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Abbott ' s daut-^iitor ( sister of 'Tra, Abbott of the Ui.ioayoti House, then feho 

 only house here) built the Lahe House ixi 18 — . At that time Lioose, 

 Bears, Doer and other lar^'o ^jaiae was abundant in the adjoining woods. 

 He has repeatedly seen Moose on the neadows below the j.aho House, J^^^ 

 Sholdra];o then used to fish in the rapids below the daia. In windy 

 7:oather he has seen thousands of .Duchs packed in the first stretch of 

 ^Uat4a. below the elra tree. Huffed wrouse T/ere ten tiiiies luore numerous r 

 than they are now . Wild Pijioons darkened the heavens. Canada Geese ^ 

 visited the i.aj-:e in both spring and fall in imense f lochs, stajiint^ 

 several weeks . Trout could be caut:;ht anywhere in the Lake or river in 

 sprin^i and fall by hundreds. 



'J'he Lioose lasted oxily about ton years or until 1850. He attrib- 



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utes their disappearance to the building of Middle and Krrol Daius when 



there was irequent blasting of heavy charjies. They were never slaugh- 

 tered for their hides here, oeixig only ];vill(3d in United nuiiioers for 

 food. 



Peasloe tells me that Pinus banks iana a nd Quercus rubra are both 

 strictly confined in this region to the shores of Lake Uiabcigog , never 

 being found more than a few rods av:ay from the water. Pinus banks iana 

 is said also to occur on the shores of Pvicriardson Lake as well as about 

 those of 3. Pond. (lJ]"*ton, Oct.SGth, 1384) 



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