The Merrimack River: its source and its tributaries. Embracing a history of manufactures, and of the towns along its course; their geography, topography, and products, with a description of the magnificent natural scenery about its upper waters./ By J. W. Meader.

ITS SOURCE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
year the capital was increased to one million eight hundred thousand
dollars. Waterman Smith, Esq., is the agent.
The Blodget Edge Tool Company, with a capital of one hundred
thousand dollars, was incorporated in 1853.
The Manchester Locomotive Works were incorporated 1854.
Capital, three hundred thousand dollars.
The Seamless Bag Mill has a capital of one hundred thousand
dollars. The Langdclon Mills, five hundred thousand dollars.
There are five or six very extensive IHosiery MAanufactories, and
an immense number of shops and mills for almost every conceivable
mechanical purpose.
MIore than half a century since, the people of this town began to
realize the immense hydraulic power capable of being applied to
machinery by means of the Amoskeag Falls. MTany believed the
town would some time rival ttie great cotton city in Lancashire in
manufacturing importance, and effected a change of its name, from
Derryfield to Mianchester, by legislative enactment, in 1810. In
June, 1845, an act was passed by the Legislature, incorporating the
city of Manchester, and on the first day of August following, a vote
of the town was taken on the question of acceptance of the charter.
The vote stood four hundred and eighty-five in the affirmative, and
one hundred and thirty-four in the neg,ative.
On the nineteenth of August, 1846, the first election was held
for officers under the city charter, which resulted in no choice. A
month later, a new trial was had, which was successful, and the new
city government was inaugurated September 8th, of the same year.
The following-named gentlemen have held the office of Mayor of the
city of Manchester, since its organization.
1846, Hiram Brown; 1847-48, Jacob F. James; 1849, Warren L. Lane: 1850-51, Moses Fellows; 1852-54, Frederick
Smyth; 1855-56, Theodore T. Abbot; 1857, Jacob F. James;
185S, Alonzo Smith; 1859-60, Edward W. larrington: 186162, David A. BLunton; 1863, Theodore T. Abbot; 1864, Frederick
Smyth; 1865, Darwin J. Daniels, who died while in office. and
John HIlosley was elected to All the vacancy during the remainder of
the unexpired term of Mr. Daniels; 1866, John I-osley; 1867,
Joseph B. Clark. The MAayor for the current year is James A.
'Weston, Esq., and the Board of Aldermen is composed of the fol
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