this region. Tuftonborough has
many natural attractions as a sum-
mer resort.

Employments. The inhabitants
are generally employed in the cul-
tivation of the soil, and are indus-
trious, prosperous, and happy.
About 18.000 pairs of boots and
shoes are made in this town, annu-
ally; some 350,000 feet of lumber
is sawed. (See tables.)

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $ 89,860; mechanical labor,
$4,500; stocks, bonds, and money
at interest, $ 5,350; deposits in
savings banks, $ 24,557; stock in
trade, $2,350; from summer tour-
ists, $2,000.

Churches and Schools,. Advent,
T. W. Piper, pastor; 2d Christian,
J. Whitney, D. A. Wiggin, pas-
tors; F. Baptist, S. F. Bean, pas-
tor; Methodist, James Cowley,
pastor. There are eleven schools;
average length, for the year, ten
weeks.

Hotel. Melvin House.

First Settlers. Tuftonborough
was originally granted to J. Tuf-
ton Mason. The first settlers were
Benjamin Bean, Phinehas Graves
and Joseph Peavey, in 1780; in-
corporated in 1795.

First Minister. Rev. Joseph
Kellum, (Cong.) in 1800.

Boundaries. North-east by Ossi-
pee, south-east by Wolfeborough,
south-west by Lake Winnipi-
seogee, and north-west by Moul-
tonborough. Improved land, 12,
635 acres.

Distances. Fifty miles east-by-
north from Concord, and about
eight west from Ossipee.

Railroad. Wolfeborough depot,
seven miles. A stage runs every
other day in the winter, in the
summer, daily.

UNITY.

Sullivan County. The sur
face of Unity is broken, and un-
even, but the soil is rich, very pro-
ductive, and is highly favorable
for grazing. Good crops of wheat,
corn, barley and potatoes are an-
nually produced. It ranks as the
sixth town in the county, in the
value of its agricultural products.
There are many fine farms un-
der a high state of cultivation.
Considerable attention has been
given to the raising of neat stock,
and some of the finest cattle in the
State, can he found in this town.

Rivers and Ponds. Little Sugar
River, a considerable stream, has
its source in Wortleberry and Bea-
ver Meadow Ponds, in the north
part, and passes through the cen-
tre and empties into the Connecti-
cut at Charlestown. A branch of
Sugar River, flowing through
Newport, has its source in Gil-
man’s Pond, in the east part of the
town; these streams afford some
water power. Wortleberry, Bea-
ver Meadow and Gilman Ponds
are the principal bodies of water.
Cold Pond lies partly in this town
and is the head of Cold River.

Mountains. Perry’s Mountain,
in the south-west part, lying part-
ly in this town and partly in
Charlestown, is the principal ele-
vation.

Springs. In the eastern part of
the town and about three miles
from Newport Village, is a.strong
chalybeate spring, which is becom-
ing celebrated for its medicinal
properties. A large hotel is locat-
ed here for the accomodation of
invalids.

Minerals. The rock formation
consists of Gneiss and Granite,
overlaid by strata of. micaceous,