Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-22

WORK OF PRESERVATION PRr-
VIOUSLY DONE.
Your commission found on their first
inspection that much good work and care
mad been given 20 the preservation OF
these relics BY the generosity OF the
former owners of the land. the patriotic
and appreeiative sFH,teal 9 tl.'sns 81 Bris-
Pemauuid Monument Association, many
valuable objects Of interest mad been col
lected-military utensils. shot, fragments
Of shell, pieces of arms and small can
non-and many CURIOUS relics or the az
tive life of early tin,es-ilnd guarded IN
some small buildings thrown up just out
siue. the ruins of the walls and castle.
E,special mention should he made OF the
service of Mr.. J. II. Garland. who has
given untiring and unpaid labor and care
to the preservation of these valuable
memorials quite recently the citizens
had uncovered a considerable extent OF
the foundations Of the front wall, showing
the substantial and sklful work best0w-
ed on the construction of Fort William
Henry OF which this is doubtless th,
original foundation.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE AP-
POINTMENr OF COMMISSION.
In passing to what has been done since
your commission took charge, gratefui
acknowledgment must be made OF the IN
estImahle assistance rendered by the Hon.
John y. Drummond OF Bristol He had
already at his own charge ascertained
and marked suitably for guidance of in
tereSteu NlsltOFS many pipHilltSlit p'ii'o
of these Notifications. With the APPROX
II of your, commission he has since, at
ycrv considerable expense, uncovered
iram tbe heaps Of ruins the entire wall OF
the fort. disclosing the original founda-
lions Vi Fort William Henry, which are
io'ind to agree very nearly with those
shown in the plan submitted herewith.
What is of even more interest, ne mas
rebuilt upon the foundations before dis
closed and from the original materials
living around and above, the entire front
wall facing the sea, carrying this to
height within two feet of the original
PORTFOLIOS This work has been done in
the most substantial manner, capable of
sustaining a complete superStructure per-
fectly corresponding 10 the original In
doing this interesting discoveries have
been made about the ruins of the round
tower" or castle at the northwestern enc
OF this front wall. and the strongest
fortified angle of the fort. n temporary
building has been thrown up here for
the preservation not only of valuable rel
les discovered. but OF the very materials
of the tower itself. Access to this is now
guarded and regulated. Mr.. Garland has
been continued in charge, and his ser
ice is of great value to the furtherance
of our object.
What has been done already has at
tracted much notice from visitors, and
wonder has been expressed by those from
without our State who are familiar with
the history of the great contention for ma
tiOnal supremacy here that Maine mas
so long allowed THESE SIEiiDtdlt. though
long-buricd memorials, to remain undevel-
Oped.
Sufficient has been shown to render it.
IN the opinion of your commission. OF real
. importance for the honor and interest OF
the State that il should proceed with the
undertaking Ii has now in charge, and
take further measures to preserve and 10
some extent restore this notable monu-
ment of Il valiant and costly struggle 10
hold New England for EnSlshmen, and
their no less worthy successors; and
which also marks the place and part of
Maine in this crisis of national history.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Your commission is of opinion that it Is
desirable to raise upon the old founda-
tons now disclosed. and around the the
whole extent of the fort, a wall of stone
from the ruins at hand. to the level per
haps of the recently raised front wall.
but At least sufficient to mark and LrO-
tect the original enclosure now the frOp-
erGy Of thc-Sts to-
We also think it would be very useful
and in many ways effective to rebuild
the walls OF the castle. or fiankiug tow
er. around the Rock Of PemaqIG,"
where the recent restoration now ends to
a height at least that Of the restored
front wall. This would afford "A room
for the preservation and exhibition Of th~
many curious and valuable relies from
time to time gathered, as well as the rel.
evant and authenticated papers, PLANS.
pictures and portraits already collected
and in charge of the local custodian
Your commissioners nave not permitted
themselves to be discouraged by the face
mat no funds whatever were provided bV
the State To aid them in a single move
ment in the execution Of their trust. We
do now. however. recommend that the
State make an appropriation sufficient
properly to preserve and care for these
valuable memorials; which amount. in
our judgment should not he less tndu
twenty-five hundred dollars. This is i'll
significant in comparison with what has
been appropriated by other states for In
preservation of memorials and erection
of monuments within their borders some
of which have less vital connection with
past or present interests than these of
ours.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN MARSHALL. BROWN.
JOSHUA l.. CHAMBERLAIN,
JOHN NJ. GLIDDEN.
Commissioners.
Portland December, 18th, 1902
With the above report of the COM
missioners is the following memorial,
submitted to them by Hon. r. X.
Sewall. Wiscasset, vice president Of
the Maine Historical Society. and mem
Der of the Lincoln County Historical
Society. etc:
To Genl John Marshall Brown, Gen's
Joshua l.. Chamberlain, Col. john Nj.
Glidden. Commissioners.
Sirs:-The undersigned. representing
...l=lll md many Otner citiZf n Of In
,ni. Ca-rty, respectfully repre- ents
lat sGrI said county embraces many
I-i Of the earliest attempts at occu, a
IN by the English races in what is now
New tSleland. To enumCrate facts. we
have
First: Marked remains and relics of
Spanish occupation, viz: \ venerable
ruin on Pemaquid river. uncovered and
sketched on the spot in 1863, for the in
spectIon and study of committee of the
Maine Historical Society in leld day
service among the ruins of Pemauuid:
block o. shelI-rock like the material of
the quarries of Annastatia island of
which the military defcnces of the old
Spanish city of St. Augustine. Florida
are built which blocks were dug out OF
the foundations of like military ruins al
ahaped %eap sao Win rs"kTkaels sTorG
snaps. size and makeup an ancient
Spanish ''machete." with other relics of
Spanish use. DIR. Kohl. in HIS early car
Biography of the coast of Maine has dis
covered the fact that the coveted Span-
ish There de los Bacalaos" discovered
by the Spanish admiral Estevan Gomez
in his surveys of l524-5. was in Lat IL M
which is the latitude of Pemaquid. ana
which he marked on his maps for the
benefit of Byscayan fishermen as tho
coast OF shtliocks.e where abounded AZ
sorts OF fish, the biggest cod salmon etr
II IS n matter of record that Gomez
seized and carried away natives 81 Mon
hegan region, to show or sell rs siaves
seestdl an ms On shs soir 81. sat,