Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-02
NonTu EASTERN BOUNDARY.

except The costs of Court
NonTn EASTERN BOUNDARY.
The last Burlington Free Press contains
a communications from Mr.. John Johnson,
the gentleman who was originally employ
ed by our government, to survey the DIS
puted territory and mark the line. The
facts which he gives are valuable, coming
las they do, from an individual whose means
Of information have not been surpassed
flour. of Com nerce.
The North Eastern boundary Of the State
of Maine having Of late created some cX-
element, take the liberty OF stating some
fcts in relation to the subject.
These facts were mostly derived from &C
tml survey, made by myself IN the years
1877 and 1918, as principal surveyor on
the part of the United States, under the
5tl article of the treaty of Ghent, which
was made and signed Oh the gath Decem-
Der. 1914.
The East line Of the State Of Name,
then Massac husetts) was by comnsslon-
ers duly appointed fixed on the Schood'c'
nov ST. Croix river from where 1t enters
Passamaquoddy Bay, to the monument
erected at lis source in Lat. 40 degrees 40
minutes North, and the report OF tins was
accented by the two Governments IN 1907
or s. In the year 1871, commenced at
the said monument, and extended the line
due north. At Is miles IIoulton lies on the
west side Of this line, about IL miles east
is Woodstock on the river St. John. AT
Al miles i, Mars Hill This hill is wholly
insulated and surrounded by low swampy
land. The hill rises about 1860 feet IRON
lis base and the line runs ~ chains cast o.
the east base, in the low and sWampy land
The representation on the map made ny
S. l.. Dashell at the city of Washington
in 1880, that Mars Hill extends across the
line, and that there is connected range oil
highlands extending westerly, IS wholly
false, and am much at loss to know no"
this map could have obtained the name OF
'of!icial,' for certainly il Is only an Official
deception to favor the British claim.-Ihis
map is called by Mr.. Buchanan NO. 2.
Pursuing northerly on the line So =
miles isthe river Listook, Improperly call
cd Ristook and Aroostook.) To substan-
tate this fact | will here observe, that two
aged Indian chiefs were with me at this
river, who both asserted that the only and
true Indian name was 'Listook. The line
crosses this river three miles west Of the st.
John, and about five following tho course
of the river About half mile east OF the
line is an extensive fall, and west of the
line the river is nav gable with fiat boats
for a considerable distance. The river
'Tobique,' which has been frequently men
toned in the papers, falls into the east side
a. O. ri
miles below the Listook.
The line crosses the St. John at = and
half miles, and about three miles above the
Grand Falls in that river At IA miles,
&c chains is the snmmt Of the ridge Of high
lands which divide the rivers that empty
into the St. Lawrence from those which
fall into the Atlantic ocean, | partially OK
amined the ridge Of highlands for about 70
miles. 1t extended nearly west for about
80 miles, and thence southwesterly about
$50 miles 10 the head of Connecticut river,
no part Of which has ever been properly
explored and the submission TO the klng
Of The Netherlands was made with this cx-
traordinary omission.
The rivers which extend southcrIy from
the dividing ridge and fall into the Atlantic
ocean, are the Rlstigouch, which tails INTO
the Bay of Chaleur, the St. John which
falls into the Bay of Fundy the Kennebec
which falls into Merry-meeting Bay, and
the Androscoggin which falls into the same
bay.
The rivers which run nor'herly from the
dividing ridge and fall into the river ST.
Lawrence, are Metis, Remouski, Trols
Plstoles, Vert Duloup, Camaraska, Dwell,
St. Thomas, Chandler, ard many streams
of less note. All Of which, except the
Chandler, are very short in consequence
of,ho dividing ridge being near the st.
Lawrence. JOH N JOli NoON.
Burlington, VT, March 81, 1889.
The .MormonS. The Peoria (lllnols,
REGISTER SAYS: "Great numbers of this
unfortunate sect, men women and children
are encamped near Quincy, in state OF
des;itution of the necessaries Of life. The
sufferngs they endured in Missouri are
lIeart-rending A public meeting has been
held in Quincy to devise means for their
relief The audience was deeply affected
at the relation given by the Mormons, and
effective measures were adopted for their