Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-10


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ing ard that : small chapel bulk b. The
Episcopal bisrop vith pastor bus . portion
Of The time, ard tia feh viii probably
soon be abandoned for want Of support.
Upon the entire exteus Of de 81 John
river in Maine there IL 10 eisTgymsn Of
he Protestant f,isa and tie services Of
that chnrch are nowhere maintained. The
couusry il French ard such it 10 destined to
remain.~ Cersaipiy the viev Of the situa-
ton outlined above ID largely warranted BY
the facts In the case and It would be indeed
interesting could one visit The Msdavaska
region fifty years hence and note the eject
Of another half century upon the language,
manners and customs and religious faith Of
this people.
From Carbon village the road runs
norfhvArd for sir miles scr0ss the north
half of the town Of Carbon ana conurues
90 in The ZANE direction acfoes township \:
Range 2, Cyr plantation and corner OF
Van Buren, TO the s.. John river. hisie
more than two miles from the village We
pass
The Last American Resident
and beyond that point the settlers are
wholly French. Throughout the northern
portion Of Caribou the country 10 thiekiy
settled. there being many good fafms and
the people generally appearing prosperous.
Mr.. Ezekiel Leyssseur has . large farm
some five miles from the village and has
also been largely engaged in the lumber
business. He has been for number Of
years q member of the board of selectmen
of the town Of Caribou and Is also post
master, the name Of the post Office being
North Lyndon. There Is much good farm
ing land in this vicinity and the great num-
Der of French settlers aids very much in
swelling the population of Caribou beyond
that of any other town in Aroostook county.
A short distance bsyond the post Office is
the large Catholic church Of this parish and
from the eminence upon which il is built
the settlements in New Sweden can be
plainly seen.
To,rnshtp az, R.9.
soo, .t,s, r.s.;pg tho church We cross the
caribou l;ne and enter the plantation of
az Ra,oe ~, Here for acme distance
tho .oil Il .t;iI oood lint 70 are besinrina
m Is.ve hehind ms the broad svells Of birch
and maple growth and are coming upon a
lighter soil. The road now gradually
deseeuds toward the Little Madawasks river,
having been within a few wears built around
the steen and stony hills where it formerly
ran. Through this portion Of TX" the
country is thickly settled along the main
road. the houses being 20 near together that
one wonders how 20 mauy can be supported
from tbe narrow farms. The houses are
for the most part neat and comfortable
and many improvements have been made
within the past few years. The Little
Msdawaska river is stream of
volume. flowing from the
lakes in Townahips No. Is and I6, Range
4. running in a soutbwesterly direction
acro,s the northeast corner of New Sweden
and the southwest corner of .sK", and con-
timing on in a southerly course for fully
eight miles. through the town of Caribou,
before i. finds It's way into the Aroostook.
The main road to Van Buren, crosses the
Little Madavaska about mile and a half
from the south line of "Kv plantation, a
substantial tfuss bridge having been built
,cross the river. From thi, point, but
few wears since, the road ran through the
forest for some seven miles before coming
q the farms in Cyr plantation. Now
continuou, settlement extends for miles
north of the river and there are clearinss
1t short intervals for the entire distance
across the town. A mile or two beyond
the Little Madawaska the road crosses
Halfwayabrook, a strong stream flowing in
soutbeasterlv course from Cyr plantation
and emptyipg into the Little Madswasks
come four miles below the road. Two
miles farther on we cross Black Brook,
.lso A considerable stream, flowing parallel
With Halfway Brock and joining the
Little Madawasks near the Caribou line.
These streams are all of efficient size
for driving logs ana mucn iumoef mas neeh
cut upon tnem ana driven ao"n ih'I the
Aroostook and tnence 70 tne o. Jonn.
me noftneih pof.loh OF no' 30