Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-06-07
LAND OFFICE,
BANGOR, April 80, 1888.

I'd ME tWeItn Secuun OF all ATT
| II promote the sale and settlement of the pubic
lands, passed March "a, a. ID. 1885, making II the
duty of the Land Agent "to advertise the setlliig
lands in market, once year, Tor TWO hontns' ~
one paper in the city of Boston, one IN Ho9cofu'
N Ii. and IN one paper IN each county III 'Ie '5'ao
describing the qualyand situation OF sald land ana
the terms of salo," the Land Agent Hereby gives
public notice that wnship number a, IN the hlth
range of Township west from the last line OF tne
State has been oited for settlers, and Is now IN
the market for sale and settlement under the proVls-
ions of the following law passed at the last session
OF the legislature The price will be from fifty to
seventy five cents per acre, according to the quail
ty and situation Of the lots. The lots average lG0
acres each. The soil in this township is good.
being remarkably free from stones, and The land
lying in moderate swells. The location OF tins
township favorable for settlement, as the Aroos-
took road passes within one mile ofthe western
line of the township. There are between 40 and on
settlers in the adjoining township No IN the ON
Range. and good mill and grist mill have
recently been built there by Ira Fish, Esq only one
mile distant from this township.
Townships No. in the 4h Range, No. in the
9th Range, and No. s in the 9Th Range have been
surveyed and oted into mile sections. Lots oil lou
acres will be out from any OF these sections 10
neiual settlers, where the land is more suitable Tor
| farming than for timber. Townships Nos. 5, lO
and l2 in the 9Th Range have been ordered 10 be
surveyed, by the Surveyor General, forthwith, and
will be open for settlers the lots can be
run out. The .froostook road passes directly
through these townships and the soil is represented
10 be excellent for farming. The .4roosook road Is
laid out and cut out from the military road lead
ing from Bangor to Houlton, near Matiawamkeag
point, to the .4roostook river, distance oil about
rs miles
About $l7 900 will be expended, this year, upon
this road by the Land AGENTS of Maine and Mas
sachusets, and with the part already finished the
road will be completed about one half of the dis
lance. The whole distance will probably be COM
pletcd next year A II the land Oh this road has
been sold for about twothrds of the distance, and
in several townships all the lots upon the road have
been taken up by actual settlers. The remaining
part oithe land upon this road, owned by this State
is offered for sale TO settlers. The price OF lots
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 unsuryeyed
township in this part Of the State, on which they
should wish to erect mills under the provisions of
the new land law, the Surveyor General would pro-
coed soon practicable in the survey Of such
| Township.
The settling duties required by law, are, "ihat
the purchaser Of each lot shall clear in a proper
manner fifteen ncres thereof, ten or more of which
| shall be well laid down to 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 survey
ofall the lands situated in the Aroostook country
! in reference 10 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 of the State may
be expected in the course of the season, and will
give all necdfnl information, 10 those persons who
may feel DESTROYS of making settlement upon
them.
| The following extracts from the second report
Of DR.. Jackson on the Geology OF the public lands,
I made TO Tho Legislature and now in the hands Of
| the printer for publications. show the value of these
lands for cultivation. Speaking of the .4roostook
country the Doctor says, che average width oil The
alluval region on tho Aroostook river cannot he
less than SIX eight miles, and in places it is
much wider. 1t sa well wooded region and is the |
best settling land in the State, equang in fertility
the famed regions Of the Western States, and capa-
BILE evon under less genial cline, of producing
crops of wheat and other grain, fully equal in album
dance with any soils Of which we have any re-
cords.
"Wo here found yellow loan of fine kind de-
rived from the limestone rocks and uxuriant IN its
produce and in places covered TO the depth
old or 5 inches by black vegetable mould.
This yellow loan is remarkable for the tall rank
grass called blue joint, which skirts the margin
the river and from to feet high and extren ely
uxurant. The forest trees are Ola mixed growth,
but the sugar naples are most abundant, and are OF
gigantic size. Elns, white birch, black and white
ash slso abound The soft wood grows mostly on
the low lands, while the 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 entcrprisipg 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 i, is destined by nature to be the grana
ry OF the north
III another place, Doctor Jackson says:-'' On the
A roostook it will be remarked, that very few ifany
hom!ock trees exist and the prodommatng growth
is of mixture Of various hard wood trees, the
Gar maple ash and yellow birch Astounding, while
occur scattering, some of the most lofty pine
ever behed There evident reasons why this
should be tho 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-
BILE for their heavy crops of wheat, rye and other
grains, and arc certainly richer agricultural
present population this river is estimated between
400 and 500 persons, chiefly emigrants from
Maine
Towards the conclusion, DIR. 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 are of
immense magnitude, iavorably situated for advanta
| geous operations occur on the Aroostook, and all
| the marked characteristics Of the regular coal for
| nation exhibit themselves over great belt ofcoun-
try from the Schools to the .7roostOok and ST. John,
and extend to the Temiscouta lake the frontier
| of Canada 1t will be at once perceived, that the
| country which we have explored is most valuable
territory, possessing every advantage required by
settlers Heavy timber offers reward to the enter
prisno lumber dealer. A rich soil capable OF produ
cling an average crop of 20 bushels OF wheat to the