The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-08-30

at the lonely ledge and the braces
around the light house to keep the
building there reminded me of the time
l signed a petition for one of Prospects
sea-faring men who wanted to be keeper
Of the light, now nearly 20 years ago;
but somebody got ahead of him. After
drifting a spell we ran for the rock,
now buoyed, where the new Belfast ship
Hualco struck, and got some bites
around there before starting in to sail
around and between islands that mixed
me up SO that | lost the way But among
the sights was flag ON the shore indi-
eating where fishermen can get fresh
herring for bait; stone works and der
ricks begin to show up again, and soon
the biggest place of all came into view
Carver's Harbor should have said be
fore that jim got his line hopelessly
caught on the bottom at the last fishing
place mentioned and the dory had to be
manned to haul the line back the way
it come to get it clear
Carver's Harboris larger place than
we expected. Their mail is received
from Rockland, and down the bay it is
better known than on the river The
place abounds in stone sheds of the
| largest size, and all kinds of fish and
oil are bought there. Our little craft
kept on past Hurricane Island and the
other islands and stone works until the
western bay and Rockland We're in sight
with the two battleships looming up in
the harbor, and Owls Head near by.
The light got our bearings again.
| The light breeze helped us into Cam
den by night and as the next day was
unfavorable we inspected the big six
! master before she went off and saw her
go into the water, and besides saw a big
| fleet OF steam and sailing yachts. We
! all-around farmers in Prospect usually
call a 60-foot barn here long one. but
that six masted schooner, from the end
of her driver boom aft to the end OF
her jib-bOom, would reach by six such
barns and then have enough left to
build good hen house. AS freightel
boyhood days went as hand on a new
Bucksport and she performed the great
Philadelphia and back to Boston with
coal Besides, when the wind was
unfavorable, she went to Bangor and
then over the shoals with lumber few
times before going for coal. In those
days the wettings and roughings and ice.
making on the last trips counted fol
something, and there We're smaller coast
ers than her then. But this big six
master. by figuring, could carry 81 of the
BuckSport Schooner'S cargOeS and the
little schooner would have to buffet the
waves two years to get as much coal
to Boston. In years past | was in Cam
den when a boy and shipped in the brig
Toledo, Capt. Parker Grant of Pros
pect, with two men. | was one of the
two who went to Camden and Capt
Grant took command of Capt. Glovers
new brig Toledo to go to st. Johns. Oul
American protection read: |, James
Clark, Deputy Collector of the District
of Belfast, do hereby certify, etc
Dated sixth day of June, 1913. The re
malnder OF the crew was from Camden
and Lincolnville. Only one name ear
| remember. that is Heal from Lincoln
vile. 1t was SO long ago. and we only
stopped there to get dinner at the hotel
Every sign and landmark has gone
from me, and perhaps . might have
come INTO the town in different way
and that changes the appearance OF
| things sometimes.
Well, the next day after the launch
ing we sailed away for home and arriv
safe after All eight DAYS cruise. and the
| sch. Fancy arrived home at the same
/ time. This was my first trip down the
! eastern bay, but have been many
| time down the western bay and down
tie Reach by Pumpkin Island light
Comparing notes of the inland farming
town Of Prospect with the lobster fish
cries it would be supposed that the
Prospect farmer had the best of it: but
when YOU think of what has to be put
out i'll the way of fertilizers. fences
seed and labor, besides fighting smut,
rust, bugs and worms and contend
ing with drouth, wet and blight. where
as the lobster fishermen gets his gains
all grown without putting ont a cent
and it takes nothing from him, it be
gins to look us if the fishermen had the
best hold. FREEMAN PARTRIDGE.