The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-02-09
Local Intelligence.

notice of the extensive water power
Double Pipe Greek affords, which, with
its surroundings, your correspondent
thinks is worthy Of more extended
notice.
Double Pipe Greek is formed by the
junction of Big aud Little Pipe Greeks,
about 800 feet above the breast work Of
the dam, and is one among the finest
water powers in the State. Its only
development at present, is the Touring
establishment Of Mr.. 7. f. Cover, which
from September LIST, 1869, to July LIST,
1870, (ten months manufactured H.
500 bbls. of flour. The present year
viii fall below this figure for the want
Of wheat. But this employs but small
proportion of the volume of water.
Either side of the stream is alike eligi-
Bile for Improvements. The Western
Maryland Railroad passes within 400 feet
on the Carroll county side Of the stream.
The location is central, being nearly
equidistant from Woodsboro, Me-
chauicstown and Emmittsburg, in Fred
erick county, aud Taneytown, Union.
town and Uuion Bridge, in Carroll
county, the farlhest point being 8, and
the nearest 6 miles. From all these
places public highways center and cross
at this point. The surrounding country
is open, fertile, an in high state of
cultivation, yielding an enormous
amount of produce Of all kinds; alto
gether making it one of the most i'm.
POI tant points on the Western Maryland
Railroad. OF the correctness of this
view. your readers will judge by the
importance the commissioners of tax for
Carroli aud Frederick counties attached
to it, by building the be Il wagon bridge
over the stream in the STATE, binding
the two counties together with cords of
iron This fact alone speaks volumes
in favor oflhe Importance of this point,
and who is so blind as not to see, that
whenever that new county, Of which a
few nien now talk, is formed, that this
will be the county seat. The Rev. Mr..
Sayler has, on the Frederick county
side, some 40 acres of land most admi
rably adapted for town, and the opinion
expressed by your correspondent in the
item referred to, in reference to manu-
featuring &c, is shared in common with
all correct thinking men. May the time
be near at hand when this immense
volume Of water now unemployed, will
be applied to the propelling Of hundreds
and thousands OF cotton or WOO. len spin
dies, is the wish of your correspondent
Mr.. Sayler's spring is the only sur.
face spring water in the place; but for
we'll water and well digging, it is per-
haps superior to any other place in the
United States Digging through loan
of fine sand aud clay to the depth of
about twelve feet, (Which two men iu
two days can do, strata Of pure flint
gravel is struck, through which issues
pure soft fresh water, clear as crystal.
II is the opinion OF scientific men that
this strata underlies the surrounding
country. This opinion was confirmed
in digging the foundation for the II. r.
Bridge over Big Pipe Greek, on the east
side of the hill which juts in between
Big and Double Pipe Creek. At the
depth of twelve feet this strata was
struck, which is so solid and compact
that theeoglnecr pronounced it sufficient
for the foundation. Through this the
cold clear water gushed forth SO rapidly
that it required constant baiing. The
same feature was exhibited ia digging
the foundation for the new wagon bridge.
At the depth of five feet below the bed
OF the stream this strata was struck,
when the water cold and clear on the
opposite side of the creek came 10 so
rapidly that it required constant bailing.
And after the wall was in, it filed up,
and is now flowing out and running
cold aud clear into Double Pipe Greek.
Meeting Of IPestern Maryland RKi
rold CyPorators.-A m ,eting OF the
corporators of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company was held January
3lst, at the office Of his honor Mayor
Banks, the mayor in the chair, aud John
A. Robb, city register, secretary. The
meeting was called for the Purpose Of
having opened subscription books Of the
road, aud letter was read from Charles
J. Baker, Esq, stating that parties in
New York were ready to subscribe to
the stock as soon as they were satisfied
that the road was an established fact.
MIR. Robert T. Baldwin presented a
series Of resolutions, the tenor Of which
was that committee Of six shall be
appointed to open subscription books in
this city and IN the counties, and that
said committee shall report the result oil
their labors on the 18th of April next.
The resolutions were adopted, and
the following committee appointed by the
chair : Charles J. Baker, Baltimore city +;
! VIM. A. Fisher, Baltimore county: j,
K. Longwell, Carroll county; Joshua
3iggs, Frederick county; JOHN WeIty,
| Washington county, and John NJ. Star
dish, Allegheny county.
An hour or more was spent 10 discus
sing the various routes, and it appeared
to be understood BY the corporators that
as soon as the best route can be settled
upoa AMI surveys made, that sufficient
capital can be obtained from New York
to complete the road The New York.
ers, however, are anxious that the
shortest route shall be had, no matter
what the expense shall be, their object
beinp TO secure mick communication