New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-20

Pittsburgh from which the main steam supply OF tho
Mississippi and the Gulf Of Mexico is drawn, 1t will have
on advantage In regard To distance from the markets.
as well in the quality OF the article. Tnis coal
lists in large quantities, and when tie mines once
fairly opened population will be acquired which II will
tax the Indiana farmers to feed. Markets will then be
furnished TO the farmer at his door, and the large
Numbers OF mules, ETC.. employed about coal mines will
give supply Of manure which, If properly bushaudod.
will keep the fields green aud will doIhle teir yield
Worry few OF the farmers in these valleys have barns
enough for their crops, and content themselves with
shocking the sheayes threshiug on the field by
these means, however they liable TO great loss For
lime past there has been but little rain through
ts country, except the Ohio River this has been
favorable the gathering OF the wheat and for rpening
oats. now nearly ready for the sickle. The oats
looked thin and spare, and VIII, thnk, be scJnt crop
In the southern part Of the State.
The lately planted looked as il It wanted rain
badly did the early corn, too. for that matter some
OF the early in tasse but the appearance OF
the fields varied much with the position OF the land
The isolation Of this part OF the country has been very
much against IL rs far stock Ia concerned, horses,
cows and hogs being generally Of poor breeds. All
ills will DO changed when the railroad Is constructed
and, scanty the means Of the farmers are, these
farmers are disposed to come forward literally in It's aid
The traveller in these quiet valleys Will be struck win
the foreign of places for example: g. Ferdinand
St. Meuirads MariaL0 etc. doubtless given b. the Ger
man settlers to keep In mind familiar spots they had LETT
in the FahcIland In the church at Ferdinand are two
very well executed picturesque crue.hd0n, over the
high altar and another, side altar piece, rep
rescnting Bonodctine monk In contemplation 1hese
ara both modern pictures of considerable merit and are
the pride OF the village they were painted In Germany
specially TO order for st, Ferduands Church. Al ST.
Meufads. further south is community Of Benedictnes,
40 in humber with Father Abbot over them they have
built monastery church, and school which they supdy
with books from their printing press. IL is 10 the
enterprise Of this that due the discovery Of one
OF the finest veins OF coal In tho country In their honor
this vein has been named the Priests yCu y hl5 Deei
opened for several years but worked only 10 supply local
ncces.itics The reverend fathers have cordially su.
ported the railroad enterprise nom the Dtehir w
Southern Indiana Il mainly indebted TO them Tor huch
| OF it, prosperity, present and prospective. ,,-
After having built the railway by which inc coal uu
will he successfully developed, and having established
the trade with St. Louis, tie necessity for return ci 90
Iron Noun, ore which eau he back TO the coal
fields in Indiana; so that soon ne banks oil ono ~
City, Troy, and CauneitoI VIII rXal New Ti WI
It's extensive iron furnaces ana r0lllng-ns Inc poor
iron Of the coa measures which In England can pe
worked alone, viii mere irhlsh yhuioS ole 10 i iA
with the rich ST. Louis or fOm LAKE ueiioi'
| The pg-iron from these ores viii he likely 10
| he very free from sulphur ana rhorphofuS'
These two conditions are Of primary primary M Ri-
porance IN Psirn IoI srd ln4hilg. w % an n
| the iron made at Grand Ioner H.. by the Bes-emer
process, and doubt not Vim tAe same oae an o6ly
good iron can nc maze IN me i.Nei Nel, OF on ~
banks Of the Ohio In tie South, tobacco i raised IN
considerable quantities. ana the area luhl'u VIII p'-
ably DC much increased the supply OF manure
| becomes adequate. The development Of the country
will be made mainly Wth q view, for the present -
least Of reaching the Ohio River; but connections with
the Louisville. NCW-Abauy, ana st. Louis Railroad, ana
tine Ohio aud Mssi-- pQi Railway, viii not be over
looked Ty these Outlets, coal destined Tor 81 Louis
Louisville or Cincinnati, can he s,nt Ia time OF sc'ri,y
when the river j. low. Ultimately, the line VIII bo
extended north and connect with railroads raulug TO
Chicago and Detroit, by which considerable through
business NAV he developed. Bnt for the present the
development of the coal along tho line Is wei as oi
local traffic Will bc The main object in view. For this
purpose a gauge road seems peculiarly ntied,
and ID likely TO he adopted by the Company.
Southern Indiana WILL therefore at distant day, have
au OuEct at a comparatively small outlay Of money.