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into it to the depth of two feet. From the Lake of the Hills, Tve 

 pursued a due north course, until we reached the height of land be- 

 tween this State and Canada, a distance of some ten or twelve miles. 

 We found the land over which we passed somewhat broken, consist- 

 ing of hills and valleys. In all these valleys we found some good 

 interval land, and much good timber, consisting mostly of spruce, 

 but occasionally a pine. 



The hills over which we passed, present a very singular appear- 

 ance ; the sides being rocky, while a large space on the tops of each 

 is almost entirely free from stones. Some portions of these hills 

 would make good farming lands, especially for pastures. The point 

 on the high lands, where we struck the Canada line, commands one 

 of the finest views I ever beheld. To the east and north-east, we 

 look dow'n upon a valley some six miles wide, and extending east 

 to Dead River, a distance of twelve or fifteen miles. A large por- 

 tion of this valley is covered mth spruce. Our company pronounced 

 it the handsomest they had ever seen. From the point above men- 

 tioned, we could see a large number of lakes. Dead River settle- 

 ment, the town of Rangely, and a part of the beautiful valley of the 

 Capsuptup, in the county of Oxford ; also Arnold's River in Can- 

 ada. 



In the valley above described, there are seven beautiful little 

 lakes, all tributaries of the Kennebago. Near the head of the north- 

 ernmost lake, is a natural pass for a road through the high lands 

 into the town of Woburn, in Canada. 



After making what observations we could, and camping one night 

 on British soil, we descended into the valley, and followed the 

 stream down to Kennebago Lake. On both sides of the Kennebago 

 stream, from its head waters to Rangely, nearly all the land is of 

 the first quality ; much of it being interval and meadows, from one- 

 quarter of a mile fo a mile in width, where we find upland equally 

 as desirable. The soil, (as before stated) black, rich, and deep ; 

 and its fertility is indicated by the unusually heavy grow^th it bears, 

 consisting of maple, birch, spruce, and fir, as large and handsome as 

 one would wish to see. Some of the pines will measure from two 

 to two and a half feet in diameter, and are very tall and well pro- 

 portioned. Many of the spruces our company judged to be from 

 eighty to ninety feet, and some judged them one hundred feet high. 



