Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-16


dec are the glad tidings OF salvation
to people in this vicinity, was a fail
nre, for the want of the necessary
$500
"The winter is over and gone, and
the spring too, for that matter. We
had Saturday an old fashioned thun-
der shower continuing most Of the
whereat the small streams
took courage and spouted vocifcrous-
ly. Farmers are closing mp sugaring
business to renew their old time ac-
quaintance with their fields. The
log drivers are mo7ing on the winters
works.
A c1se Of Scarlatina Maligna. on
Meriden Hill, resulted in the death
ION the 18th inst.) of Charles, young
est son of John C.. Barnett at the
age of 1G, n remarkably robust ath-
Ictlc boy. He survived the attack only
about four days. The formerly hap
py family circle thus intruded on for
the first time, by nealh' IS deluged
in excessive grief.
TIE WATER-PowER OF COLUMBIA
-llac any one ever considered the
subject Of the water-power Of this
far-of hack wootlS-passover town Of
Columbia, New Hampshire, on the
route of the proposed extension OF
the b. G .& NJ. Il. r.? Without hoping
to attempt anything like nathcmat-
ical estimate, thereof, | presume to
state as random conjecture, that the
water power Of this town alone, would
be sufficient, Git suitably dstributed)
to supply the present and future de
mands of all Coos County and the adj
iaccnt portion OF the Stl!e Of Yer
mont.
TO begin with, there are the Lyman
Falls, three miles above North STRAIT
ford village, and the Cone Falls, six
miles from the same point, each at
fordng such facilities for propel!ing
machinery as occur only at long inter
walls on the great outlet OF the waters
of New England, being the only Fails
on the same, between NorthGmbeE-
land and West StewartstOwn ca dis
lance of about 40 milcH) that are
available for mill purposes without
mourning great expense for dams
and hownge. The New Hampshire
shore at both these falls is very favor
able for mill yards and building lots,
of easy access from The main or stage
road, being distant thereirom only
about POO rods, while the Vermont
shore in both cases is high and steep,
forming insurmountable harriers 10
the waters in that direction. Real
advantages are here presented for
:. manufacturing the vast quantities Of
spruce, henlock. fir, beech, birch,
maple, and the limited suppl y Of pine,
hacmetac anl cedar. Bass, ash and
cherry, found Ola either side the river
in his region. Plans OF these Falls
may hc seen and further information
concerning them obtained bv appIi-
cation to u. n. Cone, John NJ. Will.
son and others, South Columbia, or
: Julius Cone, Esq, Concord, n. II.
Besides the Connecticut, there are slX
streams contributary thereto, i'll the
town OF Columbia,o sufficient volume
for propellung machinery. The Ly-
man brook, considerable stream,
emptying into the Connecticut about
, three miles above Stratturd line, al.
, ready supplies motive power to t0ul
claphoald machines, TWO grist mills,
one starch mill and two board ma.
: chimes. The Mallurin Brook, at Il
> point five miles from No TN Stratfur,,
-, and between the stage roa and the
y river, presents one attractive site FOL
a manulactory OF some kind. The
u Cone Brook, one mile further onward
v is already improved for the manuIaC
II ture Of lumber; the Bodgctt Brook
5 one nile from the latter and Il brooI
U near the residence Of ). NJ. Harvey
Ii ESQ, are both OF sufficient volume lU
mills, the last named being about Il
d he appropriated to the manufacture,
e Of starch. Simms' stream, SO called
e emptying into the Connecticut u mill
IS below Colebrook, is "a small river ca
l. pable of transporting timber and &C
e cessible to considerable tracts of til,
n same in the eastern part Of Columbia
|. 1t has on it two starch mills, two say
l. mills and one -four mill, all Of whic
a have been in successful operation 70
=. years. All the streams here spokeI
lc excepting the Connecticut are cross
4. Ell by the stage road between Mort
n Stratford and Coebro0L and in cas-
:. OF railroad through this vale
ct would furnish good mill privilege
within stones throw of the same
g. The mount OF first class hartl lunbe
+ Ito say nothing of the soft )whc
tn might easily be hauled down The va
= Ieys VI these brooks and manufacture,
-, within u trees length Of u railroad
= almost inexhaustibie.
or HAIL COLUMBIA.
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