Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-22

hauled from the northernmost lum-
bering operation to the South Ter
minal onto a pier extending out into
the deadWater from which the WOOD
will be dumped into the lake.
/ Moving under it's own steam over
! rapidly constructed road bed OF
/ ties, extending to the shore from the
! scow upon which it rested, the mas
sive climax-geared locomotive No.
- of the S. l.. & st. J. Ry, ran onto
| Seboomook town on the afternoon of
July 9th, and marked another mile
| post in the development of Names
North Country by the Great North
ern Paper Co.
| The locomotive the first to enter
| the timberlands north of the kineo
country is equipped with the latest
| of modern appliances and complies
with the United States Safety Appli
| ancc Laws. IL carries electric head,
tail and cab lights. Westinghouse air
brakes and automatic couplers, and
is soft coal burner, averaging be-
tween II and 10 miles per hour as
its maximum speed.
Few people who viewed the log
ging engine on its trip from Port
land in charge of Engineer Bernie"
Perry knew the meaning of the rail
road legend painted in a brilliant
white on the cab side. that it was
headed directly into the heart of
the woods of their native State or
gave a second thought to the novel
n nf n Obi
q typical logging locomotive, weigh
ing more than 50 tons, more famous
for the power obtained than the
speed.
'As usual a very quiet but efficient
method was carried out to get the
engine to its destination. Engineer
Perry was ordered to Portland by
Supt Mullen of the railroad and
pilotcd it over the Maine Central
line to kineo via Oakland where all
preparations were made for its
reception-a very quiet one to be
sure
Win Spencer with Il crew OF
four men awaited its arrival and it
I was but matter Of short time
when the new addition to the rail
road family was safe aboard a scow
| OF the Cohurn $. r. Co at the Kineo
Station. The steamer noosehcad,
Captain Meserve. stood hv awaiting
! TO make fast the cable to tow the
scoWs to the head of the lake. Mr.
and Mrs. James T.. SARGENT and s.
| W. Sawyer. general manager of the
| Z. ). Is. Co. We're aboard and ac-
companied the scows to Seboomcok.
Ihree scows We're used in the
process of loading by Spencer's crew
70 get the engine out Of Kinco. Run
nlng 1t aboard the middle craft tics
were set at both ends and cable limos
We're drawn over them and extended
uhuef the center barge, sort of
hoiding 1t IN sling and allowing tho
TWO outer scows to bear the brunt
OF 'he weight. Each Of the other
sco"s carried fiat cars and trucks.
AT Seboomook wharf, q crew from
the railroad in charge Of Jack Loon
constructed crib work bridge and
lald tracks extending to tho shore
Joining temporary roadbed running
along side the storehouse. The loro-
niotiNe MADE safe landing and run
10 own power over the road to
| t"hd' there to be loaded onto
me ScoW "Pittston" recently con
, Stfucted at Pittston under the diro.-
! tloh or Mr. Q. A. Hardness. Stunt.
noiN 'Sioh OF Motors of the company,
ne scow with its heavy cargo will be
,o"ed 70 the head Of the deadwater
D! me railroad motor boat in charge
OF Kay Mesereau. and mo. ." will
M" ne placed on the rails of the
S. l.. & st. r. Ry.' -"