The Maine Swedish Colony

The Boston Pont sa. s : In ld70 the desirability of Öoaudinavian iiuiniralion liaviu beun di.-,eusii I in tilo Muiuo loiislatui'o, ;i uoiiituissiou w.is appoiuted 'ho vsoeituin whai mea8urcs, ii' any, sliould bt; adopteu uy the títate lo 111 iiici' se ule menu upon its unpeopled towiisiiit)s." X.ie couiiiiissiou uuide a tour oí' AruosLooiv cuunty, and lin.illy reyoi'toil ui ïuvor oí ï'ccriiHuy i colouy ut' á we los in Stvedeu, tninspoi'oiiij ilioin 10 Muiue, and peruwneiuiy aeiiliii lliuui ou me wikt l&udt 01 tne öLuto. 'i'üu report uruvided tlnil hu agent siiomd .40 tu tíweden, collcot tuu üwtius, brinjj tlioia acroas tlie water, au 1 lucalu tlieia on townsliip No. lo, ranga Nu. o ol tuc Sialu's lunas. Oiiiy suca aa could puy lucir uwii piuiiüijfe irom ö weden to M.üue wovo to b: rcoeivea, and 011 tUeii1 urriviii in Muine eocu liead of a tiiiuily was to bi; giveu oaa liundred acres ot' laud. On tuo 28d 01 Muroh, Iö7o, tlie leislatui'e p .sseu au act authonziug the oxperiaiout to 00 trieu, and just lour niouUis later to a day Hou. VV. W. Xlioinas, Jr., arrived iu Borllieru JNlaine wiili 1 uoluuy ot' Öwedes. ÏUere wure ti'ty, alt 10UI, and 011 tlieir arrival upon tucir reaurvation, wliich was curisteued ''auiv ISweaun," thcy wei'e weluoined by iwo Uuudreu Ainci'icaiis. wiio eauorted tliuni lo tliu live io cibuis whioU Uud Lhjou liastily uuiH tor tltciu. ïkis was se ven yuars ajeo. To-itay tUeroaru ÖI7 Övve.ies 111 .N;v StVeUeu, 10 iu Wooal.ui.i, 2j ia Caiioou, and 2í iu l'erliain, ïa.iKiag' 7ti in tue oolouy. - Tiiuuii loc.ae.i in lour Lownsliiua tuu coloay tonus une ao.id biooK. Xaese ÖweueS now owu l.nixis una buildings valuedttt $6ó,i.0, 'JL'ueir ïaini piviluclions in lbiü wcre Val lied at iti,6u4. Tliy nave Ü,odi acras oí inipi'oveu laad. ïiiey raiaeu in 1Ö7J '',- MO buslieis of polsiluW, b,UJl Uuslieis 01 oats, 4,Uti7 uuaauls ui ryu, i,iuö blislieis oí' wlicat. Xliey uvvu lot iiursus, 82 oxuu, 2ü4 cow.s, 177 ctUVes, utii áótí sneep.