The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-01-11
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ppears 10 be the watch word among
mcighbors, and we repeat it, Come
See," not " our railroad" that is, but
Id be not our barren hills and dry
INNS, but our fertile and beautiful farms
bur incxauslable beds of ore, and valua-
water powers-and last, though not
our beautiful and flourishiug village
Bloomshurg, 1t is situated in the centre
hhe counrv, upon the North Branch Ca
near the mouth Of Fishing Crcck,a large
"a never failing stream, which passes
bnl its source, through an extensive fertile
GAry, and down which annually floats
kIions Of feet Of pine and other lumber,
"a has sufficient fall for innumerAblc wa
! powers unsurpassed by any other in the
he. Upon its borders, for several miles
bm lis mouth, are inexaustabe beds OF
be ore, of a quality inferior to none in the
IorId, and which can be mined with very
HE comparative expense. Some idea
bay be formed Of the estimation in which
hs held by the iron masters of the country
Rom The fact, that upwarps Of 10000 tons
Iave been taken from this neighborhood
kjlhin the past year, and the most Of it
so or 100 miles TO furna-
les situated in regions aboundng with iron
Fe.
The village is built upon gentle declivi-
|y, laid ou, into regular streets and squares,
Ecntsining upwards of one hundred dwell
ling houses; four churches, Epicopalsn,
a Lutheran and German Re-
form, and Methodist, all of which are
handsome buildings that do credit 10 the
dif'erent societies TO which they belong
During the past season, lhere has been
lrected a large brick school house sufficient
N commodious for four schools; also scve-
Fal brick buildings for stores and dwelling
houses, besides a number of frame houses
and other buildings. In the village is an
Extensive Iron Foundry for the manufacture
Of all kinds Of castings, at which has lately
been put in operation, four horse power
steam engine, made in the found.y under
,he superlntendance of its enterprising man
,ger, Lewis II. Maus. WilhiI distance
pf about two miles, there are now in full
eBeration six large FIGURING Mills, propel.
ed by water, ail of which are doing an cx-
ensive business. The Boomsburg Rail
Road and Iron Company" thot was char
ered last winter with capital of $500, 600,
have, within a few weeks, located their
face and the scitc for their buildings; and we
earn that arrangements are making TO break
ground early in the spring. Besides the
valuable water power to be occupied by
his company on Fishing Creek, there are
several others, equally as good, that can
now be purchased; and all that is wanting
Is capital, to give this vicinity an impetus
in the Tide Of iron Manufacture that would
soon wait il FAR ahead of any oi5er section
Of Northern Pennsylvania. II will thus be
seen that our advantages for manufacturing
are great. We have great water power
Iron Ore of the first quality in abundance
Lumber Of any kind or quality can be float
ed down Fishing Creek-CoaI from Wyo,
ming, or any other section, can be brought
ls ,he door by the canal, and in addition,
bur railroad will soon be continued from
Cattawissa up Fishing Geek to Williams
port, 10 connect with the Elmira railroad,
which will give US direct communication
nto the State Of New York, either by rail-
'ond or canal, as well as with Philadelphia
md Ballimore-and an extensive fertile
around, abCunding with every thing
hat is necessary to build up and sustain a
manufacturing community. All these adj
'Antages for the manufacture Of iron will