Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-06-14
STATE OF MAINE.
Bangor, April 80, 1888.
LAND OFFIcE,

TEyHE twelfth section of tan act additional 4
d promote the sale and settlement OF the public
lands, passed March a. A. d lS35, making it thu
duty of the Land Agent "to advertise the settling
lands in market. once a year, for two months, il
one paper in the city of Boston, one IN Concord
N H. and in one paper in each county IN the state
describing the qualtyand situation of said land ant
/ the terms of sale" the Land Agent Lereby gives
public notice that Township number a, IN the fifti
range Of Township west from the last inc Oh the
State, has been loted for settlers, and Is now III
the market for sale and settlement under the proyls-
ions of the following law passed at the last session
of the Legislature The price will be from fifty to
seveHty-ve cents per acre, according to the quail
y and hsituation of the lots. The lots average l6d
acres each. The soil in this township is good,
being remarkably free from stones, and the land
| lying in moderate swells The location OF this
township Is favorable for settlements as the Aroos-
took road passes within one mile Of the western
| line of the township. There are between 4U and 5O
settlers in the adjoining township No. a 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 s.--.s 81.
Townships No. 3 in the 4ih Range. No. in the
9th Range, and No. 8 in the 9TH Range have been
surve eyed and lotted into mile sections. Lots Of lou
acres will be run out from any OF these sections 10
actual settlers, where the land is more suitable Tor
farming than for timber. Townships Nos, o. 10
and IL in the 9th Range have been ordered 10 be
will be open for settlers soon as tile lots can be
run out The .qroostook road passes directly
through these townships and the soil represented
to be excellent for farming, The .4roosook road IS
laid out and cut out from the military road lead
ing from Bangor to Houlton, near Mattawamkeag
point, to the .aroostook river, distance oil about
rs miles
About $l7 900 will be expended. this year, upon
this road bv the Land AGENTS of Maine and Mas
sachusetts, and with the part already finished the
road will be completed about one hallof the DIS
lance. The whole distance will probably be com
peted next year. All the land on tins road mas
been sold for about twothlrds of the distance, and
in several townships all the lots upon the road have
been taken up by actual settlers. The remaining
part ofthe land upon this road owned by this STATE
is now offered for sale to settlers The price of'ofs
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 as soon practicable in the survey oi such
Township.
The settling duties required by law, are, "that
the purchaser of each lot shall clear IN proper
manner, fifteen acres 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 puf-
chase"
The board of Internal Improvement for This
Sta G have just ordered an exploration and survey
of all 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 Of DR.. Ezekiel Holmes, of
Winthrop. His report Of the situatlon 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 needful information, 10 those persons Who
may feel DESTROYS Of making a settlement upon
them. tgsal.fi
The following extracts from the second report
of Dr. Jackson on the Geology Of the public lands,
made 10 the Legislature, and now in the HANDS OF
the printer Tor publication, show the value OF tese
lands for cultivation Speaking of the .4rooslook
country the Doctor says, "the average width oil The
auvial region on the .Aroostook river cannot be
less than six or eight miles, and in some places II is
much wider. 1t is "a well wooded region and is tho
best settling land in the State, equang in fertility
the famed regions OF the Western States, and capa-
Bile even 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.
"We here found yellow loan of fine kind do
rived from the limestone rocks and lu&nrant in lis
produce, and in some places covered TO the depth
of4 or 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 A to feet high and extren ely
but the sugar naples most abundant, and are OF
gigantic size. Films, white birch black and White
ash slso abound The soft wood grows mostly on
the low lands, while the uplands in the rear are
dcnsey crowded with hard wood trees, among
which are scattered magnificent pines. In the
course of two years, there will be a free COMMUNE
cation between Bangor and the .4roostoo and great
number of enterprisins 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 be the grand
ry ofthe north. -
In another place, Doctor Jackson says:--" On the
Arooslook it will be remarked that very few ifany
hemock trees exist, and the prodommatlng growth
is of mixture of various hard wood trees, the SUI
gar maple, ash and yellow birch Astounding, while
occur scattcring some of the most lofty pine trees
ever beheld. There are evident reasons why tins
should be tho case, for the richest soils always
most crowded with mixed growth, and tho ARGOS
took soils are mostly OF limestone auvion, and are
exceedingly rich and good settling lands, remarka-
bic for their heavy crops of wheat, rye and other
grains, and certainly richer as an agricultural
district, than any olhcr portion OF Maine. The
present population on this river ESTIMATED between
400 and 500 persons, chiefly emgrants from
Mime ttsl e.} ln 9.I
Towards the conclusion, Dir. Jackson says: 'the
researches of the present season have brought 70
light many important resources IN the public DOMAIN
which were before unknown. Beds OF IRON are Oh
immense magnitude iavoraby situated for advanta
geol,s operations occur on the Aroosook, and al
the marked characteristics of the regular coal Tor
nation exhibit themselves over great belt ofcoun
try from the Schools to the .froosook and 81. John
and extend to the Tcmscouta lake near the frontie
of Canada. 1t will be at once perceived that :h'
country which we have explored is most yaluao
territory, possessing every aovanlage Ieduireu y.
brr do,Ior rich soil capable oil pr0du