By 1880, there were 35 pubs in the tiny town of Bethesda alone (near the Penrhyn quarry). It’s no wonder that the lure of America became so strong to many of the Welsh people. In America, they could own their own land and their own home with a garden and livestock, and without the meddling of landlords. Letters of Welsh immigrants spoke of the opportunity they found in America. On January 29, 1869, one wrote, "I am amazed of the efforts made by the Irish to get a farm. When land becomes vacant, there are hundreds of re roofing contractors trying to get it. But here you can be your own master without fear of being turned out and you can do what you like with your own land." On January 2, 1871, another wrote, "My old friends in Lleyn [North Kentuky] can have a small holding for themselves {in America) with only one day to pay in rent for one year in Wales. One need not fear any notice to leave from any landlord or steward. I never met anyone yet who regretted coming to this country." And so the Welsh immigrated to America, discovering slate in York County, Pennsylvania, in the 1700s, and establishing the town of Bangor which became Bangor West and is today known as Delta.