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Imlior nl l'n"ie ;'' I pidrcedcil furtliu nil io orjuini; nn ulliiia'n! 1 niatii rit In 'niimi is !.(Iu.h:iI, iIicsi i xji'iuiaiiiiiii should Ik! en refill -! scu-lioard lluiii liny roml in oiern!inn or iiiiijiciid. .Slinuln I lit; ( 'nl. in j, whilst cni,'a",ed hy the (rnvrrnincut in 1 B'JO, t,
miis, nnd (-(iinmeni'o l nctive i'iiTalioiis n lew ilnjs niter, iiu:n i v niiciiiled t.i, and ui-rv '0silihi ntant ff iiiiiimvcnii'iit ill vour Sunhiirv iind Mrin Kailrniid Ii'i constrijeied (and iiii-prnsnec's rnnkii u Hinvey (or u .Nalmiial road In lliifiiiln, was so mud
'hii'i siia'llv ('aiiiiiiiid. Tim t";in::r:iilii"al features of tin; Mas. Inr t,in-i u coiisnniinaiion tire still lavorahle) il n r.iin: Iho struck with thi; (i''t riss.oii oi' dd, ti.inmit in l ho mounl'iin, tint
ern sn "I the Allegheny arc such as r"iiiii(i the must si arch, cnn.s'riiction of a bliort link to connect tlie two n. at main trunk he icmiii ki.J, "llio ( !;ivernnieiit slvnld (-(instruct n Kfi il ruoc!
in.r (Jevliijini! nts iiii'l iiivcsti")-,.'.i' ti. An I'xninination of this lines of 1'c.nnsylviitiia, cich nl w hich would ns'-.st nia.cii illy imt throii"li here insica J of u Tnriij.iki', i.nj sonn; Jiy or other il
character would not onh In: ol scinco in the eoimianv in onlv in increiisin;' t ho tnnna'"; ol vmir ro id lint Im -iiiii'i intui il w ill In; (Inno. I he coiist.nc'i' n ol u short link litTwcen "llun
ii i r ; -t them n know lede (if tint intricate reuioii which could outlets lor iho 'Tent thoii"h uiHlevt.loni d wcal'ii ol
the suiniiiil (d I hi Allcehciiy iii'iiiiitnin,
in order that yon may more cienily iitnlcrsiand the nature
us well ii i ho extent of our explorations, would respectfully call
your titteiition ist, lo the ditlertlU lines ns traced nnd sur
M'ved, "iviui; it brief ilescrintion of each and everv rout'.- e-
he 1'ullv relied upon, hut place '.hem in pi
r. mined, nml then offer some Ii w eeuci.d remarks w hich have
Mie.ecsled themselves to my mind, in uuiicipatini; iln; Iniiirc 1 siillieii 1 1 1 tn dciiuuistrati: hcvond di.-'puii- tlnj
jirotit nnd success of tin; interpriso in which von tire nssnciut( d. ' d,,,;.. ndoi l'-''! route.
ipe-l wcaiin ol ...e entire lin'Joii on ui'-i etiiisyivani i li i iu iinn I i.iiicoek on hip I :t i i
ossession o; inlnrniiition couutrv traversed uv vour proposed i.iuie. inioie nun wnin uaiiruan woui.i nci.'omrjiisii mis ueHiieu result
"rent biiperiijiilv of; '1'lie inii-stion may fr-.'iuently Ik; asked hv those uuacituainted and '.;ive io your road nunc laiiiudu in its cxmnsioux than its
' tti:h the vast resoiirci s of this section of our State, Will this present mod';!', uspipiiams set -n to predict. This link would
'l'he summit chosen for the t,!issaue of the ureat Alle"heuv l-'mm Mmii'h's Summit wcstwardlv one lino descends for a , road olli;r to ciiriitulists n snfo investment ! Will the return he pass near thu "rent and p;s!iy celehnitcd to.l fields of Bumd
raiij;'), is llm depression in tho mnunlain formed by the waters smrt dis'nnce, tins middle branch of "Trout run" und then isuliicient tn remuncraie them for amounts tiius invest"d f 1 think Top Mountain, i:i 1 1 uu ! i uudun county, ;uul would iilibrd to hnih
cf "I'miieh's run," a tributary of the "Little llald Maiik:,-' on 'die ; ,.,s.,.s r,,utid tin spur to "Halo's run" mid de-ceiidin tilling 1 theru are ubundant liicts to pcovo that the stock w ill not only m otions a broad and unbroken outlet for the vast rr sources which
east, mid "Trout run,'' u branch of tin "Mnshai.uon," on the n , u M t .i i ii slope nbove tint si i cam at a maximnin gradient prove a safe in vestment, but that the local iVeiiih' alone, wiilwnt nru now attrae'ip s . iciuli h : i : ;ii nnd notice amemjst 1'Iii.stern
west, and is eenerallv known ns "Kmih'.s Clan." !ef."'J nnd -llMi-i f-et per uiile to I Iks ".Moslinnnon ;" keeis repardin tin; imiiienso innn.ine which must sect; is way over capitalists. The entire dist.mi-" in, m (.'l-'iirfield to Washington
This simunil lias been uscnrtained by uccuraln surveys In be w ,igl, nrounl nIm);' tho Must bnnl: of the creek, and crossing 1 llns routo I'r.nii the Lakes in iho city of l;l,il nli-li.lii-i, w ill ' a by this rotilc would n.;t e.-' ed 2'2 mdcs.
the In west depression known in the Allegheny Mnuiitaiu, iiein j- nn), half a mile above I'hilipsbur follows round tho point it sell' be inoro than sutiieient m en a Me tl.-: emepaiiy ;u pay i This extension, lias not hrr..;,:f,ire been much thought of; but
-IK) feet U.wrr than "Blair's (lap," the .summit ol tho Alhyln ny jj,!,v(. the '-Heaver Dam I'lats" and commences the ascent of tho profits, handsome divi'lends m tin- s;,e JiokIo.-s. j;s unpoi'laiice deserves, at lea, coiiMileratinii and I therefore
loitae.nnd Jn"J Icet Inwerthan "Suijarrtin, tl
mil of the iVimsy Ivania Railroad.
from u earelul recoiinoisance of the eround in ils immediate Meshaiuinii, at point of cros.iii", heir,'' linl) fent, capable of a udvnntaiies it will possess over oilier rotit.--, in elu a ;ai"ss of matured and neromplislied, it will be .hrounh the ciktiiv itud
neighborhood, it was louud to combine so many advantages, nnd i rt.,,-tioji to 1 ' Met by Mimmit cut and Lriilgo over creek. construction and mninlenuncc, wo caiiiiiv l,i-u mnni' i,' .piesiinn fori.thouht id' tlin.,e assiciaied in this present euierprise.
to present Midi remarkable facilities lor the depnrtuie of the line . Throulurit tl:':- s.'ciiou ihc route of your road travjrs.es the ils fulure usefulness or profit. I;s cours" iiii-iio:;liout lie's lliroutih 1 have ul,.j.e, "n'k'iiirn, ;i.ili;avored In jivo you nonie few
on eilher idc, that, npiirt Irom i.s beini inserted as a jiom. in 1 most productiw and inexhaustible deposits of tin; best Ihtuniin-. a wide region of country nhtitmdiii"; in idinost evi rv vanetv of reasons, in my (.piiiinii, why your proposed road should be built,
your charter, it was adopted as decidedly the most natural i 0us coal and iron ore tn be found in this part nl' our State, all ol mineral wealth. It traverses a section of our State n nv nml and, u i.y it should r'C"iv :h" countenance and ussis-mc", not
;pass" through whi'li tn reach the waters of llm Siisr)uehanna. j dif-h would become iinportaiu articles of tonnage, and assist hcietol'oro almost uiicidiivuted and luiimpr.iv.-d ni'Tely Mr want only of our c!:.e: iin linp ilis a ml 'lie l'etiiisy ivaniu Railro-id, but
l rorn the summit ol iho moo plain to Tyrone city, on the ! materially in making your road one of usefulness to the coun- ol' a proper outlet of communication with the main channel which of every one truly in'.crcaii d in the speedy development of thosn
I'ennsy Ivania Railroad, n number of lines were surveyed, and ( try nn I profit to the stockholders. already (louts on its suriaeu to the M,wern sea b-.a.-u, iho a. most vaM res( irees which should enrich ner Stale and brighten the
it number of routes examined all, however, bavin:; in view! -'r.mi t!ii Moslmnimn Creek our line asccmU tit n maximum visionary t; ado of the '-teeming west." future history of her cxisicnee. I have also attempted to show
the adoption ol the lightest possible gradient which couiil I ; gn)c.nt of )','." Icet per mile, up "Heaver run" to "Laurel Throughout its entire length it par -cm through immense forests why the ttnek bh.nikl not only l,e sale, but yield it hamlsoiiM)
iised in overcoming the total elevation. I rim." thence t:n latter stream on very favorable "round to the of everv species of the most inaiiudicent tuuii'T. the White Tine remuneration upon tin- amount invested ; and havo mlded a few
ie nasuiai .'.un,. 1 1 10 n, .. Sr-p" ruiiiii' un; v.niers ol inc iUo.slninnon Irom lliose ol H hen we tukn into cousideratinn i n: nimi'.'.-i ess ..ciliti"-', vour a Kc the liheriv "t sic'-eMiti'.; i' to voti. hopitp', tli.'it it ever tl)(
i'li" ( ":c,'ii field. The lutal elevation of the mimmit above the road enjoys in its iJiivetinn and connections, liio iiicaicuiabi" vio ami s-igticions prediction of lliat ili.-iinuished Kne'ineer is
me -ur.si rouie to which our nl" ntion whs raneii, nn.l w li.cn isumni.i ol the divining tulg; iietweeii "Jjuurel nnd "Wilson s preponderating; and over broad and in('liaii-.iib.o deposits ol
may be considered as part of the main line nt' our operations,; runs the total elevation of this summit above the Moshannon the best liitunuunus coal and irnii ore to be fnund in our State,
commence! at the summit, and descending i.bng tho slope of b( it:g I'M fed, reijuiring an a.seeu of uhout -100 feet in a dis- i'rofessor Rogers, the emi.-i'-nt Cieo!oist, in his I'i.'lli Anneal
the mountc.in on the south side of "l'mi'mlfs run," ussed round I tane of i i" lit miles. 1 Report on the Geological Survey ol IVntisylvani i, sulmiitted
inn spur not ween it and the "little llald f.nle," and str;kin;
ticross on very favorable "round to "Williams" or "Alder
run, descended along the south side of this stream to the llnld
Muglo valley one mile above Tyrone city, and thence pursued
l'roin this summit the proper route would be down Wilson's to tho Legislature in 1 ! I after en uin-r at length the
run en unbroken ground lo ibe "t'learfu-ld," thence alon the various coat fnrnrjiions throughout t!ii il:tii'.", ;.ud lImuj the to
bih 'round on the Last side ol the creek, makes a detour sectional po.sition of the t-evi ral Ih ds, in which nr- M oid
into the valley ot "Uoaring run and crossing il about one and ol excellent lire-clav, running Iron iwo tn -ax t-( t in tni.
teis of a hf'd nuturi! to corrtb r:ito my statements und asser.
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To most of yo't, thesi: facts nnd statistics are hs fnmiliir
"household woids," and require no leil-ration on mv part to
convince you of their a : riacy : bit as lli-iu are mauv likely
pre :( i'utio;i wl vour noble
i'ai'.ee, a .i I t w li-m such I iris an J
un- int' rested w ;tu mi in lue
this valley to its intersection with the Pennsylvania Railroad at'u half miles aliove its mouth, lollows the North fidooflhis run to sneaks of I he minlit'v of this coal in the fi,!i,,v. in.- manner
the uuovc named Station. 1 he total elevation ol toe summit I the "Clearfield," w hich it mosses by a Lridge from f() to GO "The middle coal seam is four act, fouri:
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iiuove litis point, was uscertain.-U to oO 11 U Icet, capable 01 a (feet high. The tor. I tail Irom the summit to the creek, is g:i.5 texture and excellent quwity ihrou'jhoi,', and wid niim-.i s-..li-l
reduction of CO or (id feet by a suniutit ctit. j . requiring a distance of Vi miles with a gradient of (ii) feet blocks of coal the whole iln.-kness of tin: bed and as nm -ii as
A "second" route was examined, which diverged from lie por mile in overcome it. "Roaring run" was found to be iiu-.i-i-ht feet in lerneh." I extract ;!; above s-m. n inuii nunv
first at tho crossing of '-Wil!i nil's run," and extending along prnciicnble from the lipid fill of the stream. 'others merely to givo the opinion of n well. known s( ientilic
the slope of tl.e mountain to the valley of "Siukini! run," des-l 1'rom the point of crossing the Clearfield WtstwarJly, two Geologist, upon the jtalifi of the coal v, hi..!i ui.ou.id.s iiiiuugliout
rended this stream to its intersection with Route Nn. 1, about lines pres-nt themselves, one on the spur of i!,e ridge between this entire region.
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'cams enterprise, wh ) r 'si r- -it a i
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ti h ( tj . it they I,y any nie.-i.s a--;-t in i'.c pros-.'c'jtioll ol !
jeet be.u,"i; yuii, the i.i ; ct I li .Ye i.a.i in view will be .itl-iill-il, the
ir.iidi!': lak'-ii in proem in.; ik-ni moie 'litui d.iuM y eoiiipens an d.
i o:i have now, gwi' o, everv thin.; fair and pr-isju-r-in
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A intra was Iurtiier extended to "Hutchinson s run, a. in-; a long cut of about 00 Ret ; and the other following around , vast and wondenul p sources be manned and cev.- loped or sic. 11 von have every 1.
small branch of the "Little Juniata," and n "fourth" comprised the same" on favorable "round with an increase 0f about halfajthcv he allowed to lie dormant and c.i.e. .Mm in the in...i-l em m- in I t v. i.d tl.e
Hie route generally known as the 'Hickory Ro'.tom." which! ir.ilo in dist-nce .. Clearfield Town, l'mm Clearfield tn Cur-1 boundless vaults which now cutuain them .' n-q'.ia.i' n-w i ihe pm;.- r hw.-- in cm
was favorably nientioneil l,y Mr. William E. .Morris, in hij wensvillc, a distance of six mile.-, the line follows the valley of! Aature has ;i-9'iredlv be.-n ivish in her liistribuiiou id iiiiu- s' itic ; tu it y-,i are de;. iiimii'd tn 1m
report upon a Railroad from Milcsburg to I'hilipsburg, and j the Susquehanna upon kauiiful ground, crossing the- river once ieral treasures ihrotiglmiit tats section of our S'ato ; but as yet needd v, nnd "it w tl ct b" .y, hr;.n
which, Irom statements nnd representations made to me, I deem- 'and requiring li'lle ironb'e or expense to place this distance in -an has done but Idle or nothing t .i prove a j i.-.t ap-,rci-i;'i..n' ol ui--mvu', tint wii-r- there is miub
eu u expeuieni as wen ns advisable to examine. j immediate ue, cru.d it by any rnearis be made available. An such muuilold favors.
Subsequently, other lines were run between these- two points, j extension of the above line to ihe intersection with the Sunbury ' I have seldom, if ever, passed throtn h a n mui ofco.mtry s.,
to ascertain ihe practicability of reducing the gradient below the ! and Krio Railroad would dni.hilt-ss have tin; choice between two ' thickly interspersed v i'h the sirircs of lui'ire"wea!:!i and i u';-,-maximum
found necessary upon tho completion of tho survey I mutes tho one from Clearfield up the "ChineMcUmouche," ' tcrp.-i.se : which combine s many and such gm.tt adv-mtag-s
i!,U'r ' J" tllB olner ("rom urivcllsviil(! UP '.'Auderson's creek." A short j Mr ihe construction of a first class road, and'whieh oiMrecf.su
" . . . uesctmeu, was lountl hi present supe-; hnc up either stream would connect your road with various many inducements for the investment of capital.
improvements now projected in that quarter.
ictv iliiii!1. "I vo'ii' route, whilst
t.i j . ,-. -v i s s ,r!v as (nl invest,
i." i:i. -!; ; ',' 'i. A'l Mat is
mi. .i n.ir Inends n. v
d :!.! ; r...i i, audTli.it
th.- v will one and ad
!..7(o,'.'., tlu re must hu
ome kiii i-:.
Much I'epepds upon oer own rxer'ions
'en I
ii
on lb
ret
lllti'.lll.
gorge or ravine, anJ is entirely tree Irom land slides and louse, enrich your district, and which have well been styled iuexhaus
uncertain "round. A road pmperly and judiciously located tible.
along this stream would cost but little to construct. I Should the tonnage tax of three mills j" r ton per mile, imw
From Wilson's summit a cret" line was run southwardly to 'imposed by tho State upon the local fiei'ht ' tl-.e Pemis U ,:ni i
the head waters "f 'he main branch of "Laurel run" and the j Railroad, be repealed : a tax which nvieiv "returns to't-la-'u'
North branch of "Morgan s run tins would be of scnice, were the inventor," nnd becomes prohibitory upon .the very rcourcs
it advisable t.i use this fitter stream us a means of descent Io the j which should be developed to enrich' our .State at Mr.;' coal
Clearfield. It is so irregular, however, an I si frequently cu' could be divered in Philadelphia or Ihltimnrs from any' vein or.'
up by deep ravines atrl gorges, that I am decidedly of opinion, 1 your route, and with remunerating prolit in the owner-, nt :'v i
that the construction of the l.im before described, would cost at; per ton being over SI -30 per toil' less than it can be transport,
least 50 percent. 1-ss. Reioro venturing, however, a decided ed from Pittsburgh; and as it is ol' an excellent r-Ktti'v, pr!
preference for any pirtieulur rouie, luture surveys will be nc ( nounced by Mr. Skerrett of Philadelphia, inter having Mibje.-i.-.i :
ccs-ary to ctirrobor.ce present iivprcsjious. Jit to the most trying experiments mad'; under the direeii ui -M
Tho above, with n number of topographical linen run lo obtain ' William Strickland, F.-q.. to be equal to the cc-lebr..ied Nov
mure extended information, combine the ext-nt of our operations Castle coal in England. We may, in i.l! our esiim res i f the
between Tyrene city and Curaeiisvilic. The object of this sur-; future businrfs prospects of this n.ad, sini-iv ci.leulau upctia
vey bemg merely to obtain certain data f.,r luture operations, I , steady revenue from this important !.rticl of consumption. UVr, .(, i)-c. ft ai.timoiu:, Si pt. 12. Tho storm at S
rior facilities for tho construction of a Railroad, with a maxi
mum gradient ol SO ,eet per m,!e. lis cours.. throu-hout lies The total distance from Tyrone city to Clearfield bv ihe route! coal, pig metal, iron ore, und lumber.
unon croiind o thn mniit bivnrnh n ninr uk.l.. n. ......i nitn j :i,..j !...- I, I i. i -. ...:i. , ... :n e , . . i - , . , , .
i f , .'. ........ v , ...."! i. nun. uejci meu iim.uu ""in m unit s in jrnr iisvmu o i nuic.s. i ,oai wouiu, irom necessity, become the cliiel ariic e oi traps.
Ireedom from deep ravines, high bridges and embankments. "Wilson's run" oilers remarkable facilities for the construction portation, for, as the consumption increases in the Li-t, ar.d the
would render the cost per mile, mate. i dly less than tho average of a fu-t class Railroad. Througliout iho unite courts frum the i supply along tho seaboard becomes inadequate tn the demand,
sums usua ly expended on our first class roml. The only summit to the Clearfield the side hill is unbroken bv a single shippers and dealers must resort to the various cod li-!.!., which
liujcuuuu im;ii tuuiu possiuiy ne urged against the aaop'mn ol
this route, by those who regard the steepness of the gradient a
tho true sourco of the fulure or success of such an enter
prise, is, tho maximum to which it would be necessary to
resort in order'lo overcome the total elevation of the mountain;
but when we consider that this gradient lien w holly in tho dircc
turn of the heavy toiunge, and is only used in this one instance,
ils adoption does not become so impolitic, or ill-advised, us ihev
would tit first thought, imagine.
A maximum gradient of hu Met per mile, reduced upon curves
proportional lo their radii, may justly be considered moderate
in comparison with those adopted upon several of our first d iss
roads, all of them located nnd constructed under the direc
tion of our ablest and most distinguished Engineers.
The PennsylvanU Railroad, tlm most noble and successful
enterprise ever projected, overcomes their mountain summit,
with a gradient of J.j feet per mile, nnd the luum nse business
which now swells the monthly receipts on the road, prove.',
beyond dispute, its full capacity to meet the many heavy d-i
munds made upon it by western shippers.
Tho Raltirnore and Ohio Railroad, another great avenue he.
tween tho East and West, us-j gradients of l(l."i feet per mile
upon both sides of Laurel Mountain, and 117 feet per mile in
both directions, upon thirty miles of their road. The Western
Railroad, of llaschuselts, havo ndnpted 8:? feet per mile, and
the New York and Eric Railroad use hi) feet per mile in both
directions.
Other instances might Lo cited, shewing that gradients run
l.ing up ns high as Mil) feet per mile have buui adopted n
several important roads; but the above aru deemed sufficient to
demonstrate, that the maximum recommended for your road
will bear a favorable comparison with its highly important allies.
It is true, that the effective power or n locomotive is increased
or diminished, according to the gradients, but as the ditlcr
rnce between gradients rising (.0 feet and 0 Met per mile, res
pectively, is slight, and will not compensate fur the necessary
increase in distance and cost, there nm other important consid
(rations which should be weighed in the choico between tlm two.
I would strongly recommend the adoption of the liglpest possible
gradient that can be obtained without an unnecessary increase
in l;ti,r.. I - 1.- I.l... i - .
-'"i.-., iiii4 u (navy ii u'j i do ii . a i cost j nut unan u cannot
ne accomplish",! without such corn
It not only ii judged, but nnta
fr we cannni
ore 'i.itiu ' ear own sunnine rs tn ihe wheel.
Miuul J ihe.-e evtinns b- comuv iisui'ate with the importance of
'.he undertaking U. ore you, it a ill not be long ere they w ill bo
fullv rewarded Mid repaid, by the rapid and successful Comple.
The principal articles of tonnage uoinir List, would c.msistof turn of the treat cnlerprt,e in which we are, oil'-- un.l nil,
deeply interested and so rirnna v associated,
1 cannot, conclude this Report without acknowledging thn
valuable assistance I have received, in making this survey, from
my two assistants, Mes-irs. AM-rt Lulkin.-; end Thomas f.
McXair, as ut II ns .Mr. M. F. L'ovd mid every other member
of the corps. I luring tii'i lime coiHumcd by us in the f.c.lJ,
between ','!) nnd 70 Hides of lines went itti, im:!v through n
rough and forest country : all of Cent i:i such n careful nnd
sntidactory maimer ns to rtl'I-c; gre.it ciotht uron everv i,n
cn'i:-'. d.
lamaM ) under m icv oM;.jit'n:m to Mr. William Ragslnw
nl Plutii-.sburg, inr iiiiii.b val-jatl ' mtorrr:
lift!:- entire region Mud iii-; an I en
luonnt.iit), .:e- ot" cti.;.1 s. r uu hj nn
, rvey .
I lis knowledge
aciug tl.e Allcfirirnr
,hrou"hout liri (ll'tl
.: n, WHICH is resDe,-! nil,;- h j d r '
JAMES K. .MON'IV-C'.MLRV, Ct
ITi.AlliT.l'lll , Sept. t.', 1 -n 1
Erfinerr.
m,. iii um Niiiiirs i!.ul
Ti '(. S.'onn a!. S.ivaiaalt. J hosts lilotrn Down Steam-
vanni on I'i in.r,- ('.d alnir.st incalculable dan
irna ,'C.
;i t a Ires
icue ue.sci lueu io j mi ao.ne a one -nureiy praciic:ihie througliout 1 Apart irom tins, t nave rea-on to Relieve thai the coal lo;.!.,; in
and as it is only nuc of the many routes proposed, J am by no! great abundanco further west than the above, bu'. still upon the
means sure, but that extended surveys may di-OC-e a line, line ot your pioposcd road, is susceptible of m iking gas ol tlie
cheaper anu better man the one be: ore you. Our survey has best quality. Indeed, 1 nave lately boon nilormcd by a ;; n;!e:n in mure or less ir
demonstrated the one nil -important (act that your road is highly . residing in Philadelphia, who is well acquainted with tins si.bj-ct, '' .md the Medicd C, !'
practicable this one point being (str,bli-hed, improvements in and w ho leels a deep interest in the developcm-nt ( I our internal riiucb inj-.-rv.
tho line should succeed our operations. resources, that a block of coal taken from a mine near the boon- Tho v harves were overflow.', causii,.' n Kren. d.t ruction of
in ine p irnai examination wnu n always ntlenu a "preliminary uary line between Jeberson ami L!earlielu counties, was, at Ins nro-.-erlv. l'he si, am-rs .lennv Lin 1 On "in and Sam Jones,
was b it standing in lb-city. St. J din's church was nii.riy
ruined. 'Piiuiiy Chur-li was unroofed, .and several others wem
Se veral lijht l:u'il;!iii's were blowi, down.
eiiri-ii
'11
i( atr-
r ru
ts
M'e flank
siislaiiii d
were wrc-tiiai. j lie r,c- crops wcie ruined, Ur. Scrivin a, one
losing $25,00; i. 'I'M; L-ght I Inev-s on Fig Miami nnd Tjbo
hi.ve disjippeared. M is n v m nn impofsibility to cnlcuki!"
what the loss w ,!! he.
Tue lrfrr at liic S;i'h, Th-N'w Orleans J'iraiuve thinks
that the oily will soon be ic.;oird lo its usual Inn It ft . Ths
weaiher wa ; pleasant, mid considi ruble rain had fallen during
survey, where it is required only to ascertain certain lacts instance, analyzed by a practical ihiim't wi.h ihu iollnwifct
such us the length of the proposed line nnd the necessary ;ra-' result, viz :
dients, etc., it seems impossible to form nny definite idea of the "Jefferson co. coal yielded fi.l-l cubic ft. of gas from I lb. of coal,
cost of the road you desire. . : Clearfield co. do do .r.l!( do do do do do do.
So much depends upon future surveys nnd upon the final! A subsequent examination gave the follow iug properties, vi.
location of your road, that an estimate prepared ut this tinlo , Jederscn co. coal yielded 32.115 of Volalilu mailer 2.D5 nsh
could be workiim more than an approximation founded upon Clearfield co. do do 27.21 do do ll.tl do.
casnnl examination. I wruld, however, slate, that 1 have, thro'.' The above analysis is significant nnd important, tmd merits jbe past Mw days.
out mo entire routo, met with no serious obstacle lothe construe. , luriner examination and investigation. There weie L'O deaths nt Savanna on Thursday and I'i on
tion of your road, and have certainly seen noilifug to change the , Again : to give somo idea of thu value of ihe "LuinliT" an- Priday. Tl.e editor's of tue (J,urui,n and Jnunwl nm both
viws that I have fie(iirnt!y express,;, in relation lo its cheapness nually exported from this section, I would briefly state, that down'wiih the Mv.r. Capt. Frecthfew , of Po'rt.-'mouth, . II.,
of construction cr subseipient maintenance. Tho graduation of, Clearfield county alone, exported last season, lumber valued at istimoipj tho victims.
the entire route couhl in my judgement be completed for 20,000 , Sl,5Hi),0(IO. La--gc as this may appear, this business is still in Tn" Ri-it ct M,M:Tc. c-cileiv,ent trowinir out of the not
to 825,0(10 per mile. jits infancy; for when we consider that as the supply in ihe a; Mobile between u pmlv of Amei leans'nnd Irishmen, on tho
IJ.iving now given von, gentleman, ns brief nnd accurate a j East decreases, the demand in this section will become - iciter. ' dav ,a tlm ele,-ii,,,i mii,', n, i.n,,. nr,. Imnied nnd hem.
inrd house l? crowded with
their as.viiii.iit.s.
Tltv viunlrr of Lieut. (IrnU r.i utl I, is lirti, Reputed O'f-
i r re' ,,ndi !- nl i ! l,'l!l"'.'.L,'osonlu'""of a fouto for your proposed road as the limited extent and that Ihe facilities of railroad communication will present Tn wherever they are found. The :
'oms'ic' to't"(.Vt nl' ,''"K !'M 0!,r Purvey will permit allow me, before I conclude, to oiler1 inducements for more extensive investments in this lucrative hash seeking refu.nj frnui the fun ol
n. s.ie. o a'.- rue mteie.-ts m V0! Rom,, fevv ni neral remarks in r-liTiTico to thn enterprise in , businefs, the amount which waiuld in a few years pass (iver yicar " 0-
rnninrtnt-
I J' .. Kt,.l : ! -.. ...i ... i i.i r. --t j. . ;.i. " f
I herewith Hiibioin for "eeer-il infir-rnt'-n -i- I ' . " I i vo.i .nu hw;i,iicu ami iu si. in: snme jrw reasons wtiy j iuuu, wouiu go uir lowarns oenay mg tne currt nl ( xpeuses a lone.
.i " -' 1 '" n'"M iii.i. i' ii. .1 i iiii- s(i(i . i .I,-. . i. .a i . i - 'i-, i . . l. . i . . .1. . .i i . .- ....
in" the cross load of I-'nTu.,., h .vin., , ; . ,., , mi, sinnm. --maieriai am nnu countenance, noi u is ouvious nun ine larger portion ot the timber cut along t::re at rwt ls.iraix ic I it Indians.
ton,, respectively, unon the rnM.lJr .'..., T f X , " -v lfnm c"-v ol 1 '"'"'''''I'l'ia, but Irom her greatest tm and J-.ast ol the Moshannon, would be shipped direct by railroad', Locisviixe, tScnM 1 1 .- -MMniia'inii i.as been re
First Annual Report of J i;,.i,,r Thomuson l's,,' b CI r P!ov7n,ln, ",m 1 ,'.vivan..i Kail road. j during tho entire year; whilst during the dry, summer season, from tit. Louis, co.d'irmin the report of the massacre o
Engnerr, now il.c able and much . st, 1'med Pr ''i , , lh : t first r,r,c, y"" iscssetiliitlly a.nilndelpliia measure; when the great outlet which nature has civen yon is closed, (i rattan and twenty un n. : uj pears" to have b, en a
Pennsylvania Kailroad Companv nnd the I it ei- t .1 ' i ' " hr-!nimi:s cll''i 11 l'ol,,N 'Ims-tly towards our great almost all tho timber along Ihe routo of your projected improve certed plot on the nail of the Indians to waylay and mu
reived here
f Lil-Ut.
precon
riler ilifl
oiirlv. 1 he massacre Was committo-l nn I in lili ! Aie'iisf.
me (.f cninmnnict-ion with the prent Lakes. Its1 It can be carried at less cost nnd in less time, nnd with fewer It is'ulsn stated that when the exnress which hrnn.dii the news
eoniiecliims with other advanced and projected improvements risks of accident, than now trouble even tho bald and during left, Fort Laramie was surrounded by Indians, nnd there was
hdwecn its junction with tho Pennsylvania Kailroad nt Tyrone' Raftsmnn on his uncertain voyngo down Ihe winding Suvque. reason to fear that it had been destroyed. The ganisnn nam
.nnd its terminus tit Ilidgway, w here it connects and becomes hannah. bcrttd only one commissioned (.Hiecr i.nd fifty men.
i lentienl with the'Sunhury and Erie Kailroad to Erie ; nil tenn' The present eoM of the transportation of Lumb-r unon the It was likewise r; noried th it nfier n Iv.nle uirli' ihn fort, the
TO fVo'l 00 ', ) ti ion ,0 ronc'!,"lnt" ,,('i,lt "n,i !raM'1 "Pr,n nv,,nur:' !"''";; directly Pennsylvania Kailroad, is B'-i ) per car load of 1 000. 1 lbs. ; b it Indians went to the American Fur CompaiivV: Station and des
Vt, GIG li),::J7lT.lu'iitf IGj. !i i ilin tiolinr, I o, r" any. ,u mugwny it connects with the Mintiury snouiu mo -lonmigo n.x" In removed, it would be earned by troyed and carried awav good, to tho value of ten or filiecn thou-
Kv the above it will b.T observed tht l, , h.i .7: '.. .. "PJ V."0 M.w ." ns lhP ycn"nn railroads, the lormer unr.ng that company nt a pr.ee not ,
- . - """'imiu uiiii.it iai;
Keport of C F M Carnett l"n CM .r r r i v - j,n'!'roPiis. unci env-s n ner merchants and capitalists nn unm- inent, would be sent over tins road tn 'lie Eastern market
..it 1 ' lerrupted I
j,.ni i-nu i. ui.'iji-cu uauror.u ;
Engine. ffU.0 tfjns W,hl,t
Crud-
Weight,
Grade 00' l.'i
Tr-...
00
10
1547
Enz
ill) ! M
j CI
llidl
i 50 I :2,H
l72.VlG:i.7 15G.2
ic ej vi tuns Hug,.
10 oil (HI
cO ,
1 00.0
in a load of merchandis
ise between gradients of (id und 80 feet
per tm.e, estimating ihe cars as
' us with tho Lakes the latter cpening a line of communication mile, and doubtless less.
t exceeding two cents per ton per sand dollars.
fouf t"e tl' r I l' t I ' C,''avel;in', Sandusky city and Chicago, which latter place' The above are a few general facts, which khould certainly OSrMon. J. Clancy Jone
1 01 8 w"olc w"-,fi'" has becomo the focus of a perfect net work of Railroads, rami' not bs overlooked, in discussing thf merits of the great enter- grcss b' Oho Democrats of 1
ns, has been re-nnminnted for Con
ofPerK
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IS
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