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weeks - take Abigail two little girls with them, and Augusta Swasey. They think they shall enjoy better health there, and get a living easier. Martha appears just as she used to, only looks poor and careworn. Well at 8 o'clock P.M. we went to Furnace to see them draw or cast the Iron. They do this only in the morning and evening at eight o'clock, so in order to see it, we were obliged to stay all night, which I was not at all sorry we did, as it was really a fine sight. They tapped the furnace and the red hot iron ran out down a trench prepared for it into the moulds which were made in a long bed of sand extending almost the whole length of the building. It did look beautifully - illuminating the whole building, which was quite dark before. The iron ore when brought from the mountain is placed in large beds upon dry wood which is set on fire under it, as it all must be burnt over before being put into the furnace. Some beds are three months in burning, though not usually so long.

            In the morning we rode up to the Ore mountain, about a mile - fine timber road all the way - found some fine specimens of petrified leaves, moss, wood etc. etc. saw the mineral springs and drank of the water. The ground is quite wet all about on the mountain, and on its summit is a beautiful pond were are many trout. We did not go to the top, but the week before, Moses & Martha with Mr. Munsel & wife from Brewer, and some others went up - had a fine time - pic nic etc. caught trout in the pond and baked them for their dinner. They have found no native one yet - get it only from the surface - find it from two to ten feet deep. They are beautiful springs. The water tastes like