The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-24

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salient points in the topography OF the
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prove interesting 70 many OF your readers.
The presentwriter gives such memories as
he retains from early youth, Int no doubt
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'ief 'e"'e out uany poi"tS Vi INTEREST
which can be filled In, lot US hope, from
better memories.
Starting our sketch at the lower end OF
the city the first thing to claim our atten-
ton is the long swamp which extends from
It's outlet at Bogg's run up to " hero the La
Belle Mill now stands. This swamp, filed
as 1t was with.willows, was great breed.
ing place for wild ducks in the spring and
furnished them a resort until the cold OF
winter drove them to seek a more con-
genial climate. From Bogg's run, as far
up rs the Belmont Mill, both shores of the
river had, with but here and there short
break (which were the iorerunners OF the
heavy cuttings which have since taken
place), the same sloping shores as those de-
scribed Of the Island. These slopes which
were probably the tops Of the banks when
the river was running one hundred feet
below it's present level "a fact well known
to geologists), indicated that for many
years, anterior to the settlement on its
banks and the removal Of the forests from
it and those OF It's tributaries, that the
river had not been subject to such rapid
currents as tbs now, for had this not been
the case it il hardly possible these slopes
could have formed or the trees which COW
cred them taken root. Midway between
whore MessrS. Hobbs, BroCkunier 4 Co. g
glass works stands and tho bank OF the
river, was one Of the relics OF the mound.
builders. This, though but small mound,
was very prolific in articles OF the Stone
Aye.
Above Caldwell's run, a few yards north
OF the old Caldwell homestead, commences
an alluvial terrace which extended in a
crescent form TO the creek, having its up.
per outer edge at Main Street. On the
edge OF this terrace, almost directly west
OF tho Sixth Ward public school house,
was another relic OF the mount! builders,
This was relatively large mound, but all
of It has been removed. Skirtiug the foot
OF the terrace and extending along It's
whole length were low grounds subject to
overflow from backwater in the creek
when the water in the river reached a
depth OF twenty.seyen or twenty.eight
feet, and also from the reflex water in
CaIdwell's run after the river had risen two
or three feet more than was necessary to
flood It from the creek. To prevent Its
being flooded from the water In the creek
q levy was thrown across from the terrace
to the river at the alley between Twen.
tieth and Twenty.flrst streets, and the
drainage by filling, forced back to Cald.
wells run on the top OF the terrace, and
skirting the hill was pond which reach.
ed from above Twonty.seuond to Twenty.
fourth streets. Tho tenacious clay which
formed the bottom OF this pond Is the
cause OF the cellars under the houses
damp, any OF which could DO drained by q
well ten or twelve feet deep, which would
penetrate the sand and gravel bottom,
Crossing the creek At Main street the
original surface OF the ground was ten OF
twelve feet below its present level. Though
rising sharply both 10 the east and west il
was here perfect swamp. Nor was all the
space bounded by the creek on the south