Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-26

OF middle. age, robust pe-seve-ing and
aliven turous such as were well suitsd
IL encounter the Tolls Of u new settle
merit. Subjected tp IlardstIips wiiicn
would hive discouraged men Of less
energy they soon began 70 exert an in
auencf extensive and beneficial
l. was most natural that the young
er generation Of this aGven furious peo-
1ie- should ~ uf i Ike disposition and
during the = years preceding the EsVo-
luton. Londonderry sent out Z distinct
bands Of colGnists. among which WIS
that which Ia.sr serIlsd on PenoDscUt
na-.
Among The pioneers al London
derry was one John Mitchell VIC
brought with him from the old
Country. q sDn five years Old. also
named John. The Lao grew 70 man
hood. III upright and capable citizen
and became a surveyor. On a trip
tn PassamaquodGy II what is now
Maine. where he made surveys w
der the direction Of Gov. Barnard.
he learned while at Fort P0wnau. up
the Penohscot river Of the fertile
tract Of land around the western
arm Of PenobscoI bay. which was
adore6 for sale. This land which in
cludeG what is now Belfast anG
Nortt1port and vicinity was the
property Of IRE heirs Of Genera
Waldo Il having come into his
nussession through his wife former
" Miss Lucy Thicker Of Boston
Young Mitchell had visitsc the Vi
ciatry and admired the beauties OF
the bay and so he returned TO Lon
dunder-y 70 tell MS friends ana
neighburs about the suitable spot 10
his mind for a new COLONY They
were MUCH ent.lUseG and negotia-
lions were IL once opened with the
Waldo heirs a. TnomaSlon. For
/. 800 pounds Il. s80 acres Of land was
purchased. which Eli the yaius OF
the money at that time was equal 10
about 20 cents per acre- This tract
was then divided 3utD 52 lots and
emigration began.
IT was necessary 10 EaH Ineir
household goods by ax-1sHms TO The
city OF EIavertill and thence float
them down the Merrimac river 20
Newburvport- There they were
loaded On q weasel with the Colon
lists. men. women and children WITH
very likely their 1--we stock for they
brought al their worldly goods
They set sail on long and weary
voyage. far the wind left them and
crowded Ints small cabins II was
anything but a pleasant EXCURSION.
Finally III the END OF tedious week
they sailed into a beautiful harb1r
and as the evening sun sank in the
west behind the range Of mountains
which they had admired ali day. the.
tievout ones knelt and gave thanks
that their journey was over ana
ttIat they aad reached the promised
land" Much WIS their disappoinf-
rnelt. however. when they learned.
hiErpry does not tel us how. thai
they had landed 1T Northpor-t. not
Belfast They named the beautiful
Little harbnr Saturday Cove, having
arrived there ON Saturday night It
bears that name to this day.
SATURDAY. Cove is today the SUM
rner hssrrsa Of wei known Bnstouians.
On the cliffs which overlook the
IIrtle harbor into which these early
pilgrims came. stand the summer
PONIES of Hcn Norman white Of
E,,ookFine. and Daniel A Wing Of
Boston. president of the First Ma
tipr,al bunk Other BuEfauians and
View Workers. also come there fur
the seaspn and the place while not a
fashionable ane. is ona of the m0H.
picturesque an the coast quiet
n sgfnl spot for the tired business
rr.u and Las been Kept 50 from