Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-03

preston that this elegant establishment 10 only
for the accommodation Of those who make pur.
chsses by the hundreds. Such Is not the cases;
Mr.. Stewart, il is true, has stock on hand Of
immense value, but also Of the greatest variety
and he intends, to use his own words, to do bu-
siness for the Million He will always have
the best Of everything and in ell styles, 90 that
the rich as we'll as those in moderate circum-
stance can make their purchases with equal ad-
vantage at this Commercial palace, for such
we must call it.
The Rivers and lakes OF Pennsylvanta.
We have already called the attention Of our
readers to the State Book Of Pennsylvania
from the pen Of T. H. Borrowes,of Lancaster,
and to-day we present them with IN extract
from the work. which describes the rivers and
lakes Of our great and prosperous Common.
wealth:
1. Tho Chief rivers Of Pennsylvania all rise
10 the Allegheny mountains, and therefore pos.
sess the qualities of mountain streams, being
npid in their descent, liable to sudden changes
Of high and low water, and only permanently
navgable for q short distance near their mouths.
2. Those Of the FIRST class are the Delaware
in the east the Susquehanna in the middle;
and the Allegheny and Monongahela, forming
the Ohio, in the west
3. The second class are the Schuylkill and
Lehgh. falling into the Delaware; the Tiogo.
Westbrsnch and Juniata, into the Susquehsnna,
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Youghiogheny, and Beaver, tributaries to the
Ohio.
4. Tho third class, sometimes called rivers
and sometimes creeks, are the Lackawsxen and
Brsndywine, in the east Conestoea, Conswa-
%, Conecochesgue and Castleman's, in tho
south /; Mshonoy. Penn's creek, Conedogunet.
Rawstown.b branch. Leyathanna, and Cone
maugh, in the middle; Lackawans, Tunkhan-
mock, Pinecreek, and Sinnemahoning in the
north; and Shenang, Red bank, and Mahonpg
in the weet.
B. In addition 10 these. there are great mum.
Der Of smaller streams OF creeks, and large
spsings; Pennsylvania being remarkably we'll
waterec state. ts; ssf G6as
g. The lakes are few and small Coneaut,
in Crawford county, 10 the largest lake entirely
} embraced in the State. In the northeastern
corner Of il there arc numerous and beautiful
: small bodies Of standing water called ponds.
Z. Lake Eric, which forms small portion Of
the north.wcs, boundary of Pennsylvanis, is
200 miles long. and 80 broad.
8. The regret is onen heard, that the rivers
Of Pennsylvania are not permanently navigsble.
But like oil other complaints against the works
of Providence, this objection, when candidly
9 examined, is without foundation. For let it be
e borne in mind. that though the gentle streams
I Of New York and Ohio present long course
of nsvigsble waters from their mouths to their
n sources, yet, that those sources are fat below
e the rich mineral regions from which our noun
e tain torrents leap; and though difficult OF -.
= cent, that our streams have by the hand OF en-
% terprise and industry. been converted into the
1t easy means of transmitting dopn TO the level
plains of the sister states, the nexhaus,sble aud
u indispensable riches found amidst their wild
A' fountain heads. p t.reess sss ......
ID 9. The widely distant points, also, at whiet
Il. the rivers Of Pennsylvania empty into the ocss
present another proof that she was designed L
o. be the great mineral s,orehouse Of this part o
,e the continent.
u. 10. From one Of her counties (potter) water
Il. flow in the Cult Of 81. Lawrence, Chesapeak
,v bay, and the Gull OF Mexico |; and iforn neasi
On all those that border on the Great Alleghen
n. mountain considerable streams iAll into the "
r latter.
IL. When Il is further Remembered III
twice each year nearly all our streams are n
vigable for descending craft. and thu, the f'
articles which are required to bs taken up {
-. the use Of the mountain counties, sre o: lie
q. freight in comparison With those cent down, q
. objection that our streams are noA permanent
" navicable, disappears be fore the numerous 9th
advantages Of our position. ts
:" l2. Most of tie 9, teams Of Pennsylvsnis
tain their orig inal t,eautifsl Indian nsmes. .
:, it 10 to be regretted that sli do not. The De
a, ware, which too'x i,s present name from u
Delaware, q Br itish aObleman. who IVES onr
nh the early GO esrnoss oi Virgins, was cell
w. Msckeriskit titan by the Indiana Msnayu
I'VE was The .sme BY which they knew the Sehn
he kill. " psss.., name was given BY the u
nd. lsnder.s .. sna y said TO mean rhs Hidden Rive
~, its 'nos,A NO, being visible 70 persons ssee'
/; N ir.g ,hs Delaware.
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