Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-15
The schuyihiii Coni Region.

The schuyihiii Coni Region.
The Miners Journal asserts that the improve.
ments made in the Coal Region during the pas,
year have been greater than during any three
years preceding. II enumerates the opening Of
the whole of the Schuylkill Valley Coal Region,
by the laying of the new road, which has given
an lmpuse to the business in that region. On
this road Mr. George II. Potts has recently made
some half dozen more openings in White Ash
coal veins, short distance above Patterson. and
laid out Few town called "Brockvillc" :" in no.
nor of Mr. John Brock, of our city who is
part owner Of the land. A number of new houses
have been erected, and one hundred and twenty
have been contracted for. which will be connie
ted by the first of May next On Silver Creek
too, new works have recently gone into opera.
ton, and large number of miners houses have
been built
The Mill Creek road has been re.laia and
great improvements made on its route new
openings have been started, old works enlarged
and number Of miners houses erected. The
town of ST Clair is growing rapidly, numerous
buildings are constantly going up and three or
four new Coal Engines are being erected
On the West Branch, the Mine Hill and
Schuylkll Haven Railroad has been extended TO
the lotto Tract" belonging to the "Forest I'm.
provemen' Company" and upwards Of fifty new
miners houses have been erected on that tract
alone. Another branch OF the Mine Hill and
Schuylkill Haven Railroad, extending to "rre.
mont" a new town in the Swatara region. is
NOW in process of construction; improvements
are making along the line of the work When
completed this road will open new and rich tracts
of coal land, which have previously had com.
muuication with the market The Mount Car
bon Railroad has no, been extended, but there
have been great Improvements made along the
line about forty new houses have been erected
by one concern in the vicinity of this road. A
number OF the lateral roads leading TO works in
various parts of the region have also been reaid,
to adapt them to the large cars used on the Read.
! ing Road.
There have never been two years in which so
many new steam engines were erected in this
. region as the present year, both for mining and
breaking coal 1t is probable, from the calcula.
n tion of the Journal that more than 81 100000
have been expended in the region during the past
4 year in making improvements of various kinds.
i At least s;.c hunGred nec honsee for miners have
been built exclusive of those in the large towns.
The consequence has been all extraordinary ac.
tivty in trade, and business Of every kind has
: been usually brisk this year.
:, During the boating Of next year, the
c Journal thinks the region will send f,yty hou
snnd tons IF Coaifo market per wsek-the trade
d will steadily increase at the rate OF between Z
o and 400 900 tons per annnm-and the prosperity
= and business Of the region will progress with tn.
l. increase of the coal shipments. We cannot bu
IS congratulate our Schuylkll county friends OF
e their cheering prospects, and trust their antici
e pations may all b. fulfilled with profit to them
't selves and the public.-North american.