Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-12


And though some twenty-five miles further
from Philadelphia than some other regions, the
facilities for mining and The ready recess OF the
coal would cur,ail the expenses 10 an amount
much greater than the cost Of transportation for
the increased distance.
The completion of the projected rail road from
Schuylkill Haven TO the eastern termination Of
the Danvle and pottsville railroad, near the
town Of Shamokin, connecting the Reading
with the Danville and Pottsvic road, would at
once develope the riches Of this region, and bring
its mineral wealth directly to market at Phila.
'delphia.
A thorough examination oe the ground by sur.
wey, was made last spring by Mr.. Cleaver, a
-skillfu engineer, who says in his report, that a
rail road from Shalnukin to Schuylki Haven, n
distance SO miles, through Locust Gap, (na.
sure made the Gap for a rail road to pass
through without an inclined plane, or such high
grades as shall be objectionable to locomotive
engines, drawing heavy burden trains. This
road completed, Philadelphia and Sunbury at
the junction of the north s. west branches Of the
Susquel'anna, will be Connected by a continu.
ous rail road of l52 miles in length without an
inclined plane or other distractions to the pas.
sage Of locomotive engines, the whole length
Of the route The trade of the north and west
branc!. canals. together with the army Of pas.
senrers that . oud travel this way, in addition
to the iron anJ coal and other products tha,
would be carried OH ibis road, could not fail to
make it at least as profitable ne the Mine Hill
rail road that carries COZ only; and that road
pays a heavy dividend. There is no projected
Improvement Of the kind in which the city of
Philadelphia has SO deep an interest
Make this coooectug link of rail rod, and
neither the "Shuylkill Navigation" with .Tits
increased facilities Of steam nav avigation, nor the
Reading rail road with its double track and
mammoth locomotive, drawing almost endless
lraias at coal cars need fear competition from
the other. My word for it, in one year after
the road shall be in operation, both will have
work enough to do. The feeling Of rivalry
which now exists between them, would be sup.
planted by desire to assist each other, rather
than throw obstscles in each others way. Why,
| was told by good authority. that the "Danvllle
Iron Company" have said if the Reading Rail
Road Company will make the road from
Schuylkill Haven 10 the town of Shamokin, that
they will make road from Danvle to inter.
sect it at a distance Of 9 miles, and guarantee
20 run eighty thousand tons Of freight on it per
annum, themselves.
II these companies will examine the matter
minutely, they will be convinced that | am cor.
rect lfcapi'alis,s of philadelphia will look in.
to it, they will find that | have not overdrawn
in the description, but that not more than one
half of the advantages have been named.
On the eve of the great day which is conse.
Grated TO the independence of our country, we
hail the re union OF Texas with the United States
We will now tread the road Of freedom and
greatness together. This news comes to US by
the Princeton steamer, which arrived al Anna.
dispatches from Annapolis. lie left Washing
ton, Texas, on the 2lst June, and arrived at Gal
weston on the 22d-on which day the Princeton
left that place. We are favored by the Doctor
with the following memoranda -
"'rhe United States Ship Princeton, Commo.
dore Stockton, arrived at Annapolis, from Gal
weston, Texas, after the short passage OF nine
days, having consumed only 90 tons Of coal,
She steamed against head winds with the excep.
iion of only Sc hours, when she was assisted by
her sails. No Atlantic steamer has ever made
good hourly average, with the same eco
nomy of fuel and, considering all the circum.
stances, it may be regarded unprecedented
passage
The news brought by the Princeton is OF the
most interesting character. Both houses of the
Texan Congress have unanimously consented
TO the terms of the joint resolutions OF the United
States. The Senate had rejected the treaty with
Mexico by unanimous vote. Captain Wagga
man hac arrived at Washington, Texas, TO select
posts to be occupied by the Unied States troop.
and to provide for their subsistence. A resolu
tion introduced into both houses Of Congress
requiring the executive TO surrender all posts
navy yards, barracks, &c, to the proper autho
rites of the United States. The oint resolu
tons were introduced into both houses OF Con
gress on the same day, and were almost identica
IN their tenor, The resolutions passed the Sen
ate on the 18th Of june and were sent TO IN
House the House laid them on the table, an
sent them to the Senate on the next day. In tn
mean time, considerable jealousy arose as t