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Ossipee, shire town. This is one of the mountain and lake coun-
ties in New-Hampshire, having some of the finest natural scenery
in the United States. It is broken by mountains and hills, but
much of the soil is productive.

Rivers and Lakes. Saco, Pine, Bearcamp, Ossipee, and branches
of the Salmon Falls River, are the principal streams. This coun-
ty being the source of many considerable streams, they are, con-
sequently, not large enough within itsterritory to furnish a perma-
nent supply of water power for large manufacturing establishments;
however, it is very valuable, and turns many water wheels. The
improved horse water power is 1812. Winnipiseogee and Ossipee
Lakes are the principal bodies of water. Tourists, in the summer,
find pleasant recreation at many points on their shores.

Mountains. Ossipee, Red Hill, Chocurua, Whitefaee and Car-
ter Mountains are the highest elevations.

Boundaries. North by Grafton and Coos counties, east by the
State of Maine, south by Strafford County, and south-west and
west by Lake Winnipiseogee and Grafton County. Area of im-
proved land, 175,319 acres. It was originally a part of Strafford
County, and was incorporated December 22,1840. It contains sev-
enteen towns, eight of which were incorporated during the reign of
George the III., and nine under the State government.

Agriculture. Some of the land is cold, but excellent for grazing.
In 1870, 17,000 bushels of wheat, 108,000 bushels corn, 328,000
bushels potatoes ; orchard productions, $ 68,000 ; 505,000 lbs. but-
ter; 16,000 lbs. cheese, 176,000 lbs. maple sugar, 50,000 tons of
hay; and cattle sold, ready for slaughter, $ 286,000. The total
value of all farm productions was $ 1,808,000.

Manufactures The manufacture of men’s and women’s boots
and shoes exceeds in value any other manufactured production,
in the county, employing 182 hands, with annual pay roll of $ 64-
GOO, and producing boots and shoes to the value of $ 400,000;
Woolen goods are produced to the value of $ 185,000, men’s
and women’s hose, $ 45,500 ; leather tanned, $ 306,000 ; flour
and meal, $74,200, and lumber, $ 161,000. The total eapital in-
vested in manufactories, of all kinds, is $ 583,000; employing 764
males, and 107 females ; annual pay roll, $ 295,800, and product of
goods valued at $ 1,459,100.

Valuation and Taxes. The assessed valuation of the county, in