Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-25
LANDS FOR SALE.

To the indufrious and EnteTprizing
Farmers who rnay with to provide for grow
ing families
THE lubfcriber having fpent the Ian ieaion
10 The county of Hancock, and Dlitnct
of Maine as the Agen, and Attorney Of Li,art
7boTadIks Dao1 Sears, and William P,s'eOft,
Elouires, owners of Geveral large and valuable
tracts Of land lying within fad county; and
having occafon while performing the duties
of his agency. 70 traverle the country in diff
ferent directions, can now more certainly and
definitely defcribe he foil, timber, ana natural
advantages Of the feveral tracts, which be
now again offers for Gale to aFsaI settlers Oa!y--
viz.
10000 Acres of Land lying in body in the
centr of the town Of Project, and lying from
to s miles from the n1vigabe waters Of the
bay aod river Of Penobfcot the foil is gen
orally good, aud he growth Beech, Sugar
Maple, Yellow Birch, and Afh; and where
the q owth is spruce It's contiguity to the
water renders It very valuable for knees and
fp2rs. Through this tract Of and road is
cut four rods wide, and two rods IN the cen
tire, taken up by the roots, which will he clear
Cd out and made paiTable the enfaing ieafon.
$1,000 acres lying in the Plan atoms Of
Warrington, Jacklon, Lincoln, aud KInx, in
this tract there is leis waite land, than will be
found in any tract Of iaRd of the fame hze
and ihape, m either Of the counties Of Worces-
ter, Hampihre, or Berkfhire; the foil is good,
covered principally with hard wood, luch a.
Beech, Maple, Yellow Birch, Badwood and
Aih; and IN different parts of the tract, there
is sufficient quantity Of White Cedar TO
fRruilh fencing materials for many years
the whole of this tract is lituated from fix 70
6xrsen miles from the fine navigab wa ers Of
Penobicot Bay. Road cutting the expence
Of the proprietors, ia various directions. thro'
the tract and upon the tract are already
bgayred as3 t-,enfy active induttriou, Farmers
Also $4,000 acres living upon the head
waters Of St. Georges River, about ten miles
S W. Of Bslfat the foil and growth Of the
hard wooI land the fame a. IN the TAFT de-
leribed tract there is alto upon thi: tract,
large quantities of excellent pine timber, and
upon the Wefteru Branch of 81 George Riv-
er the Proprietors are erecting Saw Mill,
which will be III operation by he hrlt OF Ja.
ly and they will ALTO erect Gr.(t NH there
a. foon as the interelf of the tettlers thall re-
quire Il.
In either Of thefe tracts, bodies Of land may
ted to accommodate ten or twelve famInos
who may with to mjve from he fame
neighborhood - fettIe thereon and the 6rft
and Ian defcribed trace will accommodate
any number Of famiIie. who may with 10 bet
ter ,hemfelves by removing thither, aud Gill
continuing their former intercourse and neigh
borhood after their removal
\ The own Of Befaa, iying upon Belfah
Bay, 70 called and the town of Frankfort, ly
ing upon Pcnoblcot river wit he the imme-
date marts and places of dapoht for the fur
plus produce of the Settlers, reEling on theie
I.snds-thefe towns though new are fourth
ing. and the commercial part of their reipec-
tive inhabitants are eaterpriGng and induitri-
GUS. Trade, navigation and veiiel building,
are fuccel.fuily carried on in both thOle Pla-
ces and the timber for building their veiIels
is procured through The agency Of The inhab-
itants now on this land, and from this ve-y
land tlelf.
The lends thus advantageouly ftuated the
fablcriber has been telling the palt lszfon, at
from four to eight dollars per acre-Having
regard to the particular ftuation and quality
ofthe Lo 5, and the benefits accruiDg to the
owners and the country, in the acquiGtiop Of
good indulrious fetters, ne will continue to
lell on the fame terms which he has hereto
fore fold at and lhould any number OF in
dultrious farmers, in any part Of 'he country,
think Of removing, aud ihould leIect an agent
: in whole judgment they have confidence 10
view the lands, the fab.criser will be found at
BslfsA, in faid county Of Hancock, and will
give fulh agent every fatisfacti1n in his row.
er relpecting the Lands - ikezCyf ~ Eais,
900 acres Of Land in he towns OF Camden,
D. LincouviIle, and orthport.
/. A liberal credit will be given for the whole
: or part Of the purchare money, a. may bef
Z fuit the pBrchafer,
PFIINEHAS ASHAfUN.
M1ySb 10, 1903, (6w)