Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06
I IasI1 z E J AlisfelIallp.


 Nh. EDITOR: R:-Perhaps you would like to hear from Bantam Falls. as you have no regular correspondent here, I will note down a few items, and if you consider them worthy of a place in your journal, let them go in, if not, pitch them into your waste basket. ot .aaaia9s sIf lasg
 Bantam is not big place: nor yet very small one. We have about 40 Dwelling Houses. 2 Sto-ss, oharulz1s, a e.w Af;lls, 1 Grist Mill, 2 Shoe Shops. Blacksmith Shop, snd quite an extensive Carriage and Sleigh Manufactory. known as the "Litch- field Carriage Co.," Joint Stock %. The stock is owned by the farmers in the vicin- ity of Bantam. This Co. have manufac- tured, the present season about 75 Carria- ges and Wagons. and 200 Sleighs; the work is first-class, in style. durability and finish. The Company employ about 25 hands. ,~s We cannot boast of as many inhabitants as Litch6eld; but when you come t. the watsr-power, we are ahead. There is prob ably no place in the State that can furnish as extensive water-power as Bantam. The first privilege is the Beers Dan," so call- cd, this is now held by Messrs. Buel, Mo- Neil and Colt of your village. Here is fall of about IA feet. The next power is held by the same Go. On this privilege are g Saw. Shingle and Older Mill. Also, the old Carriage shop, formerly run by, F. M. Morse. Another privilege just below this. is also owned by the same Go. but unoccu- pied. The two privileges have a fall of about s2 feet. The next power is held by Messrs. Bissell and Bradley. The improve msnts are Grist Mill; also, an Oil Mill, owned by Mr. jWm. P. Kilborn. The fall here is 42 feet. To give you some idea of the power which can be obtained in this privilege, Messrs. Hubbe1l & Capron, of Lime Rock will put in one of their improv- ed Turbine Wheels, s4 inches in diameter, and will warrant it to give 900 Horse pow CT. We then come to the Litchfeld Car riage Co.'s works, The fall here is l5 feet. Still further down. is the old Paper Mill. formerly owned and run by Messrs. Whit ling < Kenney., The fall is 22 feet. Anoth. er power near the Paper Mill hes a 10 feet fall. Tse last ip the list is the privilege fovned by John Bishop, Esq. There was formerly 2 saw and ahingls mill here; but the buildings have been pulled down. and the stone dam is somewhat ont of repair. This fall is about 15 feet To sum up tho water power in Bantam. we find that in less thsn one mile. there is 8 fall of about 40 feet. a4 The reservoir is Bantam Lake, flowing over about 1900 acres. d A ahort distance above Bantam. on theIstream, is a place called the +Jams'' which is very mar row at this point. 2 dam can be built at an expense of not more than one hundred dollars, which would keep back, the water in the Lake. and with this, improvement, there would never be g scarcity of water.
 When the Shepaug Valley railroad is built, we expect to have oity here. Look out, old Litchfsld! or we. will have the County Seat moved out here. The Court House can be moved very aasily on wheels, land you can keep the Jail. We have no use for it. from the fact that we have mo "run-shops;" for .rssa and jails alvays e tcgsther."''.s ..sa amsis5dasY j;
 I There is some talk of erecting Soldiers' Monument in Bantam. Several who had friends die in the army, have waited almost l five years. in hopes that there would De 2 6oldiers' Monument erected on Litchfeld Hilln but have now given up the idea. Some have an indistinct recollection of sub soribing for that purpose. but it was % long ago, that most of them have forgotten it. 4s BANTAM.