Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-24
CRUISE or TIE FIRE Fly.
0N BOARD THE "FIRE Fly"
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1Ae last hailiuS steam yachl flfe fly
! having beca placed at the disposal of Mr.
| Rodney L. Fog Superintendent of the cy-
tansiva Granite works ut Div Island and
CoIohei Iieh4y o. oSsoou' oo'h OF Au-
gusta, these gentlemen invited few OF
their friends from Augusta and Rockland, TO
noka an avcnrs;or "a the sn,t to which ca
i"''e h"s oee' S"'u Al 'ue pape's' anu Tue eA-
| tent OF which the public are therefore some
what in the dark. The party consisted of A.
| c I2;co 70 Col L r Smear q, !, Simon.
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| ION, Esq ana MI. =. W; -, coop Oh rock
land' aha ovhatoT MoIrl,, speaker bIalhe'
Noi, II. u. peN itt, Spl. H. % osgoou Judge
LTHe' MAJOR y. Z. hltehonse, D. L. W lyman,
Lsq. Il: Haskell ESD a. Ii. farwell Esq,
Col. d. Nj. haynes, " IL. Libby, Esq, Mr..
j. ,. Hendee, Mr.. H. Il. Fogg, Walker and
Emmons Blaine, and ii. o., OF Augusta.
With favorlng breeze and good head of
steam the graceful little ERE Fly started
from the wharf IN Augusta about halt-past
eight o'clock on wednesday morning, in COM
mand OF Capt. Crockett, and guided in her
course to Boothhay by that unerring pilot,
Captain Pinkham. Gay streamers Were fly
ing from peak and foremost, the unassuming
Out lOuu- Hiuuiueu sui VI II gun, pidccu OH
board by Capt. Long of Augusta, which woke
The echoes for miles around during the voyage,
gave a parting salute, and the party, honoredby
the presence of a United States Senator and
! Speaker of the House of Representatives,
sped their way down the kennebec, which at
this season Of the year unfolds its most
charming beauties, captivating the stranger
and never growing old or wearisome to the
gaze OF those long years familiar with the
scene Other localities may spread out before
the observer the grandeur of mountain seen
cry and the shimmering waters of tranquil
lakes, but here, stretching up from either
bank of the the river, are well cultivated
farms, neat and comfortable dwellings, ice
houses filled with solid comfort, cities active
with business, manufacturing and otherwise.
II was lun enough Just to SIT back iii the camp
chairs that had been provided, and drink in
through the senses the enjoyment afforded by
the scenery anu me sni,
oii ar'lNlhS ~ DUN al ABOUT TWO o cock IN
tne "'efho3p' elNiJr was paf'aKeh OF al the
oagau"noc mousse "uich mas recently peeh
t Ieih9usnVo III ''t'"i IMPORTANT respects. IN
ueeG, nom It's n'tioP tt"" appearance pet
's' ulh',' H"" 'D"' with WIS SerFeu was an
: +G'P''gu' oU' s""IP +PPGI'%S ana empty
y stIl'''Ns'a l''r SS"P, '''' !" az ""N'"V'eS'
e ny lo"r " c'4ch W. were On our way to
E Doo'l,P"y ii''I" ny apt "oo'n'oh' stnkinG
, i,'o t'e s"l' M"sI1 "A' s"0" leSiHS me gen
nc s~r5'S ~ VI" IN" ~ pR'n our parry
? receiFeu On D""'I w AItuu[ berry' me
gehai ice man OF H'tu'oVr. we found IN
boothp"y h"FDor "uEe hte' Oh hshermen
? aod coasters VINO ,''4 sen elt,'er gaze or a
storm ~ tte '''re"'tilhB cl1uas OUTSIDE ana
iiau colleetou togelner ior ','o hish' III the dill
ierept parts OF lhiS SAFE ana connexions har-
Dor. Al least one hundred ana MY schooners
OF All sizes ana moQeis. some OF them sym
metucallf btAn'hui' ana graceful IN their
a CONSTRUCTION were grouped together Tor the
night. Among. them we noticed the yacht
"HenHeua' ue lasl craft % james Gordan
Bennett, that costat enormous sum, and won
the ocean races now reduced to hshng yes
sell There is scarcely f" straight plank IN her.