The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17
FRASKvnLE, Allegany Co., Nd, June

FRASKvnLE Alegany Co., Nd, June 8, 1855.
An Infant City Of the Agany Mountains Situation of
Frankville-Land Products-Coal Mines Cumberland
Railroads and Buildings-Plenty of Food Politics
he People George Law-G Generals Jackson and Pierce
Slavery
This an infant city, ON an eastern slope of the Al.
legany, and through which the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad passes distant 2l4 mics from Baltimore It
comprises . part Of tract Of land containing some
As 600 acres, more less" purchased BY o.. Gov.
Francis Thomas, and merged, by charter from the
State, into the Montsvus Mining and Manufacturing
0ompany."
The land ID covered with forests OF white aad noun
tain oak white and yellow PINE hickory, hemlock, wild
cherry and chestnut while the land equal to the No
hawk Valley for agriculture after the heavy crops OF
timber shall DO cut Of and carried to market The never
failisg streams of water, running in all directions
through the entire tract, offer facilities for mills and
manufacturing purposes and for relieving the land OF
The State Geolosist estimates the coal on portion Of
the tract atlsevsnty two millions of TONS while the
iron Gre is inexhausbe. The railroad passes sixteen
miles through this tract while the Conns[svills, Hsmp
shire and Alexandria Railroad, when completed, Will
pass through the entire tract In another direction Civ.
ing every facility for getting the lumber, coal &C., to
To PRACTICAL men OF small capital and Increasing fsmi
lies, whs wish TO bettsr their condition. know Of NO
such advantages a. are here to be met with The sau
bry Of ths climate the pure water and the magnificent
mountain scenery, make =, one Of the m,st desirable
Cumberland, thirty four miles east OF this on thu
railroad, place Of very considerable business and
Piedmont, eight miles east Of this 10 the centre OF
very extensive mining business employing great deal
OF capital and an army Of men miners and aAorers
Governor Thomas Is the principal, not sole owner of
the Montevue Mining and Manufacturing Company the
stock having been offered In market He has two
mills in operation, besides innumsrAble wood chop
Prs and still there Is scarcely opening made in
these dense forests. There some twenty houses,
hotel ltore post Office, &c., In this place and some
1--WE miles west on the railroad, there city In embryo
called Swanton.
The streams full Of the delicious brook trout and
the forests yield venron in win ter at dollar saddle
The people lu1uriats here abundance without IA
mishins for city eainties dealt out in small
ard are surrounded with the warbng sougstsrs OF
the wood and the of the mills that they never
sigh the din and hand organ Of the city aud are too
wen employed to much about politics. or the vir
ginis election.
Tnsy sometimes inquire about George Law; but
hey ond this they seldom 90. General jackson is the
last President that they seem to remember and IL Prss
dent Pierce to take Cuba dismiss Cushing they
would scarcely know care anything asout t.
Slavery has very little oothod here and dissolution
of the Union Is regarded chimera existing only In
the Crmea, and to transpre with the taking OF Sebas
topo Send the HERALD to the postmaster here for he
requires just such PAPER. K.