The Republican journal., 1871-05-25
Tho Pullman Car Excursion.

" 'oS,SeiiSA 'AN--
binary business travel, so filled the many
public houses that they literally ran over
1t was lucky that the Pulmanites belong
to the tribe that take up their beds and
travel-for we had sleeping accOmmoda
tons all ready at hand. ssIhc shelves
were let down, mattresses spread, clean
linen came forth from secret reccsses. ana
upon them the wayfarers slept the sleep
of the just. Nothing can exceed tile
kindness of the Pullman conductors and
attendants, OF their solicituic that every
body shall be made comfortable.
On Wednesday morning, the party as-
sembled at the depot of the European y
North American Road. by invitation of
President Jewctt, to make 4 trip over The
line that is soon to form 4 link in the
great highway to the Provinces, and
shorten the trip to Europe. The Pullman
cars were not built to fit this track, 50 the
company provided q long train OF its own
cars, very roomy and handsome ones, in
charge of Conductor Osborn. This road
skirts the Penohscot for the sixty miles
that it is in running order, and we We're
seldom out of sight of saw-millS, RATS OF
logs, OF huge piles of saWn lumber. We
noticed that the omnpresent quacls adNrr-
tiser had explored the region, and that the
face of u rocky prccipice across the river
testified, in letters several feet in length,
10 the virtues of bittcrs and pills.
The track of the road is in splendid
condition, and the trains run At great
speed. Consulting his watch and count
inc the telegraph posts, Mr.. Noyes said to
Us that we were running mile a minute
at one time, and yet the motion was easy
and gentle. Soon we entered ON tract
Of apparently waste land, very level, ANA
favorable for the cheap construction ct Il
road. Indeed, this road has been built
thus tar at n remarkably low figures. Far
beyond the river, the highlands could be
seen, and in the distance Mt. Kalahdin
lifted its snow covered peak.
About noon, we reached MattaWan-
keag, the present running terminus OF
the road "a pretty, thriving village,
which, though an Old settlement, has
stood still in growth for scores OF years,
| untl the rails were laid. The railroad
has a large depot here, and the Malta
| waumkeag branch of the Pcnobscot Is
spanned by a very handsome and sub
stantal railroad bridge, II is about halt
| way from Bangor to llouiton, and the
point at which the railroad defects to tlo
east. on the route to St. John. .Ailer al
| hour spent in examining the railroad
works, the company partook OF suhStAli-
tial repast provided in the relrcshmrnt
| car
Those who preferred . river trip bach
to Lincoln, y miles, were offered the
chance on the companys steamer Johl
A. Peters, which lay 4 short distance be
low the town While waiting ut the land
inc, many Of the passengers ~trollo'
about the spot which was once the site Q
an Indian village, in search OF relies
who are familiar with Indian history, gave
some interesting facts concerning the
aborigines. The latter gentleman SAFE
that the Penobscots have n tradition, I'M
doubtetlly true, that before the white 0e
equation ofthc country, the Mohawk tli8c
from New York, when spelling iof u hgH
made ncurSionS 10 this region. coming
across Vermont On enc occasion thc'
proposed to surprise the village at tu
point, but were discovered by the H@nob
scots and diSastrously defeated ;Lmd thei
chief slain. They ANONYMOUSLY htlrio'
the slain Mohawk on the opposite banI
Of the river, in pit, with his head down
and rocks piled on his outstrctchcd le@
and arms, to keep him there. Thu
planted, it is supposed that the OLD fellow
remains to this day. ...
The sail down the river was exceeding
ly pleasant and interesting th'
delicate green of the trees and fields ans
the varying aspects of the river Some
rapids were passed, that showed wolli9l
looking rocks, angry waters and white
foam. Reckoning the train lit Lincoln, the
rapid, easy movement Of the train hor(
rs swiftly toward Bangor At the Basin
Mills in Orono, owned by James Walker
the party stopped to take L look I'll the
largest saw mill in the state, running ;
very large number Of gang ana SINGLE
saws
All We're surprised at the lcNtcriiy ana
case with which the logs were converted
into lumber 1t looked like sin to sec
so much wood in the shape Of cd4in@~
burned to get it out of the Way-blt it i,
the cheapest disposal of the waste.
Reaching Bangor at ) O'Clock, the guests
We're all comfortably provided for. NeNt
morning. at $50, the train started west
ward the passengers increased by sever
al distinguished citizens OF Bangor. At
| Durham, the Belfast delegation, all save
the writer hereof, switched off homeward
In our view the occasion was altogether
too good to be lost and we felt bounG to
see the thing through. Onward we sped,
over the high bridge u Kendall's Mills
and on to Wateryilc. At WinsloW, just
across the river, the train stopped to give
the passengers IN opportunity to inspect
the ancient log block house, that figured
in the Indian wars of over u hundred
years ago. And on again we went, down
the pleasant banks Of the kenncber,
across the magnificent iron bridge at Au-
gusta, and into the depot.
Here, as everywhere else, y crowd
thronged the building, eager to see the
splendor OF the cars. Speaker Blaine
here Joined the excursion, on his way 70
New York. A sadness had fallen on the
city that morning, for the sud fate OF
young Mr.. harrington, who had Just been
drowned in the river, while boating As