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Stahler's, p-o., Lehigh co., 188 ms. from W. C., and 92 from Harrisburg.
Standing Stone, p-o., Bradford co., 245 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 143 from Harrisburg.
Stanhope, p.o., Northampton co., 196 ms. from W. C., and 109 from Harrisburg.
Starrets creek, Brunswick t-ship, Schuylkill co., flows into Pine creek about 4 ms. S. E. from Orwigsburg, near the Lutheran church.
Starucca creek, rises in Scott t-ship, Wayne co., where it is fed by three small lakes, and running N. W. it falls into the river Susquehannah in Harmony t-ship, Susquehannah co., about 4 ms. below the state line. It is a rapid stream, affording fine mill seats the whole of its course, but is not navigable either for rafts or boats.
Starrucca, p-o., Wayne co., 284 ms. from W. C., and 186 from Har- risburg.
State Line, p-o., Franklin co., 73 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 64 S. W. from Harrisburg.
Stuckertown, p-town, Forks t-ship, Northampton co., on the road from Easton to the Wind gap, 6 ms. from the former, contains 5 dwellings, a store and a tavern.
Stumptown, p-t. of Bethel t-ship, Lebanon co., about 9 ms. N. E. of Lebanon borough, 139 ms. from W. C., and 29 from Harrisburg, contains 25 or 30 dwellings, a store and tavern.
Sterling, t-ship, Wayne co., bound-
lenpaupack creek, which separates it from Salem t-ship, E. by the south branch of the same creek, which di- vides it from Lehigh co., S. by Le- high co., and W. by Luzerne co. Its form is irregular ; its greatest length is 10 ms., greatest breadth 7 ms. It is drained on the N. and E. by the Waullenpaupack creek and its tributaries, and on the W. by the Le. high r. which has its source in this t-ship. The Easton and Belmont turnpike road passes centrally through it. There is a p-o. called "Sterling," 26 ms. S. of Bethany ; 237 from W. C. and 146 from Harrisburg. The t-ship contains between 60 and 70 houses, 2 or 3 stores, as many tav- erns, 2 grist mills, 6 saw mills, 1 carding machine, 24 looms, and 3 schools. Surface, hilly ; soil, gravel and loam. Pop. 1830, 495; taxables, 1828, 84; taxable property in 1829, seated, $38,426 ; unscated, $53,650 ; personal, including occupations, 6145; rate 4 mills to the dollar.
Sterling ford, on the Tohickon creek, near the point of junction of the t-ships of Haycock, Nockamixon and Tinicum, in Bucks co.
Stephenson's mountain, a prominent hill in the S. E. angle of Monohan t-ship, York co.
Sterret's gap in the Blue mountain, Middletown t-ship, Cumberland co .; 111 ms. from W. C., and 25 from. Harrisburg.
Stewartsville, p-t., North Hunting- don t-ship, Westmoreland co., on the turnpike road from Greensburg to Pittsburg, 12 ms. N. W. of the form- er, 204 from W. C. and 181 from Harrisburg ; contains 12 dwellings, 1 tavern and 2 stores.
Stockport, p-t., on the Delaware r., Buckingham t-ship, Wayne co .; 150 ms. N. of Phil., and 33 from Betha- ny; 291 N. from W. C., and 188 from Harrisburg. By act of 18th March, 1816, authority was given to incorporate a company for building a bridge across the river here, but the work has never been executed.
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Stockertown, p-o., Northampton co., 196 ms. from W. C. and 109 from Harrisburg.
Stoddartsville, p-t. of Covington t- ship, Luzerne co., on the right bank of the Lehigh r., 18 ms. N. E. of Wilkesbarre; 239 from W. C. and 131 from Harrisburg ; contains 4 or 5 houses, tavern, store and mill. Some years since it was considered a thriving place, but it is now in a ruin- ous condition.
Stoney Creek, t-ship, Somerset co., bounded N. by Shade t-ship, E. by Allegheny t-ship, S. by Brothers Val- ley t-ship, and W. by Somerset and Quemahoning t-ships. Centrally dis- tant N. E. from the borough of Som- erset, 12 ms. ; greatest length 10, breadth 7 ms .; area, 46,840 acres ; surface, level ; soil, clay. Pop. 1830, 1025 ; taxables, 175 ; taxable proper- ty in 1829, real estate, $57,587 ; per- sonal property, 7408; rate of tax, 5 mills on the dollar. The Allegheny mtn. is on the E. line. The t-ship is drained chiefly by Stoney creek, which receives from it Rhoads and Callen- der's creeks, & some smaller streams. The turnpike road from Bedford to Stoystown passes along the N. bound- ary, near which, on the Allegheny mountain, lies Millar's breast work. Iron ore is found in abundance on Sto. ney creek, in the N. W. angle of the t-ship.
Stoney creek, Northampton co., a small stream rising between the Po- hopoko mountain and the Tobyhanna creek, and flowing through the Pine swamp, after a course of six or eight miles falls into the Lehigh upon the east side. It is a rapid water, drives several mills and affords convenient sites for others.
Stoney creek, Dauphin co., rises in Rush t-ship, and flows S. W. between the Second and Third mtn. through Middle Paxton t-ship to the Susque- hannah r. It has a course of more than 20 miles, and turns several mills near its mouth. Port Lyon or Dau- phin, a small village, lies in the fork formed by its confluence with the r.
Stoney run, Monohan t-ship, York co., runs N. through the t-ship, about 4 miles, to the Yellow Breeches creek.
Stoney creek, the south branch of Conemaugh river, rises in Brothers Valley t-ship, Somerset co., and flows N. W. into Conemaugh t-ship, Cam- bria co., where it unites with the Little Conemaugh at Johnstown, having a comparative course of about 36 miles, and receiving many considerable streams. It is navigable for boats for about 5 miles from its mouth.
Stout's p-o., so called after the P. M., Isaac Stout; 191 ms. N. E. from W. C. and 103 from Harrisburg.
Stoner'stown, a village of Hopewell t-ship, Bedford co., on the Raystown branch of the Juniata r., 19 miles N. W. of Bedford borough.
Stoystown, post town and borough of Quemahoning t-ship, Somerset co., on Stoney creek, and on the road from Bedford to Greensburg, 29 miles W. from the former, and 10 miles N. E. from the borough of Somerset, 155 N. W. from W. C., and 133 from Harris. burg, contains 40 dwellings, 4 taverns 4 stores and one German Reformed church. The town was erected into a borough by act 29th March, 1819.
Stoughstown, a small village of New- ton t-ship, Cumberland co., on the turnpike road leading from Carlisle to Chambersburg, near the east bounda- ry of the t-ship, distant W. from the former about 14 miles, 107 from W. C., 31 W. from Harrisburg ; contains 10 or 12 houses, a store and tavern.
Strabane, t-ship, Adams co., bound- ed N. by Manallen and Tyrone t-ships, E. by Mount Pleasant, S. by Mount Joy, and W. by Cumberland t-ships; greatest length 92,breadth 74 ms; area 20,480 acres ; surface level; soil, slate. Pop. in 1830, 1308; taxables 265. It is drained on the N. by the Cone- wago creek, which receives from the t-ship Beaver Dam run and Swift run; on the S. E. by Plumb run, and on the W. by Rock creek which separates it from Cumberland. On this stream Gettysburg, the county town, lies. Hunterstown, a post town, is centrally
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situated in the t-ship, and New Ches- ter is in the N. E. angle on the Cone- wago creek. The first is about 6, and the second 9 miles N. E. of Gettys- burg.
Strabane, t-ship, Washington co., bounded N. by Cecil, N. E. by Peters, E. by Nottingham and Somerset, S. by Amwell, W. by Canton, and N. W. by Chartier's t-ships. Greatest length 11, breadth 91 miles ; area, 35,840 acres ; surface hilly ; soil loam. Pop. in 1830, 2599 ; taxables 461. The town is drained by Chartier's and Lit. tle Chartier's creeks, which unite on the N. W. boundary. The turnpike road from Greensburg runs centrally through it, and the national road,form- ing part of the S. boundary, crosses the S. W. angle. The borough of Washington is partly in this t.ship.
Strasburg, t-ship, Lancaster co., bounded N. by Leacock, E. by Salis- bury, S. E. by Bart, S. W. by Mar- tic and N. W. by Lampeter t-ships. Centrally distant from the city of Lancaster about 9 miles. Greatest length 112 miles, greatest breadth 6 miles ; area, 25,000 acres ; surface partly hilly, partly rolling ; soil, lime- stone. Pop. in 1830, 4,036 ; taxa- bles 843. Pecquea creek runs on the N. and W. boundary, Beaver creek on the S. W., and Little Beaver creek flows centrally through the t-ship. On the first there is a forge near the E. boundary. Mine ridge divides it on the S. E. from Bart. The post town and pleasant village of Strasburg is on the " New Lancaster road," and the post town and village of Paradise on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike. The t-ship contains 9 dis- tilleries, 1 tannery, 1 fulling mill, 12 grist mills, 12 saw mills, 1 oil mill, and 1 pottery.
Strasburg, post town and village, Strasburg t-ship, Lancaster co., on the " New Lancaster road," 8 miles E. of the city of Lancaster, and 55 W. of Philadelphia, 116 miles from W. C., and 48 from Harrisburg ; it contains about 140 dwellings, 1 church, 6 stores and 6 taverns. An academy here
I was incorporated by act 13th Feb. 1823.
Strasburg, Shrewsbury t-ship, York co., on the turnpike road leading from the borough of York to Baltimore, 13 miles S. of the borough.
Strasburg, Upper, post town, Let- terkenny t-ship, Franklin co., in a fork of Herren's branch of Conedo. gwinit creek, 10 miles N. W. of Cham- bersburg, 13 W. of Shippensburg and 53 E. of Bedford, 43 south east of Harrisburg, and 99 N. W. from W.C.
Strattonville, post town of Clarion t-ship, Armstrong co., on the Mercer and Roseburg turnpike road, about 25 miles N. E. of Kittanning, 249 from W. C., and 180 from Harrisburg ; contains 12 or 15 dwellings, 1 tavern and 1 store.
Strawhntown, a post town and vil- lage of Haycock t-ship, Bucks co., on the road from Montgomery square to Hellerstown, about 15 miles N. W. of Doylestown, 175 miles from W. C., 100 from Harrisburg. It contains 12 or. 14 dwellings, a store and tavern.
Strickersville, post town, Chester co. 99 miles N. of W. C., and 74 S. E. from Harrisburg.
Strimestoun, a small hamlet of Con- ewago t-ship, York co., near the north line of the t-ship, about 9 miles north of the borough of York, on the road to Newbury.
Strongtown, Wheatly t-ship, Indi- ana co., on the turnpike road from In- diana borough to Kittanning, 15 miles N. W. from the former, contains 6 dwellings, 2 taverns and a store.
Stroudsburg, a post town and bo- rough, in Northampton county, Stroud t-ship, on the north bank of Smithfield creek, which is formed by the junc- tion near the town of Broadhead's cr. with the Pokono and McMichael's creeks. It is built upon one street, and is the fourth in size in the county. An academy was established here in 1814. The town is three miles N. W. from the Delaware Water gap, 219 from W. C., 118 from Harrisburg, and 30 from Easton. It contains about 80 houses, 2 taverns, 4 stores, 1
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grist mill, a tannery, and two places of public worship, one for the Metho- dists and the other for the Quakers. The town and t-ship may be consid- ered as a Quaker settlement. On the N. of the town runs Broadhead's creek, down which great quantities of lumber are annually sent to market. On the south, the Pokono, a stream suf- ficiently large for any kind of hydrau- lic power, is seen occasionally dashing over the bluffs of rocks into the vor- tex below, and hurrying away as if impatient to mingle with the former. On the east are gentle eminences, well cultivated, and which give agree- able notions of plenty and comfort. The landscape is picturesqe, and the country healthy, and the place will repay the labor of a visit, whether made for pleasure or health. There is an academy in the town, which was incorporated by act of assembly, 28th day of March, 1814, and the town was incorporated by act of 6th February, 1815.
Stroud, t-ship, Northampton county, bounded N. by Pike co., N. W. by Pokono t-ship, S. W. by Hamilton, S. by Upper and Lower Mount Bethel and E. by Smithfield t-ships. Great- est length 8 miles, greatest width 5} miles ; surface partly hilly and partly level ; soil, gravel and limestone. Pop. in 1830, 1631 ; taxables, 275. The t-ship is abundantly watered by the Smithfield creek and its tributaries, Sambo, Broadhead, Sullivan, Pokono and McMichael's creeks, and by Cher- ry creek.
Sudon's creek, has its chief source in a small lake in Northmoreland t-ship, Luzerne co., and flows easter- ly in a very serpentine course through Exeter t-ship, into the Susquehannah river. It is a mill stream, but not nav- igable.
Sugar Grove, t-ship, Warren co., bounded N. by the state of N. York, E. by Pine Grove t-ship, S. by Bro. ken Straw and Spring Creek t-ships, and W. by Columbus t-ship. Central- ly distant N. W. from Warren boro' 13 miles. Length 9, breadth 6g ms .;
area, 32,640 acres ; surface undulat- ing ; soil, fertile loam. Pop. in 1830, 745 ; taxables in 1828, 133. It is drained by Couwnyanda creek, in a bend of which lies the post town of Su- gar Grove, south by Little Broken Straw creek, Young's and Jackson's runs.
Sugar Creek, t-ship, Venango co., bounded N.E. and E. by Sugar creek, S. and S. W. by French creek and N. W. by Crawford co. Centrally dis- tant N. W. from Franklin 8 miles. Greatest length 9, breadth 5 ms .; area 20,480 acres ; surface level ; soil, rich loam, coal abundant. Pop. in 1830, 1058 ; taxables, 134. The turnpike road from Franklin, passes N. W. thro' the t-ship.
Sugar creek, Venango co., rises in Crawford co., and flows S. through Plumb t-ship, and between Oil Creek and Sugar Creek t-ships, in Venango co. into French creek, about 4 miles above the borough of Franklin.
Sugar Grove, Warren co., is situat- ed in the t-ship .of that name, on the Stillwater creek, one and a half miles south of the New York state line. It contains about 16 dwelling houses, 1 store, 2 taverns, sundry mechanics, a saw and grist mill. It is pleasantly sit- uated and surrounded with groves of sugar maple, hence the name. There is a post office here 15 miles N. W. from Warren borough, 327 ,from W. C., and 254 from Harrisburg.
Sugar Loaf, t-ship, Luzerne co., (so named from a mountain which at a distance appears shaped like the sugar loaf,) bounded N. E. by Hanover, S. E. by Northampton co., S. by Schuyl- kill county, S. W. by Columbia co., and N.W. by Nescopeck and Newport t-ships. It is very mountainous. The valleys of the Nescopeck and Black creeks contain some excellent land, which is pretty generally settled and well cultivated. Its streams afford excellent mill sites. The Berwick and Easton turnpike and great stage road passes through it, and a canal is in contemplation across the Nesco. peck summit, to unite the waters of
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the Lehigh and Susquehannah .- | (See Nescopeck creek.) Its popula- tion is German. Exports, the various kinds of grain. Conyngham, in this t-ship, is a thriving and prosperous vil- lage, where there is a post office. Sugar Loaf contains 1486 inhabitants, and by the returns of 1828, 287 taxa- bles. Its greatest length is about 23 miles, greatest breadth 8 ms .; area, 85,760 acres. The north boundary runs its whole length along the Nesco- peck mountain, and Bucks mountain, a broken range, traverses the t-ship E. and W. parallel to, and about five ms. S. thereof. Yager's mountain is part of the Nescopeck range. Hell Kitchen mountain commences at the head of Nescopeck valley, and extends to the Lehigh river. Pismire hill lies south of Bucks mountain. There are two mountains here that have the name of Sugar Loaf, one in the cen- tre of Nescopeck valley, and the other on the S. W. boundary of the t-ship. The chief tributaries to the Nescopeck creek are, the Little Nescppeck, Oley and Black creeks. Green Mountain run, Spring or Terrapin Pond creek, Sandy creek, and Laurel run flow to the Lehigh.
Sugar Loaf mountain. There are two hills of this name in Sugar Loaf t-ship, Luzerne co., the one a high conical pyramid rising from the cen- tre of Nescopeck valley ; it is isolated and has a singular form, whence it derives its name,-the other is called the Long Sugar Loaf mountain, and crosses the S. W. boundary of the township from Schuylkill t-ship.
Sugar Loaf, t-ship, Columbia coun- ty,bounded N. by Lycoming co., E. by Luzerne co., S. by Fishing Creck t-ship, and W. by Greenwood. Cen- trally distant from Danville N. E. 22 miles, Greatest length 91 miles, breadth 8 miles ; area, 36,480 acres; surface diversified ; soil, sand and gravel. Pop. in 1830, 678 ; taxa- bles 127. Bald mountain and North mountain, portions of the Allegheny, cover the northern part. Fishing creek flows south through it, receiving
in its course many tributaries from right and left. Sugar Loaf post office is 201 miles N. of W. C., and 91 from Harrisburg.
Sugar creek, Little, Asylum t-ship, Bradford co., rises centrally within the t-ship, whence it receives several tributaries and flows north east into the Susquehannah river, turning sev- eral mills in its course.
Sugar creek, Bradford co., rises in Tioga co., on the extreme east boun- dary, and flows easterly through the the t-ships of Troy, Burlington, and Towanda, into the Susquehannah r. receiving in its course of 25 ms. many considerable streams.
Sugar Creek, t-ship, Armstrong co. bounded N. by Perry t-ship, N. E., E and S. E. by the Allegheny river, S. by Buffalo t-ship, and W. by Butler co. Centrally distant N. W. from Kittanning borough 10 miles. Great- est length 12, breadth 11} ms .; area, 57,600 acres; surface hilly ; soil, loam. Pop. in 1830, 1870 ; taxa- bles 344. The t-ship is drained by Sugar creek, a small stream, by Den- niston's run, Limestone and Buffalo creeks.
Sugar valley, Huntingdon and Mif- flin counties, in Shirley t-ship of the one and Lack t-ship of the other, is bounded S. W. by Log mountain and N. W. by the Blue ridge.
Sugar valley, Centre co., Logan t-ship, between 2 ridges of the Nittany mountains. It is about 13 miles long and is drained by Big Fishing creek, which after running more than 10 ms. S. W. is lost in the fissures of the line- stone rock. The post office here is 210 miles N. W. from W. C. and 102 from Harrisburg.
Sugar lake, Wayne t-ship, Craw- ford co. a handsome sheet of water over a mile in diameter, whence pro- ceeds a branch of Sugar creek run- ning S. E. into Sugar Creek- t-ship, Venango co. It gives name to a post office near it, which is 307 mns. N. W. of W. C., and 240 from Har- risburg.
Sugar Creek, post office, Wayne
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t-ship, Crawford co., 291 miles N. |prison of stone. The centre turnpike W. of W. C., and 224 from Harris- burg.
Sullivan's creek, Northampton co., rises in Tobyhanna t-ship, and flowing an eastern and southern course, falls into Smithfield creek near Strouds- burg.
Sullivan, t-ship, Tioga co., bound- ed N. by Jackson t-ship, E. by Brad- ford co., S. and S. E. by Lycoming co., and W. by Covington t-ship. Cen- trally distant S. E. of Wellsborough 20 miles. It is drained by the head waters of Tioga river. Its surface is hilly; soil gravelly, but well timbered. The E. and W. state road runs thro' it, upon which is the post town bear- ing the name of the t-ship. Distant from W. C. 248 miles, from Harris- burg 142.
Summer hill, West Penn township, Schuylkill co., a spur of the Second mountain, called here the Tamaqua mountain.
Sumneytown, post town, on the line dividing Upper Salford from Marlbo- rough t-ship, Montgomery co., about 20 miles N. E. of Norristown, 166 from W. C., and 98 from Harrisburg, contains 12 dwellings, 1 tavern, 2 stores. There are three powder mills in the neighborhood.
Summit hill, a lofty eminence of Sa- lem t-ship, Luzerne co., crossing the t-ship centrally from E. to W. and abutting on the Susquehannah river, where a ferry is established. It sends forth several small streams which seek the river in various directions.
Sunbury, post town, borough and seat of justice of Northumberland co., in Augusta t-ship, on the east side of the Susquehannah river, 2 miles be- low the town of Northumberland and 56 N. of Harrisburg, and 164 N. W. of Philadelphia. The town is . beauti- fully situated on the river bank below the Shamokin dam. The town con- tains about 250 dwellings, 15 stores, 10 taverns, 3 churches belonging to the Presbyterians, German Reformed and Methodists respectively,-a court house, and county offices of brick, a
road runs E. to Pottsville, and a con- nection will probably be made at no distant day with the Danville and Pottsville rail road, should that be completed. But it would seem most desirable to make the road immediate- ly and primarily to Sunbury, since that town may command the com- merce of the west as well as the north branch of the Susquehannah river. A bridge about a mile above the town connects it with Northumberland. This structure was made by a joint stock company in 1814. It is in two parts, separated by Shamokin island, and cost $90,000, of which the state subscribed $50,000. Its length is 1825 feet, width 32, height above the ordinary level of the water 41 feet, resting on 8 stone piers. The arch- es are of wood, protected by a roof from the weather.
Sunbury, small village of Centre t-ship, Butler co., lately laid out, and contains only a few buildings of wood. It is situated on the state road from Butler to Franklin, 10 miles from the former.
Sunville, post town, Philadelphia co., partly in Penn t-ship and partly in the t-ship of the Northern Liberties, on the Germantown road, 3 miles from Philadelphia, at the fork formed by the Willow Grove turnpike. It con- tains about 60 dwellings, 4 stores, 4 taverns, three at least of which bear the figure of the " rising sun," by which name the village is commonly known. It is a pleasant spot, through which several stages pass daily to and from the city.
Surgeon's Hall, post office, Alleghe- ny co., 226 miles N. W. of W. C., and 204 W. of Harrisburg.
Susquehannah county was provis- ionally erected from Luzerne county by the act of 21st Feb. 1810, which gave it the following boundaries : " be ginning at the 40th mile stone stand- ing on the N. line of the state, and running south along the east line of Ontario (now Bradford co.) to a point due east of the head of Wyalusing
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falls in the r. Susquehannah ; thence due east to the western line of Wayne county ; thence northerly along the said W. line to the aforesaid N. line of the state,and thence W. along the said line to the 40th mile stone. It was fully organized for judicial and other pur- poses by act 24th March, 1812. Its
name was given from the circumstance that through this county the Susque- hannah river first enters the state. The form of the county is rhomboi- dal. It is 34 miles long and 24 broad and contains 816 square ms., or 522, 240 acres. Central lat. 41° 50', long. W. from W. C. 1º 10' E.
Lying principally N. W. of the broken and depressed chains of the Allegheny mountains, the county be- longs to the great secondary formation of the W., except the S. E. angle, which pertains to the transition. But neither bituminous coal noriron, abun- dant in the middle and southern coun- ties of the secondary, have to our knowledge been discovered here. Anthracite we are told has been dis- covered in the transition, on the head waters of the Lackawannock, in Clif- ford t-ship. The surface of the coun- try generally, is formed into gradual and easy hills, lying chiefly in ridges, conforming to the water courses, and these hills may commonly be cultivat- ed to the tops, and are the best adapt- ed to grain. But there are some ele- vations which have the name of moun- tains. The Oquago mountain lies N. of the Susquehannah river near the northern boundary, and extends parallel with the line ten miles. The Moosic mountain is low and has a very gradual ascent. It lies on the head of Lackawannock creek, and extends N. and S. about 16 miles. Its soil is excellent. Mount Ararat is a spur of the Moosic mountain in the N. E. sec- tion of the county. Its soil is also ex- cellent and its summit easy of access. The Elk mountain is the extreme knob of Tunkhannock mountain, on the N. E., and forms the eastern ter- mination of the main Allegheny mtn. in Pennsylvania. It is in the east-
ern part of the county, in Clifford township.
The Susquehannah river enters the N. E. angle of the county, in Harmo- ny t-ship, and flowing round the east and south base of the Oquago moun- tain for about 16 miles, making the " Great Bend," returns to the state of New York ; and thence after an in- mense sweep through Broome and Ti- oga counties, N. Y. and Bradford co., Pennsylvania, it again reaches in the N. W .angle of Luzerne, within less than 5 miles of the S. W. angle of Susque- hannah. As all the other streams of the county are tributary to this, they flow N. W. and S. as from the centre to the circumference of a circle. Thus proceeding parallel with the northern boundary from the east to the west, we cross the Starucca, the Con- ewanta, Mitchell's, Salt Lick, Snake, Chochonut and Apollacan creeks, all which flow northward ; following the western boundary we traverse several branches of the Wyalusing ereek ; and along the southern line we have four branches of the Meshop- pen, and several tributaries of the Tunkhannock creek. On Snake creek about five miles from the river, is a salt spring, situated so low, however, as to be overflowed by the waters of a small neighboring stream, and render- ed unfit for the manufacture of salt ; yet some excellent salt has at times been made from it. Near the spring is a slate quarry which appears to be extensive, and may in time become valuable. The spring and quarry are in the t-ship of Lawsville. There are several small lakes in Bridgewater, Silver Lake, and other t-ships, the principal of which are the lake near the t. of Montrose, Silver lake and Qua- ker lake. Upon the bank of Silver lake, Dr. Robert H. Rose, an early settler and very large land holder of the county, has his beautiful and mag- nificent seat, surrounded by one of the largest farms in Pennsylvania, in the cultivation of which, in the sale of his lands, and in the enjoyments of an extensive and well selected library, lic
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