Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-07-25
NOTES OF A TOUR.

the Susquehanna River, lying within Col
umba county, as the field Of operation and
observation eastward, extending up into
Luzerne, and-we know not why like
other distinguished tourists, we should not
give our readers the benefits of certain
"Notes Of Tour"
We were admirably entertained by our
good friend, Mr.. Samuel Kostcnbauder,
who keeps an excellent Hotel in the ancient
town of Catawissa, and enjoyed for that
day, the pleasant company of its social
citizers. Our next stage was Mainville
-familiarly called "IkN'toacn," but we
won't call it by that vulgar designation,
We said we next stopped at Mainville.--
There we were properly cared for by Mr..
Samuel Andreas, who keeps Hotel hard
to beat 10 the country. Everything about
it is in good Understanding full and
plentiful table, with most accommodating
host and hostess.
Leaving Mainville, we asceuded Beaver
Valley. Our tour was one of busioess and
recreation, rather than that Of leisure and
hilarity otherwise we most cert.iply
would have paid our respects to G. Shuman,
Esq, the King Of the Beavers. As it was,
we bore off Eastward in the direction of
the McCauley's Mountain Rail Road Com
pany's works, for the purpose Of taking q
view of its extensive operations, brief ac-
count of which may be found below.
The MeCauley's Mount.in Rail Road
intersects the Cattawissa, Williamsport Il
Erie Rail Road, about nine miles east Of
the town of Catta wissa-is about five and
half miles in length and terminates at
the Coal works of the Columbia Coal and
Iron Company. The road will be COM
pleted so that Coal may be sent to market
over it early in October next. The Com.
pany have penetrated the Coal Basin at
the bottom by a large and substantial
Tunnel, and have miners now engaged in
drening gangways on the Mountain vein,
Their Coal Breaker will be ready by the
time The road is completed.
Messrs. CR1swELL g. Co., have laid
out Town on a beautiful plain at the
base of the Coal Mountain, which from
its location is destined to be one of the
best business-places in ::the Country. A
great number OF buildings will be put up
this fall. Lots are already sold and are
offered low. Plan of the town, etc., can
be seen at the Office of Dull, Criswell e.
Dull the town of Monticello -
Speaking of the town of Monticello, named
l-as we suppose, in honor of the resting
place ofthe immortal THOMAS JEFFERSON
it may not be long ere it assume the dign'
ity and Importance of a great and popul.
GUS city.
Passing upthe Black Greek Valley, in.
to Luzerne county, en- Passant, we hauled
up at Seybertville, with our clever old
friend John Keim, who lives at home and
SO are all about his hospitable mansion
Here we spent the evening with our ex.
ccllent young friend, Henry L. Freas, NJ
d., who has been located here for some
years past, and We are gratifed to learn
on our entrance into the Valley, has ac
quired an extensive custom, and been very
successful in the practice of his profession
Mole By the aoay. ] DR.. Freas' goot
luck in life, is partially owing to his skill
as Physician, and partly to the fact, tha
in the outset, he had the good sense to ad
vertise in the ColumJta Democrat.
Conyngham was our next point. This
is pleasant vi lage, about one mile East
We had not visited it for near four years
and whilst we missed the faces Of some o
its most useful citizens, we were gratiiet
to witness many valuable improvements
and the business-aspect, the town has as
sumed. Mr.. J. B. Gardner, keeps tn
principal Hotel in Conyngham.
Returning through Sugarloaf and Blacl
Creek Valleys, generally well cultivated
and highly productive agricultural plains
We crossed the mountain to Mifiin, in Col
: um bia. Decending the west side, in vieV
of Mifiin, with its beautiful mountain
scenery, and well.flled grain fields in tb
valley below, We were led, mentally. TO ex
claim
" '1is distance lends encha ntme nj TO the view"
In Mifflinville and vicinity, we wet man
warm-hearted and hind friends, most @
whom were engaged in gathering the fruit
of their farms, which consist in a larg
yield of the cereal products of the field
Mifiin township, is alike distinguished fo
good farming and sound democracy.
, In Briarcreek, Centre, Scott and Bloom
: townships, we found the farmers gather
, iug excellent crops-more than an averg