The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10
e Communications
EAsLEY STATION, Jan. t2s, 1876.

inc purposeof procuring myselt new
artifcialle leg, 1 availed myself, while
there, of, leisure to look around and
see objects of interest, short sketch
OF which | propose to give your reads
ers, trusting that it may not prove
wholly uninteresting to them.s One
of the first things / did aftor arriving,
was to visit the Trevillian battlefield,
whore Gen'ls Hampton and Sheridan
interchanged courtcsies, and where
l was wounded, and to call on some
of those who were so kind to me
when wounded. AT the house of Mr.
j. BIZ x, occupied tho. same room,
and slopt on tho same bed / did dur
ing the long hot weeks / lay there a
sufferer. Mr.. B y X X had been bur,
riod just q week before. Tho Mrs. B..
whom | then knew, had boon dead
several yoars. Othors occupied their
places, while tho welcome given mo
was hearty and all could ask. Things
had changed so much that | did not
feel at homo, and soon returned TO
Richmond, which | find to bo so diff
ferent from my recolloctions of it in
war times that am tempted to writo
something of it. The Capitol square,
though small, is beautiful. Tho Wash
ington monument which, though scon
and commented on by hundreds every
day, must be carefully examined and
studied before its magnitude and
beautiful proportions can bo apprec~
ated and enjoyed. Il ho Clay statue
in marble, though mutilatod by the
Federal soldiers during their occupane
cy of the city, is still beautiful. Tho
bronze statue of Stonewall Jackson is
now the latest object of attention, and
is q splendid work Of art, though some
how it docs not look to mo much like
"Old Jack" as / remember him dur>
ing bellum times. But that old shanty
on tho top of tho hill, though said TO
be in perfect architectural propor~
tions, should put to the blush OF shame
the spirited Virginians-p possibly, how
ever, it may be with thom rs with
many of US whilo prctering TO live
in finc house must be content with
the old shibbeen, and even that knocks
cd into SmtthereenS by unploasantnoss>
cs. Hollywood Cemetery is n sa>
cred spot, and the grand monument
to the memory of the Confederate
dead thcro buried, reflects credit upon
the projectors and executors OF tho
undertaking. But that which attract.
cd my particular attention was the
almost unlimited water power and
solidity OF the works connecting thc
basin Of !hc James River and Kama
way Canal, above tho falls, and tide
water below. Not being much on
tho walk, through tho courtesy of the
proprietor, L enjoyed u view of Bich-
mond from the observatory on the
top of tho great Galcgo Mills, These
mills were burnod in the fire which
destroyed the city in 1866, but were
soon replaced, enlarged and improved,
and they are now second to none in
tho United Statss. From this elova-
ted position you have view of the
river front, which extends on the
South side OF the city for four miles.
Looking Eastward down tho river,
that which first attracts attention arc
the wharvos, at which the coal, ores,
&C., brought by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, are shipped. Vessels
drawing fifteen feet water como to
these wharvos, tho Railroad track is
80 elevated, that by means Of Shoots"
car loads Of coal arc dumped into
vessels, and the time required to load
ono hundred tons is about that re-,
quired to load one Of our wagons with
bales of cotton. Then comes the vast
brick works, near which arc located
largo tNnnory, sugar refinery, brew
cry &c. Next Rockets, AT which
point tho steamers running TO Balti.
more, Philadelphia, Now York, &C.,
land. Ocean steamers drawing eight.
cen feet wator como to these wharves,
Then comes the dock into which
ships are brought by aid of n shin