The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-14


will soon he the Star Manufacturing
State OF the Union, and defies success
full competition. She raises vast crops o.
; grain and other produce, hogs and cat
Tie, her lands. her tencncnts are cheap
and men live here one-hals cheaper thar
he can in the East, where lands, rent.
land provisions are very high.
} The Eastern manufacturer has to de
pend upon the West for his provision
10 supply the wants OF the con sumner, ant
is obliged to come West and NOrthw esl
ana get our Iron ores and timber tax ing
them hundreds OF miles over the dan
lgerous and uncertain navigation of thu
Ohio river, OF submit 10 high prices o.
lltaiiroad transportation, and crossing
over Indiana's great coal fields. to thai
OF the East. there TO manufacture in.
10 all classes of iron and machinery
which he ships back to the West to FIND
market for the products of his labor
As soon as the coal mines Of Indiana
are fairly opened mp, and the Railroad
now being built competed. with :
North and South Rail road extendin.
from Lake Michigan on the North. dow
Through her great coal fields to the Ohio
river, on the South, she will open ~
and supply the great Mississippi valley
having Rockport. an important ship
ping point by the Rockport. Cincinnati
aud South Western Rail road, and also
Evansville, by the Evansville ana San.
dusky Rail road. both important ship
ping points on the Ohio river. and about
sJO miles below Pittsburg. with a good
navigation most OF the time. gives the
southern part of this State a decided
advantage, both in distance and navi-
CATION over the Pennsylvania coal fields
hence the old keystone State, which has
grown rich from the products Of hei
coal iieids. may now prepare TO retir,
from further toll, as Indiana steps for
ward To take her place.
lhe importance oi the above named rail
roads, passing through. and cen,ering
at ilnniingbnrg, in dubois county, will
greatly add 10 tne whole interest Of the
Whole county. Jasper, the County Seat
lof DUBOIS county. is we'll located OH
Patoka, and blessed with line veins oi
block coal and good Iron ore veins, To-
Gated on the hockport L. Mitchell Rail
lroad-iikc many other good location.
where cheap transportation can bc had
to The iron .ieIds OF Missouri, must be-
come. like Huniipgburg. a very impor-
iant notwithstanding place. AS it is now
We nave To chiefly depend OH The Last
ior al. our Iron, Nails, Glass and iarm-
ing implements of every kind. " bile all
these articles can be manufactured
cheaper here ti.an ia the Last.
We hope. that soon tie enierprising
Mechanic and Capitalists will take this
matter i:sto consideration, Tor tLis, here
tviore haas been overlooked. now begins
10 develop her rich deposits and With
oui. Arns olcrs'the right hand OF
welcome 10 All " ho come. The excite
,neii Is growing very fast, and property
Is advancing and changing hands rapid
iy. We look with much anxiety and
interest 10 tie forthcoming report OF
Prof. l.. 4. COX. our State Gcologist.
which is now being published with map,
showing our Mineral fields TO be far
more valuable than nave heretofore been
known. owing 10 the many new and
valuable discoveries made bv drilling
and sinking wells, opening up coal shafts
&c. Since his last report, and from the
preparations now being made in the
different counties for opening up the
mines and building new Iron Furnaces
in Knox. Nigo, Clay and Martin coun-
ties. with the many new Railroads now
building, we may by the time Prof. Cox
makes his 9th annual report he appris-
ed that Indiana has made more progress
this year (ls73j, than she has i'm the ia
five years, As she now has such q start
and reputation that nothing can i'm.
pede her progress Many practical op-I
orators from the Eastern States. and
some from Europe are now visiting her
mineral fields and thus exclaim: ..how
is il that this great hoard Of wealth has
this long been overlooked
More next time. A.RANY.
HUATINGBURG, Feb. 9Th, 1873.