To Ee Edifo, ofrhe Port and Gazette.


elR.-In examining your paper, dated Feb
rqih ol served an extract from the New Bruins
wick Courier. containing remarks Of an injurious
nature such as have a tendency 70 attach blame
+. the American Commissioned and one Of the
Surveyors appointed by him. Ia the month ei
June last il wss agreed between the two Agents,
that Party should be sent 10 examine and as
certain the sources Of the Chaudlere and North
West Branch Of the kennebec Rivers, also the
sources of Connecticut IN making this arrange
rscnt, the Surveyor on the part Of the u. 5. was
invested with the prior right Of making the require
mont. 40 writing. contemplated by the instruc-
Apus and when such requirement was complied


sb Tie r,quisItion Of ms Majesty's Surveyor
was to be complied with. On the 4th OF July
the parfy commenced active operations, and by
the 10Th OF August had entirely completed the
business of the Survey. During this time, the
Surveyor on the part oi his Majesty, acted agree
ably 10 the request Of the Y. :. Surveyor, IL
then was bis duty to make the requisitIon allow
"a him by the instructions but, so far from wish
ing any further exploration Of the branches of
Connec'icut, the hon. Gentleman said, he was
rerfec ~ satisfied and hurried with all possible
Jispatch 10 New York TO report the proceedings
t7 The English COmmlssOner, accompanied with
tha statement =" that the American Surveyor la
the early part of the year, expressly refused to
perform one most important part qI MS duty ~
talsehood. we'll worthy the nvi ious character of
the fabrcator As soon as possible after the COM
pletion of the summers Surveys the U. ;. Sur
veyor reported verbally, to the proper authority,
Who informed him, he perfectly satisfied with
the manner in which the survey had been con
ducted The evident wish of his Majesty's Sur
Yeyor was to procrastinate time, as will be per-
ceived. from tie fact of his suggesting a survey
ID full, Of the Dead River, the great n. W.
Branch Of The Kennebec, perhaps with the hope
Of discovering The long sought for Ridge of High
lands, extending from Mars Hill to katahdin.-
Ideas held forth by his Predecessors, and proba-
by, like them, preierins the navigation OF large
riyers aboundilg with fish, to small streams.


The U. 5. Surveyor employed " at this very
inclement season Of the year, (as the Courier
says) is the same who made actual surveys Of
the two disputable branches of the Connecticut
in the fall Of 1919 and have good authority
for stating that there was an exparte survey Of
the branches of the Connecticut. made last fall
by his Majesty's Surveyor, before the U. ). Sur
veyor reached the place appointed for their meet
ing, but it not answering the expectations OF his
Majesty's Surveyor, he thought fit not to say any
thing of it, but TO hasten into Canada for the pur-
pose Of examining the river Ouelle.


-N0ruich, 1T. March p, 1921.