The Republican journal., 1883-03-22
A Winter Flight,

Correspondence of the Journal.
Tuesday morning March we descended to
the office of the American House to enjoy the
huge fire blazing in the open fire place, and not
to enjoy the report that the mercury was IS
degrees below zero. We made arrangements
to pursue our flight eastward in company with
a gentlemanly salesman of the firm of Frost
Brothers of Boston. At $50 the team that was
to convey us to Cherrytied, thirty miles away.
was standing at the door-a span of horses at
tached to double pung. one horse was Il
beautiful gray in color with one big knee joint.
The other was buckskin, with sunken chest
and flat tender feet. The driver was bright,
laxative young man who was master of his
profession. The baggage was tumbled in, and
we tumbed on, our driver gave the word Of
departure and we resumed our flight through
the keen, frosty air. The route from Ellsworth
to Cherrytield is one of the most romantic in
Maine, and in the summer season must be one
Of the most delightful We passed first through
the towns Of Hancock and Franklin. The sur
face of the country is rough and broken, the
ground being nearly all placed up edgeW;>e.
with great boulders hanging thicbly from its
almost perpendicular sides. Sandwched in
among these rocks are houses. one above and
overlooking the other in such a manner that
The one owner can almost make use of the top
of his neighbours chimney for apitoon Small
villages line the roadside portion of the way.
The roads Were all i'll excellent condition And
notwithstanding the inirmitcS Of our horses
we dashed along at rapid rate. Far to our
right, standing boldly out against the sky like
great sentnels, We're Green Mountain and its
neighboring hills which guard the entrance to
B.r Harbor and the beautiful coast for MANY
miles in either direction. Away lib Oh tie
| steep, broad shoulder of Green Mountain we
could trace the straight, narrow belt of white
snow where the proposed railroad from Eagle
Lake to the crest Of the mountain il TO be bEilt.
The road wilt soon be constructed for the en-
| terprise is IN vigorous hands. We saw Two Of
its proprietors and directors in Ellsworth; thew
| had Just descended from the mountain with tn
mercury eighteen degrees below zero and tn |
! wind blowing gale but their zeal ii the Dr. |
posed road had not chilled an atom. Ihroug /
Hancock and Franklin there are nunorol |
pond. and lakes surrounded by the most beau |
! full scenery. In many of these sheets of watr |
the specified trout grow TO cnornou, >ile al |
are caught in great abundance.
| We saw a number of small church editces
the way, whose neatly painted walls ard tovi, |
| spoke loudly in praise Of The people. our r'te |
lay through portion Of the famous minin r.
! gion. In Franklin we saw one minr thatYa> |
4 in operation The black smoke poured nth |
! from biacker chimney. In my innoce,e |
asked the driver what the principal prodrtI0n |
| OF the mine was. Brass" was his shred re- |
| ply. and he then continued ''this is used Incl |
| pally in selling its stock" Wepas>ed OF min |
/ ing hotel bearing the outlandish name Of oT- |
pcrosity Hotel" Leaving Franklin we tered |
| the famous nine miles woods In Il ylrmcr |
season of the year it must be one Of Il most
delightful rides n Mainc-nine miles forest |
and not 4 singl, human habitaton II valley |
| through which wc We're passing gradu y mar |
rowed as We advanced until we reaied the |
| point known as she ''uoIe in the Wal Here !
the great lodges ON either side of valley |
come near each other that there is ely q mar
row passage bctwecn them and throuq this the |
road threads ulong. On tic right ne; the road |
4 SlNtl k'IlN W pputlClN NttD't ing '''i |
their surroundings and bear Il verytrong re-
sembance to the famous Devils Deaf GcttyS- |
burg. rs W. noted thi. rastmbla'c the i'm |
preston was strengthened by anqer figure. |
Far out in the narrow dchle befo us at the |
crest OF the hill we We're clinbn distinctly |
standing forth against the blue 81. was the |
form Of Union Soldier. There0uld be no
l.p Tho Nina Shl,Ii,.r's ana hnUp
cape, blue cap and pants, knapsa and rifle 1T
right shoulder shift were all ere. For a
moment it seemed As if we hat reached the |
picket line of the Old army noW-o long inyis- |
ible. The horse, speed up thnill, and the |
distance between It's and the blue nm was soon |
annhilated. The blue form replned. but the |
| knapsack was changed to q knebccker. and !
the rifle to a stout stick carrie over the right |
shoulder, and from which kennebocker |
was suspended. 1t was eompilgrim in blue !
upon pilgrimage to The last. lie rat |
tied over some foreign gi1besh rs we passed. |
| WAS in favor of halt learn the man,
history and mission. but q merciesS Jchu |
cracked his whip sharp and the horses |
dashed on. Suddenly aud hOut warning we |
turned abruptly to the Il leaving the main |
road and entering upon t tortuous windngs |
of logging road. ArouI trees and over logs, |
skids, knobs and Dough we flew until we |
emerged upon Il lake. nrow and long. Its |
blue ice looked buer in e intense cold our |
route was lcngthWise Of lake. The atmos- |
phere was filed with f>t. The distant sun
shone down through icy particles which |
flashed and gli,tened ;rhe light until the at |
mosphere itself gIealnee Ike the walls of fairy |
castle For four mege rode through that |
beautiful scene, and foot while under it, in |
spring atmosphere OF freezing fingers and |
features and laughed &c school BOYS. Even |
the horses received ainSpiration. The gray |
was nmble as an ante)e. Old Buckskin for |
got for the moment hiender feet and brought |
them down with sucorce upon the blue ice |
that his steel caulks 81 sharp reports ringing |
out in the sharper Swiftly we flew over |
four miles of ice anOerc all sorry when we |
turned from 1t TO re-elr the road in the forest. |
Ina few moment hcrrytied was reached, |
and as our team halt i'll front of the Cherry |
field House the tOwnOck informed us that we |
had made the distan from Ellsworth in three |
hours and half. Crryticd is a large village |
situated in the mids a great tract of forest. |
Many of its builds are quite large and its
general appearance dicates quite degree Of |
| puDHC Spl X NPoA IldIl Ol llS tHlldDitiutS. |
We halted at this pc for the night. A blind |
ing snow storm Gle on. The wind howed |
and shreked oveIhe village, and the huge |
drifts of snow we piled up in almost every |
direction. We meluite Il number of old vcte-
rams in Cherryfe many of whom served in
the 9th Maine Resent. This was the home Of
the gallant Gcnel Burnham, who was killed !
in the battle know as Chapins Farm, upon the
north side of t he mes river in 1868. Cherry
field was very Irotic town and its war his
tory is one of thnost worthy of all the towns
i'll Maine. Longiay its veterans live to enjoy
the fruit OF theircrilice>. The hotel afforded |
us a warm shelf plenty Of food, and pleasant
associations un the fury of the storm had
passed. 81
BROOKS. Colweather with quite a thaw and |
rain Monday anCuesCiay The county grange
did not meet at ooks Tuesday, contemplated,
on account of tftormy weather. Harvest Home
Grange recent ave the lth degree to a class OF !,
making 10 newembcrs 50 far this year, and there
are several one way. Mrs. Lcttitia f.. Lang,
aged IS, fellTlday morning and sustained a com
pound fractunf the bones Of the forearm at the
wrist DIR. L,y attended the case. The grange
are talking DIETING hall of their own. The
roads are scwhat rough....The odd Fellows
| 1nnl jnpt hall no \ Il i. ,J,i