Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-11-04
IN THE NEW RIVER CANON
WONDERS OF WEST VA.
KANAwHA FALLS, c. & o. r. r.
October %, 1873.

KANAwHA FALLS, G. & o. r. R.
October 28, 1878.
Reader! l am really sitting in the
office of the News while | write you
of the wonderful scenery of the New
River Kanyon, or, more photographic
cally speaking Canon. l am not the
first newspaper editor guilty of getting
up foreign letters at home. Unlike
some of them, have recently been
there and under inspirations of ma
ture's revelations actually stored up
the materials for this letter.
On yesterday the appearance of q
lovely October sun enticed our party
from the brick walls behind which
we had taken refuge from the storm
which sat in on the afternoon OF the
18th and had covered the highlands OF
Raleigh and Greenbrier with snow O
foot deep. The snow bad disappe Jared
from the river hills and the roads were,
as to moisture, in just that condition
most favorable TO travel. A trip to
Hinton was proposed, and getting be-
hind royal span of horses, belong
ing to the late Junior of the News, we
took the River Road to Hinton, a To-
cality which has grown famous in a
Summer. Where Hinton was l had
little idea, but correspondent of the
Dispatch had said it looked like a
patch of Heaven" and l desired to
see something of the land which Adam
had abandoned and | had desired to
recover Some one had told me it
was at the confluence of the Green
brier and New Rivers, and the law es-
the county of Summers had
named the Court House Hinton, and
said Hinton must be at the mouth of
the Greenbrier. There were three OF
US in company and while two of us
had never seen Hinton, the other one
said nothing about it. The afternoon
passed very pleasantly aud, as there
was no moon, we had for half annie
to abaadon the reius to our horses and
they had the remainder of the sched-
ule TO themselves. A sudden scream
froYi the Iron Horse of the {. d D.
road as he sprang from the wooded
curve and rounded tie last pomontory
Of the Greenbrler, gave us an agreea-
ole shock of delight as we arrived at
.he theoretical Hinton and alighting
At the pleasant inn, kept 10y our old
friend DIR. Jno. G. Manser, we were
made very comfortable for the night.
The highland huntsman in his Scotch
lills never Lad swPeteT sleep than we
here enjoyed, and when morning
,ame the sun came over the river hills
md tinged them with the blue and
,old of Indian Summer. But nothing
.bout terra frma reminded Us Of heav-
N. On either side the hills seemed To !
,ierce the skies and their tortuous |
ides left but patch OF the two rivers
-isible. The New had been dwarfed |
o half it's natural width, and the |
hundred yards wide,
oSld have been safely waded by a
Vest Va. Stork. Only in the internal
ngle formed by their junction was
here a patch of level Land. On it we
aw three dwellings, and two stores,
ne of which had doubtless been erec-
Ell for some more unpretentious pur-
ose. The Connty Court had decreed
he Court House there, but injunctions
nd other legal process had carried the
ispute to the Court of appsals. Two
ther Hintous were competing for the
istinction. The railroad was OH the
ide of the Greenbrier opposite the
ite designated by the Court. and there
yas not square foot of land there for
ny purpose more than the landing of
canoe. A mile lower down the New
liver some parties had endeavored to