Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-13

prise on The part ~ - lutAhiianis, ihA
has produced thls state Of things.
We ucxt cone 10 the Plat iiisabcaa.
tfal village. fnriy located. All has some
~ ane b1.lilng. A. can he found AnYsn f re.
TIE water- cur Establishment Aud ne
D1agiAss Home school haiiilngs ar csPt-
ciaiiy 80. Business i very tull hrfs, ant
TIE harn.ug OF thc Waterford house. last
winter. Which has not he,n fcbailt. Wa =
great ios. a. The place. The vacant lot
anf The granifc fruu iAtI0us. With ths mArks
% drc upon them. give % the village an ar
% loneliness anf dsso'AtOn II Il 90 he
hop.d that some mAn ~ enterprise AMI
capital oil erect another house upun the
OF ste. TIE roads from This place a. ne
time we're 10 asai condition. 90 every
had va sfsu thc terribly destructive
force ~ me late rain aui the Inhabitants
% ths toWu have uot ~ the gfeste-t dlIi.
zsuce bcsa a1.s o. make o. ssfs travelling
up1n the hlghsays. - that 10 needed the
sieafy hani AMI quick eye ~ cor snptfi.
cucei driver. % avoid thc dangerous stones
AMI diiches tlat stfe to 1c f1aui ln many
place.
North waterford d. aboat ioar mile.
from ne Fiat 10 lsapace 20 some hlsi.
usss importance. AM moves on iu the even
tenor of lt. way ISIS the traie csutre ~
large section 90 couniry, and has an a.
CoiIcni water power Nhllh L. fairy im.
proved
~. kuo~lug thc distance from this
village 90 LynchvlIie. in So1ih Al1try. |
slu cal itsmIle sni hAif; much 81 ths
say - passef over a. uice rad a. eau
b. flunf anywhcfe In thlnly settled plsces
n l. uucf on either slfe ~ pinc trees. -
some OF them those mighty mouarchs n
ne forest. Which. ln years thai are gonr,
maize Albany And Waterford 80 noted fof
their unsurpassed tmhyr lanfs where
the oit gr,sth has hesn cut -. ayoang
ani thrfy growth 10 pluc has spfung up
ani shlali 10 ho sparci from nfe AMI iho
iumDsfman Ak. re smother generation
hAs passed AWAY the valley % Crooked
River Nil become agsin vefy valuable flr
- ilmbef Lynchyil'e .. place 20 much
business enterprise fof small place.
Here i located Elliott & BARTLETT. .poo.
factory which gives employment % qaite
a uum Der % hAnis ant makss home mar
kst Cor a lAfgc amount ~ spool stock,
which = Manufactured from white birch,
thercby giving a money value % umosr
that oihersise. 80 far iron hucs 20 rail-
roai. would. sxcspi 10 very snail qlsnt'
iss. b. % uiile worth.
Passing ID The river some TO miles.
ne roai stlI bordcrct ~ beautiful piues,
- thlck that The SUI a, noon-day Is rarely
seen except In cleaning rays danclug amid
he waving hranches % ibis ssrrief host %
trees. resembling a light seen Ia = forest
la TIE right-whtn. To AMI b,holi an
opening breaks upon our view, aui Ne are
soon passing through well cu.tiVaied
farm OF Cyrus kucslaut. sud se arfiyc
AZ bis farm buildiuEs where ample accom-.
mOiAtlons are found Tor nan and beast,
and a guide i ever ready 10 lead the Way
AT pOiut ogt the beauties % The place
which l. The objective point OF our con.
pauy. Mr. knselAnd came % this secluded
spot. fofty.two years ago. and erected
dwelling amid natures sOiiiade-. and built
MIL upon he small stream. the outlet Il
the Upper Punis. runnlng tAfough the dr.
&c wherein the Basins are situated. by
Industry ant close attention 10 bnsines-,
10 proved a source o. considerable Income,
Bat Ia later years hc attended more closely
% The cultivation Of the soil and bis large
farm bears evidence Of thrlf AMI great
fertility ard while BE has been convert.
lug the lant heavily covered With The viz
an forest into fruitful deld. he has not
safered his mlnd % be starved and dwarf
ed. bot be Il vel. Informed Of passing
events In the outside world. With whose
bastliag human cfoNi be- does DOT Omen
mingle. Books are fluut on hts shelves.
ant several weekly newspapers, bearing
evidence Of being well rad, were 10 b.
seen 10 bis sitiing.room-amoug them The
ONFOED DENocR,r, LsrisflH joura1i And
Orf1ri C1HHfg Airsrilser, safe AMI instruc.
tive resiing for any household.
The path from This plsce % the Basins
j. through Asw mp part OF the way which
has been cleared " IL growth aud con-
yerted iuto gfass feits; someiin,s 10
passes over rocky lsdgr, not step but
rough. toilsome for an Invalid % 20 over
on FOO, IL d. the Only means - travel
here ~ present, ~ M carriage Foai has
been built though evidently logging
road wAs made here many years ago sui
hAs been long used Tor that purpose during
The winter season. The Older aud larger
growth has been cut away and the land l.
now quite ihickly-eovcred with growth
OF sspllng % almost every variety known
- the mresti OF Maine; the decaylug tree
tops lying upon the gr1and ant the nun
erOas stumps q be seen on every hand
bear silent testimony 90 this suppOslliou.
The distance Il about three fOarths Of q
mile. There are no steep places, ard the
Journey % person In good health Is but
enjoyable exercise. When upon the brow
Of The tree-coyered bin through whose
base The resistless forces Of nAture split
the solid rocks asunder and made devious,
nugget, undsdnable passage for the little
stream OF water. that lesps and fosms,
plays hide aud seek, now hidden from
view 10 its winding course through il
rock guarded channel, then comes forth,
laughing. singing. spArkliug In the scant
rays Of sunshine, glisteuing through the
over-hanging Ooughs % the trees whose
roots have penetrated the crevices OF the
time-shaltsred walls bounding the glen on
either side. a. n % hide from mortal Ken
these ever-eudaring evidences Of the lr.
reslstlble power Of nsiure's hidden forces,
and lesplng. a. II In play over mountain
preclplces. then seeihing and fosming In
boiling csuldrons In which. perhsps, In
ages past, the gods brewed their exhllarst-
log beverages that flowed 80 freely AZ their
astrological fessts. These basins Cor,
more correctly speaking. besn-p0ts) have
been drilled In the solid rock, sort OF gray
sand stone. BY the action Of the water fall.
ing down these small preciplces or granite
lodges. forming vhirlpO0ls. BY whose ro-
tsry motion the sand and pebbles have
worn out these basins making them inside
almost - smooth - polished marble, bat