. 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. 187 agricultural industry and wealth which now beautify, enrich, and enliven the banks of the Kennebeck. :ry through ch it drains —Elevation the Wilder- ckson's Nar- ;hi8 new Ro- —Freshet of ged.—Bowl- 'erry-
. 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. 187 agricultural industry and wealth which now beautify, enrich, and enliven the banks of the Kennebeck. :ry through ch it drains —Elevation the Wilder- ckson's Nar- ;hi8 new Ro- —Freshet of ged.—Bowl- 'erry-boat.— —Where tho ,f Lumbering l; miles, we [gh Penob- ginally the he head of bscot is the certainly is continuous Igor, to the was known hich means ,ters united. , signifying oix, tho Pe- The time advances in. A Couter Mcending the Penobscot for Ltimter. This river, on many accounts, is the most important in Maine, and at present, from its vast lumbering resources and operations, the most noted. It is three hundred and fifty miles long, with numerous, and, in some instances, copious branches, which drain an immense uncultivated territory, embracing a region of country f' om east to west about one hundred and fifty miles in breadth, spanning the whole of the northern portion of the state, running round and cutting off the head waters of the St. Croix on the cast, and of the Kennebeck on the west, interlacing its numerous branches with those of the St. John's River in the north, which brings within its embrace about one third the entire wilderness territory of Maine. The scenery in some sections of this territory, about the head waters, is grand and picturesque. Its numerous water-falls, somo f which are fearful to contemplate, much more for the river" \. 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 o
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