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very clear and low, it would be well to use smaller. 

 On every occasion not more than two flies should be 

 employed at the same time, as in this portion of the 

 Androscogan fish are abundant and sometimes very 

 large, and you may chance to impale a couple of gentle- 

 men that will give you more to do than desirable. 

 Having spent as much time here as you feel inclined, 

 I would advise your proceeding to the upper dam, 

 fifteen miles farther on. The sail is pretty and pic- 

 turesque, particularly through the passage denomi- 

 nated the Narrows, which connects upper and lower 

 Richardson Lakes. If adverse winds do not oppose 

 your progress, five or six hours will be sufficient to 

 transport you to your destination ; but if they should 

 set in, your patience will be severely tried, and a tem- 

 porary encampment for the night, in some well- 

 sheltered valley, be found preferable to buffeting on the 

 lake. 



During our sojourn a steamboat was spoken of to 

 ply between these two points, for the better accommo- 

 dation of visitors ; of course, if it is built, much 

 time will be saved and considerable inconvenience. 

 The table and accommodation at the Upper Dam are 

 very good, considering its isolated position ; more- 

 over, the employes are civil and attentive which 

 cannot be said for those at the lower establishment. 



