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trout, sometimes twenty pounds in weight, are taken from its waters; 

 spotted trout are also abundant, and landlocked salmon have been intro- 

 duced, and will soon afford the angler exciting sport. Deer and partridges 

 are very numerous in the hardwood growth which surrounds it, and moose 

 and caribou are not infrequently seen. 



This lake is now reached directly by the Bangor & Aroostook road, 

 which has a station located upon the shore; this makes it much more easy 

 of access than it was two or three years ago. 



The town of Greenville, which is situated at the southern extremity 

 of Moosehead lake, has, for years, been the point of departure to the vari- 

 ous localities that are visited by sportsmen on the lake, or accessible from 

 it. These are almost numberless, and each has its especial attractions. 

 Many sportsmen prefer to go at once to the famous Mt. Kineo House, 

 which is situated about midway up the lake, near the base of the mountain 

 from which the hotel is named. At this hotel they make their headquarters, 

 and from time to time take excursions more or less distant in search of fish 

 or game. Many, however, who do not care to stop at a large, fashionable 

 hotel, but prefer less pretentious quarters, depart for some of the camps or 

 small hotels that abound. Batteaux or canoes are taken for long jaunts, 

 and the distances that may be traversed by water, with now and then a 

 short portage, are very great. 



There are numberless ponds and streams in the neighborhood of the 

 lake, which contain spotted trout, and the devotees of the fly-rod may have 

 all the sport they desire. In the great lake, togue of large size are taken, 

 and at numerous points up and down the shore good fly-fishing is to be 

 had. If the sportsman wishes to make more extended trips he can follow 

 the northwest carry from the head of North bay, at the upper end of 

 Moosehead, to the waters of the Penobscot river, on which he can travel 

 almost any distance in canoe, or he can take the northeast carry from the 

 same bay to the great Chesuncook, from which he can, by water and port- 

 ages, traverse an almost endless succession of lakes and streams. 



These are all tenanted by trout, both lake and spotted, and as this is 

 also one of the most famous regions in Maine for big game, the angler as 

 well as sportsman finds ample compensation for the difficulties of the trip. 



The scenery through which one passes is always beautiful, and some- 

 times superb, Mount Katahdin being often in view, together with ranges of 

 other mountains of less magnitude and grandeur. 



There are other waters in the neighborhood of Moosehead, one lying 

 to the west of it, named Brassau lake, being quite celebrated. It is seven 

 miles in length, and is reached by way of Moose river, and has numerous 

 tributaries which are noted for the abundance of their trout, and in the fall 

 wild ducks are shot in great numbers. 



Among the other desirable points around the lake for anglers are 



