Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-12-03

> run their timber from the remote logging
svamps. TO market at any season Of the
, year. Tho works were commenced and
. completed. and now exist In the following
order. The " Lower Dam" situated at
Enrol Falls. one mile from the county road 1,
leading from Colebrook to Cambridge, is a
structure some two hundred feet long, built
in the mos, substantial manner, and con.
tanning nine gates, besides the large sluicc
way for driving logs. The dam is Of sufi.
eient height to raise the waters Of Umbasog
Lake nine feet. Seven miles above the In.
lcS Of umbagog stands the "MIddlo DAM"
structure very similar TO the one already
alluded to. by means OF thi, structure the
} waters OF AllegundCbagos, wclOkenebaeOok
and Mollychunkamuo, are raissi eleven feet,
from the inlet OF tho upper lake Of these
three; three miles brings us to ,hc" " Groa,
lake" or MoOsolamAsuniic. Hero stands
the Upper DAM" a structure 1900 feet
in length and capable Of raising the whole
OF this vast sheet Of water l3 feet.
Having now given an outline Of the works,
it my not be unwisc to recount the mode
Of proceeding. by which the lumber Is con.
yeycd over this chain Of lakes and their out.
lets. The timber Is cot in the winter sea.
son far up In the forest, and drawn to the
tributaries Of these bodies Of water, when
the ice melts In the spring, /, is iloa,ci TO
the lake, where l, is received in largo
boom, which is brought around the entire
"drive" and firmly secured. The glies be-
ing shut a, the lower end Of the lake, stall
night is seleStcd. and by means Of anchors.
aud windlasscs, aided by the strong arms Of
the drivers, thew whole drive /. warped across
the lake 10 It's outlet. The boom is now
broken, and the timber run through the
sluicc oi the dam. when the gates hitherto
clos'i are raised, and with a rush the whole
lake apparently pursues ii over the rapids
90 tho mex, lake below, where th, same pro-
cess is again aud again repeated until the
timh,r rcAehe. it, place Of destination. 80
vast are these reservoirs, AMI - efiaeiou'
is this mode Of proc durc, that instances are
well authenticated, in which drivers" have
been stopped a, Bethel in Maine Tor wan,
or water; AMI by mems Of telegraph and
express, drat, has been made upon Umba.
cog. which within IS hours has been an-
swcrcl by rush Of watcr suiheicn, to iloa.
a Zee, Of SCycnty.fours.
The work, Of thi, company, however,
though undoubtedly advantageous to i,'elf,
are ar from beneficial to the inhabitants Of
our county situated along the line OF the
ryer. Below the Lower Dam, the artificial
ircshets alluded to. inunilte the meadows,
seriously damaging the crops a, ,ime', and
materially injurins the sale Of lands. While
above the dam some Of the finest in,cryale
land in y. II. or Maine, has greatly dcpre.
eiatei in value from the backing up Of the
water. The effects OF this dam are felt 20
miles up the Migilloway, and are such as
to afford great aud jus, cause Of complaint
to the land holder, along it. waters.
ASA ". on the morning OF sept. Sih,
We launched our ba,teau upon the waters
Of the Androscossin. Loaded down with
baggage, with our ais dying FROM the bows,
and with the U 5. mail aboard, We " cast
one lingering look behind aud showed oll
into the stream. The Os hung heavy on
the stream, aud eluns to the trees along It's
low banks. The land along the Androscos-
eiu is low. and often lowed by the riss oc-
oAsioncd BY the dams; no elelrings exist
from Errol 70 Wcutworth's Location. Pass.
ing up the stream four miles, and to within
one mile Of Umbasos, We turn to the lei,
and enter the Magllloway. The character.
isiics Of this river are the same as the An.
drOscosgln. Mountains riso from the val.
ley-but along the scream the land is low
aud level. After twelve miles rowing We
arrive at Durkec's Landing, where we again
take land passage.
wentwOr,h's Location Is situated between
Errol and the second grant to Dartmouth
College, and is some three miles long on the
State line. The only settlement within its
limits is that upon tie Magaloway river
near our landing place. Here is the farm
orZiba +. Durkec, Esl., one OF tho best IN
the State. level, productive and easily titled,
>, is in all respects farm Of the frs, order.
wentworth's Location contains some twelve
voters, and is the last Post Office address in
; the northeastern pOrtioa OF the State. Mr..
Durkec's hoasc is IN New llamphirc, while
: his barns are in Maine. The township on
tho other side Of the line is No. s Range 1.
in Oxford County, and is settled but little,
: and that along the line. The means Of
communication with the outer world, are
. very limited, and the inhabitants are neces-
= sArily obliged to submit TO many inconye-
niences. Years ago a road was cut for a
short distance and made passablc for carri-
asH p"arus ID luz iVn"'"usi VI '"0 way
il was merely a. tote road and fitted for
= winter use; a bridge was built across the
. AndrOscosgin one mile below Cedar Stump,
and near the north end Of Umbagos; but
. the bridge having fallen into decay aud the
road having grown up to brush, all means
Of e1i. by land are cut OF, and the only
!, eomEunieatiOn is by water. The milling
aud trading mus. be done either at Cole.
! brook. y, H., passing down the MagallO.
way TO Enrol, and through the rough pass