Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-25
Important Matter.

AANNA kaAk AANAAtAs
The following letter We would. commend
70 the very ,,pecial consideration Of our
readers. Next week We shall have some.
thing further TO say on the 'ubec;.
JrNx Iath, lS5S.
u FoRurs. Esq Dor Sr Wrote last
February to the Hon. /. V. Sico'ic, Com.
missioner Of Crown Lands for Canada, 90
obtain his view. IN rygarl 10 JOINT action on
both side. Of the National boundary. % orcu
a roai from the Macalloway set,lsmen, TO
the settlement a. lake Mcsantic, and s'on
r.c,i,cd an answer, accompanied by a re-
port Of the Deputy Surveyor General, upon
the sahvct.
Thi. rgpor; sets forth that a road in this
direction would be of great benefit to an cy.
teusivc tract o., Wild land Of superior quail.
ty belonging 20 the Government, situated
In the vicinity OF Mc.auiic Lake, and ,ha,
Il is very desirable 20 open a road from ;he
settlement near ths, lake. TO the Grand
Trunk Rail Road at Bethel OF Berlin
The COMMITTEES states that on receiving
assurance Of co-cperauon from the Ameri.
can ,iic Of the line. he will take further &C.
ton upon the subject.
will describe tbs route a. Follows
There j. now a road from Megantic lake
o. Sbsrbrook. and another projected ofabou,
% mile. in length, to NEE, the road from
Quebec. From the Lake % the Boundary
isl7 mile. along the valley Of Arnold Riv.
er. thence in the Masallovay valley - mile.
TO meet the lo.cior supply road in Town
ship No. 3. Z. : thence following the sup.
rlv road % NEE, the County Road at VIII
son. Mills. Is miles whole distanc, Of new
road % miles, ia Maine - miles. Thsre j.
a tolcrable wagon road with good bridges
through the Masalloway settlement miles,
thence 10 Enroll Bridge a County road is
laid out and partly made about : miles.
Prom Bethel 70 Erroll mail stage runs
twice a week through Newry, Grafton and
letter 4 and thence 10 Wilson's Mile, the
mail i carried ouce a week
4 road is located along the valley o. the
Androscosetn River from Erroll Bridge TO
Milan, y. IT, Il will bc seen by examining
the map. that this would open a very direct
ruad from Bethel or Berlin 20 Quebec.
There arr very few routes in the country
of equal length more suitable for rOading
than thi.
The lands in the valleys Of the Marallo-
way and It's tributaries are not inferior to
auy in this section Of the state, and water.
power is abundant on all the principal
streams.
There are several townships near the
boundary in Oxford and Franklin Couu,ie,
belonging 70 the state. that would De- rcn.
dercd valuable by the construction Of this
rad, and probably the legislature would
appropriate portion Of the State Land tor
ths purPise.
Ian % the opinion that a large portion
ot this rad would be made f'r alternate
lots along the line. {, ,is certain that the
yrDprietlr. can realize nothing fJr the s1iI
without taking measures tor opening the
country by roads.
There are indicationsof Limestone In the
Msgaliovay valley, detached pieces in sew
er4l places. and ledge across the stream
near Parmacbene Lake, having been found
that gave the trsi of limestone on applying
acid
Mo-; of the rock north Of No. ., K. ., d.
arsiIIi,ic. and in 40. 9, Z. O., l have taken
large pieces ol good slate from ledge which
extend, across the river.
There 6, probably DO better country i5r
grass in New England than thc table land
between tbs White Mountain range aud the
Boundary ll,ll., embracing the head waters
Of The Anlry-JosSin.
We have petition ready 70 present 70
The County Commissioners At their next scs-
sion. f1r the llcat,1u from the terminus of
tie County Road near my house. to the
boundary, and Il the prayer Of the petition
j.. granted, supros, the Commissioner Of
Crown lands would CONSIDER this sufficient
assurances o induce him O. act.
Very Respectfully, &C..
JOHN NJ. WILSON.