Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-30
DEER ISLE.
EERESTTNG SKETCH or The
ISLAND TOWN.
-mD or MEN WHO KNOW HOW TO
AAIL CUP DnFENDERs--BrTs OF
HIsrORY.


Uc8ute0uH Wales anu TlpplluE rllt8s
- not less fair the winding ways
- CISCO and Penobscot bays:
1ny seek for happier shores in vain
- leave the summer isles Of Maine.
xhere is something in the atmosphere OF
4Dsea that develops . rugged constitution
- stern mental and moral virtues. II
ln1ne 10 mot SEQ girt it At least has full
Nsusand miles OF coast when we follow the
- Of its bays, harbors and estuaries.
2Estching this entire length is aperfect
EnewOrk Of islands, every one of which il
-sGnfined to become the summer home Of
/ SnDA workers, who are seeking for recrea-
- and health. Famous among all these
sB that have been lifted by volcanic
- from the old Devonian water stands
- Isle, near the mouth Of the Penob-
-. Not only is this beautiful island the
2npua towards which many . pilgrim foot
- turn but it 10 also the home Of . hardy
Rae, who are suigeneris to the soil.
lnsaligent, brave, kindly and courteous,
- pleasure to mingle among them, to
@1sy their unstinted hospitality and
1nn TO the wild tales OF the sea.
7Aere 10 much uncertainty regarding
- early history Of Deer Isle. As early
- 116B Father Thevit. an adventurous
sJmnit missionary, is said to have sailed
aMsng the shores Of Penobscot bay and
Enae Q survey of this island. Martin
ZAzng came in 1908, and before reaching
- spot he saw some foxes disporting
u1nmselves on the shore. SO peculiar to
- was the incident that he gave the
vnnce the name OF Fox island, and thus it
- borne down to the present day.
Jnxneying on he soon came to another
- where deer could be seen from the
Asck OF his pinnace, and from this in
Mdent came the name Deer Isle. His
Usre the first English eyes to rest upon
xanse shores, as he preceded Champlain by
n fuli year. Weymouth and Roxier came
n 1006, but they could add nothing to the
lnsry of the others, and about the only
asidence of their visit that is now left Is
ne little peninsular known as Cape
0ssier, on the main.
Deer Isle is but short distance from the
rain land and the distance across to Sar-
xBntville is but half mile. It was once
- home OF an Indian tribe, and the de-
pssits Of clam and oyster shells are almost
Aanal to those OF Dsmariscotts. These
sa1nnu fish were sasily obtained, and UNI
s1pubtedly this was one Of the reasons that
lsa the early natives to choose this place
10y have lived here cannot now be told,
Aat 1t is estimated that some Of the she'll
1saps must have been Eve hundred years
- accommodating.
Stone implements and skeletons are fire.
Qnently exhumed, and several years ago
0ne Of these latter Was taken from under
- roots Of q huge tree. IT was the frame
0srk Of q man who must have been fully
0ight feet in height, and in close proxim-
~ TO the location OF the heart was an ar
xDw head made OF copper. Here is mys-
~. The Indians belonged to the stone
-, and there is NO evidence that they
ADu anything Of the metals. BY the
49, Of this skeleton was another one OF .
1ncA smaller man and it is evident that
- his bow was sent the arrow on its
Anadly mission.
EARLY eErrIERs.
Hhe Indians disappeared from Deer Isle
1Ag years before the first white settler
- 10 build his cabin Of logs and rocks.
2haDe pioneers were obliged to live the
unpae life and all luxuries were to them
m1known. Shellfish and water fowl were
Hlhsir principal sustenance and these could
anwnys Be had in abundance. It is quite
Eheay that these first settlers were the
oUsEnow from old Bagaduce, now known
- Cnstine. They came about the veal
- and from that time kept up gradual
1ncrease from year to year. Among the
- Of them were Jonathan Greenlaw
William Eaton and Joseph Tyler. Ma
11aniel Kent built the first sawmill at the
a1nse Of the Revolution and it was still
NAsre ~ late a. 1912. First framed house
- built in 1771 by Ezekiel Norey, and
- was standing within the memory Of
l1ving men. After that framed houses
Same common on tbs island ana many
o. be seen here to-day that were built
Dass than Is year, ago.
vmrr TO THE Inland.
II vas PLEASANT trip that TIE writer ~
~sntiy mads Over and across Dser Isls,
US0xt WE 214AO xkVA0 ND2AAA0 WIN
Capt. Rodney HadleF, on the little steamer
11snr D. Monts, and every movement Of
- pasmGe found new delight. Ths all
0swn the magnificent haEbor Wa pasl
usesn fields, shady groves and elegant
mnmsr homes that lined the shores.
0Egsntvills 10 pleasant little hamlet
A1ng just opposite Deer lsls and separated
1Bsm Il BY the stretch Of water known q
UEgsmoggin reach. The boat touched Of
- place for moment and than its prov
- turned across the reach and in few
1smsnts We drcw mp on the wharf known
06cott's landing ct North Dser Isle.
From there the remainder Of the trip
vas made by team. We passed the houss
- Frank Holden, . pleasant and COM
1BEtable looking home that the driver told
- Vas built moro than one hundred years