. A geography of Pennsylvania : containing an account of the history, geographical features, soil, climate, geology, botany, zoology, population, education, government, finances, productions, trade, railroads, canals &c. of the state : with a separate description of each county, and questions for the convenience of teachers : to which is appended, a travellers' guide, or table of distances on the principal rail road, canal and stage routes in the state . n in the Union. But for the completion of this work, thevast mineral and forest wealth of the whole region on the upperLehigh, as well as the
. A geography of Pennsylvania : containing an account of the history, geographical features, soil, climate, geology, botany, zoology, population, education, government, finances, productions, trade, railroads, canals &c. of the state : with a separate description of each county, and questions for the convenience of teachers : to which is appended, a travellers' guide, or table of distances on the principal rail road, canal and stage routes in the state . n in the Union. But for the completion of this work, thevast mineral and forest wealth of the whole region on the upperLehigh, as well as the incalculable amount of coal in the neigh-bourhood of Mauch Chunk, must have remained useless and un-productive, and a country now teeming whh an active and indus-trious population would have continued to be a savage the river Lehigh there are a number of large and rapidstreams, having a great amount of fall, and yielding a vast amountof water power, but Httle of which has yet been made productiveexcept for saw mills. Aqua7ichicola and ^ig- creeks fall into theLehigh on the east side, above the Blue mountain; and Lizardand Mahoning creeks on the west. JYesqiiihoning flows eastwardalong the south side of the Broad mountain, and Quakake in thesame direction on the north. In the pine swamps of Penn Forest,east of the Lehigh, are Hays^ creek. Hickory creek or Griffithsrun. Muddy run, and several others, propelling numerous Mauch Chunk. Mauch Chunk is the principal town, and intended to be the seatof justice for the county. It is on the west bank of the Lehigh,12 miles above the gap by which that river passes through theBlue mountain; 46 miles by the navigation from Easton, andnearly 30 from Allentown. The situation is romantic and pic-turesque, the town being encircled by steep mountain acchvities. CENTRE COUNTY. 209 which rise in some places precipitously from the river to a heightof 800 or 1,000 feet. It is a place of some resort during the sum-mer se
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