Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-11-09
ST. GEORGES Mills.

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THE Sub(criber offers for Sale, bis Mills
lately the property Of General RI. KNOX
iituated in the tcwn Of Warren, and counry
of Lincoln, and little above the bead of
Navigation, on the great Fails Of 81. Georges
Rver-together win the Lands and Bill
dings thereto a1joiniDg aEl belonging.
/ The natural advantages that here DrereDt
themielves, together with the very rreat I'M
provements that have been made at tins MIL
Seat, render II one Of The FIST, u not the very
/ firif lituaton, for that branch Of bufnels n
the Diltrict of Maine.
There are three diflinct Saw Mills, each Of
which contains two Saws.
One of faid Mills, is of a verv unufuaI
length, and calculated more particularly for
iawing dimenhsn Lumber il viii Jaw :
tick upw ards Of Gxty leet il length This
long Mill contains alto, gang Of fcvea Saws,
moving together, and cutting a log into fix
boards Al one operation, but j. remarkably
well adapted 10 the cutting Of veiieI plasE,
making them as equal in thickness, AZ fmooth
and perfect, IN every refpect as thofe fawed
by hand.
There is alto, Grih Mil, Of the bea kind
and contraction, whole cuaom i from IN
10 bufhels per day, thro' ;he year ; with Boz
ting machine for che manufacture Of Flour.
The iupply Of water - very abundant,
with the exception Of the three drislt months
of the year. to keep four Of the flaws in mo-
ton, and for four months ia the year, wilt
keep them all going together, with the grin
Mill and there u no part Of the year lex
esps an mutual dry feafon) when two Jaws
may not he employed, even in the three fnm-
mer months. Each of the flaws is capable
Of cutting four thoufand Of boards day -
The fall Of water, is IS feet on an average.
The S. Georges River, which together
with ITS Ponds, extends thirty miles into the
back Country, affords upon its banks an ali
mott inexhaHfiable supply of Lumber, of va
rious fors, we'll adapted 10 the Saw Mill,
In addition to the Mil, the Canal is ALTO
offered for Sale, with all its priviIedges. as
eilablifhed by Law This Canal is mag
niiican. work, correcting the waters above
i4ld Mills with the tide waters, and CaIcula-
ted as well for the uie Of the Mills, a. the
Lumber Merchants of the Back country al
very much Of the Lumber Of that extenive
Country paIes thro' them TO the head of nav
igation making them productive Of reve-
nue. OF more than 500 dollars a year e1cu6ve
- NAA~ o1f0neaSC ASl iNoo 10 tue AsIlis from
them.
This Canal may fairly be calculated, OF, a
ProgreiIive and certain revenue.
Adjoining the Mills, is Farm Of about so
acres of excellent Land one half of which,
is cleared, and under Improvement, living on
both fdes Of the river ; and in every poinr
of view, whether ~ foil, ftuation, or increaf-
ing value, is an ol ject Of great importance.
On this farm, is large, handfome and we'll
hnifhed manGon Houfe, Barn and out hcules=
a large Store, and Tenements for work peo-
pie, with a Cooper's hop, beautifully ftua-
ted upon the bank o. the river, and one quar-.
ter Of a mile above the Village. This eRate
is an extremely pieafant fnmmsr re6dence;
Toa Merchant or Trader, it is decidedly the
beft ftand on the river, for the Lumber trade;
and Is generally confde-ed by thofe who are
beft acquainted with it, as one Of the mott
eligible htuations for bu6nels in this part a
the country.
ANY perion inclined to prrchafe, on apple
cation TO EBENEZER THATCHER, Efq.
living on the premiles, can view the place, and
receive any further information refpectng the
peculiar advantages Of this eltate. Folehoa
will be given on the fri of March next.
If not fold previous 70 thar time, he whole
of this valuable property will be Let at an an
nual rent or on flares as may be agreed upon.
For terms offale, apply to II. JACKSON.
Bgaon, Sfptr77brr ! 1907 (I4)