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charter a special boat to take him across Moosehead 

 Lake, a distance of forty miles, to Northeast Carry. 



When we registered at the Winnegarnock House, at 

 the " carry," three hours after this, we found a large 

 crowd of hunters there to spend the night, who were to 

 leave the following morning in various directions to 

 reach their "happy hunting grounds." There were 

 some ladies in the party, who evidenced considerable 

 excitement over the new environment in which they 

 found themselves. There were also many guides, team- 

 sters, lumbermen and a game warden. 



My comrade, having crossed the lake safely in a 

 small power boat, joined us at supper time. The night 

 turned out quite cold. We were given the upper floor 

 of a dainty log cottage, where a royal wood-fire was 

 burning on the hearth below us, and we here changed 

 our apparel for the toggery we should need for the 

 hard work of the next few days in getting to camp. 



An early start down the Penobscot Eiver was made 

 the next morning amid the usual busy scenes of load- 

 ing canoes and batteaus. When the canoes were 

 loaded some were started up the river for points on 

 Kussell Brook and Kussell Lake, while the majority of 

 them took the downward trip. One party was going 

 to Lobster Lake, by way of Lobster Stream, which en- 

 ters the Penobscot a mile and a half below the " carry," 

 the lake being seven miles from the river. 



A lady and gentleman from Philadelphia elected to 



