Forest Life and Forest Trees: 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

CHAPTER IV.

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Penobscot River.--Its various Names.--Character of the Country through which it flows.--Its Length.--The vast Extent of Territory which it drains.--Its Multitude of Lakes.--Mount Ktaadn.--Indian Legend.-- Elevation of the Mountain.--Overwhelming Prospect.--A Sabbath in the Wilderness.--Moose in the Lake.--An uncomfortable Night.--Dr. Jackson's Narrative.--New Lumber Resources.--The interesting Origin of this new Resource.--John Bull outwitted.--Freshets on the Penobscot.--Freshet of 1846, cause of it.--Sudden Rise of Water. --Bangor submerged.--Bowlders of Ice.--Destruction of Property.-- Narrow Escape of Ferry-boat.--Peril of Boys.--Editorial Observations. --Lumber Statistics.--Where the Lumber finds a Market.--Speculations on future Prospects of Lumbering Interests.--Anticipations of the Future.--Bangor 186