Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-14
AROOSTOOK----VIl.
Magnificent Public Water SyS-
lem Ct Caribou.
Grand Agricultural Resources
Of the Town,
And Full Statistics Of Its Wealth and
Industry,


No village is complete in its appointment:
without frs, class hotel In this respect
Caribou is Wei provided. On a high ter
race Which rises many feet above the man
street near where it crosses Caribou stream
stands the Vaughan House, originally bu.it
ard for many years kept by Mir. " 4
Vaughan. one Of she pioneer settlers OF
Caribou. As one enters the village from
prssque Isle and, crossing the bridge, i0ob
up the height to this handsome aud ken
sive ho ,telry il seems almost insccess tie
except by balloon, The road howes
winds round tie hill by an easy ascent aud
the summit OF the terrace is reached with
out difficulty II is Il Somewhat romantic
site Tor hotel, and from lis broad rersa-
dahs fine view of the village and sur
rounding country is Obtained. The pres
ent proprietor is Mr.. Il J Smith, who wish
his genia! and accomplished LAZY are ever
ready to attend 10 the wants of their zaest,
Here too the veteran Vsndine Is alway, Of
his post and seems 10 understand inluitiye-
" just what one wants and spares no "a Ms
to make the weary traveller comfortable
and happy. The Adams House, a iafge
hotel which stood upon the height on the
south side Of the stream was burned some
thing over year ago ard has not yet been
rebuilt There are numerous smaller hotels
and boarding houses where tired and hue
cry humanity car be we'll cared for.
The water works system of Carbon il
one of the finest in New England. and nc
village is more amply supplied with pure
water, or has more perfect protection
from the ravages Of fire. In addition to
a. ,, IT., H.,
across the Aroostook is sufficient to turn
mary busy wheels. ard when this power i
improved and applied to manufacturing in
dustries, as it is sure to be in the nesr
future. a big boom will be given 10 jhs
business of this thriving village. This dam
ia built across the Aroostook river son T.
thing over a quarter of mile above the
covered bridge The entire length of the
dam is SEQ feet and the lerg!h between tie
bulk heads is $50 feet The height from
the river bed is IA feet. and ii is As feet
wide at the base. 1t is built of hemuck
logs below the water and of cedar above,
with hackmatsck gates and zsteways. lts
construction required 500 600 feet of lum
Der and 40 tons of iron, aud it is ballastei
with Is, 900 tons of rock. More rock is
being now added for its more adeqrata
protection.
Some idea of the possibility of the in
crease 10 the manufacturing ard industrial
Importance of this Aroostook town may be
had when we state that the minima-e hoi Sc
power at lowest water afforded by this dam
is 1900, and the average horse power up
wards of 5000. The location or either side
of the river is admirably calculated for the
erection of mills and factories of all kinds,
and when Maine capital, Instead Of invest
ing in wild cat mortgages and inflated
schemes in the far West, shall be directed
to the development and improvement of
this grand power, magnificent iadu.try
will be here buiIt up which will sdi muc h
TO the wealth and Importance Of the county
and of the State.
The whole Of this grard power is now
used for supplying the village with water
and with protection from fire. Upon the
high land north of the village, on the road
to Van Buren,, an immense stand Pipe is
built. and this is one Of The most prominent
objects in The landscape as one enters the
viiisge from Pressure Isle. Rising abruptly
in its massive proportions from the summit
Of the hill, it looks in the distance ike an
immense tower of brown stone placed upon
the he gh,s for the defence of the peaceful
village beneath. tower of defence i, Is
indeed, but MT for wsrlike purposes, its
srand srseusi being he'll IN reserve for use
10 fighting the tite tend sil5G he ever
threaten to ravsge and aevssta;e this fair
town. The stand pipe IL three fourths OF
a mile from the dam. and its elevation /.
$50 fee, above the pumping station. II is
q hugh circular tower, built Of boiler iron,
and is 80 feet in diameter, 25 feet high and
las q capscity of $4,000 gallons. The
capacity Of the pump Is ore million gallons
in "a hours. The capacity of the wheel at
the pumping station is lao horse power. /
VII lie but 20 horse power is used for pun D. /
ing Four miles of mains have ALREADY |
bsen laid. one half of which is S inch All |
the remainder iuch piping. Sufficient |
nEmber of hydrsnts for the protection Of
the siilsge have been placed at convenient /
p5iu;s. and it seems hardly possible that
are could now gain much healssy before
i would be drowned OFT
The system was completed IN November {
sst and mo sssisfsctf ~ test of its cspaei I
y and efficiency "a protection fri N fire was
hen made. AT the SQUAD Of the gong th. !
rater WAS turned on a. he stsnd- pipe. and (
n exactly two minutes Eve streams were
playing from pipes In tbs village. By &C i
ual me ssureme8t the streams were thrown /
81 feet straight away. aud it was estimated !
hat the perpendicular streams we're thrown I
% the height Of fully I25 feet From the
est made IL va found that Eve full ssreaus