Oquossoc Angling Association -- Records May 24, 1884 Sprague's Journal of Maine History Volume 9, No. 1 1921 Published by John Francis Sprague Dover, Maine page 43 James Mathison, Superintendent of the Oquossoc Angling Asso- ciation at Indian Rock, Maine, in the Rangley region, contributes to the Journal the following copy of the records of that Associa- tion, dated May 24, 1884: "James P. Baxter, Portland, Maine, May 24th to June 3rd, inclu- sive, six days' fishing with his son, Percival P., took fifty-two fish, four of which weighed twenty-four pounds. The largest was taken in Cupsuptic Lake June 3rd by Percival and weighed 7 3/4 pounds before being dressed. The guide made his weight 8 pounds when taken from the water. The weight of the four fish when caught was as follows: 8 lbs., 6 1/2 lbs., 5 lbs., and 4 1/2 lbs. --24 lbs. Written by Mr. James P. Baxter. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by noncommercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.