Lincoln telegraph., 1838-05-31
STATE OF MAINE.
LAND OFFICE, !
ono

YENHE twelfth section of can act additional 10
n promote the sale and settlement oi the puo,lc
lands" passed March "a, A. ID. 1885, making 1t the
duty of the Land Agent "to advertise the settling
lands in market, once Year, for two months, 10
one paper in the city of Boston, one in Concord,
N II. and in paper in each county IN the Stato,
describing the quality land situation OF SAID land ana
the terms of sale," tho Land Agent hereby gives
pnbIicnotice that Township number d, in the nth
range of Township west from the last line oil the
State has been lotted for settlers, and is now IN
the market for sale and settlement under the proys-
ions of the following law passed at the last session
of the Legislature. Tho price will be from MY 10
sevenyfve cents per acre, according to the quail,
ty and situation of the lots The lots average lou
acres each Tho soil in this township Is good.
being remarkably free from stenes, and the land
lying in moderate swels. The location OF this
township IS favorable for settlement, as the Aroos-
took road .passes within one mile the western
line of the township. There are between 40 and 5O
settlers in the adjoining township No. In the 9th
Range and good saw mill and grist mill have
recently been built there by Ira Fish, Esq. only one
mile distant from this township
Townships No. 3 in the 9TH Range, No. in the
9th Range and No. 8 in the 7th Range have been
surveyed and lotted into mile sections. Lots ofl60
will be run out from any of these sections TO
actual Settlers whero the land is more suitable Tor
farming than for timber. Townships Moss, 10
and IL in the 5th Range have been ordered 10 be
surveyed, by tho Surveyor General, forthwith, and
will be open for settlers the lots can be
run out. Tho .4roostook road passes directly
through these townships and the sof1s represented
to be excellent for farming, The droostook road is
laid out and cut out from the military road lead
ing from Bangor to Houlton. near Mattawamkeag
J,cint, to tho .4roostook river, distance Of about
rs miles
About $4,000 will be expended, this year. upon
this road by the Land agents of Maine and Mas
sachusetts and with the part already finished tho
road will be completed about halfof tho dis
tance. The whole distance will probably be COM
pleted next year. All the land Oh this road has
been sold for about two-thrds of the distance, and
in several townships all the lotsupon the road have
been taken up bv actual settlers. The remaining
part ofthe land upon this road owned by this State
is offered for sale TO settlers. The price lois
in these townships under the conditions OF the new
land law will be from fifty cents to one dollar per
acre, according to their situation and quality. Should
any company of settlers select any unsurveyed
township in this part of The State, on which they
should wish to erect mills under The provisions of
the now land law, the Surveyor General would pro-
coed soon as practicable the survey ofsuch
Township.
The settling duties required by law, are, "that
the purchaser of each lot shall clear in proper
manner, fifteen acres thereof, len or more ofwhich
shall be well laid down 10 grass, and build house
thereon within four years from the time OF the pur
chase"
The board of Internal Improvement for this
State have Just ordered exploration and gsurvey
ofall the lands situated in the Aroostook country
in reference to their settlement and agricultural
capabilities his survey will be commenced forth. |
with under the charge DIR. Ezekiel Holmes, of
Winthrop. His report of the situation, quality and
value ofthe public land in this part the State may
be expected in the course of the season, and will
give all needful information TO those persons who
may feel desirous Of making settlement upon
them.
The following extracts from the second report
of Dr. Jackson on the Geology of the public lands
fhn md IN fIin hand nj
the printer for publication, show the value of these
lands for cultivation. Speaking of the .4roostook
country the Doctor says, "ihe average width ofthe
alluvial region on the .Aroostook river cannot be
less than six eight miles, and in some places it is
much wider 1t is well wooded region and is the
best settling land in the State, equaling in fertility
the famed regions OF tho Western Staes and capa-
BILE even under less genial cline, of producing
crops ofwheat and other grain, fully equal in abun-
dance with any soils Of which we have any re-
cords.
s.We here found yellow loan of fine kind de-
rived from the lines tone rocks and uxuriant in its
produce and in some places covered TO the depth |
of a or s inches by black vegetable mould.
This yellow loan is remarkable for the tall rank |
grass called blue joint, which skirts the margin of
the river and from to feet high and extrerely
luxuriant. The forest trees are Of! mixed growth,
but the sugar naples are most abundant and are o'
gigantic size Elms, white birch, black and white
ash slso abound. The soft wood grows mostly on
the low lands, while tile uplands in the rear are
densely crowded with hard wood trees, among
which are scattered magnificent pines In the
course of two years, there will be free commune
cation between Bangor and the 4roostook and great
number of enerprslng settlers will take up their
residence in this fertile valley, and by farming, they
will obtain an ample reward, and that region will
become as it is destined by nature to be the grand
sy fthc north
In another place, Doctor Jackson says" Onthe
Aroostook it will be ren,arkod that very few ifany
hemlock trees exist, and the prodommating growth
is ofa mixture of various hard wood trees, the su-
gar maple ash and yellow birch abounding, while |
occur scattering, of the most lofty pine trees
ever behed. There evident reasons why this
should be the case for the richest soils are always
most crowded with mixed growth, and the Aroos-
took soils arc mostly of limestone alluvion. and are
exceedingly rich and good settling lands, remarka-
bic for their heavy crops of wheat, rye and other
grains, and arc certainly richer as an agricultural
district, than any other portion of Maine. Tho
present population on this river is estimated between
400 and 500 persons, chiefly emigrans from
Maine"
Towards the conclusion, DR.. Jackson says: "the
researches of the present season have brought to
light many important resources in the public domain
which were before unknown. Beds of iron Of
immense magnitude iavorably situated for advanta-
peous operations occur on the Aroostool and all
The marked characteristics of the regular coal for
nation exhibit themselves over a great belt ofcoun-
try from the Schools TO the .droostook and ST John
and extend to the Temiscoua lake near the frontier
of Canada. 1t will be at perceived, that :he
country which we have explored is most valuable
territory, possessing every advantage required by
settlers Heavy timber offers reward to the enter
rrsing lumber dealer. A rich s, capable of produ-