The Press., 1884-06-19

to the mines, with steep railways descend- ing to the roadway. Frequently we pass long lines of blazing coke ovens, and the high chimneys of iron furnaces At Alle- ghany the summit of the mountain IS cross ed, 2,050 feet above tide water.
 We are now in West Virginia. A short run further and we are at the famed White Sulphur Springs. We have been prom ised stop of 30 minutes at this place, but we have lost time, having been delayed by all accident to freight train in one of the tunnels. But the manager of the hotel IS waiting with carriages, and the officials give us twenty minutes to go to the spring. We ride into a lovely natural ampitheater, encircled by cottages facing into a beauti- full park, in which stand the great Central hotel and the spring. A brief inspection of the spring suffices. A sip, an exclama- ton of disgust, and the water is instantly rejected by the novice. We afterwards learned that by strong exercise of will power the water can be swallowed, and even imagined to s'taste good.
 l We entered the hotel. The season was not yet opened, June 1st being the date fixed The hotel IS @ fine building. Its parlor is half as large again as the East | room of the white house, and the dancing hall of equal size. The dining room is 300 feet iu length, and seats l ,500 persons.
 Hotel and cottages can lodge and feed small army, and all are under one man. agement The place is 2,000 feet above
 tide water, and generally cool in hottest seasons, the mercury rarely going above 85 degrees, and usually ranging from 65
 to 75 The waters are very beneficial for
 drinking or bathing, and the spring in all
 weathers yields about 30 gallons per min- ute without variation of temperature. We
 return to the train. | The rest of our journey for the day is down the canon of the Greenbran to that of New River, following the latter to it's ! junction with the Knawha. In these nar- row passes along the rushing rivers is some
 of the finest scenery east of the Mississippi river.
 The river, swelling in volume as tribu-
 tary streams come together, goes like 8
 mill race down the gorge which it has been
 ages cutting for itself below the surface of
 the surrounding country, and in some
 parts of which the railway finds it difficult
 to secure footing on the precipitous
 cliffs. The country looks desolate, with
 no signs of life save when coal mining ! settlement appears in sight. Sometimes a break reveals view of bit of tiled
 land hanging to the mountain side, and one wonders how it was ever plowed. Surely none but sure footed mule could f traverse such ground. Climb to the sum-
 init of the walls of the canon, as we did in the visit to coal mine, to be mentioned hereafter, and you find good rolling coun- try, hilly and broken, but with fine tilla- ] ble and grazing lands, capable of support ing many times the population that now inhabit 1t rich in timber product, and
 with its ever underlying stratas of coal and . outcroppings of iron IS an inviting field
 for capitalists, one that set many members of our party to seriously planning and
 gathering information for private use, as well as for public benefit.
 Toward night our car was left on 8 sid i. ing at Hawks nest, a little station which is named for picturesque ledge in the vici- Unity, which has been the subject of the pencil of eminent artists. Here we dis embarked, and taking our places in the
 empty coal cars, were run up @ narrow , gauge railway to the coal mine four mil IS !, distant, rising nearly 300 feet to the mile ! ! in the ascent The road ran along ra- ! vine, down which considerable stream , came coursing with waterfalls and cascades , which with the song birds made the other 5i wise lonely spot ring with musie- ThI t foliage was in its prime. On the one side was the high cliffs crowned with pink ,, lowered rhododendrons, on the other the l. stream fringed with great white crowned c tulip trees, and other flora. As the engine Il puffed laboriously up the steep incline :, now on the verge of Q precipice, now ove u u a trestle at dizzy height, many of the pas Il sengers, standing erect and holding fast t' 5 the grimmy sides of the car, betrayed nerv e ousness. but were assured that all was safe |, but to interest and amuse them here an' e there was pointed out the scene of an ac Il cident. Here occurred, not long ago, 's land slide, the effect of which was seen il le a vast deposit of rocks which wiped lon, }, tsection of the road out of existence. An, ' |th,srging over us at the time was just suc l q shaky looking ledge, undermined i fl ,e construction of the road. Next wa
 no, 'nted out place where man was XII ed a little syhile ago.. Ju st befcEe the m1ne was reached th nina, g village was passed, and to cap tn cl;max the house of the engineer of tn ,oad wo,- no 'uted out in which lay tn
 hodv U m1 of 1da Gttlo child, killed that very al ternoon @ m bv a ss desce,, ding car. Many nery
 ous gentlemen by this boclr at +ha iii ing a wish that they were ''''' '''' '''''
 station in the valley. ol od When the dark opening was oY1onie
 provided with torches and accol. a,.;y by MT. Taylor, the gentlemanly sup,
 tendent, most of the party valiantly ente.
 ed. Some backed out, butt neither of the
 ladies of the party were of this number.
 A journey of about 5000 feet through 8
 passage just wide enough for the passage
 of the railway brought us to the sscham-
 bers" where the workmen were. There seemed no limit to the prospective yield of
 the mine. Goal underlies the whole coun-
 try, and if the present strata should ever
 give out there are others lower down.
 The dreaded descent was safely made,
 and an engine in waiting soon drew the
 car down to the station of Kanawha Falls,
 where the night was to be passed
 Kanawha Falls takes its names from the
 last great tumble of the now considerable
 river Here its racing, rolicking mood is
 discarded, and below it becomes placid,
 navigable stream. This is beautiful spot,
 and has always been noted. pleasure re-
 sort, it's magnificent scenery, excellent
 fishing and good hotel attracting many
 visitors. It is good place to stop at,
 hence this period.
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 or Liver complaint without success it is no
 reason why you should think your disorder incurable. The most intractable cases readily