Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-07


furnished US with the following interesting
''lotes OF travel" Iu company with one or Two
friends he left this city short time ago, on the
tiip ui which he speaks, aud which is so gfaphi |
cdy related in the following:
Notes Of a Pedestrian Tour.
SErr 2G-At 90 A. NJ, ! left Wilmington in
whit suppose We might onll our "Owl Line"
aiiving at Philadelphia at . 90 At 8 o'clock
my companion E. and myself, started by the
rnilAlelpha aud Reading Railroad, and went
us far as Hamburg, Berks county, distance of
about 10 miles. After dinner, and getting one
ol my shoes heels "tapped," 1--WE commenced our
walk, proceeding through quite pretty country
ny far as Steinsyllle, Lehigh county, a distance
Of II miles, Here We supped and lodged, The
mlst romantic portion of our route to day lay
nlong Maiden Greek, really quite beautiful
spot II was here that we met famy Of
''oontrabauda," strolling along. The father,
made his money by cleaning chimueys, aud tue
family sabslsted chiefly on what be killed with
his rihl, He informed us that he was out of
"Ammuuition, big word, we thought, for him
To use II proof Of how quickly all classes are
becoming accustomed to military terms. The
party consisted of the two parents aud tour
children, each OF the parents carrying child
Oh their back, somewhat after the Iudun fashion,
bssiles bearing their raiment In the same style
A little further on, at Pine Creek We net with
Dutch Democrat, with whom we conyersed OH
politics We found him strong Union man
lie wished to vote with bis party as he had
always done, but seemed to be 80 much afraid
OF Mcclellan that he had concluded not to go to
the polls We left him "Ths Press" which he
at once commenced reading hungriy. aud we
hope protiLably AT Hamburg, we found the
political feeling pretty strong. Berks county,
will, of course, give a majority for Mcclellan,
but lllesteI's friends hope 10 elect him to Con
gress. II Is hereditary here To vote the Demo
cratic ticket, aud many are kept from voting
any other ticket from fear of losing the country
custom. While Mcclellan may receive mn.
jIiy here, il will MT he. il is Thought M large
n- the usual Democratic mnjoriiy, The same
may be said Ol Lehigh county.
SEPE "a Started from SttiUsvile at eight
. O'clock, mud rested for dinner ut SaegerstAle, u
little village about l3 miles distant. Here. We
met With very good fare Between Stenuyille
aLd saegersvlllc. the scenery At times was very
iine We ARE all the while within u mile or two
. Of the Blue Mountains, and the foliage is already
! uxuriuling In lis autumuHl hues. The people
are uniformly Dutch, many Ut them not under
? standing word Of English They are thrifty,
/ and doini we'll, Their dwelling houses, harms,
mud out houses, are mostly Of stone, and very
Substantially constructed, aud witha very neatly
- Kept. More wObru ARE ht work iu tue fields
G than men -b"sAng cOrn, gathering auI assoit-
{ ing puiatJts, mating hny, &n. hrsdes their
ordinary uyoealiOna Ol dressing hax, &c The
+ crops have us general thing. been very gODd
. thls year iIl du Sc ia our costa ne AMI mJye-
Y nenls, We are very 0uruu-ly watched, and
q many Ale lbe sulmi-rs Hs 10 our business in
1 thus travelling through lhp cNuntty Al SAeger-
2 vile ! was asked, "aie )uu hllOws hunting
h suhsiitut,s3" With Mhat satisfaction Ind /
answer, that ! belonged lo district whrl huil
A Gllel It's quota
FROM SatgesYile We galasl TO atgtiggitn,
# distance aing her Ut 70 miles since in0I ming
a Along this roule wv often had occasion to smile
a Rt the lhd'se'mina'r manner in which sign
q posts are put up III this region For instance,
4 starting from certain point VIC will inuuiIe
now many lhleA II Is TO the next point. We
may he told slx miles. We will go about half Il
a mile and discover sign hoard declaring the
n 'hhtance to he three miles. We will 90 about
l. quarter Of mile further, and then another
" 1iEn hoarl WI assert that il ia eight mips dt
. another half Oi u mile, say, and tho distance
may be marked iivu miles. Aud, SO the ,lircc
:. tiona OF the Inhabitants will vary rs greatly
~ Tue experienced pedestrian will alwnys resigl
hlmsrli TO the greatest distance, aud tn,he
,e believe that sign huard which represents him NJ
y walking bachWdrds. AT one lime we asked of u,
old Dutch farmer who was just hauling n hi
= potatoes, how fur il was from 0ermansville Il
" StaluStop. He Gnswered, live miles We hn,
JN"t iN'N " hllAueI ANhh u Nub ulhe flileb
70 We said, sis It no further" lie answered
suppDslng we Wishej il to be further, ~ shoul
T. thlhk that was far enough for such warn
ro AFTERNOON as this !"
as On our way TO Statngton, we stopped at III
celebrated Franklin Slate Quarry, owned h
nj the Lehigh Slate Company, through which W
nm were kindly shown. 1t curious aud interest
ns lug plq2e TO yi,it Il is Que Of the largest au
AZ Hnest quarries in ihe eOuptry. Mete we SAL
- The OrncpeAAH nf Llnstina apltftino aud
The Slate gotten out here is used chiefly fU
'a' roUhng. The whole neighbOrhood is filled wit
- Slaie 4larFlAs, aud steady occupation s give
nc to large number of Welshmen, Hardly au
A'' other are engaged in this business. 1t is dill
ne cult 10 learn ii by merely standing by and look
" ing on, and no Melshman will explain it exceI
ue 10 ope of Ais own nation There are scarcel
auy buildings lp this neighborhOoI even III
smallest aud most unimporiant ones, that al
lcy not Bhte1, Shingles are very seldom seen.
ex SkPr 2s-Hetore starting off on our wal
ty. this morning We went iH company with D
Wilson (the physician Of the pa0e, who is larg
:. " interested in a new Slate quarry in Ii
I'm neehtorhood) to the Slate factories near Sta
"" iDgton. 10 one we saw tile different proeess
,n oil planning, saving, polishing, aud carving sa
X and blocks of Slate; also the operation
eh enamelling the same into the most bsaptif
mantel pieces, lelap- stands, table-iops, y,
exactly initiating the most exquisite marbles
W. II is claimed for the Slate that it will resist Ii
an action of acids better than marble. II certain
the " wears we'll from some samples we saw wh
ical had been in use many years Itis easily worke
at the ,.saws aud ohisels, &C., operating on it
smooth almost as IL it were wood. They Il
..sa making np the refuse State here into draini
,;or tiles, &c. We also saw tho whole operation
= n converting the rough Slate just from the quar-
- into the School States and Black Boards. III
i, was exceedingly interesting Very few OF o
the School boys know through how many dffere
ma hands the States which they use daily. pa
'ase before they. get them Some ten different De
'uer sons handle them in the various processes.
vas saw an extensive tunnel and mine of Slate
seu the peighborhOOl, which they are work.
py pretty llueh es goal ia worked. DIR. Wills
'"n. and three others have lateiy qfscoJe ed "a lii
az and very fine quarry in this section winch III
gh', purchased for about $500, and Out Of viii
VAS several generations CON make large fortunes.
iuAs la Dir. Wilson's presence, md with hiv conse
u"u | named it the Eureka (Gfeek for Fl ha
'eer fOnnd') quarry While ou our way to the L
,on- , high Water Gap, we encountered u rain stu
"or' which obliged ue 10 remain NJ the Gap
qp- several Ioars. While itHns raining so hasd
ace, equld Bgl hep thinking Of the terrible resl
this Which deyasiaied this gh9le section two yel
or ago last June, Traces Of which still remain
bis were shown the highest peiDt Which il reeel
fac Al such dslante from the bed Of the ri
eals tlN II looked almost impossible tor the LeLi
his to have ever been so turbulent.
ell, After dinner, the weather looking more prom
leg, lEse resumed our Eas, crossing the Lehi