[NatureNS] Site of former mill

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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Hi Paul & All,
    The old bridge over the Gaspereau River on Route 12 (on the short =
loop that is slightly east of the current bridge) has stone work that =
has stood the test of ice and water over many years; I suspect since =
that road was first used. As you say, a lot of knowhow goes into that =
quality of workmanship. Just briefly, I would like to be there to see =
how it is done.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 8:42 AM
  Subject: [NatureNS] Site of former mill


  Hi All=20
  Yesterday before the rain a friend and I went for a drive.=20
  As we approached the Shannon River we saw a trail going into the =
woods.=20
  It would have been a road in days gone by. We walked the trail and =
came upon=20
  the site of a former saw mill. All remains of the mill and the =
buildings were gone=20
  but the dam was still there - at least the stone part.=20
  The dam was an impressive structure, about 2 meters in height with a =
rock face=20
  and backfilled with local fill. Building that required a lot of hard =
work with a team=20
  of oxen and a stone boat. Also a lot of knowhow too.=20
  The wooden part was gone but the remains still back up the water =
perhaps 0.5 meters.=20
  It must have flooded a large part of the lowland behind it and made =
some changes to=20
  the local environment.=20
  At the site of the buildings there was an array of plants not native =
to the area. Most striking=20
  was a yellow Day Lilly - a very lovely clear yellow. Smaller than =
todays models but no less=20
  beautiful and had survived all those years without any care. A good =
plant. The are will be explored=20
  re plants in more detail latter.=20
  Ladys Slippers were quite common in the area scattered through the =
woods that had grown to=20
  a good size. Yesterday with the dark overcast gave them a glow not =
often seen.=20
  A fine spot!=20
  Enjoy the summer=20
  Paul=20
  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  Version: 2015.0.6037 / Virus Database: 4365/10089 - Release Date: =
06/24/15

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<DIV>Hi Paul &amp; All,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The old bridge over the Gaspereau River on Route =
12 (on=20
the short loop that is slightly east of the current bridge) has stone =
work that=20
has stood the test of ice and water over many years; I suspect since =
that road=20
was first used. As you say, a lot of knowhow goes into that quality of=20
workmanship. Just briefly, I would like to be there to see how it is =
done.</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Site of =
former=20
  mill</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Hi All </DIV>
  <DIV>Yesterday before the rain a friend and I went for a drive. </DIV>
  <DIV>As we approached the Shannon River we saw a trail going into the =
woods.=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV>It would have been a road in days gone by. We walked the trail =
and came=20
  upon </DIV>
  <DIV>the site of a former saw mill. All remains of the mill and the =
buildings=20
  were gone </DIV>
  <DIV>but the dam was still there - at least the stone part. </DIV>
  <DIV>The dam was an impressive structure, about 2 meters in height =
with a rock=20
  face </DIV>
  <DIV>and backfilled with local fill. Building that required a lot of =
hard work=20
  with a team </DIV>
  <DIV>of oxen and a stone boat. Also a lot of knowhow too. </DIV>
  <DIV>The wooden part was gone but the remains still back up the water =
perhaps=20
  0.5 meters. </DIV>
  <DIV>It must have flooded a large part of the lowland behind it and =
made some=20
  changes to </DIV>
  <DIV>the local environment. </DIV>
  <DIV>At the site of the buildings there was an array of plants not =
native to=20
  the area. Most striking </DIV>
  <DIV>was a yellow Day Lilly - a very lovely clear yellow. Smaller than =
todays=20
  models but no less </DIV>
  <DIV>beautiful and had survived all those years without any care. A =
good=20
  plant. The are will be explored </DIV>
  <DIV>re plants in more detail latter. </DIV>
  <DIV>Ladys Slippers were quite common in the area scattered through =
the woods=20
  that had grown to </DIV>
  <DIV>a good size. Yesterday with the dark overcast gave them a glow =
not often=20
  seen. </DIV>
  <DIV>A fine spot! </DIV>
  <DIV>Enjoy the summer </DIV>
  <DIV>Paul </DIV><A></A>
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