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chiiTidise, Farm Property, and other Ruild
and their contents, at moderate rates.
DIRECTORS,
in .Inhn .f. Pea ice, Hon. Ci. C. Harvey,
hn 15. Hal!, T. T. Abrams,
srle- A. Mayer, I). K. Jackman,
arles t i i-t, " YV. Wi.ite,
fer !>iekin <n, Thus. Kitchen.
Ilou. G C. HARVEY, Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Titos. hUelten, •cc'y.
REFERENCES.
nviol 11. Lloyd, i'lios. Bowman, I). D.
Wim-garduer, Wn. Variderbclt,
A. M.ickey, Y\ m. Fearon.
m. •Vhit,*, Dr. .1. S. Crawford,
ti'ii/i!*', A. I pdegralf,
\\ M.svn.ird, James Armstrong,
Bon. Simon (.'am -ron, Hon. Win. Bigler.
for Milllin county, (7. YV. BTFAV
■II !'. Esq. ap23
Indemnity from Less uiiil Duniajrc Iy Fin*.
the t'erit." ft .V-i rute a u*l fnhnul 'J'rjn.-jn>rtation.
CO.VITXKNT.VI,
INSURANCE COMPANY.
iii-i, with 11 /' ."/irfital Chm tm'.
Authorized Capital, *1,000,000.
ficr Y:\ til Walnut SI. abou Strom!, f'liila. i
Fin- lii-niaiicc on Buildings, Furniture, Mer
aiujiie, Jc., generally. .Marine Insurance j
Cir.ir- and Freights to ail parts of the I
irld. Inland Insurance on Goods, &c. t by ;
ikes. Rivers. Canals, and Land Carriages, to '
I ait. of the I ni'in, on the must favorable ;
fr.rg - \V. r.liad.y, William Bowers,
hn I. Coleman, Joseph Oat,
iniri \ Vlaciictte, Howard llinchman.
GKOKGE W . COLLADAY, President.
pi T* \ ■ • t fir Mitliin county, W'm. P. I'L
> 1 i'. il-q. febl'J-ly
m IMO.MTY AGAINST LOSS BV FIRE.
H > i-;tii!:l:i! Lire Insurance Compa-i
m <>l" i'iiiiariclpliia.
■ Oflii •• io.'i.', C'lif stnut street, near Fifth.
It..Hun lit of <1.627,|v 80
January Ist, 1.-57.
agreeably to an act of Assembly, be-
Hsi Mottgages, amply -. cured, $1 510,1)32 73
fm
cost, 69,114]-;
Slocks, i present value, >63.661 12,)
$1.£27,165 <-(i
pi', r l.uit'tcd litsvronrts made on every ,
df-ci ipim. of prnp rty, in Town and Country.
-T' ■ . „• arc consistent with geeurity.
thf m incorporation, a period of twenty - |
year-, iev nave paid over Three Millions i
offDollnr-.' I by tin., thereby affording •v- j
of 'li. advantages of Iti-uniure, a- well i
t; ability and di-positiu:i to meet with ,
imptness all liabilities.
Lo-ses by Fire,
poi lduiing the year 1656, $301,638 -4
tutu.. roRS.
is. N. Bancker, ' Mordecai 1). Lew is,
• Wagner, | David S. Brown,
Brmd Grant, I Isaac Lea,
-J* ' R Smith, I Edward C. Dale,
W Richards, ] George Fales.
■ GiI.MILKS N. BYN'CKKR, Preside !.
■ ; U- G. BWCKEH, Sec'v.
Agent for Mi til in county, ]J. J. \VAL
f'I i Lewistown, rnarlO
ID'S. CAPS & STRAW GOODS
For the People?
\D j'lIK I'KOPLE'S CHILDRKN. I
ji
AST Market street, Lewistown, opposite the '
I'ost Oliice, just returned from the city |
li a large and elegant stock ot Fashionable
ATS,CAPS,STRAW GOODS,
, suitable for spiing and summer wear,
;ch, notwithstanding the advance of almost
rything else, he will dispose of at low pri
-11 is store has been fitted up with large
es, with glass fronts, so that the stock can
examined at a glance.
*He will manufacture to order any descrip
• of hats, (having the best of workmen in his
ploy and an abundant supply of material,)
lulc] his extensive stock fail to furnish a suit
e article. Parents are especially invited to
I and examine his variety of Children's Hats
Gaps, comprising a tirst rate stock, Irorn
n they can make choice to please them-
Ornish friends will find they are not for-
and they may re-t assured of finding an
Ic to their ta-tc, or can have one made at
for the patronage heretofore so lib- '
extended to him, he solicits his friends to
those indebted to square up and begin
— ;irj ,| ;ill y num ber of visitors from this or
neighboring counties, to take a look at him
N. J. RUDTSILL.
to Hofl'runii's for Tubs
'■ to IlofTninn'R for Churns
■< to Hoffman's for ftuckots
' .: '"O to llofTinnn'R for Brooms
tio to Hoffman's for Itaakclii deel I
IPISiOSF-IMSIS) &sffE> WX GMjS<2>ISffIEyjWMISJ n>jv 0
811 IHBBBW.
| Thou Hast I.earned lo Another.
BY MISS ■* *•** * X-
Thou hast learned to love another—
Thou hast broken every vow—
M e are parted from each other,
And my heart is lonely now.
I have taught my looks to shun thee,
\\ hen coldly wo have met;
For another's smile has won thee,
And thy voice I must forget.
Oh ! is it well to sever
iliis heart from thine forever?
Can I forget thee ?—never! m
' Farewell, farewell, forever!
e have met in scenes of pleasure—
M e have met in halls of pride—
| 1 have seen thy new found treasure—
I have gazed upon thy pride.
I have marked the tired lustre
Of thy bright and happy eye,
As I've seen thee gaze upon her,
Forgetting I was by.
Oh ! would I'd never met thee!
Fain, fain would I forget thee;
'Tis folly to regret thee—
Farewell, farewell, forever!
M e have met, and we have parted;
But I uttered scarce a word—
Like a guilty one I started,
"When thy well known voice I heard.
Thy looks were stern and altered,
And thy words were cold and high ;
llow my traitorous courage faltered,
When I dared to meet thy eye.
Oh ! woman—love will grieve her;
Oh ! woman—pride will leave her;
Life has fled when love deceives her—
Farewell, farewell, forever!
lIKLBMI.iI BMJL3.
DEACON THKOPE ; S PIGEONS.
A CAPITAL STORV.
Several years ago, when the niast and
crops in some of the Western Stales were
about to be destroyed lit' the large ntunb. r
of wild pigeons that came about, Deacon
1 hrope and several of his friends were
sitting outside the log met ting-house, on
Sunday morning, wailing for the minister
to arrive, and, as a matter of course, talk
ing about the prospect of having nothing to
tied on through the coming winter.
'lt's orful' said one of the company. 'I I
never see the pigeons so thick afore. My j
Bill and Hen went down to the roost last
night, and killed a bag full with clubs. 1
ibii.lv ill?} ii take all niv com.'
'Oil, yes its orful!' replied the others.
* I hat's nothing to what me and my
Felix Joshua did day before j'esterday,'
said the deacon, know my bottom
field there? Well they come it so thick
you couldn't see the ground. I went j
down to scare 'cm out, and peradventure,
they liz up like a cloud, you couldn't see
the sky (or 'cm. 1 hollered and slapped
my hands, and tore around till 1 was plump
worried out, but it did no good. Tliey
just swarmed over my head, and as fast as
I went to one side of the field they began
to pour down in t'other. Felix Joshua
had jest got up to the crib with a load of
com, for lie was a gatherin' the ridge field,
and I went to whar he was and told him
to go to the house and get his shot gun and
my shot gun, and see if we couldn't drive
them ar' pigeons out'n the bottom field.— i
So he goes and gels his shot gun and my :
shot gun, and we goes down. He slipt
along one side of the field, and 1 slip! along j
on t'other, till we got about middle ways,
and then 1 gin a holler, and up they flew
like a whirlagust. I blazed away in the
thickest of 'em, and Felix Joshua blazed
away in the thickest of 'em, and what do
you think? They were all gone in a sec
ond. Then me and Felix Joshua, we
clem over the fence; and says he to me,
Father this heats all creation!' Says 1
to hiin, 'Go fetch the steers and wagon,
and upon my word and honor, we picked
up ten bushels!'
I he good brothers stared wildly around
them, and would probably have accused
their deacon of lying, had thev not been
interrupted by the arrival of the preacher,
and the announcement that meetin was
goin to begin.
After the services were over, little groups
of the faithful might have been seen here
and there, engaged in earnest conversation.
I Their subject was an exciting one, as you
i might have inferred from the length of
i their faces and the earnestness of their
gestures. If you had listened to their con
| versation you might have heard something
I about as follows:
'Did you hear what brother Thrope said
bout him and his Felix Joshua killin' ten
bushels of pigeons at one shot.'
'Yes, it's orful, aint it?'
•It's a lie as sure as shooliu'. I don't
know what's got into brother Thrope.'
'YVhat'll he done about it? It rtmsn't
go so—it'll ruin the name of the ehtirch?'
♦We'd better fetch it up next meetin' and
make him take it back, or church him.'
And so it would go on. Of course the
| good deacon heard a whisper of it, which
gave him no little uneasiness. However,
lie had been ino several scrapes before,
and had come out clear, and he doubted
not he should meet with the same good
luck on this occasion. Until the meeting
day arrived the entire settlement was in an
uproar. Nothing was talked of but Dea
con Thrope's ten bushels of pigeons. The
good brothers said it was too bad to have
the church disgraced by a deacon who
would tell such unreasonable talcs, while
i the pious old sisters wiped their spectacles,
sighed and said, 'lt's hard telling the power
which die evil one exerteth.'
At last the exciting day arrived. The
preacher stated that the church was ready
for the transaction of business, whereupon
brother Fingle arose and said:
, c !
'Brother Deacon Thrope says him and
his F'eiix Joshua kiileii ten bushels of pig
eons at one shot. The church don't be
lieve it, and would love to hear what the
brother lias to say for himself.'
With much solemnity the Deason arose,
; and after casting a serious look over the
I
congregation and elevating his eyes to the
rafters a few times, spoke as follows:
'My brethcring, 'here is a sad mistake
! out —1 didn't say we killed ten bushels of
pigeons at one shot, but—'
• 'What did you say, then?'interrupted
one of the brothers, who was present when
the Deacon first told about the pigeons.
'Didn't you say you and your Felix Joshua
both blazed away?'
'Yes.'
'Didn't you say you both clem over the
i fence?'
'\es peradventure.'
'Didn't you say that Felix Joshua said,
i 'Father, this heals all creation.' '
'I did, brother.'
i 'Didn't you say Felix Joshua fetched
the steers and wagon, and you picked up
leu bushels M pigeons?'
'There is the mistake, my brother, re
plied the Deacon, again raising his eyes
toward the rafters. 1 didn't say we pick
ed up ten bushels of pigeons. Brother
Fingle is mistaken; 1 said—'
- .. 9
'A es, 1 know what you said!'inlerrupi
; ed several; 'you did say it, and we can
1 prove it easy enough! You can't come
that game over lis, old boss lly.'
'Order, brethering,' said the minister;
'let's hear brother Thrope's story, and then
you can make any remarks you wish.' 1
'Well, as T was sayin', resumed the
Deacon, ' 1 didn't say we picked up ten
bushels of pigeons—brother Fingle is mis
taken— I said we picked up ton bushels of
| corn that the pigeons had shattered ofl'.
'Amen!' went up from the congregation,
and a rush was made at Deacon Thrope,
to shake linn by the hand. It is needless
! to say that he, was restored to full fellow
ship and confidence.
Splitting Ilocks without Jilasling.—
! Some French inventors have taken out a
i patent in England for splitting rocks by the
generation of heat without causing an ex
plosion. They used a substance compos
ed of 100 parts of sulphur by weight, 100
of saltpetre, 50 of sawdust, 50 of horse
manure, and 10 of common salt. The
| saltpetre and common salt are dissolved in
hot water, to which part? of molasses are
added, and the whole ingredients stirred
until they are thoroughly incorporated to
gether in one mass, which is then dried j
by a gentle heat in a room or by exposure :
to the sun, and it is fit for use. It is
stamped in the holes bored for blasting
rock in the same manner as powder, and
is ignited by a fuse. It does not cause an
explosion upward like gunpowder, but
generates a great heat, which splits the
rock.
til An Illinois editor, speaking of a
rogue who lives in his vicinity, says:
"The rascal has broken every bank, jail,
and Sabbath we have had in this country,
for the last five years."
A lying tongue hateth those that arc af
flicted by it.
THURSDAY.. JULY 9, 1857.
A PARODY.
LET THE LADIES BE HEARD.
Tell mo, ye winged winds
That round my pathway roar,
Do ye not know some spot
Where bachelors come no more—
Some lone and pleasant dell
Where no moustache is seen—
YV here long eared dandies never come
Ourselves and fun between?
There come a murmur from the distant sea—
A low, sad tone, which whispered "No sir-ee.'*'
Tell me, thou misty deep,
YVhosc billows round me play,
Know'st thou some favored spot,
Some island far away,
Y\ here weary girls may find
A rest from soft dough faces,
And hear themselves called women
Nor linked to the graces?
Soon did the misty deep its answer give,
By murmuring, "Not while brandy smashes
live."
And thou, sercnest moon,
YVhat language dost thou utter
While gazing en the gentleman,
YN hose head is in the gutter?
Say, hast thou in thy round,
Gazed on some favored spot,
Y\ 1. re hats knew not the weight of bricks
And where cigars are not ?
Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in wee,
And in italics answered, "Ao, no, no.'''
Tell me, 1113- secret soul—
Oh ! tell me, Hope and Faith,
Is there no resting place
From fops and beaux and death ?
Ls there no happ\- spot,
YVhcrc womankind are blest—
YVherc uian may never come,
And where the girls may rest?
Faith, Truth and Hope—best boons to mor
tals given,
Waved their bright wings and answered "yes,
in Haven!"
SINGULAR CASE.
Twenty-five days without Food. —Mr.
Ellis, of Henrietta, Monroe county, N. Y.,
cut his throat about two months since.—
lie died on the 20th nit. The Rochester
Democrat says:
YY'e learn that Mr. Ellis, of Henrietta,
died on Sunday night, shortly after nine
o'clock. For several days previous he
appeared to decline more rapidly than
he had done since the first reaction from
the effects of his dreadful wound. He
had taken little nourishment, and at times
his mind appeared to lose its grasp of
earthly tilings and he spoke of "wanting
to go home." These wandering flights
were temporary, however, and he recogni
zed persons readily at other times, llis
death was ealin and easy, the physical
powers ceasing from gradual exhaustion.
About the first sickness which Mr. Ellis
had experienced, was occasioned by a se
vere cold taken last winter in clearing up
a new piece ol land on his farm. From
this he did not appear to entirely recover,
his brain being apparently slightly affected
by it. Last April, he received an oiler lor
the purchase of one-half die farm on
which lie resided—one of the best in that
locality, about 100 acres in extent, whh a !
handsome dwelling house upon it. lie
accepted it. But after closing the bargain
he reflected upon it a good deal, and came
to the conclusion that lie had parted with
the land lor less than its value. This
troubled him exceedinglj', and deprived
him of cheerfulness b}- day and rest at
night.
On the night preceding the first ol April,
he was unusually disturbed, and walketl
the house continually. In the morning, he
went out into the orchard and cut his throat,
severing the windpipe, and making a
ghastly wound. His son followed him,
anxious respecting his state ot mind, and
found hiin lying 011 the ground, apparently
dying. The old gentleman was removed
to the house, and a physician called, who
ascertained that the principal veins were
! not severed, but considered that his deatli
must ensue in a few hours. He continued
to live, however, without taking a particle
of nourishment, for three weeks and four
days, when one of the family, responding
to his entreaties for food, gave him a piece
of potato, which she was preparing for the
table. He held it in his mouth for a while,
but was unable, of course, to swallow it.
This seemed to satisfy his immediate cra
ving, and the experiment was repeated.
A few days afterward, he said lie would
like lo get up and sit at the table with the
family at dinner, and was assisted to do
so. A little clam soup, of which he was
| very fond, was given him, and a small
portion may have found its way into his
stomach—the greater part, however, oozed
out of the orifice in the neck, which never
closed up entirely. Some three weeks
since, Dr. Hazeltine, assisted by Dr.
Moore of this city, inserted a lube into
j the gullet, through which liquids were
conducted into the stomach; and this ap
peared to revive his wasting strength.—
But he has never exhibited any great de
sire to live, and had prepared his mind for
, the great change, which was evidently ap
proaching. This singular case has ap
peared to call for more than usual mention,
and we have accordingly stated it at some
length.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
-N inc days in the woods with nothing
but Cranberries to eat. —We are indebted
to Mr. King, of Neillisville, Clark county,
for the following particulars of a man lost
in the woods. An old man in his Gist
year, from the Eastward, started from
Neillisville on Friday, three weeks ago, to
go to his son-in-law's about three miles
distant. He passed within fifty yards oj
his son-in-law's house, who was standing
■near and saw him go by, but did not rec
ognise him. The old gentleman got into
O >
the woods, became bewildered, and for
nine days wandered about with nothing
but cranberries to eat, and water of which
he drank often. After he had been gone
two or three days, and it was known that '
he w as lost, the population turned out and
searched fur him in every direction, but
could not find the least trace of his track,
and it was only expected that some hunter
would one day find liis bones.
It rained for several days, lie had got
into the windfalls where it is diflicult for
any man to get out. The second Sunday
from the time he left, the man made his j
appearance on the East Fork ol the Black
river, about sixteen miles from where he I
started. He first entered a deserted lo^-
, 1
gei s camp, w here had been left some flour '
and meat, but such w as the o d mau's hon- :
csty, he would not touch it. He finally j
came to the house of Mr. James Yates, by
whom lie was kindly cared for. He ap
peared quite vigorous, even then, except
t lint his feet and legs were bad I \ swollen. :
lie is expected to recover.— Jl/ack River
Fulls (Wisconsin ) Fanner.
RETRIBUTION — A correspondent of the
Ninv York Tribune, writing from Ilorne!!?-
vilie, in Steuben county, states that a man,
named Ilogan, was discovered ill-using his
little daughter, only two years old, in a
most inhuman manner. He had caged ;
the poor child in a small shoe box, tied up
by the feet to the top, had kept her there j
48 hours, ail covered with bruises, and ;
when the crowd broke into his house he i
was whipping her to still her cries ! The i
house was quickly demolished, and the '
inhuman father treated to a coat of tar and
leathers, with a threat that if found alter j
nightfall, he should have a ride on a rail.
Death of a Giant. —The West Tennes
see Whig records the death, at his resi
dence in Henderson county, one day last
week, of Mr Miles Harden, and his inter
ment with Masonic honors. '1 'he deceas- !
ed (says the Whig) was, beyond all ques- |
tion, the largest man in the world. 11 is |
height was seven feet six inches—2 inches I
higher than Porter t he celebrated Kentucky
giant. llis weight was a fraction over 1
one thousand pounds! It required seven
teen men to put liirn in his coffin. Took
ever 100 feel of plank to make his coffin.
He measured around the waist six feet and
lour inches.
Ingenuity. —A young man of 18, in
prison at Paris for theft, has made a watch
of straw. This little master-piece is 2j
inches in diameter, about half an inch
thick, and will go for three hours without
winding up. The dial pi ate is of paper,
and a pretty straw chain is attached to the j
whole. The instruments and materials
the prisoner had at his command were two
needles, a pin, a little straw, and thread, j
Several persons of distinction, moved by ,
this surprising genius for mechanics, are
now endeavoring to obtain his liberation.
young man stepped into a book
seller's shop and asked lor a Young Man's
Companion.
•Well sir,' said the bookseller,'here is
my daughter.'
| A merry heart niaketh a cheerful counte
' nance.
New Series—Vol. 11, No, 34-5.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LEWISTOWN & BELDEFOXTE RAIL
ROAD.
REPORT OF ENGINEER.
To J. Edgar Thompson, President of the
Pennsylvania ltailroad Company.
In accordance with your instructions on the
loth of April last, 1 repaired to Lewistown
to take command of the Corps of Engineers
raised by the citizens of MiHliri and Centre
counties, to examine a line of railroad hc
tvoen Lew is tovvu and Bellefonte. Although
my instructions were of the most general
character, embracing solely the task of fiud
; ing, if possible, a route as above described,
with unlimited discretion as to the mode of
carrying them'out, there were yet many cir
cumstances connected with the undertaking
which conspired tu limit the range of opera
tions.
1 ho country to he passed over was intricate
and diflicult, and had never been but partial
ly explored. Many routes were suggested,
and many conflicting opinions advanced in
regard to the unsettled country lying on the
border of the two counties. There were
many interests to be consulted, and, if possi
ble, harmonized; and besides this, the means
in the hands of the Financial Committee were
of limited amount.
To examine all routes and decide upon
their respective merits, was clearly impossi
ble without great expense and unreasonable
delay—besides the danger of alienating in
the very beginning of the enterprise the
friends of all routes except the one decided
on.
Alter considering all these matters, I con
cluded that my proper course was to endeav
or to find as speedily as possible one practi
cable route between the two places, without
stopping to solve the more difficult question
whether this route was the best one which tho
country would afford.
It seemed important also that the route se
lected should tulfill if possible the following
conditions, viz:
That it should lie cheaply graded, and that
this quality was more to be desired than di
rectness of route, low grades, or absence of
curvature.
Ihat it should unite as far as practicable
ail the different interests represented in the
Committee of Finance, by accommodating as
large an extent of country as could be reach
ed without adding needlessly to its length.
Ihat the maximum grade should not ex
ceed the highest which had been successfully
worked on other roads, and the same in re
gard to curvature.
I am happy to say that the route surveyed,
and which I shall presently describe, fulfills
to a very great extent the above conditions.
1 have heard of no expressions of dissent
from its being at least the second choice of
all concerned, while the great majority of
the citizens regard it as being the very best
which could ho selected for the trade of tho
two counties.
Beginning at the Lewistown Depot on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the line crosses di
rectly over the Juniata into Front street at
the canal bridge, thence along Front street
to the east end ot the Borough of Lewistown,
and thence by a gentle curve across level
ground to the Kishacoquillas creek at Swartz's
Mineral Spring, and along the west bank of
the creek to Jacob's mill. The first mile ends
at the borough line and the second at Jacob's
mill.
From Jacob's mill to the narrows of Jacks
mountain the line follows the meadows which
skirt the creek and are very level and never
overflowed. The fourth mile passes close to
Freedom Iron Works, immediately after
which the line crosses to the east side of the
creek, and again crosses to the west side just
as it enters the narrows at the old Axe Fac
tory. The fifth mile terminates at this point.
The line again follows the west bank of the
creek, winding easily through the narrows,
with a maximum curvature of 6° per 100 feet,
without encountering any very heavy excava
tion or embankment. The sixth mile termi
nates at the forks of the Kishacoqnillas, just
north of the narrows, and near the village of
lleedsville. At Reedsville the line crosses
the west branch of Ivishacoquillas and fol
lows the north side of the eastern branch
known as Honey creek.
The seventh mile crosses Honey creek half
a mile east of Reedsville, and the line then
follows the foot of the ridge along the mar
gin of the stream as far as MeFarland's mill,
at the end of the ninth mile, where it crosses
to the north, or rather northwest. The tenth
mile is laid ou the northwest side of lloney
creek, from MeFarland's mill to the bridge at
Kyle's, where it crosses to the east, soon af
ter which lloney Greek disappears in a lime
stone ridge, and its place is supplied by a
small stream frequently destitute of water
and known as Dry creek, along the valley of
which the line is laid throughout the remain
der of the tenth mile, crossing twice on the
last quarter, owing to the creokeducss of the
channel.
At Nageny's farm, in the middle of the
eleventh mile, the line leaves the valley of
Dry creek to the cast and enters what may
be termed tho valley of Milroy, or-iaiurcl
run; although from the peculiar nature of tho
soil that stream does not reach so far down,
but sinks at the village of Milroy, about a
mile and a half further north.
The twelfth mile terminates at the village
of Milroy, about a quarter of a mile east of
the Presbyterian church, and near what is
called the back mountain road. Thus far tho
line has been ever unusually favorableground,
consisting mainly of meadows and level fields,
with but little rook or deep cutting of any
kind, and excepting the crossing of the Juni
l ata, no heavy embankments or costly bridges.
This favorable state of the ground extends
one mile further, and then the high grouud
which seemed to lead so invitingly up to the
1 base of the mountain, suddenly falls off, and
j a long heavy embankment is necessary to
i maintain our elevation up to tho foot of the
j Seven mountains.
The table of estimates will exhibit the ef
foet of this change of character, in the great
diff ,'ence between tho cost of any of the first
thirteen miles and those which succeed them.
Near the end of the fourteenth mile the lino
enter? a gorge of the e evcn mountains near