The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-19
Along the Air Line.

out 10 inspec; the minerals along the
Air Line Railway by sphinx & Cabel. OF
Washington, we make the following
Interesting extract:
From Augusta proceeded some six
miles east, along the line OF the Air
Line Road 10 Pikeville. and stopped
with DIR. Rboads, who gave NE every
attention. Pikevile j. nos noted for
its fine mills or graded schools, but
for her fat babies. and for being the only
place in Southern Indiana where corn
meal, b.sci- and tan hound pups. coon
skins and tobacco are a legal tender for
all demands Though Pikeville is at
present a little behind the rival towns
along the line OF the new road. she j.
not without advantages She has a.
much coal of every variety a. anything.
and her bills are literally covered with
the finest timber in the West. which, on
THE completion OF The Air Line Road,
will be of grea, value. She IL also situ-
sied Immediately on the banks of the
Patoka river. which affords ample wa
ter power. for machinery. The day NAV
not be far distsnt when. OF account of
tie incxhaustihle supply of coal. timber
ani wafer. ,his place NAV be blessed
with rolling mills. blast furnaces and
io;her manufactures giving employment
10 hundreds oi hands
From Pikcvilie went east. along the
Air Line road some twelve miles. TO
Ilnuiingburgh, ifL'iDi. county over a
very nice rolling country. heavily tim
lbercd with white oak. an' unicrlaid
with hituniinons. block and canuel coal.
The outcrop Of which can be seen on
lalnO-i every quarter section for miles
on either side OF the road Hunting
bnr.rl has population OF about twelve
hundred Inhabitants. anr j. called the
7, Holland of Indiana. her Inhabitants be-
i 9 almost entirely Gcfman. Size has
ur beautiful chrrrhe~. two merchant
mills. one wooden factory. one plauin,
mil. aud nearly all other branches ct
industry ere carried on. some or MLicn
manufacture extensively .og a pace
without shipping facilii.e- Tie ont
crop of coal in THE inlne.iis;e vicinity V
lis not 20 proininen, ~ further west.
lT'h,re are isSo vein, thar crop ou; &. the
surface. one cannci and ono bitUminou-
irni ! have been .h0wH The ga ling.
from these different veins drilled
through Ia the edge - the civ bifumi
: nous. block AID cannel of very "a
rerior quality. These three veins seen.
TO Underiay the two that crop ont 10 tie
surface. also lind iron orc Of differen
k:ntS in paving quantities. which. on
acrouut of the block coal being "a plen
iiial. viii on the completion of the cou-
iemnlaiea road 10 lais place be of great
yaiue. The different mineral paints. fire
and pO'iers' clay can be hal here in
great abundance. The timber il not
surpassed bv any locality ia the west.
Tire finest white os.k timber ever a :.
IL IN almost enL'es- supply along the
Air Line road. through the counties oi
Craw ford. DUBOIS. Pike and part oi
Gibson. Msny cf The trees 81. IRON
two TO four aud half feet in diameter
from thirty to finy feet 10 The lrsi
4 lrsnch.s. This j. also n good cruntr,
for fruit OF almost every variety
Huniingburgh j. near the eastern croy
of the great coal fields of Southern
, Indiana. II has been found east OF here
in paying cnantiiie, for several mile.
! but il does not seem To- be 50 coniinuou.
? nor are the veins so thick IS further
I west.
! w aAi " wv iieNffrs lti W.T.
! State and Territory in the Union, hay.
never found more proyidenfiaily a.
vored country than ca be found start
ing Al Oakland CIty, and going alon,
the Air Line survey fo- fitv miles
, \ on pass over coil that gives ar abun
dant yield To lhe farmer for every vari
r. ETY. o. cror planted. You fad a tim
tered district that has no equal in thi
|. West. either for quantity or quality. i
il also well watered. la croS-ing thi
. mineral belt, from east 10 wet. vou eal
!, find fire and potter clay. lead. minera
70 paint &C almost every shsde, buiIdin.
!. aud paving stone. iron ore. and thre,
varieties of cost. of~which I send yos
samples selected at different points IL
crossing this great mineral district
You must remember that the samples
send YOU are mostly ont crops which
on account Of long exposure. do no
present a. fine an appearance a NAV b.
expected after ihe same have beel
worked for a time. But am safisfie,
lvou will iiud them of superior quality
> and all or more than claim for them
lThc minerals along the Air Line at
simply ineNhaustible.
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