The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-06-13


had set US the example, But it seems we
were mistaken; for it brought down upon
up the jibes and jeers Of the lank man Of
the Inleiigencer, and he has suffered no op-
portunity 10 pass since without speaking in
detision Of I" sCater po,Oer" in this neigh
borhood, and Of the business and prospects
of Bloomsburg. 1t appears 10 haunt him
by night and by day, like Macbeth's ghosts.
He considers it destructice engine placed
above him, to destroy all his hopes Of the
anticipated greatness of the growth of Dan
vile, It is said that he has been known
to cry out in his sleep, ".curse the Fishing
Creek "water power" il has blasted my
hopes, and defeated my calculation" Out
Of pity to his feelings therefore and 10 save
him, if possible, from becoming entirely
deranged on this subject, we will hereafter
seldom refer TO our water power" 1t
needs neither putting, blowing, nor sUeIl-'
ing from steam or wind to render it the
best scilo for Anthracite Furnaces in the
state of Pennsylvania. But why, says our
near neighbor, has ii not been used. The
answer is plain and easy 10 be given, by all
who do not possess the same feelings of en-
Wy and prejudice as the man who busters
| so much bel0lO.
The land in the ncighborhood Of Fishing
Creek, for miles upon each side CT it, is 4
rich fertile country, and has been mostly
cleared Of its timber, consequently char
coal could not be procured, without great
expense in transportation, so much SO, that
it would render the manufacture Of iron an
Improbable concern. Not so, with the
country in the neighborhod Of Roaring
Creek, Cattawissa Furnace, Mooresburg
and Dauvile. In their immediate neishbor-
| hoods there are thousands of acres of noun.
famous land uncultivated and uncultiyatable,
covered with wood which has induced all
those heretofore engaged in the iron busi-
ness, to locate themselves in their immedi-
ate neighborhood. 1t was this that induced
Burd Patterson TO locate himself at Roar
ing Creek, and also at Danville. The two
Furnaces were both FIRST built to use char
coal-but the SUCCESS Of the Anthracite Fur-
mace at Po,lsviIle, induced the change OF
those stacks, the one before it had beer pat
in operation, and the latter after having
worked short time.
H--The scene is now changed. Charcoal
is no longer 10 be used. Anthracite takes
its place, and Fishing Creek "'water pow
er" will soon be brought into successful
competition with any other power that can
be operatsd with, Notwithstanding the con-
Tempt with which this steam man profess
eS TO treat it, We say processes, because
we are satisfied that it is mere jealousy and
envy through fear Of the superior advanta-
ges that Fishing Creek possesses over Dan
vile for the mandatory of iron, that indu-
ces him TO publish such trades against lis
capacity TO do business.
Bullet US see with regard toFishing Greek,
, whether it is such a miserable stream as is
: represented by him. 1t passes some thirty
miles, after it enters this county, through a
! most fertile portion of it, and has upon its
:, banks an immense quantity of timber of all
: descriptions, which can be hoated down 1t,
8 Within distance OF about six miles from
: where the Canal crosses it, there are ID
: water powers, with from nine TO t,CentE
. . fUe ieet fall to each. On the banks of the
n Creek thus far, that is 10 Orangeville, ant
L we know not how much further up, there
is an abundance Of iron ore, of the very
e best quality. On the property belonging tc
is the "Bloomburg Railroad Iron Company
IN Fishing Creek mas fall OF thrty.lour feet
e. t,eentyfUe feet of which may be used a
Is one place for blowing furnaces; and, by
lie measurement. made of the water flowing il
s. the stream when it was lowest last fall,
Ir was proven, after MrOCing or one ha!
a. for extreme droughts, leakage OF the dan
'g &C., powe. equal 10 an eighty horse stesu
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