Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-09-16

outside Of is Own limits. AMI O. thc occa-
sionAl tourist sd hunter. n b. situated
north vest q Ne~ry AZ thc source q S1n-
dsy River, ansi i acccssible only q, vou az
ocnd this s'rvau. being surrounded on az
siies by hieh mountains which are catsn-
sions of THE Whic Ne. chan.
New Wa settled a. carly a. III.
Bethel. siiii earlier. in ls73. oonsc,rucuti,
for hsa q CENTURY later Riley va scsrcely
knovn ouly 90 hunters. thosSh one family
vas settled sithan Be- limit a. carly a. isIu
In lsg0 John ! Ioln,es 81 Ncs Jcrsct.
purchased tn plantation ard Ncvrv. bot
% wAs noi tiu i,23 hat a acquired any iua-
Portancc. Isaac Riley from ~houa Il "a.
named. was bern IN Berlin. Ct. and settled
iu Ne~ Iork city and Pailaaelpbia. A. a
bookseller. IL took possession fthr plan
tattoo for = debt. and conccisinc the ilra
oi forming a settlement thcre. be made Lis
arrangements accordingly. lie never sa~
the placc and was bot aware a rs mountain
oas and uniarorablc characier.
n i>23 ne removed with his iauiiiv frou-
Phiiad,ipbia 20 Portland. and brought - ~
him about 80 omigranf. consisting 81 men
women and chiiiryn. mostly from PhiiadeI-
plia. vho we're male up iargcly % Ina
an Dutoh. Mr. Riley did not intend to
setile tbcrc himself. but vas J,.,roas q
Farcclllng t cat in ARMS % sciilcrs. and
have BIS rcsidence in Portland an takc
general oversight al his Little co,.ny. -
ignorant were the cmi grants % their dcsti-
nation that VIXEN told they vcrr gong 90
A-iHs they supposed % o. b. lie .SJ-l.ssi
Mona. urt.l Mr. Riley explained % thoru
tLc JlEcrrnce.
Ihrsc emi-rants started en- foot from
Portland 10 hc1teu a. The place as then
ca,icl. accompanied o. Ar Rils,s .on.
tbcr mere la. They hal baggage wac-
ons vth thcm. and caup.d b. uigis usual-
D ln thc maryii. ~ somc forrest. Tie r.ar-
ty passcI through Bcihsi An r~s,hsi
heiclem on The ever iug ~ abe sth % III
iay. Thev campei that o. i-hi on tLe bark,
of Sunday riser- S4aasiers L.l ALREADY
occupied q portion 81 thc territory bat ar
Engagements were subsequently, made for
,hcir p~rmaaent settlement anoa- ihcs.
Ea-ly thc rr2t morning O. Va discovered
ihag t~l tLirl- % thc smisranf parry w,-c
u.issing. Coming from . cultivated and
level couutry Like that aroaad paiiaLelrhia.
and entering an almost unl-okcu forrest up-
Tn Land 30 iorbitl.ns in Appearance an4
% uulike anything taey had ever seen. &C.
sas rot o. De- wondered hat iLey sh5uH
shrink from ihc task % making h3aie thcrc.
Mr. kdey's son mounted q bone and pro-
cce3od 20 Bethcl Ferry hopiag % meet tbem .
and persuade themt1 return. lot tbry avoid
ca BAN by keeping behind ii.e balls. and
none of then returned ia accorlanoe nth
their piel-e. some FL i.ht or ter of thcn.
howcvcr. subsequently, settled iu thc sicin-
ty. Tie ies ti.ai rrmaincl iu connection
vi,h others inlucrd Co come in frou ala
cent towns. cleared many aeres ~ laus.
aa1 bai.i lo- h1rses oa >auiav riscr Iast be-
iow ths present iri.lrc. Ia miil was g.-t o.
cp,-ation III same year. >cscral framed
lousss IA !arge store wcrr Lait. Tho
saw ml Was cErrivd away in ihe great
ircslci ~ I~26.
Mr.. Riley Jied In Portland tie uest wear
after che setticncnt I--f. ~Li.h prevented
tac iarthcr prosccution of tLc eutsrprise.
The wLoie Tract osiauI uas sid SON s...rts
parties ia Portland vlo rc-soI O. ia farm,
Oh settlers. A. that t.ne f.e coantr, va.
a vi.l.rue's ana a great L-uii-s ero4aI.
Bethel some l. miles distant "a. th.i- ,.l.--