Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-12

WHERE AND WHAT is HAMMONTON?
HAMMoSToN is tract of land in the interior of New
Jersey, recently opened by railroad fr most desirable
settlement 1t consists Of some trty thousand acres,
less, and lies partly in the county of Camden
and partly i'll Atlantic county; distance twenty five miles
hours ride, south east from Philadelphia and
about the same TO Atlantic City, ut the shore Little
Egg HarbOr River, the tributaries of which water Ham
monitor in various directions is navigabe for
Pleasant Mills, six miles from the ioot of Hammonton
Lake The products Of the sea, in the shape OF fish, oys-
ters &c may be daily commanded; and its vicinity to
Philadelphia gives II the Deneit of that great market for
purchases or sales Lands in cultivation anywhere
within the same distance of Philadelphia north SOUTH
east or west are worth from one TO three hundred dol
lars per acre 1t is their vicinity to the great city and its
envrons, with its eight hundred Thousand mouths to be
daily FED that gives such high value to all farms and
dens There is no reason in the world, why the lands
Insignificant price OF twenty dollars per acre. should not
soon be worth much any other lands that the
same distance isii Z; by by railway from that city
suitable for prick making, to very light ocean sand
tation, and certainly produces good crops of Wheat
Corn Rye Barley oats Clover Herds Grass, Sweet Pc
Apples lums Cherries, Aprcots, Ounces Grapes, Wa
ter and Musk Melons, and indeed all the fruit and vege
tables common to the Philadelphia market and which
make that as it is well known be, the best market for
beadsuis iruit and vegetables, in the United States
The forest growth consists of hickory white oak ma
growth has beer cut of within few years for the use Of
neighborng glass works. and is therefore now covered
only with small WOOD easily cleared In places where
the trees are yet large the standing wood may be pur
chased at a small price
The population that has removed thithcr within the
past year is largely from New England and now numbers
ABOUT one thousand 1t rapidly filling up with indus
tlos temperate enerprising people, Since last Spring.
about one hundred and fifty dwelling houses of various
sizes and costs, have been erected.
The tract is laid out in farm lots of 20 acres and up
wards and town lots OF acres and dOwwars and ave
nues and streets opened in every direction There are
ineXhalstible supplies OF muck and mari the Land
when are very cheap and valuable as fertilizers. The
water peculiarly sweet and clear, and may found by
digging wells from to 10 feet deep Living springs also
abound.
The climate is best in the United States, the latitude
being neither North for cold nor too far south for
heat 1t nearly that OF Baltimore the atmosphere
IS tempered in summer and ngated in winter by tile sea
breeZeS that come in rom the sweeping the course
OF the gull stream which leaves the New Jersey shore d
rectiy east OF HammontOn. No such thing as fever and
ague was ever known there \ healthy spot cannot
be found.
The cars of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad run from
VINE St Wharf, Philapephia twice day to and from
Hanlnonton, ana all persons who purchase lands and
commence building in H. have free passes over the road
Tor three months and are carried at half price for three
years afterwards. ~
ust look at ianmonton before you resolve to remove
West 1t can do no harm, at least.
FOR price OF farms, terms, &c, apply personally or bv
letter enclosing stamp, JOHN STILES IL State Street
Boston, or to RICHARD l.. BYRNs at HaininOntop who
Will promptly reply to all letters. '