Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06
Dueols CITY


Nm. EDIroR After a lapse Of over forty years,
| thought would take a trip to the land Of pines
in the northwestern section Of this county, and
upon arriving therc / found things go Wonder
fully changed that ] scarcely knew where was,
and would have been compelled to ask, bad not
left home for the purpose Of seeing The new
springing-up towns OF Dubois and humbargef.
they are now, in effect, one town, divided only
by small stream, which emptics into Sandy
Lick creek ten miles above Reynolisyille
In Dubois / found my old friend John, the
proprietor Of the place, who owns some thirty or
iorty ih0usand acres Of the best timber land IN
the State. The town IL situated on the waters Of
Sandy Lick creek, on the Low Grade II. H., about
six miles west Of the summit tunnel, / was told
that two years ago there was hul pne house In
the village Of DuBois and now, there are over
one hundred, aud o large number just begun.
Al the e0se Of this year they expect TO number
one thousand Inhabitants. II hss a faw mill
the largest In the United States, and, perhaps,
the largest In the world. will give the size aud
capacity, as reported by Que Of the employees :
Length, 22O feet width, so feet. There are seven
gangs, Of from fourteen to ihiry-two saws each J
one Mulei saw, cutting from 5000 TO 10000 feet
per day the gangs cut from 100000 to l3O 200
ieet Der day two shingle mills, cutting $4,000
uer day one laih mill, cutting 30, 600 per day !
one small mill, cutting from $4,000 to 10000 per
day. Over 500 logs are used up daily. The em-
moves number nearly Que hundred men. Mr.. Du.
Bois is now engaged In clearing ont nat Of
land adjoining the mill, which, when done, viii
be about one hundred acres Of rich bottom soil,
ak feet deep, and will be the finest field In the
county. his employees sre all gentlemen Of gopd,
social qualities. Mr.. Baker, the foreman on ihe
mill. showed me all through the establishment,
while Mesrs. McMinn. Blackiord, Fowler, and
yosburg, also done their share to make my visit
Tho coal business is just beginning TO make a
s,ir. and AT present il confined to the Runbarger
end Of the village, on land once owned by MI.
oeorge shaiIer, Sr., but now Owned MI. lumbar
o., The tract contains over three hundred acres,
and IS operated BY Judge Bell, Of the State Of
New Yoik. aud Mr.. Jones, nov Of Rumbargtr.
The veins nov opened are from SIX 10 seven net
thick, and the best quality oi coal ~ the state'
The operatou are nos building about thiry
houses qf al shapes and sizes for the ainsrs'
A word for Rumharger They arc bpluing
large N. Y. Church, which u nov under roni
The hard times has stopped work Tor the present
On the Dubois side there Is very nice frespy /,
terian Church almost finished, Of gooi tise' anu
neatly finished 20 far as done. BOTH Chnfenes'
when finished, will be a credit 10 the place
There are two licensed hotols--one on the Rum
barger side, kept by Mr. Bryan the other inc
Cty Hotel, kept by Messrs. seley Nicholson
Of, the DuIIols end Of town Both are well mr.
nished and have good landlords.
Iipon the whole, taking the hard times INTO
eon,iderntlon, Dubois City Il great tn,sfpriie,
and veil serb visit TO take loos a.. D.,
your' nn.a 'fcO's' ."