Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-10
New Series Of Maps Gov
erjng AndIoscogginR River.
Just Issued by State Water
Storage Commission.
State Dairy Instructor Sends Letter
to Maine Dairymsn.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 A. M.

A series of important and valuable
maps will be ready for distribution in
a few. days from the office of the State
Water Storage Commission at Au-
gusta. These maps are the result of the
surveys made by the State Survey
Commission in cooperation with the
United states Geological Survey.
The first set of maps. 10 sheets in all,
covers the AndrOscoggin river from
tide water at Brunswick to Enrol dam
or lake level of Umbagog lake. They
are on scale of inch 1000 feet, and
show the plan of the river and the ma
ture of the topography along the banks
by contour lines. On each sheet is laso
shown the profile of that section of the
river covered by the sheet in question.
These maps show not only present wa
ter power developments along the riv-
er. but also any undeveloped falls or
rips where water powers might be de-
veloped.
From these maps can be obtained a
close estimate of the total horsepower
that can be developed at the various
points when studied in connection with
the stream gaging records of the
United States Geological Survey as
papers of that department.
The second series of maps. recently
issued for this basin, will probably
have a more popular interest as they
are detailed maps of the lakes at the
head of the Androscoggin river on a
scale of inch 1000 feet. and cover
Mooselucmag untic lake. Upper and
Lower Richardson lakes, Umbagog
lake. and detailed drawings on large
scale Of inch 400 feet. of the outlets
of Mccselucmaguntic and the Richard
son lakes.
These lake maps in general show the
high water line, the low water line and
the shore line that would result If the
lake should he drawn down five or 10
feet below present stages. There are
also shown s.. 10 and 20-foot contours
above the high water line. Further
more. soundings are shown all over the
lakes in question.
At the present season surveying
party is in the field mapping the re-
manning lake of this series. namely
Rangeley lake proper. or Oquossoc
lake. The same party will furthermore
man Konnehago lake and kennehago
river.
Similar maps have already been is
sucd during the past few years of the
.Kennehec river and some of the more
important lakes within it's drainage
basin and of the PenobscOt river and
its more important tributaries and a
number of the larger lakes in that ba-
sin.
state Dairy Instructor Merrill. in
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charge of the dairy division OF the de-
partment of agriculture. is sending out
to the dairymen of the state the tol-
lowing letter relative to the eXhlbits OF
private dairy products and mix ana
cream at the Central Maine far at
Waterville:
"I desire to call your attention to the
fact that the premium list for DAIRY
products offered by the Central Maine
fair atWerville. has been completely
revised and that the important posi-
tion Maine has among other New Eng
land states as a producer of fine quality
milk and cream is recognized. Inc
following is list of premiums oftereo'
"Private Dairy Products-Best dis
plav butter So, 81. 81; best butter IN
prints. not less than 10 pounds 30. w.
81: best firkin butter. not less than ~
pounds. s6, 81. 81: best butter maze oE
girl 16 years or age or under. not less
than 10 pounds. IS. 81. 81: best dlsplay
of cheese, not less than 40 pounds, 3D.
81, 81: best cheese. not less than III
pounds. SIS. So, 81
Milk and Cream-Class l. marke.
milk, raw, four pint jars. $25; CLASS H.
market cream. raw. four pint jars. 10
premiums in Glasses | and ii LOT
milk and cream are open only to actual