The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-03
For the Perrysburg Journal.
LaSaIlc.

MR. EDITOR Having once been a resident of
Perrysburg, although an entire stranger TO YOU,
have taken the liberty to send you-a short de-
scription Of our city and its advantages. In a
commercial point of view, its position is un-
surpassed by any western city, being at the head
of navigation on the Illinois river anl at the
mouth OF the Illinois aud Michigan canal, ma
king connection BY water with Chicago and
the Mississippi. and is also intersected by the
Illinois C-ntral Rail Roat, giving access to the
northern and southern markets ani by the
Chicago and Rock Island R. R., giving con.
nection with the markets Of the east and west
There is more doing in the way of improve
menIs than is usually witnessed in all inland
town that has attained its age.
Considerable building is in progress and a
greater part of the structures ar. Of the most
substantial kind, there being among them exten.
siva minlficturing establishments, machine
shops, aud a1uring mill has just been cum.
IIeted.
A glass factory--a novelty in IN. VESTS
o1lns erected BY company organized for that
purpose. The peculiar sand rock exists here in
ineShaustable quantities, and will prove q
source Of wealth as material for glass man.
facture. The company is based upon sound
capital foundation, and, being men of enter
prise, will doubtless succeed in their underta.
king.
Coal was first discovered near this place by
the French explorer, L1Salle, which was the frs
discovery of coal on the continent. The extent
ot the coal formation was not known until
about four years since, when indica tions of Goa
We're discovered sufficient to justify the conclu-
sion that it would ultimately become very valu.
able, and some purchases were made which lee!
10 the dis overy of ample deposits of that min.
eral, and from that d,y TO the present time, in.
vrstnents have been made ds NOR. accurate in
formation developed its extent and value. Hlv-
ing in view the achievement of great enter.
prise, rather than any immediate small returns
three companies have been formed, with cash
capital OF one hundred thousand dollars ca ch
and have commenced operations Oh an EXTENSIVE
scale. The first, or upper bed Of coal is reached
at depth Of 200 feet, the second at 255 feet
and the third, or lower bed at $50 feet.
'''' ''''NN '''"oo'S oF'oi iOWcI TdIh;
highest in intrinsic value, for the use TO which
bi,tumouse coal is usually applied, and is four
and one half feet in thickness.
The second vein is scarcely inferior to the
lower aud, 10 the opinion OF most persons, will
be the most profitable, il being of greater thick
ness AMI mICh nearer to the surface These two
veins rank very favorable with cools of high re.
Puiation. The coal basin Of Sale has an
arsa of one hundred and forty thousand acres
and is of course ineXhaustibe for oges.
Ths upper bed is unlerIaiI by a strata OF Free
Clay, which is nearly as valuable as the coal
an is now bling shipped to diff.r'nt parts oil
the state to be converted into fire brick, and is
used extensively in the western furnaces. 1t ha.
been tested and found equal, if not superior, tC
the New Jersey clay used SO extensively in tn,
furnaces in the east, and as i. can be furnishe,
much cheaper, in another year LaSaIle will b.
able 10 compete with the eastern market in al
of the products of the clay.
Having these railroad advantages, the rive
and canal. as well as the coal mines, and sur
rounded by one Of the finest farming countrie.
in The world, il cannot but soon be Que OF the
most important cities in the west.
Yours Respectfully, W. II. PERRIN.