The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-16
LETTER FROyIOX, TOWNSHIP

ED. ADVoCE = Dear Sir.-For
sometime havnot seen any locals
in the county apers from Fox, al
though mills aihouses have burned,
men been shot ilhe mouth as well as in
the neck-younmen ana girls have
married-men he fought and women
fainted-rails h2 turned wrong side
up and shot thelgines heavenward-
coal works inIpring building erect
ed ut Dasus mis- preparatory to ac-
c0mmodating a 'wsiOpe-railroad ex-
elements have n 'iot-forest depict
ed by the ruthle Williamsport lum-
brrnien. All tse things happen
(and many mo, unknown to any,
save the few in eir immediate pres
encc. Speakin& lu.. b 'rmen brings
he to the subjeof this local. Some
two years ago H,. Bowman, of Will
li;,iiIsport. purciscs OF j. 5. Hyde II
tract of pine timer estimated at 2o,-
O0J 800, and lat finer about 5 600, 900
was put into leseNrun and lloatUd
to Willamsprt. his winter about
six millions lore hs departed to en-
rich and fuhish !oor for the Will
iiamsportersconseqently the stamps
and a few st rggling lis are left to stare
us in the fac like glktI. Among the
we'll whipljd hemlot, the wind signs
niournfullt like thesound < nlany
Aeolian hIps. GcoWilIiams, Esq,
of Pentic., Clearfiel county, has the
lob of putting out It's lumber, he is
rather wong and ab n good looking.
good naured, wholsouled fellow, rs
the luu.ermcn eXrss it, and as we
understnd not lonago day laborer,
but nov shows suhce indications of
soon oecoming rif, if not wealthy.
Sometime ago wejOk walk to the
camh the hands being out in the
wous, we introdtcd ourself to the
200 looking cook G orhe, having as
surd hin, or hersefhat we were not
a Preacher or book ent, at once pre-
vailed upon us to lFake of the hos
ptalities of the coury. to which all
re welcome-we beg stranger took
1 all in. BoUh'dn 2 scaler, Jn,nley
he blacksmith andhe short-haiJ.ed
filler, was all that We seeu near the
camp.
This man Williamlas constructed
r. II. 81 miles throh the timber in
such way as to get timber skid
ded to the r. r. wiflittle expense,
and after skidding, l5 cts. or less
per NJ, puts into them. The engine
makes to II tripsr day, the road
is constructed at cnot much above
that of an ordinary1e. The engine
was made by II. Porter g. CO., ,
Pittsburg, so horpower clear of
weight, cost So, 600 is first-class ex-
cept in size-it is G Daylight"
The Observation-Disclosures is its en-.
gineer, through hire and skill not
an accident or q br of any kind has
happened to incomience Mr.. Will
liams by visiting chine shops, al
though a train of was pushed to
the Summit and s,Osed safe, while
the engine returne'r more cars, but
soon the loaded were coming
down-grade aftere engine left
not much time for tght-Scud. put
on more steam Yhus kept out of
the way enough prevent a hard
strike and thereby I'd an otherwise
! wreck. This mt Scudder il a
"brick and as far we know has
always saved his eIIyes many dol
lars in repairs, for carries in his
grip.sack both a rep and machine
shop and were it nor his love of
friends, bockmdtoSic the romantic
scenery of Elk counhe would un-
doubtably be runnilne of the first
trains in the countrut we cannot
spare him. Youuly,
X. Il. Y. II.
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