Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-17
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The last ''leld day" of the Maine
Historical Society was enlivened by
an address from Nj. r. K. SeWaIl. who
said that at a special meeting Of the
Society, held at Augusta, in February,
1859, the question of the existence of
paved streets at Pemaquid was dis
cussed, some alleging ocular demon
stration, and others denying the fact.
On motion Of the Hon. j. W. Brad
bury, a large committee OF the Society
was appointed to visit the spot. On
the 18th of August following, that
committee proceeded to Bristol, and
found the half had not been told, for
sections Of pavements, artistically
built Of beach cobble stones, with per-
feet cutters and curbings, were opened
and examined, unearthed from the
depth of a foot or more of soil, above
which the tall.grown grass had long
waved and often been shorn and made
into hay.
Further examination disclosed other
facts, showing that Maine had a mys-
FERROUS but buried history, to unearth
which the citizens Of Bristol were
promised a feld-day exercise in two
years from that date by this Society,
on condition that they would make
fuller explorations of their ancient re-
mains, and gather up for the s OF
the Society ali fragments of history
within reach, and a special committee
was organized to take this duty in
| charge, the remarkable results OF
whose efforts in developing the arch@-
sOlOgy Of this spot have seemed to JUS
tify the recommendation, that a gran
lite shaft shall here be raised in the
interests of the history Of Maine, to
mark the ''beginnings" Of New Eng
land here uncovered.
J. II. HackletOn of Pemaquid, as
the organ of the sub committee, hav-
ing in charge the exhibit of newly
discovered remains, gave a most full
and intensely interesting detail OF the
facts, relics and traditions, supported
by af1davits of living eyewitness,
showing that in 1886 a fragment of q
g~raveStone was turned out by the
pIow near the ancient burial ground
OF Jamestown, marked with the date
of 1905. He exhibited a leaden orna-
ment, apparently a tag to a roll OF
piece of cloth, dug up at n. Harbor In
1858, bearing date 1910, an English let
ter III" in the center. The affidavit
of MI. Fasset, that in 1853 the ancient
canal showed remains four feet high,
deep and wide, bearing at that date
maple trees eighteen inches in diane
ter. He also exhibited pipes from the
apparent ruins of an ancient factory
there of the patterns of pipes of clay,
in all respects like pipes classified,
marked and arranged in a museum OF
tobacco pipes in Guildhall, London,
/ belonging to the times of James the
I and Charles the II Of England,
seen there by Mr.. Dean, and now
| compared with the specimens shown,
| Spoons of the pattern of the Eliza
bethan period, and in all respects like
those dug up at GosnOld's Landing,
on the Elizabeth Islands, are found
here and were shown. Mr., Hackle-
ton also exhibited shot found in q 10
| cality of n. Harbor, where heaps OF
shot from the size of a bullet to a No.
2 have been taken out, fifty pounds at
a time, and thirty-two pounds by
weight, within the past five years, by
his afiant, Joshua Thompson OF n.
HalbOr.
At this place are the ruins of an an
cient fort, ifty-twO by ifty-One feet,
walls fvefeet thick, which, fo~rty-Seven
years ago, was OvergrOWn with very
large oaks, now cleared of. Full
descriptions OF the streets Of James
town, pavements, remains of smith
cries, as they were halt a century ago,
/ were given by eyewitness and labor.
ers who had been employed to re-
move the ruins and level the streets,
fill up the cellars and dig up the pave
ments, and erase the remains.