Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-12-01
~ For the American
sUNBuRY AND ITS ADVANTAGES.


sUnBuRY, In the county of Northum,er-
land, Pennsylvania, in the valley of the Sus.
quehanna, At the junction of the North and
West branches of that broad river, has , po-
sition which is ss picturesque ia its surround.
ings as 1t is favored in its natural and arti.
fetal facilities for business and transit
WILKES. BARRE, on the North Branch has
the advantage of a position in the great Wy.
oming Coalfeli. WfLLIAMsPeRr, on the
West Branch Is the centre Of a great lumber.
ing mandatory. DANvILLE, has its fur
naces aud rolling mills. All the transit from
these towns, and the trade of their extend
ed valleys south TO tide.water, and north
from tide-water must pass this important
center-SUNBuRy.
Pittsburgh at the confluence of the ALE.
gheny and Monongahela rivers, is OF less
importance in lumber and agriculture than
the north and west branches OF the Susque.
hanna. Sunbury has extensive surroundings
of rich agricultural districts and limestone
is abundant. The ShamOkin Coal fields are
but 10 miles distant. The fossiliforous Iron
ores of Montour range but four miles to
the north, and the east numbering districts Of
northern Pennsylvania have o ready and
cheap water communication by the main
rivers to their Junction at Sunbury. The
anthracite of Wyoming, and the bituminous
Goals Of the West Branch, must pass Sunbury
on their way south.
Sunbsry has the advantage of being in the
vicinity of Coal and Iron, and on the i'm.
mediate highway of Oil and Lumber, il
therefore offers large inducements as local
| ity for the manufactures of iron and lumber
or the refining of oil. 1t is center on the
high way from tho sources OF supply to the
depots of demand. 1t is but nineteen (l9
miles from Coal; four ~ miles from Iron
and one O) mile from limestone. Cheap and
abundant agriculture to produce cheap labor
are on every hand-all on descending grades
by river, canal or rail. Lumber from North
ern Pennsylvania can be delivered here at Z
total cost o. but FIVE dollars per 1000 feet il
the log here to he cut into the numberles'
varieties demanded by the markets of thu
extensive coalfelds but few hours distant
where hemlock lumber, SO abundant ant
cious market for the structure of Breakers
Houses, &C., &c.
The great advantages Of its location art
its facilities for transit from the Lake coun
try north and west to the cities of New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore on th,
Atlantic sea-board. ... ...
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mand is equal to the whole river Susque
hanna taken from the dam with fall o
seoen feet, to point one mile below the DO
rough. The slack water occupied by th,
dam nearly one mile in length gives all th'
facilities of lake where the logs can b.
gathered in an immense boom to harbo
them by millions from the northern forests
| The further this timber can be transported
by river, than by canal or rail, to point
near the great Eastern markets the create
the advantage. Therefore Sunbury for I
lumber trade offers superior facilities to an.
point further north.
Its location for furnaces and rolling mill
is excellent if you notice its position will
reference to the several varieties of ore il
common use; the FOSSIL ferrous ores of Mon
tour the Magnetic from Cornwall; the Car
donates from the Coal regions; and tn
Oolitic from New York or the richer ore
from Lake Superior.
Sunbury is 4l4f feet above tide-water
and is 1861 miles oy Canal from Havre d
Grace. ... ...