The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-31
A SHORT VISIT TO THE COUNTRY.


might have taste of farm life, and |
perhaps enjoy a cooler atmosphere,
we left the city on the 9 o'clock train,
on Wednesday last, for Hendricks
County, stopping over night at Terre
Haute. The ride to that city was de-
lightful, as the road was smooth, the
company very agreeable, and the con-
ductor, Mr.. Bush-as are all the con-
ductors on that road-polite and at
tentiye. A fine rain that fell during
the morning cooled the atmosphere
and suppressed the dust The grow
ing crops along the E. 4 G. r. r.,
and indeed everywhere as far as We
Travelled, are extremely fine, perhaps
were never better, and an air Of pros
perity, thrift, and eontentment seemed
to prevail everywhere among the peO-
pie.
At Terre Haute we stopped over
night, and were handsomely enter
tanned at the Terre Haute House
beyond all question the finest appoint
ed and best kept house IN the State.
The present manager is Mr. Charley
Fairblothers, late of Barnums Hotel,
st. Louis, an extremely pleasant gen
tleman, and one who knows how to
keep hotel We never visit Terre
Haute but what we wish we, could re
move that magnificent hotel to our
city.
At CurrysyilIe, in Sullivan County,
we witnessed little mill between two
natives of that deiectable county.
There was a gathering Of some char
acter il that village, some Said
Democratic, others a johnson meet
ing, and the actors in the little drama
were illustrating the brotherly love
that exists in those happy families.
Some of the good citizens of Terre
Haute insisted that the cholera was
prevailing in Evansville, and that two
deaths from that disease had occurred
on Tuesday last.
Some very nice improvements have
been made in the Prairie City since
we had visited it.
Among the attractive features of
Terre Haute is the Artesian well,
that is steadily being driven towards
the celestial empire by Mr.. Chauncy
Rose, late proprietor of the Terre
Haute House, proverbial for his
wealth, his liberality and his public
spirit.
This we'll has been sunk to the
depth of ,001 feet and q inches, up
to Wednesday evening last, It has
run through various stratas of shale
of all colors, and four stratas of coal
and limestone. They are now passing
through strata of hard, blue sand
stone, $50 feet thick, and have passed
several veins of salt water.
Mr.. Rose commenced boring for
soft water for the Terre Haute House.
Having sold this fine establishment,
he is now working more for the pub
lie interest than his own. Would
that we had few Chauncey Roses in
Evansville. Like the Captain of the
Ollie Sullivan, with the Emperor, at
Harpeth Shoals-this great bore is
''gwine on"
On Thursday morning at 6 o'clock
we took the train on the Terre Haute
and Indianapolis Railroad, and
at 9 o'clock were set down safe and
sound at Plainfeld, some sixteen
miles this side of Indianapolis, where
we remained at the house of relative
until after noon, when we returned to
Cartersburg, and thence proceeded by
omnibus over finely graveled road to
Danville, and thence by hack four
miles into the country to the house of
a dear, good, old uncle, where we re-
ceived the warmest welcome, and the
most hospitable entertainment.
This is the land where the promises
of the Almighty, to the saints" But
ter aud honey shall they eat, and
g the land shall flow with milk and
honey" are literally fulfilled. With
fine farms, correct morals, good poll
tics and industrious habits, the peo-
pie live on the fat of the land, and
live to a ripe old age.
After a couple days Of real delight,
we left our darlings to the kind care
of our friends and returned to the
city, most reluctantly we confess, to
again furnish city Items 10 orr thons-