Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-08-10
A Trip Down the County.

SdueTOH county mas several f1n6
gingseng gardens we'll started. One
good one up North Creek and three at
Sinnamahoning. Mr.. Krebs of Sinna-
mahoning has a very fine garden,
nearly half of which is ready to dig
this fall. Cameron county is natural
nome for genseng, much of it growing
in the woods wild. This is now get
ting scarce and think persons having
only little land will do we'll to set out
few roots, as prices are still showing
upward tendencies.
i There is much said about cultivated
roots not being salable, or bringing
lower prices than the wild root, but
Vice Consul Cloud, Hangchua, China,
does not even hint at this in his report
on ginseng, but on the other hand
classes American grown ginseng as be-
ing third class, that is, Hsi yang shen,
known as foreign ginseng" Now as
there are five varieties of ginseng, and
American being third, | get consider
able encouragement from the report.
| VI course we cannot compete with the
genuine Manchuria root, "Lao-shan-
yieh shen" selling at $4,000 per one
! and one third ounce; but grade five,
Korea, sells at 35c per one and one
| third ounce; while the "foreign,n Am
erican brings 65c to zoe per one and
one. third ounce. These prices are gold.
Our zoe looks small by the side of the
Manchuria grade, coming from Kirin,
but it is not as small as the Korean 35c.
There was a small lot of cultivated
roots shipped from New York that the
Chinese refused as being under grade.
These roots were spoiled by fertilizing
so heavy as to spoil the flavor Grow
ers should learn a lesson from this.
Being interested in the ginseng in
dustry, l went down to Sinna-
namahoning to see the ginseng gar
dens there. Never having been over
the roads before, naturally inquired
whether | would find rough riding
down that way, and from the inquir-
les made, / was at loss to know
whether to go by train or by wheel,
but finally CHANGED the wheel. Leav-
ing Emporium at eight o'clock, pass
ed through as fine scenery and over as
good roads as I would ever wish
to find. Stopping on the hill-tops
to view the beautiful scenery and to
pick what huckleberries I could eat.
did not arrive at Sinnamahoning until
half past eleven. This being my first
trip over the road, there was too much
for me to see to make any kind of time,
but not on account of poor roads, as
made the return trip in one hour and
a half.
Over this route there are long
stretches of the finest kind of road, but
there are also short stony pieces and
sharp curves that could easily be made
much better by using a little dyna-
mite and a little work. l expect these
places would jar buggy some in pass
ing over them.
Arriving at Sinnamahoning have
'-O'S ~ AAN' " thOiO iiiChuly VI dCCOu-
modating people, in fact all the peo.
pie | met going or coming were as fine
hospitable people as can be found in
the state. My motorcycle excited
some curiosity along the road and as
Driftwood and Sinnamahoning, and
was asked many questions as to how I
managed to handle it, but could not
induce anybody to take a ride on it.
Gasolene is kept for sale at Driftwood,
SO autos need not be afraid to go down
that way, but I expect some of those
stony places below Sterling Run would
shake up anything that went on four
wheels, but these places are very short
and soon over. :
On this trip l saw four rabbits and
one pheasant, showing a good out
for game this fall. With the scenery
along this route, and game in the
roads, it ought to be fine trip for the
amateur photographer, and, if they
are used as we'll as I was, they
would not stop at one trip, for / GER
tainly was never treated better in nv
life, than by the people along this
route.
E. L. MASON.