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a HOME WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL.
Within ono hour ride of Philadelphia.

a HOME WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL.
Within ono hour ride of PHILADELPHIA.
The subscribers having obtained Of LAMBS 4
BTRSs and others, tract o. a number of square
miles Of COOL land at
II \ II NJ O \ T O y.
80 miles South-East Of Philadelphia ty Rai,ro1l
il Atlantic County, New Jersey, now oIc. it Tor
sale in SMALL tracts, o. in Farms and Village lots
20 actual settlers.
The Property Herei, lying upon the Camden
and Atlantic Railroad. has the advantage Of seve-
raj ra.lroad stations. Hlnmonton Proper, NJ the
prosperous S,tti'urrts euv started. 1t CUIv COM
mcncet three years ago and the population nov
Numbers Twenty-Five hundred people Of refinement
and intelligence. They are mostly from New
England and the West, and have cultivated the
land and planted extensively a number Of Vine
yards and Fruit Orchards. The Ilace has stores
Mills. Schools Meetings OF various denominations.
Nurseries and Brickyari, and all the cJuvenieuces
necessary to thriving population.
The settlers who have cleared their land Tro-
peFiy, and cultivated it urders;andingly. have
raised large and profitable crops. The soil pro-
duces excellent Wheat, Rye, Corn, Potatoes.
Oats and Clover, and IS particularly adapted to
the Cultivation Of the
GRAPE,
and FINER FRUITS. The land is various IN qua.
lily, from the light trucking soil to a heavy loan
or clay soil. Some portions Of the tract hlvo 4
sand surface, with fine subsoil. other parts are
quite destitute Of sand surface. being a heavy
loan land. 1, is called The rcy 5esf sai for choice
Fruits and Vegetables.
THE CLIMATE Is DELIGHTFUL,
being located in the MOST TEMPERATE latitude in
America. The winters are short and mild, the
mercury being mostly above freezing point. The
Summers aye long the air pure and inyigorating.
The country is unsurpassed for its healthyness,
fever being onti -,l y unknown, Many Pulmonary
complaints have been cared by change to this
climate. The wat'r throughout Is excellent;
Wells generally from ten to fifteen feet in depth
to neyer-tailing Springs of pure soft water
Running brooks and large streams traverse the
tract. The district abounds in muck and mari.
There Is hardly tract to be found Of five hun
dred acres without having sufficient muck AMI
deposits to supply great portion Of manure.
It will be seen by reference to the map, this
locality possesses the
3 E T N A r L E I :
for all kinds of produce ofany place in the Uni
ted State. Its markets are Philadelphia and
New orh, two OF the largest cities in the Union,
and Atlantic City, one Of tbs best bathing places
on the Atlantic Coast. In moving to this locality,
tho settler has the advantage Of being near his
friends and old associates, instead Of going thou
sands Of miles into the wilderness away from
friends, markets, and all signs of civilization Il
is in a settled country where no danger or risk Is
incurred, and is within few hours ride Of New
England and the Middle States. There are many
Industrious people throughout the country with
some little means, who instead cf being day la
borers or tenants at home can become indepen-
dent farmers in this place. 4 man with small
means can mako good beginning, but man
without any means or the aid Of friends, had bet
ter remain in an old place where houses have boen
forsaken and rent is cheap.