The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-12-07

VIEWS AFOOT' GOOD DINNER AND A
MAINE MAN IN WALTON. GYPSUM AND
FREESTONE. WINDSOR. AYONDALE.
Correspondence of the Journal
SUMMERvTLLE, n. s., Nov. 10, 1882. In this
particular part of the Province the means of
public conveyance are uncertain and unsatis-
factory, and we are obliged to accept any chance
to get over our route that may happen in our
way. This morning being bright and beautiful
we took the means that nature has provided
for locomotion, and with grip-sack in hand and
coat on arm, soon left Tenny Cape and its
smutty mines in the distance. The road to
Walton winds along near the water, and from
some of the hills the views were yerv fine On
the opposite side Of the bay the high red cliffs
of the beach in Kings county could be plainly
seen, and the little white hamlets, each with its
church spire pointing to heaven, made Il very
pleasing picture. AS the sun lighted up the
broad eNpanse of water it was reflected with
many pleasing shades, making one forget its
brown muddy color a seen near at hand. In
fact, although on foot and alone, the seven
miles tramp was much enjoyed. and we arrived
| at the door of mine host in walton in good CON
Vlttoit 10 uO justice - one OF lHt DCSt
dinners we have eaten in the Province While
here we formed the acquaintance of Dr. Geo.
f. Sturgis, formerly of Auburn. in our State.
We find that, as is usually the case with the
Maine men we have met here. ne il a lcad-
ing man in business and the means of general
improvement, as well as in his pr; ctice of med
icinc, and the time passed in his society was
,,1,, t1,-, Il i
tor is largely interested in manganese mines in
Walton This place has something of the look
of a Maine village, although it has the proverb-
ial appearance of slackness everywhere appar-
ent in the Province. We notice upon the
wharycs large piles of the white rock which is
shipped from here in large quantities and ground
into plaster for fertilizing purposes. We also
see grindstones made from the freestonr here
and exported to other countries. From Wal
ton to CheVerie we see signs of the gypsum or
plaster-rock all around Us. 1t crops out beside
the water, looking in TIE distance white as
chalk, and along the roadside we see places
where it has been dug out and carried away in
large quantities, the expense Of transportation
being very small, as il can be obtained ycry
near the water. | ? the Avon River, a little
way from here. Ship loads of Plaster Paris are
op''iileu' OF very me quahty' 100 theE say.
At Cheverie is what they claim TO be one Of
the bes irecstone quarries in the country. 1t
was but recently opened, and has raised great
expectations. they say here that Yankee ell
terprse is The only thing needed to make this
one OF tlc richest FfoVlnces III the world Capt.
tai seems TO be tmld mere. and while mines OF
"e"l'h lie j"sI oehea'h me surface, tht business
Is p'll slowly ana lmperiectly carried on, At
SuinmerNlle we take the packet across TO
Nmdsor where We tind letters ana papers
from Nome me 'ourhal Is welcomed as an
oIu TREND ahd rs columns are eagerly scanned,
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