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 this town is also reached by the C. P. Ry. from Montreal and 

 St. John, and is the entrance to a long stretch of virgin for- 

 est and incomparable, hunting grounds, through which runs 

 the Bangor & Aroostook R. R., and is but 28 m. from Nor- 

 cross, fully described elsewhere. At Milo Junct. on the B. 

 & A. R. R., or at Newport Junct. on the M. C. R. R. to 

 Bangor from Portland, change for Moosehead Lake and 

 Greenville, a beautiful town on the shore of this lake, termi- 

 nus of this branch of the B. & A. R. R. ; at Abbot, on the 

 way to Greenville, good trout fishing may be found in the 

 Piscataquis River and its two branches also in Piper and Whet- 

 stone Ponds ; farther along on the line is Monson Junct. 

 where you change to the Monson narrow gauge R. R. for the 

 town of Monson, 6 m. from the Junct. ; here is the celebrated 

 Lake Hebron, containing many large trout and land-locked 

 salmon ; Monson Pond, i m. away. Spectacle Pond 3 m., and 

 Ship Pond, or Lake Onawa, one of the most beautiful lakes 

 in the State of Maine, 12 m. from Monson; all these ponds 

 and lakes are famous for land-locked salmon and trout fish- 

 ing; Lake Onawa cannot be too highly spoken of as a desirable 

 fishing resort ; Grindstone Pond in Willimantic, 8 m. from 

 Monson, and many other smaller ponds, and a multitude of 

 streams, are easily reached, and you have excellent trout, 

 togue and land-locked salmon fishing ; this is a favorite resort 

 for sportsmen and a country abounding in deer, moose, ruffed 

 grouse, woodcock and other game ; Borestone and Green- 

 wood Mountains are in plain view, affording a magnificent 

 sight. 



Returning to Monson Junct. you resume your journe}^ on 

 the B. & A. to Greenville ; the ride on the railroad is exceed- 

 ingly enjoyable, the scenery is grand beyond description ; 

 from every quarter deep ravines and valleys and towering 

 mountains meet the eye of the tourist. At Blanchard may be 

 found several small ponds and many streams where excellent 

 trout fishing may be had and first class deer hunting. 



At Greenville, terminus of this branch of the B. & A. R. 

 R. also on C. P. Ry., from Montreal and St. John, the cele- 

 brated Moosehead Lake is reached, one of the most famous 

 fishing, summer, and hunting resorts in the world, 86 m. from 

 Bangor, 223 m. from Portland, and 8 to 9 hours' ride from 

 Boston ; this lake is 40 m. 1. and 5 to 18 m. w. ; contains 



