The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-31

tpous narrow river channel which forms
HE harbor, we beiAke ourselves 70 the
bows 10 watch the view. On our lett TO
the North rise two precipitous polnn,
here narrowing the Gulf down 10 9 eliti'
bound channel, Is II stretches on Tor q
hundred miles 10 Port Augusta. must
leave ibis part for another trip and anoth-
er letter, merely remarking, that at no
distant date Port Augusta will figure Is
a most important post, rs the terminus
OF the trans.continental railroad, over
400 miles Of the requisite 1000 miles be
log now 10 course Of construction. Cen
trail Australia instead Of being the use
less Waste, that outsiders think II, Is now
sustaining its thousands Of cattle, and
millions Of sheep. We shall have soon
q line to run in rivalry with the world lam
ed American trans. continental, bringing
our mails and passengers from Europe
here in half the time now occupied.
We End the tide too low to go at once
TO the wharf, go accept the invitation oil
two friend. who have rowed down 10
meet US, and take q seat in their dingy,
Asmall steam.tender Is going up stream.
We throw them our painter and are
soon splashiDg at her heels to the wharf
We pass en- route the government steam
dredeer engaged In deepening the river
channel, the silt being used in eonstruc'
tiou OF wharyes AID streets in this new
and pretentious city. A vessel Is loading
wheat To 20 direct thence 10 England'
She is the first vessel that will sail direct
to the Old World from the new port, 80
the Port Pirieans are elated, as this only
shows what Is to be here" in the way Of
commerce, Here is a town that nye
wears ago was q low tide.washed swamp.
By embauknents and filling up, a dry
size was obtained. In wet seasons heavy
floods sre experienced that well nigh de-
feated the aims OF the %persevering found
era, In constructing the wharyes at the
outset the population worked for days
together breast high in the water. The
present Mayor Of the town, when several
wears ago lie took his wife from their
more Southern home to this one, had to
drive her 10 a buggy through the Hood
with the aid Of a cart horse hitched In
front Of the span, the waters rushing
through the bottom OF the vehicle as they
loundered homewards. Now n car
ride oyer the same road in 3 comfortable
railroad car Of a make something similar
to that used by you.
Port Pirie was sold by the Government
in 1878. They threw open the country
inland, to the agriculturalist about the
same time. All the region had up TO this
time been in the handT Of the sheep
farmer or "Gquatters." Where once there
were "sheep runs" carrying their $4,000
or 10000 head, and employing only some
dozen or so Of men you may now hear the
the "whirrsH Of the stripper as IL gathers
in the golden grain. Where once tht
lonely shepherd tended his flock Of 3,0OC
or 1900 "j~ermbolks" aboriginal term toI
sheep) the merry plow-boy shouts TO hi'
straining team as they urge the share
through the virgin soil.
In this town are two large flour mills
at work day and night; banks, hotels
stores OF all descriptions. Wheat stacks
some OF which contained over 10000
bushels, can be seen. a railroad runs
down the main street from inland, ex-
tending back over so miles, draining ar
extent Of some two million acres o.
country; bringing in wheat, wool, skins
stones and timber cheaply. Between
three and four millions Of bushels pass on
by this port. This year it is estimated thai
100000 bushels will be shipped, either a
wheat, or -four. Our firm alone ship 30
900 bushels from this, n Of the branches
Of their business-a main branch Ger
tainly! Considering that the place is mo-
yet Eve years old, and has a population
as ye. OF only $500, you will zee tina.
Australia IL at least fully as en,erprisinl
and industrious as she gets credit for
What Is now being done in Port Piri'
augurs we'll for the future. At my mex,
writing l will tell OF what was seen in
land amongst the Areas. A. 7. NJ.