at Vergennes, are divided by
two islands into three separate parts. The width of their head is
about three hundred and ten feet. The height of the fall is thirty
seven feet. The creek furnishes an ample supply of water through
the year. On the westerly shore is an iron foundery, a forge with
four fires, and saw mill owned by the Vergennes Iron Company,
and carried on by William H. White, Esq., There is also a
machine shop carried on by Mr. William Ross. On the west
island, there is a large grist and flouring mill, with five runs of
stones, and a plaster mill owned and carried on by Capt. Charles
W. Bradbury. On the east island there is one saw mill and a
HISTORY OF ADDISON COUNTY. 15
manufactory of hames. The property on this island isowned by
Gen. Samuel P. Strong. The hame factory is carried on by Wil-
liam R. BiXBY, Esq., On the easterly shore, is a large building
erected in 1854 for manufacturing purposes, and a saw mill. The
manufacturing building is one hundred and thirty-five feet long,
thirty eight wide, and four and a half stories high on the water
side, and three and a half stories on the land side. A portion of
this building is now used for the manufacture of Sampson's patent
scales, a new article lately patented. The saw mill is sixty-four
feet long, thirty feet wide, and fitted for a gang of twenty-four saws.
These buildings are the property of Green, Roberts and Willard,
but the scale business is carried on by a stock company in connec-
tion with the patentee."
A large amount of power is