The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-09-13


it fresh and refreshing:
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 8, 1851.
Editor of Journal:
Dear Sir: Having been detained few
hours here for want Of morning train on
Sunday. have no better way Of spending
an hour than by giving a synopsis Of the trip
to this place.
Nothing Of interest TO Louisville; was there
to witness all the excitement attendant upon
closely contested election between two
strong and popular men. Left Louisville on
the 7ih inst. al II O'clock A. NJ, on steamer
Ben Franklin; found the clerk to some of his
passengers, az least rather accommodating.
Arrived al c 'ncinnati at o'clock. morning of
the 9th. Took the cars for Cleveland, via
Morrow. Xrnia, Columbus, and other towns
and villages passing in the main through a
ricI, and fertile country, welI-improved, with
diversified scenery.
IcouId but think while passing through
this country that what the Miami Railroad is
to Cincinnati, will be the Wabash road to
Evansville, and " hat this road has been and
now is to this country, will be our road TO the
farmers and traders Of the country through
which il is to pass; for although this country
is good, It will not bear comparison with our
Wabash lands.
Crops Of email grain, save oats, seem to
have been good. Corn crops, owing to the
drought, are short. decidedly SO when COM
pared with our Wabash crops. More strength
oil soil is indicated 10 the southern and cen
trail than the northern portion Of the State,
though the latter is more level.
| Prompted by curiosity, l endeavored to
make an estimate az to the probable daily re
ceipts of this express line, and after counting
the passengers, think it cannot fall short OF
SO 500. This must give large dividend at
The end of the year.
| At Cleveland we embarked on the Empire
State. one the finest steamers on the Lake;
had delightfully."- pleasant trip over the IN
ruffled waters Of Lake Erie, with all we could
wish for in point of accommodations as well
as pleasant company. Made l6 miles an
hour-arrving at Buffalo at Z o'clock A. NJ.
took the cars for Niagara at half-past s; ar.
rived there at 10; repaired at once to that
wonderful Cataract (Which has excited SC
much curiosity in the minds Of all the word)
in the hope that the sublimity Of the scene
would inspire me with sublime and poeiica
sentiments; but alas! for my disappointment
| was forced to The conclusion that there wat
10 poetry in my soul, for when in my owl
mind attempted description Of the scent
before me, could scarce refrain from laugh
ing at the analogy between il and that once
gwen Of the Mammoth Cave, by one who
could not dissemble, and who being asked by
some OF his friends what he thought OF il
said, II think i, a mighty big hole in the
ground" and about SD thought oil the Grea
Falls. / came nearer being lost amid iht
roar Of its waters and derseness Of its spray
and fog, than in the labyrinths of my own ad
mlring CONCENTRATIONS.
| l was no little amused at the hundred.
whom met there. who were vainIy end-av
orng TO express admiration which they had
not conceived and sentiments widely differ.
lug from the feelings they entertained.
The sight is indeed majeslicaly grand. and
event. it were not an old theme, worthy o.
an ADLER pen than mine, to describe 1t; hence
| iorbear. The heavy spray rising above
IA level with the banks would ever and amor
be driven over the shores with so much force
IN at spectators could no, even venture neal
the brink without danger OF being severely
DIR enched and being DESTROYS TO see all.
descended near 200 ieet by spiral staircase
VIII en- by following a winding path under the
cliff. we came TO a small hut and we were EN-
abb, I'd to exchange our clothes Tor II flannel sui
well calculated TO modify the severity Of lh,
sho wer bath we were preparing to take
TIL Us altered, three Of US accompanied tn.
guide behind and under the sheet passing
over the American Falls, through what il
called the Cave OF the Winds, where as we
were told the wind ADD spray break mist fu
riously. Thence out in front Of the falling
mass Of waters. where we found ourselve,
encircled by rainbow, which in time wal
surrounded by numbers OF others, all Of
brightest hues. Just here il occurred to m,
That neither Campbell nor Amelia conceived
their beautiful descriptions Of the Bow in the
Heavens. from viewing these infantile onei
from this position amid the terrific din anG
roar of the scene, and the furious beating o
of the wind and spray which well. nivh de
prised me Of sight and respiration. Here We
were salu,ed by ladies from the cliffs above
and having nothing else with which to return
their salute, we dotted our oiled beavers anc
waved three cheers, by which time for the
want of its protection, we were well Nigh