The Republican journal., 1871-06-08
Letter From RockIand.
Correspondence of the journal.

| ROCKLAND, June 5.
"From brghtnng fields of ether fair disclosed,
| Child OF the sun, refulgent Summer comes;
In pride of youth. and felt thro' natures depth,
He comes attended by the sultry hours
| And ever-fanning breezes on his way"
The sudden changes of the last few days,
from almost winters cold to summers heat,
has made decided change on the face of ma
turc; and though farmers say that unless we
soon have rain, they will not have half crop
Of hay, never saw the fields and surrounding
country look fairer than it does at this time.
Though there may not be many things about
our city that is attractive, we feel proud of our
harbOr and surrounding scenery, and believe
that few places i'll Maine have more attractive
drives than are to be found in the vicinity of
Rockland. Perhaps some of your subscribers,
after reading the above, may be inclined to pay
us a visit during the summer months. If 50,
allow me to make Il few suggestions, for their
| benefit. Take not food or change of rament,
| for of the former you can find an ample supply
at either of our hotels, and if the weather con
| tinues as warm as it has been for the last few
days, very little raiment will be needed.
Should it not, an abundant supply can be found
by any of the masculine persuasion, at the
many clothing stores in our city, and at very
low prices. We would suggest, however, that
if any one should feel that something is needed
to stimulate the inner man, he will have to
bring it with him, none is sold in our city.
No, not any.
| will now point out some attractions for the
pleasure seeker. If you wish 10 take a ride,
ThomastOn, the home OF Knox, will be found
only three miles away, and is one of the most
beautiful villages i'll Maine. Here the state
prison is located, where many are wont to go,
but not strictly for pleasure. The Knox man
sion, which has stood for so many years. has,
| regret to say, been torn down The present
season, and nothing now remains To indicate
the place of abode of the Old hero, but The two
large brick chimneys which are left standing.
Owls Head is another place visited by many
during the summer, it being only three miles
from Rockland. Here will be found the Atlan-
tic House. kept by Mr.. Esten, where you can
get a good dinner or clam bake at short notice.
If ride of longer distance is desired, would
recommend one around Dodgc's Mountain $50
callcd) and by Chickawaukee Pond, or on the
Turnpike in Camden. Should the water have
HloIc tlit IlO bctltI lluI-
Dor for sailing can be found, and we are well
supplied with pleasure boats, both large and
small. The little steamer Pioneer, Capt Creed,
makes daily trip to and from this city to Car
vers Harbor a thriving little village on Ninal-
haven, where are The extensive granite quar-
ries. Another little steamer Is now running
from this place to Dix Island. Here the GOV
ernment employs from one thou sand to fifteen
hundred men in cutting granite for the New
York Custom House, and other government
buildings. So much for seekers of pleasure.
AT the meeting of the stockholders of the
Knox Il Lincoln Railroad, which was held at
Newcastle last week, the directors modestly in
formed the meeting that only a little rising
eight hundred thousand dollars would now be
required to complete the road. OF course we
now feel very much relieved. Delegates to the
number of eight or ten attended the meeting
from this city, Notwithstanding the vote of the
board of aldermen, which | mentioned in my
last. Some of them, l am informed were al
lowed to ''speak in meetlng,' but it does not
appear that they obtained much information in
regard to the management of the road. How
ever they all came back fully convinced that
we must go in for the eight hundred thousand,
"root hog or die At the meeting Of the stock
holders, held at Newcastle last October, the
directors, in their printed report, made to that
meeting. stated that
This, our report of the condition of your
road, finds it in an unfinished condition, and
our funds lacking in amount to start the same,
four hundred and seventy-ive thousand dol
lars "To obtain this aid we have
deemed tiIltV to call the several
cities and towns, and they are now taking
measures to act legally on this matter, the gen
eral impression being that they will all vote the
required means. In MS case tie rnad cum he |
c0mplete3 IN early SUMNER.
The above is what our directors told Us about
six months ago. The money then required by
them. AS stated above, raised and cypcnl- |
ed, and now they tell Us they have only made
a mistake of eight hundred thousand dollars
From the above statement it is quite evident
that the directors ut that time were willfullv |
,leceiving the people, or they are great blum
derers. If it is true, as stated by one of the
speakers at Newcastle, That Rockland bad
chosen her best men directors, ! think ii is a
little hard upon the rest of the inhabitants.
Rockland's proportion of the amount of |
money to he raised will be about three hundred !
thousand dollars, which will bring our figures |
up to about nine hundred thousand dollars; and |
not over one thousand dollars. has yet been ex
pended within the limits of the city. Yet, we |
are told that our best men have been chosen |
to manage this affair. trust that when more |
money is voted to this road, our citizens will |
see to it that something will be done at this end |
of the route NoMEN.