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of cords, cut in regular lengths, and corded 

 up here for use in the furnaces. 



At the Upper Works, some twelve miles 

 distant, quite a village had been built, which 

 was now entirely abandoned, with the excep- 

 tion of a single family. 



A march to this place was our next un- 

 dertaking. The road for two or three miles 

 kept up from the river, and led us by three 

 or four rough, stumpy farms. It then ap- 

 proached the lake and kept along its shores. 

 It was here a dilapidated corduroy structure 

 that compelled the traveller to keep an eye 

 on his feet. Blue jays, two or three small 

 hawks, a solitary wild pigeon, and ruffed 

 grouse were seen along the route. Now and 

 then, the lake gleamed through the trees, or 

 we crossed on a shaky bridge some of its 

 arms or inlets. After a while, we began to 

 pass dilapidated houses by the roadside. One 

 little frame house I remember particularly ; 

 the door was off the hinges, and leaned 

 against the jambs ; the windows had but a 

 few panes left, which glared vacantly. The 

 yard and little garden spot were overrun 

 with a heavy growth of timothy, and the 

 fences had all long since gone to decay. At 

 the head of the lake, a large stone building 



