Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-27

landed from the ''Mayhower" on flymoutn
Rock. and commenced . colony, "now
world-reuowned, and whose fame can never
die" A boy, named John Alden, It Is
said. was the first person to spring ashore.
This Is the same John Alden. whom Capt.
| Miles Standish 3 brave Puritan warrior.
sent to court the fair Priscilla for him.
While he was pleading the cause OF the
smitten widower, she said "why don't
you speak for yourself. Johny'' Then. he
did speak for himself. Priscilla became his
wife, and rode home on white bull, which
John led.
II has been q thousand times repeated,
| that the Pilgrims frst settled New England.
Such Is not history. for there were settle
ments-500 families. or more-dot,ing the
coast between the Piscataqua and the Pen
| obscot. Pemaqud aud Monhegan were
! already marts OF trade. Monhegan sup
piled them with food. Nor is It true. that
Maine was first settled near York, In 1880.
! by immigrants from Massachusetts, for
Maine had several hourishing settlements,
| while Massachusetts, was an unbroken will
; derness. I: was the ploreers In Maine,
= .swho toiied, and won.
4 hemisphere from chaos"
Before Msssachusett. was settled at all,
IL was proposed to build great city nj the
mouth Of the kennebec. for . metropolis of
New England. The Eogii.h government
always regarded Popham's colony as the
| initial settlement OF New England.
The first deed ever given by a native OF
| America, was OF atract Of land. now com
( prisng the present towns Of Bristol aud
Dsmariscotta. given to John Brown, In
1926
In the year 1885. q new Footprint" ap-
pears. This so called New France" was
| divided into two PROVINCES. All OF the re-
eion eas, Of the Kennebec was given to Sir
William Alexander. and was called the
oosafy Of Cdnada. The region west Of the
| kennebec Was granted TO Sir Ferdinando
Gorses. TO which. In 1859, he gave the
name of The Prorince Of NaiHe. There Is
little reason to doubt. that the name Mdias,
arose In the natural distinction made In
| common speech, between the islands along
the coast. aud the main" and not 10 honor
OF the queen OF England. who inherited a
pro vince Of that name In France.
The dividing Of the Province OF Maine,
was designed as a measure to push the
Catholic FreRch from the New England
borders. The Importance of Nova Scotia
to New England, those gifted with fore
| t-f.s a
| That both French and English understood
the importance OF Nova Scotia n sautss-
ground. may b. seen IN the fact. that iron,
1882 TO 1859, IL changed hands siere. times.
! When Quebec capltula,ed, the claim Of
France to Nova Scotia. and all Acadia,
wen, to the wall" England was ,h- win
ner.
Among those who never swervei from
the thought Of building up 3 christian civ
ilizstion on the shores of the Gulf OF Maine.
men, far-seelng, OF large ideals, OF grand
conceptions. the name OF SIR FERpISASpo
/ GoRGEs stands out, pre-eminent, In activ-
iiy and Influence.
Before he was ID wears OF age lie was
military governor of the important naval
depot. at Plymouth. England. lie was
a prominent member OF the Colony
which fitted out the Popham expedit-
ion. lis failure did not discourage
him, although, for q time il brought this
par, OF the New World In such bad repuie,
that none wished to seek 10 ii new home.
Gorges, when he had sought in vain for
| coionists. purchased a ship. and with
aired crew, sent il to this Goa st, to catch
fish and purchase furs. At that lime the
"remarkabiest isle Of Monhegan. was the
prominent point for traffic. Here they found
two Dish merchants, Abraham, and Abner
Jennings, doing a lucrative business.
Abraham Jennings claimed to have pur-
chased Monhegan Of the Indians. In 1911.
Samuel Argal, on voyage to the fishing
grounds OF Monhegan, discovered Seal
Rock, and so called IL.
| Gorges lent his best aid to every enter
prise which promised to plant settlements
upon our shores. He advised the Brown
lists at Leyden to come to these shores,
where they might have "such freedom as
might stand with their liking" He OBJ
tanned their final charter for them, which
was given June lst, 1921. For years, the
Pilgrims did not hesitate to acknowledge
their obligations TO Gorges. This territory
granted to the Pilgrims, was strip 4S0
miles wide. extending across the continent,
J from ocean to ocean, showing how little
the geography OF the country, WAS known
In England at that time. For years, Maine
had been thought to be a floating island !;
Boston was New England, and Philadelphla
the balance OF the New World. Tne Pill
grim's grant covered all OF the Province OF
Asine TO the st. Lawrence. In 1880. this
grant was enlarged, conveying . tract Of
land Is miles wide on each side OF the Ken
nebec. One OF its boundaries was At the
falls Of Neyuanskike TO this day. It is not
known what place is meant by the falls Of
| Neyuamkike. This "tract Of land" was
Afterwards known as 1.-The kennebec PGr-
| chase" To define its limits, required a
sixty-three years lawsuit.
\ In 1924 the French Ambassador, claimed
the territory Of New England AS q portion
| Of New France, and a2 reed to yield up ev-
erythiue else down TO the gull OF Mexico.
The French plan was to build up an en-
pire, with Its base resting on the St Law
renee, hence the position OF Maine WAS OF
Imperial importance. King James called
| on GOrges to answer the Ambassador. Ia
GOrges' reply. he rested his case wholly on
hs lam h. in
l6O7. thus, eonclusively showing, that
Maine was . pioneer, and nos the daughter
Of any other State.
Grants now began. and continued to be
lavishly and recklessly made-.'overiayin
each other-igDoring previous boundaries
and uii1ss-o0trsgiug geography and nsih-
emstics, and sowing the seeds Of complies
tioas." requiring 200 years TO unrsvel.
I" 1854. q patent was given to FerdL