Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-11

Tue raIsa have established are calculated
"a insure eamferi "a the traveller and profit 10
Inc o"ner. aud mus, he rigidiy cnforcet. the
charge of having thrown. OF caused 10 be
thrown foek. o endanger the lite Of a lady Is
fhlse m The extreme. I defy the whole human
iamily 10 point oni single aciion in my life
calculated 20 lnJore the feelings. much less the
nsrsoa of y lady. have been n house keeper
ihiri. wears. and tavern keeper eighteen, aud
nesei uadorslooi MAS accused OF being IN
polite TO n lady before, although more than ONE
hundred in day have assembled at my house
on CERTAIN occasions
The throwing rocks of tho bridge is OF ire.
queni occurrence, md made so by the parry
opposed 10 me not two weeks have elapsed
Since ROCKS were thrown at "a company Of which
my family WASH pnrf. Aud five dollars re-
ward were offered by me 10 know the person
who committed the net. The statement that u
Is Hs easy To descend or ascend the hill another
way rs mat made by me. 81 that ~ could be
made as good, Is also incorrect. The path
pointed oui "ss not made usc of uutl gave
up par oil the most valuable ~, attached TO
The pramlses, an1 have msie way that u -
Common 10 ascend aud descend by ladies aud
gentlemen on horseback. whsn the old way
can scarcely he travelled On foot. which may
be seon by any ono that will view tho pIcmI.
.es aud lis impraoticabc Tor either msa OF
benz, To pass around the Geid as stated
The party alluded To went over the fence,
and two OF them am CERTAIN, were ashamed
oi thar conduct, InRsmueh rs they returned
the next day, compiled with the rules OF the
place. AMI appeared not To Wish Il known that
they were par ot tho company he,s the eve
Mug before. There were but thtee belonging
10 sad company.
II has been reported that the Bridge Is public
property, and ihSi am an intruder, which
has had considerable mhu.nce Cos was inton-
deh no donbi by the PropagaioIs) on The mi"ds
OF strangers, IL Is not pubic properly 80 lar
i'on this being the truth, there rs MOI u public
road IN II. The road running over the Bridge
Is kept OPEN by me, Who have pusstssio" Of
HE whole plemses, IN "a legal and honorable
any.
| do contend, that this Bridge, oue OF the
greatest natural cuuosuies ~ the world, shou,d
he hfaily enclosed, aud thui no person should
he permitted 10 destroy the heauues VI III.
place, by cutting the growth. sc. NC. ~ has
often been The care aud hereby ioIwnrn oil
peisons ffam committing like ttcspasses, ami
from ylng horses on san Bridge, hom throw
ing oil without giving sufficient noiIce aud
from pulling down or climbing over the fences,
aud from making pass"ays through lots, o.
any 1her lands belonging 10 the Badge Tract.
In the mean time, return my most SINGER"
ihhnks iof tie patronage received sHte llvInB
Al tins place, aud pledge myseIi ~ devote the
Whole ol my time aud attention 10 making the
situation oi visitors Comfortable.
Sal. aud conyennnt ways to every point OF
view will be kept oprn aud IA fl person to act
as guide IN viewing the Bridge. Wnh thrSe
considerations, hdd-h IL liable and Sia"le
well furnished ,uBd above all moderate ChaIgh,
tespeol1uily aad confidently sOli1u the pa.
tf0nage ol d generous public.
JAMES WARE.