Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-01-15
OUR GREAT WnALrH--Tho mineral

OUR GREAT w EALTH.---lu uo iuinorui
wealth Of our county until lately has attracted but
very little attention, either at homs or abroad,
Lumber lumborl has been our stock In trade,
which when properly viewed is really insignih
cant when compared with tho Coal, Iron, Fire
Clay and other mineral deposits that FIJI our hills.
Somebody has been posting the editor of the
Clinton Democrat on the great wealth of Keatinc
township, in that county. This township adjoins
Karthaus, in this county, and the following de-
scrption being correct Of the wealth of the former
there can be no doubt Of the wealth Of the latter.
The editor in question says; "There is now and
has been for some time more or less speculation
going on with the lands Of Kcaiing township, q
piece of this county, 40 miles distant from Lock
Haven, and lying along the susquchanna and the
p. & f. RR., bordcrcd by Cameron, Clearflcld and
Centre counties. The reason for this activity in
those wild and apparently unproductivo lands
(saying Of timbcr) is we think, to be found in the
known mineral wealth of the township and the
belief that at no very distant day, one railroad
or another (othcr than the p. 4 E.) will find its
way to and through there, and, between the two
lines, secure reliable and cheap transportation,
which is all that is needed to develop the hitherto
well known but unproductivo wealth in coal that
'ie' niu 'n Wv hiouh'''ns 'ha' run 'hronsh the
'o""'"P' "n0'n0f 'ne parties sPecuia'ing nave
''nA''S 'hio'na''0h VI 'he coming oil another
railroad, or whether they are taking chances on
the 'maniics, destiny principle, We 10 not know.
nut Wna' VIC nave reason 10 think we do know Is
'na' heauhg township mas great deai oil good
oO"i IN IT. ana 10 'h@t point we propose 10 speak
ou' ,h'0''nan' m an in''ii'geht eitIen Oh ohn'on'
VINO nus fesiaeu IN tue county since It's ors"nira-
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