The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . the river (which he mentions ^ Champlain, in his Voyages (Prince Society, II, 22), referring to thisBasin, says, which I have named Port Royal, a name which was soonapplied to the settlement made on the north shore of the Basin. A map ofthe Basin, with Champlains description of it, faces p. 24 of the Voyages. * The name St. Croix, as applied to the river, was suggested by the fact thattwo streams enter the river a few miles above St. Croix Island, one from theeast and one from the west, furnishing in this way the representation of across. Prom this
The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . the river (which he mentions ^ Champlain, in his Voyages (Prince Society, II, 22), referring to thisBasin, says, which I have named Port Royal, a name which was soonapplied to the settlement made on the north shore of the Basin. A map ofthe Basin, with Champlains description of it, faces p. 24 of the Voyages. * The name St. Croix, as applied to the river, was suggested by the fact thattwo streams enter the river a few miles above St. Croix Island, one from theeast and one from the west, furnishing in this way the representation of across. Prom this island [Mt. Desert] to the main land on the north, the dis-tance is less than a hundred paces. It is very high, and notched in places,so that there is the appearance to one at sea, as of seven or eight mountainsextending along near each other. The summit of the most of them is desti-tute of trees, as there are only rocks on them. The woods consist of pines,fir, and birches only. I named it Isle des Monts Deserts. ChamplainsVoyages, II, CO O M Pi4 H O pqp oo w feo p< W o Wu H HMM w(J THE DE MONTS COLONY. 33 under the name Pentegouet and also Norumbegue) as far asthe site of Bangor. While in the river, Champlain had an inter-view with the Bessabez, or chief of the Indians of that region,to whom, in the name of de Monts, he made overtures of friend-ship. Thence, Champlain made his way to the Kennebec ( Quin-ibequy), and attempted the exploration of the river. Unfavor-able weather, however, prevented the accomplishment of his pur-pose in following its reach northward; and descending to the sea,he turned back up the coast September 23, and reached St. Croixisland October 2. The winter that followed opened early and was one of greatseverity. The eyidence was now borne in upon the colonists thatthe location had not been wisely chosen. During the wintermonths they suffered greatly not only from the cold winds thatswept fiercely across the surrounding ice fields, but also from
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