Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-09-24

forming in the river, and in all the ponds
and marshes to which the Dead River
took It's rise. They passed around seven
teen different falls in this region; an on
one of the bleakest and most clustering
of late Autumn days, with the snow ly-
ing two inches deep on the ground, they
came to the Highlands to which the
streams Of Now England and Canada both
trace their origin, and from which they
both flow in opposite directions to empty
Themselves at last into the Atlantic. =
F7om the Highlands they had to drag
their battcauX four long miles more to a
little stream that took them to Lake Me-
gantic, the source Of the Chandicrc Riv-
or.
Lieutenant Steele and Church had
previously been sent forward from the
Great Carrying Place on the kcnnebec,
with small party to explore the way
and make paths at the poltagcs as they
went along; and here at Lake Mcgantic
they were found, gIa enough to see signs
Of the army coming up. Jakins was
with thcm-thc same who had been sent
forward to the French settlements along
tie Chauliere; he brought word that the
people were quite friendly in their Aispo-
sitioa towards them, and that they would
receive the little army with expressions
of JOY.
There are mountains all around Lake
McSantlc, which IS itsclla body ofNatcr
'''', 'se' '"''e' IA leh6'h an" ABOUT three
III ., oies''A' M IN inc eastern SNofo Ar
"o'a 'o'','SF' MS camp Inc Sef? next
"'ofN'n| nc o['cff'! 'i,ty-lEc Meh' under
20 =, "i5a''''' AN, '' app ''h iiahchet; 10 follow
'ne w.. ''N0 "loas us shofe' WNi'o he took
[nif'esh ", me" .. .oeg'lef WIN A1eutenants
N'',''cl' ''1'' 'o'e''c' win h'e oa'teauX
anu a, = p''cn % c'hoo' l,, ana haSt'nea on u'wn
'io u 'No anu 1ha"a'eIe TO 'he French
as'''o'''ents' lie was asslrous OF obtain
lrS PROVISIONS ana sending them back to
'as sa"c''h5 army with all despatch.
Inns Journey oy water was fearful
one i2r the'h ait' Inc moment they got
o"S oi ''e outlet 81 'le Lake and struck
'h2 ftEer'-" "hicA was some three hours
aI'st 'H'y S1at'cI lFom tao ilttle camp In
me hioFAiiS'-they found their boats
PA02-s'@ ihto seeming ana boring cnr-
rent IRON "alea 1t seemel. impossible to
eNltle ''S en-. lhey were forced to
IaSA tA''F "a FS45c a"3 pro- iSloas fast to
ta2 92.,''' aaa tfaStt9 the mcreiless mad
Ae>' 81 the ss.e+m' lhhy had no guides
"tsa t2c"'' atd Kne% 10 more OF the
ee4f-a tley should putsae than thy did
oi s1e 'r.ino. fouS "hlripoc.' an angry
hood Whicn threateA'i every moment to
ovsf8h-.m them. Iae bed of the riycl
was oi FoaA9' oF~r whose laG+ci Sarlace
the waters i2a@s. aud ffestei like isbled
itates. Ola sa.tteh thef heats ware
'.itz ".'A ne" terror, Ih2 r'ar and
'.t5s3'ef oil i " ttff-.eI sounded tt&s the
t5iis oi i''e III lat'f cas-. Ihey were
eH1ta5''t anon ill' faRds without the
tsasA &aiiihs. hEee= OF tn noats we're
instantly 97eited To fragments attiHet the
rocks amt the SIX mea IN them were
thrown tAto 'i'e 99IiiH5 eHfre#t. ihey
managed, however, Ia escape with their
lives, but 1t was only after loH5 strng-
@te III the water.
ms accident proved but mcrcitnl
providence however, tor Jaat beyond tic
Ftpia2 was high fall, over which they
mist all nave been plunged had they not
oeea thus fortunately warned of their
d@s5r. 1t was one Of the six men who
Were rescued that made the discovery.
Ihey were all struck damb with terror,
at the thought OF their narrow escape.