^ % ^"-^-^ ^ "r %', Air |i,:i|ii /V ^ ./^^^^-.^ -^^^ - ,1p^ 'v. PI"||| jPii. ii.^r XJB L/I^ HE^D BY • fi III iinnii n' III ^11 I f- 0)% - • r I Anso Y rT?^ {Northern Maik^ s^ -"V-^- ^.O \ \ J^> €> ^''^''' :;^/T:e^ AZ^ IN THE MINE WOODS EDITION y 1904. C "IN THE MAINE WOODS." Written and arranged by Fred H. Clifford, Bangor, Maine. Copyright, 1904, By the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co, Extracts from this book are allowed provided full credit is given the Bangor & Aroostook R. R. A copy of this book will be sent to any address on receipt of ten cents by C. C. Brown, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co. Bangor, Maine. Printed by Chas. H. Glass S. Co., Bangor, Maine. — •NTEMT^o Page A Trip to the Great Forest 7 Angling —And Results 11 Identifying the Catch 34 Law for the Fisherman 67 The Guide Law 68 The Forest Monarchs 69 Law for the Hunter 87 Shipment of Big Game, 1903 91 Inland Journeys by Canoe 93 Paddling Down the Allagash 94 The West Branch Trip 99 The East Branch Course 106 On Fish River Waters 112 The St. John Trip —And Others 114 " Tenting Out " 120 Map of Canoe Routes in B. & A. Territory .... 122 The Woman's Standpoint 125 Excursion Rates on B. & A. R. R 128 Advertisements 129—184 Bangor & Aroostook R. R. : Page Abacotnetic bog 115 Excursion rates, round trips 128 Abbot Village 13 Game record 91 Abol falls 102, 105 Bears 76 Abol stream 23, 102, 105 Bear brook 21 Aboljackarmegus stream 102 Beaver brook 29 Aboljackarmegassic stream 102 Big Machias lake 32,79, 81 Alden brook 19 Birch stream 13 Allagash river canoe trip 94 Birds, Game 85 Allagash falls 97 Black pond 119 Blanchard 14 : — Allagash Lake Boland pond 24 Canoe trip 116 Bowlin falls 109, 111 Caves at 117 B pond 21 Hunting near. 79 Brassua lake 17 Route to 116 Bridgewater 28 Allagash river 116 Brown pond 27 Allagash stream 117 Brownville 20, 21, 77, 85 Alton 12 Brownville Junction 13, 20 Ambajejus lake 23, 24, 102, 106 Burnt Land pond 24 Ambajejus falls and carr\' 106 Burnt Land rips Ill Ambajemackomus falls (see Gulliver's pitch) 102 Aroostook falls 27 Aroostook river 27,28,29,31, 81 — Camping Out 120 Ashland : Canoe Trips — Fishing waters near 31 Allagash river 94, 97 Game country reached from 79, 81 Allagash lake 116 Station 12, 28, 31, 32 East branch Penobscot 106 Attean pond 17 Fish river lakes 98, 112 Moosehead lake, short trips near 116 B Pine ponds 119 St. John river 114 Baker brook and lake 115 West branch Penobscot 99 Bangor 12 Caribou lake 99 — Page Page Caribou station 27 Fort Kent 12,28, 34, 79, 94,97, 113, 114 Carr pond 32 French ville : 98, 114 Caucomgomoc lake 79, 117, 119 Caucomgomoc stream 119 Game : Chamberlain lake 79, 96, 107, 116, 117 Big game in Chairback ponds 21 Maine woods 69 Birds Chase's carry 97 85 In Moosehead Cherry pond 24 lake region 77 Shipment from B. & A. stations 91 Chesuncook lake 79, 94, 95, 99, 119 Gannet pond Churchill lake 97 26 Getchell pond Clayton lake 32 27 Gillespie lake Coldbrook stream 13 27 Goodrich station Cole brook 26 27 Grand falls, East branch 109 Connors village 97 Grand falls, St. river Costigan brook 12 John 33, 98, 116 Grand Isle Cougar, or " Indian devil " 76 98, 114 Grand lake Cross lake 33, 113 24, 26, 108, 109 Grand pitch Crystal lake 26 109 Gray brook Crystal station 24 27 Green Cut pond 29 pond 26, 29 Greenlow pond 32 D Greenville 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 81 Davidson pond 24 Grimes' Mill 27 Grindstone Dead stream 13 24, 79, 81, 111, 112 Grindstone falls Debsconeag falls and deadwater 105 Ill Guides : Duties, wages, Debsconeag lakes 23, 105, 106 — etc 83 — Gulliver's falls 102, 115 Deer : Gulliver's pitch 102 Habits, where found, etc 71 Record of shipment 91 H Dover 13 Drew's lake 26 Hale pond 26 Dudley brook 29 Harrington lake 79, 99 Haskell Rock pitch 109 E Hastings brook 29 Eagle lake 33, 79,96, 113 Hay brook 26 Eagle lake station 33, 113 Hebron lake 13 — Hemlock stream 13 East Branch Penobscot : Holeb pond 17 Canoe trip down 106 Horserace, the 102, 119 Ferry and ford 24, 111 Horseshoe pond 21 Ebeeme pond 20, 21 Houlton 26 Edmundston 114 Houston ponds 21 Equipment for sportsmen 84 Howe brook 29 F Hoyt brook 12 Hulling Machine falls 109 Fishes, Bait : — Hunting, still 75 Chub, Brook 63 Hurd ponds 23, 119 Chub, Common 61 Chub-Minnow, Carleton's 63 I Chub-Minnow, Gray 66 Minnow, Bronze 63 Indian carry 108 Minnow, Red-fin 65 Ingalls Siding 79 Shiner, Common 64 Island Falls 26 Shiner, Rock 66 Shorefish 66 Smelt 61 Jackman 17 Jemtland 28 Fishes, Game and Food : — Jo Mary lakes 21, 23, 80 Black Bass 54 Chivy 53 K Cusk 59 — Katahdin (Mt.) : Eel 60 Hornpout 60 Description and ascent of 23, 104, 111 Perch, White 55 Hunting near 79, 80 Perch, Yellow 58 View of 19, 95, 101, 102, 108 Pickerel 56 Katahdin Iron Works 12, 20, 21, 79, 121 Salmon, Atlantic 43 Katahdin lake 24 Salmon, Landlocked 47 Kineo (Mt.) 18 Sunfish, Common 59 Suntish, Long-eared 58 Togue 51 Lagrange 13, 85 Trout, Brown 49 Lazy Tom brook 77 Trout, Common 51 Lily bay 77 Trout, Rainbow 49 Lily Bay Mt. 19 Trout, Steelhead 48 Limestone 12, 27, 99 Whitefish, Common 53 Littleton 26 Whitefish, Stanley's 54 Lobster lake 94 Fish hatchery. Squaw brook 15 Lobster stream 94 Fishing in Moosehead lake 15 Long lake 28,32,33, 97, 112 Fish lake 79 Long pond 21 Fish river 32, 34, 81, 97, 113 Loon lake 119 Fish stream 26 Lost pond 21 Fish River falls 113 Lunksoos pond 24 Fish river system of lakes 28, 33 Lyford ponds 21 Fort Fairfield 12, 26, 27 Lynxes 76 — — M Page Page Machias river 32 In Penobscot river 43 Madawaska lake 28 In St. Croix river 43 Madawaska riv er 27 Salmon Stream lake 24 Madawaska village 98, 114 Sand Bank brook 24 Masardis 29, 31, 79, 81 Schoodic brook 24 Malta wamkeag river 29 Schoodic lake 20 21 .JpMcCullion lake 27 Schoodic station 21' 79 Sebec Meadow brook 24 lake 13^ 20 Meduxnekeag river 26 Sebec river ^g Messer pond 24 Sebois river 26 111 Michauds rapids 114 Seboois lake .' .^j^ Millinocket lake 23, 24, 80, 106 Seboois (West) station 2I, 79 Millinocket station 24, 79 Seboois stream .' 21 Mile 19, 85 Seboomook jjrj Milo Junction 12, 19 Second lake. East branch 108, 112 Miramichi waters 28 Seven brook .' 27 Monson pond 13 Sherman 24 26 79 Monson station 13 Shinn ponds "' 26 Monticello 26 Shirley 14 Monument line Ill Silver lake 2I Sly Moose : — brook 26 Calling for 75 Smith brook 24 29 Habits, where found, etc. 73 Smyrna Mills ',', 29 Record of shipment 91 Soldier pond 24 MoosEHEAD Lake: — Sourdnahunk deadwater 102 Camping at 121 Sourdnahunk falls 102 Description 14 Sourdnahunk lake 26, 79, 81, 102, 107, 109 Game region 77, 80 Sourdnahunk stream 23, 80,' 102 Spring fishing 17 South branch Penobscot river '....' 115 Moose river 17 South branch St. John river 115 Moosehom stream 95 South Lagrange 13 Mulheran lake 27 South Twan lake 24, 79 Mud lake 29, 32, 33, 112 Spencer bay 77 Mud pond and carry 96 Spencer Mts 19 N Spencer pond 2I Spruce pond 2I Nahmakanta lake 80 23, Spruce Mt. pond 2I New Sweden 28 Squa Pan lake 2I Nickerson lake 26 Squaw brook 15 Norcross 21, 23, 24, 79, 80, 81, 99, 102, 106 Square lake North 28 33 113 Branch Penobscot river 115 Stacyville station 24' 79' 81 Northeast carry 23, 77, 94, 99, 106, 116, 119 Stair falls North pond [,.1 1Q9 13 St. Croix river and lake 29 North Twin lake 21 St. Croix station 29 Norlhwest carry 115 St. Froid lake Noyes pond 33 27 St. John, city of ng St. John river 33, 34, 97, 114, 116 St. John river. South branch Old Town 12 115 Sweeney brook Ouawa lake 13 115^ hq Otter lake 26 T Oxbow 31, 79 Telos lake \oj P Telosmis lake 107 Ten-Mile brook Partridge, or Grouse 85 ]2 13 Tobique country- Patten 12, 24, [ 28 26, 79, 81 Traveler Mt Passamagamock falls and carry 106 yj^ Trout brook Patrick brook 21 26, 109 Trout pond ', Penobscot River : 26 Turner Mt East branch canoe trip 106 X04 West branch canoe trip 23, 99 U Pemadumcook lake 23, 24, 106 Umbazooksus waters Pine ponds 9G, 116 119 '. Umsaskis lake 97 Pine stream 95, 119 Pittston farm 115 V Pleasant pond 26, 29 Van Buren, 12, 28, 33, 94, 97, 9S, 99, 112, 114, 116 Pleasant river 21 Violette stream and brook 28 Pockwockamus falls and deadwater 105 W Pond pitch 109 Wallagrass station Portage lake 32 33, 113 Wallagrass stream Portage station 32 33 Webster lake and stream 107 R Weeksboro station 29 Ragged lake 77 West branch ponds 21 Ragged Mt. pond and stream 21 Whetstone falls m Ragmuff stream 95 Willard pond 27 Rainbow lake 23, 106 Wilson pond 17 Ripogenus carry arid gorge 101 Winchell 32, 33 Ripogenus lake 99 Winterville 33' I13 Roach ponds 17, 77 Wissataquoik stream 24, 111 Roach river 77 Wolves 76 Round pond 97, 117 Woodcock 85 Wood pond 1" s Salmon : Y In Aroostook river 27, 43 Yoke pond - 21 . ; • Iside^ to i^cdveirHaseinesits.