. 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. RIVER LIFE. 231. Skowhegan Falls, ou tho Keanubcck. At Norridgewock the Kennebeck plunges about ten feet over ledges of hard argillaceous slate, which constitute another step in the series of pitches over which the river
. 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. RIVER LIFE. 231. Skowhegan Falls, ou tho Keanubcck. At Norridgewock the Kennebeck plunges about ten feet over ledges of hard argillaceous slate, which constitute another step in the series of pitches over which the river passes, seeking its home and level in the bosom of the Atlantic Ocean. Nau-lau- chu-wak is said to be the originul and true Indian orthography, the sense of which is this : these falls, or this place, is the only obstruction to navigation. At Caritunk Falls, still further up river, and half a mile from Solon village, " the Kennebeck dashes over hard quartz rock and mica slate ledges, which run northeast, southwest, and dip north- west 60°. Measured barometrically, the fall is sixteen feet per- pendicular, but is said sometimes to be upward of twenty feet. The gorge through which the water passes is fifty ;* The lumbering interests on the Kennebeck still hold a marked prominence. There is reported on this river and its tributaries, from Bath • Geological Reports of 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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