Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-13
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June 9, 1861
From Altoona my way Law FOR the FIRST thirteen
miles up the mountains. In that distance the
railroad pennsylvania CENTRALLY ascends here
eleven hundred feet, and at one point doubles on
It's track, II were almost rs short as the crook
Of ones elbow. Though grand and interesting,
the scenery in the mountan here Is by no means
as supendous and striking as that greeting the
eye Of the traveller upon the mountain section Of
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad. The difficult
ties Of the location and construction Of this road
over the AllegsEies were not 1.-THE Of those Of
the other. That is: In crossing the great back
bone Of the Atlantic country | reached Pitts
burg shortly after noon, travelling from the top of
a. - - +hors 70 q watgring place
called CressOn-almOst entirely thrCugha tuItI-
vable and thickly inhabited region. Though
few elaborate farm improvements were visible
from the car window on either hand, thrift,
abundance and intelligent agriculture Were
visible in all the surroundings by The way The
descent to the head CT the Ohio river at Pittsburg
was rapid and agreeable. Seven or eig ht miles
east Of Pittsburg / passed the celebrated site of
BrsddOck' 3 defeat-marked in no especial M amer
to distinguish it from surrounding fields From
that point to Pittsburg the country is devoted to
elegant villas and private mansions, as well az
pointed in all respects those Of any other Amer
lean citT's suburbs
At Pittsburg, the war again obtruded itself
forcibly upon my observation. The fair ground.
and buildings were occupied by drilling troops
for the most part ununiformed. preparing evil
IDENTIFY To depart shortly to take part In the coming
momentous struggle As dingy as the all-perva-
ding bitumlnous smoke makes all Pittsburg, II is
nevertheless very handsome city, everywhere
exceptin localities devote to manufacturing only
The sars and ST pes seemed to be flying from
half Pittsburg's thousands OF houses. The Union
feeling is inter here-as well II may be; for the
success OF the oligarehy's conspiracy against the
Integrity Of the Union so far, has struck blow at
Pits5urg scommerce by means of the Mississ ppi,
such Is few cities have as vet experienced Doubt
less her every available dollar and man will be
freely accorded to restore the authority of the
United States over tie States protesting TO have
seeded. Her only hope for the future-the i'm
mediate future, msan-rests upon the mainten-
ance Of the Union at any cost and at all hazards;
and, the Stars readers may rely on it, she pitts.
bufg) Is " ia for the war with almost appalling
earnestness and energy.
To-day, she can command more actual money
and men for its prosecution than the whole State
OF South Carolina, though her actual population
may not be more than $50 coo; her resources OF
men being, in ed 1itiOn TO her own at present un-
employed laborers and mechanics, thousands and
tens OF thousands Ohio river men usually making
'hef bread In connection with the transportati IN
OF her heretofore SO extensive manufactures and
the raw materials out of which her immediate
population fashions them. Her bridges connect
Ing PittsOurg proper with her newest half-AlIe-
gany city-are remarkably fine stru ctures-four in
understanding the Allegany in the vicinity
OF each other, and connecting the two divisions
VI VIC cry w IUuI pIIuUIpdI vi either The
are u1pa
the construction OF the residences Of Pittsburg's
merchant princes-to achieve space for their pro-
Per surroundings, as well as exemption from the
HI Peryading nuisance Of coal lust and tar which
In single season, turns red bricks black or
white paint almost black, in the midst Of Pitts
burg's tall manufacturing chimneys.
According to the estimate Of an intelligent ci,i-
zen riding by my side, the war has already cost
Pitssburg the lOss Of third OF her late vast com.
merce; or, In other words, Of We'll nigh third Of
her really vast wealth earned by hard labor and
Intelligent enterprise In the last fifty years That
she Will fight to the bitter end for its recovery,
and Will freely spend all the rest in the Effort to
recover IT, is az certain that the sun will rise TO-
morrow; or one may draw no just conclusions
from the written history OF the civil wars Of other
nations.
From Pittsburg, at one p. m, departed down
The Ohio by rail, on the rivers west bank Seeing
AT every turn on both banks of the river Oil well
upon oil well-a dozen or more being con-
SANITY ir sight The machinery for boring and
working them is extremely simple. A miniature
1'eaIh engine pe forcGs the labor, while rude
scaH"idihg, seine twenty or thirty feet high
"etpie ShaPsd-oraces the boring and pumping
rois The GbGHdOnsd wells were most nnmerons
the wells being bored ere next numerous. wbiIe
'-s "eiIs icing worked-then producing OIL
Were few and fer between. Those that Were
evidently productive to the pon. Of being remu.
nerative ere still less numerous than either o.,
The whole. my railroad birds eye view of til. oil
well business in this vicinity leaves on nv mind
strong impression that it has SO far cost quite s
iioeh "s IL las come To- W. u. WI.