Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-01

| - AAroH CnrSR, CARRos C,rSrv Pa Ara o. la5C
ere tefe Incn poetry in idnpy about me could
einnrcH il wilh much pleasure vour readers pIacei as
a' IN circumstances So iaspinf .! both Bat after very
otfc.if ea!ain" account of iaunt "m Philadelphia
'S pace, musl content ial se IS aiyn. view ui
mus practically wonderful aud astonishing sllge u Mauch
| thnnk
l.vt.eiS who coninr their ourivs 10 lie IVA n high
ways ot Prnasyl1n1 but little ii !a h,auir ma
uehr "i Ter scenery, the extent an gseafn re-
sources ie mind and mieri, T her people Feeling this
lrN iaysc bet"ueit me 10 dash " from the main line
o travel ard search oGi "pa known n by our pee
~ W ith this "tjcct in view lett phiaaepli.n ry
Ptaccpha and Reading Raroa:, which passes through
country o great ltritl: that l. say, with macipus
eve looked out every side fr aa,ren I'D iieie AT
loand none. hoped nave found some familiar ho,aey
sight such as ~ornou redgaiis pne.ine unde. irhad
10, ana harder usage; but "in vain, alas. the task found
he scenery oi Tie Srhuyki along which ths road rIns
Win wonderful pa.aeism, is of infinite variety The
whole valley is dotted over wh VILLAGES and towns tie
Fiyer rolling tie tight with the towering
eit, or le vale win lis velvet green. pnket vim tt III
cattle oi foynl>t blood > the large
Portable substantial steadines; the putting engine aud e
massi'e water whee-a make variety, and rive ine-
rest 10 The traveller 10 be on any oil tie main line.
over which have travelled.
Alter passing Manayunk place iu red ianie {you
know here are large manuacoties lor w"cn goods Nor
ristown Valley Forge tot revolutionary nogy Pnuna.
vile, Postown Reading, Motrsvlr, Hamburg, &c &c
as lie vrluc says various others nu.neroas
men i'm, arrived II Port Clinton Why this spot stoul!
be ignlicd by the TILE por Than rau ,ny The
is one memorable fact, though worthy of Iotting down.
at port or no port, is abnu, The only spot have
-tonpcd II North where halt annoy yed to DEAN
VITA i'ia very interesting and energetic aud arA!Cus'o
obgc class 81 fellow CITIZENS tAoftil.rn, | nean) cala3
Wy"
n, having away my mnor:gs from that port ELI.
oNed "hoi'd nee, very nice cir :or Sanail y
IN les i'ti"t, add about 100 m.ics from Philadelphia.
This rili cplled the l.te Schuylkill Railroad,
alongside he t;ic Schal kill River, rcln:rne Very pafa
y III! II, ana nkng suppose, the very crooked Rail!
road erey constructed occupied a position in tie ear
w:cl Ei!!G-d an UNINTERRUPTED view Of tie whole ru",
aid lak en- truly siY tiili point could
hn ." he .oa "i ha: E.le s;rag gires, sId AnoLcr
rccnlg worthy Of renark, po:rt n; see grading
Of more ~ rrcc ofoar feet. need hardly say, t,i II.
whole i 1T exquisite urenc>s and su uss!ng bc.u
y. Arrived Samaqul had torra5l- dinaar-lhence
innk stage. coach for summit Hi village top u
cgh mountain, .! eleven ~ eyc hundred feet ell
:"n il> village = composed entirely oi tie i5ores
Tie siI' c C"mplny aud contains, proyatIy severol
il.Jas.i .;.a ahi:inis Ga this mountain the nagn-
rcnl ~. s'utra"u3 w"rhs u lA.> :ar ianed cnmDlHy
a.y nave e!ssin9""te tic MOUNTAIN % eeai ard !tu!y
tns t..ir .;aea aounIaina o eyG el coal where nlre
te te@. Tunnels, INTO wic9 run, Iii.
,ta..,A.n miles within This company alone, m!
there severn. uthces, have ireaGy, Jr ls year. sen!
!I5 e.p tors oi cal 10 market Tie: own raroac and
en l.. sasi rcuber of nbos-fs. From tie top ot
i.,if down .it :" n coa) by
d3lty ~ u-l!nri plane u nac n!.S aai dawn
empty by Stationary en-ines. Tie ate STOPPED Oh tie
,Jaai4in SIDE nea5 llaueh Chunk. Al this point l~c
aye Inclined pllu"s from rve 10 hunGr,!
de-ccn. Gown which tie nted ran. 4t the
meni, dr'"ls un Win rapid noyeneat 'lr enp'y crs =
-c";c. !roi "hica Ia ie>> tam inmate, to whole i,i
of sCGc.cG auI
ei4y receive the coal.
-y ant busting. this scene, tie "pp1..'c sir q
th, IS no less busy ard bustn Here tn.Te
are heavily irti.cd Beaver i!c.dow, H,zeJ,
and other coal mines constantly arriving and
o.n- eaii@d cIecty into e hea;s. IeFe nave .l.rnty
(or season. on these various nGcs te seat iiU0g0
toas Ui eo although the navigation was SUSPENDED Ipr
nearly nDhth THIS summer oy te Destruction .! e ir5
Il. The Amount u co cGaGCd "a yahtc csnj ID be snt
from country his by tne Ieigh Coal Navi-
glt.o Company i l,0Q0,oUO oI tons limaz ny
! - ria. .tep fft.s
ua!esgOcs transition both ui BODY ani mind very Gna-u
a exciting. After having tttSciiei al h.s
days w'h !u oi his dependence upon motive
power Who's cAsi.nce he realizes oy his AMI ears lie
here upon mode OF travel. lie encounters a
rev agent. familiar in h- rydAy experience, bnt una
tal.a. III the experience u his iocomo,on / mean
moving o without horse, nor. o" Kind, putting nor
squeahna snofting. 1el.oG' nothing I" tri me
h1w | moved why moved nri -ii moving.
moved. knew Why In mfu.ent found nv self
whu! spanking down tie mountain, over hoFrl-
ole rrcgiccs pccp!tances with my teeth ruy set,
nv nana c!.uctiu. Iny nat and With IL total SUI
pension OF my breath :so dashed aud on - faster and
ser uGl Ilosi, quite intoxicated with delight perfectly
inser> VI. danger, l~nic al times vas imminent yeaTr-
cd for sc:eaai or snck give o my ,cn ~
81 Bur prudence forbade This .ous delicious delight
endured or the distance u! nice miles Such
ton. On it j. worth tip ir1n Richmond here Ia ENJOY
III m Bat must downir from the mount Of charma and
wend.ng. y familiar powers
Nau,.n .hrnk is a village beautifully situated nj base
Of Maue Chunk Mountain the bank o tfr l.cilT
river r lis d:cc!l: the liver The othtr
stretching well built, ano>t mile up romantic, lovely
glen l.re could scarcely be spot possessing more ad
riIrr combinations the beautiful ana picturesque Flank
ed Oh ther side by mounalna hung with luxnFilnt and
graceful garure ragged and rugged rocks steepng up
every threatening I" t"pple over with ife"l
olung srlean al hack. ink with rage, dasng aon.
rocks and falls, until suddenly arrested by some ns"lcht
work Of mans evice-a huge damit 6iaccns still iecc
and wiki snltn disappointment ai!s over hi' hnae Jam
in one rnbryken Sheet and now with white crest oaning
il cashes along black and gloomy than before added
10 these the busy hanns OF men, win ever active lac
ALL all combine render daucl 0hunk spoi VI peculiar
interest. beauty and attraction
Long as would delight nger here, and gaze ana
der ANA atnire-me hnrrS on ana so must Il ahn h "e
,omorow'+ sun gGs with brilliant unit ana roS'ae me-
voa mountain top must mp and away 80 now good nish'
and loS for again in the Tar famed world widely known
"valey OF Wyoming" r. Is. ".
The the shsh eedy eOoed BY immense qaant
ties hcmock ccomposing In H. anu ihc 'aht ao. {"
coal gyd over present the appearance OF rveFoi Ink
- BLACK - the water
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:
VALLEY OF WyoMISG Ar6 26 1850
Here resieh your deponent for awhile How reached
here TELL or it was not by ordinary ana usual
,r ur travail but both unusual in Their way and great
and long and tedious, but not unruillul rmy toll.
| LETT beautiful and busy Mauch Chunk early on fday
morning by raruad and dashed one leap and SNORT of the
old iron horse OF mons,rous energy into new Jet varied
scenery From this point must change the single personal
and uraisc into had the rare felicity !" make nis
route with "compagnnns de voyage Hon. George Ban
croft late Secretary Of the Navy and later, Minister to the
(.ur oi ST. Jatncs. md accomplished historian and his
sister Mrs - of Massachusetts, W,lie his reputation
had made him known had never enjoyed the happ
ness 10 meet him in person before and feeling that national
interest which devouty pray every American may ever
feel in every other Amerci experienced pleasure ind
y,iual in It's character when found myself in familiar con-
verse with one of "burnng aud shining lights Mr.
Bancroft is gentleman, quiet unpretendine WIN great
of manner gracious and ye dignlied ''ain
l,r but by no means vulgar" He hns the OF student
| and litcrati. So much "par pnrenihese
We !sn Mauch Chunk eaily in the morning and travelled
by railroad for miles Penn Haven on the oaaa:
al ,e beautiful winding Lehgh The road phs7es cFcn
oisy ne does the fvsr first north, then south &r, N
word literally ''boxing the compass. and reminding The
traveller OF the dogg'e Of Little MagIcinn me-
mory-(a toM believe delivered ON some An OF july:
II. wires in and out,
/ Yet leaves sill II! doubt:
Whether hc' "ihai" aii ''hc track,
Wcrec,i North coming back
Such acute curves before obscrv an any Track
After vending and winding our way along, We arrived
Penn Haven Al this point dcbirked ana mounted INT
deck OF miseraby filthy and cranky concern, yclept
packet, hcaved along by poor horse Here l drew
Igsurate comparison between our tine packets on ou
James River Canal and their accommodations ana ths an
eloiccd think that something could be done as Well a.
others. =,
But the lovely, enchanting route compensated us lot a
our lack of creature comforts The air was cool ana ORA
cinr and the Heavens hung with canopy oi couds pro
ecng Us from the sum- and ading refreshing shade
never ur a moment driving into the cabin Inc Lehgf