Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

VIII pu1ld a pound of sufficient dimen-
sions Tor holding 500, 600 Holsters.
NOT Tor many years past have cod,
pollock and haddock been caught in
such quantities at this season OF the
year, as Is now the case in Passama-
quodoy pay and as a result line fishing
is peins extensively practised by many
Quoddy boatmen, who find ready
market Tor their labors. Unusually
big Goa f1sh were brought up on the
hooks and when opened many small
fish were found inside, showing the
recognized greed of this specie of fish.
One was found to contain nine soul
pins, one FOUNDER and one frost fish,
and another cod had ten partly con-
sumed founders that had been gobbled
up alive short time before the bait
on the hook was taken, with disaster
to the cod.
The business prospects of the sleepy lit
tie town of Columbia Falls have taken on
a Suudeh chan2e for the better: Inc
| is little doubt now but what the brick
yard will begin operations at an early
date ana when in full blast viii employ
| about % men W. A. Perry, sIperinten-
panv of Boston, was there this week ana
made arrangements for starting the bust
ness again Mr. Perry expressed much
pleasure with the Favorable situation OF
the plant and said that ii was no donbt
the best equipped and had the best rae !.
tiles for producing good brick OF any "i
the q plants that tho company controls,
| Arrangements were made to have 4 %
cords of wood cut for the Kiln which
with the stock on hand will give them
| 400 cords OF wood to start the business
Mr.. SimS"n of South Gardiner. who super
intended the building of the Bradstreet
mills ut that place was here TINS week
and took measurements of the mn re
Gently purchased by Bailey and Curtis of
Machias, with the object Of rebuilding the
mills which are 10 be ready for business
| aboIt May 18th. The new mill VIII be 10
feet long and contain a rotary. plane.
shinglc and lath machines, although II iS
expected that but twp million feet OF
lumber will be sawed next season, the an
nuaI OUTPUT after the first year VIII be
three million. Add To the above TWO IN
dustries an establishment for polishin%
granite which. although not an assured
fact, i'll all probability viii be established
AT an early date and Columbia Falls Is IN
II fair chance to boom Their" are now
crews engaged in cutting lumber as FOL
lows: Geo. Grant Oh township y, Pleas
ant river lake, with 40 men and 10 horses.
cutting lumber for Bailey ana curtis To
be sawed AT Columbia Falls: \. :. WI hit"
on township o. eastern division. with
men and horses, eating box lumber
for the Lawrence Lumber Co. To be
sawed Al Jonesboro; cam. Driscn on
township % eastern division. with II m"H
and ~ horses. also cutting box lumber for
the Lawrence Lumber co, Jonesboro.
Mr.. Slower the lumber king Of this Sec
ton has just purchased Of liarl Norster
900 acre tract of land lying between CO.
lumbia and Columbia Falls on the W. {.
r. f. that is heavily timbered and en-
ga ed Mr.. Worcester to take charge of
crew to operate on the land this win
ter The logs will go to Shawmut parties
while the Hath stock will be sold TO the
Machias Lumber Co. Both will be
shipped over the w. c. K. r. from Column
ba. Mr.. Slower and William French are
also doing n big lumber business furthc-
along the line at StoVers siding, from
which y cars of stock have already been
shipped and where 70 men and horses
are u work. Allen and Burns are also
operating near Tunk pond on a FIVE or six
hundred tract of timber land recently
purchased by Gen. Mgr. II. F. Dowst OF
Calais, the logs which are sold to Ellis
worth parties are delivered to Washing
ton junction. Mr.. Scammons Will also
operate on land near Franklin and new
siding is being put in where he Is 10 load
his stock.