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irondacl' WildernesSj'" and luiviii^' made five trips 

 through said wihh^ruess, traversing- nearly every 

 iniportant hd^e and river therein, feels himself 

 authorized, in aceorchmee Avith the requests of 

 tishermen friends, to refer to some portions of 

 the hook, for he must say, with due respect to 

 the author of a very entertaining narrative, that 

 he cannot quite agree with all his statements 

 concerning the Adirondack and the Maine 

 wildernesses. 



Mr. Murray's l)o()k, if accepted as a guide, 

 will surely cause much bitter disai)i>ointment, 

 as much that is therein descril)ed has existence 

 only in the imagination of the enthusiastic 

 author. He has of course not meant to misrc])- 

 resent anything, Init the effect will be the same. 

 All who are thoroughly familiar with the 

 Adirondacks will unite in saying that the l)Ook, 

 as a guide, is quite unreliable. A comi)lete 

 review of the book being out of the question 

 here, some of the imncipal points of difference 

 are selected for notice. 



The portion of Maine \dsited by our party this 

 season is as lovely as one could d(\sire, and with 

 one exception, (piite ecpial to any i)orti()n of the 

 North Woods of Xew York. There are many 



