New-York tribune., 1903-05-03
A PALACE OF LOGS.
To Be Erected on Frenchmans S Bay,
ODpOsite Bar HGrbOr.

Bangor Me. May (SpeciaD.-The most re-
n1arkabie summer home on the coast OF Maine -
now in process of construction at lahhoIhe, y"
Frenchman's Bay. opposite Bar Haroor' Whei0
William F. Des isle direct descendant OF Loui'
Duparre Des Isle. resides on the ancestral es'1'e
The house which Mr.. Des Isle intenos az d i'e
mortal to his ancestors. is to be repfooucuo, u
the famous Fountain La Val" a wonoerlui paidoe
Of logs erected in 1871 upon the same spo' ps
IA Val who with thirty followers. fed from 'iie
-errors Of th7 French Revolution after her nus
hard had fallen under the guillotine-
NINE Ia Val was, from all accounts. remarka-
HE woman She obtained from one OF the fIeii."
r,rourietors grant Of land the shores OF freich
-. ~ and there she was ambitious to found
g ci,v that should be a refuge for her oppressed
co,yntrynen Of noble blood exiled from tnelr hau
land Her energies were at first devoted 10 ING
erection OF a great log mansoin. whlch she 0diieo
Fountain La Val" II was 50 by i" teet III iAe'
two stories high. very rough without ou. Iul
y,she1 within rnaErifcently with such CT her mousse
hold effects as she had brought from rance anu
more purchased in New-York ana fhliaoeipilla'
HISTORIANS of the coast settlements record that the
,n+efior Of Fountain La Nal" was reVelation OF
has,,.x riz-alne a French salon in the magnih-
.enre of its furnishings Distinguished sueS.s
came 10 visit the madame among the1n Prince As
1ezrand and Albert Ciallatin, and ali were hAIiu-
sarnely entertained. ,
~ .i- ,,dS+ of her prena~ati tiors for building the
,,t,- On Frenchman's Bay. however. Cupid stepped
in and shattered the madame's dream Oh eInPiie'
Tho handsome Governor of of the west Inoles
yon rartte. came along the coast and stopped TO
admire the Fountain La Tal'' and taste or the
rich wines in its cellar. lie admired Nine La al
more than ne did the mansion. and soon she saieo
away with him Nine. Barte-
T-pon her departure from Fountain La al the
madame conveyed to her faithful secretary LOUIS
T1upsrrc Des Isle. all her lands and other prop
o-f- and until recently the great estate. eXtenolng
fi,e miles along the bay remained in the hands OF
the Des Isle family. Upon the share that mas oe-
sc.r7ded 10 him including the site of FOUNTAIN La
<sl William F. Des Isle is now erecting. as a
memorial 10 his ancestors. log palace OF eN-
scrlv the same size and design the original
mansion where TaiIeyrand slipped claret and toast
I'd his heels the log fire The exterior VIII pe
rough in aspect-te walls of pine and fir logs Just
rs from the foreSt-Dut the lnterl2r VIII
Re ricfEv fitted and furnished.
on the first floor viii be reception room 10 by
feet. with a fireplace containing four thouSand
rav its railing and newell post of logs in their
natural stat. except for elaborate carvings IN
niace< Four other the first floor viii be
entered from the reception han through decorated
2 hnvc NIL ac displayed a wealth Of r.ch furniture
ard hangines. with numerous relics Of the Colonlai
d-Ns. There Will be bathrooms and other modern
con other respect will the house
resemble any other on the coast, with the possloIe
exception ri the log palace Of the FOlTells. or
Philsde lphia island i'm Pe;'obscOt Bay Many
rich men have tried a lease of the modern
Fountain Ia Nal' for A summer residence. put
without thus far. and probably II VIII ne
ma eintained simply a monument to the original
nss Isle.
TTRss OLD GOLD AND SILVER INTO GOOD