Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-04
CAPITAL CHAT.
Many Sites Proposed for Maine
Lobster Hatchery.
Maine People Prominent in Survey
Work and Arctic Explorations.
The clarkcs' Experience With tho Nayajhocs -
Maine People al The Capital.


them was Prof. Smaller Mathews of the
Chico go University. who used To be an
instructor in English at Watcrville. but
who is row dean Of the Divinity school
at the University of Chicago. He Rad
been detached from the University for
some weeks to study and observe the
various schools and colleges through
out the South. After quite an extern
sive trip he came on To Washington,
where he visited extensively in the va
rious departments Of Columbian Uni
vcrsity, of which Rev. Il. L. Whitman,
once president of Colby. was for two
or three years the head.
Prof Albion w. Small Of the Chicago
University. but once president of COL
by. also has been travelling through
the South and elsewhere on n some
what similar mission. He is expected in
Washington before he finally returns to
Chicago.
The eaSerness Of Maine people to
furnish sites for the new lobster hatch
cry to he established on the Maine
coast this summer is shown in the let
tiers received here by the United States
fish commission. William Nash of 545
written. urging the selection of site
on Christmas Cove, four miles east of
Roothhay Harbor. Me. This" says Mr.
Nash. lis one of the best lobster sec
tons on the coast. and | should think
this would be an ideal place for a
hatchery. 1t is a fine little harbor and
there are no fresh water streams run
ming into it. 1t gets ocean water direct
hn Nd ic, IA.
object ionablc to summer visitors in
this hatchery. | would sell very cheap.
In fact. in some localities. perhaps. I
would give small piece TO the gov
eminent. On the north side of the cove
there is n small island belonging to
me Of three fourths of an acre. low
and flat, there being a ledge with deep
water CT the harbor side. II it is large
enough it seems to me it would he q
good place. The commissioner should
visit there
+. T.. Sawyer. the deputy collector of
customs at Joresport. Me, also writes
regarding a site for the new Si0e0o
hatchery. "Joncsport is in the heart of
the lobster region" says he. 1t has
more lobster fishermen and more
money invested in the business than
any town in the State. Should YOU de-
sire to locate in this part of the State
there are several parties that would lie
glad to furnish a site free of all cx-
pense to the government, and ] am
writing in their behalf"
The Lawrence brothers Of Maine. have
written a letter to Senator Hale regard
ing site for the new hatchery. The SEN
ator referred the letter to the fish com
missions. Mr.. Bowers. the fish commits
sioncr. is not likely to take any steps
towards selecting site for several weeks
yet.
Mrs. Frank Milliken of this city. a sis
ter-in-law Of the late Representative MIL
liken of Maine. has been very i'll with
pneumonia. She has partially recovered
and is thought now to be out of danger.
The nomination of Major Herbert W.
Lord of Rockland. Me, to be a paymaster
in the regular army with the rank of cap
tain. was made under very favorable cir
cumstances for him. Major Lord. after
serving as clerk of the House committee
on ways and means. was made a paymaS-
ter of volunteers with the rank Of major.
which he held all through the Spanish
war and up to the issuing of his commits
sion as a captain. But Of the y appoint
ments as captain his name is third on the
list which means that he will he promot-
cd at an early day 10 the rank of major.
There are several old men in the pay
corps who will retire within two or three
years. Their retirement will push Capt.
Lord up eventually to the rank above.
Mr.. George o. Smith. formerly OF
Sllowhegan. Me. and son OF Hon. J. o.
Smith of that place. has been assigned
by Tic geological survey. where he is en-
ploycd. to 60 to the far northwest this
summer and engage in work in connec-
ton with the survey of the international
boundary. All along the boundary be
tween the United States and Canada.
from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky
mountains. stone posts or other mOnu-
mCnts have Lccn set in the earth at dis
tanccs OF about mile to mark the line.
but through the Rocky mountain region
as far as the Pacific coast the boundary
has never been marked in any careful
manner The country Is very rough ana
rugged and the work of clearing lire
for 400 miles and marking it will be very
arduous. Mr.. Smith will have notning To
do with the actual marking OF the boun1.
Diary, that being under the direction or
another officer of the survey and an as
tronomer from the coast and Seodetic
survey but the trip will be altogether in
tcrcsting and the geological work in that
far off country will be of more than ordi-
nary interest.
During the coming summer there will
be two explorers in the Arctic region OF
interest to Maine people. Lieut.. Peary,
as is pretty generally known, is a native
Of Fryeburg. Me He is now in the far
North seeking to reach the pole. The
country has of late heard a great deal re-
carding the preparations OF fNeiNn H.
Baldwin OF New York. for an expedition
10 the North Pole at the expense of Viii
liam Zie:ler of the same city. Mr.. Bald
win is a. son of army officer and was
horn in an army post somewhere in MIS-
souri. hut his step-mother. who is stu
living is n Maine woman. a Miss Glbb5.
Of Bridgton. Me. before her marriage.
MIR. Baldwin has been in Maine within a
few weeks having passed through the
state on a journey up to New brunswick.
ne came down 10 Washington few days
AGO TO look after some scientific tnStru-
men,s for his expedition and to consult
with some Of his scientific friends here.
We used to be employed in the weather
hIreau and resided in this city several
years. . .
LAWYER in middle life. who used to live ut
Rockland Me-, told al the Raleigh in this
city. recently. an interesting experience
he had a number of<years ago as trade.
IN th, Nava jho reservation in that terri
torx. on a trip to an adjoining town he
hoard that frontier character had killed
ona or the Navajoes. whose lnvar!1ble
n-inciple is 10 take revenge on the first
white man they catch up with. He feared
FOR his cousin. Elmer. also n Maine hoy.
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