. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . t vigorously on. Theore from the mines was smelted and run intocrude masses, which were taken down theJuniata and Susquehanna rivers in boats, toMiddletown, where it was refined and pre-pared for use. How much was procuredcannot be ascertained, but certainly con-siderable quantities, judging from requisi-tions and other referenc
. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . t vigorously on. Theore from the mines was smelted and run intocrude masses, which were taken down theJuniata and Susquehanna rivers in boats, toMiddletown, where it was refined and pre-pared for use. How much was procuredcannot be ascertained, but certainly con-siderable quantities, judging from requisi-tions and other references to the subject inthe records. The mines were worked by theGovernment until the fall of 1779, when theywere turned over to private individuals,—the authorities having, in the meantime,been relieved of all apprehensions as to asufficiency of lead for the army by largereceipts from abroad, facilitated by thealliance with France. During the year anda half of operations carried on in Sinkingvalley by the Government, a garrison wasregularly maintained at the fort, whichwas mounted with two pieces of miners who took the works from theGovernment soon abandoned them, andthey have never been successfully operatedsince. At different times they have been. FOREST SCENE. ALLEGHKNIES. TIPTON—FOSTORIA—BELLS MILLS. 137 started, and in 1852 a company was formedin New York, called the Sinking ValleyLead Mining Company, which promisedgreat things ; but in a short time its bubbleof prosperity burst, and the hopes of itsstockholders vanished into air. In the early part of the present century,the belief was general among settlers in andnear the valley that silver in large quantitieshad been secreted there. How or wherethis silver was procured was not so clear,or why it should be buried in the valleycould not very satisfactorily be explained;but the belief was strong enough to causemany searches and much labor. Trenchesand holes were dug in all directions, andnot more zealously
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