The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-13

ONE day last week. We heard that a
ProjsCt WAS on foot, among our c.tizens,
70 purchase the country place of Ihom-
- dornbEOok, Esq, and convert it into
n cemetery Being pretty Tired, at the
ne, OF trudEIng up and down the hard
psvsmsntz oiths city, this information,
with = suggestion from the party com
EnuEIcatIny IL determined rs TO paw q
visit - the estate spoken OF. that We
might lay before our readers souse facts
IN regard 20 IL
Procuring q Pegasus. vye GzII1pe,i
away COT the National Rnai past the
b=autisz Of Fulton, the ToH gate. and.
ascending the rlSs just beyond
'ths raS= track came n full view
Of the plaza Ne were in search OF.
- most b=auCful plIace Il vrzs with
IL gentle mound rising gradually. b-
an easy slCp'= OF four or 1--WE deSre1S. 10
the height OF my or sixty feeL above
the rozd- its declining towards the
woods on the Left, and again rising and
falling in easy UndulziiOns. almost the
whole Of If covered with an inuumera-
BE varisty Of both evergreen and de-
c-duous Tres rare plants and delicate
-oSeEsr tnere vas presented such a va
ried beauty OF scenery IS deiieS ade-
guats description.
Hiding on we saw an extremely broad
lane 70 Te@t wide, We have since learn
ed furnishing the first entrance to the
place; but wishing TO enjoy the pros
Pect afforded BIZ the magnificent tres
bordering the front we passed to
the far end, and entered by another
nne road. Tying our horse. we as
cendsd the mound whose beauty had
nrst attracted our attention Reach
ing lis top, there was spread out
before Us as lovely a view as eve would
wish 10 behold. Looking up the valley
towards Ms Cruger's, we caught
gimPses Of Wheeling Creek through
the tres, and, on both sides of it, fields
green and golden, and brown. Look
ing doTn the valley, was a broader ak
panSs Of wood and field, until the eve
Es~tsd at the horizon on Wheeling Hill.
b-ns4t1 our feet almost, were country
residences surrounded with the lavish
comforts. which wealth and taste alone
can supply. Here. We thought, is a
sp9t true taste would select for enjoy
nsnt while living, or repOSe when dead.
ny; dornorook, however, had antici-
patsd a part OF our thought. Right on
the sum init OF the elevation an open
space had been left, and a well dug at
one side OF 1t, 20 odd feet deep and con-
tanning 81 feet of water. Here, evident
y he had intended to erect his dwell
ling house.
Continuing our stroll, we became
more and more impressed with the
beauty of the place and its apprOpri-
arsneSs as a home for the living, or a
resting place tor the dead. For here
were many hundreds of symmetrical
eVsFZreeDs. from . to IS feet high, with
forest and choice fruit trees, more than
We can name. Among them were
white and Austrian pines, red cedars,
Norway spruees, hemlOcks, Iarches,
scotch rrs, jumpers, American and ST.
DerlAn arbOr vitae, tree and dwarf
box, DC. DC, an immense variety of
NAPLES, eims, English lindeps and
hi. L.,
hardy poplars, weeping Willows, balm
of-GIleadss magnollas, oaks, the COM
mon and mountain ASHES and catalpas
apple, pear, peach and plum trees to-
gether with luxuriant shrubberrv.
towering plants. &c. &c.
All this[ the distant observer beam
tiful wilderness of trees and shrubberv
had been planted and trained with the
utmost care and taste, and was inter
serted by spaces for winding carriage
drives, eleven or twelve steps thirty
six feet wide, and shaded promenades,
sufficiently retired to be the haunts of
Diana and her Bymphs.
Hidden from the road by the mound
we came across two frame dwelling
houses, with stabling, carriage and
wagon houses, etc, etc, complete, and.
in the quielest nook Imaginable, an eX-
ceedingly fine spring Of clear, cool, son
water.
The place is four and one-fop,4b
miles from the SUSPENSION bridge over
the Ohio 1t fronts on the National
R0ad about sixty poles, and extends
back about half a mile TO the wooded
hlIl- The number of acres it contains
~ little less than fifty. If any
81 our citizens desire TO view
Tor themselves, let them ride
Out any line day. and gOtover it,-Mr.
h"rnbE"oS will be glad for any one to
30 So'-and then, let them tell us
whether our attempted description OF it
mas not iailen shori of the reality,
r. S.-Sinee writing the above We
have learned that some Of onT bnsines
men are agitating a project to rJTcI,ass
ground in the country and buiid nm T. :
large hotel, which will be occuniej bS
stock holders in the concern, a. a s,,,S-
mer residence for themselves and ts,n;-
lies; in addition to this, each stockboIJ-
er, We believe, IS to have the privilege
of building cottage in the vicinity OF
the hotel, If he prefer to live in one
the whole thing to be managed by a
board of directors.
In connection with this, we would
suggest to these gentlemen to examine
Mr.. Hornbrook's place. It will doubt
less make beautiful cemetery; but. il
VIII look much more cheerful, If filled
with the pleasant faces and shouts of
healthy and happy children. T7F}l