Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-16

and have back country otwo or three farms We
also pass near darkcoloed, susaoaf MISUNDERSTANDING
monument on ledge called Nixs Mate of tragic Legend
airy memory. The scenery Of the Bay las considerable
ety and much to interest Some Of the small islands look
though they wearing BY the seton Of the wae
and would in time disappear But these changes OF the face
Of the earth by the sbo Of old Ocean much slower than
the changes wrought by the abo Of The Boston OF
to-day Is very unlike the Boston Of twenty years sgo There
hills have been away BY the sbors Of man and IN me
water large have been made 10 rise up and appeal
Beacon hill has bean raced and covered with costly build
ings and the Cochus water has been raised to ts top and
in lsgs, MASSEY granite reservoir supported on huge
granite arches
This process Of syngth hills low and raising up the val
sys now extensively going in South Boston, which was
formerly part Of old Dorchester, and in East Boston, which
used to BE- known q Wlamss Island, and often a. Nod
dies Island.D East Boston twenty years ago was almost
desert island having buttwo three houses upon i now
i, quite CITY Of itself In South Boston one Of the old
Hsigh.s Of revolutionary memor turned into
grand reservoir 10 hold supply the Cochiuae water for
the uss Of the people Of Boston.
Many Of the streets Of the city have also undergone great
changes within twenty year, Milk street. which used to be
known only second third place Of residence, lined
with ordinary dwelling houses il NOW become great BUSH
ness mart lined with splendid and warehouses; and Is
believe the heaviest importing street in the city, Pearl
street has undergone similar change. and exhibits many
magnificent blocks Of buildings for various business Of
brick and some Of massey granite finely fnhsd and Of aste
full architecture.
There are some things which the Boston people do try
preserve from change and is the big elm the Com
mon which stands did and where did, two centuries
ago. It Is than twenty feet in circumference the
ground and its giant stretched out to long dis
tance tbs beautiful to witness the pious taken to pre-
serve this venerable relic Of ancient mes To guard against
the rude touch Of Vanda hands, it is carefully enclosed by
an iron fence. Any wounds in its Sides defects signs Of
decay are endey nursed bound up and shielded from wet
and weather. Some Of its have become heavy to
sustain their weight These have been casped by iron
bands and attached by long iron rods to higher bands in the
top Of the tree to support them As duul children look
after an aged and venerable parent nurng his nmites and
supplying all bis wants. do the good people Of Boston nurse
and cherish the old big elm If this is Of the Boston
6 notions" it is beautiful one.
The grounds Of the Common have been good deal ex
tended the lower end within few years, and much i'm
proved and onamented The little pond, with its curbstone
around IL and fountain playing in the CENTRE sque beauty
spot on this lovely cheek of Boston.
But there have been improvements 10 all where
there has been change and Of the most striking in
stances in point may be found at Fort Hill" Of the
| ancient HTr-mountans" :
This delightful spot, high and airy, and overlooking
the harborwithn FIVE minutes walk Of the important
business streets in the cywhy does not some capitalist with
half million buy up the whole Of il; surround with ee
CANT buildings the grounds bright foun-
tain of the Cochuae sparkle and play in the centre Of the
park erect observatory tall and tasteful, the oun
ton, and turn the whole thing into earthly paradise
BIRDS EYE.
| BUFFALo, New York, AUGUST 6, 1851.
| Night before last at six o'clock, was in New
York city, and the next morning. at halpast eleven,
at Dunkirk, on Lake Erie; four hundred and sixty
miles away, in seventeen hours and half, includ.
ing stops at some twenty stations. That is about
as fast as care to travel the rough surface Of
this uneven planet of ours
! g Over the hills and over the waves,
| Under the mountains and the caves"
AT least think that is fast enough to go by steam
If any are ambitious to 60 faster, they had better
mount the broomstck and fly through the air with Macbeth
witches jump the telegraph wires and go with the
lightning Fifty years ago the three modes Of ourneying
would all have been put down in the category, and
pronounced witchcra But the world is going ahead and
the next generation may have wonders to speak Of which
shall throw the wonders Of times quite into the shade
Several weeks ago gave the readers Of the Intelligent
Ger description Of the Erie Railroad and scenery between
New York and Emra, two hundred and seventy-three
miles, The remaining hundred and eighty -seven miles
from Elmra Dunkirk constituting the western division Of
the road has less interest the traveller than the middle and
divisions The scenery has not much grandeur
and beauty, the country is and less cultivated and the
road itself thoroughly finished and settled as to make
the all the way smoothly ahouse floor After
leaving tho fertile valley Of the Chemung river, the road
passes through extensive region Of rough broken, billy
country, which looks rather obiddng for agricultural pur
poses This is relieved however, by occasional patches Of
good land and fertile valleys presenting farms
and pleasant little villages along the route are beginning to
show themselves and, having now ready outlet to the
world they will rapidly increase in wealth and population
On the slope towards the lake the land improves again, and
looks inviting to the farmer. This part of the ride il
also rendered agreeable by the bright face Of the ALE
ghany river, which keeps company with the road much Of
the way for twenty or thirty miles
At last descending gently -incned plain, approach
the embryo city Of Dunkk and the bright waters Of Lake
Erie, sparkling in the lie spread before To
who had before any Of great inland seas had
not, the first view is fresh and refreshing Il gives
definite feeling Of the extent and magnitude Of country
Here have travelled nearly Eve hundred miles line and
yet have passed the whole breadth Of Of
hyone States We look upon the map, and the eye takes
in one view all these great central lakes Wesee their
ave positions and relative proportions but the view brings
up no feeling Of their vasness Here now, Of these
lakes actually spread out before To the view