The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-13
PARKERsBURGH, WOOD Co, Va,
Sent % 1873

Notes of Tyapel-7he Faus- The Lake-Politps
would have written to you sooner, but the rali-
road speed wi h which have passed over the
country since / left New York, has allowed me
hardly sufficient time to write a letter, or even to
view the country and people sufficiently TO write
understandlDgly. ] stopped to take view of tie
mighty Falls OF Niagara, which, if you have seen,
you know better than anything could begin to
FAY descriptive of them. Wonderful. mighty,
magnificent, sublime! | could stand on table
rCck, or on the stone tower on Goat Island. and
cont, mplate, with admiration and astonlsbmen Mt
this stupendCus work OF nature
From the falls, was steamed across lake Eric
berg gloliously lske-sick by way of variety. and
srrlved at Sandusky City after passage of three
and halt days, IN violent storm Che usual time
teing two days). Sandusky CITY is built upon n
level PLAIN beautifully situated upon the border of
tie lske with back ground sufficiently extensive
10 build large CITY, with the right spirit of enter
prIso-pleniy OF good building stone IN the imme-
date vicinity. From Sandusky City went Crncin-
nail by the Little Miami and Mad River railroad.
me section y, ~ SprinPileld to Urba9a having lately
one, and badly managed far differently, | assure
you, than railroads In New York | had but
couple ct hours to view the Queen City Of the
Wet. ] was highly pleased, however. with the
small rant Of the city did see. Cincinnati has
mu,h the appearance and hustle OF New York.
md is. indeed, a beautiful city. A splendid and
magnificent hotel Is now beng built, the ground
Il which will occupy more space than the Astor
House. II 10 10 be under the superintendence 7
understand, Of a brother of Captain Coleman. of
tie Asrcr House.
The Ohio river is very low, hardly navigable
for the Hphtest dr. ueht steamboats, What a
contrast 10 The great flood Of last winter, when the
water rose fifty feet higher, covering dwelling
louses tH It's banks, and dong great damage
We WsIe three days going up from Cincinnati
10 Palkeisbuigh, and thought ourselves fortunate
lad The pleasure, yesterday, of visiting the
isIa1d q III, nneibasset, and saw the well. which
y IN Eo'd siaie Of preservation, and some part
q me 1oundaiion vi the mansion house. lam
liicIHed the house was destroyed by fire several
Yeas since IL IS truly a beautiful and romsutIc
'lt. Inc Island Is about half mile wide and
about Our Mules lorg. A gentleman NV the name
81 Neal iesldes uren the isl land and has il nnder.
fine state OF cultivation Iunaei 81, nd he hos re
fused thirty thousand dollars for n " "' ~
Western Virginia. as far as have seen :, 20.
very d, snsble place tor settlers. The soil ia
beyond doubt, good, and the face of the country
generally, rolling, possessing all the agreeable
variety II hill, dale, plain and woodland. consist
uTg Of stme al the finest timber eyersaw. The
climate lie mild and healthy
Psi forgot to mention that canvass was
made smcnR the passengers, some three hundred,
~ the cars from Sandusky City to Cincinnati, by
one OF tie conductors. did not learn the exact
,esulf, as II was midnight among sleepy people;
but iecole CT that Gen. Taylor had three to one.
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