Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
Sept. 10, 1921.

Sept. 10, 1921.
Dear Aunt Madge and the NJ. BIS:
During the spring period of annual
OVERLAPPING, l collected several be-
ginnings of letters of various dates
and lengths. which have never reached
completion, Which l determined should
be rewritten. In each beginning l
told you my thoughts went out to all
the NJ B's.-those in sorrow and sad
ness and those who had not come to
that phase and We're enjoying life as
it comes. l had planned all the year
to attend the reunion, but when the
day came l was many miles from
home.
l have always heard so much of the
great Maine woods where the sports"
go for big game, that l always wished
TO get a peep at region which
seemed to have a mysterious charm.
1t always gave me thoughts of the
moose, deer and fearful old bruin.
about which / heard many stories in
childhood. l was enjoying my peep"
on the eventful day of the reunion,
and again l sighed to be in two places
at once.
For nearly a week l lived beside
beautiful Spendicook lake which is
one of a chain called Grand Lakes,
which forms part of the boundary be-
tween Maine and New Brunswick and
is the source of the ST. Croix river.
The party consisted of two adults,
three little children with the Johns"
coming in the evening. The cottage,
Cold Water Tavern" was of good
nj no IA lax
and screened sleeping porch; on the
side, a large livingroom with great
fireplace, which would take three
and one-half foot log; kitchen with
cupboards galore, stove, oil stove,
sink, and many conveniences, and bed
room below and several above. The
floors We're of hard wood, and also
the sheathing.
In front of the cottage was beach
of yellowish, loose sand, while behind
it and all around was beautiful old
growth hard wood grove extending
back to a-high ridge. In this grove
was a spring of beautiful clear water
The lake in front was long and naf-
row, it being seven miles across to
the nearest New Brunswick town, and
four miles to the nearest Maine town.
boat, as there was only an old Indian
trail by land Most of the sport
camps are farther up the lake, and
the motor boats went by, coming and
going from them. The lake has lanes
through which the motor boats travel,
as there are many sunken rocks and
trees which are dangerous.
There were two cottages and some
ll.., Al
they could not be seen from Gold
Water Tavern" The beaches all along
the shore, except in front of the cot
tage, were covered with wood, some
being whole trees with their roots,
twelve to eighteen inches in diameter,
which have been washed up on the
shore during the spring when snow
melts and raises the water and the
spring gales land them high and dry,
where they bleach in the snow. This
makes very good fuel for the fire.
place, and we had some glorious fires.
for with the exception of two after
moons for a short time, we kept the
hearth warm.
The sand on the shore l judge to
be small particles of a white rock
which, by the iron which it contains,
becomes soft and probably is worn off |
by the action of the water on the |
rocks; and such immense ones as there |
are in places along the shore We |
had wonderful weather but the heat |
was tempered by the breeze from the !
lake. The only storm was on the day '
of the NJ b. reunion. and the lake |
was wonderful to see the next day. |
At the lower end the water was black