Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01
EEITgRHAL EXCURSION
~ EUSEA RURA VALLEY.
TS.G asO08EsEE EAss PsfGS-
PssAEE FI3SE.

d Ie I-tFtC ron O. I railroad OF =
mes long IS Gl achievement that no
Jne msu Eag yer before accomplish
4 IN Central PENNSYLVANIA, and IL
Wlll nos bo duplicated often in many
years to come, but that is not all, the
Colonel has been the pioneer in the
discovery OF phosphate deposits in
Husc cirori Valley, that in time will
prove source Of wealth. It is heart
ily hoped th.S the Colonel may him
s,il realize q fourtuaa ont OF the en-
terprises. Bat the finding Of the de.
post Of the phosphate where the Up
per Siurian aad lower rocks of the
DeTCnIan formations come together
Will carry his Eams beyond the sea to
England, for it will not be long till
GeOiogists kaye 'clugbt on as to the
exact %eoiogica location of the paos.
plate rocks and then mines will be
opened ID England and other Euro-
pean countries, and thus when the
name ct the d'sc0verAr is | ,oked up
thanaue Of Colonel Thomas $ Moore.
E=al ,ili appear. His name will be
iIesn and gr"sn in the long years to
come. Seashore over the Pennsylva-
MA Railroad brought the last install
ment OF editors to Port Royal on Fri
day forenoon and shortly after 10 4
NJ, there wera comfortably seated ID
Colonel .Hoorohaad's special car:
Editors, Frank Mortimer OF Bloom
field, George Stackpole Of Lewistown,
John w Speedily and wife OF Port
Royal, T. Il, Morrison and wife of
Newton Hamilton, T. ". Stewart Of
Huntingdon, II. g ID IA of Altoona.
". NJ. Allison and wife Of Aiiffiin-
town. Ell. Conrad of McYevtowr, Fl
/. HGincs and wIfe of Danclnnon, J.
3 Mctadden of Oscaola, Hugh
Lindsay Of Huntingdon. II. j. Trout
and wIfa d Lewistown, Geo. Shrom
and daughter of Newport, G. H.
Mackin Of McEeytown, W. 4. Wilson
of McVevtown, Wm j. Jackman and
wife Ci Nifti'ntown, s. L. Schweier
and wife of Mitfiintown. John G.
Moorehead, Superintendent of the
road assisted by W. A. Paunebaker,
4. master mechanic of the road, took
Nbft- VI lAlS tA.iI DtcuISSS-
II. +. Rough was the engineer on
the engine arU Chas N. Middleton
was the fireman, and under such an
efficient railroad train management,
the special train sped through the
fertile Tuscarora Valley To Blair's
Mills, arriving there shortly before
noon. The only casualties OF the
trip revealed them selves when Hotel
Biair was reached. Editor Allison
was laii Up On 3 couple IF chairs OF
tie porch with sympGtbiziug editors,
each frying d taFa Cirdsr out OF
his eye, and editor Lindsay was laid
up III hammock utterly exhausted
But both editors were able to do aro-
pie justice 70 the first rate dinner
that wes served by mine host Will
lam Nti'lIken IN Hotel Blair for the
Association. BIair's Mills is the
terminals Of the Moor head road and
= e-Ipping uoiut for a considerable
o1tent of country. From there may
be seen tue gap ii tae mo antain into
Path VALLEY through which the path
led. ever wGicn the Iuscarora indians
cam c, whea they were driven out OF
North Carolina. They came over that
path through taat gap and located i'll
Juniata county, and from their loca-
ton tie valley has been called Tuscq-
Ia Ea,'ev. an the mountain that
bounds the valley on the south has
been called TJscarora mountain
G2ander monuments than such no
man, tribe or nation can have. Their
grand c0rH"ii and burying ground
was at Iudiau hound IN the heart Of
Tus-arora Valley on what $ now the
look farm and now favcrite picnic
ground for the present white race
'tei dinner the association held an
zen air business meeting in a grove
u Sprucg Trees near by. 1t was a de
iightfui place for a summer day meet
lag on the south hank of Tuscarora
. cr@.k. Ghere were ample seats for it
Is camp-meeti1g and picnic ground
with permanent benches and speak
err, platform. The question of the
excursion to Southern Pines. North
Carolina il October was discussed,
and arrangements were completed as
iar rs II was poss ble 10 complete
them. Af,er transacting other busi
ness and admitting to membership
editors Stackpole, Wsgerseller and
Lild, vote Of thanks by rising was
cytendad TO Col. M1orehead for the
courtesy Of the excursion, and vote
81 thanks was rendered editor Sped
L. fer the arrangement for such a
pleasant excursion. A quick walk
sround the hamlet o. Blair's Mills was
taken, and a visit to Mr. Biair's store
was made. where editor Dern set up
the candy and chewing gum to keep
the fraternity from getting dys-
NplPs;a. st , p NJ, the excursion
fsts were again on the way down the
Faiiey. \ stop was made at the Ross
iarn, the place where Colonel Moore
heads phosphate mill and phosphate
mine are located. The mill is fully |
equipped for crushing and pulverlz i
Jag the shell rocks and phosphate ma
terlll, that was laid down ia the sea,
geolog,st5 say rot less than thirty
million years ago. The mine is about
= third of mile from Ross farm sta
ton. A number of editors started to
pay the treasure pit visit A num-
hal o. ladies' accompanied them
|Facn 5la nine was reached every. t
one WIS surprised to find Dern and
Trout there. They had gone there
across lois while the others had tax ,
taken the longer tram-way route ,
John Morehead and {