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

| Houutaiu,aoout TWO tuiles uoftn OF SOutn
west Harbor. In 1913 the island wa.
granted to Madame de Guercheville, q
pious lady connected with the French
| Court. who sent out colony Of some
twenty-five persons. led by Sausage, 10
join the two missionaries. Before they
had completed their fort and were firmly
established they were attacked by Capt
Argall of the Virginia colony, who cap.
tured or scattered the colonists and theil
Indian friends.
Farther to the southwark, at a single
sweep your eye takes in Bluehill Bay.and its
lovely environment, with Long, Tinker's,
Pond, Marshall. Swans. Outer Long, and
other islands; the lighthouse on Green
Island, and many other islands and islets,
including Brooklln, Deer Isle, Isle au
Haut. part of Eggemoggin Reach. and
ending in the sweep of the great ocean
beyond. The Gazetteer Of Maine is au-
thority for the statement that Hancock
county-and we are viewing part OF it
has more islands, more harbors, and a
greater extent of sea coast than any other
county in the United States.
To the right of Green Island light house.
over Naskeag Point, in Brooklin, and a
part Of Deer Isle, hign lard OF blush
tint is seen In the distance. That is Isle
au Haut, so named by Samuel de Champ
lain, the celebrated navigator explorer
and cosmographer who anchored his ship
near it. shores and landed upon 1t in
September 1904, two hundred and eighty
eight years ago. In passing along the
coast al that time, Champlain without
doubt saw Bluehill, for he was keen
observer, but probably WAS not aware of
the fact that he could have sailed his shin
up the bay thirty miles to the base OF the
mountain. Nor could he have conceived
of the beautiful outlook To be obtained
from its top. which would have so greatly
aided him in the map and chart making be
was then engaged in. as he sailed along the
coast Of this then une1plored country. At
that time, so far a. history relates no white
man had landed upon The shores of upper
Bluehill Bay. although the Ga=,neer II
-haIae states that two French families Of
sight persons were found at .Naskeag Point
in the year loss.
Turning still farther to the right we see
Srdgwick. BrooksvIle, Castinc, penoh-
scot, Fox Islands, Eagle Island, with il
lighthouse, Pumpkin Island lighthouse
Ca>tine lighthouse, Owls Head, White
Head, Negro Island. and Fort Point light
houses, and the islands in Penobscot Bay
too numerous to mention by name even.
II is said that an English ship sailed
along this part of the coast of Maine In
the shores to explore these then unknown
lands. This voyage was the first instance
in which Englshmeu are certainly known
To have put their foot upon these shores. :"
The voyage here mentioned is the one sup
posed 10 have been made by John Rut.
See Kohl. Maine Hist. Coll, Vol. |,
Second Series (IIakluyt. Vol. III, page
l29 and Purchase. Vol. III, page 500.
Among other early voyagers to the Penob
scot Bay, and who probably visited Castlne
harbor, was a French explorer In the year
1886. named Andre Thenet, who wrote an
interesting account of the country and o
its Inhabitants. Martyr Pring. the English
navigator and explorer. visited the Penob-
scot Bay In June 1908, and gave 10 the
Fox Islands their name, from the fact that
he saw numerous animals OF that name
upon them. He wrote that he was highly
pleased with the view he had OF "a high
country full OF great woods" (perhaps
enthusiastic over the good fishing grounds,
good AArbors, and good moorngs found
among The Islands snd along the shores OF
the Bay. He pronounced the cod and
haddock there taken, superior TO those
taken on the coast Of New wfoundland. ON
his return voyage TO Englani, Pring took
with him birch-bark canoe. 4 specimen
of aboriginal naval architecture and in
genulty, which was great curiosity TO
Engishmen OF that period.
Capt. George Weymouth, in the ship
.IrchaRgel, WAS on the coast Of Maine In
lG05 came to anchor at, and landed upon
Monhegsn. landed also al Pemaquld aud
elsewhere upon the coast. Authorities
differ as 10 the movements of Weymouth
after visiting Monhegan and Pemaquld; ;
one theory takes him up the Penobscot
Bay to Belfast; a second, to the islands
outside Of Boothbay Harbor ard into the
Sagadahoc; and a third, up the Georges
river just west Of the Penobscot Bay and
which is toward and back Of the Camden
hills. Whether Weymouth ever actually
entered the waters OF the Penobscot Bay
is very doubtful, Notwithstanding the
claim that has been made for him, that he
visited and named Deer Isle, in conse-
quence of the many deer he found upon it.
Cape Roster, In the town of Brooks
vile, opposite Castine, was named for
James Roster, the companion of Wey-
mouth on his voyage in 1905. and the his
, torian Of the voyage; and the claim has
been made that Roster coasted along shore
/ in a pinnace, to Castine, and returned to
! his vessel at Deer Isle which had been at
| anchor there in the meantime. l do not
| vouch for the truth of this claim, but
/ state the tradition upon which it is founded
! for just what it may be worth.
Castine, which We see west Of us some
| fifteen miles aWay in a straipht lin. has
an exceedingly interesting history In the
two hundred years from the time Of its
first settlement in 1913, by French traders
five different nations have held it In pos
session, and upon the peninsula where
the village stands, it is said that no less
than thirty-three ruins of fortitcations
have been found which were at different
periods erected for its defence. Pentagoet
its ancient name, was first settled by the
French in 1913. as already stated. The
first English settlement was made there il
1925, by Isaac Allerton of Plymouth
colony. The French occupied it again il
1885. The English, during Cromwell,
protectorate, took it from the French il
1910. By the treaty of 1868 it was agalr
ceded to France. 1t was captured by
Dutch man-o-war In 1876, but was helt
only for a short time-the English assist
ing the French to regain it.
Baron de Castin, for whom the presen
town was named, settled there in 1877, ant
took for his wife the daughter of Maddox