The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-28
THE GHOST OF THE
ENCHANTED
A Mystery That Has
Never Been Solved
WOOdsmen from Different Camps
Search but without Results in
Direction OF Call

In the early seventies, William
Snow had three lumber camps on the
Enchanted. These camps were 81
tuated about mile and a half apart
with a tote road connecting all three.
1t was early evening, some of the
men were resting in their hunks, en-
ioying their after supper smokes; four
at rude table were having a game
of euchre; one was whiting on a
new axe handle and a teamster seat
ed near the door, was repairing a rip
in horse collar
The cook finishing the washing of
the supper dishes paused and listen
ed, for he thought he heard far off
call from the deep woods back of the
camp. His first thought was that
some one was coming from one of the
other camps altho the sound SEEM
ed not from that direction. He said
nothing thinking he might be mistak-
en-, but he heard it again palmer than
before.
The teamster dropped the collar
saying Ibid any of you hear that?
Some one is hollering out in the
woods" No one answered but the
cook who said he had heard it twice
Then all listened, again came the call
"ha-a-a-loo."
All started up knowing that no one
would be coming from that direction
unless lost and in need of help. Hold
on" said the boss, sis all the crew
in?" They were all here at supper
time" replied the cook As the crew
hurried out into the yard in front of
the camp the call came again very
clearly. The boss told the men to be
ready and when he counted three to
all shout together. This they did and
back came an answer more to the
right this time as though going to-
ward the tote road. They could
hear shouts from the other camp
crews showing they had heard the
calls for help. Again came the ha-
loo as tho nearing the road. The
boss shouted That's right keep GO
ing and you'll hit the tote road" He
then told couple of men to take
lantern and go down to meet the
lost man as he might be turned
around" and not know which way to
go.
They went as directed but nothing
was found. Going on further and
shouting but no longer did the call
come from the forest. A light was
moving toward them along the road,
with it were two men from the north
camp who had been sent out for the
same purpose These men thought
the call had come from back of their
camp. The four men now returned
to the middle camp. Here they
found searchers from the south camp
who had heard the sounds apparent
ly near them and had been search
ing without result.
II was late that night before the
crew got settled enough TO sleep for
each one had to tell of warnings and
ghost stories that each one knew to
be true.
Next morning two men from each
crew were sent out on snoWshoes to
search for anyone who might have
been lost and have become exhausted. ]
NO one was found and no tracks with
in miles Of either camp. | once
asked Elijah Hall who was one of the
camps crew if this story was cor
rect. He said Eyes, was there,
some have said 1t was an owl, but
I've heard every owl there is in the +
woods. 1t was not an owl that hol- +
Tered that night neither was it hui
man being, but what it was. is a
and so it still remains "a
w. B. GOODRICH