The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-08
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DRAR SATURDAY NIGHr-I arrive
here BY balloon to-day safe and sound
spoke TO the comet on our way and eS
changed the latest newspapera. Every
body will be on board the comet Come
folks are under the impression that III
earth has got "peek" Of them becaus
they didn't call.
| Reiklaylk Is the capital Of Iceland.
am stopping at the principal hotel, callel
the Ice House, l. Cicle, proprietor. A
soon as he found out who was he as.
signed me very comfortable apartment
in his own private refrigerator. shal
Just ireeze to this house as long as | stal
here. ri, .,=sa
| | go out sailing every day in an ice boat
This afternoon ! went to see a base bal
match, although at home I light my fire.
with base ball matches. They use SNOW
ball to play with, their champion pitchel
70 an ice pitcher, the catcher only catchel
cold, and they run the bases on hand .sleds
Skates are worn by everybody. II is o.
icy here you skatesly ever see anybody
without them.
This Is a nice burgh, and there Is ar
iceberg in sight all the time. There aim
much building going on but 1t Is q great
place for glGEierS. = :
"Have you seen anything Of Cal about
here% l asked a frigid old citizen this
morning.
Said he, "What oslP' ut.s
Said l, "Cal.oric," and he got very
choleric about 1t, Notwithstanding the
Thermometer was down to zero getting
an Ice drink. ...
Iceland was thrown up by sub ma.
rine volcano one day, when the volcano
was sick from shipping too heavy sea.
It Is subject to convulsionS occasionally
now. Il Is also subject to Denmark,
which, according to Shakespeare, there d
something rotten In. Although tenn.
perate people, yet the mountains In Ice.
land are "high" all the time. The high
est Is 0erala Jokull, being 6,241 feet.
You would hardly get o'er-R.ta' from the
top Of that mountain, jok'ull you're a
mind to about 1t. II you were out buy.
Ing mountains there are several Others
that don't come quite so high. Mount
Hecla is q good chunk Of mountain
named after Hecla Furnace, in Westmore.
land, New York. @
The country abounds in hot springs,
which Is the reason you never see an
1celander at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Tea. a.kettles are almost unknown here, as
there are plenty Of fountains that throw
up hot water continually. This makes
me think that ProbRsco might utilize his
fountain by boiling the water before
throwing 1t up. It wouldn't cost the city
much TO supply tea, so that cup Of that
cheering beverage might be furnished to
any one desiring it. I merely throw 10
the suggestion, If the city will throw in
the tea.
Iceland was discovered in 800 by Mad.
dod, sea rover. Ora ]. Dodd Is q do.
scendant Of Nad.dod. The country was
colonized by Ipgolf, q Norwegian chief
in S74, just one thousand years ago, and
it is to help celebrate that event that
am here-1 and Halslead.
Visitors are arriving daily from all
psrts Of the world. The beds in my hotel
are all occupied, and the landlord Il
sleeping guests In the lava beds which
surround the town. A gentleman from
Ireland complains that 1t Is little hard
TO "lav' bed out In the cowld in thai
way, shure," and he threatens 10 give the
landlord punch in his ice chest II be
serves him that way again.
When the celebration comes of ! will
write to you all about it. Yours truly,
U. %