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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



AtJGCST aa, 1838. 



MISCELLANEOUS, 



vill be seen 

 of land 1 



From Blackwood's Ma^azSe. 

 THE CONFESSION. 



There's somewhat on my hreasl I'allier. 



There's souicwhal on my lireasl ! 

 The livelong day I sigh falher, 



Al nighl 1 cannot rest; 

 1 cannot lake my rest, father, 



Though I wonid fain do so. 

 A weary weight oppresseth me— 



This weary weight of wo I 



'Tis not the lack of gold, father, 



Nor lack of worldly gear; 

 T.Iy lands arc liroad and fair to see. 



My frie:ids are kind and dear ; 

 My kin are real and true, father. 



They mouni to see my grief 

 But oh ! 'lis not a kinsman's hand 



Can give my heart relief ! 



'Tis not that Janet's false, father, 



'Tis not that she's unkind ; 

 Though Imsy flatterers s-.varm aroun d 



I know her constant mind. 

 'Tis not her coldness, falher. 



That chills my laboring hreast— 

 It's that confounded cucumber 



I've ale, and can't digest. 



STATE OF MAINE. 



Land Office, ) 



Bangor, April SO, IS3S. J 



The twelfth section oi' " an act additional to promote 

 tiie sale and settlement of the public lands," passed March 

 '24, A. U. 1835, making it the duty of the Land Agent "to 

 advertise the settling lands in market, once a year, for 

 tvfo niontJis, in one paper in the city of Boston, one in 

 Concord, N. H. and in one paper in each county in the 

 State, describing the quality and situation of said land 

 and the terms of sale," the l,and Agent hereby gives 

 public notice that Township number 4, in the fifth range 

 of Townships west from the east line of the State, has 

 been lotted tor settlers, and is now in the market for sale 

 and settlement under the provisions of the following law 

 passed at the last session of the Legislature. The price 

 will be from fifty to seventyfive cents per acre, according 

 tothe quality and .situation of the lots. The lots average 

 160 acres each. The soil in this township is good, beiiio 

 remarkably free from stones, and the land lying in mod"^ 

 erate swells. The location of this township is favorable 

 for settlement, as the Aroostook road passes within one 

 mile of the western line of the township. There are be- 

 tvveen 40 and 50 settlers in the adjoining township No. 

 4 in the 0th Range, and a good saw mill and grist mill 

 have recently been built there by Ira Fish, Esq. only one 

 mile distant from this township.' 



Townships No. 3 in the -Ith Range, No 7 in the 6th 

 Range, and No. 8 in the 7lh Range have been surveyed 

 and lotted into mile sections. Lots of 160 acres wili be 

 run out from any of these sections to actual settlers 

 where the land is more suitable for farming than for tim- 

 ber. Townships Nos. 8, 10 and 12 in the ."ith Range have 

 been ordered to be surveyed, by the Surveyor GcnernI, 

 forthwith, and will be open for settlers as soon as the lots 

 can be run out. The Aroostook road passes directly 

 through these townships and the soil is represented to be 

 ftxcellent fiir fanning. The Aroostook road is laid out 

 and cut out from the military road leading from Bangor 

 to Houlton, ne;ir .'Maltavvnmkeag Point to the Aroostook 

 river, a distance of ;ilic)iii 7,5 miles. 



About $17,000 will III' expended this year, upon this 

 mad by the Land Agcnis i.f M:iin,' ^jiKl'M^issmhusetts 

 and with the part already linislieil ihc roml will he com- 

 pleted about one half of ll»- distance, 'riii: wliole dis- 

 tance will probably lie coMiphli-d ncvtycar. All the land 

 on this road has Iiccm srdd liir ;ilioiit tvvo thinls of the dis- 

 tance, and in several townships all llie lots upon the road 

 have been taken n|) by actual settlers. The leuiainini; 

 part of the land upon this road, owned bv this Stale is 

 now ofl'i:red for sale to settlers. The price iif lols in tlu'se 

 townships under the condition of the new land law will 

 be from fifty cents to one doll;# per acre, aceordiii^' to 



their situation and quality. Should anv comoanv of sei. rt,. „ •_ .• i- -t £• at • 



.1. ,« =«!,„. „. . • 1. " "".y coiupan} OI set- By an inspection of the map of Maine, it ■ 



tiers select anv unsurveyed township in this nart of the .!.„.. i . i u f j . i 



>*....„ „„ ,.,!.;, f. .1, 1 ij ■ u . *^ luis pan oi luc tiiat there are nearly one hundred townships 



n o visLns of he ..^w U,^d T' ,1 "T '"'"^ "»?«' ""i "ate on the Aroostook river and its tributaries, one half 



^.^ n Tn !J ' n ''.""7°^ General I of which belongs to the State of Maine and is now open 



lu^uIZu, '"'"°"'^ practicable in the survey of , for sale and seftlement under the new land law. c'on- 



down to grass, and build a house thereon, within four 

 years from the time of the pureha.<e." 



The board of Internal Improvement for this State have 

 just ordered an exploration and survey of all the lands i„„g„od farms at a low price, 

 situated in the Aroostook country in reference to their I yIik field notes of the surv, 

 settlement and agricultural capabilities. Thissurvey will ' 

 be commenced forthwith under the charge of Dr Ezekiel 

 Holmes, of Winthrop. His report of the situation, qual- 

 ity and value of the public land in this part of the State 

 may he expected in the course of the season, and will 

 give all needful information, to those persons who may 

 feel desirous of making a settlement upon them. 



The following extracts from the second report of Dr. 

 .Tackson on the Geology of the public lands, made to the 

 Legislature, and now in the hands of tlie printer for pub- 

 lication, show the value of these lands for cultivation. 

 Speaking oVthe Aroostook country the Doctorsays, "the 

 average width of the alluvial region on the Aroostook 

 river cannot be less than six or eight miles, and in some 

 places it is much wider. It is a well wooded region and 

 IS the best settling land in the State, equalling in fertility 

 the famed regions of the Western States, and capable 

 even under a less genial clime, of producing crops of 

 wheat and other grain, fully equal in abundance with any 

 soils of which we have any records. 



" We here found a yellow loam of a fine kind derived 

 from the limestone rocks and luxuriant in its produce, 

 and in some places covered to the depth of 4 or 5 inches 

 by a black vegetable mould. 



This yellow loam is remarkable for the tall rank grass 

 called blue joint, which skirts the margin of the river 

 and from 4 to 5 feet high and extremely luxuriant. The 

 forest trees are of a mixed growth, but the sugar maples 

 are most abundant, and are of gigantic size. Elms, white 

 birch, black and white ash also abound. The soft wood 

 grows mostly on the low lands, while tlie uplands in the 

 rear are densely crowded with hard wood trees, among 

 which are scattered magnificent pines. In the course of 

 two years, there will be a free communication between 

 Bangor and the Aroostook and a great number of enter- 

 prising settlers will take up their residence in this fertile 

 valley, and by farming, they will obtain an ample reward, 

 and that region will become as it is destined by nature to 

 be the granary of the north." 



In another place Doctor Jackson says — " On the Aroos 

 took it will be remarked, that very few if any hemlock 

 trees exist, and the predominating growth is of a mixture 

 of various hard wood trees, the sugar maple, ash and yel- 

 low birch abounding, while occur scattering, some of the 

 most lofly pine trees ever beheld. "There are evident 

 reasons why this should be the case, for the richest soils 

 are always most crowded with a mixed growth, and the 

 Aroostook soils are mostly of limestone alluvion, and are 

 exceedingly rich and goo'd settling lands remarkable for 

 their heavy crops of wheat, rye and other grains, and are 

 certainly richer as an agricultural district, than any other 

 portion of Maine. The present population on this river 

 is estimated between 400 and 5oO persons, chiefly emi- 

 grants from Maine." 



Towards the conclusion, Dr Jackson says : " the re- 

 searches of the present season have brought to light many 

 important resources in the public domain which were 

 before unknown. Beds of iron ore of immense magnitude 

 favorably situ.ited for advantageous operations occur on 

 the Aroostook, and all the marked characteristics of the 

 regular coal formation exhibit themselves over a great 

 belt of country from the Schools to the Aroostook and 

 St. John, and extend to the Temmiscouta lake near the 

 frontier of Canada. It will bo at once perceived, that 

 the country which we have explored is a most valuable 

 territory, possessing every advantage required by settlers. 

 Heavy timber ofliirs a reward to the enterprising lumber 

 dealer. A rich soil capable of producing an average crop 

 of -20 bushels of wheat to the acre, and in some c.iscs 

 producing from 30 to 40 bushels, offers an ample reward 

 to till' liushandman. Inexhaustible supplies of limestone, 

 valuable both for building materials and for agricnilurc, 

 vnsl and inexhaustible mines of rich iron ore, amid in- 

 terinin;dile forests which will furnish an .nbiiiidance of 

 cliariij:]|, required for the manufacture of the finest kind 

 of iron and steel— the country presents every natural ad- 

 vantage that might be required to call forth tlie enterprise 

 and industry of the fiirmer and manufacturer." 



road now making by Maine and Massachusetts into tliig 

 region, it is believed that an uncommon opportunity is 

 now oflered to persons who may feel desirous of obtain- 



eys of all these townships 

 are in the Land Oflice, open to the inspection of every 

 person, and all infonnation that may be received hero, 

 from time to time, from the progress of surveys, and the 

 reports of Agents, will be cheerfully given to all inquir- 

 ers, and every facility granted within the means of this 

 otiicc, to secure to individuals and companies, all the 

 benefits and privileges intended by the Legislature, for 

 actual settlers under the provisions of the fiiRowing law. 

 ELIJAH L. H.\MLIN, 



Land .'\gent of Maine. 



State of Maine. 

 In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 



thirty-eight. An act additional to promote the sale and 



settlement of the Public Lands. 



Section 1. Beit enacted by the S(nate and House of 

 Representatices in Legislature assembled. That all lands 

 lotted to settlers shall be sold to those only who will per- 

 form settling duties on the same as prescnbed by law, the 

 price to be fixed by the Land Agent, having reference to 

 the field notes, not however at a less price than fifty 

 cents per acre ; three fourth parts of said price to be paid 

 w-ithin three years from the time of said sale in labor to 

 be laid out in making roads in such township where said 

 lands so sold are situated, under the direction of the Land 

 Agent ; and the remaining fourth part to be paid in cash 

 within four years from the time of said sale. 



Sec 2. Be it further enacted. That whenever twenty 

 or a less number of individuals, shall each select a lot of 

 one hundred and sixty acres of land in any township lot- 

 ted for settlers, the same having no mill within its liiuits 

 and shall give bonds satisfactory to the Land .^gent, ihat 

 they will within the term of three yems from the time of 

 said selection, erect in a proper and substantial manner, 

 a saw mill and grist mill, on such lot within said town- 

 ship, as shall be designated by the Board of Internal Im- 

 provement, the same shall be entitled to a deed of such 

 lot ; and each individual shall receive a deed from the 

 Land Agent for his respective lot, without any furlher 

 consideration, conditioned however, for the performance 

 of the settling duties required by law. 



Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That from and afterthe 

 passage of this act, all acts and parts of acts inconsis- 

 tent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are 

 hereby repealed. 

 In the House of Representatives, March 23, 1838.— 



This bill, having had three several readings passed to 



be enacted. ELISHA H. ALLEN, Speaker. 



In Senate, March 23, 1838. This hill having had two 



several readings, passed to be enacted. 



N. S. LITTLEFIELD, President. 



March 23, 1838. Approved. 



EDWARD KENT. 

 Secretary's Oflice, ) 



Augusta, March 2G, 1838. ) 



A true copy of the original on file. 

 -Attest, " SAML. P. BENSON, 



Secretary of State. 



.\1,DERNEY STOCK FOR SALK. 



or sale a full blooded Bull, 3 years old the first of July 

 next— one Cow, five years oM— and a Heifer three years old. 

 The Cows are said to be the riche.^l Milkers of any imported. 

 For furlher particulars address L. M. WHEATOiV, Norton, 

 Mass., or a line lefi at this office, will meet with prompt 

 attention. June 27 



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