Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-06-08

LETTER FROM BRANDYwINE." :"
No. III.
HARn1snrRn. 1866.


East Pennsylvania Rail Road thirty-six
miles, to Reading. was much interested
in this road, from the fact that it runs through
region which, except Iroa ore and agricul-
tural products, has no local trade-and yet
it pays its owners | am told, very hand
somely. Ii this is the case in such region
can We fail to be convinced that our vii.
mington and Reading Road, which is to run
through an equally rich agricultural region,
with deposits of Iron which many persons
think are quite equal, if not superior, to
those on the East Pennsylvania, while nearly
its whole line will run in sight OF some kind
of manufactures, and near yet unimproved
wateT-powers, will find ample business to
make it pay, too, as an investment? But
must tell. you Of the Cornwall Ore Hills,
some five miles south of Lebanon, and
twenty-five west of Reading. This wonder
tul deposit of wealth is in three large hills,
standing as outlines of the South Mountain
Range, and occupying an area of one hun
dred and thirty acres. There is very sub
stantial Railroad connecting with the Union
Canal and Reading Rail Road, near Leba-
non, which runs TO the top of one of the
hills, winding around it cork-screw fashion
The whole of these hills are rich ore; there
Is no mining, as we should expect to see, but
they begin at the top or sides indscrimi-
nately, and carry all of the hill away to
melt into iron, the outside being really the
best; underneath, where the atmosphere has
not had the opportunity of acting, the ore IS
equally rich, but contains too much sulphur
to make good iron. This, however, passes
off after few years of exposure, so that the
proprietors of this noble estate have some
thirty millions of tuns of one of the best
ores in the country above water lovel-how
much there may be lower down they hardly
care 10 think about. This ore is taken in
every direction by Rail and Canal, l was
told; it goes as far South as within twenty
five miles of Baltimore, west 10 within ono
hundred miles of Pittsburg, north to Dan
| vile, about one hundred miles, and east
nearly to Philadelphia! 1t is particularly
valuable for mixing with the soft hematites
which are now being discovered in large
quantities near LenCaster, and great deal
of it will so in that direction over oun Road.
am assured. As you Will see, am lic-
coming quite an enthusiast il tho matter Of
! Iron, " and it is hard ini me to tear myself
away from the subject, and without intend.
ing TO break the spirit of the Tenth Com
mandment, do covet some of those noble
deposits of minerals as helps TO the pros,
perity of our city, But l must tell you OF
this place and what is in and passes through
it, avoiding the law makers now in session
here, and whom think the worthy people
who sent them would generally be glad il
they had not done So
The town is beautifully placed on high
piece OF ground, in full view Of the gap OF
the Blue Mountain, through which the noble
Susquehanna breaks, and from the dome OF
the State House you can see the Blue Noun
tain 10 the North stretching away East and
West till lost q view ~ distance, while to
the South, the South Mountains broken
range makes varied outline which is very
pleasing,-between the two ranges lies per
laps the finest valley for agricultural pro-
ductions in this country-to the Last. stretch.
ing some sixty miles to the Schuylkill, and
called Lebanon Valley; to the West ald
South, running 10 the Mississippi, the first
eighty miles OF it to the Potomac, called the
Cumberland Valley. The town is now a
great Rail Road centre. The Pennsylvania
Rail Road, from Philadelphia to Pittsburg
and the far West, and the Northern Central,
| from, Ralt;,nora In Elrnfro ond H., Nrou,l
pass through the city, while the Cumberland
Valley, from the Southwest, the Schuylkill
and Susquehanna from the Northeast, and
the Reading, from the East, terminate here.
In all, there are about twenty-five passenger
trains which daily arrive here, and as many
depart, From this point to Pittsburg is
two hundred and seventy nine miles; to Ell
mira one hundred and sixty-fve, to Balti.
more eighty-fiye, and to New York one hun
dred and eighty-six miles. The immense
trains of coal, petroleum, lumber, produce
and passengers, which are continually arriv-
ing and departing, are truly wonderful
sight Where are they all going and what
is to be done with them? Well, Mr.. Editor,
all of this immense trade which / have
watched going 10 the Seaboard from here by
the Pennsylvania Railroad passes us within
about thirty miles, and goes on from that
point forty miles to Philadelphia; whence, il
ace get any of 1t, it must go back again say
thirty miles more. Now can we complain
of our city being slow in its growth and
small in its trade, when we do not reach out
our hand to take what is passing? an
told the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are making very expensive and commodi
Gus new depot below the built up part o.
Philadelphia, to deliver these products tC
Vessels on the Delaware Why do we no
offer to make our River frontage on the Della
ware, this Depot? But l am tempted to say
so much that ! fear am firing You. Ire
turn home wiser man, as certainly hat
no idea of the great wealth lying SO near us
BRANDYwINE.
The Responsibility of Religious People fol
tic Public Morals-Rev Mr.. Aikman vii
preach on the above topic, and with specia
reference to the Lager Beer and Liquo
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