RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.    593

Oyster River has its source in Wheelwright’s Pond, in Lee; and
after running nearly its whole course through Durham, it meets the
tide water at Durham village, and joius the Piscataqua, near Piscat-
aqua Bridge. At high tides, vessels of considerable burthen can
come up to Durham village. There are some very good mill-sites
on this river.

Ossipee River has its rise in Ossipee Lake, and flows east between
Effingham and Freedom, passes into Maine and forms a junction
with Saco River.

Peabody River. (See Androscoggin River.)

Peqwawket River, an Indian name of a small river flowing from
two ponds in Eaton, north into Conway, where it joins the Saco.
A large tract of territory in the vicinity of this river, was called
Peqwawket many years ago.

Pemigewasset River. (See Merrimack River.)

Phillip’s River. (See Upper Ammonoosuc.)

Piscataqua River the only large river whose entire course (after
it receives its name) is in New-Hampshire, is formed by the junc-
tion of several smaller rivers in a wide and deep bed, hollowed out
partly by these rivers and partly by the flow of the tide.

The names of these streams, beginning at the north-east, are
Salmon Falls, Cocheco, Bellamy Bank, Oyster, Lamprey, Squam-
scot, and Winnicut Rivers. The five last unite their waters in a
large bay between Durham and Greenland. The waters of this
bay, meet those of Salmon Falls and Cocheco at Hilton’s Point, a
few miles below Dover, and after this junction, proceed in a direct
line about ten miles to the Ocean, three miles below Portsmouth.

Few rivers in their passage of ten miles, make a more magnifi-
cent appearance. The river is broad, very deep and moves with a
strong current, so much so, that in this frigid zone, it seldom freezes
over. Its banks on either side are moderately high and spread
over with fertile farms and dotted with beautiful farm houses and
other buildings. At Portsmouth, it affords one of the best harbors
on the Continent. With its tributaries, it drains a territory, in this
State, of nearly 500,000 acres, comprising a part or whole of forty-
one towns, in four different counties. Its whole water drainage, in-
cluding the portion drained in the State of Maine, is over 600,000
acres. Its improved water power is very valuable, amounting to
9,600 horse power.

Piscataquog River has its principal source in the southern part of