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miles—and this acted as a stimulus. We "ate” 
up the space for some time. A church steeple 
could be seen far ahead and we were con¬ 
gratulating ourselves when we were told by an¬ 
other farmer that it was only fifteen miles, an¬ 
other said it was only fourteen, and the last said 
it was surely ten. At any rate we felt relieved 
to think that we were at least holding our own. 
We went to the Putnam Homestead in Vermont 
where we obtained some New England pie, 
after which camp was pitched a little south of 
Putney Falls, or about opposite Westmoreland, 
N. H. This section of the country is very 
picturesque, and we enjoyed the setting sun, with 
the rising full moon. At midnight we were 
awakened by something that was sniffing and 
snorting and had stumbled over our paddles, and 
upon investigating found we had the company of 
a life-sized bull. 
Tuesday: It was very foggy, so that we de¬ 
cided to leave a little early—nit. We had deep 
water, the- banks were very high and .thickly 
wooded, making our journey very enjoyable. 
There were many summer villas, some situated 
near and some back from the water, and 
although we had gone some distance, we met 
but two boats. Below the Suspension Bridge 
we obtained the best spring water on the trip. 
At one time there were very dangerous rapids 
at this point, but after the completion of the 
dam, with the backing up of the water, they 
disappeared. We soon passed Brattleboro, 
where we expected to find the dam, but after 
paddling for some time we were told it was at 
South Vernon. At last we reached it and got 
out to look around for the best way to carry, 
and took the right side as it was the more con¬ 
venient. We spent the better part of two hours 
going through the power house, which supplies 
“juice” to the nearby country, also to a few dis¬ 
tant points. 
Wednesday: About 10:00 we reached North- 
field, Mass., and within a very short time we came 
within sight of French King. After examining 
the head of the so-called rapids, and upon being 
told of their “death dealing” powers, we decided 
to carry. We soon changed our minds, and were 
indeed thankful later on, for had we carried, we 
would have missed the most beautiful part of the 
whole river, to Turners Falls. We were at first 
tempted to remain a week. At the Falls, we hired 
a truckman, and he told us that whether we 
landed above or below the Falls, he would have a 
job. At first we did not understand, but when 
he told us he was the liveryman also the under¬ 
taker, we “tumbled.” We were therefore carted 
to Montague City, where “Mac” did not hesitate 
to drive down a steep bank, and it looked to us 
for a moment as if we would be thrown into the 
river, but it was evident he had done this same 
thing many times before. Everything was soon 
packed into the boat and we were off, passing 
Deerfield River to the right. 
Thursday: It had been raining all night and * 
in the morning it was still drizzling, and as we 
had not yet remained in one place for any length 
of time, we thought the rain would give us a 
good excuse. However, about 10:00 we became 
weary and left in the drizzle. It was our inten¬ 
tion to make Holyoke, and when we were told it 
was only fifteen miles distant, our speed surprised 
us. We paddled, paddled, and then paddled some 
more, and—at last we saw some people. They 
told us again—that ONLY fifteen miles. It had 
been raining all day, and what our feelings were 
we did not express. We passed as we supposed 
Mt. Tom and knowing this mountain is only 
a short distance from Holyoke, felt satisfied, 
but after two hours paddling, it seemed as far 
away. The water was very muddy, the banks 
were high and sandy, so that the paddling was 
very uninteresting, as a result of which and the 
continued rain, camp was made on a mud bank 
Friday: Left camp at 9:00, and soon reached 
the Holyoke Canoe Club, where in our eagerness 
to get to the town proper, forgot to ask for 
the mail. There were many cottages between 
the club and the city, as this part of river had 
very high banks and was thickly wooded. While 
in town we visited cotton mills, paper works and 
made a trip to Mt. Tom from which we could 
see the surrounding country for miles. Late 
in the afternoon, the carry was made around the 
dam to the left by wagon. It, 
Saturday: Springfield was passed about noon, 
and later on, below Thompsonville, we stopped off 
for lunch. We had paddled but a short dis¬ 
tance when we heard the roar of some falls 
and thought they were far below us. For some 
reason the both of us thought it best to go to 
the right of the river, in order to fill our water 
bucket, also to see what the lock was for. Had 
we gone to the other side we could have been 
carried over the falls—it was a drop of only 
about ten feet. We had to carry the outfit into 
the canal, paddle a few miles and then make an¬ 
other carry into the river. For quite some dis¬ 
tance we had shallow water, and this retarded 
our progress to within a few miles of Hartford, 
where camp was made. 
Below Hartford there are some sections that 
are very pretty, but most of the paddling is 
very tiring. June or early July is best, starting 
from White River Junction and continuing to 
Hartford, stopping at many of the good camp 
sites en route, especially at French King. Most 
of the towns have considerable historic inter¬ 
est, and much time could be devoted to visiting 
them. F. E. Ahrens. 
EASTERN DIVISION MEETS JULY 3 TO 10. 
June 9, 191 s. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Will you kindly publish, on the Canoeing Page ^ 
of Forest and Stream for July the following:— 
The Annual Meet and Camp of the Eastern 
Division of the American Canoe Association will 
be held July 3 to 10, inclusive, at Touisset, Mass. 
A hearty invitation is extended to members of 
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