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distance to reach the shore at the logging road of exit. 

 But I answered Yes, and would join the Governor for 

 departure from Boston in two days after. 



I put the telegraph in requisition, sending a mes- 

 sage to the nearest town from camp, twenty-odd miles 

 away, to send a special messenger to my camp keeper 

 to have four or five boats at the end of the lake on the 

 fourth day from date, with skates, wraps, etc. Another 

 to my cook in Boston, a German woman ready for any 

 emergency, whom I had employed for several years, 

 and carried back and forth from camp to California, 

 and who well knew my ways; one of stout heart and 

 accustomed to adventure and rapid execution, to whom 

 I had given a week's rest before her leaving for Cali- 

 fornia. I telegraphed her to start the following day 

 for the town nearest the lake, where she would be 

 joined by my two guides who had been with me for a 

 dozen years, and to get to camp as best they could, 

 and have dinner ready at half -past six on the fourth 

 day for half a dozen. The distance then was forty- 

 four miles from the railroad, two thirds by road and 

 one third by water. I then telegraphed for sundry 

 stores wanting, to be sent to the lake. 



All went well. We left Boston on the set day, 

 going to Portland, where we remained over night, 

 taking an early train the following morning, and, after 

 going seventy-five miles, arrived at the railroad end at 

 ii o'clock. We had then forty-four miles to make be- 

 fore dark, and the days were short. 



As we left the cars, a large stage sleigh with four 

 spirited horses, previously ordered, was waiting. The 

 sleighing was superb over a well-broken road, and we 

 made the run of twenty-two miles to Andover in two 

 hours and a half, changing horses midway. At the last 



