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

their beauty aud symmetry have been
much diminished BY causes yet unexplslu.
Cd, a. none of them are perfect. but all OF
them have broken sides, a. though some
angry giant, In his bsechsnsl freaks, had
seized some huge rock and smashed each
foamlng bowl. Who knowsf Even the
most prolific Imagination falls 10 point out
a plausible cause Of these irrcparsble frae-
tures. aud science has a. Yet Jailed n tell
~ what has become Of The broken frsg.
ments. Have they been gr0and Into pow
der, OF transformed Into sand aud been
carried away BY The force OF the water add
deposited along L. bed, or were the basins
formed before this solid ledge was rent
asuuder, aud when some mighty convul-
sion Of mature opened this ragged. uneven
assure a side OF each was torn out. and
the acilon % The elements have worn aud
crumblcd the detached eide until that
curve, corresponding with the remaining
portion. has hecome forever obllterated-
Who can teli should some learned gsol.
ogisi, BY . thorough sxaminstion Of this
wiert, gloomy place, deolpher The Hero.
gyphics written BY natures hand upon
TIE Tsbt and crumhling rocks, 50 that they
could be read ~ the intelligent tourist, he
would b. entitlei u the gratitude OF eve
~ lover OF the strange All grand In
the material world. This casual lnspec
too hes filed my mind with indsnnahle
emotions. ami supplied IL with food for
thoughts, ant many hard problems fof 10.
tar, study ~ pen nor peacll can ! con
Wy 20 others any picture % the locality.
that viii give them any correct Idea OF tie
original my sdsicc 10 all, who have any
curiosity about u, l., 20 ani see.
4 few rods below The fall i spool Of
some extent. in which many specklsd
trout has been iafei o. h's death hy The
cuuuirg arts of the auglsr The many
ppufs aud sir ans 10 this valley Tributary
90 Crooked River. whose source i Sougo
Pond To the northern part ~ Alnauy, oil
s1oundlng In nsh Of varioas kini. msks
this place the paradise ~ sporismen
The geutlemsn kue,iani have In con.
temptation the hullilng ola carriage rusi
% The basins next Summer. and The cree
81 ~ % stable AMI restaurant. 80 thA'
feed sud rcirsshmeuts can be Al haui foi
msu ani beast ant should this project b.
carried out. this valley will eventually h.
cone one % the most noted places ~ o.
soft tafiug The heated term Of each sessou
% he found In oxford County With Z
small outlsy. road Nigh, b. made 10 l,ln
The rosi leading % West Bethel, over :
fair rog,c ~ ahout two miles, thus hfing
log M station on The Grand Trunk su'
West bethel silltgc Slthln eight miles ul
thls place. making IL ~ sAsy sccsss from
Ill points sri qllte near o. ore uf ths
great tfunk une. that cross thc continent
from ocean o. ocean. Toe ride from WEI
Bethel would b. through svrry intsresiirg
section 20 couuify passing up TIE fsrtll'
valley OF Pleasant liver, Where on either
hand vii bf sosu vel cultivated icits ard
tasteful fsfm-hoa.ss anf To- foil view col
several miniature mouutsius, standing "a
bid oatllue, bad 10 their tnps. ari gran
ICE crowned. bearing ne names 20 spar
hssk. Sherman. CNibou. nfowu, fsrseli
snd square Dock. al easy of scCsss and
prrssntirg sp'sniid s'ess from their t'p.
y1g soud pass over the ledge In which
are sliustsd thc once famous blue oefi snd
crystal qutitf m.uss. In ne western para
of Aibsny ~ enterprise rightly directed
knd money iuf.clonsy Invested, think
so iu ihis p'acr thr true germs ~ wealth.
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