Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-13
MOosE HEAD LAKE. July s, 1871.

AOOsf ttkAO l<AAk. July .. 1871.
Mr.. EDITOR.-I left my home the and
inst, on a visit to this place. taking with
| me my wife and son, reached the Lake on
the aiternoou Of the ..Eourth.'' We had a
pleasant ride of sixty three miles through
farming towns. and interesting villages.
| Moose Head Lake, a. many of your
/ readers know is forty miles long. There
ale about three hundred Islands In this
10 five hundred acres.
am now at the foot of the Lake, where
is quite handsome village. which Is the
principal settlement la the town Of Green
Vile. A larg. Steamer Is lying at the
wharf owned by the Mcssrs. Cohurns. and
used mainly for towing logs across the
| Lake to the Dam. where they are let into
/ the kennebec river. Al certain seasons
of the year. she Is used for carrying pas
s-ngers to the head of the Lake. a distance
of 90 miles.
There are two steamers for passengers
running daily to Mr.. kiueo. ~ miles. Some
three or four days each week. they extend
their trips to the head of the Lake.
The people flock here from all sections.
the same a. they do TO Mt. Desert and
are ready for boat ride At any time.
They have a fiat class hotel at Mr.. kineo.
! and two large hotels at the foot of the
Lake. They are kept in apple pie order =
and charge the moderate price Of one dol
Ia co,nnap,
Those localities that charge such euor-
nous prices. will lose their patronage
for that veiy cause. IL tor no other.
The town ofGreenvillc, which embrace,
the village at the lake was incorporated
! In 1886. Ii was first settled hy Mr. Ma
thaniel Haskell in ls2,. Mr. HASKELL
daughter now Mrs. Young, va. the first
Uhls woman that ever saw Moose Head
Lake. She came to the plantation in lsa5.
and soon Afterwards found the Lake by
spotted trees" without any other guide
She resides in the town at the present
time. and often speaks OF this fact.
Several years ago, Rev. Mr. Cameron
tightly educated Scotch clergyman Of the
congregational order. aud 10y the way
one ofthe greatest arTisis in the country
came TO the Lake. and was 80 deeply i'm
pressed with it, scenery. that he has made
thi, place hi home. and devoted himself
to painting during the week. aud preaching
Ia the people uoon the Sabbath. We had
the privilege Of examining some twenty
paintings. or pictures. the finest We ever
saw. lie showed u, one on which he
spent hr,e months tim>. H. sold ono pie
turc for $500. which wa probably ,upe-
rior TO those IN his studio al the time We
called on him
The farming prospects herr are very
good. Rain ha. fallen In abundance, and
there will Dc good crop Of grass. Grain
is looking finely. The farmers In Hancock
Co. will he nearly surprised when | tell
them that my host NJ g. shaw E,q.. SOW
el the present year. seventy five acres 81
oat-, and ten acre, Of barley. and planted
eight acre, potatoes.
Mr.. shaw /, man of large property
and made hi, fortune at the Lake hy lana
beriAg and t1raiHy. lie doc, not manu-
facture but log. winters and farms sum
m.r-"
The X. X. has come within - mile. ~
the Lake. and will be eight mile> nearer
by next November. The people her. are
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make his appearance.
When the road 3. completed 10 ihi- place.
hosts of people will give their attention 10
aiming and manufacturing Al present.
they are too far from market to make /,
profitable to do ANYTHING Of the Kind on
a large scale.
In the village i. one of the yr,ti,s,
churche, ia the state; also iinc school
house and town hall. The school, are In
operation twenty four week, in The year
and they have preaching all the time
W. have had most delightful visit.
and shall leave for our home tomorrow.
Everything has been -ucc-s, except
.fdiAy. In ihi, We ffil,i Not bite"
Yours. &c, MlN>o>.