New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-31
FROM THE ALLBGHANIES.
From Our Special Correspondent

From Our Special Correspondent
OAKLAND. Nd, May "a. 1867
Tie historic interest which the present struggle
is day by day imparting TO all the region through
which the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad paSses from
Martinsburg 10 Grafton, is but fresh contribution
not ese stirring if less saysge-to that which 1t had
already derived from the wilder pssssges Of the old
French-Indian war; Upon these everlasting rocks
those dave Of frontier confiict have recorded them
selves thee grim gorges seem 10 reecho yet to the
crack of the Cressps' rifles these grand old moun-
i.,ins give back once more the war-wboop snd the
eagles scream mixed with thunder; once more
the woods seem 10 blaze above, aud the wa'-canoe
10 fash below while the friendly Nemecolin tIaoes,
along the trail Of the tribes, The route by which the
arrogant. lash Brgddock shall aftrward march upon
Fort Duquesue; and the young Washington drags,
many n weary mile. the surveyors chain, AMI
di e ans iu his lOneiIess Of breahIDg na'Ion y
you can almost hear asaln the dead twigs softly
crackle beneath the uoccas M OF the ioriorn Logan
or catch tue fierce fash Of Micha, Creeap's eyes
peerins from between the hem!o Es.
Over thers across the mountain glen, and beyond
tits "iake-hse reach Of tie POtonac,' you catch,
a, you fa.h by, glimpse Of the scarcely distin-
ishaole traces Of old military art The harmless re-
= ans 0. the frontier fOn "tredefck," erected by
Colooial MARYLAND in l7I5. La June, 30 il was
vrited 10y party OF gentlemen of po!itico LITERARY
r.. ute and one OF them has left readable descriy-
j6n vi the curious little s,rongho Il, from which
venture 10 quote: "be fort stands IN Tire III dst OF
cultivated Gelds, while wholesome looking barn
uestles under its dsmaniled walls. Tue fortihca-
lion il a square with ,alent angles basticnr, at
he four corners, and rises 10 the hight OF about III
teen feet There ere eabrssuros i0r cannon, nor
u the structure massive enough 10 iesot arti lery
but it built for fronts defense 1t was prob
ably rather a garrison :Or r.iienen than regular
fortress capable OF sustaining an attack OF Gisci-
pinned troop. The four substantial walls have been
ut little injured n the lapse of hundred year,.
Their interior is overgrown with weeds ID turhcr
the magazine is heap OF stones the barracks have
disaYpeared altogether; tie gates are gone; large
tleer flourish IN the corner baatous ivy grows over
portions OF the wall but with all these evidences Of
decay We We're gid TO hear that the farmer Oh
whose land it stands dOee not ado stone 20 De re-
moved, and is determined 10 preserve 1t as bist0r
cal relic Of onr Mary land foreiathrrs.'
Bu; here near by, are freshcr ri gns-cbsrfed foot
prints, where War has just passed over the burnt
bridges Of Cherry Run, Sleepy Crees, the Great
and Little Cacapon, Green Spring Kun, and Paiier-
sons Creek" jackson, Ashby. Sheets, their
marks the irreTes-ibl- young tre-tcs that carr
ur over now 30 saueily, relnnd Oi the San Fran
cisco merchant in one Vi the great fires of -, wuO
while bis warehouse was roaring ana cracking Ia
tie flames, brought builder 10 the spot aud con-
tracted with tIm for bigger concern" TO be
raised on the lot, IN ten days; You don ex-
Ittt a itIiOW ~ wait tIu tHc ehiLH E'tp Coih, hO
soul" said he.
You see those bright, new roofs, cleaning in all
the glory Of iresh shingles That Ii Hancock, un
rooted by Jacss0nS shelis; between HAT cr.ILeuce
Oh your ri bt gDd that Otbtr on Jour In be fought
with Lander lis artillery duel, across the lutte
town.
And here il Cumberland-but We will not etop till
we return there Is more W tell Of tie beautiful and
storied Mountain City than We can crowd into The
limits OF this hasiy screed
Twenty mile. more, and we at New Creek
Of brush at this pout with gu.rrias Lar, Sunday IN
which some teansters were caught; and 1t Was near
here ,Jint "Dashing Dick Ashby secuted he and
most of his party OF Black Horse we're killed, you
remember in ii desperate hand-lo-haiid light on the
railroad AT Patterson Creek. Among the Sceesh oil
this region there run strange tales OF turner
"Asbby's OATH" and there are tbose among tie
LOYAL who hope he will be reckless enough TO try 10
Nuke il good On the spot where his younger brother
fell II the latest runon be true, he Ii not far on;
but the new Bgadler IL a cautious man, more prone
to follow bis own astute and patient plans than The
red saddle blanket Of the exclusive Sheets
Gu the marvellous grade from Piedmont To AHA
mont-iroin mountain foot 10 mountain tOp-marvel-
Gus by art well by nature, tor here the snort
inS spoke-lOrse' tugs up the steep at the rate o.
ia leet TO the nile iO seventeen mlle5-the eXbila-
rated Traveller If diverted BIZ fire in the mountains III
Athf, ara snow on the mountains III Jniy; Oy ne
ioney log nuts Of wo1dmen aud hunters, cIhbiiH
IKE ora Ii ID 70 the mountain eds; BY the rude