The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-20

the first boat leaves at 1920 a. m-and the
morning nap is undisturbed.
The first arrivals of the press party were
two from Belfast, others coming by later
trains and boats up to Saturday night, when
the following were present: Gen. and Mrs. J.
P Cilley, Rockland; Charles A. Piisbury. Bel
fast; Miss Florence E. Sutherland, Windsor,
Nova Scotia; Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Haskell and chill
dren, Amelia and Louise. Pittsfeld; Mrs. Charles
B. Haskell and daughter Ethel, Pittsfeld; Annie
j. Crediford, Kennebunk; Mr.. and Mrs. Dam
forth L. Nash, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F. Flynt, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Bow
ditch, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Lor-
ing, Portland; Charles E. Williams and Miss
Soule, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Blandinp.
Bangor; Mr.. and Mrs.. A. E. Donham, Port
land. Mr.. Haskell was the only member of
the excursion committee to put in an appear
ance, and he was arn6ng the late arrivals. so
that there was no program, but some of the
party had blackboard ride to the farm and all
enjoyed sail on the lake Sunday afternoon.
| The drive vas the more enjoyable because
of the absence of mosquitoes, usually encoun-
tered in the woods while never heard or felt in
or about the hotel. Adjacent to Pebble
Reach are stagnant pools that have served in
the past as mosquito factories, but which had
evidently been given coating of kerosene,
thus suppressing these insect pests. Driving
out the road leading to Pebble Beach we saw
among the crafts, in the cove the steamer
ldalette, formerly the property of the late A.
H. Groeschner. Many Belfast and Northport
people have pleasant recolections of both
boat and owner, the latter for many years
summer sojourner on the South Shore, North
port. At the head of this cove one missed
the camps of the guides, who have all been
banished to kineo Station. On nearing the
beach road turns abruptly to the right and
on the point beyond is the estate of Mr.. Ar
thur B. Waring, a W althy New Yorker, whose
handsome yacht laid at pier, respendent in
polished mahogany and brass. The craft is
I said to have cost $4,000. but whether propel-
ed by steam or gasolene we did not learn The
grounds of her owner are enclosed by rustic
fence, with several ornamental entrances,
bordered with flowers; the cottage and out
buildings shaded by trees. Farther on we
passed a cottage on the veranda of which
stood an easel with an unfinished painting
evidently the summer home of an artist. The
road now led along the shore of the lake with
dense woods on one side, in which dainty
brches stood among the spruces and pines
like slim summer girls in their white gowns.
Here and there by the wayside the clusters of
red berries of the mountain ash relieved the
green foliage with touch of color, and on the
lake side we had ever changing views of state
ly Kineo. The air was fragrant with woodsy
odors and summer breeze and the tree
shaded road made the drive one of rare en-
joyment On arriving at the farm we came
out into the OPEN 1t comprises 200 acres
under tillage, with the necessary farm build
ings, hot houses and cold frames. Here vege-
tables and strawberries are raised for the
hotel. There were several acres in potatoes
and the grass was the best seen this season.
There was much talk of ascending Mt. Kineo,
but so far we can learn but two of the party
accomplished it. One was Gen. ClIey, who
confessed to being "75 and over" and who rose
early one morning, took a bath, and then climbed
the mountain, returning in time for breakfast.
The other was Bro. Flynt, who exhibited a
piece of what he persisted in calling flint-but
which we know to be hornblende that he
claimed to have brought from the summit. In
business transaction his word would be ac-
cented without hesitation hnt in tbiS oaso II
seemed necessary to have corroborative evil
dence. Ascending Mt. kineo is now a matter
of climbing stairs, 122 of them, and then climb
ing about 250 feet with the aid of chain, at
the upper end of which you find path that
leads upward, then into hollow, down which
"Our George" slipped and rolled some years
ago, and then you mount to the highest point
and the 40 miles of lake are before, and behind,
you. When the writer, with George A. Quimby
and Theodore N. Winslow, made the ascent in
1885, we rowed around the point on which the
Kineo House stands and about mile up the
lake, where from little strip of beach path
led up the mountain. 1t was sometimes neces-
sary to use hands well feet, but it was
not very hard climb, and although we have
never tried them we should consider it less
fatiguing than the stairs.
Every evening hne orch es ira plays in the
music room, a grill and ornamental rail only
separating it from the ball room with its poll
ished floor. At the farther end of the ball
room is handsome stairway, and when listen
ing to the music and watching the people NOV
ing to and fro and ascending and descending
the stairway it was easy to imagine oneself at
theatre, an illusion which the costumes and
bearing of some of the many figures tended to
heighten. One of the party said it reminded
him of being on Fall River steamboat
Saturday night special train brought to
Kineo Morris Mcdonald of Portland, vice
president and general manager of the Maine
Central, C. F. Lnsley of Meriden, Conn.,. R. H.
Boutwell, of Exeter, N. H., E. P. Kicker of Po-
land Spring. G. E. Cooley and W. L. McCready
of New York. They were guests Sunday of
Arthur B. Waring of New York at gentle
mems perty on board his beautiful yacht, the
Ioneta, and in the afternoon enjoyed a sail to
some of the choice spots about the lake. They
left on their return by special train that
evening.