Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 19, 1907

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Across the Isthmus in 45 Reminiscences of the Trip of Hon A G Jewett and His Family en route to Peru Of an early number of the Pine Tree Magazine the Journal said that every issue contained something of local in terest to Maine peoplereminiscent historical or descriptiveand the mag azine continues to maintain its repu tation in this respect The August is sue contains an artiele entitled A Maine Mans Trip Across the Isthmus in 1845 A Personal Experience in the Canai Zone which aside from its his torical value will interest the many in this section who knew the Hon A G Jewett his daughter Mrs Harris and her family The author of the article is Jane W Harris a granddaughter of Mr Jew ett After some interesting remarks concerning the Panama canal now in course of construction Miss Harris says In 1845 the execrable seddorethe cursed thirst for gold bad not settled upon our country Four years later in 1849 thousands were making their way across the Isthmus to California under tremendous hardships moved by that greatest drawing power on earth the chance however uncertain of be coming rich but in 1845 the Isthmus was a practically

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