The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-30
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Edifor -NcW DoBafnfon:
Time has Mt last landed us here,
and we will try and give your read
ers few items on this mountainous
town.
Frostburg is a growing town, Of
over 5000 Inhabitants, and is beauti
fully situated near the headwaters
of Georges Greek, on d plateau be-
tween the Great Savage and Dams
mountains of the Allegheny range,
twenty hundred feet aboye ,tide.
Excepting Virginia City, Nevada
Frcstburg lies higher above tide than
any town Of equal size in the United
| States.
The location and climate condi,.
lions are cminently healthy, and the
town is already favorably known as
summer resort, and many visitors
are here at present from all parts Of
| the Union. M
The town is near the centre of tho
great Georges Greek semi-bitumini
Gus coal region, and midway between
Cumberland, Md, and Piedmont, w.
Va, on the line of tho G. Il p. r. r.,
and enjoys quick connection with the
great trunk line-B. Il O. II. r.
east and west.
Standing on the steps Of the Mining
Journal Office, OF this place, thccye
easily sweeps from the hills Of Penn,
sylvania, across Maryland, over into
the mountains Of West Virginia. 4
great part Of the town is here spread
out ut our feet. Not far Off the site
of Braddock's route TO Fort Dnquesne
surveyed by Washington, is visible.
A monument Of chat disastrous ex.
pcdition still stands just outside the
corporation limits; noting, it is said,
the first days march from Fort Cum
berland--cleyen miles.
The inhabitants of .Frosthurg and
vicinity arc mainly miners of foreign
birth or cxtrnction--made up or
English, Welsh, Scotch, Irish, Gerr
man, &c. they are Industrious, thrifty
and intelligent, of good morals and
studious habits. They will compare
favorahly with any people anywhere.
To them the town owes its cxtraor,
binary growth since the war, and tho
coal region its immense development.
There are between three and four
thousafYl miners here at present, MS
most all the mines are in full blast.
They are paycd off every month, and
as last Saturday was pay day 1t was
quite lively in town that night.
| Would be safe in saying that there
were at least three hundred miners
in shappy" state Saturday night
| For the benefit or Morgantown
boys / will say that young man by
The name Of Henry J. Rens, Of this
place, died Sunday from lock jaw,
produced By wound from a toy pis-
toll. On last Thursday week the de-
ceased was examining the toy, when
it WAS exploded by come means, and
/ wound was inflicted in the palm Of
| the young mans left hand. lie had
I tic wound dressed by Surgeon, and
went about his work as usual, rot
thinking over the matter serious.
Last week the soreness, which had
/ been slight at first, increased. About
| Wednesday there was considerable
swelling, and Friday the unfortub-
ate man was seized with lock jaw,
dying Sunday afternoon, as stated.
a young man from Pennsylvania,
| while at Cumberland few days ago,
died from the same cause, and twenty
cases are reported since the 4th 81
July from Baltimore.t
The other. day the writer had the
pleasure Of seeing the famous Dams
rock, which is some nine miles from
Frostburg. 1t was the grandcst sight
we over saw, rs the rock towers high
! ond rugged, overlooking the most ex
tended and varied landscape in all
this section. From this point Frost
burg and Cumberland are plainly
seen. The mountains in all dircc-
tions, the Potomac and it's magnili-
cent bottom lands, farm houses and
railroad, comprises "bird's eye
view," which no one can ever wholly
forget The tourist to this section,
who has not visited at Dams Rock,
has no conception of the wonderful
features with which this region
abounds.
In conclusion We will say that nc
town of the size and prominence q
Frosthurg enjoys in its surroundings
a unique topography, and no point o
this array Of imposing projections
furnishes more interesting outlook
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