Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-12-24
Letters frOm the Megaa,ic Road.

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tn, ONLY ra..abl, rad az thi, time o. che
lake 90 oxford County. is through N.wry,
Grafton and Letter q, following ihs valley
OF Boar River % 70. source. auI thence
a'ous ths valley Of C,uhrils River 60 Lake
Umhsas. Ia, Bear River rises north o.
The rang % mountains that extend al1p.
between ,hs lake, and o., valley Of DE An-
dr5sc. s,,n River, aud j1iu' the Anirasc1c.
gin in Bethel near thc village % Nrwry
Corner. passing che mountains through s
narrow gap. ThIs gap. % notch, Is about
two mile. M length, with but h,,l, more
than width enough at the bottom 'or the
passage or iLc river and the road. Here
arc the famous ScrJw Aur,r Falls other
natural curilsi,ir.. At these flll. tlc VA
ter has apparently worn down the lolsro over
which % runs. o. che depth OF sj or iO feet.
giving lhc sides ol abe narrow chasm such
an appearance a. o. suggest the name oi tbc
falls. Toe mountains on each side ri-e very
ABRUPTLY, higher, probably, than any others
IN this County. ll ihr' gap was clear ol
tree. and brush wood, &; would Yr,s.nt a
mountain scene unsurpassed l1r grandeur
and .uhHmuy T., summit between che
Bear and Camhg.isa Rivers is passed on tac
rad wj,hoa, being noticed, AMI ths Cam
bridge pursue, 10. c5ur.s a5r,hcrly % tie
south sul 90 lake Um'as1- i,s bead wa.
Ter, running a distance af more than one
hundred miles. O. arrive az a point On the
Auir,s,r-..u. only ~ miles south o. their
starting point. Thi, gap is in The town %
Grafton, which e. a new town. containing
about one hundred and CITY inhabitants,
and las within 10 two large establishments
Tor The manufacture Of lumber, p1s: Of.
Gee. school house. and tavern. From near
the r,st oGicc az Letter q. there j. a very
fne view OF the valley oi Lake Umhaso-,
and the surrounding wiliernes. There ARE
now 10 operation in Letter b. az the lower
falls on CambriI-e river. near the lake. a
saw mill, clarboari and shin-ls mill aud a
starch factory. An iron foundry wrl prob
ably De pa; la operation in a few mouths
The road then coa,iuues around the south
end OF Uubasns, through new settlement,
aero.s the northeast corner of the town Of
CambrIi.r. and thence through a new ,,i.
element be- the town oI Err5l, o. Ers1l
bridge Ttss "a covered bridge oi one hun.
drci forty ie,t reach over thg Auirl.c1-ciu
River. LuIlt ly that town at abe cost VI
$3.50. y, town within ms kn1wlrisr
has expended NJ much ilr roal, aul brils,s,
acc5rIin. O. ths uambrr of it, Inhabitants,
a. this. 4 lsw r5I. west ul tli. bridge ihc
r5aI which eruuae, gu % Co,abrooS, Is
crossed by thc roal lately located !r1m B.r-
liu. y. A.. 20 the Ma galloway settlement.
This r1al is maIe Ils,ab,e i1r oarrias,s
-rmetbir. more than two miles, passing
Errol Falls and The lower Jam, and follow.
ius tbs river. NJ Errol bridge there is a
sawarI ,hiusle mill, anl "a, ,he dam god
a5ur m..l. Merrill. stage now runs from
B.thel O. the dam twice e week, clrrytn:
the mail O, tle PIT ofree a; che lr.lsr
L.auus tds river. tae road I1s.t- over o
bill % ,ae valley of Gle MaslIlovay, anl
d, ,urf-s ol D, about four mile. is ia is
natural state, or vsr.s tat th.Ts 8, O. god
rrg.pec. th4ttfi. viii o., made fa.,,hIe next
sas.u' 4 bril.s over ;ie Ma:lIloway will
probably est $500. N.ar 600. raia; 3, ,ae
Wentworth LJ-auon l1.t Office, thence o.
Ai.s,1os Pals, there i,a ,a'.r.ble carrass
road. with good bridge, the one over 'h'
foot of ihc Gl', cost upward, Of $ioo. At
tn. point there is saw mill, sris; mill.
c,ar'alri aud shirsIs mills.
The Ms-luti, Road commences few roll,
north %. A..sc1o. Bridge aud follows the
valley % Abbott, Brook about miles, ths
most OF tlsvay along hard wood ridges,
gently ascending. I, then iaelucs 90 the
right, descending a slope, clvgryd With hard
wool, ana crossing three large brooks % the
lsvei OF tas meadow, m township No. ., r..
3. Tlc.s meadows (or low iutgrvals lanI,l
are extensive. lyius partly ,u ~. B. L. o,
SnI partly TO Y, RI 8. What is most
striking ,u regard 90 ,hs land around these
meadows, s tho gentle hard wool Slopes,
anI long, level points. covered with black
growth. and free Of stones, eyisulin; IN
many places % thc river, which runs ou al.
mos, every point of tie compass, through
the meadows.
The road continue, on through township
N. .. E. 4, following ihe valley ol a small
brook aud cros.iu. a hard wood ridge %
tie valley of tLe Little Maslil0way, cruss.
In. that stream about 81 % a mile above
dam buili the present season for river
driving pu-po.rs, aud following a valley on
very direct course % tho south arm ol
Lake Plrmachcne; thence along the shor'
OF that lake on a narrow strip Of land BE-
tween the lake and a steep bill. part Of
tbi. t,ll ia precipice Of stones. cut at near
ly right angles ~ SANS into all sit,s. AZ
ter following tie shore about one mile, the
road iuciines u the len, through valley
across point, aud following the shore OF
the west arm 70 the head Of the lake in
township No. 5. r. ) (; thence along ridge
nearly parallel with Magllloway river above
the lake 70 the LATHE Boys Falls. Here Is
IN excellent mill site. The road erJsscs a
fsw r0G. below the falls, follows the river
on the cas-, bank abOu. one mile, and cross