The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-07-21
Corresnondencc of the Spy.

Correspondence of the Spy.
Central Virginia The CtopS-F,mit-7he Syringe
accident at The Natural Bridge Visit to Veyers
| Care.
VALLEY or VIRGINIA, !
July 4h, l849
Nix. FL IroR A Nv lines from this quarter Au
gu>a aud Rocklahd counties, may prove acceptable to
your readers. The season is Ear advanced that oul
productions be weilcacua,ed The wheat harvest
through and the crop the whole is below an average
| one Mediterranean wheat is fine and secured in good
order tbs kind natures early euerally secure from
ust and supcrcedng other varieties in this section
Other kinds very much injured by rust induced by
The late rains and heat. The price of the new crop will
not exceed 70 cents Oals and com look promising but
hese do not hear carriage TO market, therefore the,
must bear small price, for the want of proper internal
improvements.
Fruit of almos! al kinds was destroyed By tho April
frosts The fine hrries, so noted here are entirely
wanting; the same is the case in regard TO peaches,
pears, and pums, and only the later varieties Of winter
apples are producing WELL We are highly favored with
ram this season, producing grass and vegetables in
abundance,
The health here is good, Notwithstanding The cholera
is fatally prevailing elsewhere We have no apprebel,
| >"N>N SNOSiSS
guarded as We are by pure spring water, nvicorat,p
mountain a' grand and cheering scenery and an eeva-
ton Of 1900 feet ABOVE The ocean, These ndu emep,s,
together w'h the mineral waters rich in medicinal quail
ties, so copiousJ distributed through West Virginia are
drawing multudes from the plague smitten mars of the
East aud the presidential waters of the West, 10 fnd in
our mountains secure and Lleasan; retreat.
OF 'fe at the springs cannot speak with accuracy
having yet paid my respects none except the Rock
bridge Alum, so beneficial for dyspeplcs All this are
about 30, among whom VIM. C. Preston, W addy
Thompson, and Elk Gov James Nc Dowel
sad accident occurred al the Natural Bridge las,
week young by the name of Wallace, fell
from The pro iplce, while intoxicated, and was Killed
This is the first life losl the Bridge, while Mag
ara often exacts its victims
have just returned from trip 10 Weyer's Cave
situated in the northeast part of Augusta Co., and So
named from Bernard Weyer, who discovered in 1904
while digging for ground hog tn had daggsd his trap
into TIE narrow mou Of the This IS equaled on.
ly By the mammoth Cave. Alter ride on horse back
of 26 miles stopped night with the eyce ,ent
and hospilabe family of Mr.. Henton one mile from the
cave, which we visited the day Our company con,
sised of len ladies and gentlemen hesdes our worthy
and humorous guide, Mr. Moher the epe of the cave
Uncle Ned was also there with his VIOLIN On our first
=.
: the unt hanging temperature being 81 Each provided
II with light IN reflector, we wended our way through
the fifteen suberranean apartments which REQUIRED three
ourths of miles travel Some OF these 'oms are very
large, some exceedingly beautiful and all great curosi
ties Our many rcectors which flung Their light on the
dazzling spars and slaacteS and into The dark oayerns
y the White dresses of the ladies, The gag pathways
e along which moved and the strange melody from
70 Uncle Neds fiddle. gave unique effect to our feeling,
and thrill OF romance that hurIes the mind back 10 le
:" scenes of Aladdin; perhaps there nothing Oh earth
r affordng parallel
hen we arrived at the Ball Room we pu, Uncle
= Ned OH 'Paganins ssssJA and portion of the company
tript the light antasIcioe Tor some time to the era,iG
'e cation OF all except perhaps lady from your county
whose mind was more delighted BY The endless variety
of tie wonderful and beautiful which the hand of COD
= has there displayed
AT the end of four folrs emerged from this great
i natural curiosity Into the light of day and heat of sum
J. mer. Formerly, this annually Illuminated by
thousands OF Candles but the depIeddtons al such lines
= was SO great that the custom has been abandoned Al
Ter short rest which we much needed we mounted our
d sleeds and rode through finely cuitvaled sectou TO
StaunoD where theSailroad from Richmond IS 10 Ter
INMATE as soon as the Blue Ridge can be tunnel ed =
The completion OF this enterprise will open new era
l. 10 The valley, and add greatly to its prosperity
e Yours, Respectfully, }. M JR