Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-04


IN the afternoon they come back. touch
at the wharf, thea hover n moment
around their mooriugs, and go TO sleep
again.
Mr.. Allen then gave description of
'tress and outfit for 'urne, of two
weeks. which could he made with an
Indian GUIDE for about $50. You can
leave 30 ton in the afternoon, and the
next evening cat Your supper of vcnison
which Nou have shot or trout which
you have caught.
Ihl~ lahi is rich in minerals. In all
ITS hills are iound the finest granite
Ii is now beng used TO build two OF
the largesI bridges in the world
across the East river and at ST. l. ulis
Sufficient can he taken out t. build a
State like Rapie Island AMI then leave
enough 10 suppy the wholr country
forever. In the eastern Countries Is
Al Immense quantity OF limestone and
sevcra; iron mines. Gon one Of winch
was taken la one year 20O0 ton, ol the
tucst iron ever known. In WaslIng
ton comfy Is found native copper and
black had. In Barring, Columbia,
Oriand. and along the Sandy river.
gold has becu discovered. aud in othcr
pia c. slate. better than that of " ales
and more abundint the STATE Geolo-
2i-t estimating the quantity in a single
hll IN Foxcroft at over u million tons.
In other towns are anthracite coal.
copperas. tin ore, gaicna or common
lead. white, blue and ciouled ma. .ble.
massive born blende. etncralds. yarnets
thi Jasper. agate. caTnciian. ch tlca
dont. bcrhi. aud whole mountain of
mica Many OF them are vet little
known, but In time Ia come they will
enrich their owncrs
ne whole area Of this State is about
thItty thousand miles, ot which the
great priincval north"rn forest contains
over twenty h,usand square miles.
h.'ng man, times larger Than the great
Black Forest OF Germtnv or the
wilderness Of Northcrn New Yo.k. IL
is largely composed "f tall pines.
ihcn t'ilose'i a graphic description
oi Tue lnfDbrrn ~, the logging camps
and the rIrcr drivers. Ia lhr southern
part The scenery 10 the fall IS Inagnid
cent. There - the white IN lplc, fro !,
a tender and ~atery green shs,iiny
INTO delicate orange; the beech AMI
rock maple. from the sunnicst molten
gold 10 rich aud IN .los brown. each
shining IN the forest like a burnin,
bush, prociaining the presence Of its
maker. The great pine forest wears A
dress OF green the year round. and
winter throws oves it a robe OF sortes,
erniue.
The land in the eastern part OF this
State IL the richest thi, side OF the
Western prairies, ami gives lar .er ami
surcr crops. A thousand Swedes have
settled IN Aroo,toot county. and as
many more are expected every year.
a iticIlAe description OF their dress.
appearance and home was given.
There Is no portion Of the globe in
winch are SO many rivers and lakes
There are abou; eighteen hundred lakes
ia his State. covering nearly three
thousand square miles. Nearly All
these lakes lie at the head of rivers
which run - the sea. Il their great
altitude .t.'s TO their dcscendln.
water an inm 'nsc power. RluIcly
Lake Il 100 let ami Lakes Umbayuy
and Moo-en "a are each over one
thousand feet a 'uye the level of tl,cs,a.
anu the whole surface Of the State il.
a. "A N..Fx
elevation, s. that the water Of al the
lakes and rivers mist fall that distance.
ihe COMMISSIONED estimlt ltcs the total
water power of the State - b. equal
to the combined working energy OF
hirtv-fout million men laboriny ni,ht
AMI da' all the year around or count
my that which IS available. .xcee linz
the actual working power of sli the
men IN the United States, ard OF Eng
land, France and Germany. Statistics
show HAT the expense VI runni -
mil by water Is only one-eighth that
OF steam. and in thus State lies to-day,
wasted and ulimproved. this great
giant water power sufficient 10 carry
all the mills OF the nation.
Ihc mountains. wl,lcu are mostly i'm
a broad belt running across the State.
possess wonderful fascination. The
Green Mountain ON Mt. Desert Island,
which rises abruptly from the sea
about One-third Of mile, Is one Of the
finest on the coast. From it, 10, YOU
look out aud view the great wide sea
t<1lIs.ltli ~. si.la
out Into space. and on the other side.
a horizon un'lulating Ike waves, with
distant hills and mountains.
IfvOu would visit another and higher
mountain go 10 kataidin, which is
nearly as high as Mount Washington.
Take an Indian guide and 20 up the
PenoIscOt and throl yh the forest. The
mountain Is very steep and there is no
road or path. You climb slowly
through, the bushes until half way up.
where vegetation. except a few blue
berry bushes and moIhtaln cranberries.
almost entirely ceases. and YOU see a
great desert Of huge rocks Of every
shape heaped upon each other all
around and way up To the top. You
climb over them for two hours TO the
summit. il tue wind blows, its force
seems tremendous, and YOU cling
desperately u the solid stones. If it
is clear day you will be richly repaid.
Half the State before YOU. o bOundless
green forest away to the Canadas, and
many miles tn the south and west
spread out like soft moss At your feet.
while here and there countless lakes
fash in the light Of the sun. If YOU
are braye yOu will find sheltered spot
and spend tn; night there, and the
memory of that night will BE- perpet-
ual reward for its discomfort. By and
by the air grows crisp and sharp. The
clouds settle down half mile beneath
you. and you seem to be standing on u
rugged islanu in great ocean of heecy
siiver, over whose unbroken surface