Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-01-24
PROF. COOKS REPORT.
INTERESTING CUMBERLAND
COUNTY FACTS.
The Number of Acres of Forests.
Marsh and Titled Ground.
Greatest Elevations.

cited interest everywhere. AS the
Philadelphia Public Ledger truly says:
There is probably no State in the
Union, where the scientific duty of the
government to the community is SO
we'll fulfilled as in New jersey" The
first volume of the Final Report is now
published, which considers the work of
the Typographical Survey, the Mag
netic Survey and Investigations in
Climatology. Included in the volume,
are two large and handsome maps, one
a Typographical map of the State, and
the other a relief map, showing the
elevation of the various points in the
Stat. above the sea. The work de-
scribes in great detail, the geography
and physical characteristics of the
State. From pretty careful perusal
of the volume, we noted down the sub
Joined facts, which, doubtless, will be
both instructive and interesting to
many of our readers:
The prevailing winds in the State,
are from the west In the warmer
months, they are more southwest or
south of west; in The colder months,
more north OF west and northwest.
There are in Commercial township,
Cumberland county, 7,765 acres of tide
marsh, 9,047 acres OF forest. and 1907
acres of cleared upland.
In Downe township, there are 16, 146
acres of forest, and only APPS acres OF
cleared upland. and 1866 acres of
tide marsb.
Lawrence township has 5,5S5 acres
of tide marsh and II, 900 acres of forest.
Maurice River township has $4,000
acres of forest, 7,S1S acres of tide marsh
and only 5.5l4.acres. OF cleared upland.
There are "a, ,341 acres OF forest in
Millville, and only 1876 acres OF cleared
upland.
Lands has 2S, ,631 acres of forest; and
Fairfield has 9,719 acres of forest, and
S,764 acres OF tide marsh. Greenwich
has 4,139 acres OF tide marsh.
7,142 acres OF 52,661 acres OF tide
marsh in the county, are embarked
and improved.
The total number Of acres of forest
land in umberland county, is l72,97S.
There are 274, $3.50 acres of upland in
the county.
The report says: There is note
worthy difference in the winter season
between Cape May. and the other
coast stations. 1t is seen in the differ
ence in the average daily minimum,
which, at Barnegat and Atlantic City,
is four or five degrees lower than it is
at Cape May. The extreme tempera-
lures at these places also run lower
from four to nine degrees. The more
southern situation of Cape May, has
something to do with this high aver
age minimum of the winter; but the
Delaware bay on the west, explains q
part of it. The winter winds from west
and west northwest points of the COM
pass, are tempered by the latter, and
are not so cold as land winds general
ly. The position of Cape May is more
insular than that of Atlantic City or
Barnegat. The evenness of its tenn
perature is quite remarkable for its
latitude, and for our Middle Atlantic
States. In its slight daily range, it
compares favorably with more south
ern stations in our country. 1t is
warmer in winter than Washington,
and its mean daily range of tempera-
ture is four degrees less than that OF
Norfolk, Va.''
In 1893, the General Assembly of
East Jersey passed law, dividing the
several counties into townships. From
this beginning, the number of town
ships has steadily increased, until now
it has reached 241. These townships
range in size from 1856 square miles, the
area of Alloway township. Atlantic
county, to less than one square mile.
The highest sand dune recorded is
on Seven Mile Beach, where height
of 43 feet is reached. THE waves cast
up the sand, and it is caught by the
wind and piled in dunes, which rise on
the seashore, usually from 10 to 25 feet.
Boats of light draught can pass
from the head of Barnegat Bay, over
80 miles, down to Cape May, keeping
entirely. inside of the beaches
The following is partial list of ele.
vations in Cumberland County, which
may be useful to some of onr readers:
Bridgeton Tumbling Dam.......... 1870
Carlsburg, East rail at station. ....103.3
Cedar Grove Pond..."................ 500
Cedarville, West rail at crossing. 53.4
Cumberland Pond d.................... 500
Deerfield street. Ill. 6
Dividing Creek. ............. 1870
Fairton, Rail at station .............. 31.2
Flnley SudClOn........,....... ...lU9.7
Gouldtown ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S2.4