The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-28
Region Of Summer Resorts and Home
Of Passamaquoddy Indians De.
scrjbed by United States
Geological Survey

A report on the Eastport quadrangle
maine, recently issued BY the United
States Geological Survey, deals with
a region of more than usual interest.
Eastport, from which the quadrangle
receives its name, has the double dis
tinction of being the easternmost city
of the United States and the center.
of the sardine packing industry of the
Atlantic coast. The actual eastern
most point of land in the United
States is West Quoddy Head, marked
by lighthouse a few miles south of
Eastport, but still within the quad
rsmgle. The natural beauties of the
region and the large stretches OF
protected water along the irregular
coast, attract to this part of Maine
many summer visitors, although it
has not yet become so populous re-
sort as the coast of Maine farther
west or the Canadian coast farther
east. Some conception of the ex-
IRENE irregularity of the coast may
be gained from the statement that
h. f,.av q
sister town Lubec by three mile
ferry, whereas the traveller following
the shore would have to walk one
hundred rocky miles to get from one
of these towns to the other.
The Eastport region is one of the.
few places in the Atlantic States that
still counts among its inhabitants the
direct descendants of the native own
ers of the soil. These are the Pas
samaquoddy Indians, who form
small village at Pleasant Point, where
they live as temporal wards of the
state and as spiritual wards Of the
Catholic church. Because they have
adopted SO freely the ways OF the
white man these Indians have ceased
to be picturesque, but tourists are In
terested in them because OF the real
ly artistic baskets of sweet grass and
dyed wood woven by the women
Only once a year, on Corpus Christi
Day do they deck themselves out in
ceremonial robes and with songs and
dances recall the savage glories of
long ago. This feast day OF course
attracts spectators from all OF the
neighboring towns. Though now very
up to date the village of these 1ndi-
ans as late as 1888 consisted mainly
Of tepees, and it was then common to
see them clad in their native cos
tunes. Their school, conducted by
sisters of charity, and their church
play an important part in their lives
and have been a source of great i'm
provement to the tribe.
Ancient Lava Flows
To the geologist the Eastport reg
ion is OF remarkable interest. Its
rocks which belong to the periods
known as Silurian and Devonian, in
clude thousands of feet of alternating
lava flows, beds of consolidated vol
canic ash, and consolidated muds,
which show that in these ancient
times the Eastport region was q YER
table American Bay of Naples. Dor
dered by volcanoes that poured lavas
out upon the floor Of the ocean ana
showered ashes into its waters. On
many of the weather beaten surfaces
of the rocks the lava like structure
appears as perfect as on a piece OF
modern lava. The outward contour
of these silurian volcanoes has been
completely destroyed in the wearing
down of the land during millions Of
succeeding years, and even their eH
act location can be but roughly sur
missed. Only the lava flows and ash
beds remain, like scattered ruins o.
| fallen temples.
In spite of frequent catastrophes II
the form of volcanic eruptions tho
sea at this time teemed with ANNA
life, whose fossil remains can readily
be found by anyone who cares t.
| search the shale beds along TN
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