The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . general rapid streams, afford many greatand valuable sources of water-power, estimated torepresent some 3,000,000 available horse-power. Bythe Treaty of Washington, also called the AshburtonTreaty, made in 1842 to end the dispute relative to theproper location of the north-eastern frontier, the River was constituted the northern boundary ofMaine for a distance of 72 miles, and the St. Croix fora distance of 100 miles or more. Unfortunat
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . general rapid streams, afford many greatand valuable sources of water-power, estimated torepresent some 3,000,000 available horse-power. Bythe Treaty of Washington, also called the AshburtonTreaty, made in 1842 to end the dispute relative to theproper location of the north-eastern frontier, the River was constituted the northern boundary ofMaine for a distance of 72 miles, and the St. Croix fora distance of 100 miles or more. Unfortunately, itfailed in part at least to accomplish its purpose, for atthe present time (1910) a Joint International Com-mission is endeavouring to harmonize the differencesconcerning the use of the river which have arisen, andare liable to arise in the futm-e between citizens ofMaine on the northern border and British subjectsliving on the lower St. John. The number of lakes in Maine is about 1580. Thelargest and most celebrated is Moosehead Lake nearthe centre of the state, drained by the are no long mountain ranges in Maine, but there. Seal of Maine MAINE 542 MAINE is a general elevation which extends from the north-east boundary at Mars Hill to the sources of the Magal-loway Ri\er in the west, and constitutes a dividebetween the streams flowing south, and those flowingnorth or cast. There are several mountain peaks, theprincipal being Mount Katahdin (5i!.s5 feet), near thegeographical centre of the state, Saddleback Mountain(4000 feet), Moimt Blue (3900 feet). Mount AbrahamiS-iXl feet), and Green Mountain on Mount DesertIsland (1800 feet). The soil of Maine is for the mostpart hard, dry, and rocky, but along the river valleys,and in low lands originally covered by water, there isconsiderable fertile land, while in the northern portionof the state, in the valleys of the St. John and its trib-utary, the Aroostook, the soil is equal in fertility toany in the world. Ind
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