Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-13
Bluehill as Seen by Summer Visitor

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Thinking that your readers might be in
terested | will give few Of the impressions
obtained in spending summer vacation at
the village of Bluehll, Maine. The first
view obtained from the deck of the steamer
upon entering the mouth of the harbor, can
not fail to charm the visitor, as he discovers
the village at the head of tide water nest
ling so beautifully in the valley, and having
for its background the symmetrically shaped
Bluehill rising to height Of one thous-
and feet above the level of the sea. Upon
seeing this view spread out before him, the
beholder cannot fail to exclaim "What
beautiful picture! What pretty village !"
and when he has made better acquaintance
with the town, its scenery and the attrac-
tions, his admiration and love for the place
is sure to become more firmly rooted
The people are quiet, hospitable and or
der loving community, supporting two
churches, one private academy. and Of
course several public schools. A good pro-
portion Of the men of the place are sea cap
tains, either IN active service or now retired
after having braved the perils of old ocean
during their best days, and one who could
not be entertained in listening to the tales
Of an ocean life as told to the boarders of
the Bay View cottage by our excellent host,
Captain T-must be hard person to
please.
The drives in and around BIuehil are
very pretty and interesting giving one a
great variety of scenery and the choice of
riding through shady forests and by pretty
lakes and ponds or Of going to see some
natural curiosity as the Bluehil Falls which
are situated some five miles from the village
and are very pretty, and when seen at their
best are one Of the incest things of the kind
we have ever seen.
OF course one has an unsatisfed longing
TO see the copper mines of this place. and
will embrace the first opportunity to visit
them. In driving ou. the visitor will be
struck BY the sight of the dead vegetation
and eafless trees in the vicinity Of the
mines, and learns with surprise that the sui
phur fumes Of the smelling copper are the
cause Of il. One will probably stop at the
Douglass mine as it appears to be doing the
most business, and the pleasant superin-
tendent will show him through the works
and explain the operation of extracting and
refining the ore which will be the more at
tractlve if the process Of smelling is in oper-
alton. The roar Of the fires and the clank-
ing Of machinery will remind him unpleas-
nntly Of the march Of enterprise in this
quiet portion of the State. Whether the
mines will pay or not, il not for Us to ex-
press our opinion, but We trust they may, as
the discontinuance would be a great mis-
fortune for the town.
The chances for Yachting and fishing are
very fine as We know of no bay which pre-
sents such attractive opportunities for sail
ins as Bluehil bay. Our enjoyable cx-
cursions to Pretty Marsh harbor and Seal
Cove, Mount Desert, and our herrying
parties to Long Island will long be remcm-
bered as among the most enjoyable occa-
sions Of our visit, while the thoughts of
the mackerel which We caught and had
freshly cooked will make our mouths water
for some time to come.
1t is expected that all visitors will at least
make one trip to the top Of Bluehll and af-
ter making the ascent the view will be found
to be very fine, As the summit is Just high
enough 10 see all the surrounding country
to perfection, from Ellsworth and Mount
Desert on the east to the Penobscot Bay
studded with lis myriad islands On the west,
and from Mt Katahdin on the north to the
Atlantic on the south.
After drinking in the view the descent
will be made stopping on the way to pick
some berries for lunch and arriving home
after a pleasant walk.
We cannot close without speaking of the
pleasant company we had OF. the steamer
Henry Morrison in the person of her gen
tlemanly and social captain. Mr.. O. \.
Crockett, and we feel that any one who tray
els in that locality and fails to 20 with Cap
tain Crockett misses one of the plea>antest
episodes Of travel in eastern Maine
Hoping that We Shall again be permitted
to visit this delightful spot and that its at
fractions will become more widely known, i,
the wish Of
SUMNER NISITOK