Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-07-09

Interchange of visits between the
merchants Of Charleston and Ciucin-
natl is fresh in our memory. This
road was accomplished by the most
enormous expenditure of money and
herculean labor, and in an incredible
short time, standing to-day ~ "
noble monument to the enterprise
and public spirit Of the people Of
Cincinnati. Portions of the country
through which the road passes is the
widest and most rugged we have
ever witnessed. At one moment
the cars are whirlcd along the sides
/ Of mountains, with ynwning precipicc
on the one side, and towering
mountain crest on the other; at
another moment we are ratified over
mountain rill, and while we are adj
mlring its beauty, suddenly envelop-
eel by the darkness OF night, we find
that VIC arc llying through noun
tam, and thus alternately between
mountain crag rill and tunnel, we
are waited over Eastern Tennessee
and a part Of Kentucky Nor is this
country altogether barren. The
narrow valleys are fertile and iuXuri-
ant, anu VIC have no doubt that these
bold mountalnecrs are a happy and
independent people. We say bold
mOllntalncerS. for we were handed
one OF the mountain papers ut Il
| secluded station, from which we saw
the evidences of mountain pluck
wh:rtcNcr may ic said OF mountain
dew.
Passing from these scenes we come
TO the rich fields Of Kentucky. Here
we SAW with our own ewes the beauti-
iul and iar-iamcd blue grass section,
covered with it's green liclus of vcge-
tation, and 'its cattle upon Il thous-
and hills. Along this section we arc
also brought into rather uncom-
Portable contact with the fields Of
hemp which constitutes an imDor-
tant product of this State, and is now
ina growing condition This is bcv-
ond all doubt, including the section
of he same State between Louisville
and Nashville. which we saw on our
return trip, Il most magnificent farm
ing country, and all the farm houses.
stone fences and lovely villas bear
evidence ofintcrnal wealth.
W e now come to describe the grcut-
est prodigy of aitin its line we have
ever witnessed either in this or any
other line OF our travels We refer
10 the High Bridge over the Ken
tucky River. This bridge is $50
feet high, and 100 feet lone. II is
claimed to he the highest railroad
bridge in the world 1t is said that
there is Il railroad hridgrin Switzer
land which was thought to be higher,
hut, upon Il careful measurement. it
was found obc several feet lower.
10 form proper conception Of its
| height. we have only to remember that
the average height of our church
Stcrplcs are probably 100 feet. This
bridge is 2S6 feet high. Imagine
| then for Il moment the cars running
over river on an cmll.cnce Of neatly
| three times, the height OF our church
Strcplrs. and HAT too on apparently
slender LEGS. When we consider this
| bridge, and many others on the route
of less magnitude, and the many
mountains of solid rock which have
| been bored through for The opening
of this great thoroughturr, we are
lost in admiration for the genius
| which conceived and the pluck which
consummntcl this gigantic inter
prise. which brings Charleston and
Cincinnati in close relationship. and
opens the way for The unlimited de
vclopnrni OF! our Sunny South, if
future enterprise will be in some dc
| cree commensurate.
about = o'clock on Monday night
we rolled into Cincinnati. and after
Il pleasant nights rest, hrirht
and early thr next morning we went
around to the splendid Music Hall Of
Cincinnati to witness the opening of
the great National Democratic Con
vcnti"n. This WAS the first time on
our trip that we ever dreamed or
talked OF politics, for our minds were
rngroSscd Oh the way with scenes and
and thoughts Of far greater interest
| and profit. In fact we brrathed a
purcr atmosphere, and we all hrarti
~ enjoyed the short respite from
politics and its conflicting vanitics.
The next day one of the most clc-
CANT and ilattering receptions were
rendered the South Carolina Press
on Highland Park by the merchants
and other citizens of fCincinnati. But
we are getting too lengthy for this
| issue, and must now come to a pause.
An account of this reception, of the