The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-18

graceful decorations.
Certainly the 0cklawha has norfyal o
equal 1.-THE country, and while the tril
isIlopg- taking two days-yet the timei
short on account Of the constant Interest
One is thoroughly isolated, being In
wilderness. One can picture the Ohambe
ofHorrors with its decayed and wastet
ioliage-or the bridal chamber decket
with beauty. We have witnessed many
a charming scene, but nothing like thl
0cklawha, and when We glided from /
tothe
ii SILVER SPRING
the enchanting scene changed 10 one mort
fairy like, but with co.equal beauty. Pos
sibly 6, 1000 years have rolled on since thu
formation Of these waters. The greal
architect OF the universe It seems to III
never made n more beautiful landscape
more marvellous because It is under the
water, but clearer to the eye than Q
garden on land viewed from a balloon
The whole course for nine miles up |.
surprisingly beautiful. You could pluck
the stud from your shirt and cast II down
forty feet and see 1t as distinct ps inyoul
hand.
The spring flows through rich and fer.
tile country, producing grain, fruit, cotton
and sugar cane in large quantities.
Amazement Is pictured in every face as
We reach Silver Spring, the fountain oi
youth,o for which the war worn Spanish
leader sighed and which he lost his life in
vainly attempting to discover. We ap.
preach a beausif ifal basin, circular shaped,
OF the clearest water, seventy feet deep, a
bottom OF deep blue color, sandy and cov-
cred with small shells. The water boils
upwith immense force and velocity, re.
minding, one Of the hot springs Of North
Carolina. How shall We describe this
great wonder?
1t wouldebe impossible to magnify this
freak Of nature, as itseems an exceptional
existence. No language can describe the
sensation experienced on first beholding
it. The current is rapid and swift at
times-the waters bubbling incessantly-
but it's clearness is what astonishes one
most, and the formation ut tho bottom
that makes it q wonder. After viewing
the features OF this spring the description
Of Jules VernG's 1.-Two Thousand Leagues
Beneath the Sea" seem moro like a
reality than q fiction, and the relish Of his
book is more enjoyable alter ones senses
teast on this Incompatible scene. The
water sreally more transparent than the
clearest spring water, because Of the ma.
ture Of the deposits, shaded by the fresco-
iugs Of white and tinted sands, carved
shell banks, as reflective as pearls, and the
varied green and blue moses that weave
themselves in graceful clusters, make a
picture that no human artist could pro-
duce. These frescoed landscapes at the
bottom Of the spring are really more beau
uful than the most artistic landscape gar
dening, because Of the fluctuations OF the
from 10 to 10 feet and the grad
ual sliding Of the shell banks or rock beads,
under whose sides apd secesses the effect
is constantly duplicated.
ALAKg OF PERFUME.
Tho formation OF ferns and grasses,
plants, flowers and sea weeds
some like fields Of waving grain in motion
by the moving OF the ash or bubbling Of
the curept-with varied flowers whose
sweet perfume at times make the waters
alake Of perfume. Those marine flowers
set in shell banks make the picture as ias-
as it is exceptionally beautiful.
We never tire in looking below for the
scene ia as changing as the kaleidoscope.
Innpmerahle rocks, covered with moss
and shells, loom up to view, while beneath
their edges the fish take refuge. Some Of
tho plants are miniature trees, while the
moses are so delicate that maideRe hair
is not too fine for comparison. Some
places remind one OF the green and grey
pca aked Alleghenies, while theiwhitei shell
beds and ridges sloping in some places
sixty feet under the water like the white
OF New Hampshire,
TERR4Fts AM f0KrLz: ~
Tho garden, for such It Is, Is alive with
The tAfrapin and, the turtle, while in every
direction ilitvaried fish Of all sizes, some
we could see distinctly nearly thirty
inches long, in clusters and single, almost
every fow yards Of the stream.
1t was the opinion % all that such q
sight vas phenominal, some Sould hardly
Lolsve their senses, adjectives were ex.
hausted and at tho termination Of the
route every one was in delicioae bewil-
lerment, that the enchanting scene was
10 he trayerae1, and alter thirty minutes
at tile landing oRr boat steamed down tho
apring for the ocklawaha. The
temperature OF the water Is Tss
and the buildings Of the stream
with lis delightful eiearness made
us wish Ia dive In and bathe. We find
the current running rapidly down aud the
snail like pace OF our boat was increased
TO a speed that seened to astonish the
natives (the flshl for We notice few about.
After leaving the spring we again enter
tho Ocklawha for an afternoon and all
nights ride to Palstka, and many anxious
faces aso Rcanning the water looking out
for the alligator, and although many ALI.
gator logs were in position none were
seen. The sespeltine windipgs OF theriyer.
the impressive live oaks, eypresses and
the graceful trailing vines, the
gay plumage birds, and the mysterious
forests Of the 0cklswha shall long linger
in our memory, and while the shades Of
night faded from our view we retired
to our little beds.
Parties who wish to avoid the return
trip by boat can return by the Florida
Railroad from ocalla TO Palatka, thence
by rail or boat to Jacksonville or ST. Au-
gustine, Z.
AFsrrl6ie Death, y
INDIANAPOLIS, INn, March 1.-THE
Journals Anderson special reports the
death Of George Hawkins, engineer, at
Delawnter's saw mill. Hawkins attempted
to remove the belt from o pulley while in
motion. His clothing was caught and he
was whirled round with great rapidity.
His clothing was entirely stripped from
bis body. Ills head struck upon o sill Of
the building and was gashed almost be-
yond recognition. His fingers were torn
from hia hands, his chest was broken in
and all the bones in his legs and arms
were broken,
orant,s Condition,
NKw YoRK, March 11.-Dr. Douglas,
after his visit 10 General Grant tonight,
said: "The General had slept less last
night but he made 1t up to-day. He slept
in the afternoon and was much refreshed