This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...country reminded me of the west of England. A long day's journey carried me to Pittsburg in Pennsylvania, the seat of extensive iron and glass works and the head-quarters of the great mineral wealth of the Quaker State. It also does a Jarge trade in coal and petroleum. In spite of these mineral resources, however, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...country reminded me of the west of England. A long day's journey carried me to Pittsburg in Pennsylvania, the seat of extensive iron and glass works and the head-quarters of the great mineral wealth of the Quaker State. It also does a Jarge trade in coal and petroleum. In spite of these mineral resources, however, there is a considerable importation of English iron into the country for important engineering structures, and a large quantity of cannelcoal was even imported until very lately for the use of the American gas-cornpanics. On the other hand, owing to the late excessive rise in prices at home, many orders for coal at foreign ports were being executed from American mines at the time of my visit. From Pittsburg to Harrisburg, my way lay along the Pennsylvanian Central Railway, one of the finest roads in the States, which crosses the Alleghanies by a series of steep gradients and sharp curves through some of the finest scenery in America; from Harrisburg, I travelled through Baltimore to Washington, passing the beautiful Susquehanna River and its lovely islands. Washington, as everybody knows, is the political capital of the States, of no importance in a commercial point of view, very busy during the annual session of Congress in the winter, and rather empty and uninteresting at all other times. It is, however, well laid out, and has some fine streets and avenues, besides some very beautiful public buildings. The U. S. Treasury, the Post Office and the Patent Office are all built of white marble and are worthy of a great country. The Capitol, which contains the two Houses of Congress and the necessary Offices, is also of white marble, and is one of the largest and handsomest buildings in the world. It stands on a very commanding site, and its splendid ...
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