Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-05-30
IN THE WILDS OF CAr1ERON.
Interesting Trip to Emporium, the
HustIing Capital of Cameron
County.

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N. Frymire and the editor were rushed
through to Emporium in less than three
hours at lively rate. Here we were
met at the junction by our former we'll
known townman, E. III. Hilliard, and
escorted to the cosy home of his
brother, Harry, where Ed. has rooms
and lives in very comfortable style.
During the evening we were shown
part of the town, which is typical
lumber center, we'll laid out, good wide
streets, good business houses and we'll
supplied with accommodation for
man and beast' by seventeen hotels.
The principal industries of the place
are large furnace that turns out one
thousand tons of iron weekly and the
lumber mill of @. B. Howard & Co.,
where the three Hilliard brothers, Ed.
Harry and Bert, are employed.
This mill employs sixty men and an
hours visit on Monday morning con.
vinced us that this force knows how to
handle lumber, every man working
with a rush and every machine pushed
to the limit. The men are well paid,
the pay roll showing wages running
from S1.75 to $5.50per day The princi-
pal member of the company, Mr..
Howard, is one of the wealthiest men
in Emporium and with another men,
Der, Mr.. Henry Auchu, whose son,
William, is foreman of the mill, are
practical lumbermen, having worked
their way up from the ground floor of
the business.
The firm owns sixteen miles of rail
road, with two monster hill climbing
engines and a large number of cars.
They are now cutting out a tract with
in few miles of the town and have
two years. work ahead on pine and
hemlock. They then expect TO COM
mence on the hard woods. For this
they will shortly erect a new mill and
equip it with the latest improved
machinery. adapted to working hard
wood lumber. The lumber in that
country is pretty well cleaned up and
q few years more will see the noun
tains bare of big timber and other busi-
ness take the place of numbering.
Mr.. Auchu, who is not only practi.
cal lumberman, but has considerable
experience and knowledge of minerals,
oils and gas, is at the head of party
who are prospecting in the surround
ing mountains for fire clay One vein
sixteen feet in depth has been discover
ed and several drills are at work at
| other points with good indications.
The discovery is destined to lead to
an immense business in the clay line,
and Mr.. Auchu remarks that it is the
height of foolishness for men to rush
off to Alaska for wealth while untold
millions lie all around that country
awaiting development.
An hours visit to the elegant home
of Mr.. Auchu, where we met his wife,
| son and two daughters, gave us Il very
exhaulted opinion of Emporium peo-
pie. The family is one of the most
hospital and entertaining it has ever
been our pleasure to meet and we can
readily understand why they have at
| tanned such a marked popularity
among all classes of people. Mr.. and
Mrs. Auchu had just returned from
Philadelphia, where they attended the
famous Quay banquet, Mr. Auchu being
an ardent admirer of the great Repub-
lican leader in Pennsylvania politics.
We also had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. A. Hockey, former Watsontown
burgess and citizen, who is comfortably
located in Emporium. He was accom-
panied when calling by Editor Mullin
of the CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, stall
wart Republican organ and the leading
paper of the county.
Monday morning we left the town on
an eight-mile drive to Elk Forks,
through fine country and over a
splendid, level road. stopping at the
farm owned by Mr.. Howard and in
charge of Mr.. Frank Kinsler, who with
his estimable wife entertained us very
agreeably until Tuesday evening. This
farm is especially adapted to grazing
and large herd of cattle and sheep
are kept. The most unique feature of
the place is the barn, which is built
perfectly round and surmounted by q
large dome. 1t is large and substan-
! TALLY built structure, but is generally
considered as less convenient and COM
modious than the ordinary square
cornered style.
From here we spent Monday after
noon and Tuesday on the streams fish
ing for trout. The waters were rather
| too low and clear for good fishing and
our catch was comparatively small in
number aud the fish small in size. We
enjoyed the outing, however, and the
eXcerise developed good appetite for
the excellent fare provided by Mrs.
| Kinsler.
Returning to Emporium on Tuesday
evening, we were pleasantly entertain
ed by Mr.. Hilliard until 1920 D. M,
when we left for home, arriving at
2:15 Wednesday morning, very sleepy
and tired, but very much delighted
with the entire trip. The good opinion
of Emporium and its people will long
remain with us, and the pressing invi-
tation to repeat the visit will gladly be
accepted whenever opportunity offers.