Show I Arnold Trail to Commemorate I March of Americans on Quebe EUSTIS Me The AP-The trail whIch Benedict Arnold and colonial soldiers trod years ears ago en route to attack Quebec may again be traversed by troops next summer The Arnold Trail so named according according ac- ac cording to its proponent n to mark the brave march of the troops and not to honor Arnold ui traitor trailor will willbe be dedicated with the coming of oC s This motor highway will make mako a new short route from Portland Portland Port Port- land to Quebec Efforts are ale being made mado to have AmerIcan soldIers march along the highway to the CanadIan border where it is planned to have Canadian Canadian Cana- Cana dian forces meet them and escort them the rest of the wa way The trail will in part follow the course of the long trek of the Revo- Revo forces and will pasS through some of the most beautiful scenic parts of Maine The country countr an unbroken wIlderness wIlder wIlder- ness when hen Arnold and his little arm army of 1100 men struggled through it still retaIns its rugged Plc- Plc Arnold and his troops made up of companies from New England Ken Ken- tuck tucky and Virginia clad in nondescript I script uniforms dragged their sup sup- plit and provisions up the Kennebec Kenne- Kenne bee bec river on bateaux made of logs At plantation they swung across Three PondS Pond'S to Dead river They fought their way up this stream losing several oJ of their crude boats in a storm At Flagstaff under men Colonel Cob Colo- nd nel Enos' Enos turned back but Arnold and the remainder contInued The sIege ot of Quebec was unsuccessful and was withdrawn after the troops suffered severe reverses Arnolds Arnold's later disgrace and his light flight to England England Eng Eng- land had no part in this gallant ballant affair I |