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The next river worth)^ of note, for the lumber it produces, is 

 the Narraguagues, vi^hose w^aters disembogue into a small bay bear- 

 ing the same name, thirty miles beyond the West Machias, its 

 course being nearly parallel with the latter. 



The true Indian orthography is said to be Na-la-giia-gvi^ees, 

 and signifies palate, stream, or river. To use the precise lan- 

 guage of my Indian interpreter, opening his mouth wide and 

 thrusting his finger down his throat, "It means all one, jes if I 

 open my mouth and river run down my throat into mine belly." 

 Whether there is any pecuharity about the river, or the form 

 of the bay into which it falls, to originate such a name, I am un- 

 aware. 



This stream, for water power, is about equal in its capacity to 

 either of the Machias rivers. The mills are principally located 

 at Cherryfield, where are fifteen saw and eight lath mills, tlirce 

 shingle and one clap-board machine. The saw-mills are said to 

 produce about nine millions of long lumber per annum, worth 

 eight dollars per M. on an average. The lath mills produce six 

 million four hundred thousand pieces, worth one dollar per JM. 

 Kine hundred thousand shingles are annually turned out, at two 

 dollars and fifty cents per M. The clap-board machine may be 

 credited with one hundred thousand pieces during the sawing 

 season ; of their quality I am not informed. In general they 

 range from fifteen to thirty dollars per ]\T. 



Computing the value of the foregoing products, we have pre- 

 sented the annual product : 



Long Lumber $72,000 



Laths 6,400 



. Shingles 2,250 



Clap-boards 2.000 



Total ^S2,650 



Sixty teams are said to be employed on this river during the 



