Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-08


with no very rough climbing any part
OF tlIe way. Those who wish to drive
will lave earnestly pressed upon their
consideration great many small wag-
onS ahd light carry-alls, but | would
advise they 10 choose the so-called
'molitain wagons, such rs are in gen
erai ase all about the White Mountains.
ihes. are made very strong; the body
OF tie wagon is hung on leather straps,
instead of resting upon springs, and
alth0usn il IS rough way of travelling,
yet n i altogether safer. Whether
you iiie or walk, after you have passed
over half the way you will gaze upon
tue most beautiful views YOU have ever
seen. although you may have crossed
The Rocky Mountains or journied over
half rf the Old Void.
TiYa singular charm of the panorama
20 = seen from the summit Of Green
ModAtain may be attributed 10 the f,ct
that i embraces both the sea and the
landi lou stand and gaze To the
south, AMI see at Your feet little viii
lagcl hugging close to the golden belt
OF store which divides the iron-gray
lart from the azure Of the sea aud
then, looking seaward, you raise vour
eyes slowly in the eftort to find some
sori nf lines which will mark the per-
sp3nve, and, save little dark specks,
whia are mighty vessels going to and
tru, sou perceive n wide, measureiess
cxptnsc OF blue, melting oil into deli
eats gray. and then, looking higher
ami higher. until yon meet the blue
once more away up in the zenith
Agan, not comprehending how the
hoggDn ct the ocean should be as high
as tac place where YOU stand, YOU try
- Iracc path up that wall Of blue,
but Just a II reaches the level of the
eve The atmosphere cheats you OF the
exact hnc Of the horizon. and you
hsf Yourself all in the sky once more.
Ills delusiye effect of perspective is
yet more astonishing as seen from i
point on tie road not quite up 10 the
summit whcrr YOU look between two
sharp peaks ii neighboring noun
taihs, aud see what must be-, YOU rea-
sou, clond, hoating in the sky, but
which. thirty miles away, arc islands
rising out OF the sea.
Il n when yon turn your iace away
from tile ocean and look to the east
tha' you once more feel secure that YOU
are uot deceived; for although the
mountain pitches suddenly into the
deep blue 81 bay, sound, and inlet, yet
beyond that are Islands and cape, and
prompntorits, and to the north. far
across ia the ,iyerv hazy distance, the
broad sweeping uplandS Of the main
land, and. failing into the SKY, the gray
forms Of other mountains. There are
strong fairgrounds to the pictures.
which vary. and as YOU move in the
-~-.stc -. '...,- - - - H.,
gray rUcks lic all around in masses OF
brilliant light aLd deep shadows of vio-
'ct' AMI Of green where the foliage Of
fern ana brake grows from the crcvices
Of the rock. \ lock Of white sheep
are quietly nlbbling the ~canty growth
of grass ana weeds, or, clambcrlng tie
sharp rocks, they look in vain TOR fresh
fields ami pastures new. \ most com
Portable AMI home-likc look 10 these
sheep give - the scene. RISING har.
'"oniously here and there are groups
or single trees of tit or cedar, whose
sombrc colors come up, dark and clear
cut, against the tlmv gray OF The dis
tant hills ami the SKY. Just below is
Eagle Lake, looking like mirror. so
brightly does IL reflect the sun-llt SKY.
II = a mirror framed in with ebony. III.
lad IN walnut, 50 dark are the forests
of pine and cedar which surround IL
Across the lake there are the brown
hills patched with yellow fields, and
the prImcval forests, and then there j,
a broad bay Of tranquil water. and be-
ypnd that wide extent OF thread, and
spiashc- Ot Furnished silver aud mol
ten bronze. For two thirds the cir-
clmtercncc OF the horizon the land and
the water nave divided empire nearer
al hand the land seems more beautiful.
for each island aud cape has local col
OF, and giimmers like emeralds trimmed
with bands of gold but far away the
water reflects the dazzling glory of the
sunlight, ami the bcholder may not give
the palm Of victory 10 land OF water.
bat gaze upon 1t all with awe ami won.
der and unspeakablc delight.
Dog Mountain has already been spo-
ken Of rs forming one of the boundaries
to Eagle Lake. The mountain itself
has not been an object OF general visit
lng interest, but the photo graphic ar
lists 20 everywhere, ani they have
found ut this point some interesting
bits Of scenery. Thcse ia loIatiguble
gentlemen often are the pioneers 10 the
most beautiful views and objects, and
especially at Mount Desert have they
shown the true artistic eye in the sclec-
ton of desirable subjects.
Flying Mountain is not 50 well
known TO the casual visitor al Mount
Desert, but from it may be seen inter
estlng views. especially of the ocean.
But of these. and "Hadlock's Pond"
and CAROLS Mountain" and echo
Lake" and Northeast Harbor." and
many another lovely locality to be seen
one must pass summer after summer
ut the different places on tue island in
order to do them Justice.
have described only one way of
approach 10 Mount Desert-that OF the
sea. There are many persons who are
made unhappy, not TO say ill, even, by
going on board Of steamboat, and
who can not endure SO much Of motion,
which at times is serious in the pas
sage from Portland to Rockland. To
these there is the pleasant resource of
stage ride from Bangor all the way
by land to any part of Mount Desert;
for although this is an island. there is
one point where the mainland is reach
ed by means of bridge. This gives
you drive of some fifty miles over
superb roads through picturesque
country, and behind such handsome
horses as | have never elsewhere seen