Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-30
The Water Power OF Oxford County.

AiANON ER--NOMERO POWERS.
All situated on the outlet stream Of How.
ards pond, which falls three hundred and
sirty fre feet in its course OF one and half
miles to the Androscoggin.
About one-fourth of the power is improv-
ed. There is but one dan, at the outlet OF
tho pond. Wheels, overshot The mills
work all the year annual products, 30, 400.
: The pond i, th ee. .fourths oi a mile long
and hall mile wi le; lis capacity could be
doubled a. an cxr nse OF $500 The mill,
on the stream nov constitute about one.
fourth of the valus ton oftIe town. Fresh
cts harmless.
Mills are within seven and a hall miles OF
the Grand Trunk Railway Market for the
products OF The mills is now at the mills.
HARTFoRD-THRHE POWERS.
/ All are situated on Bungermuck stream;
their beigh, oi fall i respectively nine feet,
fifteen feet, and twenty feet. They arc not
Improved.
HEBEON-sEvERAI POWERS
Matthews Pond Falls" height 40 to
$50 IT, IN loo rods Power not all improv-
cL only one mill upon i,. The power fully
employed would saw 800 900 of lumber.
Could be worked all the year with suitable
dAn
Machinery now used Of the poorest con
s,ruction; oil fashioned wooden wheel.
Area OF the two come cted ponds, 40 acres.
Their capacity could br doubled by a dam
4 t-.I
granite, suitable for building dams Lay
OF the land cow nisnt
Market, West Minoi and Mechanic Falls.
IiIRAM-EIvg POWERS.
Al The above are situated upon Hancock
brook, which i, a chain Of eight or more
considerable lakes and ponds.
First, one hundred rods from Hiram
bridge, Aliens mill and privilege; stave
machine, clapboard and shngle machines
and other circular saws, with head and fall
OF eight feet
Second, twenty five roos further Up. tho
mills of Clark 81 Co L saw mill, shingle
machine, aud girls, mill with several runs
OF stones head and lal! OF sixteen feet.
Third, three quarters Of u mile further
up, Rankin's saw mill and privilege. with
bead and fall OF ten feet.
Fourth. two miles further up. the Bar
ker Dam )" at the outlet of Barker pond,
which has been built over fifty years, with
head aud laIi of over eight feet, and at an
attitude of two hundred and seventy FIVE feet
above the SAco river at Hiram Bridge.
Pond is about one mile and a bali long,
and contains over ive hundred acres. From
this pond, northeasterlY, one mile, is the
Pickerel pond. 80 called, which contains
about twenty-five acres.
Filth. IRON this pond up. three fourths Of
a mile, the foot of the Great Hancock
Pond is reached. where there is q stone
dara fifty feet long, eight feet high. This
pond contains about five hundred acres,
FROM the upper ld OF this pond four rods
further, The foot Il The Upper Hancock
Pond is reached Which contains about one
hundred acres. hree lourths Of a mile
east Of this pond, are four other ponds, some
Of which are Of C, ,nsiderAble size, and flow
in;o the Great II ,ncoek pcDl
In 1911 the foregoin ponds and streams
were eanal.ed 10y building twenty-five dams
and slips from Hiram bridge 20 Barton
pond.
Over hundred millions Of pine lumber
have been driven out Of this canal into the
5 ico river SAID town contains large quan-
i,,cs oloak and pine. besides great amount
VI hard wood lumber suitable for manuiac-
ta'ing purposes
MtsON-FOUR POWERS.
All upon Pleasant river Chief fall. thirty
Eve .cet 10 twenty rods. improvements.
rri,t mill saw mill, and two shingle ma.
chimes Mills operate all the year on the
largest f.ll; on the others. six months !;
....r. Eu. sul Rose whcols.
Eaa OF p1rf- so artificial rescr'
.s.ustvbo. Stone rot suitable for build
'ue. H..a eycn-e sbths covered with
woo5'.