The next falls upon the Cohas, were formerly known as the "Alewife Falls." These were early owned by the Hazeltines, upon which a mill was built by them, and continued in the family for a great many years, and is now known as the "Hazeltine Mill," though but little is left of it but rotten timbers. The fall is not sufficient to make this privilege one of any considerable value, and it is doubtful whether it will ever again be used for hydraulic purposes.
Next below the Hazeltine Mill, is the Harvey Mill, This mill is upon one of the best water privileges afforded by the Cohas. The first mill built within the present limits of Manchester was the sawmill built upon these falls by Ephraim Hildreth, in 1735, or 1736, he claiming them by virtue of a grant from Massachusetts.
The falls were within the township of Londonderry, and had been reserved by that town for their water power.
In 1720, July 15, the Proprietors of Londonderry, "Voted, that the Falls of Cohaset Brook reserved by the Proprietors out of Robert and Hugh Wilson Equivalent land with all the other privileges reserved to sd falls, shall be sold by cant to the highest bidder."
From the History of Manchester October 15, 1856
Another evidence of the profoundness of the source is the extreme coldness of the water which gushes forth at a temperature of about 44° F, summer and winter.
The final verdict as to the purity of a water is that derived from the statements of the chemist and the bacteriologist.
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