Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-07
From the New York American.
SOME OF THE WONDERS OF THE HIGH
PEAK OF II DESCRIBED.
IN A LrrrrR FRon A horNc LADY.

drawings. chiefly interiors and antique furniture. \
PARTICULARLY the grand state bed Of Edward The Blsck
Prince. These I hope will adDrd some amusement
next winter, scme evening when we
Sir the Gre and close The shutters fast.
Let isil the curiains-whoel the sofa round"
My present letter is 10 I'VE you some accom-, of
= laie cNcuniOn which | made To Casileton in The
High Peak. My brother drove his two pretty po-
mes, which are well named. Eowena aud Ilebecca
a more naughty, fierce, furious liiile mink than The
furmcr. never wore shoes. From the expression of
her fiery red eye. "Im thinking" u, your friend the
Sousey would say. "ihe beasts Io canny," and she
l. 81 ahominably saucy. she never condescenls to
take The least notice of any one, unless To attempt n
iuTi'Ne hile-whIle the gentle, quiptiempeTed Re
bccca is never approached by my brother without
laying her beautiful liule head ON his bosom, as If
beggi ing To be caressed.
Instead of passing by Minsal Dse, wo went by
the Buxton Road, ia order To see the ebbing and
lowing well, on the slope of a hill by the roadside.
ln hall an hour we saw u tN ice alternately filled 10
the brian and Gll 10 its lowest level. II is supposed
the ehbing and flowing are occasioned by the acci-
dental circumstance of a stone IN n subterranean |
cavity being 50 truly poised on ixo natural pivots.
That when The water in the cavity rises 10 a certain
height, MS weight Overhalanccs the stone, and the
waller flows aud fills the well. unit he conRlcroise
brings the stone back and shui, the vent. As the
i"Nins and ebblng of the well IL quicker i'm wet
lIan az dry weather, tins appears the mo I natural
theory, but there are more thugs in the bowels of
tins earth, Hordlio, than are dreamt of in our phi
lpso ply.
We entered The vale Of CaSlleton by The Win.
nails Nv i~ndgaiesO 80 called from the furious gusts
Of air which constantly sweep through the dismal
cIasIns. Happy Was The imaginnii, n that suggested
'he name "ihe gates or portals Of the wind" Rocky
rreclpices che thousand feet high. heave their fright
'ni ioT'ns ON eacn side of the road, rising perpendic-
nlar from the path, and darkrning il nj noonday.-
The windings of this terrific ria are SO abrnpl. Thai
81 several places II seems as If all further progress
were impossible. The length of rad within The
winnais Is about two miles. but before we had pro-
reedod bali that distance. n sad, sumbre mechanically
had forced Itself on the mind, owing to the gloom.
n"u apparent danger oi The overhanging prccipices (;
but. at one OF the most acute Iurnings. in nn instant.
rs u by magit, the lovely vale of CasIleion buni
upon our sight. Such a picture of peace. plenty
AID heauiy-snch contrast 10 The valley and sha.
dow OF death VIC had just passed through. was per
icIy enchanting Wo drove right 10 he inn. and
inquiuHg OF the landlord whether we shouIJ lave
Time to see all The wonders of Caslletun, TO Get
dinner. and reach 81 be sore dark. he smiled
anu, looking al uur miniature slecds, replicd. ave.
h"fdsomely-you can do IL all. handsome!y-al
Tie country knows what these ponies can do" pat
ling their sleek coats.
FiTsi then we clambefed NJ the rocky ,oal 10 IN.
sPcet The ruins OF The Castle Of Pevenl of The Peak
a natural son Of William the Norman. WHY dtJ
not Scott take The true Peveril for The hero If n tale
instead oil an old caniankerUus carl of the Round
head timei lie succeeded so admirably in IvanLos
"a' such a learned antiquary-and ms the "Ba,fonj"
was q "bold bad man." we should hive had n IA.
nance worth "a hundred Of that which is SO siuoidIv
called Peyenl OF The Peak. Scou's invention vns
rqnai 10 any thing, had he chosen grapple with il
AIer Prov ling about the ruins OF The tasle. which
oy ihe way We're admirably described by Scott
'h q iclier Ia Ballaniyne. which appeared in ms IN.
per aud has never brcn repuhlls Iled-we descenJ.
ed tie rrecipice by.H rocky io,Ipaih of rather dan.
gerons adventure, full fly iaihums, 10 AMID IL,r.
me Tavern, under tle gigantic natural arch
''' as 'hai hIs been a hundred times described 7
ei'iII spare yoh, only observing that il has been do.
hhoHs'raled That The stream which flows ont of The
'a'eh J. Ihe same which nj many mikes distance
"cyoHd Ihe mountains. disappears ia a sloney valley.
~ one OF those places called, IN Peak phra,eolo.y
waller swallows. Many mountain streams 81 -,
siderable size. Suddenly sink and disapnenr in n SIM
lmr hhnues hercahnuis-but IL seems Thai n snck
inii Oi chaif having Teen emptied near The svaIlo,r
a'"ueu TO- ihe rheh was afterwards spen IN ,he
~ Nn''h oIsoInbog ucs Itself in the Devils CAV.
e'n' we "eni next 10 view the SpecdwoI Mine
and liat rs seeing something" as INV Jc,r Gr,.n,i
MARY CIhVers would say, and used TO say. m.
sinpendous work runs into the rocky mountain no..
me IDOL OF the Ninnlis. The level was org;,,u,
unNen' IA n vain search for lead ore. N HIGH sons
modern Dou'ierswivel induced a commtnv 10 und,r
take aud who expended fourteen thousand ,onni.
s'e'''"g netore ihey gave up. Oh men. men. preeJv
are e Tor gold. and glniions even FIR ls,d -
descended a fight Of 100 stems. vb;cb L,oa. ~
10 me level. we put on dresses III c,r H.. occo.aaa
ana looked pretty figures. particularly Will.
HIS coat and bis waisicoai and his s,ocL;o
white. s' "e'e
us cap had n red raggcd ribbon TO tic 4.
lie siePi 10 me boat or | rather IN ak RIM
A"o sA'u Iack-a-dny' I'm n proper young man.
Ihe ielon-like dress which ! wore for the work
nhu me boat and the mnn--bo loUk'd like n Jn,k
reminded my bfOther-his sides like TO crack
vi Byron's BRIDE Leila. sewcd up in a sack.
be'ng seated in The boat it vas pushed Gr,vo,j
" Chafoh, who was really sn il-tompered. male.
's ou phe' 10y w's'dcn pegs driven in;o tbs 81
|" Shoft distances from each other. The vsul, r.,
Mnoh lh's dismal canal passes. was blasted rbrongb
~ s'"' rorh oy means if guupoWder Amer pTo-
cetdlng bSO yards. hard upon balra NIL. 49, -
opens INTO a tremendous cavern or I'D .''"
ana BOLTON bavo ever remained in, isibLc q, -
eye Acnes The gulf this canal Is Carried .'
uqneuuci or ARCH built over Inc part Of Inc cb,.m
where we rocks are nearest zach ofher U.,. -"
~ we noai and usoended a platform. and When
'"e D'pe Ighis We fred. md enabled Us a. ace
""' plH o. MS horrible f~andemomum, I Celt !
chill come over me. aud involunpr,ly cin,a
70 ny broiher's side. for / found we were si.,,I,.ss
'e extreme verge of q fen loose plaDks. over
INC boiiOmless pu"-fOr 70 they call il. The 81.
depth dONnwards. before re,cbi,. a..
water IN this fearful abyss. Is 100 feet. and ,bs
water standing ~ %. ~ Gr NJ They have ever beoo
nbso TO measure. Is $50 feet further. but
"None hath ever YET
Into 'his rueiul eoscays's depth descended
II has never. md never can. be properly f,,hon.
rd The level has been driven between COO -
~ yards iuribef. beyond lha cavern. nod iii 49,
rock and rubbish from that immense eYr.v.,an
20 upwards Of forty thousand t,ps o.,
hfo"n INTO ne pii. without causing he least d,m.
nn'ioH Of ns depth OF extent. The borro,s of 49,.
niefn' q . increased ten fold. 10 eonscousnc. a.
,up'snfanean nver roaring and believing down 49,,
y o,'u1s c~anldron. Just fancy standing on n few
placed over this pleasant bath F.! n the
.a"n'"s Depth below ~ tremendous. Inc -,
mead IS equally ~. The rockets wb;,b -, (
~ WIN Us were ralculaied 10 reach. and All -. !
45O ieot' bot they went not near bigb ea.a \
|, Illuminate iho Top. Their loud cmsblrg -
ioil a"d ihe effect Of he Bengal lgbf. y,s,. u
''sa'",eni bot appalling I know not vbs, 49, a.
fIANN on The FnFrFr F0n. l.. - NV .