Observations on the St. Croix River.--Boundary Line.--Pine Timber. --Agriculture in the Interior.--Youthful Associations with Grand Lake.--Traditionary Name of Grand Lake.--Lake Che-pet-na-cook.-- Rise of Eastern Branch St. Croix.--Lumbering Prospects.--Hemlock. --Reciprocal Relations of the Lumber Trade between Americans and Provincials.--The Machias Rivers.--Origin of Name.--Character of Soil.--Lumber Resources and Statistics.--West Machias.--Narraguagues River, curious Definition of.--Capacity of Stream.--Statistics.-- Union River.--Observations on its Lumbering Interests.--Mills in Franklin 176
Penobscot River.--Its various Names.--Character of the Country through which it flows.--Its Length.--The vast Extent of Territory which it drains.--Its Multitude of Lakes.--Mount Ktaadn.--Indian Legend.-- Elevation of the Mountain.--Overwhelming Prospect.--A Sabbath in the Wilderness.--Moose in the Lake.--An uncomfortable Night.--Dr. Jackson's Narrative.--New Lumber Resources.--The interesting Origin of this new Resource.--John Bull outwitted.--Freshets on the Penobscot.--Freshet of 1846, cause of it.--Sudden Rise of Water. --Bangor submerged.--Bowlders of Ice.--Destruction of Property.-- Narrow Escape of Ferry-boat.--Peril of Boys.--Editorial Observations. --Lumber Statistics.--Where the Lumber finds a Market.--Speculations on future Prospects of Lumbering Interests.--Anticipations of the Future.--Bangor 186
Length of Kennebeck.--Moose-head Lake.--Its peculiar Shape.--Its Islands.--Burned Jacket.--Interesting Deposit.--Mount Kineo.--The Prospect from its Summit.--Moose River.--Old Indian.--The Banks of the Kennebeck.--Beauties of the Country, &c.--Lumber on Dead River. --Falls at Waterville.--Skowhegan Falls.--Arnold's Encampment.-- Nau-lau-chu-wak.--Caritunk Falls.--Lumber.--Statistics.--Author's Acknowledgments.--Androscoggin.--Course and other Peculiarities. --A question of Rivalry.--Water Power.--Original Indications.-- Interesting Sketch of Rumford Falls.--Estimated Water Power.-- Lumber Statistics.--Droughts and Freshets.--Umbagog Lake.--The serpentine Megalloway.--Granite Mountains.--Beautiful Foliage.-- Romantic Falls.--Character of Country.--Manner of Life in Log-cutting, &c.--Statistics, &c.--Presumpscot River, great Water-powers of.--Warmth of Water.--Statistical Remarks.--Saco River 227