Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-09
Special Correspondence Of the Cincinnati da..tis

Special Couespon denee Of the Cincinnati GaEstte
CoNNERsvILLE, IND., July ~.
Last Thursday at 4;30 L. NJ. | left
Cincinnati for this place on the accommo-
dation train of the Whitewater Valley
Railroad, Coming out through tho west.
ern suburbs Of the city, could not but
wonder why Cincinnatians, when abroad,
have so little TO say Of their beautiful sur
roundings. The towering bluffs Of the
Ohio, here drawing close TO the river bank,
there forming the boundary Of an irregu.
lar expansion Of the valley; the gardens,
the vineyards, tho coy homes on tho hill
tops, present a series Of pictures excellcd
by few sections Of the great panorama
Of nature. Just at this time, however,
there is one drawback upon the enjoyment
OF these sights. An extensive soapery, a
little wost Of the city limits, gives forth
an odor which may be snuffed afar of, and
which not only dampens poetic ardor, but
creates bad feeling in the seat Of appe-
tite.
Passing through the I. & @. Tunnel,
which is said to be the third of mile In
length, and diverging from the track Of
/. & G. Road at Valley junction, the
rest of my trip was made through part
of country which, in wealth aud beauty, is
rarely equaled in the West
THE WHITEWATER VALLEY
Is nowhere between Cincinnati and Con-
nersvile, very broad, but the fact that, al
though il has been in cultivation fifty
years, it still produces, without assistance
from manures. as much as il did the first
year it was planted, shows that il is soil
of no ordinary character. This valley,
which has always been given to corn, is to-
day, throughout its entire extent, one
cornfield, which, narrowing here, widen
ing there, following the meandering course
Of the river fenced on either side by the
winding bluffs, presents one Of the most
magnificent spec tacles which ever met the
human gaze. And the beauty of the pic
ture is by no means lesscned when you
are informed that this corn will yield from
fifty to one hundred bushels to the acre.
On the hills TO the right and the left
are visible large barns, handsome farm
houses, fields Of wheat in the shock fields
Of oats in the shock, orchards of apples
pears, peaches, looking green and thrifty.
And il is pleasing to hear that these prom
iso a superabundance of fruit.
All towns aud villages along the valley
are exhibiting signs of a new life, which
has evidently been. in great part, awaken.
ed by the railroad. At
HARRISON,
a thriving place Of $500 Inhabitants, new
churches, new residences, and new manu-
factories are being erected. This town
like Union City, belongs partly to Ohio
aud partly to In diana. The large distil-
lery located in it is not now 10 operation
but the ripening OF the present corn crop
will again set the machinery to going
The WOODEN factory which is an excellent
one, is turning out a great deal of work
am told that Harrison is a place of grea
wealth, and surely it ought to be such be
cause its surroundings can not be bcatcs
anywhere in the world.
BRooKvII.LE,
The county seat of Franklin county
Indiana, is a place which in former year
was more distinguished for wealth thai
Tor enterprise; aud it is still truo OF tn
town that many Of those who have tn
most money have the least public spirit
while those who havo less money havo til
most public spirit. The live men Of Brook
, willie, however, now have tho upper hand