Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-09-18
ANOTHER RAILROAD OUTLET.


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Of the recent excursion party which passed over
the Bells Gap Railroad to Lloydsville, Cambria
county, on the head waters OF Clearfeld creek,
and the road will, 10 the near future, pass into
the clearaeld coal basin near the mouth Of Whit
mer run, we deem il proper to lay a portion Of
his remarks before or readers, because he relates
to distances and facts that are Of considerable in
,srest TO our readers in Beeearia and Guleh
townships. lie says =
Whes FIRST erected, the road contained many
eutves, wSieh wound around the kollows and pro-
jeciing knobs 10 iis course on the mountain side,
many Of which have since heen taken out, and
the work Of suaigh,,ning and otherwise iuprov
ing the road still goes on. -Four tresiles bear the
track across nsinss in the cour,e of the road
from Btll's to Lloyd's, which in height are 25,
40, 10 and t5 feet, respectively, being from 2lO
to 800 feet 10 length, with ga degree curves on
the two highest ones. The maximum grade Of
the road is li6 feet, the average grade 145 feet
per mic and the total elevation Of the road is
J., ,l20 feet, the summit Of the mountain being ia
feet higher. The road is at present stocked with
two engines, two passenger cars three open cxcur-
sion care, aud eighty-hye coal and freight cars.
The buildings Of the road at Bells Mills consist
Of an office, freight or ware house, engine-house,
oilhouse, &c and all the necessary buildings are
in position at The other end Of the route. 1t was
the original intention Of the Company to continue
the road to Fallen Yimbtr, a distance Of lcI
miles from the present terminus, but very little
effort in that direction was made until recently.
II is now proposed to extend the road to the
mouth Of Whitmer run, distance Of l6l miles
from Lloyd's, and the citizens along the route are
manifesting considerable interest In the matter
by holding public meetings and rendering sub
stantial encouragement to the project by subserib
ing literally. Two meetings were held this week,
at a couple of the prominent points, for the pur-
pose Of electing Trustees to take charge Of sub
scriptions, &c., but we have not learned the re-
suit Of their alterations. One Of the questions
proposed to be brought up at these meetings was
that of the time for beginning work on the pro-
posed extcnsion--whether It be this Fall or next
Spring. We hope that they have arrived at some
definite conclusion, and that the extension will 10
begun and completed ia the near future, as it will
open out an immense coal field in region that
has not yet been worked. The village tLloyds-
ville), situated 10 White township, Cambria coun.
ty, little over 100 feet below the summit Of the
Allegheny Mountains at that point, is eight and
three-tenths miles from Bells Mills, nine miles
from Altoona, seven miles from Janesyille, and
seven miles from Fallen Timber. 1t contains
fifty houses and sixty families, with total popu-
latiOn of S75 people. The drit to The mines en-
ters the mOuntain-side at the village The face
Of the mine Is abou, half mile from the entrance.
drainage tunnel runs entirely through the
mountain, a distance Of little over one and n
half miles. About teventy-6ve or eighty miners
are at present working at these mines, They
ship an average of three hundred tons Of coal per
day, nearly all Of which is consumed by the Pc.
Railroad Company"