The Portland daily press., 1870-05-20

MOUNT DEsERT.-Now that the summer
season is close upon us and the jewellers in
cities far removed from the sea-board are be-
ginning to cast about them to see where they
shall pass the summer, we would call their at
tention to the peculiar advantages of Mount
Desert as summer watering place.
A tourist who has passed several seasons at
this delightful resort, says that no visitor can
ever forget the quiet charm of its coves, its
pebbly beaches, calm surrises, broad moon
lights, glowing sunsets, and the tender after
glow on shadowy hills to complete the radiant
changes of the days. of the scenery about
Bar Harbor the author says, 90: the mountain
and stream, island, cave and lake, with the
river, bay and headlard which answer to
names suggestive of tender memories, and
"whose melody yet fingers like the last vibra-
sion of the red mans requiem'-a volume
might be written.
Whittier the poet, and Mrs. Martyr, have
both pictured the exquisite scenery of the is
land, the one. in the legend of "Mogg Megone,"
the other in her monograph of Mt. Desert.
Relics of the Indians abound, also localities
that have been invested by old chronicles with
historic interest. To show how popular MT.
Desert has become as a watering place, we
will inform our readers that hundreds could
not be accommodated last summer and were
compelled to leave on the return boat, but this
summer there are thirteen hotels prepared to
receive guests and it is certain that if The rush
proves as great this year as last, and we have
no reason to doubt it, an immense hotel SINH
lar to those of Saratoga and Newport will be
erected by another season.
The way to reach Mt. Desert is to leave Bos-
ton by the 2. M. express train. reaching
Portland at 10 ?. NJ. Then go directly on
board the Lewiston, Capt. Charles Deerng,
reaching Rockland at 5 A. NJ, Castine Z A.
M, Deer Isle 8 A. NJ, Sedgwick at A. NJ,
arriving at Mt Desert at II A. NJ, or by talk
ing an early train from Boston at 7.3O A. NJ -,
10 NJ, or ?. M. you will arrive in Portland
sufficiently early to devote several hours to
seeing the city, take a trip among the beauti-
full islands of Casco Bay or drive to West
brook or Cape Elizabeth.
The Lewiston is considered one Of the finest
boats in the New England coast She has
been recently completely reftted, repaired,
new staterooms added, elegantly upholstered,
provides table furnished with all the luxu-
ries of the season, and her commander and Of
ficers are skllful seamen and courteous gen.
tlemen.
THOSE ALLIGAToRs.-That ''big alligator
can now be seen atiWhittier's. He has been
stuffed and looks as natural as life. The little
ones seem to be very glad to have their COM
panion in the long journey again with them
We think people will find it worth while to
drop in and see the large one, judging from
the number of persons that have already visit
ed the baby alligators.
At any rate they will be sure of polite atten.
ton from Whittier, and the children will sec
something unusual in this cold climate of ours.
The Natural History society will soon be
stocked with curiosites if all those that trave
would do as much as those who have beer
away this winter have done, remembering how
much this society needs everything attractive
or desirable.
Messrs. Dana ard Whittier have kept in mint
our society, and the visitors this year to thu
rooms in the City Building will see their speci
MEMS
Call at Whittier's and look at the gators
as the Crackers in Florida call them. Every
body pronounces them worth visit, and we
| concur in the opinion. George says the.
will do as long as no one can snow anything
| larger or livelier