Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-10-12
ST. GEORGES MILLS.

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THE Subscriber offers for Sale, hi. MILLS
lately the property of General RI Knox /;
htuated in the town of Warren, aud county
of Lincoln, and little above the head Of
Navigation, on the great Fails Of 81. George {
River-together with the Lands and Bull
dlngs thereto adjoining and belonging
The natural advantages that here prerent
| themielves, together with the very great i'm
proyements that have been made az this Mill
Seat, render it one Of The fl st, If nor the very
FRI Il uatiOn, for tina, branch Of butinels ia
. the DIfrict of Maine.
There are three dlltinct Saw Mills, each Of
which con aims two Saws
One of faid Mills, is of a very mutual
length, aud calculated more particularly for
| ia~Ing dinsnhOn Lumber it will faw
itick upwards OF iirty feet ID length. This
long Mill contains alto gang IF ieven Saws,
moving together, and cutting log into fix
board At one operation, bul is remarkably
well adapted to the cutting of veiIel plaAk,
making them a. equal IN thickness, az lnooth
and perfect, IN every refpect as tAols lawed
by hand.
L ere is ALTO, Crill Mil, of the beil kind
and contribution, whole cultom IS from 20
40 buihels per day, thro' the year /; with Boil
ting machine for the manufacture of Flour.
The iuPPy OF water 70 very abundant,
with the exception of the three driel months
OF the year, to keep four of the flaws in mo-
ton, and tor four months in the wear, will
keep them all going 'oge her, with the grill
MIL; and there is no part Of the year lex
eePt an mutual dry leafon) when two flaws
may NOT be employed, even in the three fun
mer months. Each Of the Jaws Is capable
OF cutting four thouisnd of boards day t.
Inc TAT OF water, E feet on an average.
The St Georges River, which together
with It's Ponds, extends thirty miles into the
BACK Country, affords spon its banks an all
moa IneEhauftable supply Of Lumber, Of Va
rIou' Tor 5, well adapted to the saw Mill,
In addition to the Mill, the Canal is ALTO
offered for oale, with all its privIedges, As
etaohthed 10y Law This Canal Is mag
nIhcani work, connecting the waters above
lad Mllls with the tide waters, and CaicuIa-
ted A. we'll for the ule Of the Mills. a. the
LumJer Merchants of the Back country a,
very much OF the LII noer Of that executive
Country Pahes thro them TO the head Of nav
ig7tion ; making them productive of a reve-
nue. OF m - than 500 dollars year srcluGye
OF the advantage derived to the Mills from
them.
THIS Canal may fairly be ca culated, on a,
Progreiilye and certain revenus
Adjoining the Mills, Is Farm OF about $50
acres OF excellent Land; one half of which.
. cleared, and under Improvement, living on
90 2 lde' OF the river ard in every point
OF view, whether of foil, fituation, or increaf-
ing value, IS an object of great nsaft;.ats.
On this farm, l. large, handfome and well
hniihed manflon Houie, Barn and out houfes
large store, and Tenements for work peo-
pie with COopers hop, beautifully fitua-
TED upon the bAlk 0! the river, and oRe quar-
ter OF a mi above the Village. This elta,e
IS an extremely pealant lummer reidence;
lOa Merchant or Trader, it IS decidedly the
belt Rand on the river, for the lumber trade
and is generally cOnide-ed by thofe who are
belt acquainted with il, a. one Of the noR
eligible tituations for buGnefs il this part Of
the country.
Any perlon inclined TO purchafe, on appli-
cation to EBENEZER TEACHER, Flo
living on the prenniies can view the .lace, and
receive any further information respecting The
peculiar advantages of this eltare Foneahon
Will be gwen on the frf Of March mex.
II not fold previous to that tine, the whole
ofthis valuable property will be Let at an an
nHal rent or on ihares as may be agreed upon.
FOR terms ffale, apply TO H. JACKSON.
61S'"' Ssefsa6~ 1907. Q1