The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-24

River are Indian Brook, Big Logan
and two dams in the back channel,
where there are always big fish to be
caught just before reaching Holeb
Falls, a divided drop of forty feet.
To the right are the towering sum
mits of Number Five Mountains, a
majestic setting for the falls that
thunder into the big pool below,
throwing up the spray to be changed
into rainbows by the rays of the set
| ting sun.
At Camp 5, mile below Holeb
Falls, there are comfortable log cab
ms where you remain over night, but
be sure and try the pool below the
falls as 1t is famed for its big lusty
| trout
In the morning canoes are taken
! for further run of Is miles down
Moose River-the most beautiful ca
noeing waters in Maine.
Day outings may be made by auto,
Parlin to McKenney's Farm, launch
ing the canoes into Attean Lake for
paddle to Attean Falls, where there
Is good camping ground with tables
and "deaeons' Seats Your guides
have brought along steaks or chick
ems, potatoes, coffee, etc, ETC., and
while you are landing a few trout
to add to the menu, they have built
the fire and are ready to serve you a
woods meal--inore enjoyable than
that furnished at Waldorf Astoria or
In a Kings Palace. You return at
your leisure in the afternoon.
Another days trip is to Jackman
Wood Pond to Little Wood, thence up
stream to Little-Big Wood, dining out
and return in the afternoon.
A longer canoe trip and one of ex-
ceeding interest is the forty mile
canoe trip down Moose River from
Jackman and across Long Pond-camp
over night--then down stream again
into Brassua Lake-across this lake
and down Moose River, with rapids all
the way to Moosehead Lake opposite
Kineo--stay there or at West Outlet
Camp and take the Somerset Railway
to Somerset Junction, connecting
there with the Canadian Pacific Rail
way for Jackman.
The automobile trip to Moxie Falls
or to Parlin Stream for lunch in the
woods is very popular trip.
The Big Woods Editor was begin
ming to get hungry and since the
hotels along the route were closed a
trip into Jackman looked to be nee
essary for the midday meal. But
he hadn't. seen quite enough OF real
woods life and so the automobile
wheeled around from Parlin Pond and
whisked back down the road to the
Cold Stream and Johnson Mountain
district where he found another lum-
Der camp, only short distance back
from the thoroughfare. He was greet
ed there by Mrs. Kiah whose husband
is one of the foremen of the H. & w
Co. and being informed that her Wis
itor was in danger of starvation, that
kindly lady rushed over to the cook s
camp and soon the newspaper man
was invited into the camp kitchen.
He was warmly greeted by the kind
ly cook and was seated at most hos
pitable board. 1t was a revelation to
the newspaper man who had heard so
much of backwoods life but had never
experienced before real meal, in
lumber jacks camp. There was
everything to tempt the appetite, it
seems and each kind of food, seemed
better than the last. The taste of
that mince pie, made from venison
and a connection of fruits and spices
still fingers with the newspaper man
as we'll as the courteous treatment
which was accorded him on his visit.
After an inspection of the camp where
the quarters were rude but comfort
able and fitted up with the convent
ences so unusual in the old days good
byes were said for 1t was time to
continue the journey. 1t would not
be fair II the dumb animals in this
camp were not mentioned. Sleek
pussies were much in evidence and
another innovation to the newspaper.
man was the strange trout-backed
cat. This was really an unusual
type of the cat family and when in
repose the markings In its fur close
ly resembled the scales of trout.
There was still considerable day
light, although the interesting phases
of woods life had detained the writer
for sometime, and 1t seemed wise to
recover the earlier tracks back to
Parlin and then on over the still
splendid highway to Jackman Bust
ness in this hustling little village ap-
peared to be unusually good and the
newspaper man learned that 10000
cords were to be cut this winter in
Dennistown, township north of
Jackman. This is interesting news
to the people of that section, as lum-
bering operations have been consider
ably lighter In recent years. After
brief visit at the Moose River
House, made famous because of the
tragedy which resulted in the death
of its former proprietor, Nelson w.
BARLEY, there was just time to drive
down to Big Woods Lake and survey
the beauties OF that beautiful sheet
of water and its overhanging noun
tains, before the twilight set in. Then
the trip was begun back to Pleasant
Pond but on the way down the news
paper man was treated to another del
icious supper in the depot camp of
the II. & w. Co. Hot stew, cakes,
cookies, doughnuts, pies and other
things too numerous to mention were
80 temntinn that in spite of his late