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from Bingham and these towns contain some half a dozen or 

 more small ponds where good trout fishing may be had ; at 

 Bingham 3'ou take stage or carriage for the famous " Carry- 

 ing Place " Ponds ; these are famous trout ponds and a favor- 

 ite resort for the fisherman and the hunter ; here are the 

 noted sporting camps of Henry J. Lane, 11 in numl)er, situ- 

 ated in a romantic and picturescpie country ; no grander 

 scenery can be found, high elevation, and many mountains 

 "lift their heads high up among the clouds"; these ponds derive 

 their name from the historic military expedition of Benedict 

 Arnold, of Revolutionary fame, up the Kennebec River in his 

 fruitless attempt to capture Quel)ec. Arnold left the river 

 with his army and proceeded across the country by these 

 ponds to Flagstaff on his march to Quebec. These are fam- 

 ous trout ponds, — more than 12,000 trout being taken in 

 1899 ; this is also a famous game country ; 40 deer and one 

 bear and other small game were taken out by sportsmen 

 stopping at these camps in the fall of 1S99. 



Proceeding by stage or team from Bingham you pass 

 through Carratuidv, where you are in close proximity to 

 Pleasant Pond, a large and beautiful sheet of water 3]^^ m. 

 away, where is found excellent trout fishing ; the water in 

 this lake is exceptionally deep, the trout unusually large, 

 man}' being taken weighing more tlian 2jj lbs. Continuing by 

 stage or carriage from Carratunk the celebrated " Forks " of 

 the Kennebec River are reached, where the sportsman will 

 find a pleasant home at the hotel of J. A. Merrill, where all 

 needed information, supplies, outfits, guides, carriages, etc., 

 may be procured. 



You are here at the entrance of a vast domain for fishing 

 and hunting. Following the main Kennebec River you 

 would pass Moxie vStream, Black Stream, Dead Stream, the 

 outlet of Ellis and Wilson Ponds to Indian Pond, to Wilson's 

 Hotel at the east outlet of Moosehead Lake, through a wild 

 and romantic country, abounding in fi.sli and game. 



From The Forks, 6 m. by buckboard, you can reach the 

 celebrated Ten-thousand Acre Ponds, three in number, and 

 within a radius of 10 m. many smaller ponds are reached, af- 

 fording the finest of trout fi.shing in lake, pond or stream, 

 and there are no other fish in these waters. Otter Ponds in 

 Bow Town, 4 m. away, and Pierces Pond, 15 m., contain 



