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undulations, until, near the head of Hall's stream, it spreads out into an 

 immense plateau. 



The water-shed that separates the waters of the Connecticut from the 

 Magalloway, Androscoggin, and Saco rivers, runs as follows : Starting 

 from the boundary of Quebec province, five miles south-west of Crown 

 monument, and not far from three miles east of Third lake, the line 

 runs nearly south four miles ; then it turns almost directly east, and 

 extends to Mt. Kent, on the boundary between New Hampshire and 

 Maine ; thence it follows the boundary to Mt. Carmel ; thence it runs 

 a little south of west, to a point two miles south of Second lake; 

 thence south to Magalloway mountain; thence it follows a ridge west 

 nearly a mile; thence it runs south-west to Mt. Pisgah; then it bends 

 still to the west, and reaches its western limit near the Diamond ponds 

 in the eastern part of Stewartstown ; thence it runs south-east to 

 Dixville notch ; thence a little east of south, through the western part 

 of Millsfield ; thence south through Milan, Berlin, and Randolph ; thence 

 over the White Mountains to the notch. Along this water-shed is 

 some of the highest land in New Hampshire ; but there are occasional 

 gaps where roads are or can be constructed. Some of these passes 

 are well known. Going north from the notch, the first is in Ran- 

 dolph ; the next is where the Grand Trunk Railway passes ; then there 

 is the road through Dixville notch ; but north of this no carriage-road 

 has ever been constructed, and there are only three winter roads, 

 and these for lumbering purposes. The first of these roads crosses the 

 Connecticut three and a half miles south of Connecticut lake, and runs 

 south-east. After passing the height of land, it strikes one of the branches 

 of the Swift Diamond, and, following this, it extends down to the Magal- 

 loway. The second road begins at the last settlement in Pittsburg, 

 crosses the Connecticut one mile north of Connecticut lake, and strikes 

 the Magalloway four miles south of Parmachena lake. It is several years 

 since either of these roads was used, but through the evergreen forests 

 they are as distinct as when first made, yet through the deciduous trees 

 the underbrush has so obstructed the way that it is almost impossible to 

 pass, even on foot. Along either of these routes there is nothing 

 to hinder the construction of a carriage-road, and, probably along the 

 most northern, one will never be called for ; but it may be opened again 



