A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 58
... Alleghany , runs across the state from north - east to south - west . Between their numerous ridges there are delightful vallies , with a very rich soil . Every kind of soil is to be found in this state ; but a great proportion of the ...
... Alleghany , runs across the state from north - east to south - west . Between their numerous ridges there are delightful vallies , with a very rich soil . Every kind of soil is to be found in this state ; but a great proportion of the ...
Page 61
... Alleghany river , passes through the whole range of Alleghany moun- tains , and unites with the eastern at Sunbury , in lati- tude 41 ° , from which it is navigable for boats of 40 tons to the distance of 140 miles . The Juniata branch ...
... Alleghany river , passes through the whole range of Alleghany moun- tains , and unites with the eastern at Sunbury , in lati- tude 41 ° , from which it is navigable for boats of 40 tons to the distance of 140 miles . The Juniata branch ...
Page 62
... Alleghany river traverses the north - western parts of the state . Towards the north it crosses the line of boundary , passes through a part of the state of New York , and , re - entering Pennsylvania , holds on a course of 180 miles to ...
... Alleghany river traverses the north - western parts of the state . Towards the north it crosses the line of boundary , passes through a part of the state of New York , and , re - entering Pennsylvania , holds on a course of 180 miles to ...
Page 65
... Alleghany , Juniata , and Monongahela streams , to- wards the sources of the Leheigh , in the county of the same name , and on the Schuylkill , near Norristown . A species of blind coal , or anthracite , has been lately found in Luzerne ...
... Alleghany , Juniata , and Monongahela streams , to- wards the sources of the Leheigh , in the county of the same name , and on the Schuylkill , near Norristown . A species of blind coal , or anthracite , has been lately found in Luzerne ...
Page 66
... Alleghany river , where a gallon can be collected in the course of an hour or two . Forest Trees . - In the western parts are found the oak , chestnut , beech , sugar maple , ash , black walnut , bass wood , elm , hickery , white ash ...
... Alleghany river , where a gallon can be collected in the course of an hour or two . Forest Trees . - In the western parts are found the oak , chestnut , beech , sugar maple , ash , black walnut , bass wood , elm , hickery , white ash ...
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