The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-15

The party engaged in the survey
of the Allegheny river, sent out by the
U. S. Government, arrived at this
point last Friday evening, having
started from Olean on the 22d of
August, and been on the way ever
since. The following gentlemen com.
pose the party: John B. Dougherty,
u. S. Engineer; Jas. Mcfarland,
Assistant A. B. Brockett, Charles
Seidell, JAS. A. Painter and w. M.
Awl. They travel in a small fiat
boat with cabin, in which they sleep,
eat, drink and are merry. They were
very willing to answer all questions
and give information, but owing to
the short time they remained here we
were unable to obtain such statistics
as we would like to have given our
readers. We may give them in the
future. Engineer Dougherty thinks
the plan Of making the Allegheny
Manageable stream most feasable, and
says the expense would be much less
than some might suppose. He also
says if the people consider their own
interests they will urge on the work,
as the benefit this country would derive
from it in the way of developing its
resources can scarcely be imagined.
Forest county would derive one great
benefit from il, and that is in the
transportation Of lumber. Barges
could be run the greater portion of
the year, and in this way our lumber
men could market their lumber with.
out the usual risks and delays. Let
our citizens lend all the encouragement
possible.
-Brookston, this county, has an
amateur company, composed of home
talent, which has given several enter
tanments during the past summer.
These performances are said by those
who have attended them to be very
entertaining, and have elicted a good
deal of praise from the citizens. Last
Friday evening they gave the first
performance at which any admission
was charged and it is said to have
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been we'll patronized and complete
success all round the audience having
been very highly pleased. We have
received a programme Of the per-
formance, together with the names of
the performers, and would like to give
it to our readers, but it having arrived
rather late we are compelled to omit
it this time. We hope ~hen they pro-
pose having another entertainment
they will send us the programme in
time.
We hear from good authority
that Messrs. Horton, Crary & Co., of
Sheffield, Pa, will, as soon as spring
opens, build a narrow guage railroad
down Tionesta creek, to point II or
10 miles below that place, for the pur-
pose of transporting bark to their
tanneTy. They have secured charter
for the road and will push it through
next summer without fail, and may
extend it as far down as Balltown.
Should this be done, it is altogether
probable the project of building a
road from this place up the creek and
connecting with them at the above
place, so much talked of last spring,
would receive a new impetus, and
doubtless be carried through. If the
tendency Of the times continue to
brighten until spring, it would not be
a foolish prediction to say that this
result will be attained.
Mr.. Peter Berry passed through
town last week en- route for Balltown,
for the purpose of renewing operations
at that'place. They propose drilling
the we'll recently struck to the third
sand, at the same time arranging it in
such way as not to spoil the present
well, about 200 feet deep, should the
third sand prove a failure. If the
project proves a success, and they get
a paying well, active operations will
be commenced forthwith. At all
events, We are given to understand, at
! Lea st two more wells will he SINK as