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to pieces and sold, on account of the falls and strong current of 
the Lehigh, which prevented their return. As even the naviga¬ 
tion down the river was frequently obstructed on account of 
low water, and incumbered with difficulties, the company own¬ 
ing the mines, made a dam in the river, through which canals 
pass with locks, by means of which they have improved the navi¬ 
gation. 
In the vicinity of the Lehigh, there are many limestone rocks; 
these ’they explode, partly for the purpose of having heavy 
stones, which are thrown on the dams, partly for burning them 
to lime. The burned lime is not only used for building, but also 
as manure for the fields. 
We returned from the locks to Bethlehem by another road; on 
account of their distance from the coal pits, these locks are 
called the thirty-seven mile locks. We passed through a well 
cultivated valley, wherein is situated a place called Butstown, 
settled by Germans, and consisting of a few neat brick buildings. 
Thence the road passed through an oak-wood, which appeared to . 
be in very good order, and belonged to the brotherhood. In the 
evening I went with Mr. Seidel to a concert, which the amateurs 
of the town gave. In the town-school is a room appropriated 
for these concerts, which take place weekly. The orchestra 
consisted of eleven musicians, all of whom were mechanics of 
Bethlehem, who very successfully practiced this art as amateurs. 
The greatest part of the religious service of the brotherhood 
consists of music; for this reason music constitutes a principal 
part of their education. The music was fine beyond all expectation; 
I heard very good male and female singers; amongst others were 
Mr. Seidel and one of the young female ushers of the boarding- 
school, Miss Humphreys. Finally, the good Bishop Huffel had 
the politeness to amuse us, to our great gratification, by performing 
fancy pieces of his own on the piano. After the concert I remained 
a few hours with Mr. Seidel, his wife is a German by birth ; 
moreover, I made acquaintance with a preacher, Mr. Frueauf, 
a native of Dietendorf,. near Gotha; he married a sister of 
Mr. Von Schweinitz, and lives on his income; I found in him a 
friendly old gentleman, who was rejoiced to meet a countryman. 
Moreover it was no trifling gratification to me, to have conversed 
this whole day in German, and to hear that language spoken in 
purity, which is hardly ever the case in other parts of America. 
On the third day of my stay at Bethlehem, Mr. Frueauf called 
for me, for the purpose of riding with me to the brotherhood of 
Nazareth, which is ten miles distant. The road passes partly 
through a well kept wood, and partly through a well cultivated 
country. A great many single farms, which we passed, showed 
the wealth of their owners. One of the places we passed, is 
