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Paddle and portage, from Moosehead Lake to Aroostook River, Maine

Chapter 3: Illustrations.
By Thomas Sedgwick Steele
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The narrator and a companion undertake a long canoe-and-portage voyage through the northern Maine wilderness, chronicling river and lake travel, repeated portages, and improvised camps. The account blends practical guidance on outfitting, shoeing canoes, and work on traps and dams with descriptive scenes of forests, lakes, beaver activity, and nocturnal moose-calling. Episodes trace dwindling provisions, storms, and narrow escapes from starvation, followed by arrival at Aroostook settlements and resupply. The narrative is accompanied by photographs, sketches, and a route map that clarify the itinerary and daily labors.

Illustrations.

1.  SUNRISE ON ECHO LAKE, Frontispiece.
2.  DEDICATION, Page 4
3.  A BEAVER DAM, 13
4.  INITIAL “O,”—LEAVING MOOSEHEAD LAKE, 16
5.  OUR GUIDES, 22
6.  A SERIO-COMIC, 28
7.  THE FIRST CAMP, 31
8.  THE BEST MAN TO WIN, 33
9. NIGHT ON THE WEST BRANCH, 35
10.  INITIAL “B,” 36
11.  CHESUNCOOK LAKE, 37
12. CHESUNCOOK FARM, 38
13. UMBAZOOKUS STREAM, 41
14. PORTAGE, 43
15. OUTLET OF CHAMBERLIN LAKE, 47
16. CHAMBERLIN FARM, 49
17. FACETIÆ, 50
18. HAYMOAK FALLS, 52
19. GOOD SPORT, 56
20. THE DOG, 59
21. INITIAL “E,” 60
22. A COLD WAVE, 63
23. LOW—THE POOR INDIAN, 65
24. DEVELOPING A PLATE, 66
25. “TREES PILED ON TREES,” 68
26. TWILIGHT IN THE WILDS, 72
27. EVACUATION, 73
28. “ON TO THE AROOSTOOK,” 78
29. INITIAL “I,” 79
30. THE PACK-HORSE LEAGUE, 82
31. AT NIGHT BY THE CAMP FIRE, 84
32. “BY DINT O’ PUSHIN’ AN’ HAULIN’”— 87
33.“FOLLERIN’ HIS SLOAT—HALLOO!” 91
34.“BEAT HIM LIKE AN OLD CARPET,” 93
35. “SAT ALL NIGHT WATCHIN’ IT BURN DOWN,” 94
36. BEAVER DAM—FOUR FEET HIGH—ONE HUNDRED FEET WIDE, 96
37. SLUICING A DAM, 98
38. CHASE BROOK, 101
39. ODDS AND ENDS, 103
40. INITIAL “T,” 104
41. “MOOSE? YOU DON’T SAY SO!” 105
42. “OH, SUCH A PAIR OF HORNS!” 106
43. THE DECOY, 109
44. CALLING THE MOOSE, 112
45. MOONLIGHT ON THE LAKE, 114
46. INITIAL “A,” 115
47. SHOEING CANOES, 117
48. “WOULDN’T TAKE FIFTY DOLLARS FOR IT,” 119
49. MANSUNGUN DEADWATER, 121
50. A SKY PICTURE, 123
51. A TWELVE MILE “DRAG,” 125
52. FROM THE DRY TO THE WET PROCESS, 128
53. CAMP ON THE AROOSTOOK RIVER, 130
54. INITIAL “W,” 131
55. A WAITING BREAKFAST, 132
56. THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE AROOSTOOK RIVER, 134
57. “CAN YOU GET UP A DINNER FOR THE CROWD?” 137
58. BIRD-TRAPPING MADE EASY, 139
59. “SEVENTY SUMMERS,” 140
60. A PEEP AT THE STRANGERS, 141
61. PRESQUE ISLE—CIVILIZATION IN FOCUS— 144
62. VALEDICTORY, 146
63. FINIS, 148