. The river St. John, its physical features, legends and history, from 1604 to 1784. sired last fall to be stall fed for theuse of the officers of the garrison here and ourselves,which hath left them and us without a good slice ofbeef. The masts, spars, bowsj^rits and all other timber,prepared in the woods by the workmen, were hauled tothe water by oxen. Trees growing near the stream were bowsed out —that is, hauled with block and tackleto the river, and were then rafted and floated, or towedby sloops, to Fort Howe, where they were stored forshipment in the mast pond. The mast pond was a littl
. The river St. John, its physical features, legends and history, from 1604 to 1784. sired last fall to be stall fed for theuse of the officers of the garrison here and ourselves,which hath left them and us without a good slice ofbeef. The masts, spars, bowsj^rits and all other timber,prepared in the woods by the workmen, were hauled tothe water by oxen. Trees growing near the stream were bowsed out —that is, hauled with block and tackleto the river, and were then rafted and floated, or towedby sloops, to Fort Howe, where they were stored forshipment in the mast pond. The mast pond was a little cove to the west of PortlandPoint, very near the site of the present Portland Rolling ST. JOHN 485 Mills. The situation will be seen in tlie plan. It wasclosed and fenced in by the British government for thepurpose of receiving the masts. For the encouragementof the contractors it was agreed that in case the enemy-should make a descent on the Port of St. John in orderto destroy the masts lying there, the damages sustainedshould fall on Government and not upon the Contractors,. provided that all proper endeavors were used to save themasts. It is rather a curious circumstance that very soonafter Francklin, Hazen and White embarked in themasting business, they found themselves at loggerheadswith William Davidson, Avhose workmen they had fortwo years been endeavoring to protect from interferenceon tlie pai-t of the Machias people and the Indians. Inpoint of fact Mr. Davidson suffered greater annoyance atthe of Sam Peabodvs mast cutters than he ever 486 THE RIVER experienced iroin tlie Yankees of Macliias or the Indians?of the River St. John. Under his agreement with government Mr. Davidrsonhad a special order to cut mast timber, yards, etc., forhis Majestys service wherever he could find any. Underthis roving commission his mast-cutters came intocontact on several occasions with those of the othercontractors and in a short time there was had bloodbetween them. Sanmel Pea
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