. Forest life and forest trees [microform] : comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure : with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick. Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Forest reserves; Forest reserves; Forêts et sylviculture; Forêts et sylviculture; Réserves forestières; Réserves forestières. Rivi:a LirE. 237 lumber, in Bniall fiuuiitities, will |>n)l>Jiljly be run lur twenty or thirty ; Lo^8 are driven about «)ne iiundred and lilty niile;^, this being the longest drive. Others are iiauled on
. Forest life and forest trees [microform] : comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure : with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick. Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Forest reserves; Forest reserves; Forêts et sylviculture; Forêts et sylviculture; Réserves forestières; Réserves forestières. Rivi:a LirE. 237 lumber, in Bniall fiuuiitities, will |>n)l>Jiljly be run lur twenty or thirty ; Lo^8 are driven about «)ne iiundred and lilty niile;^, this being the longest drive. Others are iiauled on to tiie river within forty miles of Brunswick. From the causes alluded to, the Androscopgin is not umeh af- I'ected with drought, nor so seriously by IVeshets as most rivers, the mills being protected by ledges. " The river is very crooked, and when we have an ice I'reshet, it is piled up in large quan- tities in the bends of the river, in some instances for five or six miles. Such was the case nine years since—also last spring ; but the damage to our mills in these two ice freshets was but ; Umbagog Lake, from which the Androscoggin takes its rise, from the construction of its shores, acts as a regulator upon the height of the water. When the Megalloway rises, it flows into. View of Umbaf^g Lake—Bonree of the Androacoggin. the Androscoggin, and raises its waters, so that tliey run back into the lake for the distance of two miles, having tlie appear-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Springer, John S. New York : Harper
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