Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-03-04
Fr0a Tho Le~is,os Joora-l
The Indians On the Androsecggin-
M y. Y. rRUE. N. ..

ffo1n nc Afutstoa suorDl-
The Indians On the Androseoggin-
NJ y. Y. True. NJ. ..
CHATTER ".
KKLArsoS os THx ASDRoscoGGIS TSDfASs
~EIH orzxs Tkssxs-
Previous 20 tAs year 100 the Indians on
the Andr0scoggin 10 common ~ah al the
tribes from the Ssco River 90 tie ST Joha .
we're under sns eomDOn gOsernnsnt whose
ehief .ss ealsrd Bash.ha- His r~si-
Senee at that time -ss somewhere nsar
RsaASai6-
The A1ssagsn,icceks had their friends
and their foes among tAeir o-n tribes The
fsrrssinss On The fssobscot vere called NJ
one tine their natural enemies. SO also
we're the AoAs-is. 80 far % -s can learn.
they lived peacesbly vita their tribes BY
vAe@tbey -~rs surrosrded. Tie Anaa.a-
sons~e Indians on Sandy river we're near
by At The mouth Of the river they came
IN contact with the ws~enocks and Kenne-
bee Indians. Farther up the river tAsy
met the fsqaakess IN FryeSorx. and those
inhabifins the head waters Of the Con,scs;-
cut.
Later II their history they served a. re-
f~ge for the PeaaecOks Of Me- Haa.psbir,
against the threatened iseu-,icn, Of Il.
Aoh.vks- We have no iAtinatioa What
ever Of any quarrel between the Pejepsoots.
Sa~seooks. R0to@ekos and other com
nunitisson their k.ki.s asA Aantiae rround,
were sspsr,t. and ample Cor the wants Of
each tribe
THkR roPCLsTIox
OF the hunber dwellings, O. The Andro,-
eosg'n previous 70 the year loco. -s have
nothing bet Conjecture. Oae historian set.
thsir number ofkshsiag men NJ sh.i tam. a,
100. This ~Osid give then . popalstiou
OF tour or Eve thousand s0sls. Nothing !,
50 liable 70 BE exaSge1ssd Is tie popul,
ton 81 savage nations That der loeatioa
could sasil. support the nsnber. therr =,
No dOGbt. I1e fast ikat thsy k.d e,,
hundred scres IN one oorn6eld NJ C..to,
Point. 20 say nOsAins Of other extensive
eOruh~lds up and d0-n tie river -oula in
diesie quite a POP0 laiiOs IN tAsir paluaiess
DAYS.
CANNING rLAcxs AND TRAILS
The Indians had asu~rou, e,--,;,-
places ssd trsils o. the river Tbey pre-
ferrsd. -hez possible. 70 move from pl.o.
% place -sth tlseir canoes rather tAaa b,
land Going on board Of these. ,Aev
would Goat down -ith tie stream. carr, M.
them round the haIls or skilifuHy steering
over thea From Pejepsoot F.Hs 70 the
ocean there as no 'sterruyaiiou. From
the saGs falls 81 C.seO BAY At M.o,tuait
vas about three miles. and wls prom neat
Carrying place From tAs sane p0iss tbey
crossed over 20 the Kennsbec through
TopshAm-
In Ps-ssag Up the river fro-a Pej~psoot
to kokomeko. they had . trail on The ea.,
sses 81 the river. The nunerous rsp,d.
rom PsjePscSi 10 8 w Bead IN Durham.
must have rradsred their primisive n.vis.-
too OF the river very tedious. Prom :
W. Bead. n distahoe II - mixes. ther,
vas but . singls rapid. Above the f.ll, %
Canton Point vas n ssecessioa q rapiS,
Prom the latter place 20 Berlin Falls. I.
distance Of seventy niles. thsre "a. b..
one serious obstruction Tor the descent Of
boats. viE ~ Esasford Fails. Ti,A.eil;t,
Of boat navigation rendered Ito upo.r
waters Of the AndrOseoggin excellent IAN.
ting grOsBd.
From LsristOs Falls thsy passed sLrosxL
New Gloucester down The Wiley q Rov.r,
River 10 Yarmouth on Casoo Bay. n.
appears % have been their route uhen tb.,
astAesed TIE settlements 90 Casoo B.v
Nssr Canton Point they A.d a. eresuept
carrying Place 10 sandy River BY -, q
ise Dead River and lie larse pond IN
Nayne and otssr ponds on tie route Al
hs@'ord tbsy passed ~ Fills r ivsr thooxh
what Is nov Aadover. . tbe esain Of l.le.
on tbeir route - Csnsda Tbs, al.. mas
q Up Bssr river 20 The foot q Uub.vo,
PROM the vieisify 81 BetLsl they -.,,
over 70 fgs5Erg. fhough gheir pr,ei..
f"a's q aos n0- EsO-n. Passing farsAs-
~ u river tbey crossed over 10 the Con-
hee''.' r',sr. LEAVING Ursb.gog Lss. b.
way o. he AAgAiio-ay River lad an a.,
H-ns's 20 TIE source - ths river. 4, c.
"a iAai empty into tie 81 La-rsse. q,
one eoeA-sSa certainly. afisr r.si,g =,
aiiAes On tn io-sr ssiiiensn,,. H., =,
70 CaasdA by -sy q sabsttis River.
Again. starting frOm Little River F,u.
tseJ c0aid - ~ ~ S.hsu.. Re-, =.
Saoai'i' foad. ard By a sho-. p.r,,-.
reacL The Cagbnab-a-ssn Pond 80, -,