Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-04-16
HEApwArERs SALT RIVER, !

HEADwArERs SALT RIvER,l
-. April 7th, 1868.
Editor Fayette County Herald:
In compliance with our promise
prior to our embarkation for this
port, we will endeavor to give you
a brief sketch of our voyage, and
some of the leading circumstances
in connection Herewith. Perhaps
| had better commence with the be-
ginning Of our trip for the benefit
of those interested.
Well, on the morning of the 7th
Of April, about 81 o'clock, we en-
barked at the lower levee in Jeffer-
sonville, Ohio, in the beautiful and
fast-running steamer, candy John
SON." In speaking of this new and
elegant craft, prompted by the i'm
pulse of gratitude and brotherly
love that all mankind should feel
for each other, we deem it our duty,
and only justice to the very gentle
manly officers of said vessel, to say
that by their jovial, lively, and
buoyant natures, our trip was rem
dered agreeable and pleasant in the
extreme.
Our worthy Captain, who aspired
to the office of Justice of the Peace,
is much of a gentleman, and is of
quite a business turn, Judging from
the untiring zeal manifested by him
in circulating his tickets for a
through trip and free passage to the
port in which we now find ourselves
safely moored, We came on board
with our regular forty rounds of
rations to the man, and an ordinary
supply of that Democratic S@GSs-
pensable, without which article no
man can be true modern Demo
crat. Ample arrangements being
made for the accommodation of the
numerous passengers that rushed
on board and loaded our boat to
the guards, we started on our trip.
under head of 160 lbs. of steam
to the square inch. All went off
in the most conYiyial manner until
the Clerk, who was also the Surgeon
in charge, found that the Agents
in the ticket Office at the head of
the levee had been issuing more
tickets that did not bear his sigma
ture than those that did; at which
he manifested some uneasiness inI
regard to the future welfare Of the
crew, and very demurely hung his
head, and Immediately retired to
his state room, almost unnoticed
by, and barely bidding good night
to any. The Mate, however, con
Quoted matters pretty well being
an aspirant to the Constableship,
he has a pretty good knack Of at
tending to such things, The First
and Second Engineers, who had al
so cherished a faint hope Of some
day being honored by the office of
Trustees, acted well their
part, at no time allowing the steam
to get below lao, We also owe al
lasting debt of gratitude to ourI
praiseworthy Fireman, who, prior
to his leaving his pleasant home in
old Fayette, politically extinguish-
ed himself by an oyer-exertion to
attain to the lofty and responsible
position Of Supervisor.
Considering cur familiarity with
this route, you will not be surprised
to learn that we made the trip, mott
only without the occurrence of a
single accident, but also with the
greatest ease imaginable.
Every thing here has a very nat
ural appearance-indeed, it seems
like home to us. Our old wigwams
are somewhat dilapidated, It's true,
having been in constant use by our
friends who for several years have
this region. But we are
going to renoyate them as soon as
possible, and build number Of new
ones, in connection with a number
of distilleries, that we may be amply |
to accommodate our nu-
merous friends who, we are conf |
IDENTIFY expecting, will pay US a visit
this fall. TOBE.