Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-25
From the Rural AgricuIturist, augusta. NE.

WHERE AND WHAT is HAMMONTON?
HAMMoNToN is tract of land in the interior of New
Jersey, recently opened by railroad for desirable
settlement 1t consists Of some thirty thousand
less, and lies partly in the comfy Camden
and partly i'll Atlantic county; distance twenty five miles,
about the Atlantic City the sea shore Little
Egg Harbor River, the tributaries of which Ham.
mononn various directions, is naygable for vessels to
Pleasant Mills, six miles from the foot of Hammonton
Lake The products of the sea, in the shape Of fish,
Philadelphia gives the benefit of that great market
purchases or sales Lands in cultivation anywhere
within the distance of Philadelphia, north, south,
east or west are worth from one to three hundred dol
lars per 1t is their vicinity to the great city
enyons, with its eight hundred thousand mouths to be
daily fed that gives such high value to all farms and gar
dens There is reason in the world, why the lands
that may be bought in ammonton the comparatively
insignificant price of twenty dollars per acre. should not
same distance by railway from that city.
The soil OF this territory is various from stiff clay
which, light appears is rich in the elements of veee-
arp Ry u & FG%d crops Of
tatoeSs Irish Potatoes Egg Plant, Peaches Pears,
ter and Musk Melons, and indeed all the fruit and vege-
tables common to the Philadelphia Market and which
make that as II Is well known to be- the best market for
breadstuis rut and vegetables in the United States
The forest growth consists Of hickory white oak ma
pie, yellow pine, CEDAR Nc, but in most localities the
growth has beer cut of within few years for the
neighborng glass works, and is therefore covered
only with small wood easily cleared. In places where
the trees are yet large, the standing wood may be pur
The population that has removed thither within the
past year is largely from New England and now numbers
about one thousand 1t is rapidly filling up with indus
trious, temperate enterprsng people Since Spring
about hundred and fifty dwelling houses of various
sizes and COSTS have been erected
The tract is laid out in farm lots of 20 up
wards and town lots of acres and dOwnwards ave
nues and streets are opened in direction There
ineXhausble supplies of muck and mari on the land
which very cheap and valuable as fertilizers The
water peculiarly sweet and clear and may be by
digging wells from to Ii feet deep. Living springs also
abound.
The climate is best in the United States the Latitude
being neither too far North for cold far South for
heat 1t nearly that of Baltimore and the atmosphere
is tempered in summer and mitgated in winter the sea
beezes that come in from the ocean, sweeping the course
of the gulf stream which leaves the New Jersey shore d
recy east of Hammonton. No such thing as fever and
ague was ever known there more healthy spot cannot
be found
The ears Of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad run
Vine st. Wharf, Phlapelphia, twice day to and from
HammOnton, and all persons who purchase lands and
building in H. have passes over the road
for three months and carried at half price three
years afterwards.
just look at Hanmonton before you resolve to remove
West. 1t can do no harm, at least.
For price of farms, TERMS &c, apply personally or by
letter enclosing stamp, to JOHN STILES, Is Street
Boston, TO RICHARD l.. BYRNs, at IIammonton who
will promptly reply to all letters.