Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-07-05

mile long, slipping quietly toward the eit,
and agordinn n splendid opportunity for
land.e,p, gardening. aud with the present
evergreen growth /, contairs, mrt w ~
once transformed iuio handsome PARK.
From the house westward ,ieN II obtained
OF The clty, BluehilI. the mcar,lrring tnion
river and the bay into which II enters and
the ocean beyond to tho eastward liz the
NJ. Desert range of mountains ami lunk
Mountain. near Gould-borough. while 1t The
north the Dcdham Mountains show THEN
prnks above the horizon A better location
Il would be hard to find. aud here Senator
Hal, propascs To erect home TO winch In
can retire at any time and lind needed rest
from his lhnr-. !, q not contemplated to
place an, of the 10 acres upon the market.
but to prrAcrte and Improve them % the
end that they may be retained IN the family
for years 10 cone. The house now being
erected viii be- roomy and convenient, no
effort being made to make It an architecture
al landmark. though It will embrace some Of
the elements of the Queen Anne order
The business Of the city is largely lum-
bcring, and constantly during the open
season large fleet Of schooncrs lies at the
whar,rs along the river front, into which
III. busy workmcn load the manufactured
lumber from the numerous mills just above
navigation. The facilities afforded for
navigation are practically unlimited.
Union River contains ten excellent water
powers. Ellsworth Falls" the principal
power, having a fall Of NJ feet IN about two
miles. or 100 in two aud quarter miles.
Besides these there are twenty nine others
situated on the tributary streams, and none
of the whole number have had any machner,
applied with view 10 economic power on
accoun, of the vast reserve contained IN the
reservoirs above The length Of Union River
to the bay or estuary into which its waters
are discharged is iiily-two miles. and an even
volume of water is secured by iwcnty-six
storage ponds OF remarkable extent, their
area ppro>imaring thirty five square miles.
The basin of the river il nlmos, entirely IN
Hancock County. and IN the north part is
elevated from 22j 10 $50 feet. The lay Of
the land above the falls on the main river
for almost two and one fourth miles is
favorable Tor The location of mills, workshops.
boarding houses. etc. aud excellent oppor-
tunitirs are offered for canalng and dividing
the waters Of the river. Al one point a cannl
FIR about hnlf.mir can be run with 4 fail
of thit,N two feet without interfering with
the privileges above Below the city and
tributary Ia the tide waters of Union River
are t"rl,c more ponds approSimating four
tee square miles IA area. which are sources
Of valuable local power.
asa rMNtNRtsoRr
Ihls locnlt, ha, excellent attractions The
cN of Ellsworth Is located several mule,
above where luIon rNcr cmpt,c, INTO the
bay Of the same uanir. and Is inr enough r.
moved 80 tina, the sra hrccars arr Sonrntd
and tempered b, the Intervening woodlands
log hardi, ever reaches the city Excellent
dusrs abound. and al cas-, trap ran hc made
I" Bar iIarhor by carriages. The Island Of
Nj. Desert i ou,, nine miles distant b, the
carriage road. ard daIh connection can cas-
liz hc had with almost an, portion az H.
Telegraph and telephone lines are now being
completed. - that instant communication
may he had not oniS with the sca>horc re-
sorts but With Buck sport ami Bangor. IN
i"n river haN can be- reached with about an
hours sail down the river. aud here ever,
oppof,uuit, awaits one for rii her boating or
lana excursions The view war,l the south
extends 70 the Isle au liaa,. aud either ~iic
- shut IN hN grriN slipping wooded hills
ndnkrd 10y mountainous elevations Al the
cast lies VI Desert. ana fine ,lc~ III thu
ne" rAii"a, Is obtained the distance being
80 90 nNdcrahlc that the trains up mr. down
ma, IT, easily counted From inr toun ~
Surft. NcsburN Neck Iut> utn thr Va,
southwark for about half a dozen miles
Two large islands, Long and hartlrtts. tlr
upon either side oi the h,N within ten miles
"i the mouth Of the rtNcr, and beyond these
" 'hr 'pcn seq arr succession NJ smaller
islands forming a huakwa,rt. ~ That the
smallest vessel may hc safely at 10, anchor.
agr There - ample ronm far YACHT, III ALI
sssr> "a >afrl, mantu,rr. anl thr orrln air
NaS negotiating A. upon The exposed prom
ontNrlc~ Of the cna~ When Nj desert
becomes too common. summer travel MIL
doubtless turn tosard th, aunt uo.A. of
tbs and R.uchjl. ha,>, and 4 trw wears wttl
Witness complete change III I'M lo,aItt,.