Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-08-14

mountains. when suddenly q flash and a crash
occurred at, almost, the same instant. which
threw the horses suddenly back, and came so
| near turning the coach down the bank that
all sprung instuctivcly to the upper side OF
| the coach. A large tree had fallen from the
| side OF the mountain over the road, about
| ten feet in front of our team, and barely mis-
sing the coach ahead Of ours. Fortunately
we were near ono of the few houses on the
| road, and with an axe in the hands Of Mr..
Waters, our party soon removed the main
trunk out Of The road, while the drivers be.
hind were quietly waiting until We had opened
the track.
1t was nearly II o'clock when we reached
Covington. We stopped at the stage house.
and If we were rejoiced on arriving there we
we're doubly so on our departure ne1t morn
ing for the Springs.
! Covington is place Of about 400 inhabi-
tants, situated on handsome plateau among
the mountains, twenty one miles from the
"White Sulphur Springs The Covington
and Ohio Railroad, which is an extension OF
the Virginia Central, passes close by the
Springs and will extend about l20 miles to
the Ohio river. Our party passed over the line
in view OF the letting at Covngton on the 9th.
The work on the line is of q stupendous char
acter. There are FIVE tunnels between Gov.
ington and the Springs, one of which is 5000
feet long and will cost 100000. One of the
bridges will be constructed on stone piers GO
feet high, with 20 feet of trestle work on top
There is another 80 feet high and others oI
less height. The character Of the mountains
is not unlike that between Sunbury and Potts
vile, though the ranges are more broken and
the gaps and gorges deeper and more fre
quent, while the grades will not exceed 20 fee
to the mile. The work is in charge Of Mr.
Fisk, who has high reputation as q civil en-
gineer.
At Covington we met our friend T. S
. Mackey, of Milton, rs vigorous as youth o
twenty. We had also the pleasure Of greet
ing Messrs. Stone Dull, Collins, and others
= !. looking out for jobs on the line. We arrive,
= at the White Sulphur Springs on Frda
evening, and remained there until Sunda
! morning. Among other acquaintances ther
| met my old friend, James Worral, Esq
whose social qualities are only equalled b
o his abilaies ns an Engineer. His first ez
!. clamation on seeing me was, Harry Masse
-! You are the-most ubiquitous man
(. ever saw, and turn up everywhere"
o There were about 400 persons there, Wis
4. Al t 70 tal ha do
:, Of large area Of level ground, sufficient fc
= the building of large town. The building
at the springs are mostly small cottage
forming kind Of a hollow square, GOVERN
= about FIVE acres. In the centre is the spleI
.. did new hotel, 400 feet long, 100 feet wild
~ and four stories high. At one end is ii
- drawing-room, 100 feet by so. At the oih'
is tie ballroom, the same size. The spat
y, between is the dining. saloon, 100 feet wit
and $50 long. The building was constructe
'" by contract, and erected since the last SC
son, for $4,000. The spring is very stron
and is walled up and foored around, al
- covered with roof and dome, supported
=, columns. The waters are very highly il
pregnated with sulphur, the pebbles in Il
= stream being covered as with coat of viii
- paint.
3. Every night the large ballroom of Il
~ hotel presents o scene Of life and gaety on
n- to be witnessed at such laces. The southe
fe ladies are great on dancing and waltzin
ly Some Of them were constantly on the foo
+. and noticed among them number of Il
~ small waists Of olden times rendered app
or rently smaller by the spreading of hoops NJ
at crinoline. But ! must close for want
room.