Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18
RocKPoRr, CARE ANN, Mass. Feb. 1859.

RocKPoRr, CARE ANN, Mass. Feb. 1859.
Mr. EpiroR 1t being my purpose to write an
occasional artise from this section, perhaps a
brief description of the Cape will not be amiss to
your readers.
Cape Ann and Cape Cod are the A~ns of the Old
Bay State. Tho fourier place it has been 70.
marked is where the aeie man built his house, and
the latter where the foolish. The caricaturs au-
swers well to the descrp tion Of the soil whereon
they built. Place Cape Ann man at Province
town, or Cape Cod man at Rockport and 1t
would ampse ''the natives" The one would fill
his shoes with sand-the other walk with ss much
care as if on a mahogany table-but with great
deal more pain.
Cape Ann comprises all that portion of land in
cluded in the boundaries Of Gloucester and Rock
port 1t was named by Prince Charles, out of re-
spect TO his mother, Queen Anne. This was the
first spot north Of Massachusetts, Bay inhabited
by English, it being quite fishing station a.
early even as 1924. Gloucester, the Indian na:;c
of which was Wingaersheek is a maritime place
of peculiar Importance. 1t possesses a fine, natu
raj harbor, easy os access at all seasons of the
year, and of sufficient depth for the largest mer-
chantmen. Its locality gives il prominence as a
fishing district good fishing grounds being at no
great distance. The class of vessels usually en- .
poyed in this business measure on an average
about seventy five tons. They are beautifully
modelled crafts that spreada CLOUD Of canvas"
No better sailers better sea boats can be found
on wide ocean, not even excepting first class
clipper bark. Most Of them are built in the lit
tie town of Essex. An Essex clipper is as proven
bal as a Baltimore clipper.
Gloucester numbers thre hundred and nineteen
schooners, two barks three briggs and thir,y-eight
boats making total tonnage of 25ll2,92. /.
has a population of about nine thousand inhabi.
tants, and is rapidly increasing. A large number
OF nations are represented in c. Three papers, q
goodly number OF Evangelical churches; two
Banks and large merchant trade fourishes
there, it being connected by railroad to Boston
and only 80 miles distant therefrom. Goods sell
low and at profit. The principal streets are
lighted with gas. Ample accommodations are
made for the travelling public in the Pavilion, :"
Webster House" gloucester House. Ocean
House" and Onion House"
Rockfort was set of from G--r in 1870,
and at that tim, received its very appropriate
name. Its locality, like that Of G. renders it n
hshing place 1t is the extremity of one OF the
horns of the Bay State. Consequently $40 re-
ceives the wild dashings as well as the pleasant
ripplinss of cold ocean" She frowns upon the
mai waters by her arts and manufactures. The
axe of the settler has cleared tue deli.-and upon
the same grounds where the tall pines hourished
have the inhabitants built houses; and the sound
OF the hammer rings over the sundcring granite;
and the busy clicking loom and whiting spindle
proclaim Industry in our happy village. Tho sub
Unity OF its ocean views too not to be sur
passed. 1t is fast becoming u fashionable place
Of resort in the summer season. AT its eastern
extremity a number of small picturesque is.
lands. On Thatcher's two bcac5ns are placed,
and on Strait-mouth one.
The Humane Society have placed here NOR.
tar for throwing lines to shipwrccked seamen and
two lfe-boats
A beautiful beach nearly three miles LONE. com.
posed OF white sand and strcwcd with shells pre-
scnts fine appearance from sea Rock or, has
two snug artificial hatbors and numbers forty nine
sehooners, nineteen sleeps and twenty boats The
sloops are all engaged in frcightins stone of
which there IAN ineahaustible supply of the very
best for builiin, purposes
The town has a population Of little rising
four thousand Inhabitants, does far business in
mtnnt.etn ias cotton luck, and in spite of the
rocklneSs # the III thc iaIastriou. farmer has
e.eared away rough buulders and in the midst Of
them even are pleasant and thrifty farms which
yield an abundance OF production. in their sea
son. Fac juicy pear, the mellow apple the puipy
cherry aud luscious PUN, are fruits raised in
abundance, and all contribute to man happin s.