Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-11-16
ST. GEORGES MILLS.

If1NtiE SublcTI5cr oilers TOR Sale ,hIs MILLS
lately the property of General II. KNOX
y fi.uated in the town of Warren, and county
of Lincoln, and little above the head OF
Navigation, on the great Falls of ST. George:
River-together with the Lands and Bull
dings thereto adjoining and belonging.
/ The natural advantages thar here prerent
theInielves, together with the very great i'm
provcmen;s that have been made at this Mill
Seat, render it one Of The first, If not the verv
fri liiuation, for THAI branch of bufnefs IN
the Di1rict of Maine.
There are three diltinct Saw Mills, each of
which contains two Saws
One Of fad Mills, i Of very mutual
length, aud calculated more particularly for
faving dinenhsn Lumber il will faw a
flick upw ards of fxty feet in length. This
long Mill contains alto, a gang of feven Saws,
moving together, and cutting log into fix
boards AZ one operation, but is remarkably
well adapted tothe cutting of veiTeI plank,
making them as equal in thickness, as fmooth
and perfect, in every relpect as thofe fawed
BY hand.
Fbe-e Is aIic, Grif Mil, OF the ben kind
and conjunction, Whole cultom is from 10
10 bnlhels per day, thro' the year with Boil
ting machine for the manufacture of Flour.
The fuppIy Of water IS very abundant,
with the exception Of the three drieft months
of the year, to keep four of the Jaws in mo-
ton, and for four months in the year, VIII
keep them all going together, with the GRIT
'MIi; and there Is no part Of the year Ce1-
cept an unufual dry leafon) when two Jaw.
may not be employed, even in the three fun
mer months. Each of the flaws is capable
Of cutting four thoafsnd Of boards a day -
The fall Of water, Is - feet on an average.
The Ss Georges River, which together
with MS Ponds, extends thirty miles into the
back Country, affords upon its banks an all
moi meXhauftable supply of Lumber, Of va
riou1 forts, well adapted to the Saw Mill,
IN addition to the Mill, the Canal IS ALTO
offered for Sale, with all its priviledqes. as
el:abEihed by Law This Canal is a mag
nhcant work, correcting the waters above
iaid Mills with the tide waters, and CaicuIa
ted as well for the ufe OF the Mills. as the
Lumber Merchants OF the Back country As
very much Of the Lumber of that extenfive
Country paiies thro them to the head Of nav
igation /; making them productive Of reve-
nue. Of mere than 500 dollars year executive
of the advantage derived to the Mills from
them.
This Canal may fairly be calculated, on as
FrogreAive and certain revenue
adjoining the Mills, is a Farm of about $50
acres of excellent Land one half of which.
IS cleared, and nderlmprovement, lying on
both iides Of the river ard in every point
Of view, whether Of foil, iituation, or 'increar-
ing value, IS an object of gree, importance.
On this farm, Is large, handfome and we'll
hniihed maniion Houie, Barn and out houles
Z large Store. and Fenements for work peo-
pie, with CooPers ihop, beautifully fi,ua-
ted uPon the bank OF the river, and one quar-
ter OF mile above the Village. This enate
Is an extremely pieaiant fummer relidence
Ioa Merchant or Trader, it is decidedly the
bell itand on the river, for the lumber trade:
and Is generally confde-ed by thofe who are
beit acquainted with it, as one Of the moR
eligible htuations for buGneIs in this part Of
the country.
Alty Perion inclined to purchafe, on appli-
cation 70 EBENEZER THACHER. Efo
living on the Premifes, can view the SIace, and
receive any further information rcfpectipg the
peculiar Advantages of this efate. Fofelion
will he given on the fra Of March ncxt.
II not fold previous 70 that time, The whole
OF this valuable property will be Let at An an
nual rent,or on ihares as may be agreed upon.
Tor terms Of iale, apply 10 n. JACKSON.
bgjfor., Sftfemby ! 1907. N4)