Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-18
FiIsbury" From PenOhscot Bay.
Val CIV mt tie g. I>idc &c II Ntyh.s-
dfse@ I'm the ly-FishinY and
- .in GaOwder ''l0O,COO.OoO E0sheis
OF ey 80 cr Shells de-. &c.
Correspond, nee Of The S'G3.l
Wing ATE Corr AGE,
FSOB-COr BAY. Al'..-St -, 1878.

FfSoB~COr BAY. Al st -, IS75.S
i am sitting mCiapr orically. under my
or vine end figt<a on the shore of this
b uti.0l hay. IN reality. my vines, which
wee set ort but 4ew els $50 are not
h'-h enough TO sit uuder. and Fl trees dou't
tbIlve ~ this latitude; but l have dozen or
mere Of stately arp'e trees on nv hait acre.
whose iuit IS Just Tow blushlng crimson
I'm behind the green leaves, and on one
ssde iargle OF birch willow, G. lar, pine
and Spiute, plrly OF my owe setting out, o
that l can afford TO wait for the viucs to
GiGw, aud > GiSferSe with the fig trees,
much as enjoy their luscious fiu.t. Hay.ng
Is LOT y6- over beIe, nd 80 w;sila ore puG of
NlhI bIlngS TIE s9liue scents Of tie 81
dying clover. Now 2 stately s,aar1pr cl9 :
tens by and sends the broken waves in her
wake tumbli1g in upon the pebbiy beach,
and then n sluggish cos Ster is seem dri,.ir,s.
il o. OUt with scarce disfseieI saiI. or iasi,-
j. = along with her canvass belief Odt bv n
l'sJtlnS breeze. The fo-, which CFee7S n
sometimes at night, and sonnet me- too re-
m ny M Gay changes The sCel'e only 70 re
veal rev BEAUTIES, as in the turning of q
kaleidoscope. Surely. those Who live In
gnu oI the sea, and who have en- cb serva II
&c, cannot complain OF Il lack OF varie y
as Tor toe weather, that unfailirg lone 10
ttCSe without brains, as well as u the bratu
weary, II is pleasantly spiCed with variety,
bnL mainly characterized bvan invieOrlfirIg
GOODNESS. There are occasional war?n dayS
or rather parts Of days, for the nigh 5 are in
Narlably cool, IS are also the Ca.ly mnraing
and HE twilight hours. In the days when /
Was sGlnmerlng AMI Simueringin Washing
ton II seemed TO me that Waterldg-pt~Ce
thlLd lave no higher recommended lion Than
itlat Siahkee was essential to cOnf0rta-
n.o might sleep. Here, two, and Sorneti-1rt
'ntte, b anEetS Will be found ncCCSSary by
most pCup'e, and l have found thee more
csdniorttJle tuan Two. On one or two OcCa-
u's Only since began bathing Ia the bay
,june 2-,y has Tue water felt warm, but the
reaction from an immersion IN lap col 4, clear
ana sparkling bii'ows prCIUces glow
hicb would create Considerations IN tue bas
ON ana pocket book of tlieGveragp laahigiv
r. iLe present case, however, my pocket
book IS the only Sulc.yF- I'd 70 ecaLle has
ON = wTuUg by nv iTrCafS on the lander
Not 10 be too proliX aud personal, : may con
GUIDE ~ saying that the coast Of Maine will
y OSe who have become debitaIed from res
iCence IN q more eECrvatiug ci!lnGte,OT VINO
need u recruit Their wasted enc. lies. Il -
OF course, no place for cOosCmptives.
PIsCATORIAL.
can say little personally OF the fishing in
this region, my time having been so occu-
pied with amateur cal penteTinC, paintir
gardening, etc. that / have been unable TO
Clop Line 70 the fnny prey. But for some
two or three weeks past the bay has been
alive with thinkers" Juvenile mackeTel,)
ard some number one fish have also fallen In
the lot of certain lucky fishermen. It j.
many years since the hay has 30 tcemci
With this excellent fig... My breakfast t. BILE
was gaTrish-d the q, her morning with some
nice white perch from neignbOring pond
but rot of my own catching. / have no.
seen speCkled trout this season, aud no
catches have been reported in our lCcal
journal, Tough the press OF other sections
nave chrOnicled fine sport. Fi1unlers are
rientiIdl, but are regarded as ont OF season
Jliso now, As well as the agile clam, though
clam axes continue : , be held. Nor is the
ciOWcer- pot neglected. Few pleasant DAYS
pass without on excursion 10 the haIdocS
grounds IN quest OF the main Ingredient of
Tie 1vory chowder. For trip, Of this Kind
yachts large and small, Stoam-UGgS or sail
coats may be al. should IKE to have toe
PRIDE of the POfOmc :, ne swift Little Canoe
Blue Bird here to try conclusions with
waters Cftne bay have tempted n in vati;
have rad other feh 70 ~. Next year |
cope to fly the pennant which brave The
hr, eZeS IL that memOr Die cruise rom Pjnpv
POINT TO LeOn2 III a and return. on
slauncu little craft ~ which I NAV v,sit
C3stiTe Camden, Mont J.. Selt snI Ohio
In' .! u ING pla' eS in thi>yicirTty. MypiSe?
I'faI peF"'ngS, you Sc, have naturally
tempt me out upon The blue water--t
itnae atiOn. l VIII u land agof1. ~ d.
cuSs 10 moment what some may call
A FISH STORY.
The Hlscasset OrtcIe says that 100 .o0a ma
tJsh'is OF oyster shells lie heaped on the
banks 0f the D4nnal scotia river. aud vet 10
oysters have lived in those waters within the
N mory If man. These shells are .,Glnd
mainly IL RE vicinity OF Newcastle vile Z
cAists the largest known objection on the
American coast. THESE shells are THROWN
ont, as though the oysters they cOItaincI
had been cooked, and not a. thOUgh the ac-
lion Of the sea had thrown up a buShel OfItv-
ing Oysf 2rS. Among The shells are broken
human bones. and their appearance is such
as 10 wal. ant the belief that hrrlan beings
were cooked 9Dd eaten with the oysters. Il
tbs conclusion be correct both tie comm
a
simultaneously from this REGION. Cyriatu
u = mat neither exist here now, nor doth The
memory Of the oldest iuhabitsut run back 10
4 time when native uy sters gUaced the table
or when the festive cgUuIbal Favored FiS nor
riHle TeI2St With oyster sauCe. Maze i'm
: fts oysters now. aGd r~elIs -evel. = on the
oArrinals BY sending > them tla tou rheSf
ara stringieSt OF misSiOlar;es. Thus does
time make a., thirgs even.
NEIGHEoRTsG WATERING PLACES
Castre which boosts Of fpe scenery. IS
we' asa most romantic history, uas had an
increase Of summer visitors tbis season.
Which IS due in part 10 tue OF eninc o. ueg
and Well Kept hotel. and Mount Desert has
IHd no reason 10 COmpiatu Of lack % patron
3So. On the other baud. the hgtei 4, Fort
HOiLt, Oh the PeICbScct river tore not
trust myself 10 spCn Lom memo.v IS n
dian pGmC-neS closed its doors r. had M
pattCHS from atrOa 1, and its prices were -
high for people here. The tact = mai tie
harG times oS.iga those who Ia Ike q vacation
tIip tilS year 10 study economy, aud there
Is more camping out. and the farm houses
are better patTOniZct than ever before. IIls
REMINDS me tart the Methodist camp ground.
Two miles farther down the bay, n" become
quite town, aud boasts Of some very neat
cottages, as well as some pTeteutiOrS lificeS.
Al IS visited almost daily By excursions from
Ia ngOr and the anterior towns. and tae
steamers touch there on their trips each way
between Bangor, Portland and Boston. L9Hd
in tie vicinity, which would have been
thought dear year OF two ago at $40 per
acre, now commands, when SUbdi videi, from
Il eco 10 Sl,GG0 per acre. The camp meeting
begins ON Monday next, and continues for
one week.
CONCERNING LUMBER.
1t will go doubt aston ssh many 10 learn
that Maine is compelled 20 import lumber
for building Pun pOses-tbat is, the better
grades OF pine, which one firm in Be- fast is
receiving direct from Michigan by rail. The
lUmberman's ak and devastating fires have
destroyed the once stately forests IN this
state, and the young growth is sappy. Idll of
knots, and in all respects inferior 10 the old.
" uch of the material used in building here
row would not have classed as merchant
atle lumber twenty or even ten years ago;
al d judging from present appearances, the
Day is not far distant when building must be
confined 10 brick or stone, as cheaper than
wood But the church bells are ringing and