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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0601_01D0AE61.06F51490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0601_01D0AE61.06F51490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Paul & All,</DIV> <DIV> 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> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Drita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20 = href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 24, 2015 = 8:42=20 AM</DIV> <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> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2015.0.6037 / = Virus=20 Database: 4365/10089 - Release Date: = 06/24/15</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0601_01D0AE61.06F51490--
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