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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
TRAIN Was DERAILED
CUBAN TROOP TRAM JUlPtD
FROM The TRACK,
Desperate Attack Made by Insuresnt
General Guerrero - Train Would
Have Been Captured but for Arrival
of General AvaIos and 400 Men
Who Forced Insurgents Back.

Paso Real, Cuba, Sept. 10. - The
government troop train, from Havana,
jumped the track three miles east Of
Consolation del Sur. The train was
surrounded by several hundred insur.
gents, commanded by Pine Guerrero
in person, and sustained fire for sew.
eral hours. The train would have
been captured but for the timely ar.
rival of Colonel Avalos and 400 men,
who had fought their way through
from Consolation del Sur.
When this force arrived the revolu
tionists retired westward, after having
destroyed the bridge over the Santa
Clara river near Herradura. The rev
olutionists are camped at Arroyo Cruz
west of Consolation del Sur. Guer
rera's forces at Consolation del SUI
and in that neighborhood number zoo
men and those of the government 800
The government forces suffered one
man killed and six wounded, including
Captain Ravenna, who was slightly in
jured.
Previous to the fighting Pine Guer
rera sent a note to Colonel Diaz, com
handing the troop train, commanding
his surrender. Diaz replied that he
would die first.
The engagement between Colonel
Avalos and the insurgents near Con
solacion del Sur lasted an hour. In
both these fights Pine Guerrero car
ried away dead and wounded.
The troops will proceed westward
as soon as possible
Reports received by the government
say that 200 insurgents were killed in
the encounter near Consolation del
Sur. but these figures are not consid
cred authentic.
A fight is reported to have taken
place at Guanajay, in Santa Clara
province. There were fierce machete
charges, and the rebels retired. Sew
eral of them were wounded and five
were captured. News Of the suspen
sion of hostilities arrived there this
afternoon.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12

Every new overcoat is technical in
making comparisons.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
MONTANA NEWS.

1t Is said the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway has finally decided on
crossing the Bitter Root mountains at
Saltese.
An Indian, supposed to be Chief Lit
tie Thunder from the Crow Wild reser-
walton in Montana and a relative of
Crazy Bear of the Sisseton reserve
we're found dead near Sisseton recent
ly. 1t is supposed they were dead as
a result Of quarrel.
]. s. Wisner, public administrator
for Deer Lodge county and promi-
nent Anaconda citizen, committed sui
eide in a Butte lodging house recently
by taking strychnine and morphine.
Brooding over the disgrace of his son
for defaulting to the extent OF more
than 100000 was the cause.
Hereafter. every automobile, buzz.
cart, gas buggy, horseless runabout,
steamer and electric wagon in Butte
will have to be numbered just as are
the autos of all large cities.
Nearly one-fifth Of the taxable prop.
erty in the state is located in Silver
Bow county. The total assessed valua.
ton Of all properties in the county last
year was $35, 1854, 100, a gain for 1905
of $4,000, AIS.
T. E. Murphy,a stranger, was struck
by train recently near Forsyth, and
his legs hurt 80 badly that one Of them
was ampu.ated in the hospital at Bill.
ings.
Attorney General Albert j. Galen
has instituted a suit in the district
court at Butte to deprive the Echo
Lake Fish Hatchery company Of the
exclusive use of Echo lake, in Granite
county.
The Milwaukee officials have an.
nounced that they desire to locate ma.
chine shops at Miles City and make a
division there if the necessary land can
be secured reasonably.
Cesar Myher's action in mistaking a
bottle Of carboliZc acid for one Of med.
icine, cost him his life at Butte last
week.
Miss Mary Dinsdale received terrible
injuries at Red Lodge recently in a
runaway accident.
Judge Hunt has adjourned the session
Of the United States court SGT for
Helena, until September 10, he finding
it impossible to be there because the
land fraud trials in Oregon have not
been concluded.
Three ranchmen lost their lives Sat
urday afternoon by being overcome by
gas In an abandoned well on the fats
below Butte city. The dead are:
Frank Ely. aged 81; Mathew Fogarty.
aged "a; Andrew Mehar, aged IS. Fo-
garty and Mehar both succumbed in
an attempt to rescue Ely, who had
started down the well with the inten.
ton of cleaning 1t.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
NEWSOf NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous AccI.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade 10 Good.
OREGON NOTES.

The Van Houten & Messenger plan
ing mill at Union burned to the ground
recently. Loss on mill, $4,000; on lum-
Der, $1,000; insurance, $1,000. The
cause of the fire is unknown, but is
supposed to have caught from the en-.
CINE.
In accordance with the agreement
signed by the Indians last spring, Ma
jor Edwards of the Umatilla reserva'
ton has received from the department
at Washington the rules governing the
taking of stock across the reservation
under the payment Of the special tax.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12

Fond parents do much to make their
children smart.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
sPoKANE'S MARKETS.
Wholesale Produce Prices.

vegetables-Cabbage. $2.25@2.50
cwt; green onions, Csc doz; tomatoes
s1.75@2.50 crate; watermellons, sac
5 doz; new potatoes. $1@1.25 cwt;
Walla Walla onions, $1.50@2 cwt;
carrots, $3.50 cwt; turnips, 1hc lb;
olums, 75c; red raspberries, Sits
crate; blackberries. 81 crate; cucum'
bers, soc box; summer squash, $1.50
crate; cantaloups, $2.50@3.50 crate:
cauliflower. $3.50 doz; green peppers
s1.50 box; beets, &c lib; green corn
loo doz.
Apples-Red June, 81; other vari
ties. $1@$1.75.
Peaches, 75c@$1 box: oranges, SAFE
@5.25 box; lemons. fancy. $6.50@7.50
case; dried figs, 75@S0c 10 lb. box;
fgs in bulk, &c Id; black figs, 10 lib
package. SOC; Fard dates, S@9c lib;
golden dates, 7@sc lb; bananas. $2.75
D5 bunch.
Flour-Local. 81 Dbl; Minnesota,
S5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and eggs-Fresh ranch
eggs, current receipts, 81 case; fresh
ranch, selected. $3.50 case; best
creamery butter, 24c lb: cheese,
twins. lac lb; local ranch butter. 1t
020c Id; California butter, 23@24c
b.; Minnesota butter, 26c. lb.
Honey, $3.50; strained honey, Sc lb.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar,
$3.50 per 100 lbs.
Coffee-Common package goods,
s17.25 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $13.50@14 cwt; red
clover. $15.5O@1e cwt; Kentucky
bluegrass, 1880 cwt; timothy, $50
5.25 cwt; white clover. $1,000.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 6@6c lib;
cows, dressed, 4@5c lb;- mutton,
dressed. &c Id; pork, 10c Id; hams.
l5hc Id; bacon. 15c ID; lard, ITO
l1hc Id; dry salt extras, 11011Ac
ID; dry salt backs, 11hc Id; veal,
fancy. small, 6h@7Mc lb; veal, fancy,
arge, 3@5c lb.
Wholesale Feed PrIces.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, 81
ION; white shorts, $21 ton; corn, $3.50
,wt; cracked corn, $40 cwt; tim.
,thy hay, SIG ton; alfalfa, $13 ton;
oiled barley, $1.10 cwt: whole oats,
s1.25@1.40 cwt; chopped oats, $1.35
0$1.50 cwt; wheat 81 cwt; red
shorts. SIG ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers. $3.2503.50 cwt;
,ows, $2@2.50 ewt; sheep. 1904 cwt;
hogs, $6@6.25.
Hides-Green steers, Sc Id; cows,
&c lib; sailed, Nc higher; dry hides,
l5c lib; calf skins, green. l0c Id; kip,
&c ID; sheepskins, $1@1.25.
Poultry and egges-Live hens, IS
@13hc; live spring chickens, zoe;
live roosters, 10011c; dressed hens,
l5c; fresh ranch eggs, $5.75@6.
Creamery produce, I. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
ENC.
Feed-Timothy hay, $13314 tons;
,lfalfa hay. $10.50@11 ton; oats, 81
cwt.
Northwestern Wheat.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Club, 64c; blue.
stem, SIC; valley. 67@6sc; red, &c.
TACOMA, Wash.-kc lower; blue
stem, &c; club. 64c; red, Gle.
WALLA WALLA.-Bluestem, SOC;
club, SAC I. o. b.; few sales.
DAVENPORT, Wash. - Bluestem.
Sac; club, SOC.
PROSSER, Wash, Sept. 8.-Wheat
|-Bluestem, 5Sc; club, SIC; red, CSC.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
Palma Calls Congress.

President Palma has issued a call
for a special session Of congress in
Cuba to convene September IA and
consider the disturbed condition Of the
country and measures for ending the
situation. The president Is weary OF
the complicated conditions and is anx
lous to divide the responsibility with
congress.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
IDAHO NOTES.

Solomon Hasbrouck, clerk of the
supreme court, died recently at Boise
Of heart trouble.
Wallace. Idaho, Sept. deeds to
approximately 1850 acres Of timber
land In Shoshone and Kootenai coun.
lies, and bill Of sale for a steamboat.
booms, a barge and a camp outfit on
the st. Joe, from M. D. Wright to C..
H. Reeves has been filed at Wallace.
A nominal sum Is mentioned In the
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
Hello" said the farmer, what

Hello" said the farmer, what you
swearin' about?"
"Why." snapped the disguised auto
list, this machines broke down and
can't get 1t to CO."
"Cricky! You're in luck. The last
fellow that l seen like you round here
got all broke up cause he couldn't
sit his to stop."-Philadelphia Press.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12

People who have overcome them.
selves are ready to work with unre-
stricted zeal to help their friends In
the struggle to get the devil under
meath.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12

I'VE want man for our informa.
ton bureau" said the manager. "but
he must be one who can answer all
sorts Of questions and not lose his
head"
That's me-" replied the applicant;
I'm the father Of eight children
Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

sand Island Yacht Club. Westminster Park, the
Frontenao and GananoQue Inn are especially
adapted to this pastime Each of the eight
large resorts among the islands supports a good
baseball team, and the many contests for the
river championship exciting. Sailing. boat
ing and canoeing great fads with the sum
mer visitors here, and are attended with little
loss Of life, owing the proximity OF islands, to
which access is easy to the Voyager who hap
pens to capsize. Swimming. bathing and other
summer sports are much enjoyed
Fishermen say that the waters Of the St Law
renee a favorite destination for the
thusastic angler. No better sport along this
line can be had than the fight between the king
of game fishes. the muscallonge, and the expert
enced angler. Other gamY fish, the catching of
which furnishes end of excitement the
small mouth black bass and the lively pickere
Each year many summer residences dot
the channels among the islands, and this season
Is no exception. A few elaborate summer homes
nave been constructed in the winter Just over
and will be ready for occupancy in a week or so
number of changes have been made in
the management Of hotels among the islands
Charles r Skinner. former Superintendent Of
Public Instruction Of this state. is have con-
troll Of the Lotus a fney situated house on
tie main shore, midway between Clayton and
Alexandria Bay, in the American channel
George Dewitt. until recently for many years as
sociated with Colonel o. G. Staples in the man
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

invests invests the trip oyer this route to the resort
coming seasons The wster or ali the prncipai
streams which take their rise in the Catsklls. is
jected reservoirs in the fegion some Of which
will have the dimensions of lakes and will afford
what the region has heretofore lacked in the way
Of rural scenery. the socallcd lakes put there by
with the great artificial bodies of water which the
arr Of man will create
the main artery OF travel and through -hc Cats
kills 70: its extension to OUeonta last year made it
through route, connecting the Hudson and the
w!I "arrv great loads Of visitors 10 ali Tic HS5nts
Along the main line. from Kingston 70 PhpuocGa
visitors are content to remain. in view Of the
greater attractions beyond. but from Phprecia 10
kaaJeTskiIi m one direction and 10 stamford in
the other. there are scores Of nuEe hotels. thTiE-
l'If I4s yliIageS With many ho2r4ins houses ant
which are filed in lie summer time with city resi-
The visitors are eager 10 climb tho peaks. wacde-
IN the forests visit lake ana stream. ride, drive az
vided at golf courses tennis courts or otiar outdoor
life At Csrs!liE summer resorts affords special at
it. Proximity to TIC ely ana ease OF access are
Over The West Shore and Uis;er < Delaware put
have only the weeks end for country outings and
must hn In tCU- The rest of the time
Eacl ye-r the facilities of travel are more ade-
MI rI e - ~ -Ss for rR S5,,le l
Delaware I;otIroad Company. emitted "CatskiH
Mountain Resorts" which Uberdllg illustrated
with most attractive views and contains well writ
ten descriptions Of what is perhaps the mos wide
}y known ain region i1 the world
which. while the most famous. perhaps, : the
which affords pleasure 40 reCupc-aticn 10 the
greatest number Of persons.
There are over one thousand hotels, farmhouseS
and boarding houses TIE list. where both simple
and elaborate accommodatIons ma be enjoyed
This great variety o. hotels aud boarding houses
makes IL possible 10 live in the country IN mod
est and inexpensive way, sS well o. tlc nigh
priced hotels where those who pCesc- Il -lGv enjoy
all tho luxurious appointments they afford
THE Ulster & Delaware train service 10 CEls non
ular section is eNcsIled by the service 20 3uv
summer resort in this country II Includes lu@.--
ant drawing cars and modern dav coaches
over lhe only standard gauge line reaching the
country that = a ssnatorium for everybody and
paraffSg for children.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
cRAesNo9R INN. CRAGsNOoR, n. Y.

\ mountain range with ,ases n feature o. its
summit ct IaI Ttcr2-se l7H but t.F = t5
Re found n 2carJr Southern New York The Ec-7-
est mountains 10 this rs. l-.e goes ncr-fA ard
arc .be Highlands for he I'a..sades caa hardly 7e
said 10 rise % .ae dignity oc mountains Mex
-orthward oG the Highlands Az o-t5ra the Ca1skiA
-eeioa Is ~cacheG orc comes - taa Sha@angunk
range. On -h:s lie lakes AoIunk. M.lccTasSa
Avosriag and Ne1.tarza TIE lrst mo have long
been s-.5Tn to Jac lovers % he picturesque and
beautiful Il nature aai thc Others bid f5ir soon 70
rival .re-c =. n5pGaTitE. Scar Lake AI-atacZa
which .s close 70 Sans Pcll The highest elevation
o. inc range. is Crl-sUoCr. where the CrlssTnoor
Inn offers q delightful summer home. II IS IN
Ulster COUNTY four .Ile5 from Ellen lille. q ths
Ontario 4 Western Railroad, and reached ~ =
deghtfuI drive up The mountain. The i'm Is IN the
Clir Farm Of three hundred acres and j. reached
from The main road by drive through private
park Il has wide halls. larSe rooms and spacious
verandas- open nreplaCes arc feature C1 he par
iors. halls and dining rooms and or some ~ the
suites 0f apartments. There are rooms Tor -
guests ard e-=ry auUpiCrClru- ; satisfactory The
Inn stands .5tJ feet above the valleys which are
20 feet above sea level The special features e
ri= inn. aside from lis high situation near New
York. ara SaEi-ar-- clamh-rs. with fresh paint.
zaIsoTnine and mating yearly. and clean milk. Z
~. wheTe milk comes from country barns and
yards TIE Crassnoor Inn dairy = s-DsVIntended
10y trained agricultural college student
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

two-ihirds Of the way down the coast OF New Jar
sey from Sandy Hook to Cape MAJ. White ever
one knows for what Atlantis City is named fe7y
have ever found out what the ocean bearing thu
same name named for. Tire ancient Greeks
who called the sea with which th~y wer" most f.
mlllar the Medltorra IeGD, ths in the middle
or the land. designated the large sea into which
u opened b. the passage between the Pillars u
Hercules the sea beyond Mount Atlas. hence tie.
Of Atlantis. Mount Ajl1s bore Tho name o. Inc
fab. giant on whose back wa borne the weight
Of the Earth
Bur whit the origin OF names .n ne remote pas,
interest ia me GreaE resort. 70 wrc. hundreds Of
thousands Of persons 20 every yea FUN the great
cities 10 ind on the hOjrdwdl- ard ia fIVo~lte
hotels the means fOr Ire uphuld-Uc Of health and
strength withstand thc demands of business and
sfcioi dGies private and public life for the re-
m~jH5@r # tGc Year.
Ncvhere are the requirements fo~ reIa xa zion
recreation and pFTatur found fu better more
attractive COrlnl-auo0 tTaU q. me Hotel Tray
more Atlantic City This pCGufa. ard u-1g-t %-iv-
house for the entertainment e guests. ,..,- -
strangers tEoSc taEilac .tith 50@ ~lJrrCG.[..
tlCTe be cDJOval. IS tina v-sl- famous bear.
walk the foot If Illinois avenue "Ia~- rl-- lrGc
hcial effects Of Ju- are "a of the broad Atlantic.
markedly felt. The f-1yaaor@ is open ar the year.
with acCornn10d1 tiors for IN guests who find the
house equipped with elecf~ic ligkS, elevators. -i-
ming waI". in ell rooms INJURIOUS =ltLes with V---
vate baths and every acco17Ia0dat--a for tae care
The arrangements fo~ amusements iuciaGe tie
privilege Of membership D the Atlantic city Golf
Club. sailing. Hshins driving 10r SURF LtthlnE.
while music ana daroiuS re evening attractions a-
the hotel These who hGve never visited Atlantic
city viii fHd more asrEe DE lia"s % stay tEs E,
Ct m. Hotel 1va,s-1r= a1f each var more and
more -o~rn1- patrons rett.rn &c y.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

agement Of the Thousand Island Houe, will
be seen again in that same capacity. The
Murray Hill Hotel located on the upper side
OF the beautiful Murray Isle, will this season
be leased by A. F Corbin. son of Amasa Cor
bin, treasurer OF the Murray Hill Hotel Com
pany. 9. Darling. of Gouverneur, viii be asso-
ciated with Mr.. Corbin as house manager.
All the hotels along the river have been en-
larged since last season The necessary re-
pairs and alterations have already been at
tended 10, and summer tourists cannot come
too quick TO suit the hotel proprietors. The
trains and the boats will he running on their
fun summer schedule about June 10 and by
that time the influx OF summer travellers viii
have begun.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

beauty he had known in his youth And the
beauties of CoOperstown remain, although the
one who 50 faithfully described them in The
Pioneers has passed away. Many summer visitors
every year enjoy the pleasures Of the delightful
region OF which Otsego Lake. with all its historic
associations and natural beauties. is the centre.
Visitors at Cooperstown will find at the Hotel
tenimore adequate and ample accommodations for
the complete enjoyment of stay in this attractive
region. The house. with hundred rooms. Is the
ton near the lake Every arrangement 10 add 10
the comfort and pleasure Of guests is provided
Cooperstown is well known for its healthful-
ness, being 200 feet above level with dry
air and freedom from malaraI conditions and the
pests so often found at summer places. For real
rest and the benefits that one expects from sum
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
BRETON WOODS.
Delightful Resort in the Heart OF
the White Mountains.

The Heart Of the White Mountains" is the title
of most attractivey written and illustrated vol
by Samuel j. Drake. issued & number of years
ago. descriptive OF the region which the famous
Unitarian divine. Thomas Starr King. save the desz
nation OF The White HIS Since the day Of these
writer's about the White Mountains their charm.
has not decreased. but the region has become much
widely known 10 the genera. public and
many new resorts have become frequented and
popular
one of these, ir the very heart OF the region and
AT the foot Of the great peak which rises higher
toward the sky than any other mountain elevation
east OF the Rockies save a lone peak CT Two IL the
Land % the Sky. in North Carolina. IS Breton
Woods While the region in which the hotels con
nected with this namc stand has long been known
popularity by the erection OF the Mount washing
tou. uesr tie ste OF tae Mount Pleasant. whiei
has long catered 70 visitors
Breton Woods Is estate of 10 0oo acres la-Sely
covered with heavy timbers. and close The noble
Presidential Range. which IS The backbone Of the
White Mountain region. IL IS reached by the Bos-
ton Maine and the Maine Central railroads. and
mountains The coz Railroad starts from the
hotel grounds making the ascent Of Mount Wash
ears throagh The world famous Crawford Notch
trip the Great stone Face AT the Profile
House, N Franconla Notch. and IN conjunction
next 10 the climb mp Mount Washington. Is the
most rewIrding trip - be made n the entire re-
There Is always something 70 do at Breton
W Gods besides The mountain rimaln& ara enjoy
mcnt 2f the varied views OF the rescn 70 2e secured
from hotel Windows and piazzas TIE fine roads
enuC" tie users ~ auiono1lles and CARRIAGES, sad
DE trseS can he obtained Tor The most picturesque
and eNtllara,ins rides. the golf course IS equaed
only hy teN. the tennis courts are carefully kept
games are played. and the fine swimming tank
entices an fond ~ ths water. This is 50 by -
ieft n area, and from = 20 ieet deep, h-lsd VIII
soit spiins water. md with eonpetetI instructors
played frequently with many spectators. The pro
vision FOR indoor sports includes squash courts.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
THE FEN1MoRE. COoPERsTowN. N. Y.

The name II Cooperstown = fully identified Win
thar Of J. FeniInoTe Cooper, the great American
novelist But the place was named not fo- HIN
bur for his father who moved thither from Burling
ton. \. J.. when the future novelist less than
tWo years old. The elder Cooper had come into
possession Of & tract of land Revolutionary
grant. NJ the headwaters q the Susquehauua. aad
removed X IN t-f years later erecting OtscSO
HAL. the largest and dnest country seat N the
middle of fh= state IN chose days Il after ne
had gained literary fame that the novelist came
into possession OF Il and lie returned after many
years absence ~ end his days amid the scenes u
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
IN THE CATSKILLS.
Many Delightful Spots in This
Picturesque Region.

The perennial delights of the Catskills have ap-
pealed to tourists for the greater part of century
each season seeing more and more persons drawn
to summer homes among the hills Especial inter-
attaches TO the region this year from the fact
that large portion OF it is to be drawn upon
for the addition TO the water supply which this
city must secure for the next twenty years. While
the territory to be occupied by the great dams IS
included within the especial resort centres the
fact that considerable distance OF the Ulster
& Delaware Railroad is TO be removed TO higher
ground 10 make way for the great Ashokan Dam
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

bowling alleys. billiard and pool tables. shuttle
boards and the devils top.
Music is special feature and the dances at both
the Mount Washington and the Mount Pleasant
are most attractive Every facility for health.
comfort and enjoyment is amply provided by the
management. The state road has added much
to the enjoyment Of those who make Breton
Woods objective point in automobile tour
and fire roads lead thereto from all parts OF the
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
HOTEL TRAYMORE, ATLANTIC CITY.
A Popular and Successful Resort Hotel BY
the Sea-

There is one all the year around resort, thronged
alike in winter and summer. out in the latter even
more than in the former season when fl is practi-
cally the only place for recreation away from the
city streets. This is Atlantic City. which lies on
the ocean from which IL takes its name. covering
the greater part OF Ahsecon Island and situated