Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-09-20

other routes, the elevation to be overcome is of
the first Importance, Twenty feet rise is held
to be equal TO one level mle-in other words, to
ascend twenty feet is equal to mile lost. Ac.
cording to the above table of distances etc, the
fall westward being the criterion of the rise east,
ward. the elevation to be gained may be stated at
300 feet. This elevation divided by 90 gives
the equivalent in miles upon a level being 100
This added to 243-the distance by the Middle
route, makes an equivalent Of 500 irrel miles
from Harrisburg TO Pi,tsburg and from Phila-
delphia to Pittsburg by similar calculation,
A93 level miles If TO this we add 40 miles,
from Pittsburg to Cleaveland. the whole distance
from this city to the latter becomes 623 miles
Applying this rule to the lines of the New York
and Erie Railroad or by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to Cleavean1, we doubt not the advan.
tage in favor of Philadelphia would be upwards
of 200 miles,
There are other facts which we shall present
to our readers, regarding the choice ola Railroad
to Pit,sburg We need not apologize 10 such as
are concerned for the interest of the City and the
State, for the space which has been and will be
occupied with this subject-North American.
! DrAMoxps ~ NoRTu CARoLINA--At late
meeting of the American geologists in New lla-
ven Conn, Prof Sheppard expressed the opin.
ion that both diamonds and pl atina will be found
in abundance in the gold region of that State, and
also in South Carolina and Geotg a. This opln-
ion he predicates upon the fact that elastic sand
Stone has haeu Iiscnvarel in some of the West
ern counties of that State, Burk and Buncomb,
and in the other States named and where this is
found, it is geological indication oft the presence
of the Diamonds Platina In Hall county
Georgia, one perfect diamond has been found IN
one Of the gold washing deposits, worth S35, and
another was broken in pieces by the workmen,
CHlNA.--Rep j. l.. Shuck, with number
of other Missionaries, having recently removed
from Hongkong to Canton, writes as fol
lows -
DR.. Devan and myself are now parmanen
residents of this mighty city. Canton contains
one million of immortal souls, speaking on'
dialect, and accessible to missionary effort
With ten native preachers, we are laying plan
, Tor the most vigorous optralio"-R 10 i'"@o'
and in truth glorious field. The late Amer
can Treaty renders us and our converts secure
The people eagerly receive our books, receive
: us politely crowd our chapels, and listen with
attention to our message. II is said ths, tn
Emperor has publicly sanctioned the introduc
ton of Christianity into the empire. The pre-
sent Governor of Canton province, who reside
: in this city, is a gentlemen of uncommon ab
ties and good feeling. He signed the reaiIe
d made with China by England, France, and tn
d United States. When on visit of state ,
Iongkong, presented him with copy OF IN
New Testament in Chinese he received
politely, and alsoa few tracts in Chinese, on II
principles of Christianity; and on his return
Canton, sent me splendid fan, with HE or,'
autograph upon it,