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extreme point to which the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, are authorized to extend their improvements in the navigation of that river. The contemplated Canal or Rail Road from the mouth of the Lackawannock to the Water Gap upon the Delaware, must pass through this township. Its streams afford abundant and never-failing mill power, and its forest the choicest of timber. It has two post-offices and contains about 500 inhabitants.

DALLAS, is bounded N. E. by Northmoreland S. E. by Kingston and Plymouth; and S. W. by Lehman. It is called Dallas, in honor of the late Alexander J. Dallas, Esquire, of the city of Philadelphia, one of the most distinguished citizens of Pennsylvania.

Its timber is pine, oak, hickory and chesnut. A good portion of its soil will admit of cultivation, although its surface is very uneven, and part of it mountainous.

Harvey's lake, a beautiful sheet of water, surrounded with romantic scenery, and stored with the finest of trout, perch and sunfish, lies in this township, and is the resort of parties of pleasure during the summer months. The outlet of this lake, Bowman's creek, and other streams, furnish excellent mill power.

Dallas is situate about 8 miles N. W. from Wilkes-Barre, and contains about 500 inhabitants.

EATON, (so named, in honor of General William Eaton, a native of Massachusetts, and hero of Deme, in Barbara,) is bounded N. N. E. and E by the Susquehanna river, which separates it from Tunkhannock and Falls; S. by Northmoreland; and N. W. by Windham. It is generally hilly, some part of it mountainous, but a good portion of it may be cultivated. It produces some agricultural products, and considerable lumber for market. The great stage route from Wilkes-Barre to Mont

rose, passes through it. It is situate about 25 miles north of Wilkes-Barre; has a post-office, contains about 600 inhabitants.

EXETER, is bounded N. by the Susquehanna river and Falls; E. and S. E. by Providence and Pittston; S. W. by Kingston; and N. W. by Northmoreland.

Its timber is similar to that of Dallas. Its surface is very uneven. Part of its soil is excellent, and most of it may be cultivated.

The southern angle of this township includes part of Abraham's Plains, the celebrated battle ground of the Sd July, 1778, where the whole military force of the valley, under the command of Colonels Butler and Denison, were drawn into an ambuscade, and literally cut to pieces by the British, Indians and tories, under the command of the British Col. Butler, and the Indian chief, Brandt.

Near the battle ground stood a fort called Wintermoot's, after a notorious and blood thirsty tory of that name, who claimed the adjacent land. Old Wintermoot, after having done all the mischief he could to our naked and defenceless frontier settlements, removed to, and settled in Canada. After the revolution, Col. John Jenkins, an American officer, and a citizen of the valley, entered upon Wintermoot's claim, as a Connecticut settler, and remained in possession until his death in 1827. During the late war, whilst our army was in possession of the British fort Erie, and the enemy lay in its vicinity, a son of the old tory, who was a Lieut. in the British army, commanded one of the enemies advanced piquets. A volunteer from Bradford county, was stationed at one of our piquets in the neighborhood. Young Wintermoot one day left his post, and advanced alone towards our lines, for the purpose, it is presumed, of reconnoitering our position, when he was discovered at some distance by our volunteer, who was advancing

alone upon a similar errand towards the enemies lines. Our volunteer was armed with his rifle, which in his hands never missed its mark. He took good aim, fired, brought young Wintermoot to the ground, and returned to the fort with the arms and commission of his enemy. Thus, after the lapse of nearly 40 years, were the iniquities of the father visited upon the son. The battle ground is within a mile of the northern extremity of the valley, and about 10 miles by the road N. E. from Wilkes-Barre. Subscriptions have recently been solicited throughout the valley for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of those who fell in that disastrous battle. The object is praise worthy, and it is hoped, will not fail of being accomplished.

The great stage road and turnpike from WilkesBarre to Montrose, passes through Exeter, and over the battle ground. Exeter has a post-office, and contains about 800 inhabitants.

FALLS, is bounded N. W. by Tunkhannock ; N. E. by Abington; S. E. by Providence and Éxeter; and S. W. by the Susquehanna, which separates it from Exeter, Northmoreland and Eaton.

This township derives its name from a beautiful cascade in Buttermilk falls creek; a handsome view of which, engraved from a sketch by the late Jacob Cist, Esq. formed a frontispiece for one of the numbers of the Port Folio, several years since.

Its timber is white and yellow pine, oak, hickory, chesnut, and some beech, maple and hemlock. Its surface is very uneven-part of it mountainous; but a considerable portion of its soil produces good crops of grain and grass. It furnishes a considerable quantity of lumber annually for market. It is situate about 18 miles north of Wilkes-Barre, and contains about 500 inhabitants.

GREENFIELD, is bounded on the N. by Susquehanna county; E. and S. E. by Blakeley; S by

Providence and W. by Abington and Nicholson, Its timber is beech, maple, ash, red cherry and hemlock. Its soil is generally of an excellent quality-better adapted to grazing than the growing of grain. It produces annually for market, considerable surplus quantities of maple sugar, butter, cheese, (of an excellent quality,) oats, domestic flannels and linens, horses, cattle and sheep. Chapman's lower Chrystal, and part of upper Chrystal lakes, lie within this township; and several of the branches of the Tunkhannock and Lackawannock, have their sources in it, which furnish sufficient mill sites. Wild lands of a superior quality are selling here at from three to five dollars per acre. The Milford and Owego turnpike road crosses its north-eastern angle, and the Clifford and Wilkes-Barre passes nearly through its centre, from north to south.

The flourishing village of Dundaff, in Susque hanna county, is located near its northern boundary, and the village of Carbondale is springing up like magic near its eastern border. The settlers are generally from New England--hardy, industrious and intelligent. Their prospects are very flattering; and every circumstance conspires to invite setders. Indeed, no portion of northern Pennsylvania, presents stronger inducements, and more favorable prospects to the New England emigrants, than Greenfield, and the neighboring townships of Abington, Blakeley and Nicholson."

It is situate about 30 miles N. E. from WilkesBarre. It has a post office, and contains about 1200 inhabitants.

HANOVER, is bounded N. E. by Wilkes-Barre; E. and S. E. by the Lehigh and Northampton County; S. W. by Sugarloaf and Newport ; and N. W. by the Susquehanna river, which separates it from Union and Plymouth.

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Wyoming valley, is thickly settled, and the land is of an excellent quality, and well cultivated. The mountainous part is covered with timber, consisting of white and yellow pine, oak, hickory and chesnut; some portion of which may be cultivated.

Anthracite coal is found every where in this township, from the river to near the summit of the mountain, a distance of two or three miles. The argillaceous iron stone abounds in the mountain, and it is believed of sufficient richness to justify its being worked upon an extensive scale.

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In the eastern division of this township, are the eastern branch of the Nanticoke, and Solomon's creek, which are pretty good mill streams. this latter stream, about mid-way up the mountain, and two miles from Wilkes-Barre, in which is called Solomon's Gap, is a beautiful cascade, which has long been visited as a great natural curiesity. Its wild and romantic aspect, and the delightful natural scenery around it, have, within a few years, been considerably injured by the erection of a very superior merchant mill immediately below the falls, by General William Ross, of Wilkes-Barre, who is the proprietor of this valuable water power. But the lovers of nature and of art, are still highly gratified with a visit to this romantic spot.

In its eastern division are Pine, Wright's, Terrapin ponds, and Sandy creek; which empty inte the Lehigh, and the sources of the Nescopeck and the big and little Wapwallopen, which flow into the Susquehanna.

Penobscot Nob, the highest peak of the mountain in this township, affords an extensive and sublime prospect. Standing upon its apex, you look down upon the surrounding country as upon a map. To the west and south-west, the vallies of the west branch, Penn, Buffalo and Bald Eagle

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