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Birch Island House and Camps, a lovely place, with 

 high elevation, and every surrounding to please the 

 tourist ; within eas}- reach of these camps by canoe or 

 trail, are more than a dozen other lakes and ponds, literally 

 teeming with square tailed trout ; no finer fishing can be had 

 in Maine, or any more desirable outing place found ; deer, 

 moose and ruffed grouse are abundant ; this is a famous fish- 

 ing and hunting resort ; passing up the railroad from Holeb 

 we arrive at Lowelltown, in the county of Franklin, thence to 

 the boundary line between the Province of Quebec and 

 Maine, in the midst of a fine hunting and fishing resort. 

 These hunting and fishing resorts mentioned on the line of 

 the C. P. Ry. from Greenville to the boundary are all in 

 Somerset County, but so closely connected with Greenville in 

 Piscataquis County that they are described in this chapter. 

 The sportsman finding himself in the regions described in 

 this chapter will be glad that he is there. 



SAGADAHOC COUNTY. 



This is one of the coast counties with an extended coast 

 line ; cit}' of Bath shire town, on the Knox and I^incoln 

 Branch of M. C. R. R., 37 m. from Portland, daily line of 

 steamers from Boston and other points. Contains five ponds. 



Fishingf and Hunting;. 



There are no moose ; no open time on deer ; noted prin- 

 cipally for its fine duck hunting around the bays, harbors and 

 inlets ; also contains ruffed 'grouse, woodcock and foxes in 

 good numbers. 



Nequasset I^ake, in Woolwich, across the river from 

 Bath, R. R. station on its shore, is the principal lake in this 

 county. More particular!}^ described in the chapter on Lin- 

 coln County. Excellent fishing for bass and pickerel ; a 

 favorite resort. 



The Kennebec River from Richmond to Merrymeeting 

 Bay, as well as in and around Merrymeeting Bay, affords the 

 finest duck shooting in the State of J.Iaine. 



