The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23


interesting region Of country lies IN Western and Pa.
ciac territories still unsxplored BY the tourist how
poor in compsrop are all lhs points interest for ssur-
sn This side Of the Mississippi rns osski No ipsains;
the beautiful Budsop; Saratoga. with lie mineral waters
and It's fashionable folles Newport with surf and IN
memory OF past greatness Lake George and Lake am-
plain, with their quiet beauties sod their historic recaec
TONS the While Mountains their ao lions of tery,bIe
earth shdee the 81 Lawrence, with ts thousand lapds
"a rapids and the charming solitude Of les shores even
the grand esrths wonder ITSELF the thund erng Niagara
common plsre sights compared 20 those wonderful
that Nature has carved avay in the
aoudes Of the Great Basn 10 the the Rocky
Mountains and Of the Sierra Nevads and 10 beautiful
valleys Of the Sacramento San joaquin lying DO ween
tho base OF those mountains OF e,erna snow and ihe
placid waters or tho Psch, There are scenes whose
msgneenoe sppas the sense before which spectator
sispes spe bound unable TO suppress sensations OF
and wonder upon nj, mind At sgnt OF
these grandest Of Natures works Il has occurred 70 s
hs, would DO rendcr,sg s-e service the Ho,d Of
toors BY grouping oseshsr the points OF Interest that
invite them leave the beatsa track OF travel aud ,zh.
teerF in the North, and direct their t,eps o~sfd ,bs
regions OF the setting sun.
OVER THE ALLsGBAEIEs.
let the traveller seek st Louis BY way OF the great
tho,oushares concentrating in tbs, Ns~ York tho vast
he travel along the Lake Shore road ros,o tssocs
Along the Michigan southern and N,rfheru inalna Rail
road 10 Chicago and thence By bis choice dozen
roads 70 Cincinnati and 81 Louis This IL the IRE
quenfed route between New York and tho later city.
thcre Ia, however aoo.hsr roai IN Cincinnati which tho
loyer Of the picturesque night veil prcfer no could
only get 10 Bs tmore by some other dbecuon THAI by
the STATE Of Camden and Amboy through the City OF
BrosberIy Love Once ON tbs road from Baltimore how
ever, BY the Baltimore snJ Ohio Railroad tho pe.uuss OF
The route begin 20 develole themselves For nours lou
,kirt tho rus hing Prspsoo, Win mills and orss
and covered cottages along its banks, and s
noisy babbns waters orossed here and there BY pic
tursque bridges, and you are onen tempted 70
ask yourself why IA that basy popu-
lstlon on The time pressing out 70 sstAnt
territories, when 20 large portion Of might fnd
and spsoe enough IN this beautiful and fertile rcg,,u Bat
have TO time 70 speculate on this. me road "a era.
duaily ascending spus OF the AeghAnes; new OBJECTS
Of interest presented as every tarp Bue Rsge
barely psreepbIe In tue falling twilight although the
guide book informs you thai Il be ~hen the train
reaches certain point In the road; and afer ride Of
four Eve hours jon st down 10 q comfortable supper
In the Inn Hsrpers Ferry unconscious, perhaps, sx.
cep, be moonlight night ana that you have been
oourr the drowsy god Of the beauty Of the surrounding
scenery with The mountains lowering high above and Tho
arowy Potomac rushing Ear belor. n not pressed for
TINE this place, with Ma great national ~mory and is
picturesque scenery, v well repay The tourist FOR ne
day he may devote 10 L.
me Western Virginia Raroaf buin IL an immense COS,
the state through Wild uupeoplsd district taps the
Bsimore and Ohio At The village Gfasos sgs, OF aus
bour' distance from Hsrpers Ferry. There you &c, a
gosd early breakfast and you DO The
mountains BY the riszsg plan, when Is b,rs carried out
70 perfection. you can tAss the western vryish road,
which through nnumerabe tunnels Puxsr burg,
POINT the Ohio river where for the nr,t tins POUR
route you make the soqusntsnce Of the aocss Of the
Western rivers, which conveys you 70 place called
Marietta famous the history OF The sesemen, Of the
Northwestern Territory. Thence the Marietta and Cn-
cnnst Railroad carries you 10 The Queen City Of the Vest
But instead of taking the Virgin Central inc pro
,e.ute your jour-ey 70 Wheeling on ths Baltimore sad
Ohio Railroad, you are carried through some Of the
widest and srnndes scenery this ste toe Rocky Noun
,a,p.. Her ytu ssh, the Cheat rivsr rclsrs over ia
pebpy scd Aoudreds Of fOst bsow you ~he On the %
posae shore the mountains rise perpendicuary stir their
sides covered sh apparently upe.etrssis forest giving
the grantest idea OF unoroken solitude rne Cheat
river famous ~ are all the rivers Of Western Virginia.
for is excellent nshns; but although easily accessible
from New York Philadelphia, Baltimore and wsshingtoa
but few tourists find their wsy there.
Crossing the mountsips between wheeling and Graf.
ton b one Of The Characteristic Gestures Of this
janot II Is intensely exciting. The train comes
dashing up 70 the very base OF the mo ,nssin,
which appears 70 bar any furthur progress rurnens
works in operation Tor the purpose Of boring pas
ssge through solid limestone and granite Bds vii re-
qulro years N rcrfect the work 10 The meantime
sneerDs sciercs has devised way 10 get The cars u2 TO
the summit and ihog them On TIE other side. rms
done By means OF short di.gonsi tracks. thus ths
train runs over trssk Of say $50 yards which has
gradual elevation BY Of switch at Mo end OF
.hs. short track gets another cut and backs s up
grade on another track there syalu switches on ,ad
funs couple Of hundred yards or~sri another psce
AGAIN 10 backs, aud overcomes ner grads u ike
length, Ard 50, By zgz,sg'rs 5sksac 40 ior~asi-.
he ifsa tstg'og 81 The hne ever oect.os precpsss-
he -,1 mi IA a. ierrf .,g