The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-12

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>sRzfy rsnssstisn Of eoiy and mad, l xssla I'd
wise ysS, yerr destination 10 Saratoga TIE sprags
- psss through Pennsylvania ne route BY way
81 Ne ssssas Railroad, the cssAwsss and the williams
ssas To EErs, Is not oay interesting er its scenery,
cot N many respects win Be wsrth 20 ysu twice
ssses the time and expense consumed IN the journey
n he dsAnes the dfsreaes from tie cd route il bat
ksus, and hekese ncaainS the fare to Philadelphia
ae sxpsass b less. Bas the AID intsrestiag ob
yssk As every port the hne-the railroads, the
AL the Anasscsories the iron works, limo kllns,
BE aaarss, tia villages and eitiss with certainly the
sAsst agricultural couzty in the wcrId-ars TO DO seen
md admired in the valley OF the Sshuylkul.
On the route between this and Philadelphia, after
taking your seats at he Reading depot yon pass through
aha northern part Of the city in the ighborhooa
yanzOunt-the ruins Of the once celebrated garden Of
Bsnry tall the ice houses and lager bier mauuac
tories in creation, and the Schuylkn upon the
sssssfu bridge built by the State but the property
81 the Reading company After fairly over, and imwe
aAisy The right, you pass the cottage in which Tenn
Moore wrote his philippe against the country and in
yaiha.ion in lucid temper amsnt the beautiful
sssAst
lhsew by tins smoke that so gracefully curled
Arcand the green elms that cottage near,
And said il there's peace to be found in the world,
The heart that is humble might look for IL here.
Bat before you adjust the s'gigh upen innocent
hHs think Of the maid chat pleasing to soul and
sye yon whirled to "the Falls" where the road
Ssasshss to Richnond, the place where the coal 10
dumped from the cars and where Is afterwards ship
Ped to the several places OF consumption. But here
there several manufactures; and the houss the
lD lie the mansion Of the celebrated Dr. Smith,
wAese ecceptrcites in portion Of the early history Of
Pennsylvania Here als 10 the tavern where the oldest
phabitant and the fast ang of the city frequent
tsr their "eofse and catdsh-and If you travel by the
moving line you win meet overtake at this place
the empty trains returning to the mines The number
vD perhaps Astonsh you but they provided with
track to themselves you must not suffer the vhile of
NE engines or the tolhrg o. bells to disturb the
squsnin,ty Of your temper. You viii observe how
syes that each car when loaded, carries Eve tons Of
coal and that each train numbers 100 cars, which,
again multiplied by twenty, gives you the daily tonnage
OF esaI bat as the details are given in the monthly
reports Of the road, viii not repeat them but win
sShfne your attention to the objects through which
yss pass and 6x your mind their beauty or their
Importance.
The next pIac 10 Manyunk--the Lowell OF Pennsyiya
Aia-wEieh contains about 900 inhabitants The
beautiful bridge At the entrance Of the town, which
ysssents feature wild and romantic, 10 the Norris
every Isvesck swain ANA made classic by the vIgsriss
81 Mrs. Fanny Ksmbs. The formidable and imposing
sst Of the village the river is the
eeTvipg thsir propeIrg power from the surplus water
Of the canal; and the dvergng houses beautifully
disposed for comfort, the residences of the
sid operatives. But here, from the rapidty Of the
nAvsnent, and just you fixing in your mind the
prominent and conspicuous features you dumped,
% 1t were, into tunnel, from which you eventually
sasrssting. OF the number, the FIRST and most conspi
ssous the furnaces, smoking, steaming and dis
s.a-eirg their metal and cindsr like young lEtnss,
and in the manipulating branches presenting activr
I'D times interesting to the man OF business But
sAese again eclipsed by the lime klns from which
tss ety. the country around New Jersey and Delaware
ssyye ber supply an from which trade eItrscsed
szeeedmg any OF the estimates hitherto made The
Marble quarres impor .snt 10 the and to the
CITY q Philadelphia also 10 the neigheorbood-and
We add the sosp stone, which is here in nexn auet
s sss a
Aatoh'snnent, that the p,opis both here and the
Bot here We are at N2rristown. the county toni Of
Montgomery, containing population s,soo persons,
ana seventeen mlss foa taTs,y a fairsdeipa'a This
merry the residence OF Burd Wilson, the Of OF
he rgners Of the Declaration OF Independence,
appropriately converted into college, seminary Tor
sse young ladies o. the district Is enjoying high
reputation for the ability with which i Is condu ted
The town Also is distinguished for the industry Of ta
haoaLts and for the variety and extent o. fts 2uu-
1aciuyes
On ward and on the left you pass the celebrated Val
hey Forgs the place where Washington lay with his army
curing :he winter of l777, and expsriep led
The teverest rrivatous Of the vsrsu the time with
sut proper clothing and frequently without the
tscd to sustain them Here aud in the neghborhood
several manufactures and furnaces; and the 10
the msnG5acture OF iron, it is not likely they viii de-
srssse or be EXPOSED TO tie fuerSonS Of the market
After passing this memorable spot, you again wind
ysur way through several groups OF hmskilns manu-
fssteries sna furnaces all located within the last
few years, until you arrive at PhGnixville where,
besides numerous manufactures, you have the
,arnsses; the rolling min and the nailery of
afternoon trSrs you will the cos ore, the lin.
stone taken from tina ground, converted into hqu
again heated, ,b.oueht to stats Of nature WORKED
kto buns - taken out and squeezed into shape" pass
ed through the rolls after wards scut sp.d rsnsa-
ed ana finally rolled into rails AMI in other depart
Eaents you WI the process OF converting the METAL
into bars, into II, and finally the packing in
beautiful exhibition OF the influences Of mind mat
Tar In this naery the chatter Of tue machinery,
the hustle tie noiss and the action Of everything
nscted pleasing variety presented in har-
meny end corntenances o. the woknen From the lord
sne gay headed ad tne e. ~, Of
,eoice The rapdity with which we (s Aulsrcans) are
eentrivng, enlargng and extending the of social
happiness among the various classes of people, But
the otiec. The Establishment and not the perform
srs Jon viii find fun occupation for the hours you
choose employ and, after exhaustng your time in
me various departments, yon win issIn that in the
braed retreat Of the bulls the BEARS the babies OF
the city when the thermometer reaches the altitude OF
90 eee yet these matters, and all the facilities ousi
ness, and the comforts arising from the rerigeratng
character Of the waters nothing when contrastsi
with the agricultural advantages OF the surrounding
covLtry Beng part of Chester county, justly cons
dared TIE source the depot Of everything good-n
Gliding the QuAksrthse would be induced 70 terminate
Thy journey could thee the butter parake of
the Injuries or the hospitalities Of the people.
But otntr scenes equally interesting, not 80 charm
iGg remain 10 be looked at The tuane which Ia here
halt mile in length, il jet to be passed. and when fairly
through, pass the opposite bank Of the river uu
yun reach Poststown, old agricultural village
sainng about 1000 inhabitants There, the
other parts Of the line, "Our Eastern Brethren
the discovery that the manufactured article
transported at lsss xpsnse than the raw material
have 'establshsd branches and wonderfully disturbed
of Dutch laruaerR. Rv thsir