The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-18

Il magnificent water power Hele, Win "
fall of perhaps thirty-five feet. Some fine
specimens of the wells which are formed
in the rocks are here. Some OF these
were seven feet deep and four feet in di-
amater. 1t is supposed that they are
formed by the grinding of stones which
get caught in an eddy and move round
and round with the current thus boreing
ont the rock beneath. In the very centre
of the falls, visible only at the lowest run
of water. is large we'll fifteen feet deep
and about ten in diameter. When the
logs are driven over these falls it some
times happens that one will pitch into
this well and remain there with one end
in the we'll and the other sticking above
the water; other logs catch upon it and
lam is formed. Sheriff Bolton and my
self examined these wells with some
minuteness. We could easily see that
here was the process by which the river
had worked its way through about 500
feet of the ledge. Wells are formed, they
enlarge until mass of the rock is honey
combed and breaks down; numbers OF
such broken masses are lying at the base
of the falls If the rate of this process
could be ascertained. then it would be easy
to know Just how long the Allagash has
tumbled it's foaming waters over the great
ledge.
The boat which we took above the falls
was larger than the first one. She was -
feet long with a cabin at the stern. Some
fifteen miles above the falls we came to
the large Depot Camp belonging to Mr..
Cunliffe Here are seven log buildings,
the headquarters for supplies to the va
rious lumber camps in it's vicinity. Mi.
| Cunliffe cuts from five to six millions of
lumber each year. During the summer
his boats are busy carrying provisions to
this Depot Here are stores Of molasses,
flour. pork, grain, etc; great numbers OF
snow shoes, horse sleds, boots, lumber
men. socks, chains, and so on. An aged
man keeps guard over this Here he stays
alone, seeing no one save the crews of the
supply boat or an occasional fishing party
"What do you do with yourself all this
while?' l asked him, son. read a good
deal. especially in my Bible "That is
right, and have some newspapers which
will gladly let you have ''No' said
the old gentleman Il don't think much
of newspapers. Below this Depot there
are two OF three farms cut out OF solid
woods. These families depend almost en-
tirely upon Mr.. Cunlitfe. who is greatly
respected by them all. They sch hay to
the lumbermen in the winter and them
selves work in the woods in that season
marveled at being told that there is bit
| ter hatred between these families. when
they so much need all the benefits of CO.
operation.
From the time we left the Depot the
| wilderness and solitude We're unbroken.
Mile after mile we passed through dead
water and through quick. No sign OF
man. save one or two lumber landings,
where logs had been collected during the
winter The scenery was like great
panorama. Now the river would be wide
and the water clear and quiet with an oc-
casional island or group of islands cover
ed with low bushes or marsh grass,
on which the deer feed. Again the stream
would narrow and the water come foam
ing through narrow pass up which the
strong horses would draw us with never
false step, while all around as far as the
eve could reach, on the hills and down to
the edge of the river, stretched everywhere
the illimitable, green, dark forest.
Reaching Long Lake on Saturday, the
30th we camped at its foot. This lake is
ten or twelve miles long. Twice in that
length it narrows down into thorough
fare. The upper end is wide. contains
numerous small islands, and presents the
most complete picture of the solitude OF
nature. Here no trace of man can be
seen. Even the signs of the hardy lumber
men cease, and all is wild and primeval At
sunset, in company with a guide, pad
died among these islands and saw the sun
sink over the densely wooded hills. The
boat with the rest of the party was
eight miles below. Soon we heard the
sounds of the woods The owl sent forth
his melancholy hoOt-along the MAJ shy
banks came the sound of animals walking
in the water. and even the rustling of the
grass as they moved through it was plain
ly audible. These were the deer coming
down to feed. SO quiet was it that the
croaking of frog at a distance of two or
three miles sounded in distinct echoes
across the lake As the darkness came
on we heard the sound of some heavy ami
NAL walking over the stones and through
the water. My companion assured me
that it was moose, and could easily be-
lieve it. for the sound was as loud as that
made by heavy horse. We tried hard to
get sight of this forest monarch, but in
vain. Sitting thus, surrounded by the
very spirit of nature, alone with the woods
and waters could truly appreciate those
fine lines of Wadsworth.
"And 1 have felt a Presence
That has filled me with the joy of elevated
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