2 G 5 . KEPORT OF PROGRESS. I. C. WHITE. 



Its principal towns are : 



Montrose, the county seat, situated in Bridge water town- 

 ship, on very high ground, at the head of East Wyalusing 

 creek, 4 miles west from the actual center of the county. 

 Its population in 1870 was 1,463 and in 1880, 2,110; its chief 

 industry is the manufacture of agricultural implements, 

 carriages, and toys. The Montrose Narrow G-auge R. R. 

 gives it business connection southward with Tunkhannock, 

 and the Lehigh Valley R. R. Level above tide, (station 

 grade) 1646' ; summit of hill at the Fair grounds 1850'. 



Susquehanna Depot, on the Susquehanna river in Oak- 

 land township, is a very thriving town ; it is a division sta- 

 tion on the line of the N. Y., L. E. & W. (Erie) R.R., and 

 very extensive machine and repair shox3S are located there, 

 giving employment to several hundred men. Its population 

 in 1870 was 2,729, and in 1880, 4,500. Besides the Erie R.R. 

 it has direct business connection with the Anthracite coal 

 fields by way of the Jefferson Branch R. R. to Carbondale, 

 35 miles south. Level above tide (station grade) 914'. 



Gi~eat Bend is situated on both banks of the Susquehanna 

 river in the township of same name, where the river makes 

 the great curve which carries it back to the State of New 



York. Its population in 1870 was 855 and in 1880 . 



The Erie R.R. along the north bank of the Susquehanna, 

 and the D. L. & W. R.R. along the south bank of the same, 

 give ample business connections. It is best known from its 

 extensive tanneries ; level above tide, Erie R.R. grade, 884'. 

 D., L. & W. R.R., 876' ; level of Susquehanna river, 860'. 



Towns and villages in Susquehanna county, with dis- 

 tance from Montrose and elevation above tide, are as follows : 



Miles. A. T. 



Ararat, Ararat township, 19 9 E. 2023' 



Auburn Center, Auburn township, . . . 12.6 S. W. 1390' 



Auburn Four Corners, Auburn township, 9.4 S. W. — 



Brackney, Silver Lake township, .... 10.9 N. — 



Brookdale, Liberty township, 10.9 N. N. E. — 



Brooklyn, Brooklyn township, .... 6.5 S. S. E. 1180' 



Cascade Br idge, Harmony township, . . 18.9 N. E. — 



Choconut, Choconut township, 11.4 N. N. W. 1100' 



Clifford Corners, Clifford township, ... 19.8 S. E. — 



Dimock, Dimock township, 6.1 S. 1507' 



Dundaff, Clifford township, 21.4 S. E. 1620' 



