The Republican journal., 1900-07-19
"KUNNER KLUB" EXCURSION

an excursion down the bay he can look right
over NEST peoples heads. A successful ex-
cursion depends, to great extent, on.its
success, and looked at by that standard its
promoter can now safely rest ON his lau-
relS. The party consisted of fOrty-nne and
the cook, Jimmy Welch, and left Belfast on
the Steamer Castine at LIS last SATURDAY.
The personnel of the party included the
Collector and Deputy, Judge of Probate
Court, members of the bar, QegaD doctor
to look after the health of the party, dentist,
druggist, bankers (not Grand Bankers)
hotel and livery men, business men and
visitors. The route was by the way of and
through Gilkeys Harbor, Islesboro, one of
the most beautiful spots on the coast of
Maine, thence direct to Vinalhaven, where
we arrived about five O'Clock. Proceeding
to the Ocean View House, run by j. F. Hop
kins, we were taken care of by the landlord,
and provided with sleeping Accommodations
and our internal wants well looked after.
The members of the party at once pro-
ceeded to take in the town, but soon learned
that one could not take in Vinalhaven at
to see. Lane Il Libby's fish warehouse,
where tons and tons of fish are to be seen in
every stage of their existence, from the live
article to the handsomely done-up packages
labelled "Boneless Cod" all dressed and
ready for the ball-codtsh ball. The first
thing the visitor sees as he approaches this
fishometer, is an elegant great big smell,
or Nv %f,;
There is a permeating flavor to defunct
fish, with faculty of working to the wind
ward that could give points to a racing
yacht designer. At Lane & Libby'S we
found Mr.. Sanborn, who seems to be the
main spoke in the wheel. Mr.. Sanborn is a
son Of Joseph Sanborn, who formerly run
the Sanborn House in Belfast, and is we'll
known here
The quarries and stone yards are very in
teresting, and should have probably been
there now watching the men cut stone had
not a small granite chip struck me in the
eye, when my interest in the operation sud
denly ceased and l didn't care whether the
man was cutting $1,000 pillar or paving
stone. l hear the Cutters Union has settled
its price for five years, so there will be no
labor trouble for that time. I sometimes
think they carry this matter too far | was
told that man applied for a job at cutting
stone and the first question asked was, ''Are
you Union man. Says he, "No, belong
in Hope" and they told him there was no
hope for him there. | cannot vouch for
this story, as | can for most of my lies.
Priding myself on being something of an
amateur gardener, l wondered if they had
many garden spots here, as there seemed to
be but one thing lacking, and that was a
little soil to put the seeds in. | asked Il
man about that. too, and he said 1--WE have
elegant gardens. We drill holes in the rocks
and plant our seeds in the holes, and the
weeds don't trouble us. We don't have to
hoe it, and we use the same holes year after
year, and they never wear out" Somehow
| can't seem to believe this. | think the
man mistook me for some other member of
our party, and thought was green. But
with the wealth Ninalhaven has, in its
granite, which is ineXhaustable, it can do
without gardens, if necessary, and market
its vegetables from California. Amy how,
if had Ninalhaven's granite, Ninalhaven
might have my garden. This offer is open
until my green corn is ready for eating
Every man, woman and child | met down
there, asked me the same question, 'nid
Geo. Doak come down with your party" |
got SO mad answering that question that
answered one man, by asking him, ''who is
!,
two miles with steel drill, trying to kill
me. | wish Geo. Doak would go down there
and stay week, and let them see him all
they want to.
There was motto hanging up in the
hotel, early to bed and early to rise" The
early to bed was little blurred, and some
of the party did not see it, but we one and
all saw the early to rise part all right.
When | read of the horrible massacre in
China and then think of my getting up at
half past three, and eating my breakfast at
four O'Clock in the morning, that massacre
seems like pleasant dream to me--but
don't let us talk of it. Some things are too
terrible to even think Of.
From Ninalhaven we went to Seal Island
to see the seals, suppose. When We got
there the steam gave out and the captain
had to lay the boat to and 60 ashore to get
some steam. While he was gone some of
the party found some fish lines, and did a
little fishing, and by the time the captain
got back with his steam, enough fish had
been caught for chowder. With Jimmy
Welch at the helm, assisted by Henry
Staples, a most elaborate chowder was con-
cocted. Those who have not drank a bowl
of Henry's Goldfish cocktails have missed a
treat Besides the fish that lost their lives
in that chowder, all the members had one or
two apiece to carry home to their wives, an
olive branch as it were to sweeten their
coming Sometimes a four pound fresh cod
will save a great many explanations between
man and wife, especially when taken with a
couple of Holsters. made my grand entree
in that shape, and it worked charmlngly.
Even the cat was glad to see me.
Our route homeward was through Egge-
mOggin reach, the other side of Islesboro,
Deer Island ThorOughfare, Turtle Head, land
Fox Island Thoroughfare, touching at the
Camp Ground. The reader will please
arrange these points in the order in which
they should go as have not my chart with
me, and besides was down below part of
the time eating chOWdpr and did not notice