Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-02-03
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sites sometimes gioe lots aud some other privileges
to lradcsmgn and other useful Citizens, induce
mens 10 them to come and settle among them
ANS. All Of you come. rag tag and bobtail,
without money aud without price. Individual pro-
pretors do sometimes give lots to individuals, though
generally the lots are not worth any thing. For the
balance Of this question, refer you 20 the history
of the BABES in the Wood the writings of Peter
Pindar the Book Of Daniel, and the Declaration of
! Independence.
9th O. What compensation do Carpenters,
Masons, Stone Cutters, and common laborers
usually receive per day! and can they find ready
employ, and get cash payment promptly
AN,. In answer to question ninth, Will Just
say that those who are not in the penleEtary, get
about enough to keep soul and body together,
and as for cash, we do not know what il is, except
what we read of in the newspapers, coon-skins
being our principal currency.
10TH G. What kind of Lumber is generally
used in the erection of Wooden Buildngs-both
in town and country what are the most usual
size and stlje of II ouses IN Villages for persons
of ordinary means and circumstances--what
would be the probable cost of housetwo stories)
20 by 90, OF lHeTeaDOulS, ali Il1liSHeu
inside and out in plain ordinary style-what
kind of ella pboards and shingles are used, and
what their dimensions and cost, both in river
and back towns Are stone, brick, and earthen,
or mud houses, much in Use, and if so, what is
their relative cost ?
ASS. We usually make our houses of oak clap
boards with puncheon floor, and the kind most
in use is log cabins without windows or doors !;
cost all a man is worth or more. As for fuel we
never use any. There are buttwo stone houses
in the State. One is the Penentiary at Alton and
the other a Distlery at Kilmarnock, both ofthem
good buildings, and ofgreat service to the coun-
! try. Tom Januarys is the only BRICK house in
town, except the College, and that is not IN the
corporation (see revised laws 1923, Mr. Van Bu-
ren's late message, and the report ofthe Commit
tee to Investigate the Florida Lottery.) January
says his house cost $4,000, but do not believe
him and the Trustees of the College, will not
tell the cost Of The College, that unable to
give you any information on this point. Stone,
mud and earthen houses are much used by goph-
ers, rats, frogs, wolves and muskrats.
1Ith, @. What are the dimensions Of your
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y6of tIe nrice Of the stone both before and after
being quarried what the price of the empty cask;
are experienced lime burners needed, and what
Ans. Inreply to your question eleventh, will
say and l know it to be fact from personal ex
pericnce, that our lime casks are about the size
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| 12. G. Are teams in demand-what would
man generally earn per day, with good team of
four oxen or two or three horses and which are
| most used Does PFalrle grass make hay suitable
| for such teams: and il not, what have You that
| does Is 1t not easy to get Praire lands INTO
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