New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-02

but the advantage 10 Water and | think 10 Tim
br also, IS cesryon the side Of Pennsy Ivsnis. The
VALLEY Of the ShensngO, the French Creek Broken
stra and their tributaries are indsputabiy fertile
the hIl-s.des are sometimes too steep for contIn1
o1s cultivation bat good for Grssswhlle tie springs
breaking frequently from theirs des or bases httnem
admirably for pasture and above them tse surface
is level the soil strong, and the adaptation alike u
thlsge aud culture almost universal. There are
some wet pl aces alike on the hi CHER aud the lower
levels but all the former and many OF the latter
are rendered dry enough By simple clearing and
tilage. Had Western Pennsy lvanis been incIud
ed In View Connecticut II would now closely re-
.emble il. whereas the difference Is very striking.
think the average market value Of farms and oil
Wild lands in Trumbull County, Ohio, IS twice as
much, acre for acre, as in Crawford County. Penn
sylvania The reason is not found in the soil but
20 the Gu tlvators.
There are exceptions 70 the prevalent aspect IN
Pennsylvania which illustrate this position
Travelled across two contiguous tOwns-Sparta IL
Crawford aud Concord in Erie County-which on
the route j tpversed. appeared fully as we'll as
ary ten miles ia Ohio, save the natural difference
on account Of older settlement Sparta appear
70 have been considerably settled for some thirty
years past Concord about twenty, though by far
the larger portion Of titled land must have been
cleared much within this period. More gentle and
beautiful slopes never saw, and the levels On
theirsummits were spacious and dry While through
the valleys at their bases clear. spring born brooks
run singing and laughing 10 French Creek on the
one side and the Brokenstraw on the other. And
those slopes aud levels showed a generous soil and
were richly covered with Grass and Grsin-a
greater proportion Of the latter than had met at
almost any point IN my travels II all the town OF
Concord is equal 10 that part OF 1t saw, the own
ers of its soil should be contented men. Nearly
all North w estern Pennsylvania is like, though
il IS not generally equal to this while its connec-
ton by Canal aud Lake navigation with Pittsburgh
and the Ohio on The South and with Buffalo and
New York at the East afford rare facilities 10 It's
cultiyators. great quantity Of Timber, Plank,
Boards. Shingles, Slaves, &c is annually RATED
down the creeks and thence by the Allegheny and
Ohio to the growing cities on their banks The
LAUNDERING Business is very uncertain IN It's re-
turns, but this year they have been good The
high price of Cattle, Butter and Cheese as well as
Lumber, is enabling this people, mean those who
are industrious and frugal-to clear their lands and
pay of their debts with unusual rapidly. The
population Of North Western Pennsylvania is fast
increasing, and yet threefourths Of the land is still
covered with the primal forest, aud good tracts
may be bought here, all things considered, cheaper
than in Illinois or Wisconsin
-Chautauque County-the Western extremity
Of our own State-cosely resembles the region |
have been describing so need not reiterate. Its
cultivation is better than that of the neighboring
district OF Pennsylvania but not equal to that of
Ohio on the other side. Under the impulse given
by the Dairy business, to which it is wisely be-
coming more and more addicted, it is now rapidly
increasing in wealth aud population. The COM
pleton of the Erie Railroad will bring II within
one day ride instead OF two at PRESENT. OF New
York, and greatly contribute to its prosperity.
But the summons is given the wagon which
is TO bear me on my first stage toward New-Nork
is at the door. My next sleep must be in Buffalo,
where | greet again the fleet iron horse, and
hasten by his aid to resume my daily labors so,
Land of the West sdieu nc.