The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-05-18
JASPER COURIER.


Ma EpiroH:-Wlli you please allow NJ,
. short space In your valuable Journal Il
sxpress mJ humble opinion. respecting IL,
proposed route Of The contemplated Raj
road from Jasper, 10 iptersecl the Oaio &
Mississippi Railway, somewhere between
hi. point and vincsnnrs
understand there j. controversy az d
ifs location. whether HE proposed roal
should intrrscct he q & n r. r. Al
Vincsnnes or ~ The Shoals. Ths, sIr. il =
QUESTION Of vital Importance "a lie ciiz,ns
81 jasper. and 10 the people oi puools
county. and 10 such, d, no, wonder TINT
the, discuss il wiih 20 mnrh animation
am no, personally Interested 10 elih-r
Of these routes. sno have i, ~ish NJ sgi.
tate this question further. ahsn desire bat
tie people Of Dnbos county may be led 10
Investigate the Importance OF their interest
b. regard 70 the mioefs wealth u their
county snd State. and more particularly
that of their own county.
Being snmsw hat srxiuus that he great
Mineral resources Of ytnr county should
have the beet means 81 tran .porisron and
marker, 10 The Only reason whish induced
mo TO ask . small space il your p-pee.
en- very well acquainted viii The min.
srsl resources ~ Dubois and Mariin cono.
lies. ard have hsd eon, idrrxhle experience.
IN the eoun'lrs ~ D-siers, Knox aud Pix:
snd r.. nv knowledge of me sane. II
hsve become thoroughly cruvinc-d nat N
will be much cheaper and sar better ior rhel
people ~ your couniy 20 run their hue from
Jasper 10 the Shosls.
usriin snd Dubois counties srr lbs, a, The
margin. or terminus ~ ihe IilpuI- eooiii ~.
and T. connection with thu, nainrc ~mr
70 hsve besios 20 iis richrrt gifts IL fhr.e
counties. ~ The WY ~ immense heds M
stone cosl. iron cr., &c bssiJr- ne di,if
hutton ~ large sn.nnui IN iussbrr. nuncf.l
.ss fine s,n ~ater-pting-. iur~rs~ streisi
al limestone Of superior qtaist, tuu~fheri
ri'h every her m,n-fs necessary lur the
successful n.autacfur, o. ron ail ~ when
wouls become . source at nnn.~nse wealth \
10 ihors counties a. soun nay shail be
erenod gu, for the sscce Stud 'rnn- porintien
81 The great VARIETY ~ srliflrr. Nh. pfocuc-
si.n OF ih--r cvnhtirs. Fur itssr . 40 9TH.
~ section ~ the State ca. bo.si 81 an *
pussd stratum " irvis ore ifir'y sr-s tnirk.
Where rnn yVu pslnt IA ~ soyun', where
thYy are working 90 asny urt. ~ cnsl. one
sboye ih- o'h-r. a. ~ M cvYniits o. Dr 4,
bsls sud Muif; $50 when @e take i4io
th- d.d-r.ne- III ~. di,,arrri
between the routes. ana ne ogenl4s uut a.
. lz'ce Ga sinDunt c' mineral wealth, III NY
humble vrsn,.,. a,skrs shs .r.uncnt sste--
u prston.niis 10 insur ~ tapping the Uaau
~ Nssi.-irp R.il~sy A, VI near shr
Shp.is .tsfiOn.
III, eo.l. u Martin end D4b,. counties
~hen ssmpsrvo ~ith ,.tarr eeys u the
<cvl'ry, takes ign faAk Thy ~ 10 reg
ulsr srAtshsd brds, sUsne four az five N
uumnrf, ons above the ninpr, snd are Al
= bovs NE drainage " ~ cvuDifs S4sae
81 tnsm are sven % cfop out lnssricus ace
iions ~ the country
Tsn ir~n ors hers are numerous Ia i'sse "
rountlrs. srv y. excellent quiiy. and VA
rying from I've 80 lhniy irtl II thickness .
There 10 sIso one regular slfsiun of uonI |
prs ~hish cvefliss lae cpnl tvim- ion. and
vsriss In thickness trsm hrre % zen feet. !
~ running irom jr.rer % he Snosls the
roa would b. sbie % transport ~ these |
minerals. which ~Dud hs the source ~ "a \
nenis,e profit 10 II. and, would ~ shoril d,
line. by tbs transportation D; these miner !,
lie sione. be able 70 Wv 90 The rost.
lremsin sIr. yours, Rssrsc''ols.
jHS 4 F0hsxs.
3hos's. Indians Msg 1851.