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 for moose hunting ; from the head of Churchill Lake it is 

 about 6 m. to Chase carr}-, the outlet of the lake; the carry is 

 something more than a mile ; this place in the river has 

 received the name of " Devil's Elbow," not an inappropriate 

 appellation as it strikes me in going over it ; passing down 

 the river, Umsaskis Lake, some lom. away, is reached; pass- 

 ing down this lake, Long Lake, about 6 m. is reached, and you 

 may reach the famous ' ' Depot Farm ' ' ; from here 3'ou may 

 take a road to the Seven Islands and the main St. John 

 River, thence continuing eastward to Musquacook Lake and 

 Ashland. From the Depot Farm it is about 8 m. to Round 

 Pond or Square Lake ; passing down this pond Musquacook 

 Stream is passed and Five Finger Brook and then Glazier 

 Brook, and you are now in the Allegash River ; going by the 

 Allegash Falls down the Allegash River into the River St. 

 John, thence to Ft. Kent ; in the vicinity of the junction of 

 the Allegash and St. John Rivers are the Nigger Brook 

 Rapids, and from this vicinity a trip up the St. Francis River 

 and its inlets may be had if desirable ; on all this long route 

 the sportsman is constant^ in touch with nature, the scenery 

 is grand beyond description. It is a great country for game, 

 and you have as fine fishing as can be had anywhere. 



Starting again frorn Chesuncook Lake, passing down 

 the lake 18 m. going eastward you pass out into the west 

 branch of the Penobscot River, thence ^ of am. into Ripo- 

 genus Lake ; here you ' have excellent trout and salmon fish- 

 ing and hunting, and line views of Mt. Katahdin and the 

 Nesourduahunk range. Ripogenus Lake is about 2 m. 

 1., a favorits camping ground for the tourist; Harring- 

 ton Lake is reached from here, this lake is about 3 m. 1. 

 and I m. w. ; Nesourduahunk, a pretty little lake, may be 

 reached from the upper dead waters on Soper Brook, about 

 5 m. by difficult trail ; passing down this branch of the river, 

 Carry Pond, a famous trout pond, is reached ; continuing 

 you pass what is called Gulliver Pitch and the famous Horse 

 Race, and reach Sandy Stream ; here is a favorite trail 

 to Mt. Katahdin ; you reach Abol Stream where a favor- 

 ite trail leads also to Mt. Katahdin ; Abol and Katahdin 

 Ponds may be reached by going up Abol Stream and by 

 carry across into Katahdin Pond, or by carry from Pocom- 

 pass Pond, which is reached from the river ; from Katah- 



