The Bar Harbor Blue Book and Mount Desert Guide 1881HIGGINS BROTHERS, Near Grand Central Hotel. MAIN STREET, Bar Harbor, Me. DEALERS IN CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers, Crockery, Hardware, Hats and Caps, Farming Tools, Wooden Ware, &e. Also, a large stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS Kept constantly on hand. We make a specialty of supplying Summer Cottagers with Groceries, Crockery, Wooden Ware, etc.; and anything not kept by us will be ordered and sold at the lowest market prices. __________ All goods delivered to any part of the village, free of charge. HIGGINS BROTHERS.T. L. ROBERTS, DEALER IN Choice Family Groceries, Opposite Rodick House, BAR HARBOR, - - MAINE. S. C. VYLES, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Fine Boots and Shoes. Keep constantly on hand French Kid Boots, Newport Buttons and Ties, All widths. Also good stock of RUBBERS. Manufacturer of Lawn Tennis Shoes, MAIN STREET, BAR HARBOR.J. E. BERRY, DEALER IN Groceries, Provisions, Fruit, Confectionery CROCKERY and STONE WARE, TOBACCO and CIGARS, PICKLES and CANNED GOODS, DRY GOODS, TROUTING GEAR, POCKET CUTLERY, REVOLVERS, WHIPS, STATIONERY and INKS, SMALL WARES, Etc. Store Opposite Bockaway House, Bar Harbor, Me. FISHING TACKLE A SPECIALTY. Agent for American Express Company and Portland, Bangor & Maohias Steamboat Co. CHARLES B. PINEO, Main Street, opposite Deering House, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN All kinds of Harnesses and Harness Goods, Trunks, Valises, Travelling Bags, Shawl Straps, etc. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO TRUNK AND VALISE REPAIRING. ALL WORK WARRANTED. DONT FORGET TO CALL ON A. G. BULGER, Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, For DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, and CROCKERY WARE. Mv goods are all new and fresh, and will be sold at the lowest Cash Prices. The Best is the Cheapest. No trouble to show goods. Please call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. A. G. BULGER.In direct communication with the Great Western Union Telegraph Co. RATES REDUCED AND PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Telegrams sent promptly and delivered soon as received by special delivery boys. Visitors are reguested to register their names at the office, to aid the operator in finding the parties addressed. Office hours 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. OFFICE OPPOSITE THE AGAMONT HOUSE, T. L. Roberts, Pres’t. W. M. Roberts, Treas. Geo. H. Grant, Sec’y. JOB WAGON, A FIRST-CLASS JOB WAGON TO TRANSPORT Baggage to and from all the Boats, And to any part of the village and suburbs. Also ALL KINDS OF LIGHT TRUCKING Will receive prompt attention by leaving orders at the Telegraph office, or at A. W. Bee’s store, opposite the Rodick House. GEO. H. GRANT, Proprietor. THE ME HARBOR & MOUNT DESERT TELEGRAPH CO.,Mrs. K. J. STEVENS, BAR HARBOR, millinery, Dry and Fancy goodss, All kinds of dress Goods and Trimmings. Materials for All Kinds of Fancy Work. Store opposite the Rodick House. New York Papers of the previous morning, Boston Papers of the previous evening, Are received at BEE’S NEWS DEPOT, as follows: MONDAYS..............................NONE. TUESDAYS..........................at 11 A.M. WEDNESDAYS .... “3 p.m. THURSDAYS.........................“11 A.M. FRIDAYS............................“5 P.M. SATURDAYS “11 A.M. SUNDAYS “11 A.M. Boston Sunday Herald at 5.30 p.m., Sundays. Papers delivered, to regular subscribers within one mile.Dr, WILLIAM ROGERS, Office,.........................BRADLEY’S BLOCK. Residence, cor. Mount Desert St. and Holland Ave. L. S. CHILCOTT, D.D.S., ( Graduate of Philadelphia Dental College.) Office in Bradley’s Block, - BAR HARBOR, ME. CIGARS AND FRUIT. BAILEY’S CANDIES. Albert W. Bee, Ice Cream Saloon. MINERAL WATERS. DAILY PAPERS.CENTRAL HOUSE, SOMESVILLE, William Fennelly, - proprietor This house is noted, for the excellence of its dinners and suppers. Parties from Bar Harbor catered for in a superior manner. Please order by telegraph. A. F. SMITH, HAIR DRESSER, Rooms in Agamont House. F. E. Smith, FRUIT STAND, Agamont House. SAMUEL E. HEAD, First-Class Meat Market, AND DEALER IN Vegetables, Ship and Family Stores, Under the Agamont House, - Bar Harbor, Me. S. D. WIGGIN & CO., Druggist and Apothecaries, Bradley’s Block, Main St., BAR HARBOR, ----- ME.B. BRADLEY, PHOTOGRAPHER, Bradley’s Block, Main Street, BAR HARBOR, MT. DESERT, Me. In addition to my Gallery Work, I publish and keep for sale a large selection of STEREOSCOPIC AND LARGE VIEWS Of all points of interest on the island. RESIDENCES, GROUPS, BOATING PARTIES, &c, Photographed at short notice. I KEEP ON HAND A LARGE STOCK OF Frames of all Kinds, At reasonable rates. Also, the Swiss and Scotch White Wood Goods, With views of Mt. Desert on same. PLEASE GIVE US A CALL.Gilbert, Crandon & Co’s Express, FROM Boston and Portland to Bangor and Machias, VIA Sanford Steamship Co., from Boston and Portland; Bangor & Machias Steamboat Co., from Portland to all towns on the Penobscot River, and all towns on coast east of Rockland to Machias. offices : 75 KILBY ST., BOSTON. 65 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND. 10 WEST MARKET SQ., BANGOR. 77 BEDFORD ST., BOSTON. Green and Reynolds, Manufacturers and dealers in - FURNACES, STOVES, RANGES and TINWARE, ALSO DEALERS IN Kitchen Furnishing Goods, Britannia and Plated Ware, French, Retinned, Stamped and Japanned Tinware, Wrought and Cast Enamelled Ware, Spoons, Brushes and Wire Ware, JOB WORK PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Bar Harbor, Me. W. A. JORDAN, Contractor and Builder, Residence opposite J. A. Rodick’s Hotel, BAR HARBOR. ALL KINDS OF House and Fresco Painting Visitors or residents having their cottages painted or decorated will do well to consult us, as our work is the best and our prices reasonable. Arrangements can be made by contract or by the day, to have cottages well painted for occupancy next season. JAS. HINCH & SONS., Main Street, opposite Grand Central HotelAmerican Express Company BAR HARBOR, ME. SEND YOUR Baggage and Bundles by Express AND SAVE TIME AND TROUBLE. REASONABLE RATES and ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY. Offices in all the Principal Cities and Towns in the United States and Canadas. For any farther information desired, apply to J. E, BERRY, ... Agent. (No. on Map, 86.) BOSTON OFFICES: 244 Washington St. 59 to 67 Devonshire St. 34 to 38 Albany St. 122 Canal St.THE Bar Harbor Blue Book AND MOUNT DESERT GUIDE, WITH MAPS AND TABLES. 1881. ALBERT W. BEE, No. 169 Tremont Street, . . Boston, Mass. Main Street, opp. Rodick’s, Bar Harbor, Me.CONTENTS. PAGE Blue Book. By Streets,............................................... i Numerically,..............................................x Guide to Mount Desert. Introduction, including Routes to and from, and Tables, xv Chapter I. Topography and History,................................... i Literature of Mount Desert,...............................14 Chapter II. South-west Harbor and Somesville,.........................15 Chapter III. Bar Harbor Hotels,........................................21 Chapter IV. Bar Harbor.— Where to Drive,..............................25 Chapter V. Laws concerning Carriages................................... Chapter VI. Bar Harbor.— Boating,.....................................40 Chapter VII. Bar Harbor.— Walks,..................................... 44BLUE BOOK. BY STREETS. BRIDGE STREET. East Side. No. on Map. Owner. Occupant. Bar. (38) Indian Encampment. (45) Prof. Phelps. Prof. Phelps. West Street. (51) Mrs. B. H. Rodick. (52) Loring Brewer. Cottage Street. COTTAGE STREET. North Side. Main Street. (82) D. Rodick & Sons. Henry Holt. (80) Dr. Morris Longstreth. Dr. Morris Longstreth. (75) Charles A. Wallace. Francis White. Roderick Street. (81) Store. A. G. Bulger. (55) Andrew Rodick. (54) Andrew Rodick. (53) Andrew Rodick. (52) Loring Brewer. Birch Tree Cottages.Bridge Street. (35) Alonzo Ash. A. R. Lawrence. Holland Avenue. Eden Street. COTTAGE STREET. South Side. Main Street. (72) Mrs. C. A. Walls. (71) Charlotte Higgins. Mrs. Wells. (70) J. W. Manchester. J. P. Morris. (66) A. J. Salisbury. E. G. Damson. (65) W. A. Jordan. W. A. Jordan. (63) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. School-house. (64) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. Log cabin. (62) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. (61) C. H. Morris. (36) Frank Alley. John Dean, caterer. (37) Berry Brothers. Livery stable. Holland Avenue. (34) J. W. Conners. Eden Street. DOUGLAS AVENUE. North Side. Main Street. (153) Dan. Higgins. Mrs. Gordon. (150) Dan. Higgins. (151) Mrs. Thurber. Miss Blanchard.DOUGLAS AVENUE. South Side. Main Street. (154) Mrs. Mary Higgins. 055) J- H. Douglas. (160) J. E. Tripp. (161) Elmira Ash. (162) George Workman. Mrs. May. Atlantic House. C. C. Harrison. Dr. Robert Carter. EAGLE LAKE ROAD. North Side. Eden Street. (33) White. Mrs. Pendleton. (32) Salisbury. Lookout House. (31) Mrs. Biddle. ' Mrs. Biddle. Somesville. EDEN STREET. East Side. Mount Desert Street. (203) E. H. Greeley. E. H. Greeley. Cottage Street. (10) Lewis Day. (5) Rev. F. H. Johnson. Rev. F. H. Johnson. (4) Mrs. Manning. Mrs. Manning. (3) The Misses Lombard. The Misses Lombard. (1) Chas. T. How. W. S. Gurnee. Duck Brook.EDEN STREET. West Side. Eagle Lake Road. (33) White. Mrs. Pendleton. (30) De Grasse Fox. (25) Studio. T. 0. Langerfeldt. (23) Hotel. Wayside Inn. (24) James Eddy. Studio. (22) Store. James Eddy. (21) James Eddy. G. E. Mumford. (20) James Eddy. (15) James Eddy. (14) James Eddy. (13) James Eddy. (11) James Eddy. G. H. Perkins. (12) James Eddy. James Eddy. (2) John B. How. Isaac W. How. Duck Brook. HOLLAND AVENUE. East Side. West Street. (206) Rev. C. S. Leffingwell. Wm. B. Rice. (204) Arthur Ells. (200) Col. Holland. Mount Desert Street. HOLLAND AVENUE. West Side. West Street. (34) J. W. Conners. (207) Nathan J. Salisbury. (205) Alcenus Higgins. Smith Clift. (201) Dr. Wm. Rogers. Dr. Wm. Rogers. Mount Desert Street.KEBO STREET. East Side. Mount Desert Street. (2I0) (215) De Grasse Fox. (216) Catholic Church. MAIN STREET. (90) Telegraph office. (101) T. L. Roberts. Rockaway House. (102) W. M. Roberts. Newport Cottage. (103) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. Mrs. C. C. Stratton. (104) W. M. Roberts. Newport House. (105) Geo. W. Dillingham. Geo. W. Dillingham. (106) Charles Higgins. Deering House. (107) Sam Higgins. Ocean House. (110) Club House. (in) Alpheus Hardy. Alpheus Hardy. (112) F. M. Weld. F. M. Weld. (113) G. R. Minot. G. R. Minot. (114) Stephen Higgins. J. M. Rotch. (115) Stephen Higgins. Mrs. S. E. Linzee. (121) B. Bradley. Stores. (122) David Bunker. (123) Geo. Higgins. Pierre Humbert. (124) Geo. Higgins. Lewis Rathbone. „ (125) John Higgins. Wm. Minot. (131) A. W. Bee. Mrs. S. E. Withered. (133) A. F. Higgins. A. F. Higgins. East Side including to the Shore. West Street.134) A. F. Higgins. ' Gen. R. S. Oliver. 135) A. F. Higgins. Mrs. Pomeroy. 140) A. F. Higgins. Mrs. Lippits. 141) A. L. Higgins. Nathan Mathews. 142) A. F. Higgins. T. B. Musgrave. 143) A. F. Higgins. Prof. H. N. Marten. 144) H. A. Grant. H. A. Grant. 145) Miss Dove. G. W. W. Dove. 146) Dr. Hasket Derby. Dr. Hasket Derby. 152) Ambrose Higgins. Miss Crafts. 153) Dan. Higgins. Mrs. Gordon. Douglas Avenue. 154) Mrs. Mary Higgins. Mrs. May. 163) F. M. Conners. W. H. Rawle. 226) Wayman Crow. Mrs. Crow. 230) J. M. Sears. J. M. Sears. Morrill Avenue. 231) Lucien Carr. Lucien Carr. 232) Chas. J. Morrill. Chas. J. Morrill. 233) Prof. Thayer. Prof. Thayer. Edward Cole. Edward Cole. G. M. Ogden. G. M. Ogden. Gardner Sherman. Gardner Sherman. Chas. H. Dorr. Chas. H. Dorr. Dr. Calvin Ellis. Dr. Calvin Ellis. Judge Brigham. Judge Brigham. George S. Hale. George S. Hale. Chas. Dalton. Chas. Dalton. Chas. Francis. Chas. Francis. Henry Sayles. Henry Sayles.Schooner Head. Dr. C. D. Homans. Dr. C. D. Homans. Great Head. MAIN STREET. West Side. West Street. (84) Eastern Railroad. (86) J. E. Berry. American Ex. Co. (83) D. Rodick & Sons. Mrs. Gov. Morris. (82) D. Rodick & Sons. Henry Holt. Cottage Street. (178) D. Rodick & Sons. Rodick House. (177) Store. Des Isle & Brewer. (176) Store. Higgins Bros. (175) R. Hamor & Sons. Grand Central Hotel. Mount Desert Street. (172) Mrs. Edward Brewer. Mrs. C. E. Whitmore. (170) E. G. Des Isle. Post-office. (171) E. G. Des Isle. M. D. Binsse. (165) E. G. Des Isle. •Mrs. F. Jones. (166) E. G. Des Isle. Hotel Des Isle. (164) (224) Geo. Douglas. Mr. Markoe. MOUNT DESERT STREET. North Side. Main Street. (175) R. Hamor & Sons. Grand Central Hotel. (180) R. H. Kittredge. Judge Lawrence. (179) R. H. Kittredge. BLUE BOOK. NUMERICALLY. (1) Chas. T. How. W. S. Gurnee. (2) John B. How. Isaac W. How. (3) The Misses Lombard. The Misses Lombard. (4) Mrs. Manning. Mrs. Manning. (5) Rev. F. H. Johnson. Rev. F. H. Johnson. (10) Lewis Day. (11) James Eddy. G. H. Perkins. (12) James Eddy. James Eddy. (13) James Eddy. (14) James Eddy. (15) James Eddy. (20) James Eddy. (21) James Eddy. G. E. Mumford. (22) James Eddy. Store. (23) Hotel. Wayside Inn. (24) Studio. (25) Studio. T. O. Langerfeldt. (30) De Grasse Fox. De Grasse Fox. (31) Mrs. Biddle. Mrs. Biddle. (32) Hotel. Lookout House. (33) White. Mrs. Pendleton. (34) J. W. Conners. (35) Alonzo Ash. A. R. Lawrence. (36) Frank Alley. John Dean, Caterer. (37) Livery Stable. Berry Bros. (38) Indian encampment. (45) Prof. Phelps. Prof. Phelps.(50) J. E. Foster. (51) Mrs. B. H. Rodick. (52) Loring Brewer. Lodging. (53) Cottage. ) (54) Cottage. )Birch Tree Cottages. (55) Hotel. ) (60) Hotel. West End. (61) C. H. Norris. (62) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. (63) School-house. (64) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. Log Cabin. (65) W. A. Jordan. Dr. Leit. (66) A. J. Salisbury. E. G. Damson. (70) J. W. Manchester. J. P. Norris. (71) Charlotte Higgins. Mrs. Wells. (72) Mrs. C. A. Walls. (73) Mrs. M. L. Lynam. (74) Parker Wood. F. H. Peabody. (75) Charles A. Wallace. Francis White. (80) Dr. Morris Longstreth. Dr. Morris Longstreth. (81) Store. A. G. Bulger. (82) D. Rodick & Sons. Henry Holt. (83) D. Rodick & Sons. Mrs. Gov. Morris. (84) Eastern Railroad. (86) J. E. Berry. American Express Co. (87) D. Rodick & Sons. Bath-house. (88) A. E. & F. M. Conners. Boat Wharf. (89) Eastern Railroad. Steamboat Landing. (90) Telegraph Office. (101) Hotel. Rockaway House. (103) Mrs. Tobias Roberts. Lodgers. (io4) Hotel. Newport House. (105) Geo. W. Dillingham. Geo. W. Dillingham. (i°6) Hotel. Deering House. (I07) Hotel. Ocean House. (x IO) Club House. (m) Alpheus Hardy. Alpheus Hardy. (i 12) F. M. Weld. F. M. Weld. (113) G. R. Minot. G. R. Minot. (114) Stephen Higgins. J. M. Rotch. (115) Stephen Higgins. Mrs. S. E. Linzee. (I21) Stores. B. Bradley. (I22) David Bunker. (I23) George Higgins. Pierre Humbert. (I24) George Higgins. Lewis Rathbone. (I25) John Higgins. Wm. Minot. (131) A. W. Bee, Store. Mrs. S. E. Witherell. (133) A. F. Higgins. A. F. Higgins. (134) A. F. Higgins. Gen. R. S. Oliver. (135) A. F. Higgins. Mrs. Pomeroy. (140) A. F. Higgins. Mrs. Lippits. (Hi) A. L. Higgins. Nathan Mathews. (i42) A. F. Higgins. T. B. Musgrave. (143) A. F. Higgins. Prof. H. N. Martin. (144) H. A. Grant. H. A. Grant. (145) Miss Dove. G. W. W. Dove. (146) Dr. Hasket Derby. Dr. Hasket Derby. (150) Hannah Higgins. Lodging. (150 Mrs. Thurber. Miss Blanchard.(152) Ambrose Higgins. Miss Crafts. (153) Hannah Higgins. Mrs. Gordon. (154) Mrs. Mary Higgins. Mrs. May. (155) Hotel. Atlantic House. (160) J. E. Tripp. C. C. Harrison. (161) Elmira Ash. (162) George Workman. Robert Carter. (163) F. M. Connors. W. H. Rawle. (164) (165) E. G. Des Isle. Mrs. F. Jones. (166) Hotel Hotel Des Isle. (170) Store. Post-office. (171) E. G. Des Isle. M. D. Binsse. (172) Mrs. Edw. Brewer. Mrs. C. E. Whitmore. (173) Lewis H. Higgins. Dr. McLellan. (174) A. E. Connors. A. Padelford. (175) Hotel. Grand Central. (176) Store. Higgins Brothers. (177) Store. Des Isle & Brewer. (178) Hotel. Rodick House. (179) Kittredge’s Store. (180) R. H. Kittredge. Judge Lawrence. (181) Public Library. (182) Union Church. (183) Episcopal Church. (184) Mrs. F. J. Alley. (186) John Harden. Boarders. (187) Studio. Miss Ellen Robbins. (190) Hotel. Bellevue. (191) Hotel. Lynam’s.(192 Berry Brothers. Fred Berry. (193 Rev. C. S. Leffingwell. Rev. C. S. Leffingwell. (194 Orlando Ash. Mrs. Leeds. (200 Col. Holland. (201 Dr. Rogers. Dr. Rogers. (202 Ann Nickerson. (203 J. Nickerson. J. Nickerson. (204 Arthur Ells. (205 Alcenus Higgins. Smith Clift. (206 Rev. C. L. Leffingwell. Wm. B. Rice. (207 Nathan J. Salisbury* (208 School-house. (210 Stephen Salisbury. (211 Hotel. Belmont. (212 Anson P. Cunningham. Lodging. (213 E. C. Parker. (214 Nathan Ash. Mrs. Buell. (215 De Grasse Fox. (216 Catholic Church. (217 Dr. Robert Amory. Dr. Robert Amory. (220 Miss Shannon. Miss Shannon. (221 D. P. Marcyes. (222 Miss Rhoda Grace. (223 Misses Grace. (224 George Douglas. Mr. Markoe. (225 Wayman Crow. Mrs. Crow. (230 J. M. Sears. J. M. Sears. (231 Luciene Carr. Luciene Carr. (232 Chas. J. Morrill. Chas. J. Morrill. (233 Prof. Thayer. Prof. Thayer.GUIDE TO MOUNT DESERT. INTRODUCTION, In going to Mount Desert, go early : by this, we mean to say that the pleasantest time is during June and July. Everything is fresher, there are few or no fogs, and the air is clear and cool, well adapted for long excursions and distant views from the mountain-tops. There are not so many visitors there then, and one can roam through the woods and over rocks undisturbed by other pleasure-seekers or picnic parties. A great many of those visitors who own cottages here come as early as June 1st to 15th. This also applies to the other end of the season, in September; for most people leave by September 5th, although the choicest bit of the year remains when the leaves are turning and the golden-rod causes the fields to assume a gilded covering, while perhaps late in the month a heavy storm brings out the fine display of surf, making Schooner Head and Great Head the immediate centres of attraction. At these seasons of the year there is no difficulty in obtaining choice rooms at any of the hotels, and at very reasonable rates; but, if one intends to be at MountDesert in the month of August, it is absolutely necessary to engage rooms beforehand, and have assurance from your landlord that they are reserved. Several cases have happened where visitors have written or telegraphed for rooms and followed without waiting for an answer, only to sleep in the parlors till there was an opportunity of returning, or, in one instance, the whole party went on to Sullivan, and stopped there till rooms could be had at Bar Harbor. Mount Desert is easy of access now, compared to what it was ten years ago; and the steamers running there are all comfortable and safe boats, while the fact of there being “opposition lines” has had a tendency to render all more obliging and courteous to the travelling public. The different routes will be mentioned in the order of their establishment, and we wish to say they are all equally good and reliable. The steamer “ Lewiston,” Captain Charles Deering, leaves Portland every Tuesday and Friday evening at 11.15 P.M., on arrival of trains leaving Boston at 6 P.M. via Boston and Maine Railroad and 7 P.M. (Pullman) via Eastern Railroad. The wharf in Portland is quite near the depots, and the transfer easily accomplished. The tourist should rise at daylight when the steamer would be near White Head, and see the scenery along this part of the Maine coast. About half-past five, Rockland is reached, passing Owl’s Head at the entrance to the harbor; and here a landing is made at a fine new steamer wharf, built by General Tillson, of granite fame. Here connections are made with steamers from Bostonthe previous evening at 5 o’clock, a route taken by those who prefer the water, and a full description of which is given further on. After a stop of about an hour, enabling those who wish to stroll up town, the “ Lewiston ” leaves Rockland for Castine, the next stopping-place. The course is almost north, and for nearly the whole length of Penobscot Bay, affording a fine view of the Camden Hills on the west, and the numerous towns dotting the hill-sides and water’s edge; while islands, covered with the spruce and pine growth of Maine, are seen on all sides. It takes about two hours and a half to reach Castine. We quote from the fourth and fifth chapters of Drake’s Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast a short description of this old town, and refer the reader to Longfellow’s Tales of a Wayside Inn. In the Student’s Second Tale, he will find the story of the French Baron Castine, who “ Left his chateau in the Pyrenees, And sailed across the western seas.” “ The peninsula of Castine presents to view two eminences with regular outlines, of which the westernmost is the most commanding. Both are smoothly rounded, and have steep though not difficult ascents. The present town is built along the base, and climbs the declivity of the eastern hill, its principal street conducting from the water straight up to its crest, surmounted by the still solid ramparts of Fort George. The long occupation of the peninsula has nearly denuded it of trees. Its ex-ternal aspects belong rather to the milder types of inland scenery than to the rugged grandeur of the near sea-coast. “ Passing by a bold promontory, on which the light-tower stands, the tide carries you swiftly through the Narrows to the anchorage before the town. Ships of any class may be carried into Castine, while its adjacent waters would furnish snug harbors for fleets. Puritans and Jesuits, Huguenots and Papists, kings and commons, have all schemed and striven for the possession of this little corner of land. Richelieu, Mazarin, and Colbert have plotted for it. Thurloe, Clarendon, and Bolingbroke have counter-plotted. It has been fought over no end of times, conquered and reconquered, and is now of no more political consequence than the distant peak of Katahdin. “ There is very little appearance of business about Castine. It is delightfully lethargic. Few old houses of earlier date than the Revolution remain to give the place a character of antiquity conformable with its history. Nevertheless there are pleasant mansions, and cool, well-shaded by-ways, quiet and still, in which the echo of your own footfall is the only audible sound. The peninsula, which the inhabitants call the ‘Neck,’ in distinction from the larger fraction of the town, is of small extent. You may ramble all over it in an afternoon.” “Fort George, a square, bastioned work, is the best preserved earthwork of its years in New England. A few hours would put it in a very tolerable condition ofdefence. The moat, excavated down to the solid rock, is intact; the esplanade hardly broken in outline. The position of the barracks, magazine, and guard-house may be easily traced on the parade, though no buildings now remain inside the fortress. The approach on three sides is by a steep ascent. Especially is this the case on the side of the town. Each bastion was pierced with four embrasures. The position was of great strength, and would have been an ugly place to carry by escalade. “Other earthworks, besides that already mentioned, may be traced. Two small batteries, that guarded the approaches on the side of the cove, are distinct. Some of these works were renovated during the re-occupation of Castine by the British in 1812. Others seen on the shores of the harbor are of more recent date. “Very little of the fort of the Baron Castine and his predecessors, yet enough to reward the research of the stranger, is to be seen on the margin of the shore of the harbor, less than half a mile from the central portion of the town. The grass-grown ramparts have sunk too low to be distinguished from the water in passing, but are evident to a person standing on the ground itself. Not many years will elapse before these indistinct traces are wholly obliterated. “ The bank here is not much elevated above high-water mark; while at the wharves it rises to a higher level, and is ascended by stairs. The old fort was placed near the narrowest part of the harbor, with a firm pebbly beach before it. Small boats may land directly under the walls of the work at high tide, or lieprotected by the curvature of the shore from the heavy seas rolling in from the outer harbor. “A portion of the ground covered by old Fort Penta-goet is now occupied by buildings, a barn standing within the circumvallation, and the dwelling of Mr. Webb between the shore and the road. A little stream of sweet water trickles along the south-west face of the work, and then loses itself among the pebbles of the beach. “ Fort Pentagoet, at its rendition, by Sir Thomas Temple, in 1670, after the treaty of Breda, was a rectangular work with four bastions. The height of the curtains within was eight feet. “On entering the fort, a corps de garde, twelve paces long and six broad, stood at the left, with a logis, or quarter, on the opposite side of the entrance. On the left side were also two storehouses, each thirty-six paces long by twelve in breadth, covered with shingles. Underneath the storehouses was a cellar of about half their extent, in which a well had been sunk. “ Above the entrance was a turret, built of timber, plastered with clay, and furnished with a bell. At the right hand was a barrack of the same length and breadth as the storehouses, and built of stone. Sixty paces from the fort was a cabin of planks, in which the cattle .were housed; and at some distance further was a garden in good condition, having fruit-trees. There were mounted on the ramparts six six-pounder and two four-pounder iron cannon, with two culverins. Six other pieces were lying, useless and dismounted, on the parapet. Over-looking the sea, and detached from the fort, was a platform, with two iron eight-pounders in position. “ The occupant of the nearest house told me, an oven constructed of flat slate-stones was discovered in an angle of the work; also, that shot had been picked up on the beach, and a tomahawk and stone pipe taken from the well. “The whole ground has been explored with a divining-rod, as well within as without the fort, for treasure-trove, though little or nothing rewarded the search, except the discovery of a subterranean passage opening at the shore.” Leaving Castine, the steamer retraces her course a few miles, and, turning eastward around Cape Rosier, enters what is known as Eggemoggin Reach, a beautiful, narrow stretch of water between Deer Island on the south and Sedgewick on the north. A landing is made at North Deer Isle, another at Sedgewick, across the reach, and leaving there, emerging from the reach, the steamer enters Blue Hill Bay. The scenery all about is very inviting, and in Blue Hill Bay it is grand. Approaching Mount Desert from this side, Western Mountain rises to the clouds, concealing the view of the rest of the chain; but, nearing Bass Harbor Head, the separate peaks gradually unfold, and, as the steamer rounds Long Ledge, a very fine view is to be had. The East and West Peaks of Western Mountain are seen to the left, then Dog, Robinson’s, and Flying Mountains; while across Somes Sound rise Brown’s, Pemetic, Green, with the cottage on its summit, DogMountain, partly concealed by Green, and last of all Newport. To the right lie the Cranberry Islands; and, after passing these, turning to the left, the steamer makes her first landing at South-west Harbor, being due there about i P.M. South-west Harbor is the oldest settlement on the island, and in another chapter the reader may find a short account of the unfortunate Frenchmen who perished there while striving to found a colony to help on the cause of the true Catholic Church and increase the fame and glory of La Belle France. Here board can be obtained at the Island House, Freeman House, Stanley House, and also in private families. From this point, the very heart of the island, excursions can be made to many of the finest views; and we would here say that, before sitting in judgment upon Mount Desert, the tourist coming for the first time should give it a fair trial, instead of going away as many have done, saying, “There was nothing to see,” when perhaps an untimely fog kept them confined to the house for most of their short visit, or carelessness in securing lodgings restricted them to small and uncomfortable quarters. Many a beautiful place has been decried by the visitor who there caught a cold or sprained an ankle; and we should look to ourselves before saying, with no allowance whatever, “ I did not enjoy my visit at all.” After leaving South-west Harbor, one catches aglimpse of Somes Sound opening directly to the north. Here it was that Henry Hudson anchored the “ Half Moon,” when, in 1609, he was sailing southward, to explore the river called by his name. Here he stopped some time, probably landing not far from Fernald’s Point; and here, for perhaps the first and last time, the report of Dutch cannon was heard in the sound as he fired on the savages, in order to obtain possession of their furs. For a time, Greening’s Island closes the view of the sound. Then we catch a glimpse of Dog Mountain, and pass North-east Harbor and Bear Island, then Seal Harbor; and now to the ear of the “rusticator” the names become very familiar. Otter Cove, Otter Cliffs, the yellow sands of Newport Beach, Great Head, and then Frenchman’s Bay is before us; the nearest island is Egg Rock, with its light house, beyond Ironbound and the Porcupines. On the left is Schooner Head, a mass of white rock, whose resemblance to a schooner under sail, close to the cliffs, is not impaired, when we are told of the story that a British frigate, sailing by during the war of 1812, ran in and fired upon it as an American vessel. Soon after passing Ogden’s Point, with its cottages, Bar Harbor comes in view; and, rounding Veazie’s Point at 2.30 P.M., the steamer comes up to the wharf, where, during the season, every one throngs to see the boat come in. As every one knows, this is the largest and by far the most fashionable place on the island, and with its many natural attractions will doubtless remain so for a long time to come ; but many who prefer a morequiet vacation than can here be obtained in midsummer choose to go elsewhere, and consequently South-west and North-east Harbors are growing, as a result of this. As we are speaking of Bar Harbor, we mention the fact which may interest some, and is not given elsewhere in this book: that-there are three churches in the place, Episcopalian, Catholic, and an undenominational Union Church, which, with occasional services in the hotel parlors, may meet the wants of some, while doubtless there would be many others who would prefer to resort to the groves, “ God’s first temples.” Leaving here, the “ Lewiston ” runs east to Millbridge, Jonesport, and Machiasport. Returning by this route, the steamer leaves Bar Harbor about 10 A.M., Mondays and Thursdays; South-west Harbor 11.30 A.M., arriving in Rockland 6 P.M., where connections are usually made with the Bangor steamers for Boston direct. Continuing, the steamer arrives in Portland 1 A.M.. connecting with the night train on the Eastern Railroad, arriving in Boston 6 A.M. The steamer “ Mount Desert,” Captain David Robinson, leaves Tillson’s Wharf, Rockland, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 6.30 A.M., or on arrival of the Bangor steamers leaving Boston the previous evening at 5 P.M., from Lincoln’s Wharf. (Take East Boston horse-cars), or, if preferred, take trains leaving Boston via Eastern or Boston and Maine Railroads, at 8.30 A.M., Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, arriving in Rockland 5.30 P.M., and then take the steamer next morning.Travellers from New York arrive in Boston in ample time for this train, and by this route reach Mount Desert sooner than by any other, in addition to avoiding a night at sea, as by the other routes the day is spent in Boston, while by this the night is passed at a hotel in Rockland. During the past winter, the “ Mount Desert ” has received a new boiler and patent paddle-wheels, and is now the fastest steamboat east of Boston, and will make the run from Rockland to Bar Harbor in four hours or less. As nearly all of this distance is inside the islands along the coast, thus giving smooth water, it is a very desirable route for persons at all inclined to be affected by the roll of the ocean. The steamer leaves Rockland, and, passing close to Owl’s Head Light, goes directly across Penobscot Bay to the entrance to Fox Island Thoroughfare, marked by a square granite monument, on a ledge called the Fiddler. Leaving this on the left hand and, a little farther on, Brown’s Head Light on the right, the boat enters the thoroughfare, a narrow passage between the islands, stopping only long enough at North Haven for a boat from the shore to take off any passengers wishing to land here, and then goes out of the thoroughfare into Isle au Haut Bay, where a few miles to the south-east is seen Isle au Haut (so named by Champlain in 1604), rising six hundred feet from the water’s edge. The land ahead is Deer Island, and the steamer enters another thoroughfare and touches at Green’s Landing. These thoroughfares are so called for the reasonthat the numerous vessels plying up and down the coast usually go “through the land.” The tourist in fair weather will see hundreds of sails dotting the water, while during adverse winds the harbors are full of vessels, making a very animated scene. Great Deer Island is ten miles long, north and south; the centre having the form of a saddle. With Little Deer Island, it forms the township of “ Deer Isle.” It abounds in granite, used in the construction of many of our public buildings. The coast here is a vast bed of granite, and the numberless islands through which the steamer winds form exquisite scenery by the contrast between the bare granite ledges and the intense green of the pines and spruces with which the larger islands are covered. Occasionally, a clump of islands appears to be one; but the clump gradually breaks up, and you sail on and on “ Till each, retiring, claim to be An islet in an inland sea.” About ten miles from Deer Isle, we pass through York’s Narrows. Seaward is seen Burnt Coat or Swan’s Island, also called Swan’s “Folly,” from the fact that a Mr. Swan once built an elegant place on the island, but gave it up, and it finally disappeared. - Seen from this point, the mountains almost hide behind each other, Western Mountain standing at the head; but, as we near Bass Harbor Head, the most southern point of Mount Desert, and around which we pass, they separate, and a few miles further, as we round Long Ledge and turn northward to enter South-westHarbor, they range themselves in a long line stretching from west to east, and giving the finest view to be obtained from any point except Sullivan. From here, the steamer follows the same route as the “ Lewiston,” touching at South-west Harbor, then following the shore to Bar Harbor, arriving there about four hours after leaving Rockland. From here, the steamer crosses the bay easterly to South Gouldsborough, then the whole length of the bay to Lamoine and from there to Hancock and Sullivan, the terminus of the route. Tourists are strongly advised to spend a day or so in the trip from Bar Harbor to Sullivan, and return next morning. The Wankeag House affords good accommodations at Sullivan, and the silver mines are well worth a visit; while the views of Mount Desert in going over this part of the route are very fine. Returning, the steamer leaves Sullivan, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6.30 A.M , touching at Hancock, Lamoine, and South Gouldsborough; leaving Bar Harbor at 845 A.M., South-west Harbor at 9 A.M., touching at Green’s Landing and reaching Rockland by 1 P.M., and connecting with train, reaching Portland at 6 P.M. There connections are made for the White Mountains, via Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, reaching North Conway in twelve hours from Mount Desert, or continuing to Boston, arriving at 10 P.M., in season for the Shore Line Train at 10.30 P.M., reaching New York at 6 A.M. and Philadelphia at 9 A.M. This connection at Rockland has never been missed, and passengers from Bar Harbor by this route have timeto get breakfast before starting, and reach Boston as soon as by any other line. Those preferring the water can take the Bangor steamers from Rockland to Boston, leaving at 6 P.M., arriving in Boston at 6 the next morning ; but care must be taken to engage state-rooms ahead. The steamer “ City of Richmond,” Captain William E. Dennison, leaves Portland every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings, at 11.15 P.M., on arrival of trains leaving Boston at 6 P.M. via Boston and Maine Railroad and 7 P.M. via Eastern Railroad; reaches Portland by the same route as the “ Lewiston” at 5.30 A.M., connecting with the Bangor steamers leaving Boston at 5 P.M. the previous evening. Leaving Rockland at 6.30 A.M., passing through Fox Island Thoroughfare and Isle au Haut Bay, Deer Island Thoroughfare, York’s Narrows, by Bass Harbor Head, and around into South-west Harbor when a landing is made, then to Bar Harbor, arriving there about 11 A.M., taking the same route from Rockland as the steamer “ Mount Desert.” The “ City of Richmond ” remains at Bar Harbor until the following morning. Returning, leaves Bar Harbor every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 A.M., South-west .Harbor at 7.45 A.M., arriving in Rockland at 11.30 A.M., connecting with the train to Portland and Boston and with the Bangor steamers at 5 P.M.; and, continuing to Portland, reaches there about 5 P.M., connecting with the 6 P.M. train on the Eastern or Boston & Maine Railroad to Boston, arriving there at 10 P.M., there connecting with the Shore Line and New York & New England Rail-roads for New York; also connecting at Portland with the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad for the White Mountains at 6 P.M. Tourists by this route have the pleasure of a day on the water; and the sail from Rockland to Portland is full of interest, passing such places as White Head, Pemaquid Point, Monhegan, Matinicus, and other noted places. To go by the Bangor steamers: leave Boston every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, at 5 P.M. from Lincoln’s Wharf (easily reached by the East Boston horse-cars), arriving in Rockland at 5.30 next morning, where one of the previously mentioned steamers may be taken for Mount Desert, arriving there about 11 A.M., except the “ Lewiston,” which, taking a longer route by way of Castine, does not arrive till 2 P.M. Also leave Boston Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, connecting at Fort Point with the Bangor and Bar Harbor steamers, and arriving in Bar Harbor at 6 P.M. Returning, leave Bar Harbor on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, connecting at Rockland with steamer leaving there at 5 P.M., arriving in Boston at 6 A.M. the next day. The Bangor and Bar Harbor Steamboat Company’s steamers leave Bangor every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, touching at Hampden. Winterport, Bucksport, Fort Point (connecting here with Bangor steamers to and from Boston), Castine, Islesboro’, NorthDeer Isle, South-west Harbor, and arriving at Bar Harbor at 6 P.M. Returning, leaves Bar Harbor every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, touching as above (connecting at Fort Point with Bangor steamers for Boston), arriving at Bangor in season for evening trains East and West. (For hours of leaving, see the Summer Timetables.) Stages leave Bangor every morning from the Bangor House soon after the arrival of the night Pullman train, leaving Boston 7 P.M. on Eastern Railroad, reaching Bar Harbor, via Ellsworth, in the afternoon; returning, leave Bar Harbor in the morning, reaching Bangor in season for the night Pullman train for Boston. A stop is made at Ellsworth for dinner, both ways. Distance about forty-two miles. Persons owning cottages and sending heavy freight may be glad to know that a propeller, the “ Jas. A. Gary,” leaves New York once a week for Rockland and Bangor; and freight can be sent without transfer to Rockland, thence by steamer to Mount Desert. The time is about three days. The reader is referred to the advertising pages for time-tables and as regards stores and other facilities. Another year, it is hoped to issue this book earlier and more complete; and suggestions will be received and carefully considered. A list of the more prominent books published containing allusions to Mount Desert is printed at the end of Chapter I.The photographs are the work of Mr. Bradley, of Bar Harbor; and visitors can purchase of him fine selections of views. Tables of Changes of the Moon, Moon’s Rising and Setting, and Time of High Water at Mount Desert, for the summer of 1881, are inserted, and should be consulted before deciding on some of the excursions. Any information not included will be cheerfully furnished by me, if possible, either at 169 Tremont Street, Boston, or opposite the Rodick House, Bar Harbor. Albert W. Bee.June. First Quarter, 4th day, 10 h. 35 m., evening, W. Full Moon, 12th day, 2 h. 12 m., morning, W. Last Quarter, 18th day, 4 h. 34 m., evening, W. New Moon, 26th day, 9 h. 19 m., morning, E. July. First Quarter, 4th day, o h. 32 m., evening, E. Full Moon, nth day, 9 h. 29 m., morning, W. Last Quarter, 18th day, o h. 49 m., morning, E. New Moon, 26th day, o h. 35 m., morning, E. August. First Quarter, 2d day, 11 h. 58 m., evening, W. Full Moon, 9th day, 4 h. 23 m., evening, E. Last Quarter, 16th day, o h. 13 m , evening, W. 9 New Moon, 24th day, 4 h. 1 m., evening, W. September. First Quarter, 1st day, 9 h. 18 m., morning, E. Full Moon, 7th day, 11 h. 55 m., evening, W. Last Quarter, 15th day, 3 h. 17 m , morning, E. 9 New Moon, 23d day, 7 h. 10 m., morning, E. First Quarter, 30th day, 5 h. 4 m., evening, E.June. July. August. September. Rises. Sets, Rises. Sets. Rises. Sets. Rises. Sets. I 10 51 10.10 9 58 10.48 2 11.18 10.34 10 32 " 5i 3 11.42 10.59 11.12 A.M. 4 A.M. 11.26 A.M. 1.0 S 0.6 a'm. 0.1 2.15 6 0.31 1.0 3-32 7 0.57 o-34 2.8 P.M. 4.48 8 I.I7 1.19 P.M. 323 6.23 9 2.1 P.M. 2.15 7.0 6.48 10 P.M. 2.43 320 7.19 7.21 11 3-34 7-45 7.50 7-57 12 8.10 8.16 8.20 8-37 13 9.2 8 5' 8.51 9.22 14 9-45 9.22 9.24 10.11 15 10.20 9.51 10 00 11.5 16 10.51 10.20 10 41 A.M. 17 11.20 10.50 11.26 0 1 18 11.48 11.23 A.M. 0.59 19 A.M. A.M 0.17 1.58 20 0.17 0.0 1.11 2-57 21 0.47 0.42 2.8 3-57 22 1.21 1.28 3-7 4-57 23 1.59 2.20 4.6 P.M. 24 2.43 3.16 P.M. 6.7 25 3-32 P.M. 645 638 26 P.M. 7-25 7-9 7-M 27 8.22 7-51 7-35 7-56 28 8-53 8.16 8-3 8.46 29 9.21 8.40 8.34 9-43 30 9.46 9-4 9.11 10.48 31 9'30 9.56 June. Jufy' August. September Morn Even. Morn. Even. Morn. Even. Morn. Even I 2 2% 2% 2% 3 3% 4 4% 2 2% 3 , 2% 3% 3% 4 5 5% 3 3% 3% 3% 4 4% 5 6 6% 4 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 6 7% ;% 5 5 , 5% 5 5% 6% 7 8% 8% 6 5% 6% 6 6% 7% 8 9% 9% 7 6% 7% 7 7% 8% 9 JO 10% 8 7% 8 8 8% 9% 10 11 11% 9 8% 9 9 9% 10% 10% 11% 11% IO 9% 9% 10 J°% 11% 11% 0% 0% 11 j°%. 10% .0% 11% nk 0% I ■% 12 n% 11% 11% nk 0% I 2 2% 13 0% 1% 2 2% 3% 14 °% I 1 ■% 2% 2% 3% 4 15 1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 4% 5 16 2% 2% 2% 3% 4 4% 5% 6 17 3 3% 3% 4 5 5% 6% 7 18 4 4% 4% 5 6 6^ 7% 8 19 4% 5% 5% 6 7% 7% 8% 8% 20 6 6% 6% 7 8% 8% 9% 9% 21 7 7% 7% 8 9 , 9% IO 10% 22 8 8% 8% 9 , 9% >0% 10% 10% 23 9,, 9% 9% 9% 10% 10% 11% .1% 24 9% 10% 10% 10% 11% . % 11% 11% 25 10% I I 1 I •1 1 nk 11% 0% 26 11% 11 Yi, 11% 11% 0% 0% I 27 11% 0% 0% I 1% 1% 28 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% | 2 2% 29 I 1% I ■% 1% 2 2% 3% 30 1% 2 >% 2 2% 2% I 3% 4% 3' 2% 2% 3% 3% MOUNT DESERT. CHAPTER I. TOPOGRAPHY AND HISTORY. “Mount Desert is a little world of itself.” — W. W. A. Heath. This “little world,” fourteen miles long, averaging seven in width and containing about one hundred square miles, lies one hundred and ten miles east of Portland, and at its northern point is connected with the mainland by Trenton bridge. Its three townships are Tremont, the most southern; Mount Desert, containing most of the mountains; and the third, mostly lowland, “ Eden.” Of the last, the traveller can judge for himself if it is rightly named. Cutting into the land for seven miles, on the eastern side is Somes Sound, the harbors on either side its entrance being known respectively as South-west Harbor and North-east Harbor. This sound is the most attractive place on the island to some, the scenery being beautiful and grand; but it is a dangerous place for sailing, as sudden squalls often come up, caused by its peculiar formation, it being quite narrow, and the sides in places very steep, at one point on the eastern side having an almost perpendicular descent ofsix hundred feet. Off its entrance are Great and Little Cranberry Islands, farther in shore Lancaster’s, outside of these is Duck, and the outermost is Baker’s, on which stands a light-house. Off Bass Harbor Head are three islands. Fifteen miles south is Mount Desert Rock, about one acre in extent, on which is a third-order lighthouse. East of the island comes first Egg Rock with its light-house, then Ironbound, so called from the precipitous cliffs which line its southern shore, then the Porcupines, stretching across the bay from Bar Island to the Gouldsborough shore. Frenchman’s Bay lies inside, to the north of these islands. Its thirteen mountains slope gradually on their western sides, while in most cases the eastern terminate in an abrupt precipice, in four cases overlooking a lake, while a fifth is reflected in Somes Sound. The scenery of the island, with its remarkable combination of mountain and sea, has been compared to a union of Newport with the Catskills; while the White Mountain Notch is represented by the notch or gorge between Dry and Newport Mountains, on the road from Bar Harbor to Otter Creek. The first good view of Mount Desert, approaching it on the steamer from Rockland, is to be had on passing through York’s Narrows. First, Western Mountain appears, concealing the rest from sight; but nearing Bass Harbor Head they are disclosed, and on rounding Long Ledge they are fully exposed to view. On the left is Western Mountain, with its East and West Peaks, then Beech Mountain, Dog and Robinson’s Mountain, which with Flying Mountain form the western slope to SomesSound. Across the sound is Brown’s Mountain, sometimes called Mount Mansell; to the eastward, Sargent’s Mountain, with several distinct peaks, the Pemetic and Green highest of all, with the little cottage on its summit; Dry Mountain is partially hidden by Green; and last of all is Newport. Other heights on the island with their names can be found on reference to the maps. The United States Coast Survey gives the heights of some of the principal elevations as follows: — HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN HIGH WATER. Green Mountain, . . Sargent’s “ . . Dry “ . . Pemetic “ . . Newport “ . . ( West Peak, Western, { East White Cap,.... Brown’s,............. ( North,. . Bubbles, { south, . . Beech,............... McFarland’s, . . . Great Hill, . . . Dog Mountain, . . Flying Mountain, . . The Bowl, . . , Turtle Lake, . Eagle Lake, Jordan’s Pond, Echo Lake, . . Long Pond, . , Seal Cove Pond, . SUMMER LEVEL OF LAKES AND PONDS. 1,522 feet. i,344 “ 1,268 “ 1,262 “ 1,060 “ ',073 “ 97i “ 925 “ 860 “ 845 “ 780 “ 855 “ 761 “ 748 “ 670 “ 300 “ 410 feet. 325 “ 275 “ 195 “ 90 “ 58 “ 38 “Eagle Lake, a fine view of which is to be had in ascending Green Mountain, was christened by the painter, Church, whose favorite resort was near by. The highest sheet of water on the island is on Sargent’s Mountain, south of the highest peak, and is the source of a brook emptying into the northern end of Jordan’s Pond. These mountains gain in height to the casual observer; for, rising as they do almost directly from the water, nothing intervenes to break the effect, as is the case with most inland mountains. The western group can be best reached from South-west Harbor. They are more thickly wooded than the rest; and Western Mountain, from some points, resembles a sugar-loaf. Sargent’s and Brown’s Mountains can be reached by crossing the sound from South-west Harbor or from Somesville, by rowing or driving to the foot of Sargent’s Mountain. But the most generally known and visited are those of the eastern group; and of these Green and Newport are most popular. It is very difficult to decide on the merits of these two. Newport has some advantages ; for, rising as it does almost directly from the sea, which only a narrow strip of land separates from its base, one can look down from its summit upon the decks of passing steamers, while the bay, with its islands and the main shore beyond, lies spread out to view. On the other hand, Green Mountain is higher, and the view more comprehensive. Uniting land and sea, it might be called a bird’s-eye view of the island. On Newport, everything is more in detail; but the variety is not so great.A person taking life easy would pronounce in favor of Green Mountain; for Newport must be climbed, and rather a hard climb it is too. But one can ride to the very summit of Green Mountain, unless pity for the horses impel him to walk at intervals. For some years there was a station of the Coast Survey on the summit; and the road then left has been improved, so that the drive to the top is quite easy, and as safe as it can be made. The drivers are careful, and the horses appear to understand their business thoroughly. Still, a nervous person could imagine all manner of possibilities, and would doubtless prefer to walk a part of the way. This mountain was once named by members of the Coast Survey “Adam’s Grave,” from the fact that it lay just outside of “Eden.” Four days can give one all the sights of the island, but in a very hurried manner; and it is not at all advisable, though much better than not seeing it at all. Those who “did ” the Centennial Exhibition in three days’ time will understand. South-west Harbor has many attractions of its own, and, to the lover of nature and of quiet, is preferable to Bar Harbor, which up to this time is by far the more fashionable place. This town receives its name from the bar connecting it with Bar Island. The bar is passable twice in twenty-four hours. Bathing is good on the beach here near the steamboat landing, but the water is so cold that few venture to try it. The walk along the beach to Cromwell’s Harbor affords fine studies in rock; and, at that point, “ The Assyrian,” so called from theformation of his features, may be seen seated on a pedestal half-way up the cliff. Returning to the town by the road can be seen in one of the fields a rock containing the mark known as the “Indian’s Foot.” It is fourteen inches long and two deep, probably only a fracture in the rock; but it is one of the sights. Two miles south of South-west Harbor is the famous Sea-Wall, over a mile in length, fifteen feet wide, and in places ten feet high, formed of boulders washed up out of the sea. Specimens of green feldspar have been found in the underlying ledges; and this is also a good place to collect sea-mosses. At Gouldsborough, across the bay, interest centres in the shell-heaps, relics of Indian dinners of long ago. De Costa says: “ They are often several feet deep and cover several acres of ground. They are mixed with earth and ashes, and in them have been found arrowheads, stone hatchets and chisels, rude pottery, and the bones of birds and animals used as food. At the mouth of the harbor, the banks on either side are whitened by them. In heaps like these may be found the bones of the moose, the deer, and the bear, with those of birds. . . . Among the remains of birds found in the shell-heaps are a few of the bones of the Great Auk. They tend to show that an arctic climate once prevailed here. The most accessible heaps from Bar Harbor are those on Bar Island and at Hull’s Cove; and all of them require much patience and perseverance on the part of the digger, as the relics are not so plenty as some suppose.” At Fernald’s Point and Sand’s Point opposite arefound similar heaps. Williamson states that a heavy growth of trees was found by the first settlers upon some of the shell-banks in this vicinity. The resources of the island are its wood, lumber, granite, and maritime privileges. Forest fires and the axe have destroyed most of the primeval forest, except in one or two almost inaccessible valleys. The forest trees of the island include the white birch, beech, and cedar, fir, hemlock, and other evergreens. Among the berries are found the whortleberry, mountain cranberry, blackberry, raspberry, and red bunchberry. We do not attempt a botany of the island, but around Bar Harbor are to be found in their season the blue-flags, also known as iris and flower-de-luce, wild roses, ferns, pond-lilies, golden-rod, and the delicate harebells growing in the clefts of the rocks with scarce a bit of soil to sustain them. Many of the wild animals of former years have disappeared, but red foxes and minks are taken occasionally by the hunters. Deer still roam the forests, and the Oldtown Indians come in the fall to hunt them in the three months’ time allowed by law. Eagles are often seen soaring high overhead, and trout are found in the brooks and deep holes in the ponds. Regarding the climate, we can say positively that there is no dog-day heat. A cool breeze always comes from the sea, and thin clothing is at a discount; and, most important of all perhaps to some, no mosquitoes, unless one seek them in the woods. Yet there is fog, easily accounted for when we thinkof the Gulf Stream, flowing from the tropics till it reaches the Arctic Sea, when it is suddenly chilled; and the vapor, rolling back upon Newfoundland, and sometimes all along the Maine coast, becomes a fog, very annoying at times, yet again throwing a mystery and charm over all things. The glacial phenomena on Mount Desert are interesting, and we quote a few sentences from an article by Prof. Louis Agassiz, in the Atlantic Monthly: “We have thus satisfactory evidence that at an early period of the retreat of the great ice-field covering this continent, when it no longer moved over the highest summits of the land, local glaciers were left in the gorges facing the sea. Mount Desert itself must have been a miniature Spitzbergen; and colossal icebergs floated off from Somes Sound into the Atlantic Ocean, as they do nowadays from Magdalena Bay.” According to the French historian, Pere Biard, this island was known to the Indians by the name of “ Pem-etig,” meaning “that which is at the head.” As Drake says, “A crowned head it appears, seen on land or sea”; and this name is perpetuated in Mount Pemetic, the fourth highest peak on the island. But the name by which it is known to the white man, Mount Desert (almost universally pronounced with the accent on the last syllable), is derived from a more refined and elegant tongue than that of the red man; for the French sailor, Samuel Champlain, named it. Sailing along the coast on a voyage of exploration in the year 1604, he saw the island, was probably impressed by its steep and rockyhills, stretching down fairly to the water’s edge, and says he called it “The Isle of Monts Ddserts.” One other name we find on record; for we learn that the English, having expelled the French, 1613, gave it the name of Mansell, in honor of Sir Robert Mansell, vice-admiral during the reigns of James I. and Charles I. In later times, the attempt has been made to rechristen Brown’s Mountain, on the eastern side of Somes Sound, with this name; but the older appellation clings to it still. Turning to the history of Mount Desert, we naturally begin with the first known occupants of the Pine Tree State, to which it belongs, the Indians, known to their brethren west of the Hudson River by a name signifying in our language “our fathers at the sunrise.” It is of course impossible to give with accuracy their numbers at any one time; but the Maine historian, Williamson, has made a careful calculation, and considers that he is not very wide of the truth in estimating the population of the State in 1615 A.D. at from thirty-six to thirty-seven thousand souls. Of the small remnant now left, the Penobscot Indians live at Oldtown, the Passama-quoddy at Eastport, and a few are scattered through the State. Visitors at Bar Harbor are familiar with them, as they make an encampment there for the season, finding a ready sale for their baskets and other wares, and many a passenger for their birch-bark canoes. As the monarchs of the Old World began to lay claim to the new one across the seas, we find that to the French is due the first settlement of this part of the country. In 1603, Sieur de Monts received from HenryIV. of France a grant of all the territory from Philadelphia to Quebec. Intrigue and jealousy caused De Monts to relinquish all his plans; and he afterwards transferred to Madame de Guercheville, a lady famed for her beauty and piety, all his privileges. This grant, with one exception, was confirmed by the king in 1607, the exception being the town of Port Royal, which was reserved to Pourtrincourt, who the year before had sailed along the coast of New England, and to whom De Monts had given the grant of this town. Its new possessor desired to found Jesuit missions among the savages, and with this intent fitted out a ship, commanded by La Saussaye, with orders to make a settlement in the Penobscot. Sailing with thirty colonists, including the Jesuit, Gilbert du Thet, they stopped at Port Royal and took on board the fathers, Biard and Masse, who had preceded them the year before. Off Grand Menan, they entered a fog which lasted two days; and, when it lifted on the third, the island of Mount Desert was disclosed. They landed on a spot on the eastern side, which in gratitude they called Saint Sauveur. Where this was, we cannot exactly say, but in all probability at what is now known as Fernald’s Point; or, if they did not land there, it was the place at which they finally settled, as it still answers very well to Father Biard’s description of the place, given in his narrative contained in the first volume of Relations des Jesuites. He says it “was supplied with water by a spring on each side ”; and two springs are yet to befound, one on the east and one on the west side, the latter boiling up out of the sand, pure and fresh when the tide goes out, though the high tide brings salt water in. Their fort stood near the old sea-wall, and during the present century relics have been found there. In 1613, this peaceful colony was wholly broken up by the English. A party from Virginia under command of Captain Samuel Argali attacked them unawares; and, in the short, unequal conflict that followed, the brave Du Thet met his death. The French ship, anchored near the shore, defended only by ten men, was fired upon by the English vessel. The captain ordering the fire to be returned, and no one obeying, the Jesuit priest stepped forward, took the match and fired the cannon. In the conflict that ensued, he was fatally wounded, and, having been carried on shore to receive the last sacraments, died in twenty-four hours. Pere Biard says that on their departure from Honfleur “ he had raised his hands and eyes toward heaven, praying that he might return no more to France, but that he might die laboring for the salvation of souls, and especially of the savages. He was buried the same day at the foot of a large cross which we had erected on our arrival.” All traces of the French had passed away; and, although Du Thet’s grave and the remains of the Frenchmen’s cellars may be pointed out, we can hardly believe that we are looking on the holes that the colonists dug or the spot where the brave Jesuit was laid to rest. In 1691, Louis XIV. granted a tract containing this island to M. de la Motte Cadillac; but he was obliged togive it up in 1713 under the treaty of Utrecht, by which all Acadie was ceded to England, and, although he afterwards held positions of importance, being at one time governor of Louisiana, he seems to have been proud of his former possessions, and always styled himself “ Lord of Mount Desert.” Seventy-three years later, his granddaughter, Madame Marie Therese de Gregoire, with her husband Barthdlemy, appeared before the General Court of Massachusetts, petitioning for her rights of inheritance. The next year, this was granted. She and her family were naturalized, and came into possession of sixty thousand acres of land. In ten years’ time, they had sold most of their land; but they made their home at Hull’s Cove till they died in 1810, after which the children, in all probability, returned to France. The . place where they lie is shown just outside the north-east corner of the cemetery at Hull’s Cove, but no monument marks the spot. As a fence was not built around the graveyard till long after they died, it is much more likely that their graves were overlooked and so left outside than that custom or prejudice forbade their lying in a Protestant burial-ground. With their story ends the account of the French settlements at Mount Desert. About 1760, the first American settler, Abraham Somes, from Gloucester, Mass., started a plantation near the head of Somes Sound (sometimes called Mount Desert Sound); and settlers from Cape Cod located at other places on the island, including Hull’s Cove, which was named for a brother of General William Hull. Frenchman’s Bay, as would be supposed, received itsname from the following incident in the early history of the country: As De Monts’s party was sailing westward in 1604, a French priest, Nicholas d’Aubri, landed for a short ramble on the shore, but, straying too far, was lost in the woods, and his companions went off without him. Three weeks he wandered about, suffering terribly, till, at the end of that time, men from the same ship happened to land near by, and rescued him. After all, this may not be the real “ Frenchman’s Bay”; for some historians say that all this happened in the Bay of Fundy. But in these days it is not safe to inquire too carefully into the facts of a story, or one loses faith in all; and we can associate with the name of the bay thoughts of the early settlers on the island, even if the lost priest never wandered through the woods on its shore. It has not been our object to give anything like a complete history of Mount Desert, only facts enough to satisfy the average reader; and, to any who should become interested and wish to clothe the bare skeleton of facts, we recommend the page in this book entitled “ Literature of Mount Desert.” It is not exhaustive; for, in addition, there are the writings of the Jesuit fathers, interesting to but few, two or three guide-books, and a mass of newspaper correspondence, which it would be useless to catalogue. Instead of interspersing quotations of poetry through our book, we give two poems entire, so the prosaic reader may omit it altogether, if he chooses, and the lover of poetry enjoy “ Green Mountain ” and “ Great Head ” the more for knowing that some one has enjoyed them before him.LITERATURE OF MOUNT DESERT. 1. Williamson’s History of Maine. Vol. I. 2. Champlain's Voyages. (1613.) 3. Histories of Charlevoix, Lescarbot, Biard, and Purchas. 4. The Maine Light. (A magazine of one number.) 5. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast. By Samuel G. Drake. 6 Report 011 Geology of Maine. By C. T. Jackson. 7. Agassiz’s Geological Sketches. Second Series. Chapter called “ Glacial Phenomena in Maine.” 8. “ Mount Desert Island.” By G. W. Nichols. Illustrated. Harper's Monthly. Vol. XLV. 9. “ Fish and Men in the Maine Islands.” By W. H. Bishop. Harper's Monthly of August and September, 1880. 10. Rambles in Mount Desert. By B. F. De Costa. 11. Picturesque America. 12. “A Midsummer Night’s Adventure.” Harper's Monthly of September, 1880. 13. Golden-rod: An Idyl of Mount Desert. Half-hour Series. 14. Mrs. Beauchamp Brown. No Name Series. 15. Confessions of a Frivolous Girl. 16. One Summer. 17. “ Oxygen,” in Little Tin Gods on Wheels. 18. “Mogg Megone.” By J. G. Whittier. 19. “ Green Mountain.” By John Weiss. “Great Head.” By John Weiss. “ Echo Notch.” Anonymous. (The last three to be found in Poems of Places.)SOUTH-WEST HARBOR AND SOMESVILLE. The first landing on Mount Desert is at South-west Harbor, so called from its situation with reference to the mouth of Somes Sound. The village is divided into two parts,— Clark’s Point, where the steamboat landing is, and the western shore, which includes nearly the whole of the village. The largest hotel is on Clark’s Point. It is named the Island House, and is kept by Deacon Clark, whom every one who has been to Southwest Harbor will remember as a pioneer among Mount Desert hotel-keepers. The Island House is situated about thirty rods from the steamboat landing. Under the same management is a house on the highest part of the point, called the “ Prospect House,” from whose towers the finest views at South-west Harbor may be had. The mountains, thirteen in number, sweep around from north-west to north-east. One can see to the very head of Somes Sound, a distance of six miles; while Greening’s Island is at one’s feet, and beyond it Northeast Harbor, soon to be surrounded with cottages of summer visitors. Bear Island and its light-house are due east, and next beyond Sutton’s Island and the Cranberry Islands lie low down and dotted with houses.Board may be obtained at other places on the point. The rates are from seven to fourteen dollars a week. On the western shore of South-west Harbor there are several hotels and cottages; and at the head of the harbor, in a pretty situation, is the Freeman House, which is open all the year round, and is a very good point from which to make excursions. Boats may be had at low rates; and sailing is very safe here, as there are no squalls in the harbor. Distances are as follows: to Bar Harbor, 15 miles. Green Mountain, 12 “ Somesville, 6 “ Long Lake,...................................................2J “ Echo Lake,...................................................2j “ The Sea Wall,................................................3" “ Western Mountain, 3 “ Bass Harbor Head, 4 “ Beech Mountain, 4 “ The leading drives are as follows: — To Bass Harbor by the road leaving at the western side of the harbor, going south-west two miles; then, after crossing a swamp, keep to the right on entering the village, and around the head of Bass Harbor. Here, taking the right-hand road, it is one mile to Duck Cove. One mile further on is Goose Cove, and then two miles to Seal Cove, where, by taking the right-hand road, one can return to South-west Harbor by way of Norwood’s Cove, or, keeping on and taking either road at the head of Seal Cove (for they join again a few miles further on), Pretty Marsh Harbor is reached. Thence keep straightahead around the north side of Long Pond, turn into the South-west Harbor road, just as you enter Somes-ville, not going into the village, passing Echo Lake, and return to South-west Harbor. This is a drive of about twenty-one miles, and is well worth taking, going as it does around Western Mountain, and along the shore of Blue Hill Bay. To Beech Hill: The best way is to take the road to Somesville by Echo Lake, and just as it enters the village turn to the right, and, as the road branches, keep to the right again up the northern slope of Beech Hill. It is then a pleasant walk to the top of Carter’s Nubble, and a mile further to the summit of Beech Mountain. From here, the view is superb. The whole of Southwest Harbor lies at your feet. Beyond are the Cranberry Islands, and the light-house on Baker’s Island shows well up at a distance of nine miles. To the Sea-Wall: Follow the shore road about three miles southerly. This sea-wall is the largest on the island, and is thrown up by the heavy storms. De Costa calls attention to the fine specimens of green feldspar found here, and valued as souvenirs of the island. To Bass Harbor Head: Take the road to Bass Harbor, and keep the left-hand road all the way for four miles. The road ends at the Head. Visitors are allowed in the light-house here during the daytime, but are cautioned not to mar or deface the walls, and to use extreme care while in the lantern to avoid any chance of accident. To Long Pond: Take the Somesville road, turning tothe left at Norwood’s Cove, and take a wood road on the right after going half a mile, then another mile brings you to the lake. The view is good. There is a road between East and West Peaks of Western Mountain from here (see dotted lines on map), but it is rough and better suited for a walk. It leads to the northern end of Long Pond through what is called the Notch. To Dog Mountain: Drive out on the Somesville Road two and a quarter miles from the post-office, and climb Dog Mountain on the right-hand side of the road. The view of the sound and Valley Cove is very fine. To Fernald’s Cove and Flying Mountain: Take the right-hand road at Norwood’s Cove, and go about a mile. This is the probable location of the earliest Jesuit settlement on the island. The shorter of these may be taken as walks instead of drives, and many others may be planned by consulting the map and exploring the shores. A very pleasant sail may be had up Somes Sound, making landings at the most interesting points. Captain Kidd is supposed to have buried some of his treasure here, and De Costa found men at work digging for it when he explored the island. Somesville is as yet but little visited, although in a very central location from which to make excursions. As it cannot be reached directly by steamer, but necessitates a drive either from South-west or Bar Harbors, this may be somewhat of a hindrance to its growth as a summer resort; and the fact that it lies in reality about six miles from the sea, thus rendering it almost aninland town, would be to the many who desire the sea-air a strong reason for not making a lengthy stay in the place. Yet it has some advantages resulting from this. For one thing, there is not so much fog and dampness as at the less sheltered towns of the island. Somes Sound is in effect more like a large lake than an arm of the sea, and gives excellent facilities for boating and sailing. Many parties arrange in taking the twenty-eight mile drive or Beech Hill drive to take their dinner or supper at one of the two hotels there, and these may be ordered by telegraph just before starting. The Central House, William Fennelly, proprietor, is a popular place for such lunches and picnics. Of late, more attention has been directed to Somesville, and there are one or two private houses being built. If a little steamer could be run from South-west Harbor up the Sound, it would materially increase the attractions, and enable visitors to go with less trouble. As it is, one finds a quiet country town on a pretty little harbor, with many choice bits of scenery to reward the tourist for a few minutes’ walk; while the drives to Beech Hill, North-east Harbor, and Dog Mountain, are shorter from here than from Bar Harbor, and well repay a sojourn of a day or two.GREEN MOUNTAIN. With jocund friends the island’s mount I climb To kindred gladness that, beyond the wood Whose pines are heavy with the solitude, Sacks all the space of sea and sky sublime. Rocks, left austere by winter, laugh again With sweet and happy hearts at summer-tide; O’er cliff and ledge and wave goes laughter wide, As o’er the sea noon’s pelting silver rain. A flock of little sails below appears To forage all along the shining waste; Now huddled, and now scattering, without haste, For morning waifs, like sea-birds, each one steers. Of all the sails that catch the sun, and smile, There’s one that takes my own mood out to sea: Its laughing side is hidden on the lee; Its shadow tacks to windward all the while. ’Mid all the gladness, just a faint reserve Wafts me apart, but not to scowl and gloom; The world’s wide laughter keeps me in its room,— -My shadow is not sharp enough to swerve. ’Tis but the thickness of a soil between. A cloud has caught its buoyant, gilded woof, Too thin to keep the sailor’s heart aloof: He’s comrade still of all the happy scene. John Weiss.BAR-HARBOR HOTELS. The hotels at Bar Harbor are a great improvement on those of the early days, when it was resorted to as a watering-place, although we allow that there is plenty of room for improvement left. Every year shows such a marked improvement both in the accommodations and the fare that it is not just to listen to the person who was there a few years ago and was half-starved, or to stories of those days when the table-girl varied the bill of fare from “ beans and herring” to “herring and beans.” It may appear strange to some, but nearly all the meat and all the early vegetables come from Boston or further west; for the few things that can be obtained from the neighboring country are but a scanty measure, when one thinks of the five thousand mouths to be fed in the height of the season. When the distance from the markets and the very short season is taken into consideration, the price of board should not seem so very unreasonable; and, adding to these the bracing air and amount of walking done by all, it is not surprising that the landlords find it difficult to keep food enough on hand to supply the enlarged appetites of their guests. Parties intending to visit Bar Harbor at the height of the season — that is, from July 15 to September 1 — are warned to make sure that their rooms are engagedbeforehand, as it is often impossible to get a place to sleep; and persons have been known to sleep in the parlors of the hotels and in the state-rooms of steamers that lay at the wharf, for lack of other accommodations. The Rodick House (No. 178) is on Main Street, about five minutes’ walk from the steamboat landing, and comprises a main house, with two detached L’s and two cottages (Nos. 82, 83). In addition, a number of neighboring cottages are rented to parties who take their meals at the hotel. Back of the house are large stables, and teams may be ordered of the clerk. The situation is one of the best, and “ Rodick's ” has long been the most popular and fashionable of all the hotels. (Bar Island is also owned by D. Rodick’s Sons, who hold a charter for a bridge to be built over the bar, thus hinting at the possibility of a grand hotel on the island at some future time.) About two hundred and seventy-five guests can be accommodated; and all the rooms are engaged for the season of 1881, and some as far ahead as 1882. The table is excellent, and supplied with an abundance. On West Street is a large bath-house (No. 87), built and owned by the Rodicks, where fresh and salt water baths may be had. The Grand Central (No. 175) stands next south of “ Rodick’s,” on the corner of Main and Mount Desert Streets, fronting on both. The view from its piazzas is very fine, giving both the ocean and mountains. It is well back from the streets, and has a fine lawn in front The main building is larger than “ Rodick’s,” but thereare not so many cottages connected with it. The number of guests is about two hundred and fifty. R. Hamor & Sons, the proprietors, are among the oldest families on the island. The Grand Central is rather quieter than “ Rodick’s,” and will recommend itself to some on that account. At the head of the steamboat wharf is the Rockaway House (No. 101), S. L. Roberts, proprietor. It is a cool and pleasant house, and its piazzas always have an inviting aspect. Here one can sit and see the surf dashing on the Porcupine Islands after a storm, and also watch the steamers come and go, and on moonlight nights the boat-loads of merry people out rowing, a very popular recreation here. This house opens about June 20, and closes early in September. Directly back of the Rockaway is the Newport House (No. 104), Martin Roberts, proprietor. This house has been greatly enlarged in the last few years, and now ranks as one of the best on the island, both for accommodations and as regards excellence of its table. Its piazzas face the north, affording a fine view of the Harbor and Frenchman’s Bay, with the Gouldsborough Hills rising in the distance. The West End (No. 60) is the most recently built, and is largely occupied by transient visitors. Its situation is good, being on West Street, only a few minutes’ walk from the landing; and it has many modern conveniences not to be found in the other hotels. O. M. Shaw & Son are the proprietors. “ Lynam’s ” (No. 191) on Mount Desert Street, directlyopposite Miss Shannon’s elegant villa, formerly consisted of two cottages, but has been enlarged by the addition of a large, plain building on the north side, more than doubling the previous accommodations. The table is one of the specialties here, and is probably the best and most homelike in the village. Adjoining is the Bellevue (No. 190), formerly known as the Saint Sauveur, but renamed on the addition of a large and convenient house. F. J. Alley is the proprietor, and has in addition to the hotel a large farm several miles back, on which he raises a great many vegetables for his table. The Atlantic House (No. 155), John Douglas, proprietor, is on Douglas Avenue. It will accommodate seventy-five people. The view from its piazza is good; and the house is easily accessible, while just far enough from Main Street to render it very quiet. The remaining houses are Hotel Desisle (No. 166), E. G. Desisle, proprietor; accommodates seventy-five. Ocean House (No. 107), Sam. Higgins, proprietor; accommodates twenty-five boarders and fifty “mealers.” Deering House (No. 106), Chas. Higgins, proprietor; accommodates fifty. Belmont (No. 211), John C. Manchester, proprietor; accommodates seventy-five. Wayside Inn (No. 23), Mrs. Mary Higgins, proprietor; accommodates fifty. Lookout House (No. 208), John Salisbury, proprietor; accommodates fifty. Birch Tree Cottage (No. 55), Andrew Rodick, proprietor; accommodates fifty.BAR HARBOR. — WHERE TO DRIVE. The village of Bar Harbor, situated in the northeastern corner of Mount Desert Island, is the principal resort for summer visitors at Mount Desert, and is recommended as the most central spot from which to plan excursions, both by land and water. Nearly all the principal drives begin here; and there are several large livery stables, while numbers of teams can be obtained of private parties. In the introduction, a table of charges will be found, which, while not absolutely correct, will give sufficient data to base expenses bn. It is advisable for small parties to join, making one large one, and thus making quite a saving in expense. Also, parties can make arrangements with some one person to furnish their teams for the summer, and obtain a corresponding reduction. It is hardly necessary to say that the buckboard (a vehicle originally composed of a few boards, resting at the ends directly on the axles of the wheels, with seats placed near the centre, the elasticity of the boards acting as springs, but the whole of which has been greatly improved, and thus rendered comfortable) is the principal carriage of the place, and is specially adapted to the rough mountain roads, from the lowness of the seats,rendering it stable and exceedingly easy to enter and leave. These buckboards sometimes carry as many as twelve persons, besides the driver. DRIVE TO GREEN MOUNTAIN. The most important drive is to the top of Green Mountain, and for this a clear day must be taken. The distance is about four miles; but, owing to the great rise of fifteen hundred feet, it is as hard as one of ten miles on level roads. Leaving Bar Harbor, take the Somesville road, pass the old reservoir, and turn to the left up the Green Mountain road, about one and three-fourths miles from the village. Half a mile further on, the carriage can be left at what is called the foot of the mountain, and the remainder of the ascent made on foot. Still, it is advisable to ride all the way. There is no danger, and the drivers are very careful. Soon after leaving the foot, the road comes out on the side of Great Hill, when, looking to the north-west, a very fine view is to be had. Directly in front is Eagle Lake. A glimpse of Somes Sound may be caught. Interlaken Hill and McFarland’s Mountain are on the right; beyond them, the Narrows; and, to the east, Frenchman’s Bay, with its islands. The road passes over the White Cap, so called from its bleached and bare granite top; and the steepest part of the climb begins. From here, the view looking back is one of the finest in the world. Reaching the top, the view extends on all sides with nothing to obstruct it. The tests of a good day are to see Mount Desert Rock which liestwenty-five miles south by south-east, and Mount Katah-din, which is about one hundred miles inland, north-west by north. The details can be studied out with the use of the map. It is well to tell the driver to settle the toll, which is ten cents for every person going to the top of the mountain, and reimburse him afterwards. A visitor’s book is kept at the Green Mountain House, which contains some celebrated names, and is quite a curiosity. Many tourists remain all night at the Mountain House, and see the sun set and rise; but the chances of a clear sunrise are small. Returning the same way, it is well, if the stay at Mount Desert is short, to drive in to Eagle Lake, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile from where the mountain road joins the Somesville Road. DRIVE TO EAGLE LAKE. Take the Somesville Road and go two miles and a half, when the road crosses Duck Brook, then turn into the left a few rods to the lake. Boats may be had for rowing, but do not try sailing without some one used to the lake. Trout-fishing is good. A trip worth taking is to row across the lake and land at the southern end, where a path leads to Jordan’s Pond. For this, it is best to take a guide. TWENTY-TWO MILE DRIVE. Every one should take this. Leave Bar Harbor by the Somesville Road. There is little scenery of note till Somes Sound is reached, a distance of about fourmiles. Keep to the left, and the road leads along the sound for about a mile, then enters the notch between Brown’s Mountain and the western side of Sargent’s Mountain. This is a beautiful avenue, overhung with trees. The road skirts the western side of Hadlock’s Pond. Next coming to North-east Harbor, keep to the left, passing along a low cliff and up a steep rise, and there is a partial view of South-west Harbor. The lighthouse on Bear Island is half a mile from the shore here. The drive follows the shore eastward, crossing*a seawall at Long Pond, going along the beach at Seal Harbor and turning sharp to the left. After going about three-eighths of a mile from here, be sure and take the right-hand road. The one straight ahead leads to Jordan’s Pond, a distance one and three-fourths miles. The road next comes to Otter Creek. Keep straight ahead from the head of the cove for two miles, and the road enters the Gorge between Newport and Dry Mountains. This is very fine, and from here over a pleasant road a drive of two and a half miles brings one to Bar Harbor. This drive may be taken in the opposite direction, but it is not advisable. SCHOONER HEAD AND GREAT HEAD. This is a shorter drive, and may be used to fill in the spare time. Still there are so many attractions at Schooner Head that half a day is none too long. Leave Bar Harbor by the Main Street, going south; and at the fork of the roads, one and a quarter miles from the village, keep to the left.The road is very good, but does not follow the shore near enough to give a view of the bay. The cliffs of Newport Mountain show up very finely just before reaching Schooner Head. At Schooner Head, leave the carriage outside the gate and walk across the lawn by a path which leads to the Head. On the outer side of the Head is a deep chasm, and a large funnel-shaped hole opens into it from the south-east side. This is the Spouting Horn; and at high water, during a storm, the spray is thrown up through the chasm higher than the top of the Head. At low water, on calm days, adventurous persons have climbed down into the Horn and up through the chasm, but it is decidedly dangerous. The full force of the ocean waves is felt here, as the broad Atlantic stretches away without a break to the far-distant shores of the Old World. From the Head, go south over the beach and rocks about a quarter of a mile, and enter Anemone Cave, which is accessible at half-tide and during low tide. Sea Anemones may be seen in the pools of water in the cave. During storms, the waves fill the entire cave. Return to the carriage, and go a mile further, reaching Great Head. A path from the Farm House leads to the top of the Head, where the view is fine. A small cave on its western side is called Stag Cave. Next walk over to Newport Sand (?) Beach, the only good beach on the island, and a great resort for picnics. The sand is really bits of shell and spines of the Sea Urchin,— verypretty under a magnifying-glass. A short distance below the beach on the shore is Thunder Cave, where the sea thunders in a heavy storm so as to be heard for miles. TO OTTER CLIFFS. Leave Bar Harbor by the same road as to Schooner Head, but keep to the right where the roads fork, and drive through the Gorge where the steep cliffs of Dry Mountain show finely and a spire of Newport rises on the left. Keep to the left as Otter Creek is approached, and drive to the end of the road. The carriage may be left here; and, if a good walk is wished, it may be sent round to the Sand Beach, and met there after a rough walk of a mile and a quarter. From the end of the road, strike through a clearing eastward, and then follow the shore to the right about a quarter of. a mile, and Otter Cliffs, one hundred and twelve feet high, are reached. The Detached Rock is one of the sights, and is perfectly safe to step on. From here, a walk of one and a half miles, following the shore toward Bar Harbor, leads to Newport Sand Beach, and is worth taking, although rough; and the carriage may be met here. Then drive home by Schooner Head. DRIVE TO THE OVENS. Leave Bar Harbor by the road to Duck Brook, passing along the shore of Frenchman’s Bay, crossing Duck Brook and climbing the steep hill beyond, reaching Hull’s Cove, where the road leads along near the beach,up over the next hill, and, just as Salisbury’s Cove comes in sight, turn to the right, where a road leads to the Ovens. Drive as far as possible. A few steps down the bank from here, and the Ovens lay on both sides. Turning to the left, several of these queer caves are found. A slaty rock crumbles away, forming deep caves with smooth, sloping floors. To the right are several more of all sizes, and steep cliffs above them. A little further on is “the Cathedral,” a large, rocky point almost detached from the cliffs by a large opening, which can be passed through, and is called the “Via Mala.” The water here is quite smooth, and the Ovens can be visited only at low tide. BREAKNECK DRIVE. Drive as before as far as Hull’s Cove, then, turning to the left for about three miles over a rather rough road, the Somesville Road is reached a short distance beyond Eagle Lake, and by this road return to Bar Harbor. There are one or two pretty ponds on this road, where water-lilies are sometimes found. SOMESVILLE DRIVE. Take the Somesville road from Bar Harbor, keep to the right at the sound, and from here into Somesville. Returning, follow the road from Somesville north to Town Hill, then keep to the right by Salisbury’s Cove, then by Hull’s Cove and Duck Brook. A great many take dinner at Somesville at one of the hotels, and it may be ordered by telegraph before starting.BEECH HILL DRIVE. Go to Somesville, and leaving there keep to the right at the first fork, and to the left at the second, about a quarter of a mile further on. This will lead over a very pleasant rise to Beech Hill. To the right of the road lies Carter’s Nubble, from which a fine view is to be had; and further on to the left is a very steep cliff over Echo Lake. The highest point is Beech Mountain, about a mile from Carter’s Nubble, commanding a very fine view of South-west Harbor on the south, and Long Pond and Western Mountain on the west. The road to Southwest Harbor from Carter’s Nubble is very rough, and should not be attempted with a carriage. Robinson’s Mountain, Dog and Flying Mountains can be reached by way of Somesville; but it is better to stop a few days at South-west Harbor and start from there. SOUTH-WEST HARBOR DRIVE. Drive to Somesville, and take the straight road from there by Echo Lake and Dog Mountain, and then Norwood’s Cove to South-west Harbor. Keep to the left to reach Clark’s Point and the steamboat landing. Jordan’s pond drive. Take the Otter Creek Road, and keep to the right on passing Otter Creek, three miles from Bar Harbor. About half a mile before reaching Seal Harbor, keep to the right where the road forks; and a mile and three-quarters from here is Jordan’s Pond, shut in on the east by Pemetic Mountain, north by the Bubbles, and on thewest by a spur from Sargent’s Mountain. Good climbers will find a stream at the northern end of Jordan’s Pond, into which, about thirty rods from the pond, flows a brook, which, if followed to its source, will be found to take its rise in a pond a few hundred feet across, and which is the highest pond on the island, being probably one thousand feet above tide-water. Other drives may be laid out by consulting the map and varying the foregoing routes. It is advisable to carry shawls and sunshades, as the evenings are cool and showers sometimes spring up. Children will often be found where there is a gate across the road, who will open and shut it: they expect a small fee, but do not give too much. In the early days, any one could call at a farm-house for a glass of water or milk, and no payment would be accepted. Now there are so many visitors that it is only right to give a small sum on account of the trouble it causes.GREAT HEAD. The ground-pine flung its carpet on the steep, As in and out, along the dinted shore We crept, the surf-beat secrets to explore, And map the isle for afterthought to keep. And when we paused, to brood with talk and pipe Upon the color of the cliffs and sky, To 'watch light glooms of breezes scurry by, And let each new surprise grow fancy-ripe, Between the rocks we found our carpet spread; From the far softness, where the sky and sea In act of perfect marriage seemed to be, The afternoon along the deep was led. Against the seaward reefs, from time to time, Some wave, more bold and eager than its mates Runs up, all white with hurrying, and waits, And clings, as to a rugged verse the rhyme; And falling back as slowly as a strain That sings a mood we fear will slip away, Our eyes, released, toward each other stray, And climb, and cling, and act the wave again. In lulls of speech the coast begins to croon: Our thought and glance the far horizon sip; And leagues of freshness break upon each lip In tangled drift of mirth and talk and tune. Tired lids of distance fall; between, a stripe Of mornings clear, a memory, remains. This eve we sit apart; the autumn gains; The cricket’s reverie must share my pipe. John Weiss.TEAMS TO LET. GEORGE HARDY. DOUBLE AND SINGLE. ORDERS LEFT AT T. L. Roberts’ store, opp. Rodick House. TEAMS TO LET. (Nos. 54 and 55.) E. H. Greely Buckboards, Top and Open Buggies, Cut-unders. ORDERS LEFT AT GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL. TEAMS TO LET. (No. 2.) ALFRED E. CONNERS. DOUBLE AND SINGLE TEAMS, Orders left at cottage. BEE'S PARCEL DELIVERY. ORDER BOXES AT Telegraph Office, West End Hotel, Grand Central Hotel, Lynam Cottages, Atlantic House. Office at Bee’s, Opposite Rodick’s. Limits between Duck Brook and Cromwell’s Harbor. Rates, 25 cents, not to exceed 50 lbs.LAWS CONCERNING CARRIAGES. Section i. The selectmen may, in writing, license any competent person of good moral character, and of sufficient skill and experience in the driving and management of horses, to set up, use, and drive any safe and suitable vehicle to be drawn by horses, for the conveyance of persons for hire, within said Eden, which license shall continue in force one year from its date; but no such license shall be granted to any intemperate person, nor to any other person who does not produce to the selectmen sufficient evidence of his skill and capacity for driving and managing horses. Such license shall be shown, when demanded by any selectman or constable. Sect. 2. Every license granted as aforesaid shall be numbered and recorded, and the person to whom such license is granted shall have the number thereof painted in some conspicuous place on his vehicle, and shall also, when engaged in the occupation for which he is licensed, wear a badge containing such number on his breast or on the front of his hat or cap. Sect. 3. No person shall set up, use, or drive any vehicle drawn by horses for the conveyance of persons for hire, unless licensed, as provided in the first section. Sect 4. No licensed person shall set up, use, or driveany unsafe or insufficient vehicle, nor any unsafe or insufficient harness, nor any balky, skittish, or otherwise unsafe horse, nor any horse of insufficient strength for the work while engaged in his licensed occupation, nor shall any such person load more passengers into his vehicle than can be carried with perfect safety. A violation of this section shall be cause for the revocation of the license of the person offending; and the selectmen may revoke such license in the whole, or may suspend the offender from such occupation for any time, upon being satisfied of such offence. Sect. 5. The selectmen and any constable may at all times inspect any horse, harness, or vehicle used in the conveyance of persons for hire, to ascertain whether they be sufficient and suitable, and in compliance with this ordinance. If any part of the same be found insufficient or unsuitable, notice thereof shall be posted in some conspicuous place, for the information of the public, unless the owner or driver shall at once make the same sufficient and suitable. Sect. 6. No vehicle shall be allowed by the owner or driver thereof to stand or remain in the street, in front of any dwelling-house, hotel, shop, or store in the village of Bar Harbor,— to wit, between Duck Brook and Cromwell’s Harbor Brook,— except for the loading or unloading goods or passengers, or unless so requested by the person who may before that have engaged such vehicle, and not in such case to the inconvenience of the public, or of the occupant of the premises in front of which such vehicle may be.Sect. 7. No vehicles shall be allowed by the owner or driver thereof to stand on or pass over any part of the sidewalks in said village, nor to stand on any part of the streets in said village, to the obstruction of public travel; and any owner or driver permitting his vehicle to stand on the streets shall move the same to a place out of the way of the public travel, when ordered by any constable. Sect. 8. The following shall be the rates of fare, for the conveyance of persons, and for the hire of vehicles and drivers, within the town of Eden: — Vehicles with one horse, per hour,...................$1.00 Vehicles with one horse, per day,.....................6.00 Vehicles with two horses, per hour,...................2.00 Vehicles with two horses, per day,...................12.00 From Bar Harbor to South-west Harbor and back, for two passengers,..........................4.00 For each additional passenger,.....................2.00 From Bar Harbor to top of Green Mountain and back, for two passengers,..........................3.00 For each additional passenger,.....................1.50 From Bar Harbor, via Otter Creek, to North-east Harbor and back via the Sound, two passengers, .................................................3.00 For each additional passenger,.....................1.50 From Bar Harbor to Somesville and back, for two passengers,........................................2.50 For each additional passenger,.....................1.25 From Bar Harbor to Beach Hill and back, for two passengers,........................................3.00 For each additional passenger,.................... 1.50From Bar Harbor to Jordan’s Pond and back, for two passengers,..................................$2.50 For each additional passenger,....................1.25 From Bar Harbor to Wood’s District and back, via Salisbury’s Cove, for two passengers, . 2.50 For each additional passenger,................... 1.25 From Bar Harbor to Town Hill and back, for two passengers,.......................................2.50 For each additional passenger,....................1.25 From Bar Harbor to Hunter’s Beach and back, for two passengers,...............................2.00 For each additional passenger,................... 1.00 From Bar Harbor to Hull’s Cove via Eagle Lake and Beechneck, for two passengers, . . . 2.00 For each additional passenger,....................1.00 From Bar Harbor to Ovens and back, for two passengers, ......................................2.00 For each additional passenger,................... 1.00 From Bar Harbor to Otter Creek and back, for two passengers,.................................. 1.50 For each additional passenger,......................75 From Bar Harbor to Great Head and back, for two passengers,................................. 1.50 For each additional passenger,......................75 From Bar Harbor to Schooner Head and back, for two passengers,.............................. 1.50 For each additional passenger,......................75 From Bar Harbor to foot of Green Mountain and back, for two passengers,........................ 1.50 For each additional passenger,......................75From Bar Harbor to Eagle Lake and back, for two passengers,..................................$1.50 For each additional passenger,.................... .75 From Bar Harbor to foot of Newport Mountain and back, for two passengers,.....................1.00 For each additional passenger.......................50 From Bar Harbor to foot of Kebo Mountain and back, for two passengers,........................ 1.00 For each additional passenger,......................50 From Bar Harbor to Duck Brook and back, for two passengers, . . 1.00 For each additional passenger,......................50 For the twenty-two mile drive via Somesville, for two passengers,...................................4-°° For each additional passenger,....................'.00 Sect. 9. Every person so licensed as named in the first section shall during the time he holds such license, and while engaged in such occupation, hold himself in readiness to convey passengers at the rates named in the foregoing section; and no licensed person shall refuse to convey passengers, on being tendered the fare established by this ordinance. Sect. 10. Any person violating any provision or section of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, to be recovered to the use of the town of Eden, by complaint before the Ellsworth Municipal Court or any trial justice in the County of Hancock. Sect. ii. This ordinance shall not apply to any regular stage line nor to the conveyance of freight.BAR HARBOR.— BOATING. Some of the pleasantest features of Bar Harbor are the facilities for rowing and sailing. In sailing, unless well acquainted with the shores, it is not safe without a boatman. Sudden squalls are liable to upset the boat, or rocks or shoals interfere with the sailing. Small sail-boats may be hired at the floating stages, or larger ones obtained with a skipper. A pleasant excursion is to Egg Rock, a long ledge of rocks east of Schooner Head, with a light-house in the centre. In heavy storms, the waves rush in and throw the spray all over the light-house; and the light-keeper will show enormous rocks, only a few feet from the house, that were thrown around by a recent storm, this storm also carrying away the bell-tower and scattering its timbers beyond the house. At the north-east end of the rock is a beach where the action of the waves has worn the pebbles to almost perfectly oval and round shapes, and many of them are gathered and carried away as mementoes of the rock. Good fishing may be found in the neighborhood of the rock. It is not safe to go out here in a small boat, for the winds at Mount Desert have a trick of suddenly rising and lashing the whole surface of the bay into foam.where but a few moments before was a sheet of smooth and glassy water. A very pleasant sail may be had by keeping to the south of Long Porcupine, and along its shores to the north of little Yellow Island and by Jordan’s Island to the landing at South Gouldsborough. From here, it is a pleasant drive to West Gouldsborough and Sullivan. Teams may be had by inquiring at the farm-houses. The view of Frenchman’s Bay is very fine from this road. Returning, keep to the north of Long Porcupine and to the south of the Sheep Porcupine. A sail into Frenchman’s Bay offers its advantages. Sullivan may be taken as a destination, and a visit to the Silver Mines included, or the northern shore of Mount Desert followed by the Ovens up into the Narrows, with the pleasant Lamoine shore on the north. Parties often make the entire round of the island, going through the draw at the bridge. Of course, on all these excursions a pilot must be taken; and he will see to all the minor details. Rowboats are plenty, and are the popular means of boating. On pleasant evenings, the harbor is dotted with them; and they must be engaged ahead. It is not best to go over a couple of miles away from the landing, until thoroughly acquainted with the tides and winds. The bar may be crossed for about four hours at high water; and at the end nearest the shore is the deepest water. In going over the bar, be sure there will be sufficent water on returning, as it is quite a long row around BarIsland. Parties spending the summer at Bar Harbor are advised to hire a boat for the season, leaving it in care of the boatman. It is cheaper where much boating is done, and after becoming accustomed to one boat it is pleasanter to keep the same one. A very good way is to take a boatman to row, and is advisable on long excursions; for, after a long row away from the landing, the work of returning often spoils the whole trip. DIFFERENT EXCURSIONS. A pleasant row is to Duck Brook, following the shore over the bar for about a mile and a half. The brook is just beyond Lyon’s stone residence; and in the brook about four rods from its mouth is a saw-mill. There are some very pretty houses along the shore above the bar. By going a mile and a half further, Hull’s Cove is reached; but there are no special points of interest. Around Bar Island is very fine, and land on the northern side. The view of the bay is very good. In going between Bar Island and Sheep Porcupine, a shorter way is between the ledge and Bar Island; but this should not be attempted at low water, when the sea is at all rough. There is a curious cave or well on one of the Porcupines, the one beyond Sheep Porcupine. It can be entered at high tide, when the water is very smooth, with a small boat. Inside is a gravelly beach on which to land. The sides are very steep, and cannot be ascended without the aid of a rope. A few years ago, a boat containing a gentleman and lady was sucked in throughthe opening, and the boat so damaged as to be useless. They built a fire, and quite a while elapsed before aid reached them. There is a good beach on the northern side of this island, on which to land and walk over and look down into the cave. The cave is on the side nearest to Bar Harbor, and shows as a narrow cleft in the rock. Care must be used in approaching it, owing to the strong suction induced by the undertow. In calm weather, a landing may easily be made on Round (or Fremont’s) Porcupine on the beach at the north side. Be sure the boat is well drawn up above the tide. Steps lead to the top, from which a fine view of Bar Harbor and the shore as far as Great Head is obtained. On the south side there is a steep cliff, from the top of which is a fine view of the waves dashing in at the base. This island was purchased by General Fremont years ago; but the title was not good, and at the recent State sale of islands it was bought by S. L. Roberts, who now owns it. Many amusing stories are told of its ownership by Fremont and attendant circumstances. The rate for row-boats is thirty-five cents an hour: and, when a boatman is hired to row, it is seventy-five cents an hour for both. Special terms may be made for sailing and for fishing parties with the different skippers. Canoes are let at about the same rates, and are very pleasant to use. The Indians have the principal share of this business, and are thoroughly capable and trustworthy.BAR HARBOR.— WALKS. At no other summer resort in the country is walking indulged in to such an extent as at Mount Desert. Ladies who at home must order their carriages to go a few blocks here take walks of four or five miles and back, often including a climb over rough rocks as part. This is due largely to the very clear and bracing air, and that the example has been set by the leaders of summer society; or, in fewer words, walking is fashionable. All this is very conducive to health, and tends to lessen doctor’s bills. Every one is advised to carry good heavy shoes and dresses suitable to wear in climbing mountains and penetrating underbrush, as well as exploring the very rocky seashore. The Indians here make alpenstocks of red cedar, which are very light, and of great help in ascending the hills. The best walks are : — Starting from the steamboat wharf, follow the shore southerly to Cromwell’s Harbor, and return by the road or the shore. Directly after leaving the wharf at Veazie’s Point is what is known as Pulpit Rock, and, a little further along the beach, Balance Rock, which looks as if one could upset it by a touch; but it has stood the severe winter storms for years.Half-way to Cromwell’s Harbor is Bouncing Cave, where the waves at high tide throw the beach stones up and down over its floor, well worn with the use of years. At Cromwell’s Harbor (passing Ogden’s Point by the road), it is a pleasant walk to follow the shore as far as the cliffs will allow, taking due care to watch the tide, in order to prevent the return being cut off. These are known as Saul’s Cliffs; and, a short way beyond the boat-house, careful watching may detect the “ Assyrian,” a seated figure half-way up the cliff, and only visible in profile. Ramblers are requested not to injure the trees or plants or deface the rocks, as this is all private property, open only through the courtesy of the owners, and liable to be closed at any time, should their wishes in this matter be disregarded. Drive or walk to Schooner Head, and leaving the road at the gate opposite the old barn follow the path to the head. From the top of this cliff, a fine view of the ocean is to be had. Here the waves of the broad Atlantic dash upon the rocks, and after a storm form a splendid spectacle as they rush through the Spouting Horn, covering the top of the Head in mist, while in all directions may be seen the white foam as wave after wave breaks on the rocks. To the eastward lies Egg Rock, a long, low, rocky island, wholly covered in the most violent storms, and acting as an outer breakwater to Frenchman’s Bay. Within a few years, the Government has established a light-house on Egg Rock, which shows a red, fixed light of the fifth order. Following the shore southward fromthe Head about a quarter of a mile, Anemone Cave is reached, accessible only at low water, a large cave nearly one hundred feet deep, and receiving its name from the Sea Anemones found in the pools on its floor. Returning to the road, about a mile further on is Great Head, higher and grander than Schooner Head, but not quite so accessible and less visited. Between the Head and Newport Mountain lie the Newport Sands, a favorite resort for picnics. It is a pleasant though rough walk from here to Otter Cliffs, following a wood road on the top of the cliffs. Thunder Cave is a short distance from the Sand Beach toward Otter Cliffs, and Stag Cave on Great Head is about the same distance from the beach. Visitors should ascend Newport Mountain; and the way is to drive to the foot of the mountain, turning off from the Schooner Head road a short distance beyond the Otter Creek road, alight at a brook, and then follow the path which is marked by little piles of stones. Do not hurry, as the ascent of one thousand feet is quite enough to do slowly. Toward the top, the mountain is bare ledge; and care must be taken in walking, as the rocks are slippery, and a sprain would be a serious affair so far from the road. From the summit, the view is magnificent, and hardly equalled in the country. Descend the mountain about one hundred feet on the eastern side, and look over the precipice. Schooner Head and the shore are directly below, the bay is spread out at one’s feet, and the effect is very fine. A good way of descending is to go down the southern end of the moun-tain, rather a rough descent, but one which will repay the trouble by the charming view obtained of “The Bowl,” a little sheet of water nestling among the trees, some four hundred feet above the level of the sea. Passing around its shores, a path will be found on the eastern side, leading to a rough wood road that comes out to the main road a short distance below Schooner Head. On striking the path, keep to the right down a cleft in the rocks, as the other way leads to the top of the Beehive, a short walk, which can be taken if not too tired. The walk to Kebo is a short, but very pleasant one, and can easily be taken after supper. Take Kebo Street by the Catholic Church, and follow it to the old mill at the foot of Kebo. From the farther side of the mill-dam, a path leads partly around the base, and then up the western side of the hill. From the top, a fine view of Bar Harbor is had; and Newport and Dry Mountains show to good advantage, while Kebo Valley lies quietly at the feet. This will be found a good picnic-ground, except that all water will have to be brought from the mill. Duck Brook is perhaps the most popular of all the walks, excepting the one first spoken of, along the shore. Take Eden Street to Duck Brook bridge, and thence follow the path up the left bank of the stream. A few rods from the road, Witch-hollow Brook enters Duck Brook on the farther side; and the time taken in finding it out and climbing to the pond above is well worth the trouble. Returning, follow Duck Brook till the WaterCompany’s flume and dam are reached; and from there a path leads to the Eagle Lake road, which it enters not far from Eagle Lake. But few people go through to the road, as the finest part of the brook is below the dam; and it is well to retrace the way from there. At low tide, one of the great attractions is the bar across the upper end of the harbor, where star-fish, sea-urchins, mussels, barnacles, and other interesting products of the sea may be found and studied. Bar Island is now accessible on foot, but care must be taken to know the state of the tide; for the water overflows the ends of the bar some time before it does the centre, and thus one is likely to be deceived. The bar remains uncovered about four hours at each low tide. (See Table of Tides.) De Costa speaks of shell-heaps formed by the aborigines at the eastern end of Bar Island, from which he obtained arrow-heads and stone implements, and which may repay investigation. The scenery on the northern side of Bar Island is very good, and decidedly in a, natural state. Any of the drives mentioned in the chapter on Drives may be taken as walks, the limit being the endurance of the tourist. With the aid of the map, one may spend days and weeks exploring the hidden treasures of this charming island; and many have done so, taking the different villages as starting-points for the neighboring country, and, with the aid of a pocket-compass, striking across from mountain to mountain, and following the streams to their sources. The map given in this book will be found very accurate.Two New and Attractive Boats BETWEEN BAR HARBOR A^D BANGOR, Touching S. W. HARBOR, DEER ISLE, ISLEBORO’, CASTINE, FORT POINT, BUCKSPORT, WINTERPORT, and HAMPDEN, ARRIVING AT iB^isra-oiR, In time for Supper, and to take TRAINS EAST or WEST. Leaving BAR HARBOR Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings. LEAVES IB A 1ST GOR Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, CONNECTING WITH Sanford Steamers to and from Boston, at Fort Point, each trip. For farther information, inquire of the Agent, GEORGE H. GRANT, Telegraph Office, BAR HARBOR, Me. Bangor Agent. FRANK D. PULLEN, No. 19 Exchange Street.Boston AND Bangor, VIA-- ROCKLAND, CAMDEN, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, BUCKSPORT, WINTERPORT, AND HAMPDEN. Leaving Lincoln’s Wharf, foot of Battery Street, at 5 P.M., DAILY, CONNECTING AT ROCKLAND On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday Mornings for MOUNT DESERT, On Wednesday and Saturday Mornings for Machiasport and Intermediate Landings, On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings for SULLIVAN, ELLSWORTH, BLUE HILL and INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS. For other points, see small folders. Special tickets at reduced rates. State-rooms secured at office on Lincoln’s Wharf. Freight received daily until 4.30 p.m. JAS. LITTLEFIELD, Supt.MT.DESERT ISLAND MAINE.Rockland, Mt. Desert, and Sullivan Steamboat Company FOR MT. DESERT and SULLIVAN. On and after TUESDAY, May 31, the new and fast-sailing Steamer MT. DESERT (CAPT. DAVID ROBINSON) will leave ROCKLAND for NORTH HAVEN, DEER ISLE, SOUTH-WEST and BAR HARBORS, SO. GOULDSBORO’, LAMOINE, HANCOCK, and SULLIVAN, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6.30 a.m.. or on arrival of Sanford Steamers from Boston. Passengers for Mt. Desert by rail to Rockland will leave Boston on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, by Boston and Maine or Eastern R.R., and arrive at Rockland at 5.30 p.m., taking Steamer next morning. Leave Boston in Sanford Steamers Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5 p.m., making close connection at Rockland (same wharf) next morning. RETURNING, leave Sullivan Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6.30 a.m., Bar Harbor at 8.45 a.m., touching at all other landings, connecting at Rockland with Knox and Lincoln Railroad, and Sanford Steamers for Boston. For further information, apply to JOHN LOVEJOY, TREAS., Rockland, Me. H. W. JORDAN, GEN. MANAGER, Boston.STEAMER CITY OF RICHMOND Leaves BAR HARBOR about 7.00 A.M., Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, touching at SOUTH-WEST HARBOR and ROCKLAND, arriving in PORTLAND about 5.00 P.M., connecting with Trains for BOSTON, arriving at 10.00 P.M. Will also con nect at ROCKLAND with Noon Train, via Knox & Lincoln R.R., for PORTLAND and BOSTON. THE STEAMER LEWISTON Leaves MACHIASPORT every Monday and Thursday Mornings, MOUNT DESERT at 10.00 A.M. same days, arriving in PORTLAND same evening, connecting with Pullman Night Train or early Morning Trains for Boston. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11.15 IMH. From JUNE 14 to SEPTEMBER 20. GEO. L. DAY, E. CUSHING, Gen*I Ticket Agent. Gen*I Manager. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, 1881. Commencing June 14th.C. C. BURRILL, General I.:: Agent. ( WITH HANCOCK CO, SAVINGS BANK, ELLSWORTH, ME. Offices: < > | BRADLEY S BLOCK, BAR HARBOR, MT. DESERT, ME, /ETNA, of Hartford, with assets amounting to $7,424,073 HOME, of New York, with assets of . $6,860,505 PHOENIX, of Hartford, with assets of ... $3,072,163 HANOVER FIRE, of New York, with assets of . $2,400,082 LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, of England, with assets of $11,109,626 NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE, of New Hampshire, with assets of . $585,334 SPRINGFIELD, F. & M„ of Massachusetts, with assets of $2,082,585 IMPERIAL, of England, with assets of . $8,175,619 NORTHERN, of England, with assets of $13,068,408 The above Companies form the most reliable Agency in New England, and good risks will be written at as low rates as can be procured in less reliable Companies. Every risk is written on its own merits. Marine Insurance on Hulls and Cargoes effected in reliable Companies. Parties living at a distance, wishing to procure Insurance, can do so by writing. ^