Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08

lead ores; then gradually down the
eastern sides of those mountains until
we reach the broad plains Of Nebras-
ka, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
&C.. speedily over the broad prairies
and through the large towns and cities
Of the west, and Immediately it arrives
at New York city-the chief city Of
the American Continent 1t takes a
leap again to the mighty pillows of the
Atlantic; taking along its cargo of
grain, cheese, butter, meat, &c, that
were gathered previously; taking up
the cotton that it brought from the
South, and away it goes with all the
speed over the broad Atlantic; pass
ing the banks Of Newfoundland and
the Green Isle and the coast of North
Wales 70 Liverpool and London, Great
Britain, the chief city of the world !;
after that it takes leap to France,
Belgium, Switzerland, Prussia, Russia,
Austria, Spain, and other foreign
countries, distributing its valuable
cargo among the different nations of
the earth. 1t leaves the silver and
lead ores that were mined in Utah to
be smelted in Swansea, South Wales ;
the grain that was raised in the Far
West and cotton that was brought
from the South, and the different other
produce of the earth. is distributed
among the citizens of the different CT
ties of England, after performing all
its errands.
1t returns with all haste towards
sunset, bringing hundreds of emf
grants, from Russia, Prussia, Italy,
France and England, and other Eu-
ropean countries, yearly; it brings
the elephant, hippopotamns, the
rhinoceros and hyena; flax, wax,
mvrrh, and sena, from Abyssinia
, opium, gum arabic and silks from
Turkey camels from Egypt and Ara
bla; salt from Poland; musk; spices
and cotton, from the East and West
Indies tallow, oil, pitch, and copper,
from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
pig iron and ale from Scotland rail
road and merchant iron from Eng
land linen and Irish from Ireland
watches from Switzerland wines and
fashion from France citrons, almonds,
pomegranates and figs, from Spain
gold silver and pearls, from Peru
oranges and lemons from Cuba &c. -
Distributing these through all parts OF
our country, to cherish again its citl-
zens with the produce Of foreign coup
| tries,
The same way it distributes the pro-
auctions of the different States of our
Union. 1t distributes the oysters,
corn, cotton, peaches, and tobae o O!
Delaware Maryland, and Virginia
rice from the Carolnas; oranges and
lemons, from Florida, and the most
Southern States over the Northern
and Western States Returning, it is
loaded with coal, iron, and agriculture
al implements, shoes, &c, for the Del
awareians, and the Southerners; the
iron ore from New Jersey and Michi-
gan is carried to Ohio, Pennsylvania,
| Illinois and Indiana; states and mar
BILE from Vermont and Main; cattle
by the hundreds of thousands from
Texas, to supply the Eastern and
Northern markets; bacon from Cincin-
natl st Louis and Chicago, and sugar
and mclasses from Mississippi and Lou
isinna. 1t may be said that it moves
the whole human family--the animals,
the produce CT the whole earth, aad
distributes them with the greatest
ease, not only over this country, but
over the whole world.
If we would but compare the time
and the necessary expense it takes to
circumnavigate the world now, and
the time and the expense it took to do
it fifty years ago, we could then see its
usefulness more apparent. At that
time it required fortune and half a
lifetime but now it takes but few
hours over eighty days, and about
81 600 in money to travel all around
this globe.