Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-11
EDIToRLAI CoBRESPoxDENcE.
3 hEDEhlCk .OlIY, NJ
Nav 3. 1866.


AT the ordinary hour on the I'd I took
dinner at my home in Delaware, and al
3 o'clock p. m. to day, / find myself go
ing through the same agreeable exercise
at this point. / have made the Journey
several times when 1t took four days and
nights of continuous hard travelling. The
present trip comprised a pleasant after
noon ride through central Ohio. reaching
the eastern bank of the Ohio river early
IN the evening, where entering one of the
new, clean and luxurious sleeping cars of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. I sIept
quite as comfortably as though I had oc
cupIed bed IN hotel, and woke mn in
the morning to find myself descending tbe
eastern slope of the Alleghanies sur
rounded by grand and magnificent scenery
reaching Cumberland for break kfast. and
thence continuing few hours through a
most delightful country and one full of
historic interest in connection with the
late rebellion, to this place, which I
reached no more ta6gued than I should I
nave been by a trip from Delaware to (
Columbus and back. The journey Of
former days consisted of protracted and 1
tedious ride 10 crowded stage5cOach, at
tended with loss of sleep, great fatigue.
ana numerous other IncOnveneiences and
annoyances peculiar to that primitive
mode Of loeomotion. Such is the fri
umph OF the Railroad, and such the rev
oluuon IN travelling caused by its intro |,
ductioR.
A railroad Journey over one of our
great thoroughtares at this day affords
little that is novel, especially to one who
Is only repeating trip he has made on j
several previous occasions. An observ- !
ing traveller will always, however. find
something to interest or amuse in his fell
low passengers, and at this season. when !
nature Is aWakIng from her long winter I
slumDer and putting on her garniture Of +
green, the observations from the car win n
dow are interesting, and If extended To +
crop and hult prospects, may also come Il a
under the head of instructive In mas =
sing from Delaware to Columbus and o.
thence east through the counties Of r
FRANKLIN, Licking, Muskingum, Guern- ST
sey and Belmont, large number of fwheat tn
nelds were passed but [ am sorry to saw N
q 6nat Whlle saw few that looked verv f.
falr, did not see one that eould he az
elassed hrst-rate, the large mass of them nj
presenting most unpFomising appear TO
sncei ana many scarcely affOrding hone on
Icr the return OF the seed planted. The ia
llghG was spent IN passing through a
region, where rugged preoi6ioes NJ
and deep ravlnes are the staple, and the a.
imal! clearing of the mOUntaineer afford Va
99s limited facilities for cultivating croDs M
y any Aslpd, and all that is raised is abb an
orPed IN home consumption, so that sII,
lothl9g IS looked for from such regions m
MAKING up the general aggregate of Is
PRODUCTION. Early the following morT- - -
ng, however, the advancing train n itq doa a.
rogress eastward brought us into the tE GSI
rod1ctlve region of Berkley, Jefferson ~ !
nd the contiguous counties Of VIRGINIA tau ~ !
1d Washington and Frederick counties e,L 81.
-aryland, IN which wheat is the staDIe on;
roduct, and where some of the heaviest a.
,ops and best grain the country produ- Dro, 1l,,9
's are raised. In this region the mos H. ~
set Is most tattering and if no ealan1itv ~
efalls the growing crop between tbis 90
me and harvest the yield must be enor- il.nI ILoI
GUS. A very extended breadth of land -st: oael
IS been soWn to wheat and the pros- ~: LeI!'
cb Is al! that could be desired In tba LsH DesL'
u1try Immediately around Frederick -1I'I -,lIL
heIds are large and very numerous - .eD -
e ground entirely covered, the QrovvtL "A a VI u
zurIant and healthy-snd this I mn a. & = I
rstand is but sample Of the extensive 'LI glIa1
d productive valley of which it forms 1LlL5 Tnel
rt Fom one Of the city papers I Learn az szio9
prospect Is equally good in all nor '-ss ny /
ns OF the county, and indeed througb- 5sSLI 5.aI
TINS entire section Of the State. With sltFl,
exception OF peaches the prospect Il s.oiL5a 49,
I'd for an abundant crop Of fruif 9sbs lll 4alne
.ehes seem to be nearly as mnob 1seJ I:.ls3 super
mere 6y the hard weather of lsgt vim ~ ulscii
as with uE in Ohio -, Eepel
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