Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-10
Letter from Staunton. Va.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
STANTON, July 9th. lS72.-We left Alex
ardra yesterday at S O'clock in one of the
beautiful cars of the O.: A & NJ R. R., and
had most pleasant journey over a smooth and
easy road, to Gordonsville, where we changed
cas- for this place. After passing through
Fairfax, not much corn is to be seen near the
road until you approach Culpeper, but between
that point and Gordonsville it seems to be in
very good condition. From the appearance of
the ground, judged that very heavy rains had
fallen recently on almost the entire line OF the
road. The villages along the line seem, for
the most part to be improving; but | Was par
ticularly struck with the number of new houses
at Manassas the streets OF which are now laid
out and which promises to be goody sized
town. At Orange G. H., however, the most
people are seen. don't think [ have ever
passed that place without seeing crowd about
the station, made up chiefly of citizens Of Afri-
can descent, who seem to have nothing 10 the
world to do but shake hands and congratulate
each other At Gordonsyie, the trade in
chickens legs appears to have fallen off. This
we were informed, is because the place has risen
corporation has made use of its prerogative by
d
fines the chicken leg trade to the more select of
them. There is, however, DO lack of supply.
After changing cars for this place, we OBJ
served great want of rain, and consequent
bad condition Of the corn, which in many places,
is scarcely out of the ground, until We reached
Keswick, between which and Charlottesville
the crops again appear to be Furnishing
The Chesapeake 4 Ohio cars were crowded
with denizens of of Richmond andits surround
ing cities, seeking health and pleasure at the
White Sui phur and other springs.
After leaving Charlottesville, the scenery
becomes most beautiful: rich and picturesque
valleys lying many feet below you as you climb
the mountain side while the opposite noun
tains with their deep green and the clouds
resting just upon their tops, as they did yes
terday, form landscape which would delight
painter. A gentleman near us who appeared
to be Scotchman remarked that it was an al
most exact reproduction Of much of the scenery
of Scotland. Whilst we stopped at Charlottes-
vile, the rain began to fall heavily, but the
shower was of short duration, and ended before
we reached the long tunnel, nearly mile in
length, about sixteen miles from Stanton.
At $40 we reached Staunton, where the
Educational Association meets to-day. Of its
doings will give you some account to-
morrow, as we'll as a rev notes concerning the
schools, police, taxes, &c, of this .aourishing
Virginia city. FlDEMs.
LOST TREASURE, California is emulating
the Eastern States in treasure seeking The
hidden stores of Captain Kidd have been
diligently sought for by various parties for
many years on the Atlantic coast. News now
comes from the West that wrecking expedi-
ton, fitted out at San Francisco on the 4th Of
February, to recover quantity of silver coin,
said to amount to between s5,00O,000 and
s6,oOO,Ooo, from the wreck Of the Spanish
frigate Leocodia, is now at work, off Santa
Elena. on the coast of Ecuador. They have
constructed bridge through the surf to with
in 200 feet of the sunken wreck. The divers,
while walking along the wreck. picked up three
Spanish dollars, which are thickly coated with
what appears to be chloride of silver, mixed
with 6ue sand the coin, however, has lost
very little in value in consequence of the pre-
sence Of the cho.ide. The wreck is covered
with mass of iron-rust, stone, and she'll. which
is very hard and uneven Most of it will have
to be raised, as it contains rich deposits of CON-
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