Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-11-10
Naval Station.



Iwish to call your attention, the atten-
ton Of your readers. and the people Of the
State generally. to a subject OF interest not
only to them. but also TO the whole OF the
United States. refer Sir. to the impor-
lance Of q Naval and Military Station at
Mt. Desert. Ii must be known to every
one. that II costs an immense sum to pnr-
chase a location Of this Kind. even poor
and cramped one. at Boston. New York.
Philadelphia. and such places. while
neither of these have the facilities
afforded at Mt. Desert. such Is ease Of de-
fence. materials on the spot. so great depth
Of water. security Of harbor. and many
other things. besides the cheapness Of ex-
pcnse of the loo ation.-for the whole locs-
ton would cost little more than one square
rod. at either Of those places. Again We
need good barrier. nearer our y. T.. from
tier than Portsmouth. II the British
Provinces remain as now. under English
rule. or should they become an indepeii-
dent government. or should the march Of
events demand their annexation to the
United states. a station would be impcr-
viously demanded. between Portsmouth
and Halifax. Now this being the ease. the
| question arises ,chere l. the best place under
| all considerations. both rs to the. present
needs. but also as to prospective demands
some Of the considerations are. ls,., n
la the cost of the location at Mt. Desert.
the sale ~ n few rods at most. of either of
the stations at Boston or New York. would
buy the whole loc alton nj Mt. Desert.
2nd. Al Mt Desert the most heavy and
| expensive OF materials are right on the
spot. this would save. not only the pur-
chase, but the transportation also. and
they would be likely to be of better quality,
no small consideration.
| 3rd. \ first class harbor. as To- wafer
capacity. and safety, not only n TO storms
bu, ease Of defence. Having fir, rate
chance to build fortiiication- on Browns
mountain. GA the east side Of Somes'
Sound, also directly opposite on Robin
sons, mountain on the west side nj any de-
! .irablc height. and build on the face OF the
| mountain, or like t,ibcrsltar in the body
Of the rocks themselves. Il j. very doubt
fnl whether their j. another place in the
| United states wher. fortifcaiions can be
built that would Ice - formidable To attack,
| In fact. with well built forts built there.
and properly armed they could defy a
world In srm-, especially IL backed by a
small navy inside or north OF the noun
tains. A. their combined plnnging, raking
and cross-iirc. must destroy whatever OPP
| posed them. | am told that IN r. have
been two >"i- of commissioner. who have
examined the location and pronounced in
! it, favor. and We all know that GOV. Cham
herlain came down last summer and he
| gave hi opinion In it, favor. | lraruAlso
/ that Gen. J. g. Fremont was III the sam.
/ opinion. also that IL would benefit every
one for miles around In pccuniary way
| individually. n well a. the public. | think
il too plain 10 be denied Nv any. yr. and
! 1t would also benefit the hole STATE.
Build this station and how long could a
| rail road BE- kept back:
/ But. let no one suppose that such bless
! ing will com" and beg Of u. to acccm IL.
benefits. no Sir. each one mus, be up and
/ doing. use all his Influence and do all In
hi power ~ IL favor Agitatc The quc,-
ton and not hide 1t under bushel, and
let u, see II there is 80 much n on, opposed,
\ II -. what are the reason, assigned: and
4. iAea - .- ---------
trust your columns will he open for 80
s""d IN object. and have vomr whole
weight in the scale in Il, favor
Yours R.~pc't
NJ Dr-crt. Nov. I'll. $50.