New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-25
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Correspondence Of The Il Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Il Y. Tribune.
sTAUSToN, Va, May q, 1855.
Stanton, % all tie wore knows, is the capital
of Western Virgins. Tia position is central; 1t is
situated at the southern end Of the Shenandoah
Valley. The town itself is miniature Rome; il
has the Roman hill, as well as little Tser. The
surrounding country might well be termed the
Campsgua, were it not that the fields are clothed
with verdure of the riche.t dSe. The town has q
Desf and Dumb Asylum, State Asylum, young
ladies' seminary, good schools, elegant churches,
very superior hotels and population OF about
$500. The people are just now highly excited 10
reference to the election OF County Clerk. The
prominent candidates are Mr.. Mickey and Mr.. John
ID. Imbodur-the fret Democrat whose family
have held the Office since the food aud the latter
an American" of considerable ability and very
popular The Office is worth $4,000 year.
Meeting with an old friend d, Browns HOTEL or
rather should say at the American" and learn
ing that about fifteen miles northeast of us there
was an anthracite coal field of great extent, also
the famous CycOpean Towers 0our remarkable
blue marble blocks resembling closely the turrets OF
a castle which rise abruptly from plain near the
coal field to the hight of 100 feet, we started to
see them. The road was billy, but smooth. Our
driver however, beng son OF the Old Dominion
and fully believing in the old saw slow and sure,
especially when the contract for carrying was 50 a
day and found, managed to carry that afternoon
to Mount SOlon," thirteen miles from StauntOn.
Mount Scion is beautiful little town, Boosting of
two flour and one paper mill, also forge from
which the smiths of the neghbOrhOOd procure their
bar iron, good academy and fine church. Early
next morning we started for the coal field and
the CyclOpesn Towers. This field is named - the
/ Dora Coal Field "a New-YOrker having baptized
it after the name OF fayorlte daughter. lie coaI
| formation lies fat and above wafer level. 1t Is
a wonderful sight TO see those black and sum
/ ing layers. Good gracious! what walls OF iron
! ores; how Mr.. Cooper's eyes would glis-
ten. Here are iron ores and Goals enough
! TO make the bars Of all the railroads IN the world
and. pave the streets OF every city in the universe
The Cyclopean Towers are truly majestic. The
plain from which they rise is perfect level for at
/ least three miles around. To the west OF them
/ rises the North Mountain. The day IS not distant
when city will spring upon this SITE as the ter.
minus of the Manassas Gap Railroad must De here,
the coal and iron being most accessible at this
point. Having all that was worth seeing, and
learning that the valley toward the north was of
SURPRISING beauty, concluded to venture as far as
, Shenandoah Springs, in Cedar Creek Valley l ac
cordipely took the stage for Harrisonburg - miles
miles north Of Stanton, thence 20 Newmarket,
Woodstock, and Slrasburg where l rested over
night The stage-road Is as smooth as Broadway
the entire distance Tie country through which II
passes is lovely beyond description 1t Is bounded
/ on eilhea side BY ihrms Dlghy Improved, 'uo Iauu
being valued at from $50 70 800 per acre. The
most noted farm of the val ey is DR.. Minis, consist
ING of :. 500 acres of fla, meadow and upland; tue
mansion overlooks the entire farm. The estate iOr
mcrly belonged TO the famous Stein6 rger, VINO had
inherited this paradise ard $50 900 IN nancy In
Am evil hour Nicholas Biddle visited his house, and
persuaded him TO turn speculator, and be ls no"
stall butcher in San Francisco.
After comfortable nights rest took horse
and in about one hour found myself overlooking
the valley and town of Cedar Creek and the
shenandoah Springs. This is a side valley from the
great Shenandoah. Its length is about ten miles
Width from two to three. Through the valley runs
a stream. which is divided into tSo parts oy a
piece OF table lard of about 1000 acres IN e1ten.
The famous Cspon Springs are ten mles from mere
but. the road being very mountainous ana rough "
GET there postponed going for the present. CEDAR
Creek is destined to be u place OF great resort
Alum. sulphur and chaly beate iron ores ard manga
nese abound here They have good water power
ms well az fine timber and good sol. here are se'
eral saw mills, -four and grist mills in tee place
Eggs sell here at cents per dozen; chickens d, ~
Cents each; butter at II cents per pound WING
! osts com and wheat are corresPondnsy cheap
The distance from this point to Alexandra Is ninety
miles.