Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-10-23
From tie y, Courier and Enquirer.
OLE BULL, NEW C0L0NV III PENN
sYLVANIA-INTEREsTING SCENE.
OLEoNA, Potter COUNTY, Penn, }
September, 1852. {

~ P'VihOei, lOo~'
Professor Greasy, in his description Of
the victory Of the Americans over Bur-
goyne, at Saratoga, speaking Of the pro-
gress OF this country makes this remark
"Beiore a book on the subject of the
United States has lost its novelty, those
States have outgrown the descriptions
which it contains"
The truth Of this is daily verified, for
new towns, cities and States are continu-
ally springing into existence. The place
from whence am writing this letter is one
of these new and remarkable Creations
Oleona is but day old, yet the crcum-
stances Of its commencement and the actv-
ity now manifested here, give assurance OF
its success. For sometimes we have had
rumors that movement was in contempla-
ton for establishing Colony in the unset
tied, rich and heavily ,imbered lands in
the Southern part of this County, but no
one knew whether these rumorS We're true
or false, until the 9th Of this month, when
the celebrated Norwegian artist, Ole Bull,
with an Engineer and party of gentlemen,
arrived at this place, which was then
without a name.
From the circumstances that a large
clearing had been made, and hotel COM
menced by the former proprietors of the
land, he determined TO commence his sell
tlement at this p int.
1t would be difficult to find a more ro-
mantle or beautiful spot for such a purpose.
The soil is very rich, excellent water pow
er convenient, the streams large enough to
float timber to the market. A beautiful
valley shut in by hills on every side rising
in the most graceful manner, covered with
magnificent forest trees to their SUBMITS,
game of every variety plenty, and the
streams abounding in speckled trout. 1t
seems as if an allwise Providene had pre-.
served this spot for some particular display
of his goodness.
Before the completion of the New York
and Erie Railroad, this section of country
was hardly hnoWn-the great tides of en-
igration TO the west swept past US on the
North by the Erie Canal or Central lines
OF railway in New York, or followed up
the valley Of the Susquehanna on the
South, without turing to the right or TO
the left TO explore the country they were
leaving.
But Ole Bull, after having spent several
months in visiting various portions in the
United States, has selected this section for
the purpose of establishing colony of his
countrynen, and in order to carry out his
plan, has secured by purchase and other
wise, the control between one and 100000
acres of land, situated about midway be-
tween the New York and Erie Railroads
on the North, and the contemplated route
OF the Sunbury and Erie Railroad on the
South. The land be has selected is good
soil, heavily timbered with maple, cherry,
beech, white ash, hemlock, white pine,
&C., &c. 1t is one of the heaithiest portion:
of the United States, and, by the opening
OF these great lines OF intercommunica.
lion, easy of access to the N. Y, Philadel.
phia and Baltimore markets.
1t is his intention 70 have this tract o
country surveyed and laid out into smal
farms, which will be disposed of TO hi
countrymen at prices which shall cove
cost, making the terms of payment so easy
that each one can become an independen
landholdcr in his own right. That eacl
town shall have lis church, where thel
can worship according to the dictates 0
their consciences, and each district il