The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-20

utterly unsv alng nor In thsre probability VI les beiax
extinsuished before II reaches distant peak Ia tue
mountain ani 10 intercepted by sudden gorge which cuts
OF the connection between tina; anu neig ab)rns mpax
tain range thus exheustng all the noastoo materin
upon which A. could feed before its progreee chcsod,
however, Il w have dooe damage to mat vs'ua.
Die wood region large supply Of oarcoai was procured
annually rom Tue mouotan timber ia tns' locality. but
sns o viii nearly exhaust the source or supply View
Ing the spectacle from the consideration OF sue
heavy loss enun 1t muAt entail, must be sad 20 afford
sne VISION feast more grand and sublime tnan any shat
could be iooksl upon.
i the isry EMISSIONS OF vesuvus sorp,ss tho raging
volume of flame which Ia no tsseripg In full yiew u
me, tae desert otions Of them which nave seen $40, o.
short OF their sublime caar icer rae interest
~ ~ OF tue latter sue former mus. coosst
~ sno pevuhar phcnomeDa OF their origin aud sDonts
peous eni'ssou which. h, 9ever iuptrt no stronger
cnMacerisc 70 the vabe flame In volume aud deust 1t
tue local designation toe seems or This Are
Bears abound Ia ths mountain region aud wo YES of Q
nero IN thousands. farmer In this noisbborhood in
formed me that he found twenty his shesp dead
Wholesale slaughter commil,od aud n ordsr "a a.I
out possible he removed AL but OF the dead sh.sp
The following morning DC visited toe he,d when he dis
covered the sheep literally mulated and partially deyour
cd, ana twelve or fourteen OF wha no supposed
species OF wolf lying dead around he sent for old
hunter In the pegnborhood ascertain what the
Of these animals and tue old instantly
them ~ soi Of hs brd, got bet ~een thu volt and
dog, which he frequently caught with traps on the
surrounding mountains they are, appears, very do
,.uSavs to the saeep aud poultry OK TINS region whe
the valley During the heavy winter SHOWS, the farmers
succeed in tracing Of toe latter their and
Killing them, but 10 summer they enjoy perfect mmuov
because Of the difficulty OF ovetaSng them u the thick
underground aud foliage Of the forest
There rich iron mine Within four miles OF the springs.
which, II properly worked, would yield mmenee
revenue In tho year. furnaoe established in the gh-
borhood, and with the limited employ ed very fA-
vorable results have been attained far Az the nsxt
railroad depot to tho mine noticed largo pile al pig
iron awaiting transportation to Alex sndria Baltimore,
and so far as could judge tho quality OF the iron
equal to any have ever produced Tho supply Of
iron in these mountains ID said TO be and
with anything like fair capital the returns would prove
very prof able. With the rude means of production
employ the wonder ia that the enterprise pxys all
especially In view OF the heavy cost OF transportation
This latter disadvau age could 70 considerable EXTENT
be By proper facilities OF production suca
M capital could bring into requ'stion aud the eo'er
prize assumed proportion to hone OF large
yieds, and ohuence redocon OF by holding olt
prospect Of large trade to ralros would prove
source Of wealth to ali Who may he interest ted ia IT,
since my arrival here, must confess have experl-
eneed more real pleasure aud the diversified
grAnceur OF natures mighty works than have
Witnessed curing tour OF nearlv half the Stale. This
beautiful valley and its SURROUNDINGS embrace larger
variety Of scenery than no witnessed in Ave times the
exten. in any other part OF Virginia.