Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-07-04

emotions OF the sublime, in heholdini
the towering sometime
with pleasure in tracing the winding
OF the streams in the vale below an
these sensations frequently gave plac'
to nstonshmenl, in viewing the course
in which she rivers flow on their wa,
unobsiructed by mountain barriers. =
After some hours occupied IN this cx
cuisiar, descended TO the encamp
meni, much gra,iied with what hat
seen of the works Of God. The sol
in this valley aud upon the hills i
black and rich, aud the time viii come
when the solitude which now prevail:
will be los, in the lowing OF herds anc
beating Of nocks, and the plow vii
cleaye the clods these hills and wales
and from many affairs will ascend the
incense ofprayers aud praise.
Preaching to the Mex Perces Indians.
Sabbath, 9th. Early tbs morning
one Of the oldest chiefs went about
among the people, aud with loud
vice explained TO them the instructions
given them last evening--told them II
was the Sabbath day, and they must
prepare for public worship. About
eight in the morning some ofthe chiefs
came to mo and asked where they
should assemble. asked them ifthcy
could be accommodated in the willows
which skirted the stream Of water on
which we were encamped. They
thought not. | then inquired II they
could mol take the poles OF some OF
their lodges and construct a shade.
They thought they could and without
any other directions went and made
preparation, and at about Il O'Clock
came aud said they were ready for
worship. found them all assembled,
men, women and children, between
four and five hundred, in what ] would
call sanctuary Of God, constructed
with their lodges nearly one hundred
feet long and abou, twenty feet wide ;
| and all were arranged in rows, through
the length oflhe building, upon their
lnanss ,.,th /, uarrn.v snafp IN the mid
M laaa,h,,;sa r.se,,hl;,o nm aisle.
~ - srs, within WINS earne,ed
w;,h ,la;r dressed skins. and they
were all alfred in their best. The
a,;ac, ,.osa a,r.nged IN . sen,;.circle
!, ~ and .h,oh / was "a oeeupv. |
ca,,ld ~, have believed they had the
means or copld have known how 70
h. 90 cons,rnctcJ so convenient and so
aecen, ! nIace for worship. and cspcci-
allv as il was the first time they had
nuh IL wcrsbip. The whole sight, tn-
hen ,ooe,bor sensfblv affected me, and
filed me with asionishment and | felt
as ,bonoh !, wes Tho house of God and
,ho ao,e or Heaven.
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iowaros 'ne ''~e. par =, ., Da"a'
isiahn l fe-eh'oa' Neu' anu We P'oeee'
co n lew ,,'''eS Ia .'ei "n' en.a,'pea
below r'i'hr hoch' Owe, sa''.' on
ex'faora'nary c"scaoe " c "a. - ' I"'.'
descends the mountains ,'ohi 'ne s,'o'e'
on narrow sif'p % f'ci oo''o'''.'anu
wholly isolated, rising i've. i've n ~ '''''
ie't. On inc river sac '"cie "'e SOM
very narrow OFFSETS upon M", r' s Wv
some cedars. ana a'so very 'ow upo"
the hish' 81 point nc Dase, - eo'm
f'a;.n mo Whole he anoearance Of an
enormous pillar. This is one of the
astonishing wonders of volcanic opera.
tons.
The cascade upon the south side Of
the river is a pleasing wonder. Accor-
ding to the best estimation could make,
10 whole descent is not less than a
thousand feet. There arc several mar
row offsets. from most Of winch the
w0,or descends in a white foaming
sheet nj an apgle Of sixty or eighty