Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.

Excerpt from Report of an Exploration and Survey of the Territory on the Aroostook River, During the Spring and Autumn of 1838 Ir was thought advisable, the better to fulfil the: intentions of the Board of Internal improvements-l as expressed in the foregoing orders, to take twb different views of the country. One when it was under the influence of the abundance of water in the spring of the year, and the other when under the influence of the frosts and partial drought of autumn. In an agricultural point of view, one could much better judge of the nature and capacity of the soil, and the general capabilities of the coun try, by examining its features during these two seasons, than by a single view of it in midsummer, when every thing is green and flourishing. Accordingly, on the receipt of your orders, I repaired to Bangor and made arrangements for the expedition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Appendix 42 in the report of the minister of agriculture for 1874 consists of a Report of proceedings connected with Canadian archives in Europe, by H.A.J.B. Verreau.