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.

THE HIERRI-IACK RIVER;
gingerly characterized as "irregularities." A poor widow, from
dire necessity, purloins a chicken or other food for her famishing
children, and justice says, "Six months in the House of Correction" for expiation and reformation; but when some "respectable"
speculator, or rather peculator, perpetrates a stupendous fraud or
gigantic swindle, regardless alike of duty and honor, bringing ruin
to confiding hundreds, justice, if never before, then exhibits her
proverbial l)lidci)iess.
The following extracts are from "Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, etc., annually compiled from authentic sources by Stone &
Huse, January, 1868: -
" IERRIM.ACIK COMPANY. - Capital, two million five hundred dollars; hands employed, two thousand two hundred and fifty; steam,
in addition to water power, twventy-two engines. IIAMIILTON. Capital, one million two hundred thousand dollars; hands employed,
one thousand two hundred and seventy-five; two engines. APPLETON. -Capital, six hundred thousand dollars; hands employed,
seven hundred and seventy-two. LOWELL. - Capital, two million
dollars; hands employed, one thousand four hundred and fifty; two
engines. MIrDDLSEX. - Capital, seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars; hands employed, seven hundred and seventy-two. SUFFOLK. - Capital, six hundred thousand dollars; hands employed,
nine hundred; one engine. TREM1IONT.- Capital, six hundred thousand dollars; hands employed, one thousand two hundred and sixty*four. LAWRENCE.- Capital, one million five hundred thousand
dollars; hands employed, one thousand seven hundred. BOOTT. -
Capital, one million two hundred thousand dollars; hands employed,
one thousand three hundred and ten; one engine. MASSACHUSETTS. -
Capital, one million eight hundred thousand dollars; hands employed,
one thousand seven hundred; one engine. LOWELL BLEACIIERY (incorporated, 1832). - Capital, three hundred thousand dollars; hands
employed, four hundred; two engines. MACHINE Suor (incorporated,
1845). -Capital, six hundred thousand dollars; hands employed. six
hundred. Total capital invested, thirteen million six hundred and fifty
thousand dollars; total number of hands employed, thirteen thousand
four hundred and ninety-seven; total steam-power, thirty-two engines.
" The number of churches is twenty-two; school-houses, forty-five;
schools, fifity-seven; schlolars seven thousand. There are seven banks,
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