Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-22
South Western Virginia.

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Compromise 10 list them iHsftad Of sait
Rircr-T he peculiatties NJ The Jodey ..
North Hoistoa It's Depositcs Of Gypsum and
SGit--The Preston .saH Jojiey -1he Sait
nets.
On the morning Of Friday, the 9Th inst, our
company after epinving largely and most plen-
mlly. the hospitality of their gone ~ and ibc.
mi friends IF Abingdon, sat ont for the suit
Wells Of Washington and Smyth. We wcro
minus two If our number, (Mr MoRpEcM aud
Mr.. GILI,) who Ind returned home, very much Ia
their loss aud our regret. Mcssrs. ROBERTSON
and pREsToN. accompanied us TO the Wclls, n~
did Mr. WM. G.. FERGUSON, formerly of Rich
mond) who holds mn important station Mt the
Salt Works, and to whom we were much indcbt-
ed for hi kindness.
Our two stages, carriage and BUGGY, and
"ciri2cus on horses, formed quito nm imposing
c, vu,cudc 10 the surprise of the natives. We
oaro n!l under religious obligation for oac
On i.o nud nnolher IL visit S1H Riref, bat bud
compromised with our conscirnrcs Ia suhstiln;o
tie san Wells for the arid plain" II the heal Of
TINT mobile stream. he substitution might not
br considered fair. since it WAS more OF plea.
ave than punishment to g. tu the wels:hnt that
Is . very good reason why "" preferred It Who
would go 10 the river, when thcy could visit Tho
wells, md fenst al the Lirk," that pleasant old
mansion at the side 81 the valley !
Leaving the mujn turnpike about mill from
abingdon, We travelled Ii miles in Il north east.
crly direction 10 SaltYile- the mime of the place
whore the works are located. We crossed IN our
route. with little difficulty, Walkers mountain.
After crossing thnt mountain, we were struck
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an were S'''eA WIN 1s sI-"''' '''"s Nv
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known the tact could haye told that there must
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'1u' NOUS la9' ~. u Wv '''Ms s''S'
"hlch eNtel - iaf a,-'Rh'e' no' 'ess 'nan "h'
hundred mic INT ehlY ho'"' nl''eh OF sixteen
'n'''' " u.s. IL" XII TEN 'N'!'"'y AZ saiu - ~
c"''"c''''@eu ',e ''hu'''" 'sS'i''a' - NV
a, '''""'o''cn III s'"i" az" ~ P>'""S 3 ''"'',''
gypsum Is ia'ha III Fati'o7 points III 'nese s'N'e'"
hd'S' lying III naso3nE'nh ana 9hlN1h co9n',oS'
o'' mus 'l {" an 'n' "a -l'S III ',,e my u '"'
,uW"n III 'n' ",'s'n' S''"'n' Wv '''s,'" ,''''
'a"'y Is 'ne "nls one "nvlc nav W" ,r't'l
"a inc SAT- u'Ios''A a'lu S"'' ""''' III 'u,'iN'n ~
qn"nt'y i'r commerce" purposes, "iiu M u
would seem To DE lneNeauSuoe' Many tu'''e9s
attempts nave oeeh nl"de III "'n'' ""s'nS ~ us
cover H. IN one "i .n'se 'n",tS Sha'' s.A n'i
area ftet was sunk Wl'n'u' n'u'''e sun, ou, l'"
etrot'u plaster the eh'lIe u'P','"hu 'ie '"s'
OF the put was nearly d'iraE'u oy Tue P's''
'N'"Va'eu' II having Pr"N'o Ne'""o' x I.
sum- "H"yu'ons' or 1f'e rom "" as ngs"
o'uS OF gypsum hrs Oh COURSE VI ",'Nao INV. !,
eAtrnt' They are known 10 cover gfea'
surface out thsir atPtn mas NO. neen as'e'-
tanned. 1t Is snthelent 10 KNOW Una' ,hey afe III
eNhaurtbe. In the Preston san eaey the meas
are Immense lying few ie't from the SURFACE
face and extending down IL Is NOT known no"
Tar.
This alley ct the Aorth holsfoh' shat IN ny
lofty sandstone mountains on tho northwestern
and southeastern sides, has an"t work OF short
crests md insulated knobs, deep ravlnes and VIM
ding valleys that give to 1t picturesque APP
pearance. The extensive longitudinal tualt hav-
ing been ntersected by series OF lateral dlsrap
tons gave TO the water by his alternate daming
and breaking away, its great power, and drove 1t
in winding currents shaping the hills and "groov-
ing out the ravines between them The eAaava'
tions along the valley at Saltve, show the violent
agencies that have been at work. There You see