The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-06
Correspondence of the Dispatch.

LYNCHBURG-A JOURNEY THITHER-THE CouN-
TRY-SoMETHING ABOUT THE SoUTHsIDE RAIL.
RoAD-A GREAT STAGE CoN1rETIT1oN-THE
CELEBRATION ON THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS
LYNcHBURG, July ,, 1854
Ny Dear Dtspotch;-After many years absence
have again visited this old town, and although be.
ing prevented by the heat of the day from giving it
Reconnaissance, was enabled on entering it az well
on approaching it from the heights, to see that it
has been much improved and enlarged since NV
former acquaintance with it. But the Improvement
has not been very much in the way of the removal
of old buildings and the putting OF new ones In
their places, as the occupying of new ground with
finer buildings than those of older date see from
the window of my hotel large number of ancient
edihces, ambassadors from the buried generation
which are occupying very conspicuous positions.
and are not much in keeping with their newer
neighbors. | shall not attempt to speak more of
the present condition Of town which is quite re-
markable for its enterprise and industry, from the
little have seen
In my journey from Richmond, to-day the heat
wss oppressive after 10 o'clock, and the dust even
mnre intolerabe. | was treated with the usual
kindness and courtesy by my friend Simms. of the
Danvilie Railroad, whose remarkable disposition to
promote the comfort of passengers, and oblige his
friends ELECTS the appreciation OF all who are thrown
in his way. To Captain Childrey, of the soutbside
Road, must also acknowledge my obligations tor
his courtesies
The harvest Is nearly over on the entire route of
the road, and the wheat still stands in stacks in the
fields. ! imagined, for these cones, which dotted
the fields, sort OF personality and could but think
how very respectable they were, and what a yery
high consideration they enjoyed in society How
many thousands of human beings are there who
are less important than even one of these stacks of
wheat
Tine farmers en- the Southside complain of much
injury to the wheat from rust. The country looks
very uninvillng-nay, poor, from Richmond TO the
Appomattox, and again after YOU cross the Appo-
mattox and on both the Danville and Southsfde
Railroads, until you reach the high bridge on
the latter. From this point there is decided i'm.
proVenent. The forest trees finer, and in por-
tions OF Appomattox and Buckingham counties you
meet with very fine red lands In Appomattox we
passed vein OF red sand stone, which should like
to see Captain Dewey hammer at but imagine il
has too much mica for endurance.
The Southside Railroad, which got along in the
Legislature In very quiet and gradual manner,
from SYMEs initiatory OF the "Blacks aud Whites
nelghborhood road TO its grand conclusion, has
marched very steadily, and for Virginia railroad
very rapidly, onwards to this place. II has been
taking several strides, while our tavorite the Dan
vile Railroad has taken none 1t Is built as have
understood with the especial objects OF sraghtness
and light grades and this Ii very evident to the
passenger, from the little regard paid to hills and
ravines-the former being cut straight through,
and the latter crossed with high embankments.-
This haf greatly increased the cost of the road but
OF cour Il has made Il ell the better for transpor
ta.ian. rhe high bridge 10 a work Of Immense
nagni;ue. The length Of the bridge proper IL
aio0 iect and sf the Tcsse work 1000 10 all 3a0o