West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-09-25
II EXCURSION.
THE LITTLE FALLS AND OTHER PLAc-
rs OF INTEREST ALONG CHEAT WIS.,
TIED, WHERE ONE CAN SEE AS
GRAND SCENERY AS CAN BE FOUND
IN THE UNITED STATES.


Jos. II. Hawthorne, w. G.. Brown,
IL. Clay Hyde, Neil J. Fortney, H.
ID Carroll, j. NJ. Nugent, w. r.
Shafer and ye Editor. We left
town ct $3.50 p. IN. and arrived at
David Graham's, in Valley district,
about 5 p. N. Here our party was in
creased by the accession of Mr..
Graham and his two sons, Wait and
Ben.
Leaving Mr.. Graham's at about 6
o'clock, we reached the top of the
river hill on what is known as the
Goren White farm about dark. Here
we turned our horses into a pasture
field and made everything ready for
a descent down the mountain for a
mile to the river. Each n of the
party had n %valise, filed with some
thing to eat, and a blanket and over.
coat to be used to sleep on and I'M
der during the night. Our descent
was GLOW and tedious. The path
down the mountain is very narrow
and steep, being in many places IS
degrees, and to most Of the crowd it
was a strange by-way, they never
having been over it before. Further,
it was dark and we had but two Ian
terms. We all arrived at the river
in safety, however, with comissary
stores aud rations in good order, ex-
cept Hyde. He packed G dozen
eggs in his valise, and in going down
the mountain, slipped, fell across his
valise, and broke all his eggs.
The first thing our attention was
directed to after reaching the river,
was to find a suitable place to camp
for the night. Members of the party
were sent up and down the river for
this purpose, and at last a suitable
location was found and selected a.
bout n hundred yards up the river
from the point at which we had first
reached it in coming down the hill.
The place selected suited us admira-
bly,. 1t was at the base Of a cliff
that projected out over us twenty
FIVE or thirty feet. Here we built a
large FIRE, spread our blankets, and
spent the night very pleasantly. 1t
is in order here to say that very lit
tie sleeping was done by any of the
party until towards morning. The
most of the boys we're bent on hav.
ing a good time, and we think they
succeeded very we'll. 1t was prob.
ably not until 3 o'clock that the camp
became quiet and was wrapped in
slumber.
At Gin the morning our camp was
astir and preparations were being
made for breakfast. After break.
fast David Graham and Brown took
their fishing tackles and started up
the river, followed by Hawthorne
with q gun. The rest of us went
down the river a quarter cf a mile in
quest of a ave. Finding none, we
retraced our steps to camp and cross
ing the river dry. shod by Jumping
from rock to rock, we proceeded up
the stream towards the Little Falls"
which are situated in the river three
miles above the place where we camp
ed.
The mountain on either, side Of the
river here is 5000 feet high and
nearly perpendicular. Tho river is
narrow and in it are rocks as large
as a house, and 80 numerous are they
that in the three miles we travelled
over iIom our camp TO the Falls, one
can Jump from rock to rock and cross
the river dry.shod at a dozen differ.
ent points. The scenery along the
route is Of the grandest and most
romantic nature. At every turn in
the river new beauties arise and one
stops and looks With motionless Of.
lence at the grandure and magnitude
Of Natures works here presented.
At The Falls the scenery VIC have
passed is brought to a climax. The
water at this point rushes madly
over . series Of rocky lodges that ex.
tend cross the channel and falls
perhaps 20 feet in a distance Of one
hundred feet. On either side Of the
channel are perpendicular walls Of
limestone 200 feet high extending a
quarter Of a mile up and down the
river. When the river is high the
water extends TO these walls, and
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