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Machias stream is about the same size as the East, both being 

 quite small ; it has more numerous water privileges, and is more 

 liable to be affected by droughts. Here the lumbering operations 

 are carried on more vigorously than on the other river, cutting 

 some two hundred thousand more to a saw. The greatest dis- 

 tance that lumber has been cut from the village is about sixty 

 miles. Opinions the most reliable encourage the belief of the 

 existence of sufficient timber to meet the demands of this market 

 for years to come. This stream is also navigable for vessels up 

 to the mills, being carried at flood-tide quite near the mill slips, 

 where they receive their cargoes. Both rivers empty into Ma- 

 chias Bay at points quite approximate, through which float the 

 cargoes of industrial wealth to the broad Atlantic and to the va- 

 rious ports of destination. 



Annexed is a table showing at a glance the state of the lum- 

 ber trade per annum on each river :* 



* For the most important facts involved in the annexed statement I am 

 chiefly indebted to the kindness of Deacon Talbot, of East Machias, and to 

 other gentlemen engaged in the business residing at West Machias. 



