Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-15
miscellaneous.
Name Editors and Publishers
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Bi 4. II. :. DAVIS.
EdItor OF thc farminston Chronic!".

Ten o'clock T. d., Tuesday. July
10th. witnessed the departure from
Portland OF the Steamer Lewiston, for
Mt. Desert and intermediate stations.
with some forty OF the professional
Quill drivers of our State and their la
dies. Ii is lot TO bc understood that
only members of the Editorial Associ-
alton and ladies were on board. Gov.
Perham was with Us. and passengers
were there from almost every point IN
New England. with different destina-
tions in view, but the larger number
were bound TO Mt. Desert. As the old
boat started down the harbor. and the
evidences of q rough passage began to
thicken by the not very pleasant rock
ings and tossings OF the craft rs we
approached open ocean, some not well
used to '.sea legs and whose brains
reeled and hearts sickened at the DASH
! inc of the pillows and roar OF winds,
betook themselves to their state rooms
and berths. BY the time We were we'll
out on the oceans foam. not an edi-
tor or anybody else was to be seen on
deck-of course none o: them were
/ sick
By three o'clock. the fog-so the
/ CAPTAIN said-had shut down so close.
and the danger Of running into other
craft was SO great, that the steamer 5
whistle commenced that horrible loot,
footing" which awakened the passen-
/ gers. and there was no more sleep Tor
/ them. Breaking through the fog bank
about ) o'clock Wednesday morning,
the busy little city of Rockland came
in sight. Stopping here half an hour
to discharge and take on passengers
and freight. an opportunity was Afford
ed our party to .'turn out and ENJOY
the sail among the islands to Castlne,
but the fog was so thick, and the wo'
men so sick-and some of the men, toe
that two-thirds OF US might as well
have been sailing along the coast OF
Labrador, so far as obtaining any de-
finite knowledge ofthe route was con
cerned. Now and then sharp, Jagged
rocks and lodges would shoot out o1
the fog but few rods ahead, then
would come '.toot, toot' of that ter
rible old whistle, wheels were reversed
aback was made, and on we spec
through the fog-here just grazing
mast a schooner. and there almost run
ming down a sail boat which had cross
ed our path.
At Castine we stopped some hal
hour.-Got n glimpse at the Easter
State Normal school shook hands ant
had a social chat with its frinc.pai
AIR. Fletcher visited the lobster pack
ing establishment near the wharf wher
1000 cans Of this fish are frequent.
put up in one day; turned our eye
upon the old forts and barracks erect
ed in 1872, and also those built durlni
our late rebellion, and were told by al
old man that he could remember whel
the wholesale merchants of Bangor di
most of their trading at Castine. W
also skirmished for political news
tried to ascertain how many Greeie
, men there were in that time-honore
place, but could hear of none, aud on
old man, as we responded to the ca
!; of the bell and were hurrying on boar
q the boat said, .'you can't find none
: them fellers in this section
thought he was right, and called i'
three cheers for Grant, which were gi'
I en- with tiger.
/ The next stopping place was ooot
west harbor, on Nj. Desert. Ihls Is
point af resort and considerable int
est. 1t is said the approach from q
|, sea is grand; but we didn't see
: the fog mistifed our vision-its
lands and headlands, highlands al