Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-09
|CH CREEK FALLS.
|, FROM WILMINGTON
eyoNANTIC sPOT-ITS
|ruy AND MINES.

kOhA
ERY AND MiSN'
,her ou Thursday morning
;no ;ns and threatening, and
,sry .rs moment as though It
al down rain, when q special
Wilmington & Northern
Iseked up to the p, w. q b.
station, and a representative
WgLIcAN took his seat, with
hundred other excursion-
for French Creek Falls.
minutes the toot of the en-
a;med that everything was In
and with the conductors
r,i5 the last passenger step
rain. which at 7.30 O'Clock
its destination. The West
lis numberless tracks and
shifting cars, was passed,
~ limits crossed, when the
te train was increased and
station soon reached. i
stop was made here, and
pr, Messengers taken on board.
of the station a fine house is
Ned. hut the impatient iron
very little time for inspec-
rith Il warning toot it again
From this point the gene
the Brandywine Creek is fol-
nuqh all It's devious windings
miles.
train neaIed Chadd's Ford,
jne of tresile work supporting
ot the Baltimore Central Rail-
seen reaching for many hun
Around this place clusters
Is Of historical interest, and
Knot now occupied by the sta
Inc scene Of the conflict te-
neral Wayne, with his conti-
diers, and the British red coats
beral knyphausen, in:the MEN,
Sltle OF the Brandywine, dur
ruggle for American 1ndepen-
\ distance above, the train
h rast pocopson, in the vicini-
cl. is the serpentine stone quar-
|hich lie Court House and sew
buildings in this city are con-
Still higher up is Wawaset,
Eh is Jeiftries' Ford, wheredur-
a.rle of the Brandy wine Gene
kallis crossed with his army,
brpose of attacking the Ameri-
! on the right flank, finally
Ithem, after a tedious march, at
ham Meeting House, a few
I've Chadd's Ford, where the
bit Of the battle was fought,
brave men on both sides
,aCes Of historic interest were
j. tie rear, and Mortonville,
handsome stone bridge span
Brandywine, was passed.
IN at this point widehs, and
ked contrast to what it Is a
+ below.
Numbered the train, past
,l,, and comfortable looking
,es, NV running on the top
blnkmrnt, Then through u cut
roc6a ca either side shutting
De view, then suddenly com
}. creI road again, showing
tiial Chester Valley. with its
BIZ, rolling ground, reaching
he eye could see, "A vast pano-
tl'ure's beauties.
pile, with its busy rolling
IS reached at . 80 o'clock, and
be train stopped for a few
the First Regiment Band
very hills resound with spien.
c, aud attracted quite q crowd
blion. a toot of the whistle,
Conductors "all aboard, warn.
Kcursionists to resume their
4 IN short time busy little
lie was lett in tie distance, and
was hurring ON toward its
fim
|toye coatesville the Pennsyl.
iiircad ruhs along over a high
Pr irtsll-- work, and crosses the
flon X Northern road. The
lie seems like IA mere brook
hd DO pne, to see IL at this point,
PFa moment suppose that il
water supply of over fifty
people in Wilmington.
Few on each si,ie foI many miles
aud the Chester Valley with
|ng ground and agricultural
p spread on every side until ii
Tie distance. Orchard after
was passed, with the trees Ia
1 apples, suggesting long win,
PAss before the comfortable fire
llm houses, where the pitcher
ll cider, and the trays laden
v 'fuit will be passed around,
PSI dlscusses the news with his
|reighLor.
gheld was reached at 1922
w!.h The famous Blue ROCK
IL the Immediate vicinity. A
~ Was made here, and the traiI
ph me branch road running &C
Y anont seven miles distant
minutes all was in readiness
'faih was again speeding on
'na along this road is rocky, ,an'
II covered with a stunte,
IL trees, and presents a grea
W 'he country ,raversed a shor
vre' W' Among the objects of in
afwick, where during tn
ohary war cannons were cas-
,Mntlnental army. Some O
guns We're found, during tn
Y lloa, buried in a bogey piec
III Were it is probable the,
,Ip ifh years ago to keep then
'nps into the hands of tn
,h ileTe was formerly a coppe
'uis Place, but all that now re
snow its location, is an oi,
nss was used rs all al
'''A Is still Standing in
"'A Nt0lHed At the Falls Mt 10. 4
~" While the greater part Q
b''o'i'lo wepded their way t
r".s, others, among whom wa
'i Proceeded 10 the mines
"a '',e train stopped. 'rher
l. "a nose, varying in dept
-'o Iceland have been work
,o1, 4o years. At first coppe
'nf'' ont, and when this faile
'.osed Tor several years, an
H." worked. AT present the or
k,,i,' in'o"h as magnetic iron, wit
| a''E a Tmall vein OF copper.
III Nv r,', ven or twelve men emplo,
H. n'l'e, and from 75 to so tor
Ds"iRLt TO the surface dali,
kusno.pl ., par Of which goes to I'll
| n,es cn, a at Birdsboro, while II
he ,ds, p.r y y sold without redu