Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01

persons: james North, Miss Rebecca
North. Miss Elizabeth Witherow, Wash.
inston North, j. A. Christy, DR.. L. E.
Atkinson. R. McMeen. f. E. Parker,
I. Van Irwin, E. s. Parker. VIM. Jack.
man, of the Register. j. w. Speedily. of
the Indpendent. and W. w. Davis, of
the Republican. at the railroad at three
o'clock P NJ, for the purpose of going
in the westward bound mail train to Hunt
ington, town long since noted for its in
telligence and wealth. We had no, long
to wait. The train was on time, and we
were soon comfortably seated and hurry
ing up the narrows. The run to Lewis
town seemed to US very short, for friend.
one Of the company, kept our attention
drawn to the side of the mountain along
which we were running. with the expec-
tation of showing US an upright stone or
rock that has hundreds Of times been
mistaken for standing soldier, with
overcoat. knapsack, and cap on. We,
however. failed to get sightof it. Some
distance below Lewiatown our attention
was drawn to BixIer's Gap, and who is
the hunter in Juniata that does not know
this favorite way of reaching the top of
the mountains. This gap is soon to be
used by Mr.. North as a road over which
he expects to haul to the railroad wood
aud ties in the ful6lment of monster
contract with the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for supplying it with those in
dispensable articles. The region which
supplies The lumber is located in de-
preston on the top of the mountain.
which is characteristic of this range
The extent cf the territory which Mr..
North may operate on may be learned
from the statement that it embraces the
entire width of the depression on the
mountain top from Bixler's Gap to a
point four miles westward. 1t is be-
lieved that 10000 railroad ties and hun
dreds of thousands of cords of wood
can be ca, on it Granville Gap. above
Lewistown, is another course through
which tie material will be hauled to the
railroad Work has been commenced on
the mountain above this gap, and num-
Der of ties and cords of wood have al
ready been cut and hauled to the road
THE UNION BlNK.
We arrived at Huutingd Ion in due time
Following tie lead of Mr.. North, who is
stockhosler and director of The Union
bauk we reached ,l,is institution, which
is located in handsome three story brick
build ne, on the west side of 4 cross
street, tie name of which we have for
gotten. While the gentlemarly cashier,
Mr.. G c. North, with whom many of
our citizens have been acquainted since
his early boyhood days, was unboliing
the front and only door leading to or
from the bahk, the eye had time to re-
ceive and convey a pleasant impression
to the minds Of those ~ho looked on the
fine windows Of French plate glass. and
the massive and handsomely panelled
door, with its surmounted traneom. guard
ed by bars of the best of steel. We arein-
side, all of us. ladies' included, a,.d the
sight is so pleasing that an involuntary
murmer of admiration escapes the whole
party. 1T is as fine as the banking
rooms in cities" was the opinion univers-
ally expressed. We stand just inside
the door, within the space allotted to
those who enter the institution to deposit
or draw money In our front, 5 or 6,
perhaps Z feet distant from the wall at
our back. is the counter. three feet high
of native black walnut, artistically pan
elIed. From our staud point it joins the
left-hand wall, and thence extends to with
in three or four feet Of the wall directly
IN our front This passage, between the
ends af the counter and the wall, is the
entrance way from the customers depart
ment to the department occupied by the
Bank officers when transactiug business
A patchwork of black walnut and
French-plate glass, all of the most ele-
CANT designs and workmanship, sur
mounts the counter to the height of 6
feet. A handsome walnut desk, provi-
ded with paper and ink. stands outside
the counter, to the left of the front door.
We are within the space formed by the
counter. Here are tables and desks, all
of solid walnut, and Of fue workman
shin In the rear of this-the cashier
aud assistants place-is the burglar and
fire proof vault, the foundation of which
is beneath the cellar level This piece
or pier of masonry is carried or built to
the height of the bank room floor, and
at this height "quar'z rock slabs ls
inches thick and long enough to reach
across the pier, were laid on it to form the
bottom of the vault. The sides and roof
of the vault are cons tructed Of the same
quartz rock" laid in cement and bound
together with iron staples. Two mas
sive doors with combination locks secure
the vault, and may defy the efforts of the