The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-03
At the western Terminus.

AhuutlbSDOn usu pIepaFeu tOF US IL SEl1u
reception. 1A.E meeting of citizens had ap.
pointed committees TO arrange for firing one
hundred guns, having the city illuminated,
and celebrating the glad, event with other
fitting demonstrations. But the telegraph
wires were down. aud as they did not learn
until after night that the last rail had been
laid, they concluded to postpone their cele-
bration. T.+z, ..., 80.
When we dashed into the city at. II o'clock
that night but few OF the citizens knew OF
our coming, yet a Dumber met us at the de-
pot, and gave US most hearty greeting. i
After q comfortable nights rest in our
sleeping-car, which we preferred to the ho.
tel we accepted the Inequalities of the Ware
House, and got there an excellent breakfast
before doing Huntington. We had but little
time, as our train was to leaYe:at ] 80, but
under the guidance of two old Virginia
friends we saw great deal in that time.
A CITY EIGHTEEN MONTHS OLD.
Eighteen months ago there was not A
house in the present limits Of the city
save tWo,frame houses. But it being decided
that the Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad would
tap the Ohio there, all erterprising land
company bought 5000 acres a1d bad it laid
OIL into city five miles long aud two wide,
with broad streets ana a magnificent river
'front.' along which fleet OF steamers can
anchor. 49,.
At the head of "reliable" navigation on
the Ohio, the most convenient shipping
point of the finest coal region in the world,
the terminus of the great trunk line that
must carry SO large part of the trade be-
tween the great West and deep water, and
the prospective q III .''a s
CENTRE OF A NETWORK OF RAILROADS.,
Huntington was well called by one of our
party "the city Of magnificent distances,
vast capabilities, and great. expectations. y
The shops of the company, where they pro-
pose to make we'll nigh everything needed in
tue way Of cars, and their magnificent round
house, which are located here, would of
themselves go far towards making city, but
when we remember how near it is to cheap
coal and iron, there seems no doubt that her
great expectations" are well founded, that
her "vast capabilities will be properly utiI-
lied, and her magnificent distances" flied
with business houses and private residences.
Already the city has population Of $1,000,
which is rapidly increasing. The citizens
are from every section of the Union, and in.
deed from every quarter Of the globe, but
seem entirely harmonious In the opinion that
Huntington is to be a great city, and united
III the purpose Of making it such.
The railroad runs up to the river, and by
means of a stationary engine transfers freight
to the steamers, or from the steamers to the
cArs, in the shortest time imaginable.
HEAVY FREIGETs ALREADY.
Already the freight often accumulates SO
rapidly that they have to work all night to
move it; and there will be, Of course, very
great increase in it now that the road i;
through and regular lines Of steamers have
been established. ~ -...-.
The thermometer there yesterday morning
was ten degrees below zero, and we wit
messed the singular phenomenon of frost fall
ing like snow ); tie fog from the river being
condensed as it rose, and falling for some
time in continuous shower, covering houses
and trees, which gittered as with diamond:
when the sun arose. >. ~.