The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-06-03

the bending shrubs and filled the air with his tuk.
ling melody. In the west the mountains of the Old
Blue ridge rose up against the sky, scanned with
lingering drifts, contrasting with the summer
sights and sounds below We were fortunate in
having seat beside Judge Rice who made the hours
lighter by his intimate knowledge of the country,
as well as by piquant anecdote and story. He re-
lated his experience at steamboat accident on Long
Island Sound last year,-the same occasion on which
our friend Lancaster, of Bangor, has so often as
sllred us he expected to pass in his cheeks The
incident might be entitled
LEGS VS.. LIFE PRESFRyERS
One of the large steamers of the Bristol line,
crowded with passengers, by some mysterious
means sprang leak and got SO full of water as to
have terrible ''list" heel from which she could
not be recovered. Great alarm ensued among the
passengers, and there was much paradng in scant
drapery. The Judge, who is a very tall man. some
thing over six feet, put in an appearance 1T early
hour, with clothing enough for propriety, and pro-
vided with the life preserver from his room. A
rough specimen of the western frontiersman, IN
dismayed by the danger, was curious to know what
the life preserver was for. The Judge, always po-
lite, explained its use. "Why, confound it, was
the rejoinder, he ran his eye over the distance
from his informer's head to feet" Confound it YOU
don't need that You can wade ashore!' Not even
the apprehension of grim death suppressed con-
tasious laugh.
This is a beautiful village, as neat as handsome
dwellings and beautifully kept grounds can make
it. Fall Brook, which here empties into the Ken
nebec, furnishes power for large grist-ml a car
riage factory saw mills, and carding and cloth
dressing mills. The stores dispose of about $780,
600 worth of goods annually. 0. r. Bachelor, ESQ.,.
here joined our party.
CARRTTUNK FALLS,
just above the village of Scion, is a narrow rocky
gorge, where the river rushes, roaring and foam
ing, through space not over 100 feet wide. AS
water power it is unsurpassed, and viii soon be
improved. Since the lease of road, parties have
endeayored to buy the location but the owners had
got their idear up, and declined to sell. We found
the speculative movement general along the route.
AT these falls for year past there has remained
jam OF logs containing ten million feet, which was
released only few weeks since.
To this point the river flows smoothly from the
forks, just below Moosehead Lake, about 80 miles,
and might be navigated by light steamers. The
same vein of Slate that crops out in Piscataqus
County crosses the river Just above Soon and could
be easily worked.
BINGHAM.
By o'clock we reached the limits of our trip,
only 20 miles from the Lake. and pulled up ct the
neat hotel of Mr.. Jones. The telegraph had told of
our coming, and a nice dinner was in readiness.
We have observed that the roads travelled by lum-
Dermen have always excellent tavcrns. Whether
poor ones are not tolerated. and are pried into the
Str t,,
bat they are never found After dinner the difficult
feat of climbing an eminence to get view of the
country was performed-but it paid for the labor.
The rich basin of the river bottom spread out like
garden, green with verCurc, and full of promise of
rich crops. We next adjourned to deep pool in
the stream to see the mariner catch trout-but failed
TO see the fish come out. There was an attempt
made to establish connection between that fishing
and the trout we had for supper at Skowhegan, but
utterly failed by the rule of evidence laid down
by the Court, and illustrated by a parallel case.
Bingham may be called the frontier village. The
country above, upon the river, is well settled, but
there are no considerable villages. Three hours
more of good driving would bring us upon the
shores of Moosehead LAKE. Having rested and
looked over the locality, we turned our faces
HOMEWARD AGAIN.
Desiring to hear something from Mr.. Lang of his
recent tour in Europe, the writer changed seats to
his carriage and we journeyed along discoursing
of the wonders to be seen abroad. Mr.. Lang has
ha, much nnrinnnn il, l,,,.,l,:~-
aerS, and is perfectly familiar with the country
He has no stock in the railroad but takes great in
terest in the Belfast road, for the business it will
create and the development will give the country
Pointing to the northwest he saiG-'I have there
$1,000 acres of timber land, filled with hard wood
and black growth. If the Belfast road connects at
kendal's Mills, shall at once turn my attention to
getting out and mari. citing this lumber by shipment
from Belfast. have already received proposals Of
the kind from gentleman engaged in the lumber
business, and am coming to Belfast TO look the mat
ter over"
Mr.. Lang has been familiar with Northern Maine
from boyhood. He knows all the lakes, ponds and
streams, the hunters, trappers and guides-where
the deer and cartridges haunt, and the finest trout
are waiting to be hooked We have entered into
compact with him for fortnight's fishing tour next
fall. So when the September sun shines warmly on
the hills, when the nights COOL and the diabocal
mosquito, the blood-hrsty black fly and the Indian
! no-see-ums have utterly persisted, we shall depart
for the up-country. Some other hand will minister
to the columns of the journal for Il space If for
tune tayors us, we shall come back with we-illed
notebook, to give readers some notion of life in
the northern woods.
| From Scion, we passed to the eastward of the
beautiful Madison Pond, through fine agricultural
| country, and reached Skowhegan in season for a
| late supper at the Brewster House Mr.. Brewster
| had despatched some expert fishermen TO a neigh
| boring stream and we sat down to an appctizing
! meal of fried trout
ON TIE RAILROAD AGAIN.
| Saturday morning, the engine and car were again
at our service, and bidding adeu to our kind friends
| of Skowhegan, ran down to the Somerset Mills,
| and made an examination Of the locality, with its
| immense water power. Our train reached Ken
dalls Mills where the Maine Central crosses lust
| as the trains from Bangor and Skowhegan came in.
1t is busy spot for few minutes daily, while the
exchange of passengers, mails, &C., is going on. A
melancholy spectacle was that Of poor insane wo-
man, bound to the asylum, whom a strong man was
trying to restrain while she changed to the Au-
gusta cars. With her long hair flying, she danced,
tossed her arms, and shouted "Bless the Lord =
Bless the Lord" Probably she was the victim of
some religious revival frenzy. What poor creatures
we are when the light of reason goes out
BRIDGING THE KENSEBEC.
| The train then proceeded on with the passengers
to examine the bug bear the river crossing, about
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