Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-10
Railroads, Bueksport, DedhAm, ke

A correspondent last week said that
Bucksport was aroused on the subject
Of q railroad to Bangor, &c. We learn
by other sources that pledge has al
ready been given for quite . sum to-
wards this object. that r. p. Buck. Esq.
port, will subscribe If ii will insure the
completion of the work, 80, 900; and
that some of the substantial citizens Of
that town will subscribe literally. But
like all other enterprises of the kind,
there is . difference of opinion as TO the
location of the road. One opinion is to
follow the course Of the river rs near as
the conformation OF the land will admit.
Another is 10 diverge TO the Eastward
from the river. and another TO follow
from the starting point q; the village, a
course leading through Dedham, and
striking the North American road above
Bangor, say q, Milford. We have not
suffi ciently examined the matter to VEN
ture an opinion, and if we had it might
do no good to ven,ilaie ii. We took
our pen to say . good word for Dsiham,
aud the possibilities Of the town with
railroad communication TO Bucksport or
Bangor
In the Report on the water power of
the State, the following account is given
OF tha, =, Dedham
There are five powers already in use
with several privileges not surveyed.
These are all situated on Fits Pond
stream. a tributary Of Eastern river
First and second at Fitts Mills falls, &c.
Third, fourth and fifth, "Dedham Tan
merry. Here are three dana. twelve,
fifteen and twelve feet high respectively,
with total fall Of thirty nine feet in
about forty rods horizontal distance. and
situated on these are : saw, shingie,
lath. stave and -four mills, and . tan
merry.
The mills operate all the year, and
the power can be greatly increased NJ
little expense, the stream being fed By
four ponds, one large and three small
ones. The tannery privileges have two
additional ponds. Freshets are not &C.
rious, rs the largest pond is on the di-
viding ridge betwixt the Penobscot and
Union basins, and when greatly swol-
len pours on it's surplus into Reeds
Pond, whose outlet is into Union river
&c I"
Dedham possesses q very valuable
water power il viii be seen. which will
q, no distant day be improved to its ut
most capacity. The distance we think
is about ten miles from Bangor, and
about the same from Bucksport. . space
amounting to q trine with railroad.
The moving business spirit Of Ded-
ham is John L. Parker, Esq., who tor
thirty years has been hard At work max
ing the most he could, with his means,
of the natural advantages Of the town;
and to day = thriving village, with its
neat church and school house lies nest
ling between the hills on either side.
speaking more than :. good word " for
his industry, perseverance, pluck and
good will TO men. II he could see .
railroad passing through the village
where he has spent his best days, he
thinks those that come after him win
better realize the natural advantages Of
the town, and viii carry forward to
completion the enterprises which his
labors have laid the foundation.
If slime and tide " permit, We shall
hear what DR.. TEN has to say on Mon
day evening. At Bucksport, and then
our readers shall have the benefit of his
greater knowledge Of railroads.