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NEW £ 



LAND FARMER 



VY S7, 1840. 



[Continued from pnge 390.) 

 Near the junction of the Juniata, the rock be- 

 comes slaty and of less dip,say about 50° or G0° ; 

 the wood is s.nall and stinted, and we begun to see 

 liemlock and pine. At Dunkinsville, just above the 

 junction of the canal forks, one branch continuing 

 lip the Susquohannah lo Wilksbarre and the coal 

 iiiine^, and the other branch passing up the Junia- 

 ta valley, ami distinguished by the name of the .lu- 

 niata canal, we crossed the Susqufhannah by means 

 t f a bridge which is built upon eleven stone piers. 

 Laving two tow paths, the one above the other, so 

 that boats may pass each other liere with the same 

 facility as elsewhere. A little above this place wo 

 crossed the Juniata by an aqueduct. I wentyfive 

 miles from Harrisburg we came to the little town 

 called Newport. 



Beyond Newportthe strata of rocks appeared to 

 dip to the N. W. with a very large angle. Millers- 

 town, 40 miles from Harrisburg, on the north side 

 of the river, is a very pleasant town, and there are 

 some excellent and well cultivated farms. A fiw 

 miles below this place we were ferried across the 

 river in a novel manner. An endless rope is stretch- 

 ed across and passed over a wheel at e~ch side ; 

 the horses are driven upon a flat boat, a line from 

 which is attached to the endless rope; the wheels 

 are then put in motion by a mill, which is supplied 

 with water from a lock above. After leaving Mil- 

 lerstown we made a great turn to the S. W. ; the 

 hills on the northerly side recede from the river, 

 making a valley of considerable width of cultivable 

 land, but the soil appears to be lighter than it is 

 below and is rather stony. J shall long remember 

 the first night that I passed upon the canal. The 

 evening was delightful, and we sat upon the deck 

 watching the changing scenery until 'J o'clock. 

 The moon shone brightly and lit up thft landscape 

 with a mellow light: the merry song of the driver, 

 the horn of our boatman as we approached the 

 locks, and the answering note:; of bugles from de- 

 scending boats, added to the wild beauties of the 

 scene, brought to my mind Scott's descriptions of 

 highland scenes with something of reality. After 

 going below, the captain called over the names of 

 the passengers, and according to custom, those 

 whose names are first upon the" waybill, have ihei 

 choice of berths, and when the passengers arc nu- 

 merous, it is no small advantage to have engaged 

 your passage early. 



When I avv-u-ke in the morning of the second day, 

 we were in a "broad valley extending far to the 

 left; on the right was a perpendicular wal' of red 

 sandstone of a slaty structure, the strata nearly 'iori- 

 zontal, and I observed several upheaves which pre- 

 sented the appearance of regular arches. The soil 

 here is more gravelly and there is more wet mead- 

 ow than I observed in the valleys that we saw yes- 

 terday. Waynesburg, 75 miles from Harrisliurg, 

 is situated in a broad rolling valley. The tarms 

 in this \icinity appear to be well cultivated, havmg 

 fine fields of clover and orchards, and the rich pas- 

 tures were well stocked with fine cattle and horses. 

 In this region I observed considerable quantities of 

 iron ore. At 11 o'clock we passed Hamiltonville, 

 a thriving little village. At this place we turned 

 south and made a sweep around the base of a high 

 mountain, a distance of five miles to gain three 

 quarters of a mile, describing almost a circle. The 

 rock here I took to be limestone, on account of the 

 shells that I observed in it, but I had no opportu- 

 nity to examine it particularly. We crossed the 



river several times to-day in aqueducts. In the af- 

 ternoon of this day we arrived at Huntingdon and 

 stopped a short time. This town contains a score 

 or more of houses, and makes a poor appearance, 

 though it is said to be a place of considerable busi- 

 ness, and is in the centre of a good farming county. 

 After leaving Huntingdon the country assumes 

 a rough appearance, the strata of rock are nearly 

 perpendicular: the faces of the mountains look as 

 if they had been furrowed deep by the action of 

 water, leaving sharp ragged peaks of naked grey 

 rock, some of them of great height. A few miles 

 from Huntingdon we entered a piece r)f slack wa- 

 ter, three miles in length. These slack water levels 

 are formed by building a darn across the river, and 

 the boats are let into it by means of a lock. Ad- 

 vantage is always taken of every convenient place 

 to convert the river into a slack water level, because 

 the greater depth and width of water is more fa- 

 vorable to the progress of the boats than the ordina- 

 ry canal. Passed Petersburg and Alexandria, both 

 inferior towns. 



The next morning we were in a broad valley of 

 rather wet, marshy soil — passed Frankstown, a 

 considerable village, and at 7 o'clock came to Holi- 

 daysburg, a smart town of about 100 houses, many 

 of them brick. This is the termination of the Ju- 

 niata canal. Between this place and Huntingdon 

 there are 43 locks, nnd in the whole distance from 

 Harrisburg about 90. each lilting from ti to 14 feet, 

 and the total lockage I judged to be about 1000 ft. 

 As we took the cars at the canal basin immediate- 

 ly, wc had no time to look about town 

 (To be continued.) 



frankness said : ' M r Moderator, this seems tome 

 most decidedly to be a vote ; but, nevertheless, I 

 would thank you to aUow the house to divide, in 

 order to show me how many hogs I shall have to 

 take charge of I' 



SILK WOUMS EGGS. 



Just roceived, a few ouncev of Silk Worms Egjs, from 

 Smyrna, said lo he of a sup'-'rior varielj'. Price $8 per 

 ounce, clean seed. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



A|>ril I. 



SIiV\ SItK WORMS EGGS. 



The Eggs of the celebrated Sina Silk Worm, now offered 

 for sale, were raised in 1839 by M. Gamille Ueauvais, super- 

 intendent of the experimental silk farm, established near 

 Paris, liy the government of Erancc. The Sina Silk Worm 

 was intrndured to France frfini China by Louis XVI. in 

 17S4, aiifi has lieen proved tty M. Keauvais !o be supe- 

 rior to all other silk worms. They are also stated lo 

 possess the precious property of hatching simultaneously. 

 Just received, by the suliscriber, from the Chevalier Bodiii, 

 who is the only a'.;ent for their sale in France. 



Each sheet contains an ounce and is signed " Camille 

 Beauvais.'' Price Ss. 



WILMAiVI KENRICK, Ne-wton. 



Or apply to JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



March 23. pplf 



Ayiccdole of Roger Minot Sherman. — Many years 

 ago, while the legal reputation of Roger Minot 

 Sherman ivas yet in its infancy, and he himself a 

 young man of twentythree, he was a resident of 

 Norwalk, Connecticut. He had been a member of 

 the State Senate, and was very highly respected ; 

 but the party adverse to him in politics, suddenly 

 gained the ascendancy, and determined to bring 

 him down a peg or two. 



.\ town meeting was to be held, and town officers 

 to be appointed ; among whose number, in old Con- 

 necticut, is an official personage designated a Hog- 

 hayward. Tlie duties of this dignitary are not ex- 

 actly synonymous with those of the ' High-ngator' 

 of the State of New Jersey, (whose business is lo 

 take the curls out of pigs' tails,) but are much more 

 responsible, though perhaps hardly as laborious. — 

 The hog-hay ward's duties are to ' captivate' all stray 

 pigs, put rings in their noses, and imprison them 

 in the village pound. To this high office, his ene- 

 mies resolved to elevate Mr Sherman. The town 

 meeting convened, despatched its other bnsiness, 

 and came to the election of petty officers, at the 

 tail of which list stands the officer we speak of. 



'Gentlemen,' said the moderator, ' please to nom'- 

 nate for hog-hay ward.' 



' Roger Minot Sherman !' exclaimed half-a-dozen 

 voices. The moderator being a worthy man, was 

 somewhat amazed ; but could do no less than put 

 it to vote, by requesting ' those in favor of the nom- 

 ination to bold up their ri;;ht hands.' 



The majority of ebvated hands was overwhelm- 

 ing, but the moderator felt inc.iiied to give the mat- 

 ter the go-by, and said it was ' not a vote.' 



The voters immediately clamored for a division 

 of the house. Mr Sherman, who had remained 

 quietly seated in a corner, now rose, and with great 



BROUSSA MULBERRY SEED. 



We have recently received 50 lbs. I'resh Broussa Mulberr 

 Seed, which we offer by the ounce or pound. 

 March It JOSEPH BRECK &. CO. 



BO?IE MANURE. 



The subscriber informs his friends and the publi % that 

 alter ten years experience, he is fully convinced that ground 

 tioues torm the most powerful slimulant that can be applied 

 10 the earth as a manure. 



Orders for Bone Manure or Oyster Shell Lirne, left at the 

 Bone Mill, near Tremont road, in itoxbury, at the New 

 Englanil Agricultural Warehouse anil Seed Store, No. 52 

 Norili Market Street, or through the Post Office will meet 

 with prompt attention. 



March 4, 1840. NA.HUMWARI). 



BO«. FOR EDGINGS. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. have for sale 500 yards of Box 

 for edgings, in prime order ; price 37j cents per yard; every 

 yard wilfmake two when reset. 



GARDEN MATS. 



For sale at the New England Furmer, 100 dozen Garden 

 Mats, of extra quality, for covering hot beds, iVc. 

 Feb. 12. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



ROHAN POTATOES, 



For eae a t the New England AgricuturaWarehoHseaud 

 Seed Store, No. 52 North Market Slrect, at S4 per barre, $3 

 per bushel'. 



October 16. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



For sale by 

 April l.-i. 



AVeelt'a Treatise on Bees 



JOSEPH liRECIC & CO. 



NEW AMERICAN GARDENER. 



FOUHTEENTH EniTlON. 



The New American Gardener, containing practical direc- 

 tions on the culture of Fruits and v..getables, including 

 Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Grape Vines. 

 Silk Strawberries, &c., by Thomas G. Fessenden, late 

 editor of the New England Farmer. For sale by JOSEPH 

 BRECK &'. CO , 5t and 52 North Market Street. 



May 13 



BONE MANURE. 



.■4 good supply of (.'round bones constantly on hind, and 

 for sale at William Chace's mill, one and a half miles north- 

 west of Provider,ce bridge. 



A sample may he seen at Remington and Whitman's 

 store, No. 32 Market St. Providence, R I. 



Also, Bone Mills nn a new and improved construction, for 

 sale at the above place. 



April 8. 81 



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 pavableal the end of the year — but those who pay witliu 

 si-ilvdays from Ihe lime oi' subscribing are entitled to a c s- 

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