Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-11-20
Correspondence Of the Public Ledger.
LETTER FROM sUNBURY.


Bids and Lcttings-A little Lack of Enter
prise--Netc Impetus giuen TO it by the Pro-
jeeted Railroad-The Route from Buffalo
to Washington = Coolfelds and Railroad
Communication nth the Proposed Railroad
from Sunbury to Harrisburg The Dauphin
Mines and Road-Rafting on the Susque-
hanna
SUNDuRY, Nov. 10th, 1852.
This quiet old town is, at this moment,
The scene of great deal Of stir and bu.ile
Railroad contractors are filling all the public
houses and other places of resort, and it
would seem, from all that passes around me,
that the spirit Of improvement and progress
is now about 10 make final Judgement in
this an,iquated place.
A number Of bids for the whole projected
railroad, from here to Harrisburg, have al
ready gone in, and various bids are made
for different parts of the roads. The Board
of Directors will all be here tomorrow, when
the lettings will be published.
Sunbury is beautifully situated on the left
bank Of the Susquehanna, in healthy, fer
tile and highly cultivated valley, and must
from its geographical position, become, soon-
er or later, thriving town. Capital is less
wanting in this charming place than a pro.
per spirit of enterprise, supported by SUBJ
stantial labor, for both which the improve
mens now about 10 be mado seem 10 open
wide field.
The new rail road from Sunbury TO Har-
risburg will be pat of a continuous road from
Baltimore 10 Buffalo, which will bring Buffa-
10 33 miles nearer Baltimore than New York
city by the nearest route a circumstance
little known or dreamt Of by many good
people of The Empire State. But this is not
all. A still shorter line, saving 10 miles
more, could be established by a road from
Willamsporl 10 Wellsborough, and thence
to Hornellsville, (the termination of the
Buffalo and New York city rail road) in the
place of going from WILLIAMSON, to Elmira.
1t is for this reason, ! suppose, that the cli.
zens Of Buffalo take such lively interest in
the projected rail road from this place 10
Harrisburg, and that several gentlemen,
among whom George Lauman, Esq, are
now here, as the representatives of some OF
the first banking houses Of that city, sub
scribing largely 10 the stock Of the COM
pany.
When the road here designated shall be
completed, person will be able to star,
from Buffalo in the morning, and arrive in
The city Of Washington, BY The way of Balli-
more, as soon as he is now able TO get to
New York city on his way 10 Washington.
But $50 miles of the line from Harrisburg
10 the New York and Erie Railroad,) remain
TO be completed, aud Sc miles of it from
Sudbury TO Harrisburs) will be let 10.
morrow.
The mineral wealth of Pennsylvania, and
especially the rich coal fields Of the State,
will largely contribute 10 supply the business
Of the projected road, and must eventually
infuse some new life and vigor into this
place, which has been ironically called "a
finished town" A town is never "finished"
in that sense, as long as new avenues Of
wealth and industry are opened to its cli-
Zens.
Twenty-Five miles of rail road are already
finished from Sunbury TO Shamokin, serving
as a means oil transportation for The coal Of
that region, which will now be further dis
ribuied by the Sunbury and Harrisburg rail
road. Passing the road further down toward
Harrisburg, abou, - miles, al the mouth Of
the Mahonoy Creek, is The Trevorlon road,
leading 10 the Mahonoy mines and al Mil
lersburg, Is miles further down, is the Ly-
kens rail road, leading into the Lykens Val.
ley mines now in full operation. IS miles
still lower down, is the Dauphn rail road
completed 25 miles. By that road there is
road, furnishing an outlet 10 the inexhausli.
BILE coal-felds of Dauphin, and 10 New York
by Allentown, Easton and Somervile COM
pletng at the same time, new route from
New York 10 the South, by the way Of Bal
limore and Washington.
The rafting business OF this place is also
largely increasing ; some eighty or one
hundred RATS being now here, ready TO car
ry timber and lumber down 10 Havre-de.
Grace, 10 be thence transported 10 Philadel-
phia and Baltimore. The adjoining county
of Lycomirg alone, furnishes l0,000,0o of
feet of timber per annum.
Slch are the prospects of Snnbury and
it can hardly be that they should remain un-
improved. OBSERVER.
THE Japan expedition, it is said will sail
for Jeddo about the lst Of December. 1t
will consist of the shin of the line Vermont :.