Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-06-08
From the Daily Chronicle.


believing that its publication will be useful to
some of our readers, and likewise afford them
an opportunity Of Judging of the improvements
that are progressing in various parts of the
Union, notwithstanding the complaints and
apathy caused by the hard times -
BLossBURG is situated in the southern part
of Tioga county, Pennsylvania, about 25 miles
from the New York line. The town lies I'M
mediaey on the Tioga river; the fiat or valley
on which it is built, is about three TO four miles
long, by one TO two miles in breadth. On every
side it is surrounded by mountains, which rise
from 700 TO 800 feet in height, covered with
choice timber, and abounding in rich veins of
biuminous coal and iron ore. The coal is of
similar character, and equal in quality, TO that
of Pitsburg. The enlerprising citizens of New
York have already begun to secure 10 them
selves the rich advantages of this place. Mr..
Van Ness, a very intelligent and experienced
iron founder. has erected furnace, and produ-
ced iron of very superior quality. The ores of
these mountains he estimates among the richest
in this country, yielding from 40 TO so per cent.
of iron. A Company from Albany, are also
about 10 establish very extensive iron works,
with capital of 100000. But TO ms the OBJ
ect of most interest was The Arbon Coal Com
pany. They have already opened several
mines, and have all the cars, apparatus, &c, to
mine and carry 10 market from so TO 100000
tons of coal per annum. This Company Will
have The entire supplying of the whole western
part Of New York; and from the rapid disap-
pearance of wood, the day is not far distant
when they will be dependent on this reg ion for
all their fuel The Coal Company possesses
about 1000 acres of land. he great mass of
these coal and iron mountains Is owned by
what is called the Arbon Land Company, con-
slitulng about to 10000 acres. That part of
the valley which belongs TO the Land Compa-
ny, they are reserving for town lots, which must
soon become exceedingly valuable, as the town
is increasing with great rapldly, numbering al
ready more than 1000 inhabitants. From
Blossburg to Corning, fourishing town sirua-
led in New York, IA miles north of the Penn
sylvania line, there is now completed, and IN
successful operation, a very substantial and ex-
celItnl railroad; and which must be gratifying
10 the propretors, has been accomplished at
less cost considerably than any other road of
equal length in the United Stares-the whole
expenditures, including the road, depots, build
ings, cars, locomotives, &c, not exceeding
S5OO,O 900, and this for read full 80 miles in
length. With US the cost of such road would
have swelled up TO millions. The secret OF
this success is found in the character OF the Of
icers, who for industry, energy, and talent, can
not be surpassed--they were all interested In
the company, and, from the President down,
have had very low and hardly adequate sala-
rles.
Corning, which but few years since be-
gan its career in the wilderness, Is In Steuoen
county, New York, situated on the Chemuns
river, branch Of the Susquehanna, formed by
The Tioga and Caniesto. Whilst all The rest Oh
The world has been on the retrogade, 1t has
steadily advanced in wealth and population,
and. from one house in 1886, now numbers up
wards of two hundred, with population rising
1000 On a square reserved for This purpose
by the Corning Land Company, there are now
built three handsomely constructed churches,
Episcopaian, Methodist, and PreSbyteran.--I
There is also a Bank, with capital oil lOO 10
100000, one large Hotel now occupied, and
another larger one nearly completed. ne
coal, lumber, &C., which descends the rail road
from Blossburg TO Corning, finds lis way lnio
the interior of New York, also to Albany, bull
GaIo, and New York city, by the Chemung ca
nal TO Seneca lake, Gnd thence 10 the Erie ca
nal. The Blossburg coal beng but recently
presented to the market, has not yet entered
into large consumption. Late experiments al
Salina have. however, proved that II can be
used as fuel in the manufacture of salt, al
much less cost than wood. The value of this
experiment may be appreciated, when we take
into consideration the fact that the Salna works
consume daily from 1900 to 1000 cords OF
wood. Here, then, is about TO be opened a
market which will require more than 10000
tons of coal per annum. The immense reve-
nues that will be reaped by these Arbon com
panies can hardly be estimated TO hear the
noise of the hammer, the songs of the miners
and the incessant railing of the coal cars down
tho plane, seems more like the busy tumult oil
our commercial cities, than the wilderness
Blossburg is to be the Pittsburg OF Western
New York, and before many years mus! oe-
come a large city. 1t is the ihroushiare OF the
Western travel from Pennsylvania to New
York. For passengers alone, the rail road re-
ceived during the last year $4,000, and for