Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-13
A new RESORT.
"SeguinIand" Is the Name of a
Projected Retreat.
Augusta, WaterviIIe, Portland ane
Boston People Interested.

A party of Waterville, Augusta, Port
land and Boston people went to Bath.
Wednesday morning, and chartered the
new launch of Harrington Bros. of
Parker Head, for a trip to Harmon's
Harbor Georgetown.
These gentlemen, Walter r. Reid.
Horace Perkins, John NJ. and Frank r.
Weber. II. r. Durham and Frank
Chase Of Waterville; r. ]. Moves of this
city: +. II. Borden of Portland: and
John A. Condy of Boston; together with
VIM. T. Haines and Horace Purinton of
WateTville; and VIM. f. Lewis. +. Nj.
Heating and Arthur G. Raymond of
Boston; have recently purchased the
large tract of land extending from
Hermon's HarbOr on the SheepscOt to
Indian Head on the ocean front, a
couple of miles east of Bay Point at the
mouth of the kenebec. Theny have or
gained stock company under the
name of the Segunland Cottage Co,
and will develop their vast property for
& summer resort.
W. T. Hanes Of Waterville, eX-attOr
ney general and one of the leading law
yers and fnanciers in Maine today, is
IltSlutiil VI llit w dllCl "a
Reid. we'll known in this section as the
head travelling representative of the
Continental Tobacco CO., is general
manager and treasurer.
The latter for the past two years has
psent his summers at Hermons Har-
Dor and has been quietly buying and
bonding the different farms in this vast
1900 acre property.
Helmon's Harbor is situated on the
west side Of the Sheepscot, a mile south
Of Five Islands. The harbOr is one Of
the best on the Maine coast, practically
IandIOcked ana with plenty of water at
all stages of the tide. Today it is sur
rounded by a few fishing hamlets, but
90. are carried out, a few years will
see n great transformation.
on Wednesday soundings and meas
urements We're taken for a new steam
boat wharf. work upon which Will COM
mence at once. 1t will be on the west
side of the harbor, so feet long, with
plenty of water at its end to float the
largest passenger steamer visiting
Maine waters. Starting from the
steamboat wharf. a fine ocean drive Will
be built extending three miles south
along the shore of the Sheepscot upon
high land, overlooking Southport,
Squirrel Island. the ocean and Seguin.
The view from all parts of this drive is
not surpassed anywhere on the Maine
coast.
Several lots have already been Sc
lected along this drive and work upon
# nny1 ham Of
WatervilIe. is already under way. Sur
vcyors have already laid out the ocean
drive and the company expects to put q
larg. crew Of men at work upon it early
ncxt month. Several thousand dol
lars will have to be expended, for its
course is over as wild and rocky a
country as the Maine coast affords.
This drive will lead to Griffith's Head,
the western approach to the Sheepscot,
rising abruptly from the ocean, solid
mass OF ledge over 50 feet high. Here
an observatory will be built.
lust beyond this Head to the west
lies an unbroken sand beach one mile
in length than which there is no better
on this coast. 1t slopes gently down to
the Atlantic and the expanse of sand is
not broken by a rock or pebble of any
kind. At the end of this beach lies
Todd's Point facing Seguin and beyond
this another beach. half mile long, eX-
tending to Indian Head.
Back of these beaches lies salt
marsh connected with the ocean by
canal. A dam will be built across this
canal and lagoon of 20 acres formed
for boating and fishing when the old
ocean is too rough.
Thus Maine is soon to have another
gcashore colony of no mean proportions
and to make a bid for honors along
with Squirrel, Boothbay, Southport
MacMahan and scores of others. The
men behind it are all solid business men
of means who win spare neither time
nor money in promoting it's develop