Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-06-15


long, weight 81 lbs. and 81 Id. bass the
catch was not phenomenal, unless the fact
that any were caught should be view ed in
that light.
We took occasion TO note the various
crops along the line of our route and
found but little difference in the corn, and
if any, it is favorable to that on this side
of the mountain. The grass is badly
patched in nearly every field, and the
scarcity of feed has necessita.ed early
pasturing and it too is extremely short
The wheat in this portion of our county is
about as good as that lying between HHg-
erstown and the South Mountain, but the
best wheat we have seen anywhere this
season and we think averaging as good rs
we ever saw, is that lying along the Ma
tional Pike between lIagcrsl"wn and
Clearspring. The stand and length of
straw is wonderful; the heads are large,
and should the season hold out tnvo"ably
the yield in that locality will be very
heavy The grass fields TOO in that local-
ty and thence to Green Spring Furnace
are b. tier than we have seen elsewhere. 1t
may seem strange that the account of our
trip takes upon itself more of tho nature OF
crop report than should he expected from
tie confessed object of the excursion and
it can be accounted for only in the fact
that We SAW more to interest us on land
than in onything that wesuccecdcd in get.
in. out of The water.
WHAT WE SHIP. although. we are To-
caltd on the diameter Off circle, one hal
of which Is mountnin and 81 far as ngriCul
turAi pursuits and population goes, is val
uclcss to US an industrial or mcrcantiI,
point Of view, yet il may Hstonish some o
our more distant readers to learn the eX
tent of shipments made from this point an(
of which we are bound to SAY. this horriC
mountain wall, concerning which we hca
50 many pirate. furnishes the bulk W.
called upon Mr.. W. A. Hahn, the station
master of the Western Mary land Railr"a,
at this point and from him learned tina
during the year ending June /, 1852, there
WAS shipped from this station over tn,
railroad, in full carloads, about $500 0O'
! lbs, or 4150 tons and in smaller lots, 800,
900 lbs, or 400 tons of freight, making
totalo between 5000 and $500 tons shipped
iron, this place.
This enormous bulk of freight is made
up of iron from our furnaces at Caloclin
rails, posts, spokcs, tics, Lumber, fertilizers
leather, hoop poles, canned goods. grain
and hay, a very little Of the latter.
There is to-day, on the yard awaiting
shipment, about l40O tons Of freight, whicl
is being augmented daily and the cominl
wear gives ! romsc of much heavier ship
mcnts than have ever yet been made from
this point.
We arc not fully prepared to make thu
assertion, but we are disposed to believe
that there are few. ii any, points along 'h'
line of the Western Maryland railroad
NilIinmsport with its coal shipments eX
crplcd, from which the shipments III,
heavier.
| All of this material is not merely han
died here, but it is, wrought out and mad
by our people and those living within tw'
or three miles Of us and the latter ar
worth nearly as much to us rs though the,
resided within borough limits
We shall doubtless be pardonca TO
whatever display of vanity there may b
seen lurking in this statement, for 10 h
able to make such Y statement, is Tangible
evidence OF fairly good grounds for All out
cropping of local pride.