The Republican journal., 1873-07-31
A Boston Reporters View Of Belfast.

10 the eyes OF strangers, therefore we copy
literally from the letter The writer, who
WlcldS lively pen, pretaces his sketch o
Belfast with a description Of his manner o
%etting here He says
We reached Portland the forest city, al
~ O'Clock in the evening. where tho
steamer CITY of Richmond is at the wharf
with the steam up. ready to start out into
the starlight night on her eastern trip
We catch Il glimpse of the beautiful city
II Portland and its lovely CaSco bay a.
we steam down the harbor among the
shipping and past the forts, leaving the
>hadoWy wharves and the 9limmerino
rights i'll the dim distance
The Richmond, which runs on the Port
and and Bangor route daily. is nohby
little boat. possesses The popularity OF
always being 'on time The clerk, Nh
Cushing, knows his ''biz, to f. After
Getting out OF Portland harbor we turned
up and slept the sleep of innocence, or
ignorance. Just as You'll have it, until half
past four the next morning when the
american devil" alias steam whistle,
cave notice of our approach. Looking
uHl OF our Stateroom window we see the
Tong. low flats and twinkling lime Kiln
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Gtu,- BAY of Naples- In the rear j.
-ha beautiful island OF ISlesboro across
-nt- IaN twelve miles distant hu1 SEEMING
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1ut1 al the righ1 j. Bripadier's island
,ea.taniue the summer residence OF the
STATS family of Boston. now being slorn
ut it- tain wealth of lumber. while I'M
.lrthn-!rI ar, lhr thriving and wealthy
.liav,~ of Stockton and Searsport. and
u-t ahead. u,ou 4 GENTLY RISING rmiutncc
S thu Iittlr civ of Belfast half hidden
.Iuuug the IuNUriant foliage b\ which her
streets are shaded A. we Glide over the
still and ,rla,,v water, To the wharf the
.t-Il~ uf The ,.ii( rinu ON the houw Of 4
N which calls the workman tu hi. la
nUf~ and simultaneously with thp noise
and nu-r,. ut ml.\ hands ooe, M the
-lltnk, from her tactore, and ,omd, ont
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and finely inodtIed vessels - Yachts
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Nd. .,ut nn ill.,. stocks from ne yard. nf
aIt,.r 4 Go and AIcGilyerv are known
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r.
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