The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-10
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Correspondence Ot-the Star.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct a, 1878.
There is no CITY in the United States that
has suffered so little from the hard times
that followed the collapse of September,
1873, as Rochester Thenumber of business
failures during the past five years has been
exceedingly small. The reason of this lies
in the fact that the people have but little
explosive material in their bnsnessEgo
solid and sure when other men rush TO
riches or ruin--that the wealth OF the
city is more generally distributed than
in most of our American ci les, and
that there is general disposition to render
mutual assistance to each other when the
ujnch of business over axes them. Many
of the wealthy men.of the place were made
such by taking hold of the magnetic tele-
graph enterprise al an early day. Those
who then invested and held on 10 their
stock could NOT fail 10 become rich. sev-
eral large fortunes have alsoibecn MADE IN
oil; and speaking of oil remlhds'me ol
wonderful discovery tha has been recently
made in the Wyoming Valley, about
i thirty seven miles southwest OF Ro-
chester, on the line of the Rochester
& State Line Road: In boring for Oil near
, the little village of Wyoming, AT the depth
! of twelve hundred feet, bed Of pure rock
salt was struck, sixty4eight feet in thick
ness confess that the orN aS lirSt heard
was altogether too salty for belief. Pains
was therefore taken to interview those who
could be relied upon 70 give the true facts
From prominent officer of the X. d 5, L..
Railway i learn that from the time lhe'bit
struck the bed it passed through vein OF
salt as pure and of as excellent preserving
qualities as the Liverpool salt, for
a distance of little over sXty-eight feet;
that there was no break or interruption IN IN
the quality for rhe whole dis ance or
course only limited quantity could be
raised by the boring machinery but by
pouring in water and pumping it ou and
evapora ing sufficient quantities have been
procured 10 establish its quality. A joint
4 s ock company has been organized, backed
by some OF the wealIhiest men in tlie vTcln-
ity, for the purpose of developing thlSi
saline bonanza.
| The recent opening of the r. q 5. IL. Rail
road from Salamanca to Rochester furl
nishes new and very agreeable route IRON
Cincinnati and the Southwest to the forme]i
city and all points east and norm, par,icu
lariy TO Canada. The Wyoming Valleyn
through which the road passes nearly its eng
tire length, is one of the most beautiful ahql
romantic sections of the Uni ed States
rich in highly cu livated farms and beautS
ful towns and villages The road, whe
this route becomes properly known to thA
travelling public, will be an important ada
iunct or feeder 10 hat great favorite OF tn \
public, The Atlantic 4 Great Western.
great deal Of money was bet here oil
the Hanlan-Courtney race al Montreal an
as Courtney was a local celebrity and favo
ite he losses were considerable. The charg
| A. L, ha Nau Nnrk Shirt 'pf the 'Hjmpl
that Courtney sold out the race Is not credI
9 tied here at all.
f.; Rochester has contributed literally to th3
!: yellow fever relief fund. The employees N
q the State Line Road raised Il purse of 500
] few days since to add to the general donfl
3 tion.
!; Lockport had genvise sensation laa
! week bv the death from The dread sconrt}'
!; of a rAfuoee from Memphis u /