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ables, 103; value of Real and Personal Property, $50,205; Gristmill, 1; Sawmill, 1; 

 Distillery, 1; Hotels, 3; Stores, 3; Common Schools, 2. 



Bart.— Bart township, bounded N. l)y Paradise, E. by Sadsbury, S. by Coleraine and 

 W. by Eden. Centrally distant from Lancaster city about 14 ms. S. E. Length 7, 

 breadth 5f ms. Area, 19,027 acres. Mine Ridge, a lofty chain of hills, encircles the 

 township on the W. and N. in which copper has been discovered, but the mines are not 

 wrought. Surface, rolling; soil, limestone and clay; taxables, 338. Population in 1860, 

 1,532. Real and Personal Property, |284,636. 4 Gristmills, 5 Saw Mills, 4 Hotels, 3 

 Stores, G Common Schools. 



The Meeting House Run and Copper Mine Run traverse the county and at their con- 

 fluence form the West Branch of Octorara creek. This township has 3 Post Offices, 

 Bart, Bartville and Nine Points. The most important place is the village of George- 

 town. 



"The citizens of Sadsbury having petitioned for a division of the township, the 

 court, at the November Session of 1743, appointed Calvin Coo])er, George Leonard, sen., 

 James Wilson, Samuel Ramsay, Robert Wilson and James Miller, to divide the same — 

 'they met the 20th of March, and considered the most proper place. The line is to 

 begin in a road called Aaron Musgrove's road, near the copper mines, at Strasburg 

 township line, where it divides from Sadsbury, and down the several courses thereof to 

 the east side of said road to a new road branching therefrom, leading to John Taylor's 

 mill, commonly known by the name of Buckley's mill, on the east side of said road, 

 the several courses thereof, to a road branching therefrom commonly known by the 

 name of Rustan's Road, and on the east side thereof, by the line that divides Colerain 

 and Sadsbiu-y; all which we allow and conclude to be the division. The eastern part 

 thereof retaining the name of Sadsbury, and the western part to be called Bart.'' " 



Brecknock. — Brecknock township, bounded N. E. by Berks county, S. E. by Csernar- 

 von township, S. W. W. by East Cocalico. Centrally distant from the city of Lancaster, 

 N. E. 20 miles. Greatest length 7, breadth Smiles. It is drained by the three branches 

 of Muddy creek, one of which runs on the N. the other on the S. boundary, and the 

 third intersects the township centrally. All of which are mill streams and have mills 

 upon them. Area, 17,306 acres; surface, hilly; soil, red shale. Population in 1860, 

 1488; Taxables, 469. It contains 5 Grist Mills, 5 Saw Mills, 1 Distillery, 2 Hotels, 3 

 Stores, 7 Common Schools. Value of Real and Personal P.toperty, |239,587. P. O: 

 Bowmansville and Muddy creek. 



Caernarvon. — Caernarvon township, bounded E. by Berks county, S. by Chester 

 county and Salisbury township, Lancaster county, W. by East Earl township, and N. 

 W. by Brecknock township. Centrally distant from Lancaster city, about 20 miles. 

 Greatest length, 6^ miles, greatest breadth 5, area 15,437 acres. The Conestoga creek 

 flows through it from E. to W. The Downingtown and Harrislmrg turnpike crosses the 

 southern angle, and the Morgantown turnpike, centrally, from E. to W. on which, near 

 the middle of the township, is the post village of Churchtown, 55 miles from Harrisburg, 

 20 from Lancaster and 5 from Morgantown; surface, hilly; soil, red shale. Population, 

 1860, 1592; Taxables, 466; value of Real and Personal Property, |465,758; 2 Forges, 5 

 Grist and 2 Saw Mills; 4 Hotels; 4 Stores and 9 Common Schools. Post offices are at 

 Churchtown and Beartown. 



Clay. — Bounded N. by Lebanon county, E. by W. Cocalico, S. by Ephrata, S. W. by 

 Wanvick, W. by Elizabeth. Area, included in EUzabeth. Population in 1860, 1438; Tax- 

 ables, 414; value of Real and Personal Property, $524,201. It has 5 Grist and 2 Saw 

 Mills, 1 Hotel, 3 stores and 9 common schools. 



Middle Creek traverses the township in a S. W. direction, and after receiving Fur- 

 nace Run, forms its Western boundary. The Indian Run flows in a southerly direc- 

 tion near the Eastern boundary, and on it are a Grist Mill and a Saw Mill and a large 

 mill dam of great depth. The Indian Run flows here about a mile below the mill, 



