Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-06-22
Mount Desert.

A correspondent of the Portland Star
has been doing Mt. Desert Island. We
give portion of his interesting arti-
cle:-
Nine miles over terrible road took us
to Bar Harbor," which is the point of in
tercst and beauty of all this grand scenery.
This is Eden. and ii is almost a paradise.
A sloping region lies next the water, while
behind, rise in faultlcss beauty the grand
old mountains. On this slope Is the Will
age, scattered but neat and prosperous.
"Bar Island" group of lesser ones call
ed the ''Porcupines,' ''Iron-Bound Is
land" Egg Rock" and "Thumb Gap.
lie out in front like immense water batter
les that guard a fortress. may not say
more than this: never saw so completely
charming place. 1t is here that Church
has devoted months to sketches, as have
scores of artists: and it was here that
Agassz went almost wild with enthusiasm
over the grand symmetry of land and
water balance"
The chief hotel is that kept by Mr..
Roberts. and has been open to the public
since 1855. Indeed it was only some twelve
years ago that it was first felt this region
was going to be n summer resort. Board
ing houses are now being opened by Capt.
IIamar. David Rodicks, and \. +. Higgins,
and are all nice places.
| may here remark another enterprise
that has not yet been chronicled. On the
top of Green Mountain to the westward
of this place. an association of gentlemen
are now erecting house for sojOurners,
which they promise shall be open to the
public by the 18th of July. \ large stable
is also building at the base of the noun
tain.
To the traveller there are points of great
interest down the bay. beginning with
Schooner Head" which is the beginning
of the highland coast in that direction. and
il is here that artists. and among them our
Harry Brown, have reaped such a harvest
OF inspiration. The Spouting Horn"
The Cave" sixty feet into the rock. arc
among the notable points of interest.
But il is of the mountains i'll this back
ground that would speak.
'.Grcen Mountain is the highest. where
the house is to be built and to which a
road was cut by the Coast Survey party
under Prof. Bache several years ago
From the figures given TO me | must ac-
cord to this mountain an altitude of fully
1000 feet; but it is not perceptibly higher
than many of its companions to the west
ward. On the top of one Of these, or
nearly at its highest point, pond some
two acres in extent and 1900 feet above
the sound at the base. of which | have
so often spoken. This pond is in the solid
granite. and its shores are as well defined
as the edges of an earthern pan; and what
is most wonderful. is the generally accept
ed fact that this remarkable sheet of water
is not less than thirty fathoms deep. In
this. as in all the Lakes on the Island.
which number from six to eight. are to be
found red spot (Salmon) Trout in abun-
dance-unlike the common Lake Trout"
cought everywhere else. think nothing
could be grander than this mountain
scenery. in which each cliff stands an up-
hcaving in and of itself. and on one hand
the Sound lies in CLASSY surface, while
on the other the ocean rolls and breaks in
sublime measure. pretend not to poetry,
but recall the words of an old time
singer: The mountains saw Thee and
they trembled-the overlooking Of the
water passed blythe deep uttered its voice
and iUted up It's hands on nigh - Surely.
one of these. that lifts aloft its Offering of
pure water, is 4 BETTING baptismal font in
the midst of this magnificent temple.