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UPTON, MAINE 
1874 
September 15 
lunch we went ashore in the Brown clearing and beat for cock. 
Flushed one among low spruces near a springy run and killed 
him at the fourth shot. Next Shot stood handsomely on a brood 
of 6 grouse which were among some weeds in an open field. I 
fired both barrels at the first and he fell dead after flying 
some distance. Also shot at another and thought I killed him 
but,Shot was so overcome with heat that he could do nothing 
but lie down and pant. Returned to the house late in P.M. 
Henry Purdir arrived to-night and xvoke me up at nearly midnight. 
September 15 . Cloudy nearly all day with occasional glimpses 
of sunshine. Purdir, S., Barstow and self took the boat this 
morning for a trip up the Megalioway and arrived at the landing 
at 1 P.M. Messrs. Winslow and Kimball and Mr. Brown were with 
us. Put up at Browns. After dinner S. and I walked over to 
Sturdevant pond where we found a canoe-shaped little boat and 
embarking paddled up to the inlet of the pond. Fished here 
awhile without success though later it is a fine ground. On 
the marshy shore at this point we saw the tracks of a herd of 
caribou, none of them, however, very large. Paddled up the 
stream some 200 yds. to where the quick water commenced start¬ 
ing two wood duck: they have a curious habit of twitching their 
heads violently while flying and also occasionally nearly stop¬ 
ping in the air at the same time shaking themselves: this I 
have often noticed before. Saw also a flock of about 15 black 
ducks, but singularly enough there was not a loon on the pond. 
Sturdevant is a most beautiful little lake, evex-e v> fS-j/tin shape 
