Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-04

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than any other hydraulic dls,rie, In Maine
South Paris, on the Little Androseoggin'
l. $40 feet above the tide; Ramford Falls
COO feet, North east head Magallowsy Riv-
er 2.6lO feet. At Umbagog Lake the river
Il 800 Zee; higher than At - mouth. eis-
ing over feet fall 10 the mile. The water
power on this river would run millions OF
splndlss. Lewiston, Lisbon and Bruns
wick we have written OF before. The pfln-
clpal water power IL At Rumford Falls.
They are said 10 be the "grandest OF any
IN New England' ani We think the water
power furnished by them i one OF the
grestesi. and, II properly developed, ~
greatest In the y. Y. States.
Tnr KENNEnEc Is $50 miles long IL
valley Is miles 10 creates, breadth. There
are Sis lakes. and i.Osl trlbatary streams.
Moosehcsd Lake a, head of the river Is 81
miles long AMI from 4 10 ~ broad II l.
written that when the dam Al the outlet
Of the lake l. holsted IL takes wave OF
water a. hours 10 reach Augusta, where
300. OOo cubic feet Of water per minute
passe. for eleven hours OF the day the
water on IN dam being 10 feet deep.
The principal falls are the Madison Bridge
Skowhcgan and Carraiunk.
Tur PENonscor nom source, and inelnd'
~. wlnilogs. l. nearly 800 miles long It's
valley l. aboa, Ion miles 10 extreme breadth
and i00 miles In length. There are '6'
iakes In this basin. and GOO tributary
streams. li has an immense water power,
with its great lake reservoir system. The
principal power Is between Lake Chesuo'
cook ani Bangor Of Oldiown Fall. We
have already written
The 81 John River hows many miles
through the northern wilderness, A. the
boundary between Maine ani Canada. IT,
total length l. 80 miles. It, upper waters
are In mi. State. bat there are no falls n
.pcak OF. Il being nayigsblc through mos;
~ II. course In Maine aud along the
border.
The ~. CrolK River. the boundary be
tween Maine and New brunswick, lsayery
important manufacturing stream. IL Il
aim5s, continuous lake. forming the
grand reservoir OF an immense water
power.
There are Numerous smaller river, and
stream. of much manufacturing Import
.uce. Among them Is Union River, hAv-
lng A. Ellsworth a fall of eighty feet With
In two miles Ia, the streams AMI water
privileges Of Maine arr far too numerous
% mentlon" Gov. Dingley said. In bis
address - the Leglslaiure, 10 1874
Maine has SOS lakes within her Dor.
ders forming the heAd.wAtsrs OF 5,l5i
streams. which 20 rushing down towards
the ocsau. creatlng 500 water powers.
which force measured by not less than
oae million horse powers. and equal 20 The
work lng energies Of il 0o0. ooo men. When
10 ls rememhered that not = thousanith
part % the water power ~ the state I. yet
harucsssd % machinery, some falut Idea
of the almost houutle-. extent ~ our
manufacturing resources may bo OBJ
tsiuci"
% Maize Il l. said "No other portion
of the globe can excel the mAgniiude Of IL
water power" what vas, Power and
thrce.fourihs Of 10 A. yet unused Whs,
an immense volume Of water now sweeps
past some OF the fncst privileges In the
world. unhindcrcd 90 the sea- One day
these powers mus, be developed ard utll.
lfed. The dash OF the water wheel, The
rattle of the spindle. AMI the hun Of ma.
chlncry will b. heard 10 the silent depths
where how the Wild woods wave free and
cities must eventually spring up In many
places now desolate.
Maine .. destined % be one of the lead
log manufacturing States In the Unlon.
with natural advantages unsurpassed and
commercial fscllltle. anequalled A0r can
Il be O;herwlse' The slnuosltle, of her
shore give Maine nearly ? 500 miles Of
coasi.llne while the deep curves Of her
bays and esiaArles snord vas, number Of
harh0rs. among them some Of the beet on
the Atlantic coast Her railroad system
i constantly developing along her valleys.
Her rough and rugged hills are covered
With forests; while beneath them may he
mineral resources A. yet undresmei or
Names forests are rich 10 pine, spruce.
hemlock. oak. maple birch, beech, poplar,
elm, ash. etc and although fast falling
before the l1mbermen. who cut over loo,-
OOO. 900 Zee, Of IL annually, yet more than
one.half the State today Is covered by the
original forest whose dark depths never
echoed the woodman's axe.
Laundering Is one Of the leading Indus
tries. and employ. hundreds OF saw'mllls
Ani large number OF men aud teams.
"Hundrcd. harbored Maine" has long
been famous for shlp.bulldIng, having a
grea, abundance OF shlp-buIliing material
so near a, hand. Isl said ths, one-,hlrd
OF all the ships OF America are bull, along
her coast or rivers.
Fishery l. another important branch OF
Industry, and nearly 900 vessels, sehoon-
ers and nshlng.smaeks are engaged In cod
fishing and Misunderstanding.
The manufactures Of Maine are numerous
aud important. and are constantly incress-
ing Have no space TO consider them q,
length here. Maine speaks for herself on
this subject; and ere long the s,a,is,icisn
will have TO record her with the first OF
manufacturing States.
Maine Is larger than the rest OF New
England combined and only about one
fourth OF her vast extent, or nearly 6,0Oo,-
900 scres, Il At presen, occupied by farms,
improved or otherwise, although they num-
Der some C0.OOO In the State. Tha, mo
bles,, purest and best occupation OF man"
-Agrieulture-ls, and must ever be, the
chief source Of the wealth and happiness
OF the State. That is sxiomstic. The
farmer IL the most independent and, ss .
rule. the most respectable man In exist
ence. His Is, or II can and should be, the
IDEAL free and happy life OF which poets