The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-04
The Kennebec Land and Lumber Com
pany Vacation.

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The Kennebec Land and Lumber Com
pany On "a Vacation.
The last number of the Gardiner Home
Journal contains pleasant editorial sketch
of a trip to Moosehead Lake in company with
Governor Sprague, Albert Daley, Ira Sturgis
and other persons interested in the land and
lumber on the Kennebee We copy the lively
description of the company and of the home
ward journey:
Our guests at the KineO House remind us
OF Dickens's descriptions in Martin Chuzzle-
wit tor they are all "the most remarkable men
in the country" Not in burlesque as he has it
however, Tor they are nearly all renowned in
their sphere. The owner of the Kineo House,
Mr.. Chenery, is the largest owner OF imported
cattle in the United States. 1t was in his
herds that the cattle plague broke out in
Massachusetts,. OF his Dutch stock he has
sold six yearling bulls for $500 each, and one
can thus judge what a disaster the cattle
plague must be in such herd. His heiters he
does not sell at all. This is not alone his
claim for notice, for he is physically one OF the
finest men we ever saw. He stands six-feet
four, as straight as candle, weighs 316 lbs,
and is wel-proportioaed. He appears perfect
gentleman socially as well as physically. Gov.
Sprague is too well known to have TO be I'M
mortallzed by a newspaper scribbler. He is
not so large as Mr.. Chenery by little more
than half, but probably has more money than
all the other guests, including the two editors.
The Kennebec Land and Lumber Company,
of which he is halt, has some 120, 600 acres OF
timber lands around the lake; he has quite 4
little lot OF real estate (well dammed) in Au-
gusta, with cotton mills enough to manufac-
ture cloth enough every day to cover his land
all over. "Ira Sturgis" who doesn't need in
PRODUCTION, and Albert Daley of Providence
combine the other members Of the X. l.. q l..
Co. Gov. Sprague and Mr.. Sturgis went up the
Kennebec as far as the "Forks" and then foot
ed and boated to Kineo, having to come some
thirty miles through the woods. They arrived
one evening about eight o'clock. Slight as
Gov. Sprague is, guides and engineers ali tes-
tify heis the hardest customer they find to
walk against, as he is perfect pitch-knot for
endurance. He prdes himself ON his know
ledge OF woodcraft, and the only shade of
boasting we ever heard from him was of his
tramp, OF eating raw pork, &c. Those who
think him white-kid, eifeminate, pampered
son OF luxury, greatly mistake him.
We know OF no man We would
sooner count on for long march or hard
tramp than Gov. Sprague DIR. Foster, and
of birmingham, Mass, are all famous in these
regions as indefatigable fishers, and. for how
much more they are famous we know not,
while Mr.. Chenerys ladies', a couple of edit
ors and other small fry make up the compa-
n.y. AT evening as they gather round the
cheerful wood fires OF the sitting rooms and
parlors OF the Kineo House, they make up
picture of comfort and sociability that it would
be hard to find in city hotels. Oh course, the
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though subjects other than archaeological are
by no means tabooed. As "out of the abund-
ance of the heart the mouth speaketh," and
fishing is their only business, they are natur-
ally inclined to compare notes. Such tech
nical terms as Il got rise, "He broke wa
ter" "purple ibis" white MOTH" casting
my line" &C., &c, will sound strangely to the
ear of the novice, but he soon catches the
contagion and hankering for an "eight
ounce pole" and flies. seizes possession OF him,
and he longs for the day when las we saw
DIR. Foster one morning) he can boast that he
has landed four-pound trout with bull
rush fishing pole.
Happy and comfortable as we were at Kin
go, we could not afford the time or money to
stay there always, and on Monday afternoon
we started for home in company with the
Kennebec Land and Lumber Company. By
request OF these gentlemen, Captain Robin
son visited the "Ou.let" which is the COM
mencement of the Kennebec, Very few riy-
ers have so magnificent beginning as the
Kennebec, for it is good sized river at the
start. 1t is damned at the outlet and the
waters of the Lake are admitted through for
ty gates-not SO many quite as Thebes had
but quite number for country river
The bed OF the stream at the Outlet may
easily be lowered SO as to drain the Lake sew
eral feet more and probably ere long it will be
done. We took in Messrs. Gibson and Fogg,
of Kendalfs Mills, at the "Outet" picked up
MIR. Capen and two others with%heir boat at
Deer Isle, went over to ''Lilly Bay" to leave
two men and boat, for it seems Capt. Robin
son will run his FAIRY" almost anywhere one
wishes, and about seven o'clock arrived at the
Eveleth House.
In the morning at half-past four we took
the stage for Newport. As We had sat up
rather late and got up rather early, our party
was little sleepy in the forenoon, and we
fear, at times looked rather undignified as we
sat nodding in the stage coach. Mr.. Daley
even complainedl that l interlered with his
sleeping soundly, and perhaps may have
sometimes disturbed his slumbers.
We got some fun out OF a raid that Gov.
Sprague and Mr.. Sturgis made on an orchard
near one of the post Offices where we stopped.
1t seems they had got permission of a lad to
enter the orchard, but the owner coming out
sung out to them:
"Get out of that orchardr'
They paying no attention to him, we re-
marked: Il shouldn't care about having
those fellows in my orchard"
"Well, 1 DON'T" said he. "Get out of that
orehdrdp' he sung out in tones not to be mis-
taken.
IF they were much of gentlemen, they
would keep out of folks orchards
HThat'S n said hn 0hava,,,. 49,. -.
than want myself, get out of that orehqrdl'
CITY roughs," we explained, ''put l. to
'em."
GET OUT OF THAT ORCHARD" he yelled
again, the stage rolled on, and S. & s. came
tumbling over the wall, with wet feet and a
few sour apples as trophies. We opine they
will be careful how they again encroach on
the reserved rights of the free and indepen-
dent citizens of Maine.
The honest yeomanry" OF the backwoods
have but little regard for the claims of wealth
A couple ofyoung sovereigns who were con-
veying Gov. Sprague and Mr.. Sturgis in a bat
teau said to them "You fellers, sit down IN
the pow. In these parts it would take con-
lers.
We had some two hours to stop at Newport,
ana the time hung heavily. Espying flock
OF 1oWl in the stream some rods from the de
pot, Mr.. d. took his Sharp's rife and propos-
ed to shoot a goose if Mr.. Stargis would pay
| for it.
Fire away" said he, "Tll pay for all the
| geese you kill"
| He fired three times without harming any,
and Jokes began to get into circulation about
| his markSmanship.
The old lady of house near by came out
and a boy yelled out "Stop firing at them
| ducks"
More jokes about Sturgiss liability to pay
for damages under his promise to pay fol
geese.
young man came up to the depot with
the dirtlest face we ever saw, and in highly
indignant tone said we needn't kill any more
OF his ducksn
IF you'll find dead one" said d., in
hopes OF establishing his title as sharpshoot-
er, ''Pll give you v" u.3
But none could be found, and the boy
would not consent on any terms to risk his
ducks any tuIther He evidently hadn't
much confidence in the financial so,Indness ot