14 THE NATURALIST OF THE ST. CROIX 



navigation. Two miles up the river on the English side 

 is the town of Milltown, parish of St. Stephen; while 

 opposite on the American side is Milltown-Calais. On 

 either side there is an almost continuous settlement the 

 entire distance, while about midway is a bridge across 

 the river and a number of mills which place is called the 

 Union. The drive from Calais to Milltown on the Amer- 

 ican side and down to St. Stephen on the English side, 

 or a ride by the well-managed trolley line of street cars 

 is one of the most picturesque and interesting in any 

 part of the states or the provinces. The cities are busy, 

 the wharves piled with lumber, the harbor gay with ves- 

 sels bearing the flags of two nations, while the lumber 

 mills, the big cotton mill, the Washington County rail- 

 road and the belt line railroad connecting the Canadian 

 Pacific railway with the former road give evidence of 

 business prosperity and general content unsurpassed by 

 almost any section of the country. The scenery is beau- 

 tiful, there are fine residences all along the river banks, 

 while the people of the two nations are really one. In 

 business interests, social relations and all that makes for 

 the public good, the residents of the two nations have a 

 unity of spirit and interest that is indeed most friendly 

 and serviceable. 



It was in this beautiful and favored section where Mr. 

 Boardman began his business life at the age of thirteen 

 years. During his active business career and his long 

 life as a private gentleman of wealth, public spirit, culti- 

 vated tastes and leisure, he became closely identified 

 with the two communities in all their business, educa- 

 tional, religious and social interests. He loved the 

 place and the people. He had studied them, lived 



