Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-10-23

have had published at the SENTINEL ofiic
neat four page Ampcr cntitei Cdea
Lands, containing an interesting geographi
cal sketch of this county, and surprsingl,
large numberof farms and town lots through
out the county they have for sale, with de
scriptions and prices. The paper will mol
be issued oftener than it is required by the
circumstances of their business 1t lis piece
of enterprise worthy of the intelligence an {
business capacity of these gentlemen, and
indicative of the real estate business becom.
ing one of permanency in this town. They
propose to circulate their paper extensively
at distance from here, and thereby induos
purchasers ofrland into this section of ceun
try, Persons having land for sale or desir.
ing to buy should communicate with this
! firm. QNnGa HVgA
Following is the sketch taken from the
Cheap Lands, which we believe will be in.
teresting to our readers: gA
Few persons, even among those well ac.
quainted with the geographical location Of
this section Of Maryland, ever stop to con.
"a
slider the extraordinary advantages of Mont
gorery county over any other section of the
State Of Maryland orsof Virginia, in an az.
ricultural point OF view.
In the State Convention, on the 31st of
August, 1776, DR.. Thomas Sprigg Wootton
offered a proposition for the division OF
Frederick county into three separate and
distinct counties. On the 9th of September
the resolution was passed to the effect ''that
after the LIST day of October next, that part
of the county OF Frederick contained within
the following limits, to-wit Beginning at
the east side OF the mouth of Rock Creek,
on the Potomac river, and running thence
with said river TO the Mouth Of the Monoc
acy, thence by a straight line to PARIS
Spring, thence with the lines of the county
(Frederck) TO the place of beginning, shall
be and is hereby erected into new county,
called Montgomery, after General Richard
Montgomery, who icll fighting for the indie
pendence and liberty OF the United States
before the walls OF Quebec, December 31sl,
1775."s .eas aas fFsJ g.f.
Montgomery county is a bold, beautiful
and striking draught of nature, its eleva
tions, streams, pure air and water, unsur-
passed for health in the world, situated be-
twpenthe tiilewater counties and the noun
tains, bounded by the Potomac on the south
west by tie Distriatd Columbia and Prince
90 H,.Nt g.
Georges line to the patuxent on the south
east thence with the Patuxent to its source
on the North east, thence with u straight line
to the Potomac at the Mouth of Monocacy,
or the beginning, containing live hundred
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All these natural advantages, combined
with her system Of public improvements,
her Varied and beautiful landscapes, her
cryst4I springs, her numerous rivers and
creeks, h,'r proximity 10 the National Cap,
tai and to mighty Atlantic seaport; her
many hard roads, built by the untiring en-
ergy Of her people; her possession Of one Of
the greatest water powers in the land (oue
point alone, the Potomac at the Great Falls,
has fail and volume sufficient 10 drive all
the factories Of Old and New England }
with her railroads, (being traversed through
her very centre by the Metropolitan Branch
OF the Baltimore and Ohio;) her social and
agricultural advancement, her rapid devel-
opment Of her old field lands, her magnfi-
cent climate, and, ABOVE all, the moral and
intellectual character of her people, gives
the county prominent position amongst
the sister counties Of the State
We have seen sJith Just pride tne rayld
inipreNelnent,4 6,Fconnty,A Nov icr3hither-
to comparatively dormant natural advan-
tagrs Lave by inte Iigenceand industry been
utilized, how her soil AMI subsoi have been
changed ron comparative btrrcnnessto the
production OF the most abundant crops, and
that change too accomplished in great
measure within the past twelve or fifteen
years. 'IhYuSpas upon, thous ~ Is Of ilcres
can be Sect t,PdfS ID this county literally
burdcned down With the clOoer aud hHsqthy,
which ten years a5o grew nothing but se'lge
and piae, anl still we have th0uslA Is up N
thousands Of acres yet 10 bc improved liter
ally waiting and calling out for the kind and
attentive arms ot Iadasilysn tb
The soil is generally reddish cay .ottn--
the color is derived from the iron in the ILL.,
As the soil is derive from the variety Of
rocks, it scorrSpQndipgiy partakes OF the
same variety. eOtl MeHey's District" for
instance, is generally underlaid with the
Seneca red sand stone, which gises the soil
a chocolate color, sometimes called sugar
lands, very strong natural soil, susceptible
of the easiestimprovcment A large part of
the county contains rocks geologically called
atate, that disintegrato by the action of the
frost On Mill Branch, IA tributary Of Rock
Greek, a very valuable building stone is
found, Of which the culverts Of the Metro
poltan Railroad are constructed, and when
the quatfies are more luiy devci,lsal very
superior stone for building purposes can be
obtained. The soil universally responds TO
the action of lime with most excellent re-
suits, and it is being very extensively applied
in all sections OF the county, owing TO our
present railroad facilities. ia comparatively
small cost. From one single application OF
thirty bushels per acre a splendid rcsu can
be obtained on any Of our lands III corn and
grass the first year.
The county is better watcrel, psrhlps,
than any other of the western counties oi
Maryland; BeDnett's Creek and tributaries
have an available water power, in the coun.
W, Of about 200 feet fall Little Monocacy,
100 feet; Broad Run, 80 fest; Seneca creek
and tributaries, LOO feet; Patnxcnt and
tributaries, in the county, 500 feet North
west Branch and tributaries, 1876 feet; Rock
Creek and tributaries, 525 loot; Falls Branch,
80 feet; Cabin John ard tributaries, 250 feet
Watts Branch and tributaries, $50 feet Po-
tonne River, in the county, 200 feet, at one
point Of which, the Great Falls, there is a
fall Of about 90 feet; Muddy Branch, 200
feet The aggregate fall Of available water
power, in the county, is therefore, 3 700 feet