Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-08
EX-SHERIt + FIE'S PURCHASE
IN McKEAN COUNTY.

From the 0sceola Rsvelle, Nov. 27th, 1880
A ltip to the nOrih,rn counties Of PeBnsylva.
niA. will satisfy aiy obseryng man, thas The
its headquarters to The virgin forests Of MeReau
county. With Potter On the east, Warren on the
we,t York slatv on the nvr,b, Elk aud cameron
On the south, the boundaries oi McKean bloeA
out pne Of the largest bodies Of timber in this
section Of the United states Part Of the country
has been cleared out BY ssedo settlers, who have
brought sher farins up to high state of eultivA.
tin but these hooett iIlers Of The soil give no
attention to numbering.
Going up Wilson run on the Philadelphia and
Erie road, about h's miles from Wilcox and four
miles from Kane, is q large body Of liuber land,
recently purchased by ca. sheriff J. J. Pie, OF
oseeola, proprietor Of The Oseeola Foundry and
Maohiae shop, and osnsr Of the Clearheld Opera
House. The purchase contains $500 acres, welt
covered with vhiie pine, htmlUck, cherry, birch,
beech, bird eye maple, and otnsr Kinds of timber
usually f0uLd In the northern fore,ts. Assoeiated
with Mr.. Pie, is friend Of hrs, Mr., 6arnier, VI
Ptenehvio. Ibe lands were purchased from II.
o. Clay, Esq, WIN. Hacker, e al, Of Philadel-
phia, trustees Of the Kane Land 4 Improvement
Company t
TIE central portion Of this immense forest 1,
vast table land DIPPING gently toward the south.
fho surface w remarkably suoOlh and even, anJ
The tres are 50 TAI that many u The bodies run
rsiiy leet h'gn Nilhoui a limb. N. ~
The new owner, anler tbs bra Of Pic a Gam.
'ier, have already eommeacvd baldiug a large
s,eam saw mill, the main building Of which vii
no 52xl2s feet Tho snsi is nos beng tpi,
IN Pies Foundry Rnd Machine Shop, at 0sevola,
aud VIII 30 over sne hsudfei hoIss power, The
mil, With gang ahd circular taws,is 'slimsted uil
cut IRON 5u,OuO ~ eo.Oeo Get OF lun0sr per day.
or about dAteeu million tset per year. 0ae Of
tho principal Advantages Of this location TO- that
the mill wih be- edlately on the railroad WITH
a gepte down grade 10 stock the tiuber
. The lumber nov standing 10 the f,ret uncut
!, esrimslei a, not less tbaa 6O,OoOOoO feet, with
abou, sO.0oO coris Of tao bafk when peeled.
There beng large ,annsry alwilcOS, Me,srs.
Pie Garhisr will have 10 trouble 10 hndng a
lsartet for all TIE bark on their lands, and IL is
esiimatsd that tie pioht 90 The bark alone, will
much more than pay for he land, imber aud all
pertaining to II. The prprislors expect 10 have
their mill ready to ruu by tue 6rsl Of July next,
and when they ppo, get into operation, the native es
Of this prime old iorrst will DC wonderfutiy sur
prisrd to see them got sEay with the tall, mag.
bi6cent ,rees--ghnlso of tho widern,ss--tha, nov
stand thicker tosstner than torches in a campaign
procession.
The location Of the mill Is fifteen miles ron
Ridgsay aul about 6itJ $40 mites from Clear
held. on poition Of the norhwsstefn oil belt.
Asa curiosity. It is worthy of mote, that the mill.
seat is only about sixty rods FROM the far famed
burning gas we'll, which has been barning like
IN active volcano tor several ysprI A brilliant
nimc'reSchcs out iis h,ry tongue TO the height VI
Eighty foot, and after hishi, makes splendid
ihumiuation, which cun be ,een from distance
pi tssaty unisj. A. Intervals, rumbliug noise
u heafd Ut The moath of The veil, and lstl of
rs'st ars thrown ~ to great hoisnt Ia tho Hir.
Asa naisfsi and ast deinl sufiosiiy, this burn
Ing veil aay be rssaidsd " one Of the great .,
Wvndrfs VI the woriJ. ..rr.r ~
Tasing into eonsideraiien all the advantages
and the magaiisos OF their purchase. shera
Pis and his ratinsr base been nosi fortunate ia
becoming oEssrs Of this inmeosely valuable |
property, aud " is ready nuartsbls that soms.
body else didnt &c, N there ahead Of them. with
The Sbsriat ehsrsourlslie tDtsrpri,e, there is
ho,hing TO preeent hin ahd biz rartoer from
resiisins an iunssss fortune ffop their new Dc.
psr,ure In ,h. vas, timber fsds ef MeKe.n.