The Portland daily press., 1871-03-31
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1871.


DEBEC, udiShJ A'tnt AN'A'
To the Editor Of the Press:
Either from the unwise policy of the early
owners of the water power at Sebec village,
or some other cause not easily comprehend
ed by temporary resident, it has increased
but very little in population or business for
the last twenty years. 1t being at the outlet
of Sebec lake, which is some twelve miles in
length and fed by over twenty ponds of more
or less magnitude, it afford never-failing wa
ter power, capable of running as many mills
as could be erected on both sides oi the stream
for a.quarter of mile.
MANUyAcTURINe.
A wooden null of moderate dimensions,
owned by the Messrs. Robinsons, is now un-
employed, but will be put in operation In
short time. Messrs. Leavett & Weston, OF
Bangor have purchased the saw mill formerly
owned by the Messrs. Morrison, and have got
out large quantity of lumber to be manufac-
tured into shingles, clapboards, picksts, laths,
boards, timber &c. There is some excellent
timber in the vicinity of the mill, much OF
which is clear pine, which might be worked
| up to good advantage. The general impress
ion is that more bus iness will be done by the
mills here this year, than has been done for
several years past.
STEAMBOAT AND RAILROAD.
A side. e.wheel steamer, about 100 feet long,
capable of carrying 500 persons, runs to the
head of the lake, twice day, during the sum-
mer season, touching at Foxcroft, and is well
patronized. 1t was built three years ago, by
Capt A. G. Crocket, who runs it. During the
blueberry season large number of persons
go from all the towns in the vicinity, by this
boat, to the mountains in Howard plantation,
from which thousands of bushels of blueber-
ries are taken.
A railroad route has been surveyed from
Milo depot to Sebec village, running within
two and half miles of Brownville and Will
liza msburg and thereby would furnish facility
for the transportation of slate from these
towns and from the Howard and Barnard
quarries, and bring into use several unoccu-
pied water privileges on the contemplated
line of the road, The Bangor and Piscata-
quis railroad runs through the southern part
of this town, about five miles from the village
THE WEATHER, &c.
Inc OlueSt lnnabltant mas never known so
mild March as the present. The streams
and ponds broke up some six weeks earlier
than usual, cutting short the numbering oper-
ations about that length of time. There has
been snow enough in the woods for all prac-
tical purposes and no necessity for breaking
roads, SO that while the numbering season
lasted it was very favorable, and nearly the
usual quantity will be obtained. 1t is feared,
however, that the small quantity of snow re-
naming on the ground may not produce a
freshet sufficient to get the logs down, but
that will depend on the quantity of rain that
may fall during the month of April and May.
While the dust is flying in the streets of Port
land, there is excellent sleighing from Mon
son to the Lake, and the ice in the Lake suf-
fciently solid for heavy trains to pass over
it.
BUSINESS.
The business men Of this country are max
ing arrangements to do business on more
extensive scale than for several years past.
Capital and energy applied to the facilities
afforded in this county for manufacturing and
quarrying would soon increase the business
of fI,o r.