The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-15

On TUESDAY morning party OF genJie-
men, among whom We recollect the follow
ing names, left in the 6 O'Clock train for
Lancaster, in accordance with invitations
sent through Superintendent WOODWARD
and others
Jacob Strader, Jno. w. Ellis,
Jno. P. Tweed, Jno. H. Groesbeck,
VIM. Hooper, Jacob Traber,
Jno. Geddes, w. E. Ogborn,
A. D. Bullock, j. L. Franklin,
D. Colby, j. M. Brown,
W. Brown Butler M. F. Thompson,
Ebenezer Nye, II. Emerson,
George G. Hill, E. Laralde,
John Drake, Capt. P. Rogers,
E. ]. Miller, d. J. Pearce,
Joseph Reakirt, II. K. Lawrence,
Judge James Hall.
At Morrow the party-afterwards join
ed by the officers Of the road and citizens
living along the line-found special en-
CINE and train in waiting. This munifcent
act of the Cincinnati, Wilmington and
GAINESVILLE Company is in keeping with its
whole bearing toward Cincinnati, of whom
it has never asked dollar; the compliment
was duly appreciated. On the train were
President FRANK CoRwIN, Superintendent
E. w WOODWARD, Principal Assistant
Mr.. SroUGHroN, Engineer and Others
And of the expected features Of the oc-
casion, WIN. H. CLEMENT, was unavoid-
ably absent.
The line of the c. w. & 2. road from
Morrow, point of junction with the Little
Miami to Lancaster n distance of ninety
miles, has already been partially described.
It's prominent characteristics are light
grades, remarkably straight line, a coun-
try fertile and rich, almost beyond calcula-
ton, and, on the Eeastern section, mineral
resources Immediately upon the line, that
may yet entitle it TO the appellation of the
"coal road," though but little has been
published on the subject, Superior ma
chinery and general equipment with Bal
timore and Cincinnati connections, that
will make it great Through line" should
also be mentioned as noticeable features OF
the G. w. & q. r. R. Its entire length
from Morrow to GAINESVILLE is l134 miles;to
the city, 167 miles.
There are but four curves with a less ra-
dus than 1910 feet-eighty eight per cent.
of the road is straight, and seventy seven
per cent. of the grades are less than thirty
feet to the mile. Eastward from Whining
ton the line is adirect tangent fort'Centy-ont
miles. The section between Lancaster and
GAINESVILLE is now in course of construction,
work having been done thereon to the a,
mount of $40O,OO and will be completed
to the west bank of the Muskingum al
Zanesville in December of this year. The
largest pieces of masonry, and the tunnel
are already completed. The receipts of THE
Company to May 1st, were SO, 335,6 GA.
+ Expenditures So, 1926, ,46o. So much fol
{ some of the leading statistics of this grea
, undertaking. ......
, The excursion train, which was under
, charge of Mr.. JAMES SToUGHToN, Clyi
Engineer, reached Lancaster at 12 O'Clock
the delegation was met at the depot by
,, Gov. MEDILL, DARIUS TALLMADGE, Hon
J. G. BREsLIN and others, who conducted
the party to the Tallmadge House, where
= dinner had been provided. A word a
n bout that dinner. We have sat down t
, sumptuous meals, to .tete dinners, grea
= banquets, etc.. but the dinner set out b!
n Mr.. PERRY and his associate GEO. MU
MAUeH, of the Tallmsdge House, will hav'
] an individual memory of its own, like tn
= last feast of fApicius. .
At the dinner table very short speeche
: were made by Gov. MEDnL, Judge HAL
: and Mr.. VAN TRUMP, Mr.. TwEED's de
: mand for more eloquence from the eloquen
S men present being answered by the an
= nonncement that carriages were waiting t.
: convey the entire party to Mount Pleas
0 ant.
: Mount Pleasant or STANDING STONE a
d it was more properly named by the Wyan
n dots, is point in American scenery tina
y will attract more and more attention as tn
Il facilities for reaching it are multiplied an
= the pen of the tourist or the pencil of tn
8 artist bears its fame abroad. AS the Duk
. of SAKE Weimar remarked while standin
l. on the curious tumult that crowns its sum
a matt. "There is nothing more beautiful
n there can be nothing more beautiful" S
d will all exclaim. From the beautiful Hook
d ing valley this remarkable rock rises som
If two hundred feet, presenting on the Ian
If caster side sheer preciplce. The descer
= from the other side is more gradual. Th
l. town lies in grand ampitheatre of loft
n hills that rises--as if reluctant to leave S
e sweet valley--so gradually from the plai
d that a thousand desirable sites for countr
d seats are afforded at every point in tn
# grand circle From the midst of the va
ley thus surrounded rises the isolated pea
o of Mount Pleasant, like the throne-founda
n ton Of a, MANIToU who would look upo
the loveliest panorama in all the huntin
grounds of his children.
re- On the Mount, Governor Medill intrc
d duced the party to Gen. SANDERsoN, wh
= stood admiringly on the same spot fifty
r. five years ago. General Sanderson is
re character. Entitled to the honors of a
A. Octogenarian, he claims no exemptions ft
or age, but with glittering eye naively boas
of ed, as he reached the summit in advance
is the vanguard, 81 beat the Governor M
m dill up five minutesp' The General tI
10 tertained the Excursionists with apith
ID outline of the pioneer history of Lancaste
ID the character of the Indian tribes livin
2. there in 1899, incidents of the war of 1871
ETC., etc. The depot grounds of the