Philadelphia Bank, stock loan pertaining to the 207,250 Bank of Pennsylvania, stock loan pertaining to the canal, per act of 9th April, 1827 Premiums on the above No. 17. 40,000 720,000 38,000 The following information respecting Huntingdon county, was published last year, and appeared originally in the H. Gazette, in three letters addressed to the members of the Legislature-we have imbodied them into one article, and have inverted the order in which they were published, by commencing with the second instead of the first letter. We would be glad to see such state838,000 ments from every county in the state-it is from facts of this kind that a knowledge of our resources must be acquired and while information is conveyed to those at a distance, real advantage may accrue to the neigborhoods which are described. 1,110,250 OLD DEBTS AND MISCELLANEOUS. William Eichbaum, per Ross Wilkins, Esq. Alexander Moore, Esq. late deputy attorney The administrators of John Steel, deceased, Reuben Winslow, Esq. prothonotary of Clearfield county, for tin pedlers' license Solomon Moore, Esq. prothonotary of Wayne county, for tin pedlers' license 1,960 89 962 19 835 74 485 00 429 16 204 00 200 00 100 00 100 00 66 HUNTINGDON COUNTY. Huntingdon county is situated in the heart of the state of Pennsylvania. It is finely watered by the Juniata river, and the various streams discharging themselves into the Frankstown and Raystown branches, and into the Little Juniata, Aughwick, and Tuscarora creeks. The Frankstown Branch rises in the Allegheny Mountain, and passes through the centre of the county in a direction from the west to east. The Raystown branch, after passing through a part of Bedford county, runs in a direction from south west to north east, until it joins the Frankstown branch, about 4 miles below the borough of Huntingdon, where the river is about 120 yards broad, and properly assumes the name of Juniata. Aughwick creek,receiving many tributary streams, runs from south west to north east, and empties itself into the Juniata, about sixteen miles below Huntingdon. The Little Juniata, also receiving many fine streams, particularly the Little Bald Eagle, and Spruce creeks, passing from north west to south east, empties into the Frankstown branch, about seven miles from Huntingdon, north west. Shavers creek and Stone creek are fine streams, passing through a highly cultivated country; the latter is navigable for about eighteen miles north east from Huntingdon, and at its junction with the Juniata the borough town is built. Tuscarora creek runs through the south eastern section of the country, and passing into Mifflin county, is navigable to its mouth. The greatest length of the county is 50 miles; its greatest breadth 40 miles. It covers an area of 1338 miles, containing 856,032 acres, of which upwards of 200,000 acres are first rate land. More than 550,000 acres are settled and well improved, and the remainder is mountainous and covered with timber. The population, 30 00 according to the census of 1820, was 20,142. The valuation of property, as by the late assessments, is about 25 00 3,000,000. 70 00 The county is divided into eighteen townships, and contains a number of flourishing towns and villages; among these are Huntingdon, Alexandria, Williamsburgh, Shirleysburg, Petersburg, Frankstown, Hollidaysburgh, Newry, Birmingham, M'Connellsburg, and Smithfield. The natural productions are iron, coal, lead, salt and alum. Marble is also found, of various colours, in many townships. Several very curious caves have been discovered in the limestone vallies, in which stalactites and other petrifactions are found; and there are many mineral springs throughout the county, of great efficacy in their use in certain diseases. 4 carding machines: 2 breweries; 1 hemp mill; 1 slitting and rolling mill; 1 nail factory. FURNACES. Anholtz & Co. is situated 26 miles from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Furnace, owned by Messrs. Stewart and Lyon, is situated 20 miles from Huntingdon, north, near This Furnace manufactures about 1500 tons of Pig metal the Centre county line, on the head of Spruce Creek. and 50 tons of Castings annually. Springfield Furnace, owned by Messrs. D. & S. RoyMorrison's Cove, on Piney creek, which empties into er, is situated 16 miles from Huntingdon, south west, in the Juniata. This furnace manufactures about 1400 tons of Pig metal and castings annually. There are no manufactures of cotton or woollen in the county. The family of each industrious farmer is supplied with domestic cottons, linens, and woollens of its own manufacture, in a proportion equal to the domestic industry of any other part of the State. The cultivation of flax, and the raising of sheep, is at this time rapidly increasing, and if it were possible to induce the capital ist to embark his funds in establishing manufactories of cotton, flax, or wool, Huntingdon county possesses materials, water powers, and facilities of transportation to market, equal to any in the interior of the state. under existing circumstances, unless the responsibility of the manufacturer should be limited to the amount of his capital invested, our prospect of success in establishEtna Furnace, owned by Henry S. Spang, is situated ing works of benefit to the community, at least of this 14 miles from Huntingdon, west, in Canoe Valley, on nature, is vain and illusory. A law authorizing limited springs emptying into the Juniata. This Furnace partnerships would bring into operation, immediately, manufactures about 1600 tons of pig metal annually. an abundance of capital, now dead, and only waiting theated 30 miles from Huntingdon, west, near the foot of risk to be removed, to be beneficially employed. But In enumerating the various mills and works of public improvement erected in the county, I shall examine the townships separately. Dublin township. In this are 1 grist mill, 6 saw mills, 2 distilleries, 1 full ng mill, 1 oil mill, 1 tan yard. Tell township. 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 2 distilleries. Springfield township. 2 grist mills, 5 saw mills, 1 distillery, 1 tan yard. Union township. 4 grist mills, 4 saw mills, 3 distilleries, 1 fulling mill, 1 tan yard, 1 carding machine. Henderson township. 3 grist mills, 9 saw mills, 7 distilleries, 1 fulling mill, 1 oil mill, 1 brewery, 4 tan yards, 1 carding machine. Hopewell township. 4 grist mills, 3 saw mills, 7 distilleries, 2 oil mills, 1 hemp mill. Woodberry township. 5 grist mills, 13 saw mills, 6 distilleries, 2 fulling mills, 2 furnaces, 1 forge, 1 oil mill, 1 brewery, 4 tan yards. Morris township. 3 grist mills, 5 saw mills, 2 distiller. ies, 2 furnaces, 1 forge. Tyrone township, 3 grist mills, 6 saw mills, 8 distilleries, 2 forges, 1 nail factory, 3 tan yards. Allegheny township, 3 grist mills, 6 saw mills, 5 distilleries, 1 furnace, 1 fulling mill, 1 oil mill, 2 tan yards. Frankstown township. 9 grist mills, 6 saw mills, 15 distilleries, 1 fulling mill, 3 tan yards. Porter township. 1 grist mill, 3 saw mills, 6 distilleries, 1 tan yard, 1 carding machine. Franklin township. 4 grist mills, 7 saw mills, 1 fulling mill, 2 furnaces, 4 forges. West township. 5 grist mills, 10 saw mills, 7 distilleries, 2 forges, 1 tan yard. Barree township. 4 grist mills, 18 saw mills, 3 distilleries, 2 fulling mills, I tan yard. Shirley township. 4 grist mills, 7 distilleries, 2 tan yards, 1 carding machine, 1 powder mill. Warrior-mark township. 5 grist mills, 4 saw mills, 2 distilleries, 1 fulling mill, 1 slitting and rolling mill, 1 mill for cleaning cloverseed, 1 paper mill, 1 furnace now building. Antes township. 4 grist mills, 8 saw mills, 1 distillery, 1 powder mill. Thus it will appear that in the whole county are 62 grist mills; 84 distilleries; 24 tan yards; 8 furnaces; 10 forges; 1paper mill; 1 mill for cleaning clover seed; 120 saw mills; 11 fulling mills; 5 oil mills; 3 powder mills; Rebecca Furnace, owned by Peter Shanberger, is situated 20 miles from Huntingdor, S. W. in Morrison's Cove, on Clover creek which empties into the Juniata. This Furnace manufactures about 1200 tons of Pig metal annually. Allegheny Furnace, owned by Robert Allison is situ Furnace is now out of blast; it did manufacture about the Allegheny mountain on the head of the Juniata. This 1000 tons of pig metal and castings annually. Union Furnace, owned now by the Huntingdon Bank, is situated 14 miles from Huntingdon, N. W. on the Little Juniata. This Furnace has been for some years out of blast. Bald Eagle Furnace, owned by Messrs. Gloninger, Anshultz & Co. is situated 24 miles from Huntingdon, N. W. on the little Bald Eagle creek, which empties into the little Juniata. This establishment is now building, and will be finished the ensuing spring. The above furnaces at this time manufacture upwards of 6000 tons of pig metal and castings annually. The pigs for the most part are worked up, by the forges in carried on by transporting the pig metal to a western the county. A few years since a lucrative business was market for the purpose of supplying the founderies. Some pigs also were annually sent down the Juniata to the forges in the eastern part of the state. FORGES. Juniat Forge, owned by Peter Shanberger, is situated 6 miles from Huntingdon, north, on the river Juniata, at the mouth of Shavers creek. This forge manufactures about 350 tons of bar iron annually. Barree Forge, owned by Henry P. Dorsey, is situated 9 miles from Huntingdon, N. W. on the little Juniata. This forge manufactures about 350 tons of bar iron annually. Sligo Forges, No. 1 and 2, and Colerain Forge. These three forges form a fine establishment, owned by Messrs. Stewart and Lyon. They are situated 4 miles from Huntingdon, N. W. on Spruce creek, 2 miles above its junction with the Little Juniata. These works have lately ceased making bar iron, and now manufacture about 800 tons of blooms annually, which are sent to the rolling mill and nail factory established by the owners lately at Pittsburg, under the name of Sligo Works. They did manufacture about 450 tons of bar iron annually. Tyrone Forges, No. 1 and 2, together with the rolling and slitting mill, and nail factory form an extensive establishment, owned by Messrs. Gloninger, Anshultz & Co. They are situated 20 miles from Huntingdon, N. W. on the Little Juniata. These two forges manufacture about 500 tons of bar irons annually. The rolling and slitting mill manufactures about 150 tons annually, 75 tons of which are cut into nails at the works; 50 tons are slit into nail rods and sent to the western market; and about 25 tons are retained in the adjoining counties. Etna Forge, owned by Henry S. Spang, is situated 14 miles from Huntingdon, west, on the Juniata river. This forge manufactures about 300 tons of bar iron annually. Maria Forge, owned by Peter Shonberger, is situated 25 miles from Huntingdon, S. W. on Cove creek, which empties into the Juniata. This forge manufactures about 300 tons of Blooms annually, which are sent to the owners extensive establishment at Pittsburgh, called Juniata works, consisting of puddling furnace, rolling and slitting mill and nail factory. 43 It is customary with the farmer at all seasons of the year, when not engaged in the immediate business of his farm to employ his team and wagon in the transportation of merchandize either for himself or his neighbour, or the country merchant. Grain and whiskey and iron are articles commanding cash, or are taken in exchange by the storekeeper for foreign commodities; an accumulation takes place of these articles; they are either sent to an eastern, a western or a southern market by single loads or are put into arks and boats at the time of the annual rise of the waters. If the farmer wishes to obtain his annual supply of groceries, salted fish or plaister; or if he is employed to bring from the sea port, goods for the country storekeeper, his eastern load is of iron, whiskey, grain or flour. Hence it is nearly impossible to ascertain to a certainty the amount of these articles exported from the country, except as to the iron sent by the iron maMillington Forge, now tenanted by Messrs. Glonin-nufacturer. But as a means of arriving near the truth, ger, Anshultz and Co. is situated 14 miles from Hunting- first let us examine the statement of river craft now don, N. W. on Spruce Creek. This forge manufactures building, and perhaps we shall not be remote from acabout 150 tons of bar iron annually. There was former-curacy. ly at this place an extensive steel manufactory, established by Mr. W. M'Dermitt. Steel of a fine quality was made and commanded a ready market, but since the death of the late proprietor, this branch of the Iron manufacture has been abandoned. Cove Forge, owned by J. Royer and G. Schmucker, is situated 14 miles from Huntingdon, west on Juniata river. This forge manufactures about 300 tons of bar iron annually. On Stone creek there are 52 arks, on Spruce creek 7 arks, at Williamsburg 12 arks, at Frankstown 6 arks, in other parts of the county 10 arks now building, making an aggregate of 86 arks. Of these about 15 or 20 are designed for the Lewistown market, to which place they pass empty. Of the remainder about 6 or 10 will carry pig metal and bar iron, and the balance, being about 60 arks, will be laden with grain, flour and whiskey. A few boats are kept by regular river traders, which are able to navigate the river great part of the year. The trade of the Juniata river in iron, grain, flour, whiskey and lumber, is of vast importance as regards the commercial interests of Pennsylvania. The calculation is by no means excessive, that two-fifths of all the grain, flour and whiskey which are exported from the cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore, find their way to market The general load of an ark from 80 to 90 feet in length by means of the Susquehanna river and its tributaries. and 16 in breadth, 34 feet in height, and drawing 23 inA portion of these commodities are landed at various ches when laden is from 350 to 420 barrels or from1200 points on the river, whence they are transported by land to 1500 bushels of grain. Of this number of barrels one to the sea ports. The valuable merchant mills erected fifth is generally of whiskey and the remainder of flour. at York Haven receive a great portion of the wheat des- Turning to the manner in which exchanges of merchantined for the Baltimore market. At Marietta and Colum- dize are made, and the course of trade conducted in the bia enterprising citizens have created a ready market to country, an ark load is often composed in proportions of the western trader; and the difficulties of navigation be- iron, wheat, corn, rye, flour and whiskey. Of late years low Columbia enhancing the rate of pilotage, occasions the carriage of flour in barrels is preferred to that of these points to be viewed as the most considerable de-grain, as it is safer and less expensive. As an ark which pots on the Susquehanna within the lines of Pennsylvania. No doubt exists that Middletown will be a place of considerable trade; the transhipment of merchandize at the mouth of the Swatara, into canal boats, by the descending river craft, will be very great, until the canal | shall have been completed to the mouth of the Juniata, and then it will become a central point of deposit between Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Port Deposit is now the great point of transhipment for the river trade. The splendid undertaking of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal affords to the western trader the prospoet of a choice of markets. The obstacles heretofore existing to the prosperity of the river trade, were difficulties of navigation, high rates of pilotage, an annual transportation only, and the consequent influx into the market exceeding the immediate demand. This latter obstacle produced a sacrifice on the part of the western merchant or at least a delay of sale, with the concomitant expense of storage and agencies added to the fluctuation of markets, the risk of accident, and the loss of interest. The Union Canal will give us at all times a safe, expeditious, and cheap conveyance to market. The farmer will find a ready sale at his own door for his produce because that produce can be instantly sent to a sea port, where the demand and the price are not liable to be affected within the short period required for transportation. Articles of merchandize not now considered as of value to the western farmer, on account of the difficulties of conveyance to market, will form a considerable item in his list of productive property. Butter, eggs, beef, pork, poultry, hops, fruit and cider, will be viewed as of comparative value with his wheat, his flour, his neat cattle, and his 3wine. will carry 1200 bushels of wheat will carry 350 barrels of flour, which is equal to 1775 bushels of grain. It thus appears that if the arks load with flour and whiskey, they will in this spring transport about 21,000 barrels, which allowing one-fifth to be of whiskey, will be 4200 barrels, or about 138,000 gallons. Four-fifths to be of flour, will be 16,800 barrels, equal to 76,000 bushels of wheat. To these calculations may safely be added one-third for the casual transportation during the year, and we may conclude that there is annually sent from the county of Huntingdon by land carriage and river trade, about 100,000 bushels of wheat, and about 184,000 gallons of whiskey. To the above statement of river trade may be added ryc, corn, lumber, locust posts, and even hoop-poles.Rye and corn are in small quantities still taken down the river. Lumber has in a great measure ceased to be lucrative, and the locust posts and hickory poles will not now repay the labour of river navigation. The heads of the north branch of the Susquehanna annually send down immense rafts of the choicest lumber, shingles, posts, &c. which cannot find a ready market, as the demand is not equal to the supply, and the extent of carriage is destructive to the profits. Peach brandy and apple whiskey, and country gin, are in small quantities distilled in Huntingdon county," but the distilleries generally make rye whiskey; there fore, in the above calculation distilled liquors of all kinds arc embraced.--Huntingdon, Feb. 18, 1826. S. Mr. Benjamin Bakewell of Pittsburg, has been summoned to attend before the Committee on Manufactures at Washington, under the resolution of Congress empow It is difficult to form an accurate statement of the an. ering that committee to examine persons on cath conDual trade of Huntingdon county in grain and whiskey.cerning the present condition of of cur manufactures. |