Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-09-13

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l would advise NlAltcIs who generally pass
Through Harpers-Fcrp, during d,r auluInnal
months, AMI who fond Of The sublime. To-
mantle, and picturesque sccn,ry of our country
90 t,rry cnr day az this romantic LITTLE village. -
Nature, during the fall months particularly. :,
80 '2nrsai"d "a il'e appearance of is mountain
httlurc, that when cunirastcj with Tie .r1,.
ruct m'rr'ct amurs To many-coioarrI flr,ct
i'aa.'r, 20 has he most happy aud picasf, eig,,f
which ihr imagination can possibly picture 90 ,h..
mind.
independent, however, Of its natural alya1-
t-ers 70 interest tie ViSisr, there T. Lerr a Nj
t9f.1i .iTInory fer the fabrication OF small arms
consisting O. -lIil.l sEl PsLu! Rad establish
inlniS- understand 1.ai lie Government nam
utacuIICs something Ike twelve Thousand stand
81 MusketS aad four or Eyc thousand stand or
Rides, annually, complete for scr ~. The IA
ci!tty and simplicity ELECTED ~ machinery IN the
iAbfiediion OF small aims Is iHlcrl stsrpr.,.0,-
ihe facility of tufrln, The stoc., aud Barrel. a,J
also letting ln the lccs exhibits ma h.eh =, ,,.
TIE wonderful advance made In operative me-
chdnicS. tn. principal cause II euro Nv ,v,>i,
IA tie cunouS and dax,ctpus nachu-r. which
-''s - i''i'''i si' l!.s pat as the '.
N.'.cl i Is appIed.
Aii,f Ni....i., The Amor rs, we woill pu;.i
you ~ number OF cinihcur-s ~ tire ylcir,fy .l.
t1r village f"m which ,ceiicr, or tie mot sub.
LINE, beautiful, asd interesting char.rr. viii
'1r,t ,hr yigT N various direction ". .s,..-E
10
itS ascent IS tho Free Church. Tn. ". .-..2
'Ar steps uf ih:s venerable lo,I.r, f,hric. a. "a
eastern direction. iS splendid ani irfr,,s,,,.. o. a
high degree. To your right, H.. Shcra,. l...,,
Niyrc comes tuinhlIng and foauiing "a cDua..,-,
cascades along the base OF tie Bive-Hilr,: ca
Your l"it, the rough waets ct the Polpna, ..v
open {" thc view. \, she -iiirs ga "a tap.l>. e.
csslon"l by falls which here olstru-: her chr
rrni, II bears southeastern d4rrclinn unul ira-
m.iiNicly IN front. The two r.y,I, ii.-u .,ria g.
luneii'n. and ilov GA IA IN cAs.ctn co,rsc, pm
irving the sane rough caaCLir app. atai.c.. 81,
i1F n the eye can follow is mcau.l,t.u-.s As.
The lunctiOn OF the ;wo rivers u tear, lie narl-
q Potomac mil . uir-t-s o. waters '.l'l de-.
tt,-rP>ztc yTy. The scenery cpntinpr, a,o:-. H.,
Whoc course . Tar as Ia &C can FOLLOW a. isa,-
u.uEy grand. lmm ',liai''y q, the p1iut OF .u,ic-
ton Ola the Maryland shore. n. .,at AL f-,,nt
looking p,ic of PERCEPTIONS rocks, huowu a. The
Pinnacle Rock" raiscS ~ lroai fJrt-,-s -lfi,,.
'front.' mal~oucaiiy, from the ui7r.u ~ l,- h-ai-
utnl girt of hc Chesapeake N'.t pu.o Canal which
here spreads itself liNc Sirt ot ...,r a!pu- x,
ts'c. TINS s'uTcas'u> ha,''c'1eu, of SaEr., ..
rag.l! 20 the hc'-hi of T.rlar, il1In 40 tu 500
ioet above the icyc. ct ihe Hc.aIaac. The s,eac
= 'Ts'y grand. AL prcac.iB aa .gpearaEcc A..
..,Ntmiiar tTuE'i the I'tei Docts Cd C,lhTall.r.-
The mind, after rguaina'trs awhile On tn, grand
iaNr.c %: nS;utr, M! assIt the rr- and fai ob-
,-ciN Immediately l-'yuai he ruHs-,c Roc, o.
cINii u IN" y ION. li'Gc ~ mountain slrfJry.
IA Tie direction - Elt,asrc, lc.Ius, hy pr ,,.-
iaa Succ"sSiu'. { rr'4iatnccs luit.ns ont iGulu
ne main lsn! 10 i.r T.ylg on 10th M. VIRGINIA
aad MaIy!sni ahugls, eIhib.'Inc It's t.ch y5usii,,
81 nour's'H forest ir.~s. flray,ti among and
hanging over tn numerous pi.es a.; pfecip.'uIs
T'cl-S wh.-h are h..e I.ulGccl IN sn-. amr,r \ -
rirticS and which - "a c1t.ir.-iei with he .f.,-
irEeni hIc. Of IL foliage must ..'-eays c,r; q,
dAcpcsi interest thai - PECULIAR aal ~ -nYui.-
tam sceucry = ciVahla ~ riIctrr. - lie cr,
l7",cs liu'c farther GA, The view ~ ALI,
cHanrc!i the range ~ vision j, buur. ON huin
shores by continuation of the B.uc Ridge and
othcr adjacent inly, uGul Garnet " the almost
extent ~ an eatera direction, ghen tine or-n
Civilizations appear, dotung he back eruulii
0ith white fields !UukIu. cut from crccn wool;
sHt the siVcTy ihrrsiiags %! tac pu-uuac I-a-c.
.'au1iuliy Ne aceu'ry iAot il. : s.:sii over the
l'r';nincncsS that toll Ia LcT margin sud s.a..l
og' m ho.l rc..ci % the romantic beauties along
~ Pciorr ~.
A:trT thc prospect Witnessed from the steps az
Z. free Church, W would ,oini out Tor veur
-n'' Wow, thsi eaiact f.u-a ''J,frr'on'; Roct."
u oYcf,o'ts he southeastern petition az tic ~
lare. The Blue-Ri'er limits l., font view, by
.rr1ci!-:-ly scr,mcac3rg from the ,l-.. IN or In.
cr9n ste shor" 90! nc Shenandoah River. A'iiu'
r.c c1tcnl n view is limited b. presentation #
thc northwest siir Of he b.uc-Arl-c sc. ~.
hazard the assertion TINT At pncernis enc ,Inons
lha most bcaGufu. natural prospect, IN llr world.
The bCsutiful e.-fc1y here presented hy the Iuc
RIDGE, is h'ct'v -'c'r5r-1ur. From g. l.--r.t,
as summit, 10 ihc extent OF one sni E,lC mics
along tho course ~ th~ Shcri'.losh Z of.3,a
vsr.oty e d. ~ and shade, re, and lrr,.s, ir..
Tic many Calrufc! iui.a-r a. which contrast, L.
hShGully v.ih ne hfi.rI Etzy O." .i.c i,,a Which
laT lteV.rg II n anon" the itch capat.,un ~
s.'1~'nal ieslticr T. thr .ltth-~c,i The .;I...-
u116c7h IS son Wandering e. The distance al
one or lyo rril"s. WIZ ); s. lost IN The bluff
winch follow 49, ocurs, by curvirg ~ Tho We,
To n.r Coward Inc srr"ry on tlc Lcui'ua
s'.orc s,li ir' rvri - 'cS..y AL interest. The
Prov. .1are. ~h.-h ~; ''ur ,'r X '-c e. the
e-.T. &c H.e Potomac. crr~h. ihr Fcru,r, ~ n
or--n7' %: lDI sul vac, r,,. AMI fr-c,.
o. IS, va, h"-' g.! ciefa cGi'i.au1n 10 e'el-
o.. OBJ, lard ,.p,.
Tn lr-t r.-'v 8, CAMEL from q u.'e'hrI.1.
i-rhi, called "Hr-c.i.,o HG" Thr cenrr,
VII l~-r \ sa-cue % tia, lefrt- lr'aea'r.i ;
cr..gu ny e: rr.7, on'y 20 tc mentioned -
,r.c ~ ~ o-aIIcnre- troia which ric un..rI, 20
q leaTtg, o.. q par; of opr I.h, romantic
nr0n'1in 20 'erv can - .~.u. u % ptf'-Is
rNrr'y, q ever, u,,rc rsu D. f1r.l s-rfr- 10
'p-fHss - rsl naf a. - seen ~ '1 i.--n rrn'-
L,arr5 FIFEli.ON.