Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-11-13
The Water Power of Oxford County


LovELL--sIX POWERS
First, Lowell Village Power" ON Ke-
zar river; is FIRST class, running saw mill,
including stave mill, shinslc mill, planning
machines. and saw Tor any sized lumber or
logs. AMI running a superior grist mill with
four sets Of s,ones. The water IL more than
abundant for operating all these mills
through the year. Fall AZ dam is about M.
teen feet, and width OF stream at dam about
100 feet. Power not improved.
Second. Alder brook privilege at Nun
Der -Four" has pond we'll supplied with
water and is superior power for one OF It's
capacity. aud can furnish an ordinary pow.
er all the wear. Fall At dam. eigh, feet or
more has on !, a carriage factory, gun fac
tory planning aud turning la,bcs, for other
use Than the factories Aforesaid. Power
not wholly improved.
Third, "kezar Fails, on Kczar river :;
height of fall, nearly twenty feet. nearly per-
Pendieular. II is nov entirely unoccupied
il is led by Kczaf river alone notr.
Fourth, a, slab City" Heads pond is
the reservoir, and - of good size, and far,
nishes water for grist. saw. and slave mills
all the year, and - &C. this extent occupied
Fifth, "Snceor Brook a small stream
and power. fed by one small pond. aud can
run in spring and fail has a saw mill.
Sixth; Andrews pond a, IT, oatie, has
'Cushmau's Mills"; staye and Single mill.
\ small power.
The water power at Lowell village is on
kezar river, when .. the outlet of;ive ponds
known As the Five KeHars." Kerar.
above said water power, further receives
SAID Alder brook. and several other small
brooks The eNieHt OF those pond, !, judg.
I'd about $50 acres; a surye, would doubt
lees sbos 1t TO be more.
The pond of Number Four privilege
is in extent about ten acr,s th2i OF Head.
pond a, Sab Cay. not knosn TO the report
er. bot is larger than thar OF Nam bel
Four" % to 80 acres; the Others OF minor
Importance.
Artificial reservoirs are partially used at
Lowell and Numb,r -Four That a, Lowell
villsse is capable OF becoming var, large
by dam a; outlet o! said Five kezaI.,r at
small expense
FreShe,s DO not have effect a, Lowell vii.
iAse. a. the dam at the oul let OF the Fiv.
hezars partially controls the water in he.
zar river, and the dam al the mills is of
sufficient width 10 let of tie water readily :;
this dam could be Aised almost al 6bitum :;
nor do the ireshets Essentially affect the
volume at Number Four. on account OF the
pond.
Rock abundant, for building pui poses.
Law o! the lands convenient a, repards
ihe effect of the improvement OF the power
he effect has teen the reverse Of vLs,
might be conJvctured. IN this manner 10
vat: the increase OF wealth aud population
has naturally forced the owner. bere,oio,e
10 improve the mills, especially a, Lowell
village. The power has been brouch, I'd
by and TO me wealth aud population. and
rotthe w"allh and population by and 70 tho
power. It's, N a word. used only to an.~.r
the duect necessities OF the people. aud !.
20 day comparatively unIeveloped.
Our market IS al bone wholly. Noth,ns
IS carried beyond a eircait OF fifteen mile.
MExIco-oNr POWER
"kimbalr' Mills, on S~ift river: f.I
fifty feet 10 half a mile
Only improvement, saw mill. -h,el
works all the year