The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-05
FROM fHE CITY OF MONUMENTS

and Hating at harylsnd's Beautsoai
Metropolis.
Correspondents of the Herald,
Baltimore, Nh, June %, lsS2.-TheeKcur
sionists of the Arkansas Pres. association
reached Baltimore this morning, and viii
long remember the pleasant journey map
ped out for them, and which was carried
out in all ii. details to the extreme salts
faction of all the participants. 1t was an
agreeable trip, admirably well managed
and the route followed was perhaps the
most extensive and the most charming
which could have been selected out of the
thousand and one now offered to the travel
er. The Arkansas editors have reason to feel
proud over the many attentions shown
them; for they found, over each separate
section of the road traversed, an accommo-
dating official who looked after their COM
fort and took delight in answering the
numerous questions generally propounded
by those in strange land. But, above all,
they will! feel thankful TO that genial and
whole-souled gentleman, Mr., p, r, Rogers
they have learned to call him Pat Rogers
general agent Of the Memphis
x Charleston road, for the
general supervision OF the entire
trip and his courteous attentions to the la
dies. Mr.. Rogers attentions will not go
unappreciated for, as | write, a committee
of five have lust left the hotel in search OF
the finest gold watch in Baltimore to be
presented to him during the course of the
day. But the HKRALD's readers will be
more concerned in the details of the trip,
and your correspondent will now endeayor
lo.,I 81, oh ha afr ,f
East Tennessee, the glorious Shenandoah
valley, and the equally charming Cumber-
land.
The party left Little Rock on Sunday
last in special coaches provided by the
Memphi. & Little Rock, aud after a briei
and uneventml trip through the western
part OF Arkansas, reached Memphis IN good
time to connect with the Memphis 4
Charleston road. Here additional sleeping
coaches were provided and the journey was
resumed with Chattanooga as the next OBJ
jective point. And Just before reaching that
thriving city, the e1cursionist catches q
glimpse at the
MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
which will be uniolded to his gaze as he
proceeds and which appears interminable
and ever varied. First, the Lookout noun
tains, with their lofty peaks and deep ra-
vines. These, however, offer no obstacle
to the speed of the iron horse, which now
coursing through the fertile valley, across
the tavny streams, over bridges of stupen-
dous proportions, plunges madly through
the dsemboweled hills and quickly seeks
the warm embrace of the towering noun
tains, as if in fear it would shrink from the
deep precipices yawning across its reckless
course. One cannot help admlrlng the
great skill Of the engineer in the construc'
.. I, hn ,tott,
II ne precision is studied. The details must
b as perfect as they are numerous, and the
genius tina, plans the simple trestle-work
nsross the mountain streams must be COM
petent to span the widest gorge and the
almost unfathomable ravine At Chat
tanoega we have view OF the famed
Point Lookout. We stop only minute
here, but the view from this high elevation
must be charming. We can feel the sweet
influences of the eXhilrating mountain air,
as it brings renewed life and activity to the
busy sons of toll in the great iron work.
shops. Chattanooga has all the promises
of bright future. With its several lines
of railroads. its humorous machine shops
the many summer resorts in the immediate
yicinity-it affords very lair example OF
what capital and industry, with the help OF
kind nature, can do for the struggling
south.
Leaving Chattanooga, we take the, East
Tennessee, Virginia 4 Georgia railroad and
speed our way through Knoxville to the
thriving city OF Bristol. AT Bristol We he
gin to touch classic grounds; for old Nir.
ginia lies before u.s. and the great stretch OF
country, known as the Shenandoah Valley
bids the dust.Covered traveller enter and
enjoy its calm repose. On the east, for
hundreds of miles the eye will follow in
stiuctiVey the deep blue fantastic forms
resting against the azure tint Of the sky,
which, from the motions Of the speeding
train, seem to resolve themselves into sc
many freliul beings, weary of being eter
nally tied down to this neither sphere
These grand mountains are the Blue Ridge
aud | thought the name very appropriate
On the west the mighty Alleghenies stretch
ont their arms. Their peaks pierce the
snow-capped clouds. Our route lies be
tween these two
CHAINS or MOUNTAINS
ami though the latter range occasionally
drop On Indian name for sill more bar
baious appellatou, the range is a continu'
Gus one and forms the We tern enclosure
OF the charming valleys Of the Shenandoah
and the Cumoerland. Twenty years ago
grjm-Vsaged war held high carnival here
aud there is scarce IN inch o!
has not been waterei with
the blood Of the lratriC.l,, Glorious old
Virginia.. is Rachel weeping for hel
children. The weeping allows which cast
their graceful folds at the entrance of the
neat home. of the valley, are the very
EAnLEgs or TUE HI,Ers
that once knew what sorrow VA; ana even
now yet feel the wuil.NiuI spent crushing
force of terrible civil Esr. The historic