The Portland daily press., 1867-09-25
Along the Coast.
ST.. JOHN. Sent 21. 1887

Oh JOHN, sept Il, 1861.
| Tothe Editor Of the Press: o
My last found your correspondent at Ma
| chas. This is one of the busy, thriving
villages of our State, and its citizens are
among the most enterprising 1t has
large and available water power, which is
used exclusively in the manufacture OF lum-
Der, the growth Of the timber region watered
by the Maehias river and its tributaries. This
river has its outlet at Machias Port A rail
road six miles in length connects the port
with Whitneyville, an adjoining town, where
there are mills for the manufacture of lum-
Der, which is by railroad transported to the
port for shipment. Machias is the shire town
OF Washington county, and the county build
ings are substantial edifices, built of brick.
The; Congregational church is fine imposing
building, the interior being painted in freseo.
1t has also superior square. The business
relations between the trading community here
and Portland merchants, are extending ra-
pidy. Portland takes large portion of the
lumber that is manufactured here, and there
is an evident and growing disposition of the
citizens to make their purchases in the Port
land markets. The Eastern Hotel, George
nj. SWEET, proprietor, is well kept house, and
is extensively patronized by the travelling
agents OF our city houses. Two well conduct
ed weekly papers are published here. -l
pleasantride of twenty-five miles, with a
cheerful company in private conveyance, on
Friday, brought us to Lubec. Before we
reached there, our olfactory nerves gave us
unmistakable evidence that we were ap-
preaching the centre of the herring fishery.
A steam ferry connects Eastport, Campobello
and Lubec. Eastport has fully recovered in
appearance from the effects of the fire which
destroyed so large part of the place. New
buildings have been built on the sites of those
burnt down, and the improvement in the ap-
pearance OF the town is very marked.
The recent raid of the United States Reye-
nue. Officers upon the smuggling interests on
the eastern border, and the penalties which
the discovered parties were compelled to pay.
occasion much comment in this community.
The revenue and detective officers are very
vigilant; but the difficulties in the wav ofpre-
venting smuggling are insurlnountable. The
great facilities afforded by so large an extent
OF border territory, and the shrewd activity of
those engaged in the business, together with
the general sympathy of the people for them,
render the thorough execution of the revenue
laws impossible. Nothing short of the reor-
ganization of the "army of the Potomac" on
this border, and placing complete Gordon of
sentinels all along the line will prevent Illicit
importations.
Eastport is finely situated for summer re-
sort, having superior attractions of deliehtful
scenery. The view of Passamaquoddy bay.
from the heights of Fort Sullivan, is charming
Like many other places in the State it needs a
good hotel to make its natural advantages ap
preciated by the tourist and traveller.
sail ON Saturday of few hours, in the
steamer "New York" of the International
Line, brings me to this, the principal city OF
New Brunswick, now one of the Confederate
States of the "Dominion of Canada" o. G.
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An Indiana paper says the bones of three
mastodons have been discovered near Hunter
town. Allen county, Indiana. Part of three
skeletons have been recovered-a male female
and cali. No one skeleton is complete, but
enough of each has been found to determine
the sex and age. The lower jaw Of the calf
was exhumed entire The teeth, small and
little worn, are the unmistakable signs of
'"veaL" A quantity of older and larger teeth
and part of larger Jaw were found. Also
five upper bones of the fore leg, two upper
bones OF the hind leg, two thigh bones, shoui-
der blade, fragments of tusks, parts of skull,
a quantity of ribs and many other smaller
'hnnaS 'Nhasa ,nin xyn
field, in what was once deep marsh, from
three to four feet below the surface. They are