New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
The yaIIs Of The Deaver


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The river Beaver through its branches. The Af-
honbg sheDanqo, &c, drains very ecn.-delao.e POI
on Of North Taste n Ohio ani N0rth-N esIern Penn
ylvaBis and discharges into the Ohio volume o, water
about equal 20 that Of the Merrinsc o. Mohawk ar rs
mouth. R,Dg Ia gently rclling or tabIeand, ie VeIs
deeper and deeper channel as Il apPToachs Tue deep
valley Of the Ohio that its surface Just ABOVE -
mouth Il three lEnired fees below tae gene
level upland % either side whence the descent d D
good part preCipious the narrow, irregular interval
which sometimes SIDE then on the other, seldom
on both marks its southwark course. Where the SHES
OF the valley are Lot very steep they commonly rise D!
terraces plaieaus forming excellent huitngsp's OF
covered with luXurant crOps. The steep h-sdes are
generally overgroEn by thrifty mantle OF Oak Of t-
ferent species. Chestnut Hickory, ButteTnut aud 0ner
woods The soil, both OF the valley ami the uplands IN
vesrng i, is rich. loan. bearing heavy crops Of
Indian Corn Potatoes &c. though The in'ervaes ara
forward snd fertile beautiful and inviting
section is rarely presented
Within three or four miles Of the Ohio. the Beaver
falls 4 feet and i crossed by three strong STATE ia Of
90 90 and II feet fil respectively. beside two interest
inc private dams of lesser hight Here begins the Erie
Extension Canal and sackWater, on which The State
spent Three -Four Millions AMI then gave II away
urcouyeted TO private company on condition Of cim-
peting II. which somehow effected The state dams
aduncts to the Canal. but afford an abundance Of
w6terp0Wer, which beyond the demands of the Canal,
IL priT ate property by original bargain with the Safe
Tie upper dam sets the water back abou seven miles
forming 81 immense reservoir. From This dam dOwn.
ward the course Of the river il spsrsey studded with
-four and paper.mils pail and tub iac-0ries &c &c.
though not tenth part Of the vlrerpWer already pro-
vded is employed The lowest site dam IA feet is
10, u.ed ~ f being the Ohio and 'ubect 70 back
water thereiTom in high stages Between this and the
UPPER dom are the villages of Sharon Higdsburgh.
Faston New Brighton, Brighton Bflgewafer. and per-
haIs one or two others he along The Ohio Beav
crtoWn (thc o'dfasl ioned county seat mile OF % be-
low the mouth Rochester Cat the mouth and Free
DOR IA bodybuilding borough. mile above) with
IhHpsbuTcb Just across the Ohio The present popu-
ation If this cluster Of villages is about 5000 while
the water power here running 90 waste might easily
give employment 10 many times that number
The stCs activities which rise some three hundred
feet from The Beaver Valley to the upands either side
frequently and deeply creased by ravines or goges
down which flow streams merely visible. but which
at petty torrents washing of the earth
aud laying bare the strata 30 position These strata in
cude four Of the best Coal birumenous from eighteen
inches to three four feet thick and nearly OF quite
horizontal two three Of IRON ore, With Clay slate,
Lime aud SardtOue-the latter excelently adapted to
budla splitting freely aud beng very soft in Us original
bed lut hardening when exposed tOthe air Part ofthe
Line is that used in the manufacture OF Hydraulic Ce
ment while much Of the Clay is Of the kind required for
Friedrich which may here be- made for 3 10 50 per
fLOusard / explored one ut whence an excellent Coal
j. taken the depth Of > inches with Fire Clay below
il To the depth Of seven feet the root overhead being
Sate as smooth and even the ceiling OF any chamber
drawing.rO,m The various strata com posing tlc,e
bluffs both sides OF the Beaver appear 10 overlap each
other horizontally. with dip that Is perceptble 70
lhe casual observer and IN some places Coal Iron Ore
IireCly and Sandstone or Lime might be taken-.ay
Fix or tight icct ia ail-wlout striking one blow t.ai
not dire eily productive And these materials may
each be thrown into chute at the pits mouth AMI car
ritd thence b. their grlytaton down to canaboas
OF iat-boats awaiting them ia the canal river below
according as they should be destined TO Northern or
Southern market
So far as can ascertain on inquiry nearly all these
articles can now be made al q handsome profit | am
assured that Fire Brick can be made here aud trans
ported 60 NrW-loik az an expense which ensures the
tmVest returns 20 whoever has capital aud capacity 20
engage in the business od'antageousy Tor the Coal,
there ample demand either on the Ohio the Lakes;
The later how preferable, as the consumption on and
Lear Lake BE is doubling ANNUALLY and 8Oud increase
still iastcr Z were adcquatey met Coal can be taken
hence a. Ere haresOm protein fct bDatlOlds Of
quality far inferior to the Bearer passing out OF
tie Ohio through tie Extension Canal % Ere. Hy-
dIauIc Cement has been brought here from Ohio and
used extensively III building VIXEN os good an article
could be- manufactured on the spot for one-thrd the
price paid. Building stone and fhgnng have been
taken lence IN ia Ce quantities O. Pittsburgh but the
h, lave never been fairly opened Tor want Of cap al,
af1Lot OF announcement But all this region asdeepy
IN dtt 90 De- |. :. Bank when il failed aud the crd-n
Wirtd Ltuiy every uan a .rtr prise located here
moment, iaiin q to roh.rg and buildings routing down
Inn led because shh-lrd iy liens Judgments aud exc
uti,ls flat 10 ST. ris8ctory title could be- made % ply
clafcr- so nobol would buy IAesem,unbYan hgre
since been mainly iqudated, Lut the region is oly
Low beginning to from tie p4r4 SIS chen eype
Iicictt
Tie PeDusylgau aud Ohio Railroad. reaching from
Pittsburgh to the Cincinnati CoIuibus and Cleveland
Road al Crr,tlne, passes Dir, ty through this valley
crossing tic Beaver ias, betalrn Brighton aad New
Brighton ald making stop az NeE.BrlhtOn and Roch-
ester Ills road iner.e the Cleveland and Wrl,yie
Road ~ Alliance, A. miles Wet A1Othrr Ro.I from
Wesyile (.u miles below j., noa ben. constructed up
the Ohio Valley 10 this point crossing the aver 40 ts
mouth aud running thence mp 20 Pittsburgh Another
O. e. Direct Road from Clevefni CD Pittsburgh. through
Warren and the Nahoning VALLEYS also under con
s,ructiOn aud viii here terminate running thence on the
,x.s.iIgtralkto Pittsburgh The Neuang0 Road Orm-
mo lart If rhe great Louis and New 0rk ile STA
Olean cid Columbus j, also expected % Lave rs vest
eu terminus here: is the Ptr-bur-h aud Erie Road
Bot these latter yet prospec, while the Pennsyl
1.Iia and Clio is la lul operation, and the WeisyIr
~ Ohio Valley and Cleveland Direct Road are nos
lpdy pIoclesdug add must be completed within year
nom his date Then IL s proposed To- consolidate the
Beaver Valley NIag,s above nau.e in.o one city, auI
build here second Pittsburgh I uo obstac. 70
ti.-tbis yaiey ha. all tla f.blr-h p1s.esse. aal
RE water power ttat She orA provided the mea and
tte means be forthcoming.
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