The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-15
no THOSE WHO WANT FARMS.

|agalV lMVcG VIM YANA FhAMCs
A Farm scithin The reach Of epery Man
|gIsHE RIDGWAY FARM COMPANY hs
y has made arrangements by which al
who desire 10 settle OF pufchase q home oar
doso. .ss -. 49,. -
The Farms copsst of the best limestoh,
soil offhe most supefior quality for fafmin
in q rapidly improving place, into which an
extensive emigration is now i'ouring. tht
ptoperty is loceted IN Elk Comfy, Ptnnsyl-
yanja, in the midst of 4 thriving population
of GONE ! 0 200, The climate 10 perfectly
healthy, and tbep terrible plague of the ives
fever is unknown. 1t also has an abundance
of the hest quality of Coal aid iron. The
price toslsDy il out Is from So 3tt $40 per stfe
payable hy inSalimeEts, 60 bs ssfocsscJl atftht
time Of purchasns, or share Of twenty-five
&c, es entiiIiug 10 locate the same for SaQ0
payable Sc Ier month or l23 acres payable 81
per month. Discount for every sum o. $i00
and unret, paid in advance, ana for ovei $l00
dis cunt Of 10 per cent. ag
In considering the advantages Of emieratii.g
TO this locality the following are presented:
FrRsr-The soil is Iirh limestone. ca pablo
of raising the heaviest crops, owing 10 viii b
this settlement has obtained its present great
prosperity. -. !.
SkcosD--It is the centre Of he great North
West Coal Ba sir, and is destined soon to be-
come one of the greatest business ! laces In
the State. II will supply the great Lake mar
kel, (according TO the population and tr,veI
the greatest in the Unicn) II has five work
able veins of the best Bitumnous coal, amount
rng in the sggres gate 10 over % feet, which
makes % QUO IONS Of coal under each acre.
This will make the lard OF inest mable value.
The eminent, geologist DR.. Chas. J.. Jackson
of Boston .libs aaede geelagfcai survey Of The
land, and analysed the coal, the iron ore and
limestone. This report together with maps
will be furnished to inquirers. J
FouRTn-Three Railroads are laid out thro,
This properly, The Sunbufv aud Eite Railroad
gives us q market for our coal 10 the lakes-.,it
runs from Erie TO Philadelphia. A large part
of the Road has been finished, and is now in
running oder. Aheavy force is now working
from Erie towards our land in the western di.
rectlon, the means for the CO mrieiioa oil which
has been rsI-ei, il will soon be flushed. The
Allegheny Valley ..Railfosd connects Us with
New York, Boston and Pitsbufg. The We
mango Road connects US with the West.
There are already good Turnpike Roads
running through this property, various other
roads have been opened 10 accommodate the
emigration and settlement which has a'Ieady
tak en- place.
There is no opportunity equal 10 il now of
fered 10 the man who wants 20 provide himself
a home IN an easy way, and makes settlement
whefe he can live in prosperity and independ
ence in climate Perfectly Healthy.
No case of fever ever having been known to
occur in this settlement. II is not like going
10 the backwonds of the West, pmong perhaps
. In xuhp ta N snc nj
churc ches, or schools where the price of land is
high. and where the emigrap,, after being used
to the hesliblest climate in the world. has 10
endure sirkness and pain, and perhaps ruins
his heslh aud that of his family. But here is
a thriving settlement having three towns, con-
tanning chmches. schools, hotels, stores saw
mills, erisi mills, and everything desired. There
is a cash make, at hand. The lumber trade
last wear nm cunled 10 ovoT 'wo hundred million
feet of lumber. In q short time, owing 10 the
C osl, il will become still mole valuable as
of iron works and msnufaclories will
soon be started; they are at present starting
them extensively at Warren. Even for those
who do not with TO 90 there, the payments
are such that they can easily buy farm 10
save their rising families from want in the
future. or 10 gain competence. by the rise
winch Will tbke Pidco III '"o s"po W
By an outlay scarcely missed, substantial
ptoyisior esa he male. s--,.,.-..3 = 49, -,s-
Persons should make early appication,..ap-
ply or write to +. JefIfies, Secretary, No. 1876
Walnut Street, below Fifth, Philadelphia
Letters carefully answered giving full inior-
nation.
Shares or tracts of land can be bought or
secured by letter enclosing The first INSTALL
ment of five dollars, when the subscriber will
he furnished with books, maps, sc. War.
rai;lee Deeds given. Persons can also pur-
chase tom our Agents.
Route from Philadelphia 10 Tyrone on the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, and thence
by stage to the land. This Is delightful
season 10 visit ST. Mary's--lhe best hotel &C.
commodation is afforded Enquire for E. C.
Shuhz, Esq, the Agent for The property at 81.
Mary's.