Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-04

DEAR DOCTOR :-le-terdsy, ars uoOuAie
and myself arrived bere from MOOsehsad
lake. having finished our expected 'ernal sl-
ploratiOns in Northern Name. Our sIpsdi'
,ion was q successful one. although wssPens
bot three weess on the way.
We have travelled ise miles since We lsit
Gresuyille on the 18th. and returned to The
same place. We went to the Northwest
carry a, the head Of the lake. thence crossed
into the West Branch Of the PenObscOs, wen,
70 the head wsprs Of the wO, Branch,
crossed to ;, John pond on the wObOOs-
took river. ran down 10 the much talked Of
Baker lake" thence d0wa the woolasss-
ouicwam river - the ~. John river, which
we followed down 10 the Seven Islands farm.
travelling a. far up the boundary Branch Of
Of the -. John a. the .ow stage Of the wa
ter would permit. This farm Was the "ul'
t.nA thule" ai our course. aud We rrturned
by way Of the Depot Farm, Churchill,
Heron. Chamberlain and CaesuncOok lakes,
a. the Wet Branch again. and tie North.
cas-, carry at the head VI MOOschead lake.
The most importan, fact ascsrtained by
u,. = the existence % an immense tract OF
ygry fertile made land. or " inierva!. a. It
/, commonly designated. along the West
Branch Of the Pepob.cOt river. from the
bead Of CbesausOOk lake to near its source.
The soil is remarkably fertile, ass evidenced
by the luIurian, growth Of the trees and
small herbs. Scarcely any elearings have
beer attempted. and the whole OF this very
fertile region has been lefs to the control OF
hunters, lambcrnen and the original deni-
Eens Of the forest These fertile lands eI.
tend ior over forty miles ia length. and are
commonly several miles wide.
We have been almos, surprised ,ha, such
sae land. were no, occupied tor agricultural
purposes. specially since they are much
nearer the markets than the farms Of the
greater rari Of the AFOO.tOok county. No
part Of this rrsion i more than two days'
distance from Bangor by the established
routes Of communication while in Aro1s-
took county every locality north oil Houl,on
is more than two days journey from Ban.
sOr. - s1eellsu, appeared TO u' the ad-
yaniascs Of settlement from the Wes,
Branch. that We felt very much like throw
10. aside all science and starting FOR the
,,,,l. with ara in hand
Cpon the -. John waters the land did
20, appear to be 20 fertile, IN general, as
upon the West Branch. We must except
certain low districts in the vicinity Of ST.
John poud and Baker lake. These tracts
Of land are overaowsd every spring. and
hence would no, be adapted TO every variety
Of cultivation which the climate would per-
nit. We were reminded Of the tns grass
and. OF Trout Brook farm by these ihous'
and. OF acres Of meadow land. That por'
ton Of the meadows near Baker lake. seems
10 De the basin Of an old lake, which is now
dried up. We saw no special reason Why
this lake should have been drained, bg, Of
ihc fac. We feel confident.
The country on the head waters Of the
PenOb.coi and 81. John rivers, 10 no, noun
famous. IL is an undulaiiug country. with
occasional large hill. with gentle slope.
Fer ,his reason the scenery a, Baker lake is
not impressive. though quite beautiful.
We found the markings Of two old rivers
Of ice, or glaliers, on these two rivers. One
OF them IS the upper par, Of the 81. John
g!aIier. As described in my report. The
rock. are quite inieres,in; ip scientific
point OF view. particularly on the We,
Branch and portions Of the Allesnash lakes.
which were no, examined las; year.
ielt more interested in discovery made
urJn MoO.eheai lake than in any Of the
Others. Upon Farm I.laud ! found the io'.
sil remains Of peculiar sea.weed. having
very much the shape Of a ROSTERS tail
hence il Is called the cocktail fueoid. and
the rcek the cocktail grit Those who pre-
fer the Latin name. may know this rock as
the Cauda CALI gri,. rbi, discovery makes
known to US the existence Of another fossil
ferrous formation in Maine, whose existence
was not suspected iOrtnigh, ago. I, is 4
Lower Deyonlan formation. the frs, one
above the Orisksny sandstone, whose exist,
ence in the northern par; o., the State was
made known .,s; year. II We were gwen
70 utter predictions, We would prophecy
that more discoveries Of scientific interest
will be made upon MoOsehead lake. We
had no time TO explore this region on this
trip. but we mu,, take time for u in the
future. The lake cannot fail to continue
to be place Of resOr, for those who love fne
scenery. and are amateurs IN the arts Of
hunting and fishing. Tho accommodation.
at ST. Kineo and AZ Greenyie, are excellent.
and no one can ind on any Of our inland
lakes more charming ride than can be en-
joycd in the steamer - Fairy Of the Lake, F"
ora more courteous and entertaining captain
than Capt. RObin'Ou.
Mr.. White, who wen, with US TO study
geology, was 50 much pleased with the
rocks and the country. that on leaving Us
he made trip TO Al'eguash lake aud Car.
eansOmOe lake for the sake Of knowing what
nigh, be found there. Though made q, h,s
own expense. be has generously promised 10
favor us with report Of wha. he finds for
our next annual report.
We were driven out by the black aies.
We had expected TO stay fortnight longer: