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L/ake George, situated in the town of Canaan, is reached 

 by carriage ride of 6 m. from Skowhegan. This is a beautiful 

 sheet of water and is popularly called " Somerset's Saratoga." 

 The lake is 3 ra. 1., is very deep and remarkable for the 

 transparency of its waters, which are fed entirely by numer- 

 ous springs, one of its most pleasing features. I^arge num- 

 bers of pickerel, white and red perch, and trout are taken at 

 the proper season. It has recently been heavily stocked with 

 land-locked salmon. Here the tourist and sportsman will 

 find the justly popular hotel, Mohican House, George E. 

 Washburn, proprietor, a popular and favorite resort for the 

 tourist and the sportsman. 



Starting from Oakland, on the M. C. R. R. above men- 

 tioned, at the junction of the Somerset Ry., and passing up 

 this railroad, the beautiful and thriving town of Madison is 

 reached, 20 m. from Oakland, 98 m. from Portland. You 

 are here within 5 m. of Hayden Lake above mentioned, and 

 may reach it by the electric railway alluded to above ; from 

 this point are also reached several ponds affording excellent 

 fishing, also many brook trout streams. Madison is situtated 

 on the Kennebec River and here are located some of the 

 largest pulp mills in the world ; on the opposite side of the 

 river from Madison is the beautiful town of Anson ; from this 

 village the town of New" Portland is reached, and the sports- 

 man if he wishes can continue to Kingfield, Dead River and 

 to Flagstaff, passing Oilman Pond, where he may find ex- 

 cellent fishing, and through a beautiful country abounding in 

 deer and ruffed grouse, and with its many small ponds and 

 brooks it affords excellent trout fishing. Proceeding up the 

 line of the railroad from Madison the town of P^mbden is 

 reached, 10 m. ; within a radius of 5 m. of the R. R. station 

 Great Embden Pond, Hancock Pond and several other small- 

 er ponds may be reached, containing salmon, trout, white 

 perch and pickerel, affording excellent fishing ; these ponds 

 may also be reached by carriage from the R. R. station at 

 No. Anson, 13 m. ; the next station is Solon, 3 m. from Emb- 

 den ; here you have a lovely view of the celebrated Carratunk 

 Falls, visited by hundreds of tourists yearly ; continuing 

 along the line of the railway from Solon, Bingham, S m. 

 farther on is reached, terminus of this line ; the towns of Con- 

 cord, Brighton and Eexington are easily reached by carriage 



