The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-10-13

| that most OF the DucEWneat apd 1alscropS
were cut and shocked, awaiting q day or
IAwo of sunshine in which to thrash the
former and get the latter ppder cover.
We also noticed that many Of the farm
crs in this county and Allegany eoqaty,
IN. Y, had ,eetnmenced cutting up their
corn. The several crops mentioned look
ed we'll considering the chances they have
run through frost and rain.
Another fact We noticed in these coun-
ties during our stage journey, and we not
ice it now more particularly as peculiar
to them. This was the great ABUNDANCE
of field.turnips on all the farrns-Planted
for the especial purpose of making good
the large deficiency Of the hay crop.
And our observations in this respect lead
us to assure our readers that the dcficien-
cy is more than made good-that there
viii be abandancs of feed for the Stock
of those counties whether the winter be a
hard one or not, er whether it may be
long or short--and prices will be reasoh-
able. But we must return to our journey.
We Fcached Dunkirk at Ii, P. NJ, and
there We took the train on the, Buffalo &
Cleveland road reaching Erie at IL: 80,
On the 3. Il G. r. r. there were five
large, frst-class passenger cars, utterly
crowded with passengers, very few Of
ghom were way passengers. We are in-
formed that this is but the usual custom
of the road. It is said the Lake Shore
roads are the most remunerative Of any il
the country and we are perfectly Tilling
to endorse the assertion, judging by what
we saw there and on our return oyer the
road. When we came back the train
was quite as much crowded, and getting
on the cars of the N. Y. & K. r. remind
ed us IF getting out of large crowd into
a street where there were but few passing
by. Going to Erie on the b. & G. road,
we noticed many passengers standing In
the aisles of the cars, thankful for the
privilege of stcadying themselves by the
corner of crowded seat; and in few
cases We noticed ladies sitting on the laps
of gentlemen. At Erie we lodged and
breakfasted at Browns Hotel, which, by
the-way, Is a pretty fair specimen of city
hotels. us g-E . .H
At s o'clock A. NJ. Thursday, we took
seat in a car on the Sinbury & Erie r.
r., for Union Mills-distance 26 miles
The train was under the charge of Con-
ductor o. d. Spafford, late Clerk in the
Erie Postoffice. We found him to be a
polite and worthy officer, and clever gen
tleman. The train was composed of one
passenger and one freight Car, and four
construction cars-each with Is tons of
railroad iron on it. The grade for some
Il miles out of Erie is about SO feet to
the mile, and as yet the locomotives on the
road are small; hence we were two hours
running the 26 miles to Union. Besides
there was a heavy dew upon the track,
which is said to be as great an obstruction
as oil to the drivers of the locomotive
The track of this road is the most smooth
ly and strongly laid of any we have ever
rode upon, particular care having been
taken both in the grading and ballastlng
of the road to effect smooth rail. Every
joint in the rail is doubly secured by
chains and wooden ties of feet in length,
secured to each end of the rail by two iron
boits--a mode of track-laying We have
never before noticed. The road is an
honor to the State and a fattering compli-
ment to the projectors and builders. Cars
are now running to Columbus, distance
of 40 miles from Erie; we notice in The
Erie Gasette that the trains now run to
the foot of State ST., in that city, instead
of stopping at or near the old Block House
two miles from any place.
Erie is little larger place than it was
when we first knew it, some twelve years
Iago. 1t then had about 1000 inhabit-
ants; it now has about $4,000, we think.
and business and business connections
commensurate with its population. Its
situation is advantageous, and its citizens
enterprising, active and courteous. Erie
is destined to be place of much signi6.