Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-27
INTERESTING FACTS.

ing rs II IS with wealth. above and below The
caIth /! II there lie any such, we would advise
lhcn provided they can spare lie lime and
means, 10 prepare for one Of he most pleasant
EXCURSIONS that We could possibly recommend
hev would first see The University ot Virginia,
Itself monument Of Viignia's intelligence
ana located in lovely country, which, from lis
climate ana gracefully undulatin. formation is
APPLY termed The Piedmont Of Virginia. The
Blue Ridge and lis masnilicen, prospects next
arpcar--'hen Slaunion, with It's noble public
buildings, for lie Insane and The Deaf, Dumb
and Elind. Then the different watering places,
presenting every Variety Of natural and social al
traction. Bnl They should no. stop hcrc--lhere
is on the road beyond Lcwisburg succession Of
wIid ard sublime scenery along New River,
bounded as il is on both sides by bold anc rugged
cliffs. Mr.. Jefferson said that il was worth trip
across The Atlantic 10 see Harper, Ferry We
must confess, that however much We were struck
with the beauty Of that scene, We could never
/ realize The idea ol the locliv mountain b,in.
! spil in twain hy the rush Of The swelling Potomac
AMI Shenandoah. The scene is now 50 calm
ana serene, that i, requires more imagination
i than We possess, 10 trace The opening IN The
mountains 10 such ihrors aud commissions OF "a
lurc. But We think, thai The "IIawk's NesI" OF
"Marshall's Pillar" on New river is truly worth a
voyage across the Atlantic, especially Is navisa-
lion rs Steam is 81 SAT-. aE expeditions; and The
traveller may III the time visit Niagara, and
The noble scenery on The upper Mississippi The
junction al New AMI Gaury, forming the IA
nawha river, II GanIrv B,i.e, is fail Of beauty
! Here vuu >l.ike The valley Of Kanawha-anl lor
miles the roa,! runs along The river, and opens 10
The view valley As fertile and picturesque As an
Arcadian could desire. The Climate Too, j. mild
and genial. Iou leave on he mountain tops BE-
hind you tie chilling hlrcz-, AMI striking The
valley. mrtl with soft and delicious temperature
II is in late Autumn, particularly that i travel
Ter j. struck with the agreeable change. But il j:
mol alone The beauty Of The scenery which attract
the interest of stranger. Here, lie will find The
wide GLOW grounds" covered with The der,e>: an,
richest crops ul corn, wheat an! grass. The
mountains ovcrlansns he valley are almost ont
mass Of coal, from Top u boII,in-aiM It IS
only necessary 10 make horizontal cnt into the
outer she'll 10 fni a most plentiful supply .! The
valuable mineral simple rail.road, construct
"a from Tho mine 10 The salt works, Il few hundred
feet distant furnishes, in The cheapest and most
convenient fo.nl, The fuel ior boiiin. The salt VA.
ter These works are, in themselves, most Gu
riors ana Interesting. and from the extract below,
| il will h- seen thai Improvements alr rapidly 20
inc on-aliordins Il prospect OF increased wealth
10 the industry OF that desirable portion Of The
State In short distance oi The Salincs Is I" he
found tho famous burning spring" discovered by
| Washington, ana presented hy him to the public
II is in truth, nothing more than the carhnrclled-
hydrogen gas, which is formed in The salt wells
hul,hIing mp through pond ui wafer, and inilarl.
Unable, like The gas used in our large cities. This
valley is, truly grand laboratory OF Nature,
pro iucin. a cnmbnsliblc, which il requires vast
expenditure Of Industry and capital 10 create ar
lifcialIy.
Bu, We had no idea Of spinning ou long e.
say on HE manufacture Of salt and gas, or Of wr-
linz tourists guide among The beauties Of Ma
tire Our sole purpose w"s, 10 call attention Ia
most curious phenomenon Of The hanawha
Salt Wells described by the kanawha Repnhli-
can, and TO stale fact ar lwo, in connection
with the subject
Nol long since, a terrible explosion Of This gas
occurred in the Black Eleh Coal Pits in Chester
field, producing melancholy loss Of lie. We
are clad 10 hear that no serious accident has
since uccunc1-lhonsh there is great hazard siill
in working The mines. Slrangr 10 say, Sir Hum
p!,fev Days Lamp, which was supposed 10 he
\ certain guarantee against expulsion, has proved
moi Ia answer lis expected purpose Indeed, n"
plan has sci been discovered 10 protect The labor
ers from Tie hazards ul n!inin.-";l dreadful
trade ~
We arc .raIiiicl 10 Learn, that the Hlack
IIerh Company aIc sinking 4 new and large
shaft Thcy find ready sale ior all The coal
they can rai>cami could dispose Of any
amount. For particular objects, our coal is more
valuable than The English, and commands higher
prccs. For instance, The Black llcIh Company
have made contract Ia furnish a Gas Company
IN Baltimore with 2GDO00 bushels and another
Company III the same place with Jo,uoo bushels
We wish orr cnlcrrriZin9 Golfers lnll success IN
their business They mol only give employment
10 2 Great many lalolcrs, who Otherwise would
he without work, bur, rs The expenditures Of large
suo,. Of money, throw much floating capita into
,hr channels nl business in oar city:
Il, has been known 10 The public i"r some two
veaIs. that several extensive salt furnaces III u"
E,navha salt region have hren operated cxcilI-
f,,rt.i
rom III. ,Irplh Of a thousand or fifteen hundred
;,., and then being collected in barrel, which
serves as a .,Solneter il i conveyed ny PIPE 10
lie furnace furnishing all The heat necessary !"
carry on. at The same TINE" ali The processes ~
lie manufacture Of sali Ia lis complexion ~ an
establishment, capable OF making hundred bar
res day. and al night brilliantly llShlin5 UP 'he
whole wurks--thus saving The expense OF s'ri'',
engine Ia pump up the water, AL Tue iiei an"
I,oMs. LAST week in deepening one OF i'ie "eiis
- sfsssrs Dickenson < Shrewsbury The anSnr
e',n.l, , s,ream of gas al the depth Of one thou
sa,,J ,c,, that in quantity and force far sufpasses
.n. ,h;ng of The kind heretofore discovered here,
- r.rbo ns in The world The auynr was pressed
~ u,;,, such force as almost to overcome me
VI III The workmen 10 hold il down While
,hcv could unscrcw the gas drtachmrn!s. Inc,
80, HING cleared tie gas having full play, sent
.,lnmn nj water one hundred feet, and u t;ipeG
woud no doubt raise II 10 double MAJ ''stahcs,l
occasionally tischargng stones rom inc SIZE u
mn skrt ball 10 that 81 hens egg, alihcs' WIN
he e,rce 81 a crane shot from piece OF ordnance
~ When VIII we were there, on THURSDAY laS' all
,o,Is were engaged in active efforts 10 gel down
= Mug 10 check the force Of The gas 50 asi1 ena
bic them 10 inscItth the tube. they have, we learn,
na,;,ljv succeeded and in a few days, both The
i,as md waller will be turned 10 good account
Serious apprehension> were very Justly en'eria in
cd ot The destruction Of The furnaces in The imme-
d dale lie neshborhood well as o'he residence Of
Mr.. VIM. Tnmpkins should this immense body
Of gas take fire, which il was though! mlsn. &c
cuT from Steamboat passing on The river soex-
,sns;rply was il difiuscd in The atmosphere. a
strong snr guard is kept up day and night 10 preveni
I from The one we are speaking Of took fire, and
win the NEST active exerions, was not exiinsl'isi-
edlitl considerable damage was done 10 'nc m" IN
aTbat onr readers may have some idea oi 'hc
,.., .r Na,nr.x laboratory or gas nldHuiaCloll