Penn snapped jack-knives with
| the Indians. the weather cooled suf-
| ficiontly To allow the members to as
semble on the shores of Moosehead
| at Kineo.
| Kineo has changed some as the
years have rolled by. the building of
| the Somerset extension, now part
and parcel of Names great trunk line
from Bingham through to the lake
| front, has changed the whole Of this
great northern country, and has
brough: not only Kineo, but the whole
of this vast game preserve, so dear
to the sportsman's heart. nearer to
Boston and New York by some hours,
MooSehead. the largest and most beau
tiful of Maine lakes. lays Well up in
the mountain regions of the great
north woods; that Wild unsettled
country that extends from The ring"
of civilization to way beyond the Can
adam line-a country interspefsed
with tote-paths and blazed tran.
where the rod and the gun hang side
by side on the cabin wall and the
call of the wild echoes from peak 10
peak. The lake is 30 miles long by
20 wide. with an area of ll6 square
miles and. If one follows the ms and
outs of this great lake, il is some
400 miles around il. 1t is practically
an inland sea, the shores are thieklE
wooded with a heavy growth. and the
foliage reaches almost to the water
edge. Moosehead is the natural stor-
age basin for an area of 125o square
miles This great storage basin, with its
tributaries TO the lake. forms an I'M
mense natural reservoir. way up in
the foothills. Sine sends her waters
down through its natural channel
and sets the wheels and spindles go
ing along the busy kennebec. Just
opposite the little station and across
the shining waters is the little PENN
sula of Kineo The rock-ribbed finger
extends out into the lake. the penin-
sula comprises 500 acres. lace feet
above the level of the sea. from the
eastern shore rising boldly 10 the
width OF more than 1000 feet.
The hotel stands on the shore Of this
great lake, just south of tile kineo
mountain and commands an unbr5ken
view Of the lake for % miles. Since
.ny last visit 10 this enchanted spot.
some few years ago, this whole prop
erty has been Riekerized. Money has
been spent with lavish hand Arehi-
tects. landscape gardeners. sanitary
engineers. men of national reputation
in their chosen lines. have planned to
make the house ard grounds beauti-
full. and they have succeeded Just
back OF the hotel is the big mountain
of Kineo. The ascent IS gradual IN
til one reaches the base. where You
will find a series of stairs some l22
in ali and very steep. After climbing
these, and waiting for your breath to
catch up with you, one finds chain.
about go feet long. TO assist the ex-
plorer in ascending At the end OF
the chain is a bridle-path To the sum-
nit. 500 feet above the level Of the
lake. and 2699 feet above the sest The
view from the summit amply repays
one for the hard climb. for one sees
IN all their beauty the many lakes and
rivers. and the miles and miles of ua-
broken forest extending north TO the
Canadian line: Squaw mountain.s the
two Spencers. Burnt Jacket. Blue
Ridge. Lobster. Baker. Lily Bay. and
almost an unbroken chain of cloud
capped peaks, stretch up to the sky
line.
There are some 80 guides at Kineo,
mostly natives, cross between
Canadian and an Indian. Among
them one sees as perfect specimens
of the athlete as can be found in a
Sabbath journey-sliglt and perfect in
figure. good physique, Well knit in
frame. They handle their frail crafts
with grace and ease, and take great
delight in showing the tenderfoot
what can be done with d canoe.
Yachting is not carried on To any
extent on the great lake, canvas and
motor boats take the place of center
boards and fin keels. There are few
if any sail boats on the lake. The
wind is so fiawey as il comes down
from the mountains that handling a
40 footer is not a pleasant pastime,
even to the enthusiastic yachtsman,
who loves the sport for the excite
ment there is in 1t.
Social life at this great inland pal
ace is at its best. A fine orchestra
furnishes music every evening from
to 10, for dancing. Golf, tennis,
bridge, horse back riding, yaC~.ing,
fishing and mountain climbing, all
have their attractions to the summer
idler away from the stock ticker and
the wheat corners.
on Saturday our party took de-
lightful blackboard ride to the Kineo
farm, four miles up the old country
road that skirts the base of the noun
tain. There we found 200-acre farm
under a good state Of cultivation,
where many of the good things come
from that grace the table of the no
tel, and give the cuisine a underworld
reputation. Sunday we visited the
clubhouse the home of the Kineo
Yacht club, where we were very pleas
antly entertained. After dinner we
boarded the steamer Olivett for
sail on the lake Our course took us
to the upper end of the lake, In sight
of the two carries, Northeast and
Northwest, and past Lobster mountain