The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-01-29
ANNALS VI BELFAST FOR hALF A CENTURY.
b AN OLD ETH + II.
CHAPTER V. GS05-5.)

BYAN OLD SETTLER.
CHAPTER V. QS05-5.)
Marvellous tales are told of the wealth
of forest and stream by those who were
old enough to WELD towling- piece and
fishing-rod in the Years with which we
are now dealing, and the years that fol-
lowed them. Ducks, pigeons, cartridges,
wild fowl Of various species We're abund-
ant on the shores of the river and bay
and in the Forest the streams everywhere
were alive with with speckled beauties.
The more adventurous hunter brought
down his deer and now and then 4 wild
cat, within short distance Of the village
and the trapper found ample use for his
traps in the capture of otter, beaver, mink
musquash, rabbits and woodchuck in W hat
ever direction he roamed Musqua~l.
cleaned and laid Oh stump for three 81
four days in The blaze of . summers sun,
although rather strong Ton an unsophistl-
Gated stomach, was regarded delicious
tit-bit by the hereditary trappcr
The writer remembers that A. late ~
| 1873 4 five minutes walk from his father
| back-door carried him ST far into the forest
| that q plenty OF game was visible but not
q building III the village Wa4 within sight
50 late Is 1919 Z party Of anglers could
pass very pleasant day ON the margin OF
| Wilson's stream filling their baskets with
| trout, so remote from civilization that
| they had no apprehension that any one
would interfere 10 mar tie festivities Of
the occasion"
| \ row OF fifteen minutes from the mouth
OF Little River brought the fisherman onto
good ground for cod and paddock. Sill
mon were plenty ai ~iN cents per pound.
| shad six cents each. halibut AT one cent
| per pound, haddock from two to FIVE cents
each. and alcWive4 were 50 abundant and
cheap that they We're hardly regarded
| worth taking into account HOLSTERS
not the miniature specimens LOW haWhed
about our strccts-but of heroic dimcn-
| sions, scrambled over our shores; and
| clams-Belast clans immortlizcd iii
the doggerel 50 often repeated:
"Northport for beauty
Camden for pride,
Had il not been for CLAIMS
Belfast would have died.
| were 50 large, luscious, juicy, that the
mere mention Of them BRINGS a -par1lc TO
| the eve and a muscular quiver to the lip
Of the cid settler who was then old enough
| to DIG for himself, the second quality then
We're superior to the first now 50 famous;
in fact they were ''bctter nor GiISon's."
| Oysters We're planted on the eastern side
of the river, but the contrast in size and
flavor between them and the clans was
50 apparent that they died ol modification
There was another side however. 10 this
! picture, - tull of beauty to the lover Of
good cheer, there We're few chickens and
turkeys there We're no smclts or if there
We're, the angler had not smclt them out.
The following Price Current, compiled
| from the ay-bookS of traders in the viii
lage, may not be uninterrstin@ The
prices, it must be remembered, arc those
| charge" ~ fTt"iI 'oi iiief'l''h"i"t "tilN IT.
eo over 'ae counter, ne 'n"F@t9 were
| made in pounds. shiIings and pence re-
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