Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-02
Legends Of the Piscataqua.
BY ANNIE W. BAER.

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vgb.ro t6e p''i,es s' "ye To- settle down.
And finger one W. one.
have often thought how the water
of our river mingles with the briny
water Of the broad ocean. bears ships
on its bosom. dashes against cliffs on
foreign coasts: and / wonder if each
little tidewave. as it rolls up on om
shore. tells of faraway lands and OF
mysteries under the sea.
What a pleasant thought to people
who follow the sea, that the same
water that is bearing them to dis
tant port may flow into their river
some day and murmur news Of them
to the messy banks they loved so well.
In the war Of 1912 many vessels ran
into the harbor of Portsmouth. In
order 10 be safe from the ravages of
the bold privateer. several of them
were lowed by Captain Hobbs who
lived near st. Adams cove up the
river and anchored in Madam's cove.
opposite Folson's wharf. One of the
vessels. small French brig. was
wrecked during the winter following.
When sprngcame the owners had all
that was worth saving taken out. and
the hulk was left To bleach and decay
i'm Piscataouas waters. Captain
Hobbs owned a topsail schooner. and
ne made many voyages 10 the West
Indies with great success. Once
while coming from the coast of North
Carolina laden with corn and tar. he
was run down by an English bark Oft
Cape Ann He signaled the bark To
bear away. but it paid no heed To his
signal. and passed over the schooner
amid-ships. The crew Jumped for the
bark. The CAPTAIN rushed into the
cabin To save his trunk. containing
the papers of his shin. When he
came ON deck the water was fast fill
igg the schooner. He was dragged
by tine collar of his shirt into the
park Just IN time to see the masts OF
1lS schooner SINKING omi "l slght mo
me seeming waters me capt'uIl "i
tle fhgIlSh snip was very curt ana
declared mat ne would not pun them
INTO port nut carried tllehi 10 liNVF-
pool NaPtalh IloooS t'lll'iN were
expecting nm nome IN a snort time
amer ne sI'lieo from Nof'h ! 9roliila
oul ne Vl9 not come soon llloy S"'
news OF thus topSml schooner lhat was
luh GOWN ana sunk on Nape Al'u;
lhey had no news OF the crew ana
l"e captains ialniiN gave l'i'n up lor
i"Nt Ai'cr seN'rai h4' US ne featIleu
nome, starting lron lAyeipooi ON me
i'rSt vessel bound Tor Ihe states. re
had lost ms vessel ana ms cargo ne
sand; MY lNck mas turned. NhaIl
never san again ne lfie0 V r..
cover damages 'roln tASoWhtrs OF lile
bark, h0t the courts decided against
mm. lie lltlle ilmr trunk, studded
with brass hMls, winch was saved
from the SnNlhg SNIP Is nm tn,e pos
session oi the captains eldest laugh
ter an old IadE, NOW on tine treShoiu
oi her hluelltth year
ii Albap's enve nj low tide is ono
e,rsst thatch he'd and sl,irtinr the
rivp,.,ynv alonp Ne 6nd Ills ro,i,>e