The Portland daily press., 1871-08-02
Rumfora FAN. 10 Leuuo,v;,,.

"h'AIIowAY, oxford 20, Me-,
10 the Editor Of The Press.
sIR,-At the request of friend 1 send Won
Tor publication another communication in re-.
iation to the new project for a railroad from
Rumfcrd Falls to Lennoxville. The cuisines.
OF road in this direction would be chiefly
freight, and of that great amount. Ruuford
aud Andover are well known to be good apri.
cultural towns. The only inhabitants ON the
mead waters Of the Audroscoggin between
North Surplus aud the National boundary ara
IN kanseley and the Magalloway settlement.
rhere are twenty-eight townships, mostly a
""'efness covered with timber and Astounding
III wafer -2o"er, south OF the boundary, that
VIII be directly benefittedIby this road. North
OF the boundary there is less timber, more good
land and more inhabitants.
In Andover there is an Emery mine two
starch mills, several lumber mills. and GOOD
water-power uDoccupied There is good water
power on Black Brook, where the lumber from
parts Of North Surplus, Byron and C town.
snip could be manufactured. At the outlet of
Richardson Lake, near the middle dam. there
is never-iaiIing water-power. Mills at this
point would receive the timber from parts of
q, No. r. 1, No. 5 r. 1, No. r. 2, and part
OF Upton At the outlet of the great Iate near
the Upper Dam, there is excellent water
power, and mills would be supplied from Town
ships No. 4 r. 1, G, D, E, No. 8 R. 1, Rangeley
and all the townships on the Kenebago and
Cupsuptic rivers. This dam was built at great
expense by the Androscoggin Improvement
Company, and there is large camp near il
for the accommodation of lumbermen and ex-
cursionists.
Our AzisoOs Falls in Township No. 5 R. @
is water-power unsurpassed Mills at this
point would take all the lumber in the valley
OF the Magalloway and its tributaries below
Parmachene Falls in Township No. r. 4.
The last named Falls commence near Parma
chene Lake and extend four or five miles,
The Lake could be raised to any desirable
height by dam near the outlet. The Little
Boys Falls in No. r. B would be flowed out
by Moving the Lake six or seven feet There
are other falls on the Magaloway near the
boundary.
On North River or one of it's tributaries in
Eaton there is already large numbering es.
adjustment in operation. All of the water
power near Glle Lake can De USED In the VIII
ter.
There is good land ON the route for settle
ment in q township and the valley of the Ma
galloway generally, particularly in No. 8 r. {
and the south half of No. r. 4
There is an abundance of good granite soutl
of No. r. 8, and north of it the stone is most
| ly slate. have found good slate in No. 5 r.
and No. 4 r. 6, and what suppose to be lime
stone in No. r. 4, as it would effervesce OF
| applying acid. Cedar timber Of the best quail
ty abounds near all the lakes and streams run
Ming into them, and in many places extendin.
on to the high land
This route passes nearly through the centr
of tue region which has become much frequent
ed by fishing parties and summer tourists, ant
the accommodations for such company ar
good at Andover Village, Rangeley, the Uppe
Dam and the Middle Dam.
Very respectfully,
| JOHN M WusON