Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-09-29
STRAY LIERS FROm A TRAVEL
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FARMrNGToS ST FoAHcIs Co No !

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!, fir m St Louis. W. called upon P. I
Collns. E-q, of Valentine & Co.'S *
press Office. formerly Of Warren. By
his kind attention. courtesy and urban
ity, our sjourn in The city was rendered
. Iruly aereeahle.
In 1850 S.. Louis contained 82. 744
iuhabilants The si'u lion Of the city
is beautiful. 1t stands on high bot
tom that rises gently from the river fOI
some distance, and then spreads cut in
{" an open prairie of several miles iu ex
tent. IL is neaIi in the centre of the
Mississippi valley, commanding the
tr ,de OF the Missouri, upper Mississippi.
Ilinois aud their tributaries, the fur ,rade
of tie north and west, the vast agricul
lural Re ions for hundreds OF miles
around. and the in xhausiibie mines of
lead and iron scattered over various par
llonS ol lie "uul'ry. The largest steam
boats can ply between here ami New
! Orleans al ,he lowest stage Of water. an
obvious adv sn'dgc o'er any town on the
Ohio. s. L"u.> Is ,he grand ccnrt ring
point of merchants, me- haui.s, emI
rants. tourists and adveuturer:; people
OF all character aud language meet here
and diSperse TO various parts of the coun
try. On Saturday. the 2 ,h inst. bade
adeu 10 the metropolis Of Missouri
The day was xceedlngly cod. Tor this
m"n.h OF the year, aHd A. the steamer
swucS round into the stream, The wind
wHIs,Ied di>nally through the vessel.
tearing up the waters of the Mississippi
in manner that would have been cred
liable 10 the winds oil old E"iuS. We
ard-n'Iy wished that some Neptune
would raise his placid head above the
water. and send the winds back 10 the
mountain caves. rebuke tie waves aud
que t in5s generally; Tor We, true 10 our
ouI Yaukte nature, desired 10 SIT out up
on deck and see everything. La about
three hours We arrived at Fort ChaIl.s
Il was lult 10y the French in 1890 to de
fend The mseiyes against the Spaniards,
who were in possession of Il par: OF the
country on the Mississippi. BY the
treaty Of Foniain5eau. Nov. 3. 1859
between Great Britain, France, Spain
and Portugal. the regions east of the
Mississippi, were ceded to Gre Il Britain,
Iu 1865 Capt Sterling in behalf of The !
latter power, TOOK possession of Fort
Charles. 1t was once a formidable |
structure of an irregular quadrangle, the
ex,eriUr sides of which were tour hun |
dred and ninety feet in circumference.
Within were COS s;ruc ed the magazines,
barracks. bake houses, guard rooms &c,
ie true French style. Ii is how one pro-
miscuous heap OF luins over which are
tIttS VI OJti~iiiHi saOiS c-Es=- hc
water Of Tie Mississippi has yellow ap.
pearance, and is by no means pa,aabie.
Al m dnight We left tie boat at s..
Grnevive. which is SKY miles from ST.
Louis, and IS the County seat of ST. Ge-
nrvIve county. l. was settled by The
Frcnch in l77l. Il i, pleasantly srua-
led on the 4 .hr bank OF the Mississippi,
AID Is place OF some trade in iron and
lead. in Tie mprulDg we visited The
;emeiery, which Is situated upon an ele
'ated ridge Of ground in lie western
Dart Of The Town. In con aims nothing to
interest the traveller, save the immea sc
ium0er OF black eros, Is from ten inches
o ten teet in length, which are standing i
Nd lyi PrUmlscuousiy through The {
~, and the tomb OF Hon Lewis +. {
IAN. Tie latter stands short dl, lance !
rom the road. surmvunied by hand :
ONE marble monument, erected 10y the |
4=slslasure OF Missouri, ON w.ich is in J
cnbed The following lion. Lewis F. 1
.inn-Ihc model Senator cf Missouri. !
As We could moi procure convey auce
D this place, abouE A. NJ. set uut ON q
not. For several hours We trudged b
lerllY on, the road winding up pic a
lre>que valley skirted on eiIher idr Il
5me,imes by luxlr.ant fields of corn Il
nd sweet potatoes. and again By dense C
jrest which We're surmounted in many A
lslances BY grape vines. forming ua;u S,
al arbors of exquisite beauty, wh.ch y
,emed TO invite the weary travellers 10 n
alt and repose. Time and distance
assed away pleasantly while journey ing
trough this Eden. About noon the Ii
Dad left the valley and began to ascend oi
lie hills. Then came the reality of our re
'urney, before We had only seen the b,
zeal, up long hill we would drag our g,
Ives, anxious to reach the top in hopes -
finding The road winding down into III
me pleasant valley on the other side, in
ii no, only slight descent or level IA
ain of few rods in width would inter- tn
me, and then upward, ever upward al
ouud the road for many weary mile. III
In The evening We arrived at little III
inlet called Valley Forge. Ii the Val III
J Forge OF the Revolution was as hard nc
looking place as this, | admire the for di
ude of Washington and his soldiers p!