Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-09-27
OFFICE OF THE liYpRoGRAPuIe St-RyrY)
PUKILANn. sCpt u. l.h1. (


The attention of the Municipal Officers OF
! the several elties and towns of Name i lie.
/ >Peeiuiiy invited 10 the following statement
and Suggestions:
Response 10 the Photographs Circular No.
j, l. desired from frerB ettB, torn and plaAid-
! ffpli IN The state; and equaliy. whether IL has
/ no W"ier-fowtr, snail Nater-PoWcr. or large
whether the power Is all used. partially used.
| OF not used ~ All.
! Il i obvious that the Commission cannot
| proceed intellgeHtly or Iudiciou,iy TO the inn
| Partani matter Of SHFrfg< prior To TN, rcrpint
/ Of answers 10 the inquire, embodied lit the
circular referred 10; Tor ia few localities, ad,
/ quatc surveys have already been made, in many
partially made wheraa, IA none j. ii dc>ir.lh. /,
that the safe appropriation should bc drawn
| upon Tor the discrimination OF iiets already
! a-ccrtanct
II Is believed that il will be greatly for The.
interest OF every town possessed of WATERPROOF
er, 10 be- represented IN tbs yedFS Report.
which a. the iir-t publication OF an enterprise
quite uaiqnc iii character, viii be likely Ia re-
celye more attention than any >uh>cqutHt ISSUE
and which Will widely advertise the water
power represented IN IL, namely. that water
power respecting which We have the mean,
anu Facts furnished for it, suitable exhibition
1ha Secretary l. happy 10 state that all in
formation required for our purposes from cN-
perts, beyond state, Astrological, metcorolosi-
cal, geological, etc, has been rendered with
aiacrltN. and by the first men of science in
their several departments. Spectral Inquire,
also addressed To our own citizens, touching
various points of interest, have received i'm
mediate aHd respectful attention. Tn the ba-
SIS of our experience thus far, the cxpectttion
l. entertained hat all the facts required from
our various town officers likewise will be-
forwarded TO TIN, office with such pronptitude,
/ n IN the result 10 form memorable cNcct-
ton TO the usual laggard progress of statistical
collections.
our circular, sent to parties beyond state
/ have III several cases subsequently made known
| 10 u. luiltd TO reach their destination. If the
mueipai oihcer> Of any city, town ur plnnta-
! Ton IN the State have mol received documents
| from this Office, they are respectfully requested
/ 10 arprlsc the secretary thereof forthwith.
| In some ea>e, the town officers Ind il con-
Nrhient 10 employ competent person t. maze
| returns IN their behalf. In all such instances.
hey are requested 10 au hcntlc4ic and endorse
4 Tie document with thor signatures.
! Where several powers occur In close proy-
/ unity 10 one another, ia series OF dc-tcnt>
which are usually nas,ed together under the
name of 1.-THE Fails, " Il, the E.lisW orth Fall,
the trJclt>cot Fails. >pccthv fur each puM-
er or TALL IN the scrrs IL sired IL it, iou.-
ton with RESPECT 10 the fall above or below lis
height. improvements including dam and mills
! proprietor>hip, lay OF the land adjacent, etc.
/ These detail, are required, a. well ~ "A STATE
ment OF The tails 4, whole, aud ~ capable OF
improvement nj IA whole.
Any town that shall procure plan OF pro-
lie OF Its power, Of suitable dimensions for
INSERTION III Noluine al the ordinary size of
State publications, can have ii appear in con-
junction with the text statement in our Re-
port. Such an exhibit would be deemed dcsir.
able, however, as is evident. only in ease of
large and important powers. Whenever this
form Of adcerttsiRJ their resources is had in
view by any town, correspondence with fhi,
office should be opened TO the intent of a ml-
tual understanding and agreement.
The disposition has been expressed in yari-
Gus localities to aid the Commission in the sur
yey of the power there situated. 1t is sugge,- =
ted that wherever tins Is carried into effect il
Will be done most economically for the parties
concerned, and most satisfactorily with re .peet
to the advertising efficacy OF the enterprise. if
the funds are placed in the hands OF the Com
mission, so that the work may BE- done By its
engineers, and the resulting report be there
fore official, and not looked upon rs et pdFte
as 1t might be if furnished by merely local
surveyor. The Commission will be glad to re-
ceiNe such cooperation, and Will put II force Mt
once npon any fiell thus designated for inne-
diatc survey.
II town officers will furnish all the facts at
their command, or accessible with some pains
taking, we shall bc able, out of that material
alone, to make such an exhibit, ~ never has
been maie of the water-power OF ans other
equal or twice greater area in the world. At
best not more than halt of our domain can be
Reached by our circulars or Gan be represented
IN our Report We need all the facts at the
earliest momen, possible; so long as a part are
desplayed, tie whole work will be delaYed
WALTER WELLS.
secretary HydfOgrdphtc Surrey.