New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-15
FROM NEU-JERSEY.
scESERY, AGRICULTURAL ASD MINERAL RESOURCES
OF SUSSEX COUsTY.
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sCESERY AGRICULTURAL ASD MINERAL RESOURCES
OF SUSSEX COUNTY.
CorIe.pordence Of TIE N. Y. Tribune.
Nlwros, Sussex County, " j., Noy. {. ISIS.
begin this letter az biographers DO their books, by
tracing the pedigree Of my hero, which Is Sussex
County In 1921 Burlington County embraced the
territory now included in the parent county, Mercer
(which was formed in ls3s) IIunterdon Morris, Sns
EEK and Warren Counties. have seen some d0cu-
uent- which indicated that people in Morris and SnsseI
las they low are wished 10 vote formerly had Ia
60 several days journey ON horseback to 30 It. In
l7I3 large county was set of from Burlington, and
named after Gov. Robert Hunter IIunterdon. Tn.
included all Hun.erdon Morris, Sussex and Warren.
Voting still required long journeys. IL l7is another
new county laid out and named Morris, after Gov.
Lewis Morris. The new county was lGrg. enough for
voters who had travel 10 central point 10 deposit
or speak their votes for included all OF Morris "a 1t
now is, Sussex and Warren Counties. For coDyeu-
fence the territory vas too great and IN lob another
new county formed and named Sussex perhaps
after some titled parsonage IN the mother country.
In 1921 the County OF Warren formed from
Sussex, and enough is left yet to make II famous
locality, il IL. So much FOR the geneaiOgy OF Sussex
County.
This county has for long time been famous for its
good lanns daires, and produce IN general Ihls fame
has been well deserved, and IL now good deal more
deserved than ever for great progress has been made
hundreds OF Sussex farmers, VINO make no preenslous
TO book lsrniu." The agricultural resources Of
the county incelculabe, and can never be ex-
bausec. iu this county alone there is limestone enough
for fertizug uses for the whole State for ali coing
time. There vast lodges of limestone ve.y acces-
sible IN parts of tine county, and az II lodges
were not enough, the surface of soIue OF the finest
fields is broken by irregular mounds or heaps OF
broken limestone, which look az if they had been
crowded by some neither force up through the soil.
The geological report of DIR. kichel also shows tnat
there very considerable deposits OF mari III Sussex
Beside these there are vast quantities o muck which
ere being converted into iertilzng uses as fast "a
possible. The Of clover Ms fertilizer is well
understood and taking all these facts together il viii
be Understood why the hills snd wales OF Sussex
have been yielding such vast quantities OF grain,
beef, pork and butter for market. And yet
they have good deal to learn, and it will
take some time for these good farmers 10 learn,
for II stance how 10 build their barus not only for the
highest conveueDcy and comfort for storage and stab
ling but for the preservation OF all the manures which
are there made. may be mistaken, but II So shall
be glad TO be correced in saying that suppose mat
there are few barns in this ccuoty Constructed @lthe
view to the fact that the is volatile about
a barl-yard as in a ladys smelling bottle. The pre-
serving of this essential quality Is hot main aiu with
many OF our farmers VINO have their stables and yards
arranged To lose manure than they get into
the sell. | have not heard of a single barn in the
county where the stable water is conducted into cis
terms for II anue. These things will gradually come
to pass because their necessity and protableness vii
be later seen and the farmer have the capital
10 invest that way they shall be convinced
of its utility. BY the right application OF science and
capital to the fields Of this county do not doubt but
the yield per acre can be very greatly increased
1t you will climb some one Of the numerous eeva-
ons in the vicinity Of Newton, and look out in any di
rection especially along the valley and the slopes of
the Blue Mountain, you have SPLENDID show of farms
in sight The farms in Hard sck, those in saltwater,
those in the immediate vicinity and oTnship OF New
ton and then the regions about Bran ,hvile, La'ay
af.a thp ybo "A n
portion OF the Sparta and Hamburg regions, with
other large sections equally good, make up farming
region Of which the Sussex people have good reason
to be proud. Whoever hses to the close of Pc
Rod Of twenty-five years in Sussex Will see vas inn
pruvements i'll al the departments of agriculture.
Grainrasing, grazing, ckrasing, Embarrassing,
barn and house building especlaly the formeTl must
undergo rome great moo hcatVns IN Sussex, although
the county contains many good farmer who will look
false prophet, because he believes that
even now Sussex farming is a. good as II can be.
admit it is very good, but time will convince these
worthy geDteln N or their successors that they do not
yet "Bnow it all.
Speaking If farms in Sussex County reminds me
that this region abounds in exquisite scenery The
Kittatiny or Blue Mountain Is splendid range run
ming the entire length Uf the county northeast and
southwest and the scenery along that mountain aud
from some of ts elevations, is very fine. The Wall
kill Valley, beg pniug at Sparta, the Muscanecong
rising at tie Brook lyn Pond the Pequest and Peuns
kill all except the first leading 10 Delaware traverse
very beautiful sections. In every part of the couuy
you find sweet little spring brooks and larger streams
IN whCh i'll old times the trout lived. Some Of these
cunning little fellows are yet 10 be found IN the brooks
of Sussex, although III numbers far less than Old
tmes In fact, far scenery SOIL water privilege
fertilizers, ana access TO market is concerned Sussex
County affords the best natural or mode farms.
These fans may not all be as rectangular as the
farms Of Wordsworth, on the Genesee or If Jacob
Strawn of jacksonville H.. nor are they likely to be
On 70 extensive scale, al least hope they never
Will be- but for productiveness beauty, comfort and
profit they may rva any IN the country proportion
to their size But before the idea is 10 be realized two
things must be shown, VIZ, Lhe tray To 10 a aui the
pr0tiabtHess Of doing IT, With these two things
quiTed the people OF Sussex have b0th force and
capital 10 execute tie work. Ard when executed,
they will wonder much at their present attaimen,s
as tLey now wonder at the atainments with which
their fathers were sati fled nifty years ago.
Among the resourceso Of Sussex are TO be rechonei
her minerals. Ii apy one has the curiosity 10 90 TO
Mine Ill., vulgar Ferromont, lrefnedl about
three miles from Down, in Morris County, at the
bouse # Frederic Caufield, esq he may not only
one Of III. splendid private cabinets oi minerals
TO be found IN this country, but some Of the most
splendid specimens of minerals In the world and these
found in Sussex Comfy. II il worth Journey of 500
miles 20 examine these specimens IN CONNECTION with
Mr.. Csuhelds fire collection. From the very able
address Of B. b. Edsall OF The SuSSex Register, de-
yered Ak the Ger tennal Gel bratiOn of the county in
1853 II appears that more tuen 80 years ago some
Holspders left The HUDSON at Esopess and penetrated
into what If now Sussex County, finding copper
mine co the Delaware River, where the mountain
" nearly approaches the lower poirt of Pahaquarry
Flat" the distance from Pahaquarry 10 E.opess
" WAS about lO0 miles, But the principal mia-ra!
wealth of the county consists in vast bodies
of iron. zirc and Franklinite ores, found in
the mountain ranges which pass through the
eastern sections OF the county. East OF Sparta
there are great bodies of iron ore as | am told
which cannot now be made available, owing to some
unfortunate chemical combinations which as yet esn-
not be removed. Al Audover few miles from New
ton. are the iron mines of Cooper & Hewitt, which
have been deemed ineXhsus:iDe. The anOlnis of ore