+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | EAST MACHIAS | +---------------------------+--------------+-----------+----------+ | | | Average | Total. | | | | price | | | per M. |----------| |-----------|----------| |No. of Saw-mills | 17. | | | |No. of Lath Machines | 11. | | | |Amount of Long Lumber | 10,200,000. | $8.00. | $81,600.| |No. of Laths | 13,200,000. | 1.00. | 13,200.| | | | | ------ | | | | | $94,800.| |No. of Men Employed | 450. | | | |No. of Oxen and Horses, do.| 380. | | | +---------------------------+--------------+-----------+----------+ | WEST MACHIAS | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Average | Total. | | | | price | | | per M. |----------| |-----------|----------| |No. of Saw-mills | 20. | | | |No. of Lath Machines | 14. | | | |Amount of Long Lumber | 18,000,000. | $8.00. | $144,000.| |No. of Laths | 16,800,000. | 1.00. | 16,800.| | | | | ------- | | | | | $160,800.| |No. of Men Employed | 475. | | | |No. of Oxen and Horses, do.| 400. | | | +---------------------------+--------------+-----------+----------+ [13] For the most important facts involved in the annexed statement I am chiefly indebted to the kindness of Deacon Talbot, of East Machias, and to other gentlemen engaged in the business residing at West Machias. The next river worthy of note, for the lumber it produces, is the Narraguagues, whose waters disembogue into a small bay bearing the same name, thirty miles beyond the West Machias, its course being nearly parallel with the latter.