, 1874-06-18
THE CHEAT RIVER VALLEY.
over tho Mountains by tho Balti'
more e. Ohio Railroad,
a Days Journey in a Magic
Land.
Terrific Speed on DoWn-Gradc-.-
Going Through a Tunnel.
- Now You SEQ Him, and Now
You DON'T"

You Don't"
Cbrrtspondsaee NJ The Chicago Tribune.
GRArros,w ya., june 10, 1874.
or nil tho variety Of econory which this coun-
try Affords, 1t Is doubtful II there IL any giving
mora picturesque aud beautiful effect than thai
to DO scon in days Journey oyor tho Cumtor-
land aud Allegheny Mountains py tho route Of
TIE pA1rIMonE OHIO RAILROAD.
Tho advantages Of quick transit bring this whole
region uu1or tho eye III tho courpc OF few
hours nna, as 1t swcops before one in ua1os-
tic panorama Of mountain, plaiu, valley. aud
river, tho impression swells to tho outline OF the
plot,lro; 10 that when tho days end is reached
a1d evening steals away tho encompaRalug scenos
1t Ia possible to gntlor 1t up into har-
monioug whole for recolloction's sake.
It }paveB on tho mind q lasting I'M
preston. vaguo, yet grand and sercno |;
y Hort Of birtseye yiow,-not narrow inBpcc-
sion, but ssiuo scope Of general effect. In this
pcculiarity wo have, rerlaps, moro gratifying
realization of the boauty of Nature than we
could nrrre ut by tho slower proceas Of dcliber-
ate examination. 1t il also suitable to tho age
and time. We are giyon to maseing: effects, and
this wrestling Of what is sublimo from stretch
Of region embracing several hundred miles, BY
passiug ourselves before 1t in tlnsl, ia 1lko tho
Health-Lift for instance, which, advertisements
say, comp1osses tho yaluo Of aday's oxercao tnto
ten 1ninutos' tngginE at old iron; or lko n
thousand othor things tint ono might think Of,
that layo gathered up utility into blazing TO-
Gus. tDut thero are acenes In yeHtorday's jour-
ney over this mountain -road which ono IL 10th to
leayo bolind. The country known as
THE CHEAT RIVER VALLEY
Ia among those. It is d dangerous experiment
10 retrond mir stepB mentalty mud vet, il could
uoats hack like soft echo from such q scone az
Vou. .nresontol in passing through, or over, this
aroan,v lanflscaue. it would be q dcep Batisfuc-
Non to do SO.
Brch:n hazy and mellow atmosphere enwraps
tt,e slumborInr mountaiuH. and laugs over tho
rivar thnt I'M for tho ianetinu and noise oftho
locomotive and cars, one could fancy That te had
found tAo,voritabla '"sleepy Hollow" nnd could
Rni Lis cLost}y crow. with poor Rim Van Wink1o
in ohnree. stoa1iur down tic mouptain- in
khe slpdo of evening, to layo their
Eamo OF bow,a in tho valley below,
roadway which skirts lilo Ton of tho mountains,
Wo layo thc:uoyolty OF looking from lofty
hoIebt~alwnys a deight to thoso Who arc at ali
auGiont To e1ntion: HOn eyory height there tios
repoBe. u sayg Goetho-dowp into tic scene bc-
iow. and stretching on Iuto tie far distance.
About. perhaps SUD foet below, tho wide shnl-
low Cheat Tyor,-no doubt 30 uAu,el because
snammfo;nnorn,,s pIacidlx aloao frotten now and
+ho,, intn ;,;to ehs tt;s of fo1m hy it, Ind Of
.l.rr ~. ,n,t;nn "rsS roc,sa - ~e1 y
on eaol aidoa,and'tho
.nc,a,t oa 3,,a u,,n ta n;etmro II moicstc r..
,,os.,wn,,;at ~, n}on11oy ;myinc,a. Thssn. ju not
ppsso,n tho aa,nn ot,inog: but. 81 becomes
Facn nf v;nnts. nneh has its Deculinr character.
snm, ~ arc tuftod with n tloon trrowth Of timber.
ahnyo xhici shine their bali pntos. Others
etnnd mt uaj,ed and .alouc, as il vcornipr 1850
ciatinn' In nthorg NAV bo aoou tle tloop routs
ana seams vhioh mark that Mothcr Eaturo has
f,nr cnra-lnes loouly written on hor brow. TleBe
aro orr near acu1,aii1tanccs At . Distance, such