Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-08
New western Correspondents.
Correspondents Of the Lewisburs chrcnicis.I
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July II, 1856.

anQ the =" distinguished COuSiueI6tiou VI
railroad and steamboat authorities, your
correspondent is on the wing to digest q
homeopathic dose of travel, and restore
exhausted energies, that public interests
may not suffer from individual prostration.
At the Junction, struck the trail Of
your jocosc editorial correspondent, but
lost it somewhere west of the State line
be having turned sharp corner to the
southwark, and left US to pioneer our own
pathway toward sunset, without the light
Of his foot prints May his shadow be
large and luminous uheresoever be goes.
The afternoon lightning express swept
swiftly up the romantic and beautiful Ju-
piaia, curving around rocky hill-sides, and
over waving grain fields, and rushing to
the close embrace of mountain passes,
when, for miles, river aud road seemed
struggling for pathway, aud wild ravines
and lofty, verdure- covered SUBMITS, rever-
berated laundering echoes Of the flying
as if the promised two o'clock arrival
at Pittsburg would.be verified 20 the min
ute But, with very usual luck, dam
aged freight train compelled four hours
halt at sharp bend in the river above
LewistowD, and 2 o'clock landed US at Al
toona, to nap it till morning and the sue.
ceeding train. After dubious breakfast,
aud business survey of this new town
conspicuous for its L" first class" hotel,
the machine shops Of the Central road,
and the multiplying houses Of the pros
porous mechanics who comprise the greater
portion of the population, and prove BY
their common schools that the Blessings
of education are appreciated, the mail
train passed us with its added load, up %
feet grades, II miles to the summit Of tie
Al.eghenies, around majestic curves, and
on the verge of dizzy depths, that throw
your Cxttawissa lions into the shade, yet
as smoothly and securely as if on level
prairies so soiidly built and we'll man.
aged is this road. The eastern side Of
the Allegheny is bold and precipltous,
presenting the edge of the geological
strata which dip gently to the west, and
make gradual descent Of some twenty
five miles to Johnstown, With its 5000
inhabitants, and extensive iron works.
From thence the rails follow the windings
Of the Conemsugb, gradually ascending
its mountain banks, until the road hangs
directly over the river and canal 120 feet
below, and near Blairsville diverges ab-
ruptly to the left, over rolling and bro
ken, but we'll cultivated hill country,
bringing the Monongahela into full view
at "Braddock's Defeat" but entering
Pitts5urg along the left bank Of the Allie
sheny river. This stream not yet being
bridged for rails, a trsushipment in omni-
buses, followed by q villainous dinner,
evoked auathemas from some western
chap who took this route for the first time,
and remembering Erie, was unmerciful
on the old Keystone. This special hin.
drauce, however, will be obviated By next
season.
For some so miles, to Beaver, the road
is hemmed in by the Ohio on one side,
and high bills and rocks on the other,
thence northwesterly through q rolling
but not very inviting country, to AllisDce
O.-where road takes of to Cleveland
thence proceeds wostwardly to Crest
liue, pivot point for numerous roads, and
from which the rails carry the traveller
southwcstwardly, through Bellefontaint
and Sidney, to this place, 42O miles from
Pittsburg
Massilou, Canton and Wooster, art
Furnishing towns of from 5000 to II,
900 inhabitants, in . beautiful farming
region, like Pennsylvania without be
hills. Left the cars at the latter place
for a nights rest, and to secure dayiigh
for the rest of the way. From Crestlin
the country is level and sometimes swan
py, and except the large towns named
and a beautiful Ohio prairie come tel
miles in extent, with its pleasant homes
the road passes most pf the ~ay throug
dense, unshorn wilderness, With occa
, , sioual farms, and every few miles an EN-
bryo village, as new and raw and comfort
less as any to be found on the remo'es
frontier. Little elearings here and there
with log huts Of the rudest construction
, indicated the efforts and sacrifices maxim
to let daylight into the dsnk and tangle
recesscs of these heavy and gloomy oil
. forests. This is a new road and opens q
l much new country. There wse little
interest the traveller, and still less to temp
welI-to-do farmers of your State to migras
! in this direction.
c l left home after two days refreshin
rain, bat from the Allegbenies to the Ii
diana line, was surprised to find everythin
:. parched and dusty, suffering from drough
Towards evening encountered two thunde
.,. .cd oy p,v arrival here was n