South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-29
ABuried City In Maine.

THE last field day" Of the Maine His
torical Society was enlivened by an ad-
dress from Mr.. r. Z. Sewell, who said
that at special meeting of the Society,
held at Augusta, in February, 1869, the
question Of the existence of paved streets
at Pemaquid was discussed, some alleging
occular demonstration, and others denying
the fact On motion of the Hon. j. w.
Bradbury, a large committee of the Socie-
ty was appointed to visit the spot. On
the 26th Of August, following, the COM
psny proceeded TO Bristol, and found the
halt had not been told, for sections of
paTements, artistically built of beach cob
ble-stones, with perfect cutters and curb
ings, were opened and examined, unearth-
ed from the depth of 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 mysteri-
Gus but buried history, to unesrth which
the citizens of Bristol were promised
feld-day exercise in two years from that
date by this Society, on condition that they
would make fuller explanations of their
ancient remains, and gather up for the use
of the Society all the fragments Of history
within reach; and special committee
was organized to take this duty in charge,
the remarkable results of whose efforts IN
developing the archaeology of this spot
have seemed to justify the recommends
ton that granite shaft here be raised IN
the interests of the history of Maine, to
mark the " beginnings of New England
here uncovered,
j. II. Hackleton, of Pemaquid, as the
organ of the subcommittee, having In
charge the exhibit of newly discovered
remains, gave a most full and intensely
interesting detail of facts, relics and ira
ditions, supported by sfidavits Of living
eyewitness, showing that In 1886 a
fragment of a gravestone was turned out
by the plow near the ancient burial ground
of jamestown, marked with the date OF
1906. He exhibited leaden ornament,
apparently tag to roll or piece of cloth,
dug up at N. Harbor in 1858, bearing the
date 1910, and English letter q In the
center. The affidavit of Mr.. Fasset, that
in 1858 the ancient canal showed remains
four feet high, deep and wide, bearing at
that date maple trees eighteen inches In
diameter. He also exhibited pipes from
the apparent ruins of an ancient factory
there of the patterns of pipes OF clay, IN
oil ISSpSCIS nhO PAPSS O4ooSAH~-,
and arranged in museum OF tobacco pipes
in Guildhall, London, belonging to
the times of James the First and
Charles the Second of England, seen there
by Mr.. Dean, and now compared with the
specimens shown. Spoons of the pattern
OF the Elizabethan period, and in all re-
spects like those dug up at Gosnold's
Landing, on the Elizabeth Islands, were
found here and were shown. MIR. Hackle-
ton also exhibited shot found IN a locality
OF N. Harbor, where heaps of shot from
the size of bullet to No. 2 have been
taken out, so pounds at time, and 80
pounds by weight, within the past five
years, by his affiant, Joshua Thompson, Of
u. Harbor.
At this place are the ruins Of an ancient
tort, % feet by 81, walls D feet thick,
which, forty-seven years ago, was over
grown with very large oaks, now cleared
IF. Full descriptions Of the streets of
Jamestown, pavements, remains OF smith
cries, as they were half century sgo,
we're given by eyewitness and laborers
who had been employed to remove the
ruins and level the streets, fill up the cel-
ars and dig up the paYements, and erase
he remains.