The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-09-21

peared before the cottage Of Jacob DienHait!
But wonder was soon lost in joy when The
tale was told the old man and the pastor
blessed their children, and atiheir wedding
danced forty maidens in their shoes Of glass,
thing unheard Of since the marriage Of
Hans Dietrich with the fair Eliza.
From he Wyoming Times.
More of the Silver Lake Snaik."
AN IMMENSE LIVING CREATURE IN SILVER LAKE.
Ifthc statements OF twenty OF our best
known citizens, with which wo havo been.
furnished, will afford the public sufficient
evidence ofthe existence Of an immense liy-
ing creature in Silver Lake, it is at their
disposal, and the names Of the pariics-all
among the most reliable and we'll known in
this community, one an cx-Judgc Of an ad-
joining county, the others merchants, law.
yers, and mechanics, together with several
ladics-will bc furnished to any one who
may desire them.
On Friday last largo party visited the
Lake.
A party on q pic mic excursion encamped
above Chapin's Landing in the grove a
largo company Of visitors from various parts
Of the State were there, and many Of our
citizens accompanied by friends took posi-
tions on the juttins promontory near the
foot Of the lakc-a point near which the
mammoth Serpent has been seen by so ma.
ny persons during tho past and present
month. Probably the 70 have not been more
persons at the Lake at ono time any day
this season, Sundays excepted.
About . p. NJ, the afternoon being one
Of the pleasantest of the season, having
learned that there was q large collection Of
persons at the Lake, We concluded to make
one of tho party. We entered tho Lake
from the outlet, found several boats near
the centre of this beautiful sheet Of water,
quite number Of persons on the point Of
the promontory and two or thrco hundred
more near Chapin's Landing. Wo were ar
ranging to hoist sail, when several of The
party on the point shouted at the same time
for us to return, stating that there was somc-
thing moving on the water, near the inlet,
on the west side Of the Lake. Young Tur-
rcll was our companion in the boat. We
rowed back, took in an ex,judgo Of an ad-
pining county and proceeded towards the
inlet, carefully scanning tho route, but see-
ing nothing in the shape of fish or fowl
In the space Of half or three quarters of an
hour we had landed tho ex:iudgo at the
point and proceeded up tho Lake.
AN ACCOUNT or WHAT THE PARTY SAW.
By one Of the number.
"I saw a dark looking object abou, six
rods above the inlet near the edge Of the
rushcs. A hawk was circling about there
and glidcd around several minutes. Direct
ly under the hawk dark looking object up
peared upon the water, larger than mans
hat. Tho portion Of tho body above water
appeared to be following the movements Of
tho hawk and watching it. The Lake was
smooth and quiet. Very little wind stirring.
After following tho movements Of the hawk
for some ten or fifteen minutes, the latter
dcccnded to within about cish. feet Of the
water, and the object darted out OF tho wa
ter full threo feet towards it, and came
down again causing great deal Of commo.
ton in the water-the water splashins to u
heigh, Of three or four feet. The object then
moved OF and disappeared.
"ln about ten minutes saw large
wake, as Of something moving in the water
near the inlet on the west shore. The
swells came out from the rushes and exten.
ded past the mouth Of tho inlet. The wake
was larger than Is made by boats on the
lake. l saw nothing to occasion the swells.n
The above statement by one Of tho party
represents what twenty saw from the same
point Of view, and before we had rounded
to and coached them with the boat. There
was no boat on the Lake within three.
fourths of mile Of US at the time We were
hailed by tho party, and none at the north
end Of the lake. With tho cx;judsc we
penetrated the rushes, and rowed in vari'
Gus parts Of the lake where tho object had
been seen but neither Of tho three in the
boat discovered anything to cause the COM
motion in the water, and not person was
near that portion Of the lake on tho ives.
shore.
WHAT THE PARTY SAW AFTERWARDS.
By the same person.
tSomc fifteen minutes after you left the
point and had gone up the Lake, I saw o
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