Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-06-23

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writer has several times ascended) with
Megunticook, the monarch OF the range,
lifting his crowned head l547 feet, and his
companion, Batty. 1925 feet above the wa.
right is the city of Belfast and towns Of
Searsport, Stockton. Prospect, Bucksport
and others, while here and there We catch
| glimpses of the waters of the Penobscot
River and see Fort Knox opposite the
town of Bucksport.
| Fort Point with its light house and large
summer hotel is the former site of Fort
! Pownall which was constructed by Gov
! chusetts, in 1859.
Northward as far as the sight extends
! hill on Hill and peak on peak line the horl-
, zon, The most distant of all being Mount
! katahdin, 53s5 feet in height. the highes,
= land in Maine and hundred miles away
| from Bluehill Mountain. The rain and
snow which fall upon katahdin and the
dews distilled upon it trickle down its
obscot and are united with the great oceans
through the waters of Penobscot Bay
And to the left Of Kstahdin is the k,neo
range at the head OF Moosehead Lake. the
| source of the kennebec, whose waters
,, mingle with those Of old ocean at Segun
Farther TO the right we behold the hills
of Dsdham. portion OF the city of Els
worth, including the residence OF United
States Senator Hale. and the towns Of
Surry, Trenton. Franklin, Lamoinc, Han
cock Sullivan, Mount Desert, the waters
OF Union River and Bay and Buehiil Bay,
the point at which We began to view thi.
beautiful natural picture.
In the far east we see peaks, hills and
mountain tops bounding the horizon,
with SChoodic Mountain in the centre of
that grand and sublime picture There
are other points OF natural and historical
interest within our view, such a. the Bsga-
duce River, Teddy Pond, whose waters
wash the northern base of Bluehll and
empty into the Peuobscot through Orland
by the Eastern River, with other ponds,
lakes and streams with which this vicinity
abounds, but which We cannot particular
lie here. They all. however contribute to
the harmony and completeness of this pic
iurc Of SURPRISING beauty and loveline-s
one might ascend the Alps, the Andes or
Mount Washington and view 4 more rug
ged and vast expansc, but We doubt If
from the top Of either OF those ranges a
picture Of greater natural beauty would de-
light the sight of the bcholder.
From the crest OF Bluehill Mountain we
have sufficient 10 admire and delight our
senses and while We drink in its lovellness
may 1t inspire Us 10 form more lofty and
reyerential thoughts. and kindle within Us
deeper and purer love for Hin who
things therein contained. The ancients
built their temples, erected their altars
aud offered sacrifices 70 the Deity on the
tops OF hills and mountains II seemed TO
them and 1t sometimes seems TO US, that
one is nearer to his Maker on the hill top
than when in the valley. Moses was com
manded to ascend Mount Sinai 10 com
mune with Jehovah be instructed la his
duties rs leader OF the hosts OF Israel, aud
there he received the tables oI tue law
And Aaron, whose name signifies noun
taineer, when about to finish hi. course a.
high priest was ordered to the top OF
Mount Hor, there to transfer to his son.
Elcazer, his prtestly robe. and there he
died ami was buried
The hills OF Palestine inspired David,
the psalmist, TO weave them into hi
poetry. and through their agency aud
Imagery we have his best word Painting
So'omon's temple was built upon a hill
SAID to be Mount Moriah, where Abraham
built the altar upon which he was about to
offer up his son Isaac, when the voice OF
the Lord came to him saying. "Slay not
the child" The mount from which our
Lord delivered His sermon, the Mount Of
TRANSPORTATION, the Mount Of Olives and
Mount Calvary were ideal mountain tops
and filled the measure Of mans desires
from the poetic and religious sides Of hl,
nature.
But, alas the rougher side Of mans
nature reveals the fact that all mountain
tops are not of that ideal character For
there stands upon many a crested hill top
in the old world, castle and fortress, not
in the east suggestive Of poetic religious
sentiment, nor Of 1.-THE still small voice"
Of peace within or without But with
frownng sulenness they are ever ready to
belch forth from the canuon's mouth with
laundering peal and sulphureous smoke
the stormfres of war upon the plains
and valleys below and upon every person
and thing within the range Of their iron
hail.
Nor do We forget the clash Of arms and
deadly hand to hand conflicts which took
place during the war of the rebellion up
on Lookout Round Top. and other noun
tains, where our own friends and brothers
went down TO CORY graves fighting heroic
ally the battles of the Union, and for
But from the contemplation Of those
battle-scarred hills and their scenes of
carnage and of death, we turn with pleas
ure to the quiet, peaceful and inviting
mountains of Bluehill, where warfare in
the history of the towns settlement has
never ragged, and where to the end Of
time, we hope and trust it never will
Its comely, commanding and quiet aspect
| does not repel but invites US to draw near,
climb its sides, stand upon its brow, and
there feast our eyes aud our senses upon
the landscape it has to present, which for
quiet, peaceful beauty cannot be excelled
anywhere upon the coast Of Maine. Many
times in the half century which has passed
since the writer first clambered up it's
sides, he has stood upon the crown of this
mountain, and always with pleasurable re-
suits derived from the delightful view
there obtained. And whether the ascent
was made in the green and verdant leaf
time Of spring, in the golden harvest time
in the time of autumn when the foliage Of
the forest is decked in holiday attire, or
in the time of the falling leaf, there has
ever been to him a beauty and charm in
the picture that made it difficult for him
to decide which he most admired.
The town of Bluehill, SO say competent
| indpes has manv attractive and haoutifpI