The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-04

AND PREsENT.-A valuable friend and cor
respondent who followed the business Of
rafting nearly all his life, and is therefore in
a condition to know whereof he aflirms, sends
US the SubjOined facts and statistics concern
ing the lumber trade at the head-waters of
the Susquehanna. We are sure they will
not only prove of interest to lumbermen, but
to the general public as well:
Thrty-hve years ago rafting on the Susquehan-
ma was not so remuneratlve rs at present. Good
pine timber was then taken TO market tMarietta,
Lancaster Co. Ps..) and sold Tor from two and one
half to three cents per cubic loot. Edward King
sold the first raft that ever brought five cents where
it put in ie, mile below CherTytree. 1t
and it was considered a good Investment the ex-
psnse OF getting it TO market being ABOUT two and
fmber AT prssTt tgoulG brip, ten cents Der cubic
foot; the cost OF putting il TO market would oe
about four cents per foot, and when there il would
ind ready sale at from eighteen 10 twenty GEMS
psr loot. Such timber ID getting very scarce, and
H. inyssiment - b.ft.T tban oovernment BONDS
In the Spr ng Of 1854 there 500
all kinds the Susuushanua and its tributaries.
There never has been SO many since as many OF
the parties who used to square lumber have
turned their attention TO floating their timber in
Of getting the stuff market as all that is needed
to be il to get the logs to the water, uhsn u
il il in good condition MANY OF them VIII reach
market the fourth day II not sooner, while sever
days is quick trip with rsft We estimate the
round ioSs this season at anout O,euoOlO fset,
board the square iuIl Der At one thousand
RATS. averaging about seven thousand cubic feet
each which Is high enough average. The best
tract Of pine timber in the upper end Of Cea; field
county comprises nineteen thousand marketable
trees An other tracts in the ueiyhborbooJ will
not aggregate i've times that amount. Then. where
ls the msn who owns millOne Mr.. Aaron Patchin
Is certainty the heaviest owner and u BE har nil
lion marketable pine trees as has been stately.
is worth, at low estimate not less than four mil
lion Of dollars.
THE SCHOOL HOUSE LETTING.-The Board
OF School Directors Of EbenSbUrg borough
met in the Office Of Esquire Kinkead, Colon
made Row, Tuesday evening, for the purpose
of opening the sealed proposals for the cree
ton OF an annex TO the present school build
ing and deciding on the lowest and best bid
der. In all, five bids had been handed in, as
follows
X X. Tibbott SIS 90
Hosea Ivan. and J. s. Davis.............. 2.I4oOO
= ID. Parrish 800 90
An additional bid, based on permission to
be granted them by the School Directors to
tear down and make use Of the material con-
tanned in the Academy building, was put in
by r. 4. 1ibbott & Co, but could not be con
sidered.
Mr.. Myers, being the lowest and best bid
der, was awarded the contract, the usual
stipulation Of bail in given sum for the
proper fulhilment OF allthe conditions Of the
same to be eX2cted before the contract is
considered valid and-of effect
The new building is to be two-storv brick
22X3S feet, with hall connecting it with the
present schOOl-hOuSe IS feet long and feet
wide. 1t must be completed and ready for
occupancy by the first day of August next.
Mr.. Myers was also the contractor for the
schOol-house to which this will be annex
The building was erected in ] S5I at cost Of
81, 200, and has been in nearly constant use
ever since, giving entire satisfaction to teach
ers, pupils and the public. He is a practical
carpenter, and will have the aid and advice
OF an architect in so fashioniLg the annex
that it will not only meet all the requirements
demanded OF IL, but also prove an ornament
to the town.
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4 VERY FUNNY MIsTAKE.-A certain
young lawyer of rather diminutive physical
proportions was mistaken a day OF two since
10y stout German woman for her own son,
who had been away from home for several
days on a batter" and for whom she was
looking. As the attorney passed the st.
Lawrence hotel all unconscious of the i'm
pending danger, the German woman pounced
out upon him and grabbed him by the back
of the neck and at the seat Of his pantaloons
and began 70 administer furious ''smack-
ing" The young attorney was completely
dumbfounded and hastily looking up IN his
assailant's face remarked rather emphatical-
", what in halifax does this mean 90
The woman suspended operations pending
an investigation, stepped back and held her
boy at arms length, peered closely in his
face, and-saw her mistake "Py chin
iny!' she exclaimed half apologetically, II
fought you vas mine son - The attorney
was glad to escape so easily, and he after
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