The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-07
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a Trip TO Niagara Falls and the Allie.
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Our party, three in number, left Mar
tinsville, Ohio, June 25th, at IL o'clock;
arrived in Cleveland about O'Clock
the same evening, where we spent one
day refreshing ourselves, taking sur
vey of the city, and visiting some of its
most interesting localities. This is truly
one of the most inviting and romantic
cities OF our beloved Ohio, presenting,
as 1t does, with its shady and capacious
sidewalks, most inviting appearance
to the weary and dusty traveller, and
those engaged in the din and hum of
every day life. Our stay here was
marked by very many very pleasing
incidents. About o'clock p, M, the
following day we embarked on the new
and elegant steamer Pacific, for the city
of Buffalo, n. ", where we arrived
Wednesday morning at 81 o'clock.
This was one of the most interesting
features of our trip. What can be more
charming than a trip down the beauti-
full Lake Erie, and not only does the
same abound with interest. when unac-
companied by any unusual occurrences
to those, ,Eunaccustomedl to travelling In
this way; but being accompanied, as II
was when we crossed, by very heavy
rain storm, the view presented by the
falling Of the water into the lake. was
10 us transcendently beautiful. One
part, however, of our trip, being
uldEkeo pY
caused by the leaking hurricane deck,
was not quite SO interesting.
From Buffalo, we arrived at Niagara
Falls at 10 A. M, and here, as we stand
in wonder and amazement before her
mighty cataract, we almost involuntar-
ily exclaim, nsurely It beggars de-
scriptionWf The foaming cataract,
pouring over the lofty precipice; the
rapids above; suspension bridge two
miles below the Falls; the whirlpool,
three miles below, with its long
winding staircasei together with
many other wonderful works both, OF
nature and art, we merely mention
most reverently, and leave the con-
temptation OF them to your own sacred
musings. E.ltrs Z
However, we must leave this scene
SO grand and magnificent in itself, and
almost ere we are aware, we find our
selves among the Green Mountains
lofty pine and hsmlock trees, tow
ering heavenward, presenting
scene truly grand and suggestive, and
fraught- with the deepest interest to
those who are admirers OF the works of
nature. FL.l-l-
our journey to what Ia known as Salt
Valley, situated in Potter county, Pa,
and located in one of the most charm-
Ing and beautiful parts of the State,
I. e., with reference TO natural scenery.
Arriving at the Forest House, thirty
miles from Olean, we commenced a de-
scent of five miles, the road leading
down and winding round and through,
the mountains finally brought US to the
Valley of Salt. o. E. R.
The Southern newspapers bitterly
complain of theta of skilled mechan-
les in that section. The Mobile 4dVsT-
tiseT says that at no time in the history
of the South, was the absence of
knowledge of the mechanic arts more
severely felt, than within the last seven
years. People there are beginning,
however, to have their eyes opened to
the dignity and importance OF labor,
and the great value Of the mechanic to
the body poIitio. The Richmond Err
uDvfneT writing upon the same subject,
says that skilled mechanics are mas
teFs of the situation, and Rnxiously In.
cufczt5s upon its youthful readers the
necessity and benefit Of learning a
trade.