. The Erie railway and its branches . N. Y. Fr. Dunkirk, 123A manufacturing village of about1000 inhabitants in the eastern part ofthe township of the same name. Thereare two churches, two flouring-mills,and several manufactories. A finewater-power is afforded by the Karr,McHenry, and Whitney creeks, which,uniting here, form the Canacadeacreek. ALFRED, Alfred, Allegany Co., N. N. Y. Fr D^mkirk, 119Also known as Bakers Bridge, inthe eastern part of Alfred township;has a church and a flouring-mill, and134 inhabitants. At Alfred Centre,two miles south-west, is a flourish-ing academy
. The Erie railway and its branches . N. Y. Fr. Dunkirk, 123A manufacturing village of about1000 inhabitants in the eastern part ofthe township of the same name. Thereare two churches, two flouring-mills,and several manufactories. A finewater-power is afforded by the Karr,McHenry, and Whitney creeks, which,uniting here, form the Canacadeacreek. ALFRED, Alfred, Allegany Co., N. N. Y. Fr D^mkirk, 119Also known as Bakers Bridge, inthe eastern part of Alfred township;has a church and a flouring-mill, and134 inhabitants. At Alfred Centre,two miles south-west, is a flourish-ing academy. After leaving this place,and the Whitneyvalley, we cross asmall tributary stream and follow upits valley. Then, passing through adeep rock-cutting, still ascending theheavy grade which commenced nearHornellsville, we attain the TIP TOP SUMMIT, Alfred, Allegany Co., N. «/. fr. AT. Y. Fr. Dzmkirk, 115This station is 1,760 feet above tide-water, and is, as its name indicates, thehighest point on the entire route. •rp^ After leaving it we descend on a gradeof about forty feet to a mile, still main-taining a southerly direction. ANDOVER, Andover, Allegany Co., N. 5 O /«. fr. N. Y. Fr. Dunkirk, 110Has four churches, a grist and sawmill, and 374 inhabitants. It is locatedon Dike creek, a tributary of theGenesee river. The railway crossesthe creek several times in descendingits valley. GENESEE STA.,• Welhville, Allegany Co., N. ;«. >. M: Y. Fr. Dunkirk, 102The name of the incorporated villagehere is Wellsville, an important andrapidly growing place, at the highestpart of the Genesee valley reached bythe railway. Dikes and Chenundacreeks here unite with the Geneseeriver. The valleys are very deep andtheir sides precipitous. The bottom-lands, however, are fertile, and thefarms valuable. The trade of a largeregion of country, extending intoPotter county. Pa., centres here, thisbeing the nearest railway station, andaccessible by the deep valleys ofstreams
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