Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-05
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
GLIMPsEs OF MEN, THINGS, AND PLACEs-No.4 4.
Seen by prOry for the readers of the Iatedgenoer.
ELMIRA, CHEause COUNTY,

Seen By prory for the readers of the IateQgencer.
EIMIRA, CHEause COUNTY,
INV YoRK, JUsE 80, 1851.
This Chemung valley will bear looking at NOR
than once. If il is not some punkins," as tn
can, phrase is out West, il is capable Of raisin!
:. some punkins,' and probably as many of then
as almos, any other place, acre for acre. By "som
punkins," Of course mean here all sorts OF vege
ia,ion born Of the best soils. ! hap oPened to b
quartering for few days a, Haigh,'s hotel, wher'
il seems to be part Of the regular daily "blll
fare - with the attentive and genaemany LANDLORD
TO order up his two horse carryau and take halt I
dozen of his guests out 10 few miles drive tc
breathe the fresh air and see the 'pnnKlns grow
When that course came rcnnd To-Day snct
of it fell into my plate, anc rnade me one OF me
par,y for the drive. Another OF the party. allow me
TO saw, was Hon. Willis AALL, who has so iaI
recovered from his late pasalync attack as 70 DC
able N he in professional attendance on the Court
Of Appeals, now io session here. He stiH walks
with some difficulty and required assistance TO get into
the carriage but ts vigorous and highly cuuVaee eHee
does no, seem at al impaired.
NV hos, took the r.inS and drove US round circuit of
five q, 81. miles among some OF the farms in the vicinity OF
the village and truth to say, have seldom, eTer, al this
time Of year. finer more luxariant fields Of corn
wbest rye baey OATS and grass than we passed on our
way Some Of the farms large, comprising two or three
hundred scres and the farmers wealthy On one beau
th farm under high state OF cultivation, belonging TO
widow edy we passed herd Of about thirty cows. And
as saw while out in another direction to-day ssurdy farm
er with mufed face and head experimenting the swarmng
of lage hive Of bees have TO the conclusion that
Chemupg valley is "land flowing with mnk and money.
Mr. Hsght has fine for flowers, and he has done
his full share in making this spo' which but few years
since was comparatively wilderness, " to bud and blossom
ike the rose To show that have not strained here io
figure Of Speech must add that in our drive ne stopped IN
the outskirts Of the village al large vegetable and hover
gsrden where be is taking much pains, ard evidently much
pleasure in cuvang the in us greatest perfection and
VARIETY and has now in fine order one hsnGred and y
tro ear;es Of the bushng queen OF flowers he piucked
some specimens fer us which, for ulness and mmetry o
form and richness Of color have never seen surpassed
one wished acquire idea OF what sort OF death It Il
o die of rose in aromatic pai this gsrden would be moi
bad place for the experiment Among those which were
barded to me there that would not fear TO match
with any rose at the Worlds Fair of large size,
very full snd for ose very DARK presenting velvet tex
ure Of leaf and luxury of color that no dahla could exceed
Three tail buds triangular position around rose to the
same height as the full flower, and Just opening the
sweetest lips bes,ow kiss the lovely queen mother
arrayed in oil her glory inquired the name Of this nonpa
reil "George the FOURTH" said nine host. confess
would have gratied to have heard called Mil
lard Fillmore, or Daniel Webster, or Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott, some other worthy name OF our ow
eoun,rys manufacture. But is rose for a that
and "by any other will smell as sweet
sShall not take mine in mine inn = Next to hi
means Of ocomoion the traveller is concerned with tn
character Of the hotels the road There rcas
minor ones was surprised, reaching hitherto obscur
village nearly three hundred miles away in the country, ii
yesterday, were, hid iu valley among the mountains
and its name unknown to the world surprised n
hotel tha, would compare well in every respect with th
FIRST hoeis in the Atlantic cities. But such have sue
denly sprsng up here by agc-ano,her sleightof har
trick Of the New York and Erie railroad. What an una
swerab argument these railroads in favor Of vigoro
sysem Of internal Improvements. With what a wonderf
stride they carry wealth, population, civilization, and REIN
nent wherever they run.
If one had the giant power construct at will good raj
road from the Mississippi the Pac h let bin set bis fat
to the westward and make gradual progress with the worl
without looking behind him, and complete years. The
let him step into his and ride back the road he ha
constructed and be would know the country he shou
pass through Where he had left behind him waste an
dreary wilderness he would behold cities, towns,
villages fields green with agriculture, waterfalls iaooing
the mill wheel and the factory and bis railroad alread
grooming with the armies Of emigration, and flooded with ,t
rising tide Of the worlds Our Government b,
hs, gan. powe-why does no. exercise it, and confer tn
great boon upon the country and the world
But was going to say word about Haghts hotel 1t
no, quite 60 large the Astor the Irving New Yorl
bu, need blush at being named in their company, f
is scarcely behind them in any thing that is desirable f
the comfort Of the traveller. The building Of brick, 70,
stories including the basement centrally situated the
ner Of Lake and Cross Streets having front Of hui
dred and six feet and the other nneysix feet with
wing from Gross street for kitchen, laundry, &C. Wells
Co. have express Office in the basement and there b.
sides barber.shop, refreshment room, &C. On the fir
floor there elegant parlors three spacious drawing
rooms wearranged dining saloon, capable Of seating tu
hundred persons with wide and comfortable halls Abov.
the parlors and sleeping for guests about eighty
number supeby finished and furnished, and kept in th
very best manner To those who anxious know VIII
Of table they will find here, would say, don't be afraid
II there any thing in this world that you eat you wi
run little risk Of starving If you bard pushed for AZ
petite try Of that DELICIOUS trout from Lake Ontario
and my word for il, you will Gu, and come sgsin.
BIRD'S-EYE.
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.