Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-04
A Visit to the Passamaquoddies.


Maine Corr. Boston journal.
The object of our visit to this section was
10 visit the Pas>amaquoddy Indians, only a
few hundred Of whom are left Of all the
original inhabtant, Of this portion of the
State. Soon after breakfast tuesday morn
ing the train on the ST. Croix \ Penobscot
railroad bore Is to Princeton. There a par
" Of Indian, met us with their canoes To
iakc vs. To the >eitl,men, three mile, further
on. Oar party, consisting Of Gov. Robbie
NcS,r-. Bo>,crA Cornish Of the executive
council. Senator Mclaughlin of Portland
Mr. Porter the Indian agent, accompanied, 4,
~ ). J. Ga,.ager, State Pension agent, en-
Mayor Roarlman If Calais COL lioardman
Of the Governors staff. Mrs Bolster of \u-
burn. Mrs. Nhidden Of Calais, and the
jouWaFs representative. werr soon EN-
harkei IN the canoes with an Indian sitting
in the stern Of each prupclhuS ~ over the
lake. The fir, % embark was the Govern
Or. under the charge of Peel Toman. quite 4
noted Indian of these parts. Several other
persons also Jnlacd the party. 50 that an i'm
posing array vas made As the II canoes
moved up the AXE. y, We left Princeton in
our rear We entered wilderness tNtIc nelly
picturesque aud beautiful. The shores of
the lake were dotted here and there with
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Surprising "t''r '''','nnA.N S'c@'e" 'he
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spread the meadows and green field.
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