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bic society VI some OF our old friends. and
10 steal away for q few days from the
cares and confinement OF business. To en-.
Joy the cool AIR and refreshing water, OF
the Springs. Ia fact, the proximity O,
both the Shannontale aad the White
Sulphur Springs and their facility of An.
proach from Frederick, is such. rs 10 offer
considerable inducements 90 those who
may DE fond OF pleasure aud travel. 10
MAKE temporary resort 10, W sorjouTa :,
taem, duing the boat ol the .um mer sea
son. The Springs however are not tho
only places presenting attractions worthy
OF The ai'en,ion OF the traveller Oh the liGe
oi ai' ptosress.-if be la. never seen the
tcaunes OF the natural scenefy and the
wonders Of ar; about Harpers- Ferry. be
cannot do better than delay day or two
among their euriosities.
a brief outline Of our "hr., iuprc ssiou"
during hurried Wait. may rot be unac.
cep,ible to some OF our readers. Leaving
Freiar,ek after an early dinner. ev pri.
v-'c Conveyance. our party arrived al
H!rperS- Ferry sufficiently early In tie
ovrning tc ALLOW Us 10 take yiew OF the
situation and scenery VI that most roman
tic sfo,:-a spo, where the bright waters
81 ;ho Shenandoah aad the Potomac. al.
ter seemingly cleaving the mountain.
asander 10 thcis worry base, rush together.
aGd then proceed along tho rocky bed Ut
the Potomac. rejoicing in ihsir union and
their strength: but having their waters
confined forever hereafter. within their
proper limits, by ,hc hugo South Noun.
tam on the one hand ani tho misLty Blue
Ridge on the other. the bauiet. Which
nature seems 10 hsvo placed 10 the posi-
hi!iiy OF their ever again escaping from
the limit. assigned them. supFo.,ng that
the theory suggested by Mr.. Jefferson be
correct. that these waters ouce constituted
mighty inland lake, which. bv some
convul.ion Of nature burr, with irresisti-
Ole violence through lis boundaries and
made ia way 10 the oceen.
The early hour at which wa arrived
enabled us 10 take wow OF tho scenery
hom the mountain, which towers above
town. before the dusk of the evening, aud
ol'o to range around JclItlson's rock, a
curiosity which attracts the attention cd
all yisi,ers from the very slight hold which
1t seems 10 have upon its present silua-
uon;-It Ia n vlst rock OF cousijerlj!c
weight anu size, which rests upon tue
q.
thu. one would expect almost 10 be able
to push At oil with bis hant,-a0d vet,
there 1, has rested, like snSxy crtsd pvra-
MD. probably for ages. he ddy.iizh,
view vi thIs scene, however, i. rot 10 be
compared 10 tina. which Is exhibited.
wLen the moon, arising from is leafy
bed. over The mountain, tor, sheds il,
iuellowing influence over the enchanted
prospect. IL /. thea. when the noise and
Dustie OF the workshops h.yc given p.aee
- the quiet OF the evening hour, and feel.
ings OF man are subdued dow u into csiri
con,emPlctive mood. ibs, tho full ,ubliu.-
ity Of the sceac may be realized. :ha, The
towering mouatains and rugged rocks aud
rushing waters Il tie mighty rivers =.
they coma together aIo prcscuici IN tLei,
full sublimiiy. !, - then indeed, thst
ono may feel the truth of Me jefferson
Tcn'sTk, HAT the view Of this sublime
sFco,ab.e is worthy Of a TIP across The
Atlantic. AS We stood gazing on the
scene, with all tie inleres, which il. no
Neity and sabimiiy were calculated &
excite, II recalled 10 our mind tho bcnuu
ful i:ucs BY Barry Cornwall in h,s poeu
Of Nsreian Co!onna. descriptive of Italy
Fnre"er, md forever shaft ,huu lc
Unto the lo,'r ant TIE pre' Dear,
Thou idH.l uf uu!it ,aies and fountains clear
ca temples, .rd l,ray csunu., aIl Waving = .,.is
AID mountains, from Who's r!'s TIC !u:,uiF
Rush IA ir-ht tu'nu', 90 he Adrian GOA.
- 'sVr romantic l1-d 90: l'-'r."
The morning was devoted 70 ihoroug'
c1srl'na'ion u tho workshops. where Ia
lnu'keis and rides are manufactured 10
tho United States, from the rough iron 4
tue gur complete. One set Of ihc,
msrulactof.es are appropriated 10 Ia
MAKING o! Halls riGa,, unI the other an
most numerous portion 20 a., the d.iIsrei.
parts OF the rnusket. IL !, astonishing 4
geo The various simple processes whicl
have been iavcntcd FOR ;hc making b,
machinery alone, Of these instruments Q
destruction. Tho Tremendous iron waite
whsel'. the vast tilt hammers for tn
working % tho iron. Tie immense furna
ees. tho forming Of The barrels. and Ia
various laihcs and other machines Cor ,h
turning. the boring AMI ,hc polishing q
them, are all ca,cLla'cd 10 excite a4,nira
ton az the ingenuity of The machinery
and The wonderful facility with Which
ofccis u purposes. Boz The cn,ry1ncc
exciting the most admiration for their 90
scnuity, arc those far he turains u a.
i3I. .s The gun. which i, done in a la'ho
where the motion Of the ohi'el I. rcsula
ted by Al iron model stock. which play
against u 20 such a manner as 90 i.ffn ~
te st7cks 10 precisely rs pattern. aud o.
las, worthy q attention - The lngcniou
machinery uset ior the cutting ~ ,ho pla
cr' iog The lock and The drilling of ne "a
nous screw holes about u. t. 600 a o.
has never Before bchcid q, tho fscli'
V,.h which The gun = made md Gnis,lrd
aui order tho simplicity and the aru'ud
~ 'he ~hole machinery to effect ii' o7joct
~ such az 81 excite bis ss,onishmcnt. -
The Masking Il the stock Of g1n i-scih
90 with the cost Of The xo1d, docs o.
smonn, 90 ono dollar snd = hslf nor doe
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