Length of Kennebeck.--Moose-head Lake.--Its peculiar Shape.--Its Islands.--Burned Jacket.--Interesting Deposit.--Mount Kineo.--The Prospect from its Summit.--Moose River.--Old Indian.--The Banks of the Kennebeck.--Beauties of the Country, &c.--Lumber on Dead River. --Falls at Waterville.--Skowhegan Falls.--Arnold's Encampment.-- Nau-lau-chu-wak.--Caritunk Falls.--Lumber.--Statistics.--Author's Acknowledgments.--Androscoggin.--Course and other Peculiarities. --A question of Rivalry.--Water Power.--Original Indications.-- Interesting Sketch of Rumford Falls.--Estimated Water Power.-- Lumber Statistics.--Droughts and Freshets.--Umbagog Lake.--The serpentine Megalloway.--Granite Mountains.--Beautiful Foliage.-- Romantic Falls.--Character of Country.--Manner of Life in Log-cutting, &c.--Statistics, &c.--Presumpscot River, great Water-powers of.--Warmth of Water.--Statistical Remarks.--Saco River 227 CHAPTER VI. NEW BRUNSWICK. Object of the Chapter.--Description of St. John's River.--First Falls.--Contiguous Country.--"Mars Hill."--Prospect.--Grand Falls. --The Acadians, curious Facts respecting them.--The Mirimachi River.--Immense amount of Timber shipped.--Riots.--State of Morals.--The great Mirimachi Fire.--Hurricane.--Destruction of Human Life.--Area of the Fire.--Vessels in Harbor.--Painfully disgusting Sights.---Destruction among Fish.--Fire, rapidity of Progress.--Curious instance of Escape.--Ristigouche River, its Length.--Capacious Harbor.--Appearance of the Country.--High Banks.--Groves of Pine.--A Statistical Table 244 LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. Frontispiece--Moose Deer. Shooting Deer--Black Bear 49 Winter Quarters of Lumbermen 69 Log Hauling--Process of Loading Logs 95 The Common Wolf 113 Log Tavern in the Wilderness 146 River Drivers Breaking a Jam 165 A Coaster ascending the Penobscot for Lumber 187 View of the Penobscot--Forests and Lakes northeast from Ktaadn 189 Northeast View of Mount Ktaadn, from the west Branch of the Penobscot 199 Godfrey's Falls, on the Seboois River 208 Chase's Mountain, as seen from Sugar-loaf Mountain 211 Sugar-loaf Mountain, on the Seboois River 225 View of Lily Bay, on Moose-head Lake 228 Skowhegan Falls, on the Kennebeck 231 Rumford Falls, on the Androscoggin 235 View of Umbagog Lake--Source of the Androscoggin 237 Frye's Falls, on a Tributary of Ellis River 238