Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-06

was fairly lined with Ice houses be-
tween Augusta and Merrymeeting Bay
comparatively few remain. Those
standing are the Old Orchard, Chelsea,
Shutdown, Green's Lodges, Independ-
ent, Berry houses, Cedar Grove, Modoc
StcarGs Point, Hodges and Consumer :
into which it is intended to run ice
The following houses have been burn
ed, Farmingdale, Bodwell and Allen
John Hancock, White, South Gardiner
Goo6Win's Pt. (Dresden), Haley, Hath
ORR, Haines &, Dewitt with a capacity
for housing $4,000 tons of icel, Knick-
erhocker, Lincoln, Peanut Gust above
Richmond and Underwood. This win
ter the Rich house was blown down
during the February gale. In 1880 the
Cheeseman plant 1T Farmingdale was
also destroyed by fire.
Mink Hunt on Ice Field.
Che Freeport man recalled a lively
day one winter, on the ice field at
SmithtoWn, then being operated by the
famous James l.. Chceseman. 4 miniS
had run out upon the ice near the
shore and $50 men and boys dropped
their work to pursue the little animal.
They chased him for a long time but
Mr. Mink was agile and wiry and elud-
ed his tormentcrs.
Cheesem1n learned Of the circus and
ran out upon the ice, what in thund-
Grafton are you men up TOP he yelled.
mink, Mr.. Cheescman, mink on the
ice. See him over there Cheeseman
saw but he cried out. Get to work,
II. sNN1r I.p. al a
cost me more'n $4,000
Cheeseman was popular and had no
trouble getting and holding his men.
one pay DAY workman asked another.
a Canadian. how much he WAS being
paid Dollar and half" replied the
Canadians How much you2'' They're
cheating you. replied the wag, all
the rest of us are getting shillings.
The Canadian was cnraged and went
to the Office where Cheeseman patient
w explained that the Canadian was
the butt of a joke and that the pay Of
the men was the same.
An Ice King Entertans.
Cheeseman sold his plant to the
Kniekerbocker Co, receiving a huge
bonus. Some claim $i,00o,000. What
ever the sum. cheeseman was on Easy
street, but lavish and extravagant to
a fault. He wound light cigars with
$40 bills. He chartered an ocean
steamer and took a party of friends
on a four months voyage TO Europe
and West Indies. He spent his for
tune in two years. and was glad to
ill a job in the Knickerhocter office
at $1,000 a year
Future for Kennebee Ice.
Both the Bosran promoter, who il
buying ice for a syndicate of Boston
finaneiers, and He Freeport man
believed that in mild winters
that the Kennebec will furnish
New York most Of its natural ice in
the future, as the Hudson probably
will not be allowed TO be cut for ice
because OF lie impnrity of its waters.
Every mild winter. like the present
Maine ice will be in great demand.
They agreed that pond ice is the purer
but as the Boston man explained
there's only one pond from Portland
10 Boothbay now available. That is
in Phippsburg. At Wiseasset the
Haines and Dewitt privilege is over
IibNtu VIII SAT- water. At f+dIktf :
Head. likewise the old dams are down
and the tide7iiows III from the sea. At
Popham the long ice run has lon&
been demolished, so Silver Lake ice
is not available there.
over Bcothbay way at Mill Cove
and West Harbor the Morse Bros. of
Bath will cut and ship 1900 tons. They
have sold this to Boston men. The
fields at Barriers Island and Clark's
Cove are being worked.
The old houses at Gun Point near
Bath are demolished and Small Point
is now owned by wealthy summer res
idents 50 there are no longer ice priv
ileges there. The Cathance field costs
too much to work because of the mar
rowness of the river.
The Eggemogn, near Roekland,
with a capacity of 100000 tons is the
biggest plant of ice on the coast. There
1000 foot chain is used SargentVille
had 10000 tons of old ice and they
are filing the house up with fresh
cut ice now.
The pond ice along shore they claim
ed to be 10 inches thick and with cold
nights would make better. Their idea
was that it wouldn't pay to stack.
Harry Morse, cousin of Charles W
is among men interested in Maine ice
this year
CHAS. u. CLARKE