The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-14
4 List Pond Story

John a Prescott of this place has
been kind enough at our earnest sole
itation 10 tell something about his
hunting experiences in the vicinity
of Lost Pond This beautiful sheet
of water. about tnirty-fve acres. is
well known to many Somerset County
people. 1t is situated about two
miles westerly from the Kennebpc
River The usual route in going
there is via Bingham, thence across
the bridge ami then up the westerly
shore to 4 point perhaps two miles
this side OF Briggs landing. From
there, there IS trail up over the hill
to Lost Pond. II is upgrade going
in and takes about one hour TO tramp
!. IT, Coming out there is perhaps one
hundred rods mp hill from the pond
and then il is down grade about all
the way to the river. One can come
ont about half the time that il tJkes
to 20 in The Briggs camp look
across the pond toward the west The
mountainous shores aud unbrokcn for
ests constitute very beautiful scene.
The late l. " Briggs, who made the
purchase far the camp. secured one
hundred aflss which surrounds Lost
Pond on all si3es.
Mr.. Prescott. who WAS in Mr. Brigg's
employ for about seven wears passed
a good deal af time at Lost Pond.
The BRIGGS cottage was built about
twelve years ago. The first trail un-
Il oil I#IlausnJ tbr l,t.s.f ~, Of a.
old logging road. Later ora new
trail W. lid cut for part of the
distance - get around a Wet place
This left an abandoned trail which.
however. bas always been easily fol
lowed ]. being spoken OF nowadays
as The ei. rail. 1t was Oh this old
trail that lahn Prescott shot his first
deer. Mr. Prescott was at Lost Pond
in complnl With James Stenh6use. Ro-
bert Hal Alfon Horne and David Vi
gua, all ai skowhegan. The entire
party walked ont to the main ryer on
morning prescott and Stenhouse re
turning and the others leaving for
home. The TWO gentlemen Just men
toned 9a1ited just before reaching
the old tr and Prescott decided Ia
walk thr5deh that way, Had gotten
to within i+taen minutes walk o. camp
wncn ne .baf deer. The deer caugh.
sight OF him first and did little
nervous jumping around finally stop
ping SO thai was a big tree between
him and where Mr.. Prescott stood
John had to move few feet to get
\ clear aim hut he did so and hrot
~ l..
when he Hfel the deer was standing
still and uol over three rods away.
The circumstances were very favor
able for h first attempt to shoot a
deer. He AMI Stenhouse carried the
deer to tn amp ana it ultimately
was divided among the party of their
friends in SknWhegan. Mr. Prescott
had the good fortune TO get another
deer the following season and these
two constitute his entire eXperieees
with that kind of game. When he
shot his second deer it was in company
with Game Warden r. p. King.
Mr. Prescott recalls that the same
fall that he eat his first deer and
about the sametime that Ed King shot
bear on Sandy Stream, about three
miles from Lost Pond Mr.. King
had been at the camp that morning
and left to go TO the Ledge lIauss
through Tho woods After shooting
the bear he decided to come back Ia
Lost Pond He arrived at the shore
opposite to tAe camp in the evening
after dark He cllled out across and
the boys al the camp heard him. The
ice was strong enough so that they
could cross. They did so, tied rope
around the bears neck and dragged
him across ON the ice This bear
was later ON exhibition AT Jewett's
market in SkoWhegan
Near the camp is a magnificent
spring of water. This gathers in
the mountains and comes down by an
underground channel and very close
TO the r3a3, MIR. Prescott arranged