Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-12
THE xFoRD DEM Graf.
S,tor o. Oxford Democrat

Editor ~ Oxford Demordi-
Dear Sr-Sometimo once, saw IN one
Of your papers an account OF large Cure
tat had recently been discovered on the
banks Of the Andro.eoegin river, near Der
lin Falls. N. II. This account stated that
the cave was some 20 feet long. and had the
appearance Of having been formerly occupl'
ed by Indians. arrow heads or points being
found Whereabouts. A later paper stated
that the cave was merely " oh." In
reading tho two versions OF tho cave. came
10 the conclusion that the said cave nigh,
be one which I visited myself lac, May.
I was told that there was an Indian cave
come ons and half miles distance from the
Falls. and having a wish TO see oil the nota-
Die curios,iic. abou, that region. l visited Il
10 company with Mr.. T.. :. Brown. THIS
care was not on the banks Of the Androscog.
gin, bu, about one and half mile. west II
It. nearly at the peak Of high and almost
perpendicular hill situated North OF and
overlooking tho AZ. & 81. L.. X. Road. This
cave. measure. some 80 feet long. and the
centre Of IL from I 20 8 feet high. The
mouth Of It u 50 low that we had to crawl
into /, ION Pu' like. but not with 80
crea, success. II obtaining live "rarmiHt,. y"
However. we obtained some beautiful -peci'
men. Of stone inside OF u. and below the
mouth OF !, outside. some Of the nice-, spe.
cimens Of the Ja'pr stone that have ever
seen.
Whether his cave is the sams one that
wa. noticed in your two issues referred to l
cannot say. and II there ~ another and dill.
ierent cave from this In thu, romantic re.
gion, would like 10 know il.
n Mncrolos'u or Others wan, fine 'pcci.
mcus Of the Jasper stone. Mr.. T.. ) Brown
nj Berlin Fall. can Escort them to the foun.
tain head ~ IL. or furnish IL in exchange
for other minerals. am pleased To $50 any
one furnishing them-clvc, with tn, beautiful
variety tina, be - now collecting together.
All tourist. that are fond oi high Sigh,
seeing. may have very rlca.an, view from
Ja,pr Mountain. overloosin: the Ja'P'r
Care. Very truly.
w. T.. GoopNow.
Norway. Sept. 10, lSG2.
TmE J,'rER CAVE Wa. recently visited by
Mr.. ElveIl. editor Of the Portland Trans.
Crypt. who sent u specimen of the jasper
there obtained to DR.. y. T. True, n prac,i.
cal ceolosisi. who wrote him the foilosin;
note on the subject,
BrIuIL. July 18th. 1862.
ME. ELwEtL; Dear S,r,-rhe specimen
YOU sen, the from the cave at Berlin Fall.
isa p.pory slate. exceedingly hard aud irac-
turing with a sharp edge |, IS well adapt
~ Tor Indian arrow.hrad- and knives. II
syery eyid,n, iha, the Indian. we've familiar
with ,hi. locality. have for many years
,ecn srccimcns Of arrow head. identical with
these. but ill within a year had supposed
that they brought them from Canada. az
had never known tho existence OF such min
eral. in this region.
I, IL very remarkable ,ha, tho Indians
were familiar with every important locality
Of mineral, necessary to their use. Their
necessities led them to watch ey,ry rock. ~
that they were really expert mineralogi''s.
AMONG their mos, important localities In
III. part Of the country was Mount klneo,
on MoJscheid Lake the head waters OF the
pcno,rcot the shores Of the 81. John River.
th. cave at Berlin Fall. and the VI gallo
way River. They had their experts IN work
Inc up the raw material. manuiaeiory
was once discovered in the town OF Mon
mouth. where It appears that the material
mus, have been carried from Mount kineo.
For their co,r.cr implements they made usc
Of the materials nearcs; at hand. \ com
r,c, and tough grrcrs'oue frequently found
ON the coast served them for hatchets -
There NAV d. seen u, the rooms Of the Maine
Historical Society, ut brunswick. two long
,pear head. made Of uncrys,aiircd quartz
IL mus, have required no ordinary kill to
work them into their symmetrical shape.
Besides this p.por at Berlin Fall. other
rare minerals have been found there. ~
mong these are splendid ameihyst., aud
wha, ba. never To my knoHlc'lsc been found
IN Maine. the sdlphate Of .uon,ian. II
would bc mistaken for caleitc, bu, !, is
much harder. In. associated with crystal.
lied quartz. Chlorophylitr and several va
riete- Of hornbcnd abound there.
Your, y. T. TRuE.