Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-27

Lefier from Cuipeper.

MlTcnEIL's STATION, CULpEPER Co., VA. =,
April 26.--ihc traveller or pleasure seeker
leaving Alexandria by the S:Ij u. II. mot one
Of the Ow!l passenger train steams along for
leu or twelve miles at the rate OF twenty miles
AZ hour over the Virginia Midland Railroad
skirtiDg for u short distance that delectablo palt
Of old Fairfax known as terrapin forest, God
bless you,' and arrives at the first station AMI
first farm OF any note on the line nearest Alex
and!ll. This station, known as Burk's $, is kept
aoi the iarm owned by Mr.. Marshall, and if
he Is not model Virginia farmer then sleek
cattle, clean fields, substantial fences, thrifty
orchards, good dwelling and surroundings, fine
garden, plenty OF bee hives, good meadows,
elegant growing crops, aud at least twenty tive
stacks OF hay, all couot for nothing. SteamiDg
on from this station, and when about one mile
beyond, II you cast your eye to your right you
will discover on considerable emlnence, ust at
The edge OF wood, what looks very like 4 ship
OF small dimensions, and upon enquiry OF the
polite conductor he will no doubt inform you,
as is 4 fact, that Capt Wolvington, former = Of
Alexandria, has nearly completed water craft
Of considerable size, which lie purposes sending
launched, &, Pushiug up, rounding sharp
bluffs and shooting suddenly across the famous
"Bul ttun, and ascending sharp grade for
about thran miles. you reach the first table land
Of NrgiGia st Manassas, lWeuty.seven miles
from Alexandria, ana there, and lrom there.
is the first poInt ou the line that d splendid
| panorama Is spread before you. The Lewis
| House" headquarters Of the inyncible Beaure-
gard aud the ubiquitous johnson % the
4lst OF July, 1862 the ThOroug hare, Bull
Run, and Blue Ridge Mountains, and a large
extent Of country, can all be taken 10 at one
sweep Of the eye from this point. Aud permit
me to remark just here how is it and why Is 1t
that the managers Of the great trunk line, the
firgi Midland Railroad. have not and do
not now run what really is and would be truly
an accommodation tram over the road from
| Washington TO G0rdOnSvilr. Train leaving
| Washington say $3.50 o clock p. m., Alexandra
! f. arriving at GOrdo0svc at 5 or . 0 clock at
night; returaiug leave GordonsVie, say + o clock
q. H.; arrive at Alexandra at $50 and WASH
iog:on a. q o'clock. After an observation Of
several years ALI fully convinced that such a
train, with tic assurance OF the company tina!
it would be a permanent one, and by their lssu
ing round trip tickets to pleasure seekers and
| Communication, quarterly or aGOual tickets t0
residents and boarders along the line ni road,
would nat 0uy pay the company III the neal
future bui would eventually prove the mca
profitable passenger train run over the line
The farmers, maDy 0! thcm IN this section
and ia Madison, have for two Or three year:
past been wagon!ng their grain to lredcrlcks
burg, not 50 much that they preferred that
market to Alexandria. bat owing in great
measure to the advanced rate OF ireights over
The Virginia Midland Railroad, and from the
fact thatits agents will not weigh and receipt tol
the number OF pounds, but simply number Of
bags Of gram shipped. Therefore, and fo'
other rcaSons, it bchonTes the authorities (al
of whom are high toned ccntlcmcn) TO look Il
their interests ID this matter OF passenger ant
freight traffic, CT the little narrow gauge vi!
prove very formidable competitor for the
trade and travel OF Culpepcr Madison anc
| Orange counties. Give the people along the
line of the Virginia Midland Railroad chear
passenger rates and my word for it Nr. Gentle
men Managers the freight traffic will as Ger
tainly follow as that night follows day.
The farmers arc bouyant at the prospect cl
remuncrativc prices 1.-THE first time for five
years. Tor their growing crops OF wheat ano
oats which ust now are looking spIrndldIJ
wherever drilled aud tcrtiZcd.
The fruit bloom promises 40 abundant yield
and the season for the promotion Of the sheer
Interest iii PirImont Virginia WAS never more
prop!ti1us