New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-03

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mill in The village. The work people have church
ycsum library Of 200 10 900 volumes and IN Did
Fellows Hal. From t..s village OF zoo nhabitsni-,
large proportion q the csss used in the constrnc
ton Of the New York Cry. ts Palace. II l. singular
that tie white sand here employed in the glass
facture extends ii uerow strip Of three Or four miles
in width long distance while the land outside Of II Is
exceedingly fertile. From the carr could see fine crops
Of wheat and rye growing close up to the edge of this
desert farm Of 900 acres, belonging 10 NJ Hay nv
Quaker friend informed yielded 49, 400 worth Of pro-
duce last year.
A few mile further the Hammonden Glass
Works not in operation. Some seven miles to the
eft Of the road are the New Columbia Glass Works.
The Little Egg Harbor River and mile two farther of
the Village Of Pleasant Mills; while the other side Of
the river the Baiso Iron Works, where extensive
business in the smelling OF bog ore and the casting OF
plates il carried On the other side of the road,
four miles distant situated upon Great Egg harbor
River the extensive Weymouth Iron Works, for the
casting Of iron sewer and drainage pipe.
For twenty-five miles from the Winslow Glass Works -
Asecum the rarosd is air line, running through pine
forests, cedar swamp and meadow land much of which is
admirably adapted to the growth of market produce.
About half way between the Wnslow Glass Works and
the village Of Absecum is the village of Gloucester where
extensive Ionsmeltne operations are carried on just
before reaching this place Is the point at which the pro-
jected Air Line Railroad 70 Cape yay will branch of and
near the place the Air Line from Norfolk VAL cross
the track.
The villages Of Weymouth B,iso and Gloucester and
the Atsion Paper WORKS. few miles Philadel-
phia contain aggregate population of 900 persons.
Beside these hamets and scattered agri
cultural population oil along the line Of the road and for
Waterford and Winsew Glass Works, have heretofore
employed in the aggregate 200 mules and nearly 80
men for the transportation of their goods to Philadelphia
and for the of material herefrom Of
upward Of s3f 600 per annuu. The whole of this traffic
will now be done by rail.
On the line of the road extending from Gloucester ne.r
~ 10 Absecum tract Of land about nine miles IN length
and from one 10 seven in width of n cayey subso with
thln sandy loan, and vegetable mold at the top well
wooded and having water communication with New York
by means of Toms River is for sale, about s. per
acre ALREADY two or three settlers may be seen making
their clearings and there doubt but in short time
the whole OF the available land along the route will be
taken up.
But while have been taking notes we are at Absecum
This is a little village Absecum Bay the people of
which support themselves by fishing and occasional wreck
ing. Already they send up 600 bushels of oysters dsy
TO Philadelphia by this road and are making arran,e
ments for extending the fishery The oysters from Great
and Little Egg Harbor Bays most excellent and in
Philadelphia hold the same rank that Shrewsburys" do
with the New Workers The fishing trade also extensive
here Last there less than 300 fishing
sells from Maine fishing between Barnegat Inlet and the
Capes Of Delaware Absecum last year, sent up to Phil
adephis 900 wagon loads of Bass, Blacklist Kngfsh,
Wealfsh Halibut and Goldfish packed in ice OF
sl2 per load for transportation This traffic will also
douId TO the advantage of the Railway Company-who
have engaged convey fish at g. per oad-in the nice
| little of $50, 600 year.
About five miles from the village of Absecum, salt
meadow. of the soest and most brilliant green, And
are at Atlantic City,. This city is situated upon sand
island on the Atlantic. 1t is approached q bridge
built upon piles Once it, and soon exchange the
salt meadows for stunted pine and oak woods The city
is very finely laid out in avenues at right angeson paper
Those leading from the beach commence with MAINE
CAV and after running all through the several States of
the Union, conclude with "Iowa-av., leaving several
blanks for Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. The
trance to the "cy' is through Atlantic-av., while
parallel with il run Pacific Adristic Arctic
and Bac-avs and several blanks for Oceans vet dis
covered At present the city contains two three hotels
in Of erection and one completed After reaching
nearly TO the end of Aiancav our locomotive came TO
halt and gruy coughing two or three times settled him.
self down little rest and refreshment after his Of
60 miles in the hot sun while We without further ado
cd N Tho
will be immense budngwhen completed. AT sentonly
oneourh of its intended dimensions visible. The wing
course of erection is 80 feet wide by nearly 400 feet in
length The entire building will not be finished before the
As dinner was not quite ready stroled down to the
beach 10 watch the bather they danced about in the
waves and examined the stranded fragments of vessels
with which the beach strewn The scene was delight
ful-n the oing the white sails cleaned in the sunlight
overhead the guls screamed their sr cries in c0utes
sky, while The sea shone like mirror and then rolled N
and broke in spray and foam feet and all the while
soft low breeze played over the wafer waiting such
health and vigor 10 us cy-bestihed bpeds, as only we
| could appreciate.
AWAY TO the southeast near the scene OF the wreck
the Powhaap an immense sand bluff mas been formal and
the breakers which dash against and all around H. only
add its size. At first sight it resembles white fort in
the ocean, and only after considerable persuasion
, that Welded my belief i'll iis human origin.
Returning 10 our quarters, we found the long dining
hall set with all the paraphernaia of a-to the
preston of professional friend who stepped IN before
me" mighty tecd. Three immense tables were spread
with all that hungry could desire. Across the upper
part of the platform and table for the Pres
dent and VicePresidents. The following officers were
appointed:
President Judge Grr vicePre.denis Thomas Fleming Ab
HAM, BsNHIs HsT s Se'I IL. R7s John z
Edward Hsines John NJ odeIhemer Secretaries James Ws
b Dave WA Watson S1P sS1de }1.JG Ed:Ha
Then the guests took their seats, and soon
busted in asceanug the quality OF the vsnds set before
them. After the removal OF the cloth Henry e. Carey
offered the following preamble and resolution which were
unanimously adopted:
We have witnessed, with the hshs. sat,tsetoI the
Atlantic R,rosds road that rejects the highest honor upon IL
prospect. OF Absscum and ell the Intermediate lons bl
aiso that oftse city Of Phladelphs.
John C. D.Ccs President Of this rosd
70 ho eneYv and unirns industry
means Of
freedom OF intercourse from the enjoyment OF which hs
Appropriate speeches were made by Judge Grier and
Messrs II. C. Carey, 4. Browning John {. Montgomery
Ten Evck OF New-Jersey ten. Wynkcop, and Mr. Da-
Costa President the Company; ana after most excel
lent and lauginble song from NJ Coleman Of tn Daay
Register, the company adjourned 10 III. Beach III s most
fbe majority OF the guests INDUCED IL oath
The Reach Is of fine sand and o. equal depth foF
Quarter of mile from the shore while owrg 10 IT. pecu-
liar form there is perceptb,e underow took bath
with the rest. and must confess thai was wondsriuHy
shed thereafter Old Atlantic stormy a. he AZ Times
is broke with tee gentlesi and most delco1. caresses
over u. as we plunged into his csmins breakers.
AT \ o'clock we set out return, highly delighted
The camden and Atlantic Railroad single track %
miles il length the first rails land July leo5 iheroad
has cost 81 0OO II passes through pretty even cVh
try recurring but Jew cuttings embankments ts force
consists Of 10 locomotives az which - tuns, and
OF tuns weight 20 passenger and 90 freight cars ana
large number trucks Ii . owned and managed primer
paly by the propTietors OF inc seVtra wofhs ha'e uo
sCribed along lis route.
IL is intended TO run steamboat from Absecomts New
York shortly IN the winter when he canals ana rivers
are frozen the Company expect obtain the Transports
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