Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-14
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Correspondence Of the IrteiAgenecE'l
FAYErrE SPRINGS, August 10, 1851.
4 Hessrs EditOrs.-I have been sojourninS lor
some days at this popular and delightful sum
f,ner resort. whence have fed from the noise,
heat and dust Of the city; and so pleased am
with this retreat. that cannot refrain from CIV
ing my friends landmark to a beautiful water
ing place. whether they avail themselves oil u
or not ,,,,.
Nowhere, perhaps, can there be found l Spot
more Astounding in general interest, than Fay,
cite Springs. There is food for amusement anu
instruction, equally to the poet, painter, hlS!G-
rian antiquarian, pleasure seeker, and inSaila.
a citizen Of Wheeling can rail It within eiSn-
teen miles Of the springs to ConnelSEllle, rom
whence daily line Of coaches run 10 the SPRINGS
over a smooth pike; or those who prefer tne
river can reach within 4 few miles oil tue
snrinss by steamboat These springs are stu
ated ut an altitude Of several thousand feet ABOVE
the sea. which causes the atmosphere TO DC
hiohlv inyigorating Before coming here, my
appetite was bad, and dyspepsia held my taSte
in ruthless subsection; but scarcely hau arr arr,
we'd before found myself almost raVen0ts, anu lI
SO bracing and tonic were the AR ana Wale';
that eat everything set before me WIN equ9i
ayidity and itnpunity. The scenery surround
ling the springs, has no parallel IN any that
have ever seen, not even excepting that lUi
which the Hudson is 50 proveTbiai S'uale!'
as il is, in the highest region OF the inaJesuS
AlleghenieS, the prospect Is beanlllni Geyonu
the most vivid power of description Far as
the vision can reach, the beholder Is entranccd
in wonder and admiration at the Great valley
If the West spread before his gaze like map,
until retiring in undulating lines, it is lost and
mingled with the azure OF the SKY. FlaceS
within short ride are rich natural ana assoc
ciated attractions, Among which ] will name the
great Ohio pyle Falls on the Youghiogheny
river, the Cucumber Cataract that streams from
a shelving rock fifty feet perpendicular, under
or behind which person can stand ana gaze
upward ai-the sheet of 'SGtcr a6oye ms mead
I Here the FIRST BATTLE FIELD OF th0 s,fa4hsr
of his Country arrests the grateful contempla-
ton of every true American. History has in
deed flung over these hills charm Of the most
romantic interest, in addition to the natural Tea
lures Of the scene, which are of beauty most
solemn and picturesque. Here sleeps that gal
liant but misguided spirit of Gen. BraddocE'
with nothing above him bnt Gods eternal heaV-
en- and nothing around him but natures wilder
ness and sublimity. The brave Jumonville, too,
lies here in his last slumber. No gorgeous
handiwork of marble here rears its sculptured
cont, to tell the wayfarcr that 1.-THE path oil
| glory leads but to the grave Their only re-
QUEEN, is the waiting and signing OF the noun
| tain wind as it sweeps through the giSaht'C
pines. that stand like grim SentinelS to guard
I the place where youth and valor sleep.
Onusc awhile upon the mighty Past
And call the vivid scenes before your view
Every hill and valley here is consecrated by
some interesting "Reminiscences or natural attrac-
ton Among the most prominent spots OF IN
iterest besides those we have named, are Wash
ingtons Springs; Dulany's Cave, which may be
explored for miles; Fort Necessity; DunbarS
Camp; the White Rocks; Pine Knob, from
which the landscape extends under the eye
for hundreds of miles; Meadow Run Rapids,
which rush down channel cut fair and |
square, as with chiscl, from the solid bed OF
granite rock: the Lovers Leap. Those places, |
iii within six miles Of the Springs. and many |
not three, making the visit pleasant horse back /
ride Next TueSdaysa gsand eScuTsion-dnd pic !
mic, consisting of about fifty of the visitors, is
in contemplation to visit Pine Knob and enjoy |
the far famed view.
The accommodations here leave nothing to be
desired. The landlord is the best Of fellows
good egg" and the servants at
tentivc and oblising. The water is held iii high .
for dyspepsia and scrOtfuous alice
lions. 1t has been repeatedly analysed by emf
ncnt physicians and found TO hold in solution
oxide of iron, inagneSia, iodine, sulPhuret and
several other medical agents, making it great
.Onic and Alternative. The deposit from the
springs is also applied externally for diseases of
he skin, as cutaneous eruptions, and is held IN
nigh repute for this virtue.
70 the pleasure seeker, game a6oundS, such
is ten pins shooting gallery, billiards, bagatelle
ables, revolving and pendulum swings etc,
while to the disciples of nimrOd and blessed
Sid Izaak, the neighboring hills and streams
abound in game and iiSh-trout in particular, OF
The largest size Paths cool and ScqueStered,
cad through the woods in every direction, at
fording delightful and easy exercise.
cannot close this letter, already too long,
without giving you bill of fare-of to-day for
no! / will not tempt you for fear
you will come down on us here like swarm of
reporters, compositorS, print
ers, readers and from which heaven preserve usl
devils However if you do come you may rest
assured of excellent quarters, good time and
charges exceedingly moderate-ony s. per
week! But here is the page filled, so must
drop anchor and bid you farewell PnASToN.
CoAL-BURSIYG LocoSoTiyEs. The expert
ments that have been made for some time past, |
relative to the substitution of coal for wood IN
the running oflocomotives, with view to the
reduction of expense, and at the same time Sc
curing an increased rate of speed, have been
successful. The following letter to w. A. Crock
er, of Taunton, is to the point. The Webster
was made at Taunton
Wilmington & Baltimore R. R. Co.,l
Philadelphia, June 80, 1857.
WV. 4. CRoCEER, Eso-Dear Sir-EnclOscd |
l send you statement of the performance of
the Webster on this road The train run by
Tue w custer Is tlle noon eAp press Inc heaviest
and quickest train down, and the night train
up, which is also the heaviest train up. She has
never failed to make an abundance of steam in
all the trips she has made; and is, in every re-
spect, successful coal.burner
Yours truly, S. n. FELTON,
-SsD.S---.-
orR RELATIONS WIN FoAErGx GOVERNMENTS
The National L0teligencer thus refers to the
peaceful relation existing bstween the United
Stats and Eoreign Cfnvernmenfs.