Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-06
VIscasSet & Quebec u. R.-WiIl It Bene fl t
August. and the KenMe bee Valley.

WIsCAssET, April Sd, 1876.
Mr. EDITOR The Canadian gentlemen, with
Augusta party left your city by the s A. NJ. train
on the 81 accompanied by and in charge of Mr.. L.
l.. Lincoln ofAugusta, who had arranged with Mr.
Fields at Brunswick for breakfast, of which all
parook with the zest of the early birds that went
out worm hunting. Mr.. Lincoln here gave the
party in charge of Messrs. ingalls,, Tucker, Sawyer
and Rundlett, to take the early train for Wiscas-
set. AT Bath, Oliver Moses, Esq, President, ten
dered special car for the Knox 4 Lincoln II. r.,
and all arrived at Wscasset at $40. Mr. Lacy
who had at G. 10 A. NJ, taken the overland route
in wagon, was home al the time the train arrived.
At The Hilton House, Mr.. H. Ingalls, introduced
citizens, and during the time of waiting for the
Steamer Samoset from Boothbay, Capt. RuDdlett
got up an mpromptu lunch at h residence. This
and call on Collector McFadden at the Custom
House used the time uutil about II O'Clock, when
with other citizens of Wiscasset, Capt. Joseph
Tucker gave the order to let 90 the lines for the
Atla,ic Ocean. At +. NJ, near Hendricks Head
Light House, with the Atlantic in full view, The
weather being very clear, glasses were brought
up to take an observation look for Cape Clear On
| the Southwest extremity oflreland. Report No
land, no ice, nothing stable. The undu atoms of
that Brunswick breakfast, and the mmobllity of the
salt water, which was here tested and tasted, sat
isted US that the outer gates of Neptunes temple
were guarded. We took turn through Eben-
ecook Han Dor towards Boothbay, showing gentle
men roadstoad Of sufficient capacity and safety
to SHIT tier the whole British Navy. The gentle
men here rartook lunch on board of the steamer
and all the inner parts of man satisfied. On
their return they made short visit to the works
of the Kennebec Land < Lumber CO., on Birch
Point and at % took Woodbury's train for Bath
the Canadians to continue to Portland, the Au-
gus,a for home. Everything went off pleasant
and that "heaven smiled upon Us" WAS he renal k
Of ONE or THE PARTY.
Midway en- the coast OF Maine is al arm OF the
sea stretching from the Atlantic ocean inland to the
north about ten miles, there receiving the mouth
Of deep ivcr five miles up which is the site of
a town once the second place of importance in
Maine. l need not remind you fthe great disas-
ter to commerce resulting from the embargo and
war of 1912. Wiscassct's sole wealth was
in commerce; had all her eggs in one basket :;
she had nothing left but harbor created
by power above the influence of war or rev.
olution. will take you to the Atlantic ocean
on beard of the Great Eastern, the largest vessel
afoat; we approach the port of New York, but
| drawing rs feet of water we must await the high
water to cross the bar and approach the city,
From this tedious waiting letius go down to Maine
and with another Great Eastern under our keel,
or depth of Sc feet. will undertake to take you
in safety at any day of the year, at any hour of
the twenty-four, to point of anchorage in the