h ired ▁by ▁A rund ell ▁to ▁make ▁detailed ▁observations ), ▁was ▁published ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁expedition ' s ▁return . ▁The ▁pam ph let ▁described ▁the ▁physical ▁resources ▁available ▁to ▁sett lers ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁and ▁coast ▁of ▁Maine ▁( har b ors , ▁rivers , ▁soil , ▁ ▁trees , ▁wild ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget ables , ▁and ▁so ▁forth ). ▁James ▁Ros ier , ▁would ▁write ▁that ▁Mon he gan ▁was ▁" wo ody , ▁grow en ▁with ▁Fir re , ▁Bir ch , ▁O ke ▁and ▁Be ech , ▁as ▁far re ▁as ▁we ▁say ▁along ▁the ▁shore ; ▁and ▁so ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁within . ▁On ▁the ▁ver ge ▁grow ▁Go ose ber ries , ▁St raw ber ries , ▁Wild ▁pe ase , ▁and ▁Wil de ▁rose ▁bush es ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁comp elling ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁however , ▁is ▁the ▁crew ' s ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁the ▁N atives , ▁which ▁began ▁eleven ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁Arch angel ▁first ▁mo ored ▁among ▁the ▁Georges ▁Islands , ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 6 0 5 , ▁as ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁anch ored ▁in ▁Mus cong us ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁men ▁had ▁gone ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁sh al lop ▁to ▁explore . ▁The ▁report ▁tells ▁how ▁the ▁remaining ▁crew ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁encounter ▁that ▁afternoon ▁with ▁a ▁hunting ▁party , ▁developed ▁a ▁sign ▁language ▁with ▁them , ▁and ▁over ▁several ▁days ▁encourag ed ▁their ▁trust ▁with ▁g ifts