Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-06-28

spent thirty eight days in doing.
Where and when did he build this mill
Ephraim Dyer In deposition given in
1884 as evidence to prove what the pro-
prietors Of No. had done towards settling
the township, deposed that thirty years
before l carried him, Benz. Milliken, down
in my vessel. being sloop of about
seventy tons, with Thomas Milliken and
about thirty men employed by said Ben
jamin aud Thomas to build mill there.
am knowing to their build
ing mill there just below the falls upon a
stream that runs out of said township into
Union river as helped them near a fort
night aud s,aid with nay vessel which
they made use of to live In until they got
a house built He also carried two wo-
men down.
In jonathan Millken's deposition, also
given In 1874 for the same purpose. he
| says II was one OF the proprietors Of
township No. !, went down there about
thirty years before 70 take possession of
the township and did SO by cutting aud
| bringing away load of lumber, viz
Mas,s spars and butts of timber at which
| time = surveyor, viz, Elias Banks aud
| a committee of the proprictors, viz. Ma
| thauiel Harmon and Benjamin MllEktu
were there running out and marking the
| first division of lots laid out by said pro-
| prietors and also a number OF other lots
called equiv alent lots to make up for the
| bad quality Of some Of the lots Of the
| first division. At the same time also Mr.
Benjamin Miilikcu who was also propri
etor built a mill there and helped raise
the same with thirty-two mcn which he
had there building said mill.
1t will be borne In mind that benjamin
| Miliken went 70 Township No. /, Sept 3,
l.hi, a. one of the orig nal proprietors
and a. chairman Of the committee appoint
Ell By his associates to survey the first
division If lots and also under contract
| to build mill for which be was to receive
a mill privilege and in addition four acres
Of lald. He had but SIX months 10 which
70 NJ ID, which may account for the very
large crew he had there. lie went, selected
his mill site, built his mill ard at the same
time the committee located aud run out On
OAK Point sixty six lots. 1t being express
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were locating
The next wear. july 20. 1856. Benz Nil
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M,
" heh we consider thst ali lh'>e hepp-
sitions weIr taken with the express object
or .howIn- VIA, III. ,ronrietnrs bad HAM.
towards settling the TOWNSHIP ana "a. -...--
hal cno,nli.i with IN. conditions r,ouir,.d
,u
Y 'ie'" u""'' 'he' T'""'' III
u strong that BENZ hiHih"h mus nav"
nr>t built him house aud established
lit,
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st Andrews. \. Is long before that
He left Union river in l779 HliHs lis
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testified To by relatives and associates.
| The conclusion naturally follows that
u.t..r....ar ~, lin, Ia. ,,,,;,, !. ,n-,
o''h "h 'he ""Hsh'P ne IeP''S' ".'"' III
which he was Interested and where he had
| engaged to bnIll ami operate. Would not
| p.si.. au.s c.rr. h,.ak ". ,t..,-..,,,
I" "h'ch 'he ueSc'p '''h gwen III 'i' ''P-
| OsItion Of Ephraim Dyer sppled3 l.
/ there any other STRAIN below thu Ep~-
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|
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sayins anu "en innui.eiy es'oi 70
ans o''ei orIo" H'i' "ot''i Ing ooSI,''
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