The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-30

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necessarr. tile engineers took their instru.
ments to pieces and packed them on the
backs Of men from camp to camp, and where
| this could not be done they
s.suoT THE RAPIDS"
! in the batteauX. This process Is said to be
very exciting and inspiring By those 'oho
hare gotten safely through, but from what
your correspondent has seen of the river be
! would be very 10th to undcrtake It. Indeed,
we learn from high authority that there have
| probably been more men drowned in New
| river than have been killed or have died
| from all other Causes along the whole line OF
| the work west Of the White Sulphur. SO
dangerous was the river regarded that as
soon a. the line was decided practicable a
| bridlc-path along the cliffs was constructed.
| and the contractors forbade the men from
| using the boats at all. Provisions, etc, bad
to be packed on mules for considerable dis
| tances.
But now that the road is built,
THIS WONDERFUL CANYON
seems really to have been designed by Pro-
violence for the passage of great railroad.
| It has been well said OF it by recent
| writer at looks al first like a most unpro-
missing passage: but did it not exist, it Is
doubtful if railroad would ever, or at least
! Tor many years to come, have been run across
| the two Firginias to connect the Atlantic
| ocean with the Ohio" This canyon il one of
| the most remarkable natural wonders of the
eastern States. II Is in lact-so biologists
affirm
| A rgEP CRACK IN THE EARTH A HUNDRED MILES
LONG,
i I, I, frnr ri y1,f
lrcd TO fifteen hundred feet deep, and bear
| Ing Mt its bottom a noisy, turbulent stream,
dangerous as we'll rs difficult TO navigate,
and to the first look useless. TO the raiIroad-
| builders this carth-crack was invaluable. II
| opened them passage through the noun
| lains which they could never have made Gy
art or force. and gave them easy grades
| where but for its existence they must either
| have diverted their road in all impracti:able
manner Of have heCn forced TO attempt
| grades which are not commercially practical.
| TO one who has not passed along This
| route it il almost impossible to convey an
adequate idea of the grand
| srprlMIrY OF THE SEw.RIyER SCENERY.
| The roa!.bcd clinss close to the river,
being cut out Of the side Of the mountain,
whose waters hcl and roar beneath. Noun
l
height on either side Of the river. Imnen|e
boulders OF rock hang on the cliffs or OIL the
| riverside. Beautiful cascades Of Clearcst
water leap from rock to rock for hundreds
Of feet down tie steep lnountain-side. The
| snow which now covers the trees and vines
| (Which are very nunerous), and the icicleS
| that hang from rocks on the tail cliffs, and
the con-taully recurring falls i'll the river.
combine to make beauties Of scenery which
one might afford to come long ways to see.
IN THE SUMNER
the scenery will. be surprisingly beauti-
| FIJI, and will attract crowds OF visitors and
| tourists. Among the points OF special in
| tercSt which We noted as our train ran down
| 10 the break in tho track on Friday after
| noon were Brooks falls and the island.
| Rc,mond's falls, Unwdy cliffs and cascade,
| (which is said TO ne a corruption for the
| welsh word for "noiSy waters, y "Wht-
combs bDulder,' the largest we saw, and
various other points too numerous to NELL
| ton.
Wcnoticcd number OF very long sidings
| intended for conveys Of ceal-cars, and VIC
earn that
| ORDERS From RICHMOND cOAL-DEALERs
i,aye already been received and partial con-
| tracts with the railroad authorities already
made.
| There are but very few people living in
| this New River canyon, and some Of them
must be decided characters. We heard Of
one boataEin who charged party = for
very small string Of catfish, and who. when
| asked to row them twelve miles down the
river, said: "Weil, gentlemen, | should DO
Glad TO accommodate you. bat you mist pay
me round price il 80. have family,
aud if risk my lie in your service you must
pay me ny price" After Il good deal of
| pressing and many apologies. lie finally said:
" Wei, shall hare. 10 charge you one dol
| tart" The party were very much surprised
and amused to ind that in CHS country cat
fish ri'f he'd GGQrCr than htMuH life.
Our FATTY, after going up to where the
tack LAYERS are ut work, returned to Bow
Ycrs ferry, hereafter to be cIlled
"sEwEIL's STATION"
and spout q very pleasant night despite the
suow-S Storm our car Is comfortable, rationS
abundant and excellent, and our chief cook
| FisheD a thorough master OF his profession,
while lis solutions are willing if not skilful.
History OF tae Road.
| In 1895 the "LoGisa railroad" was pro-
iccted, and on February Is, 1886, it was inccr-
porated by act of the Legislature "to run
from some point on the Richmond. Frede-
rjcks5urg and Potonac railroad in the neigh
borhood of Taylorsyille, passing by or near
| Louisa Courthouse to point in the county