The Portland daily press., 1865-09-27
MoosEHnAD LAKE.
GntnNvtLIE Sept. %, 1885,.

GREEN ILLE Sept, p, 1855.
70 the Editor Of tie Press s 3 IS Vi. 81 al
The distance from Newport to Greenvile al
the foot Of the great lake is about fifty miles
Phe road isexcellent, but somewhat billy, pas
g sing over some very high elevations which
command fine view of the surrounding coun-
try The scenery on the way is grand and,
picturesque. Some of the views are really
sublime, and the great panorama of forests,
mountains, lakes and wen cultivated farms,
stretch out as far as the eye can reach. There
are many excellent farms and fine orchards,
q but the fruit is very scarce. The crops are
abundant, and many of the clover fields are
as luxuriant and beautiful as those in July.
Il, The corn crop is very heavy. and the stacks
OF beans are numerous in almost every field.
1t has been great bean gear. Such crops
81 make the Canadian French1nsn LAUGH. Give
them plenty of bean soup and a short black
pipe, and they willliye till they dry up and
blow away. One Of these didn't see why the
Yankees raised SO many beans. as they did
not make much soup. His idea Of beans is
confined to soup, for he has but little knowl-
edge OF Sunday dinner Of baked beans and
3 brown bread. BE knows more of blood-pud-
dings than of such New England dinners.
~. The stage runs every day from Newport to
Greenvlle. They have large Concord coach
es and quick powerful horses, and vet the vvav
seems long to us now since we have been ae-
cussonsa 20 riding after the iron-horse whose
breath OF lie is the expansive force of steam
There is not probably better line Of stage
coaches in the country than this. We pass
through many good towns and some thriving
villages on the route. The people have enough
Of all the essentials, and cold long winter
s.. has no terrors for them. True, their taxes
are and viii be heavy, but they are good for
81 them. A few more seasons like the mast
and they win be on good sieddingn to use a
New England phrase. Iheard one Young far
mer say, ne could bear the burden Of taxes as
we now mad country and government. ,nl
Inc VinaSe at the foot of the lake is compara-
uVely new There are two public houses. two
stores, one Methodist Church and ouite
number OF respectable dwellings,. The land
herea5outs is good and produces fine crane g.
Mr.. Eyeleth, about one of the first settlars to,d
me he raised last season $40 bushels Of H., 49,,
toes from three acres of ground. and the cron
Is better this year. We passed many fields ~
potatoes which looked very fourishing. Its
really pleasant to ride through the country and
witness such ample rewards for the tolls Of
the husbandman. = AZ .sa
The Eveleth House at which we are locat-
ed for the present is remarkably well kept. and
no ordinary guest can have any reason to
sou1paaln There is enough ofeverything and
COCO cook presides in the kitchen. We
preakiasted this morning on trout and mart
tarSeS winch we had the good Iuclx 70 L; 10.
yosuy Jul lrst angling and INN I'm, ~ NJ, %
~ ~ ~ "nsn 70 intrude our nerSonai fsN.n
ep1n ene readers Of the Press SSv Ws aIalIs
Iorpids, ana yet some Of yo,, no. Tood TASTE
asn ~ nTai something about fl;s n.ieht
our State. can safely say that dno4 section OF
ridges are plenty YESTERDAY M, ueas, and part
miles TO small pond, called the c walked four
We shot several partridges on AZ f.sh pond. |
killed some fifteen trout averaging wa, way and |
pound each-quite as many as we Soout one |
Ing home, distance offour miles. 4e9 p TO |
party came in last evening with forty-s;Dr sngor
killed in Wilson pond that weighed near ISout,
many pounds, which they caught yesterdsS, az
Weshall try them on the big lake, and proclaim,
take some thirty FOUNDERS not, however with
the fly, but with the "vulgar bait" We SHAH
adopt that course which will insure for us the
biggest tish, entirely disregarding wl1atis call
ca scientific angling. The weather here is |
se.y warm, and the country dry. This lake |
pRch resort : ''''sN. :" ~ : t"a'F '"