Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-15
WASHINGTON TWP. ITEMS.
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NORTH HOPE, March 10, 1882
Editors Citizen Thinking it might interest
some OF your numerous readers L will by your
permission contribute short article concerning
the doings and prospects in Washington tip.
First in Importance to land owners is the coal
business. Turner & Co., are working about
one hundred men in the mine, formerly known
as the Ackbar mine, and are shipping from
one hundred to one hundred and fifty tons per
day and are paying promptly every month to
the miners over $4,000. The same company
are making an opening on the lands of Judge
McJunkin. They expect to ship coal from
this farm by the first of May next. There is
another opening being made east of billiards
station lands formerly of John Fallstead, the
company having bought this and farm adjoin.
ing, and the coal OF other farms.
The company is said to be the ablest and most
extensive operators in the coal business in the
west There is another opening being made
by Franklin Co., just across the township
line on the farm of James Higgins. This same
vein of coal has been found by drilling oil wells
on the farms of w. Rumbaugh and d. Shira on
the south side of the dividing ridge between
the north and south branches of Slipperyrock
creek. This vein of coal will be mined to a
much better advantage from the south side
when the railroad is built on the south branch
connecting the Shenango r. R., with the But
ler Branch, as the coal rises toward the north
and would give the advantage of natural drain
which varies in width from three to four miles.
The next industry worthy of notice in this
township is the lumber business. Some time
in the beginning of this winter Messrs. John
McKorkell, Jas. Wasson and Thos. Heenon
bought new portable saw mill and are laying
the forests low and converting the same into
railroad ties and Bill stuff, and are shipping
the same at billiards Station. They sawed be-
tween two and three hundred thousand feet on
lands of Mr.. George Arner. While saving on
this farm Mr.. John Gadsby stepped on the car
rage when it was running back empty, missed
his footing and fell against the saw when In
full motion, cutting his cat almost i'll twJ and
but for the quick eye AMI ready hand of Mr..
Pew, the experienced sawyer who reversed
the carriage and threw him off the saw, he
doubtless would have been cut in two. There
is in this circumstance matter for Mr.. g., most
serious thought, whether to Mr.. Pew alone or
to u kind providence using Mr.. p, as an instru-
ment in his hands Mr.. Gadsby is still
in the land of the living. They
have moved their mill and are saving on
the farms of Mrs. Mary Bartly and Jas. A.
Mahood, where a few days ago they came near
having another accident. Mr.. Wasson while
the saw was in motion was working in the saw
dust pit and allowed his head to come in con-
tact with the saw, and thereby lost about as
much of his scalp as he wonld have done in an
Indian skirmish. Notwithstanding the great
need of hair trimming establishment in the
vicinity of North Washington Mr.. Wasson does
not recommend that attachment to their mill
as entirely satisfactory. The sawyers are board
ing with Mr. Jas. Mahood and your cores
pondent is informed that Mr.. p, has had some
interesting discussion ON theology with them
o late WASHISGTON.