. The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania, or, Its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described . own at Ironville, nestling tliere on the 106 LOCOMOTIVE SKETCHES. hill! We dash on, and wind around through a deep cut, when—con-found the stream—here it is again with another bridge ! But hold—here is Blair County, and before us one of the prettiest villages wohave yet seen. This is Tyrone, two hundred and twenty-six milesfrom Philadelphia, one hundred and thirty-nine from Pittsburg, andeight hundred and eighty-six feet above tide water. So, sir, you seewe are
. The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania, or, Its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described . own at Ironville, nestling tliere on the 106 LOCOMOTIVE SKETCHES. hill! We dash on, and wind around through a deep cut, when—con-found the stream—here it is again with another bridge ! But hold—here is Blair County, and before us one of the prettiest villages wohave yet seen. This is Tyrone, two hundred and twenty-six milesfrom Philadelphia, one hundred and thirty-nine from Pittsburg, andeight hundred and eighty-six feet above tide water. So, sir, you seewe are getting up in the world, as the saying is. We alreadybreathe the fresh air of the Alleghany, and it will not be long ere wefind ourselves on the top of its loftiest summit. Here then, withinsight of old iron-bound Huntingdon, let us indulge some observationsin reference to the manufacture of iron, of which this place is in manyrespects the principal theatre. These extensive works include afurnace at Bald Eagle, a few miles distant, a forge a few hundredyards above, at the water-station, the forge below the railway, (indi-. TVRONE. cated in the picture,) and some other works scattered over the landconnected with them, embracing several thousand acres. The nameof the firm is Lyon, Shorb & Co., and the business is conducted hereby J. T. Matthias, Esq., a son-in-law of Mr. Shorb. This is, in ouropinion, a model iron establishment. There are upwards of two hun- LEBANON FURNACES. 107 dred hands regularly employed, averaging ten dollars per ■week, each;and a more cheerful set of men we never saw—every one, too, weshould judge, a sincere admirer of Mr. Matthias. We are probablydiverging from the straight line of our object in alluding thus, enpassent, to a gentleman occupying a position purely private. But itis so unusual a circumstance to hear overseers complimented by theirworkmen, that for the novelty of the thing we must beg to be excusedfor mentioning it. When we see a v
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