Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-30
South.
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'N'b''''''3 NS'h''i 'AN
every object which meets the eye re.
minds of something left at home. Not
that there is any samcncss in the char
actcr of the soil of Juniata, Adams and
Cumberland counties, as compared
with Centre and Miillin, but the like.
ness is striking in minute details which
most suggest themselves to near neigh.
sors and citizens OF the Same common.
wealth. In Adams and Juniata, an age
of rusticity is creeping on them una
wares, and where you not uncommonly
meet thunder gust saw mill ready for
use there is an undeniable mark Of pro-
only in certain degree, however.
These counties, as it appears to me-
lost their timber of first growth before
the age OF steam. Now, they are re.
paid by being well wooded. and they
certainly present a richer cosmos than
many other parts of Pennsylvania.
The effect, therefore, OF steam upon
the central and northern counties of
the State, coming at the time it did,
had no direct power of enterprise; but
left behind, other places sprang up and
became the active centres OF business,
governed by the most stimulating source
of business energy, the lumber trade.
They advanced beyond this vast agri.
cultural demcnse, which now with ma.
ture seems to be reaping tho reward of
its conservative strength, as abundance
and thrift are only the hand maids to
the natural energies at work.
We are driving, four Of us, Mr.. Henry
Mead, Of y. Y, Ar. Caldwell Frazer,
Capt. \. Curtin and H. c, Irwin, in a
carriage, taking an old fashioned ride
old fashioned, because il will seem so to
those who, in recollection. have taken
it before-from Lewistown, down along
the Juniata to Miillin, but awful rough
now, my friend. When you rode over
it, you may remember II was rough too,
but now it is toughest. Yes, the
road ever or never made. I'm
not trying to pun, but We asked man
we met MIR. Mead had the curiosity
to do so, no doubt melted by head
aehe--if they ever worked the roads
hcrel No. was the blunt reply.
The railroad on the other side Of the
river has thrown this thoroughfare into
the age and class with the thunder gust
saw mill--only used now and then.
Mr. Murray isa pleasant man to meet,
as many who once knew him as host OF
the old hotel in Lewistown well know.
We met him as proprietor Of the
Jacobs House. in MIfilin. No one
could wish a better supper than our
hungry party set down to after our ar
rival in this thrifty and pleasantly stu.
ated town.
Our big days work came next day,
the third from Bellefontc About thir.
ty seven to forty miles to NewyIlle, Cum.
berland county, and two mountains TO
cross. We had all we could do. for our
part was to rest the horses a little by
the ascent Of the mountains.
Tuscarora mountain and South noun.
tain, or ns it ia properly called, Kitta.
tiny, are both about one thousand feet
in perpendicular height from base TO
Little did we know what was
to happen on the other side Of the Tus.
carora mountain. We had gone but
few miles from Iokesburg. feeling easy
upon a good, square meal, when, as We
went over a breaker, snap went the
spring In ignorance. of the
extent Of Captain Curiin's preparations
for this or any other mishap. | remain.
ed for a single moment in the utmost
fear for the fulfillment Of our projected
distance assigned to that particular
day. The day had now grown warm,
and walking back to Ickesburg was no
pleasant forethought. In time of adver.
sity il is when men show forth in their
truest and best light, and in this case
our party seized the occasion to trans.
form itself into mechanism so much in
contrast TO what ii had just been, and
by concerted and well timed decisions to
invent for itself plan to which neither
could lay claim as the inventor. The
machine was to mend the spring and
nothing could prevent. Pinoers, wires.
rope and gum shoulder for support we're
all produced. ran for strong stick,
but Mr.. NJ. had 1t in twist from fence
rail and was ruled out. Three.quar.
ters of an hour behind, lost to our time
to be in Newville, and another hour by