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went aboard of John's staunch craft, and boldly set out for 

 Raquctte Lake ; with a lirm belief, however, that we should 

 find uothiui; better in our journeying in the wilderness than 

 the Fulton Chain had proved to be to us. 



It remains to be added, before we have said a final adieu 

 to this region, that years ago " John Brown's Tract " and 

 "The Fulton Chain " attracted a large share of the atten- 

 tion of sportsmen and tourists ; but that Headley, Murray 

 and others turned the great tide further to the north and east, 

 and for several years, of late, comparatively few, except 

 from Utica, N. Y., have been accustomed to follow the 

 charming old paths into the great wilderness by way 

 of the Moose River Avaters. As a consequence, much of 

 the pristine excellence of that region has been restored. 

 With all the rest of the well known resorts this has suffered 

 much from the vandalism of tourists and local hunters and 

 fishermen; and something of the grandeur of the more 

 mountainous regions, north and east of it, is wanting. 

 But trout and deer have multiplied as sportsmen have 

 turned their steps elsewhere, and some of the lakes are as 

 beautiful as any in the woods; while there is enough of 

 mountain scenery to continually delight the tourist. One 

 is certain, moreover, not to be jostled by Saratoga trunks, 

 nor to be reminded in these secluded retreats of the whirl 

 and fashion of the outer woi'ld which for a season he has 

 fied. 



