Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-12-26
Opening OF the McCauIey Mountain
Rail Road.

This new Rail- Road, leading from the
Cattawissa, wiz amsport and Eric Rail
Road, a distance Of some six miles, recently
built-we believe, for we write without
note-by the united Efforts of the "McCauley
Noun ain Rail Road Company" ard the
columbia Coal and Iron Company"
runs through Beaver township, Columbia
county, and has its terminus in the great
Coal Mines, in McCauley's Mountain, was
formally, really, substantially and most
cnY'hotic1Ny opened, on last Tuesday -
Our information is, that the invalua bic
property, through which this Rail Road
passes, and on which the Coal Mines are
located, is partly owned by the aforesaid
Companies, whereon is erected the "City
of Monticello" !" and partly by II, NJ, Hub
bell, Esq, the proprietor of the "Villagc Of
tlubbellvillc." But, it is no part OF our
business to speak of owncrships, our Object
is to give sketch of the enterprise ard its
iuPAOfSuICulS'
A special Train OF Cars, containing
somo hundred gentlemen, was despatched
on Monday evening from Philadelphia,
which arrived at Danville at about IL o.
clock, whore they remained over light
On Tuesday morning, at 8 o'clock, the
company-reinforced by many of the citi.
zens of Danvillc took Cars for Rupert Sta
ton, where they were joined by very re.
spectacle delegation from Bloomsburg 1--WE
had joined them at Danville) and with
additions at Cattawissa, passed on very
pleasantly, over the c. W. & Il. R. r. to
the junction of the Ro ads, at Beaver Sta
ton, where the train diverged to the East,
on the new road, and conveyed the joyful
party, without let or hindrapce, about 0
o'clock, up to the City Of Monticello. For
our pleasant passage and safe deliverauce,
through the AGRA Of unsteamed wilderness,
we should no, omit to make our ack nowl-
edgemcts to the ever faithful aud gentle.
manly management of Col. Henry Il.
Fonda, the efficient Superintendent of the
G. W. e. E. II. R., and his equally honor.
able co-laborer, Col. CoveH, the Conductor,
who-on this occasion = entirely ommittcd
that important part of his usual duties.
Arriving at the base Of the McCauly
Mountain, the company, after partaking of
something good to drink and trying some
of Col. Crcswells old Havanas, assembled
the rugged sleeps to the mouth of the Coal
Mines, and made thorough examination
Of the Steam Saw Mill, Coal cracker ma
,hinery, the Anthracite vein which is some
or feet under the archiug, and extends
near a quarter mile into the hills. This
Coal, Of which there is a large quantity
mined, appears TO be of excellent quality,
and is said to be inexhaustible. The large
Coal-breaker near the mouth of the mines
IS altogether a magnificent structure.
Descending to the City, We mean, Mon.
'icello, here the entire company, numbering
rs we suppose, some two hundred persons,
we're invited by Col. Creswell, one Of the
proprietors, to a most sumptous repast.-
The viands we're Of the first magnitude,
and the other "fxtures," were of the same
character. Satisfied we are, that all who
in the opening as we'll as the
filing, came away well satisfied.
On removing the cloth after dinner ,asts
were drank and sentiments offered. AS
sequence, speeches were made, in response
to frequent calls, by Gov. Pollock, Judge
Samuel V. Merrick, Lawyer Maynard,
Col. Paxton, Hon. Richardson l.. Wright,
Hon. H. X. Strong, &c.