The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-29

development of its vast mineral x..,.,
every hillside TO smoke with fi,tnasa'a wa
valley In its vicinity TO resound II ~. ana En-,
hammer and the forge. Curnberls "a uals AZ
nus row (and will be for years, no,s';,tu Ne "a
expectations Of some Of the peonle az !.
syIvania) Of the Baltimore and bb;o .' weston
also, Is the destined terminus ofthe cha.un
OHIO canal; and, until that work 4 Son'eess'pahS
TO this point, the capital already ex IsIea
structlon has been vainy invested c Mas
handsomely located al the foot of III smets
and is Justly entitled TO its name az az n'tsAs
city, IL lies.in The valley, and looL. me Asis
IN lovely natural basin, Surrounded - nnp0l
by lofty hills covered with wild y.r%n ue
from one OF these mountain heights MY
resemblance TO Reading, Pa, thoupb NO, oaah
half as large. Its vicinity abounds : nun
scenes for the pencil Of the artist and |" S'ss
that the genius Of Weir, and other LINN my "a
has not sought, among its beautiful v;ew.
for the exercise of their talents. Thu @ep
many OF the citizens are neat and tas,sGI ~
broad, and the society refined and bosn;,,S NC w
Distant about nine miles from Cumbe,la"i
village Of Frostburg, a beautiful sno, s,
qucDied during the warm weather. on s.I s,Als
singularly pure and wholesome a,mosuS. a@
elevated great distance above Cnmi'sN, ki|
is a place that deserves to be general. s,.s
enjoyed the hospitality of the keoner !, 'I ~
there, Judge Cessna, who, besides beihs ' &c ~
lent man, is a good democrat. The narS y ssl
from his hotel is picture of the mos, L III" "
indescribable Character, and looks mD g'el
finished painting in the perspective ae
But no ono who visits Cumberland 4
to see the Mount Savage iron.works S.s'
railroad, ten miles. IL is an immense ,s,. IrIm
was astonished TO find, in the yerv Isa'.
wilderness, whore, only five years AGO srsu n
the mountain oak and sugar maple ! u.s.. So ~
almost realized the enchantmcnt Of Ess,.. wy
found myself in the midst OF a manuf,cn,;.ua&
containing population of three tho,,..Js wv
There are FIVE hundred hands cons,an,lv any,. -
these works! Over two hundred houses s,s ss s
for the accommodation of them and Thai s ssx
The amount of capital invested is 81 ,OOOoO l', y
works, as you may imagine, are really s,nn,A
and there are about two hundred tons az ,ss ~
ufactured week. II is the only American ss,.%
rient extensively engaged in The manufss,a. :
heavy railroad iron---now and heretofore msass
tured in, and imported from, England hsa vs
which is no less singular than true. Thai III. w,
made last winter to repeal the duty on railroad -
was originated and urged before Congress Nv ~
very eastern tariff champions who were 40 nv \.
to keep the duty on all articles in which thew N,
interest A similar effort, and from the AK, ~
ter, will be made at the ensuing session Of Conc
The Mount Savage iron-works are driven by NJ, ~.
the coal and fuel supplied from their own NM.
near the works. The coal is Of the same ch,,..
as that Of the Maryland Mining Company, rkm.
to in the preceding number Of these sketches. I'M
use daily one hundred and fifty tons Of In NJ
and transport one hundred tons daily to the eD,
market, by their own railroad (ton miles) 10 c.
berland, and thence, by the Baltimore and Ohio n
road, TO tide-water. Passenger cars run twic. IL
from Cumberland to the works--fare 70, usn
They have also constructed turnpike from A
works TO the same place. The president and Is
ager of this extensive establishment, is Colon.l w
Young, who receives salary of $4,000 WI
Heis assisted by MIR. Wells, who obtains ,nIu
Of S. 900 per annum, the agent and engineer III
English stockholders. Both these genllemo
capable, accommodating, and efficient men.
Such is brief and imperfect sketch Of an wa.
taking which is destined to be one OF the mos \
portant and valuable in the Union, in few yan
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