Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

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Route to the land leave Walnut street wharf
Philadelphia at o'clock A. NJ, and p. NJ
uncss there should be a change of hour) for Vine
land, on the Glassboro' and Millvillc Railroad
When You leave the cars at Nineland Station, JUS.
CHARLES X. lands, Postmaster
Founder of the Colony.
NINELAND, p. o., Cumberland county, \ J
=. S.--There is a change of cars at Glassboro -
Also beware of sharpcrs on the cars from New York
and Philadelphia to Nmeland, inquiring your bust
ness, destination. dc.
RErURT or SoLoN ROBINSON. or THE New Yonk
TElnryE, UroN THE VNELANp SETTLEMENT
- Tho following = mn extract from the report Of
Som Robinson, Esq, published in The New Y.rk
TytbHUc. in reference TO Nincland, All persons can
read this report with interest
idraHtagcS of FayHting Hcay Aomc-TUscl2Hd-
Rcmarhs npoa NoI-SoH, its greet FrriHjty-
Tile CaAsc Of Fcnihty--Amonut Of CyoDs
ProdAccd-I,uuical Er!@c,ce.
Il is certainly one of the most extensive fcrtiio
tracts in an almost level position and suitable con-
d,ion for pleasant farming that we know Of thi. side
of thc western praiucs We found some Of the o,lo,.
farms apparently Just rroftnbIy productive H..
when first cleared OF forest fifty or hundred years
ago.
The scolosist would soon discover the cause of this
cu!itiuuci t5rtility The whole country j. q marine
deposit. and ull through the soil found evidences
of calcarcous substances generally in the form of
lndur"'rd catr"rr'GS mari sh""'ug many distinct
i"rm' "i "ht'yh' NM,'' oi 'h' i'r'mN ioA",Ion ant
I'M, marty substance + s'"'t'F'l hI through TIE '"i
in a very comminutcd form. and IN tn" exact couii-
zion most easily as,imilatcd by such plants b- the
farmer desires to cultivate.
MARI ~ an l'I lGlh's' mus "''n use" '' i1Huf'
ctols !" ElEi"l" I'1!H 'H' 'i'' 'N'' ".oNlH'I ~
me honaI- ana IN rl1r' aug ~ Nrll&'hl mari bed
be dug and cartcd and spread over ,Lu field How
much more valuable then. IT must be. when found
already mixed tnp1-h 'hr soil WHoro ucW particles
vail be turned up sud exposed. and transformed 70
the owners use every time be ,tirs ,hc car.I.
Having then satisfied our mind. of the g,,;,-r they
viii not bc excited with wonder al .,oiI. .iluhn|Ir
evidence Of fertility in -il which III other -i,ua-
tiuns. having the same general characteristic, or y'
least aI Ipuurauccs i entirely lfr.muurrarivr ryt
rs its ploductvcurss /, promoted by u,ii,a aI fertile
2atiou.
\ fag words a}ou' tho lualt,- aud va1ro Of this
luNt for caiitat0n, Of which We have .uIuu strong
proof
Oar first visit W.. 10 William p Wi'-u. Fruhiu
township, Gloucester county. who purchased some
cght miles north OF Nurilr. about .nrc, v,.g. ago.
for the purpose of establishing steam m,lD ov"rk
mp the timber into luuh.r, to send off H.. the lrw
railroad Il. well 81, the frr,yuud and coal Er which
he built branch track mile and half long lie
"So furnished sixteen miles of ihc road with ties and
ha, no doubt made the mill profitable. though BE-,
main object was to open tarm, Saving hrcuuc cor
yiuccd that the soil was valuable for cultivation. In
this hc has not been disappointed. as .uc If hi,
crops prove. For instance. last year hr-"ruu,t time