The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-31

q CORRESPONDENTS.
The Great Kaaawha Valley.


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CHARLEsToN W.SVA., Jan. 10, 1870.
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;. As many, of your readers may never
hgyo been In tho great. KRnaWhG Valley,
| I Venture brief description Of tho, sights
| have witnessed from this standpoint;
the capital Of thenew State, that Is TO be,
I,s.A trim Of about eight houn from Point
Pleasant on tho Ohio River lands the pas.
senger in tho capital, during which,, q
stanger, Il he his alove' Of tho romantic,
SEES MANY things TO excite Ills interest
and awaken his curiosity, which. increases
a. he ascendS the river. The whole Valley
being Of tho most beautiful and romantic
desoripti on abrupt prccipituo5 hills,
with 0vefhanging cliff, Of I" Old Red Sand
stone" all more or less covered with everr
greens being q few of tho many beaui'
full sights hS will witness during his pass
There ate some sixteen shoals through
which the boat passes on tho journey,
some Of which 6revery swim, and ttwere
It not for tho improv afforded by
tho +" Navigation Company tho river
could not DO naYigatI during the greater
portion Of tho year. In
would venture tlieasscrtion that every
stranger that visits Charleston will BIO dis.
appointed, for tho valley itself being Of
unsurpassed beauty,and fertility, and the
rich, picturesque scGnery to DO found on
either hand, inspires him with the hope
that he will SEQ something grand And i'm.
posing when he shall arrive at the great
metropolis Charleston. De- " 1..'i
Tho city, OorI bolievo.it aspires 10 the
nance Is disgrace, not onlyt to tho nine
tecnth, but To any other century, country,
or State, The buildings that should
compose tho most beautiful part Of the
city stand with tho rear end riverwards;
thus exposing to view an aspect,
forbidding and fcpulsiVo to the
visitor. 1The greater number OF the
buildings thus situated hRvea line Of tcd-
Tar iaEgTgpk running from riCkcty, porch
to tho river, terminating in the latter at or
near, and sometimes supported BY q priyy,
d which there are q g0odly number along
the banks Of this populous town! By
turning q wtnllass, o bucket descends on
one wire to the water where It Is sub
merged IN tho pure? fluid, md Is then
w0Hnd up and received by tho operator At
the top. So much for tho water works Of
Charleston. ,-.,
The steamboat landing consists Of q lit,
tie boat lying at tho base Of steep mar.
row muddy road, not sufficiently wide fol
two drays 10 pass. This however Is Of but
little moment for tho city Inns but one
drag and it Is not now running for reasons
that will more fully appear hearatlcr
Above the steamboat landing provision
has been made by one Of the sons Of Ham
for the citizens. and CltizeneSseS to battle
the necessity for which is very great dur
ing dusty weather In the summer.
b'r" 49, CHARLESTON. ''N E'''''
,Afler ascending The steep on a rickety
stairway with q treachGrous hand railing
which somc good Samaritan made many
manyyears ago, we are In the city, on the
east bank oE,ltLe river, and onthe otllel
side of the street. And here let me say e
the unsophisticated, It does not matter
where you arc or on which side Of the
street YOU may be, you will wish you vert
somewhere else, or were on tho other side
This was our experience. But to get on
tho other side was the. question, having
wandered up and, down. and aftel
careful examination Of tho places
where the crossings ought tobe, discovery
was made where some one had Citlcl
crossed or was lost ii the attempt. "Fcw
and short were tho prayers VIC isaid;'
and then committed ourselves to this LAKE
Of mud, and To our Qstonishmcnt found i
only two feet deep, through which w
| ilblndercd to TIC OTHER side. q, :,
'fEach property. holder hns laid ont his
lot; plat, or parcel Of ground, to suit him
self; consequently tllcrc arOg a. manJ
notches and indentiOns-in tho plot Of the
city, as there are property holders cGct
vieing with his lieIghbor who shall bt
highest and who lowest. Some within Q
few'ftct 6fwhere thecurB ought to b, and
some quite distance away Z. 4 n a'n1
At the present writing 1t q, raining
and mining as only It can rain In Charles
ton and the natives say thatthe Elk, Gau
Icy and New Rivera may submcrgc the
country below, 1t, was the, intention Il
Give your readers n description Df tho Cap
fol Building Bit tile bad weather has
prevented ,as giving 1t ans examination ri
The present writing, but! yaq may expect
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