Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-10
2lst, a child of Mr. Summons.
22d, James II. WcatIierlord.


ScESERY Is WEsT--Ne,o No region az
country abounds more in grand and magnificent natural
scenery, than That bordering upon the waters of tLe
kanawha These splendid exhibitions OF nature hitherto
unknown to but few, will be made accessible 10 all bv
thc contemplated Improvement uniting the waters of the
James and kaDawfa rivers. The course and direction
of this imprOv circumscbed as il nccessa ,st
be, by the rugged aud mountainous character of the
country which Htcrvenes between the valles of the
James aud Kanawla will have seek the level formed
oy inc water courses and that afforded by New River
Will rs confidently believe, necessarily have TO he
aaoPed Snoud this be the case and the rail road com
Peted stretching along this deeply ndented valley what
grand, that magnificent views would here o prcsan,od
70 the eye Of the traveller.
It's almost certain that the railroad will have IN maze
down the valley of the New River from point az 6igh
at Last, as the mouth of the Gfecnbrier river From
this point 20 the great falls of the Kanawha is distance
Of sixty eight miles and in this distance there s de-
scent IN the natural bed Of The river Of 713 feet or near
~ II feet TO the mile Thcwidth Of The stream Ia v M
means uorm In scverul places, the bed of lie river
Is narrowed dOwH TO thirty feet OF less by bnrlv cliff ~
towering mouniains; and in others the water Is pern,it
ted to expand over bed Of hundred feet or more in
general however, the actual bed Of the stream il no
more than FROM thirty 70 fifty leet in width Down thiq
nafrow ehanRel large volume Of water is prccpitated
with amazing velocity, urged against one and then
against another rocky projection which opposes its cour
unui INC angry element ~ covered with n sparkling form
Scarce mile Of this distance but embraces See,er,,
which, 10 other and accessible situations would
rcndef them places Of scso for the admirers Of the grand
asd beautiful.
One object, from It's peculiar sublmy deserves more
particular notice. We have feeTe nee ia the cl;f coli
hhONn as marstfiH fuiar or tke Hawks Meet This
cliff IS situated about eight miles above the junction If
Gauly and New Rivers al point Of the ger yvler, N
nearly approaches % the iernpkc sad readily reached
from u W winding path. On approaching The verge
OF tle clia The prospect which opens upon the eve
enchanting Ia front rises he mountain upon the on
posc side Of the srcam lofty, even among its G,lo,ig
ciad ~ everlasting green, and appears seated upon pe
ocst4i oi rock thousand feet 10 height On your len
here IS an uninterrupted view Of The river FOR several
miles, where the agitacd water Nay BE- sccn dashng
along VITA startling rdpidiy oyer IL rocky bed with
ine spray mere aud there rising and bursting upon liz
dark gosoin The stream is here narrow and az
The eye fellows ITS path IN the dissnce the green hills
which constitute s banks appear gradually 10 approach
each other rnti tie torrent whien flows grandeur be-
meath your feet, seems diminished 20 the eles r On
your rght the torrent is rece6iae until shut from
view BY projection Of the mountain R.eching The
verge Of tne ci the scene s most grand and Imposing
You stand upon rock apparently perpendcriaf risi5