Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-30
(For the Kennebec Journal
SteambOating on the KeRnebec.
CONTINUED from yesterday. }

At the close Of the season the company re-
turned the Huntress to her owner but re-
chartered her for the same route the next
! season. Commodore Vanderbilt becoming
convinced that the opposition could not sue
| cessfully compete with the regular line, re-
sorted to one of those little tricks for which
he afterwards became so famous, and bought
the Huntress, subject to the terms of the
lease. He then gave the company their choice
to take the steamer and pay them $4,000
more than he paid for her, agreeing to forever
withdraw from the line, or he would put her
on himself and pay them whatever damage
the law would give them The company &C
cepted the former and in the spring of 1889
the Huntress returned under the same off ers,
and the G. B S. \. Co. had the route from
then until the summer Of 1912 to themselves
The fIuntress the only large steamer
on the river during the summer of 1899, but
finding that the business had so increased that
he was not adequate to the wants of the pub
lie, the company purchased the fine steamer
J w. Richmond, which came on the route in
the spring of 1910. under command of Capt.
Kimball, and Capt Brown was put in COM
mand of the Huntress from Hallowell to Port
land, via Portland. This arrangement lasted
until July. when the steamer Thorn con-
nected with the Huntress at Portland for
Hallowell, making tr-weeklv route to and
from Boston. which arrangement lasted for
| the rest of the season.
| In the spring of IS4l the j w. Richmond
| took her place on the route with the steamer
Huntress, Capt. T. G.. Jewett, from Halo
well to Boston by daylight. At this time the
Eastern X X Co. sent the steamer NJ. Y
Beach, Capt. A. Brown, to Hallowell, and
she commenced plying between there and
Portsmouth, which arrangem ent lasted until
the following June when she was withdrawn,
the Huntress taking her place.
The spring of 1912 opened with the Rich
mond on the outside route, and Huntress to
Portsmouth. which arr ,ngrmpnt lasted until
June 2nd. when, the Z. $ & p X. X. being
completed to Portland, the steamer Telegraph
was placed on the route from there to Halo
well, and the Huntress from Portsmouth to
st John, N b. July 10th, 1913, Capt San
ford, of New York, sent on the steamer
Splendid, Capt. A. Brown, as an opposition
boat, and she continued as such for the re-
mainder of the season. The Richmond came
on in the spring and continued running until
the night of Sept. 81, when she was burned
to the waters edge at her wharf in Hallowel
Sept. 10th the steamer Penobscot, Capt. N.
kimball took the Richmonds place. The
| Telegraph ran this season from Halo we'll to
| " Np''' 'o''' VI.
"oosco' came U" ior ',ne SEASON. 'rou haiio-
ven !" n'''oi' '"e Aeiee!ap" running 10
o','a"u l" c"""ec,'o" VIII" tne raiiroau'
un'i June, ""en sue was "0nura~n' the
Huntress taking her place, AMI continued
lot 'he re''a'""er Vi 'ne season. making TOUR
"'ps pc, "eeA' ,
i" reoi""iy VI Na,c". ,ofo. company
was "co,Pora,.i anu Tue io'io"i"g spring tne
Nea",er Jon" m"cneii was put on IN opposi-
Ioh 10 tne renooscot, uhneI command OF
APT a. Dro"", as lne 1eoples Line.
IhS MT a"eenen, ias'eu until 'he loiiowing
1u"e' ""en r,'e e"oo'oo' WAS put on the
p'nSo' ""' p",'o" 'uu'e, anu Tue new s'eaui'
CT Ne"neoeI, Nap'' ni''o"'i .ooA ner pace
mere; ine ,'u"'ress was On tue narrower
anu ror'iahu route uasins 'n's season
/" 'ne spr'"e Vi iofo' Tue oppositioh "axeu
"arup' oo'n 'i"eS Susv'''si"S " carry pssseh
gers Tor 20 cents ne regular iine put on
Tue steamer henheeec' Iap'; hihoai, and
u'e eop.e Luz ,ne 'o," war snaii' Nap'
D,oWn' anu .ne Nh'',er Jan Napt, laws
D'auchsru. steamers bei'lneham ana riush
me i"'M NJ, ua.y 'i"e oe."ee" aueus'a ana
n'u me nah'ress, cap'' oe~e''' ran IRON
hano"s" 70 Sr, 1 or'iauu III cohnecuo,i win .ne
,anroau' in,s arranee'neht ias'eu until 'he
'a,,er pa,' vi May ~neh .ne TWO lines con
soi'ua'eu' ana the John Msrshali was with
u,a"u anu SOU me henneoec ana Chsrtel
YAK co"unueu on the route the rest OF the
season
Upon the rivers becoming clear of ice ir
ioie' capt H. Blanchard was placed IL
command OF the Huntress from Hallowell &c
Portland capt. r, sanford taking charge