The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-30

The calendar issued this year by Hon.
Frsl \ VOL OF; Wn5erpor5. from
which tbs view of the Open Sea was
taken, recalls al interesting event of
the winter of 1872. At d time when this
pors was closed by ice Winterport
could boast of open water extending
Uetrly to Bucks port. and there was
mach good natured banter between the
80 PLACES in which the witty and
3au,tic pen of w. H. Simpson, then
a3Itor Of The Republican Journal took
1A %ctiv- part while The Progressive
Ag- edited by VIM. NJ, Rust, was the
uampi0ned their cause From hIes
ri the TWO papers. and from notes fur
u>upd by Ne Atwood, to whom we are
ll4o Indebted for the use of the ac-
aompanying half-tone, We give some
particulars Of this incident OF thirty
yeals ago.
The Age Of March 18th published an
item tn the effect that the river WAS
frozen over at Wiuterport and the
[ataldln and tug We're fast i'll the ice.
The KatahQin had left Belfast and
made her way to WnterpoIt with
uucu difficulty, and in coming down
liver was caught in the ice near the
NaIroWs and held there some days,
4nally making leI way back to Winter
port, to remain until navigation opened
IN tie spring. The Cambridge mean
while had arrived at Belfast from Bos-
ton and proceeded up river as far as
Fort Point, but could not get through
the ice and returned here to remain fol-
She winter. The Katahdin's situation
gave MI Simpson lis opportunity, and
The Journal of March ! 4th contained an
article captioned "NeWs From the
omen Polar Sea" which tod of "a
,yealitd exhausted and frost-bitten
a.n. clothed in seal skin trousers and
mnpel." entering the Office and prCduc-
d. a dispatch, from which We quote Il e
o.owing paragraph.
Parties of the natives of Winterrut
have visited US, travelling over the ice
DO uog-sledges. They seem to be peace
DiuE disposed people although Drag
-.HL q 4uOd deat abOut the advantages
ut their village Two of their chiefs
aryumpaMed them. one of whom they
ra ed liam-cu-sha1 and the other Fat
Nrud-the latter being sometimes call
.d Nrdder King He is said to be given
ta making hay while the sun shines
These people had evidently asSoclatfo
WITH white folks before, as they under
stood the use OF knives, forks auo
drinking vessels They wore clothing
D. skins very neatly made and com
Portable 1t Was noticed that the chiefs
wore a toX'S tail attached to their gar
merits behind. and this was an lndica
tur ii their success II hunting eXpedl
tons ptc-being up or down as they
Iad succeeded or failed. On this occa
SION it WAS noticed that theil tails hung
very low The natives pointed north
ward, repeating the word No-rum-be
gar and made signs like running a train
If cars. The interpreter said they wert
talking of a railroad to run TO the place
mentioned.
The Progressive Age of March 22n(
published a letter dated Open Polal
sea, WinterpoIt, March 1G, 1872, from
one of the party who visited the ice
bound steamer katahdin. The lettel
aoounded in local hits, The writer
says 1f Belfast.
About 70 miles sOutherly is q settle
neut called PaSsagaSsaW aukeag, OF
yhe river OF that name which emptieS
INTO PenoDscot Bay short distance be
low. This settlement used to be the
~ In.
has carried the business to the interior
2heiI population is somewhat larger
imam Wlnterport; their financial ability
is not quite 50 satisfactory. Singular
rs it may appear their principal chiefs
are natives of other tribes. Barnabas
of stockton, of the tribe Of Nathan. is
collector OF customs, being successor OF
a True Nan of the ThoIndikers The
lhorndikerS are live tribe, now draw
ug A large amount of the Passagassa
Naukeag's traffic. Many valiant war
rlorS of the Passaga are
now numbered among the Thorndikers
doing business, as also among the
Unitys and Bulnhams. They Tuck e,
man from Lincolnville to watch ovel
affairs, while native of Unity BoyleC
out their law for several years. The
apostle Seth" a native of the Cam
uenlleS, f9uSe0 10 represent them an TN
great council, having Dunn" enough
heretofore; while Mac wriggled in from
the fact that Nehemiah wasn't Smart
Asa Of the Monroes sits on dead mems
estates, Brooks Marshdtls the office OF
Records, John s-sons tell how to pay
Cor getting drunk, and the matter o,
other courts is Fryed out by Wakefield
There are several public houses an(
public buildings. A Robbins Nest
Pure New England, Harry's Retrea
and Joe's Hotel; also the White House
all tip top A Manly fellow keeps a sa
loon in the magnificent Axle Block
Their moneyed institutions consist O.
the following banks: Big Bank, Littl
Bank, and Clam Bank The sunke1
funds of this tribe aro in tho rrnrl