The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-04

the Ohio river to Coyington, Ky. A fee
of three cents is charged for all podestr ians.
Standing in the centre of the bridge you
have a fine view of the river. The boats
used here seem odd to one who has never
seen them, having large wooden rear wheel
propellers. They have no docks for I'M
loading boats, but the freight is taken off
| steamer and carried or dragged up hill.
| We leave Cincinnati at 0 P. M. and pass
through Lexington, the home of Henry
Clay, whose monument can plainly be seen
from the cars. Now we see some fine
country, the famous blue grass regions of
Kentucky, where can be seen large woods
containing the finest pasture, but with this
exception we don't see that ii eXcels some
of Salem county grazing land. AS we
in negotiations; trees are clothed in foliage
and are in bloom. This becomes more ap-
parent as we proceed further south. We
reach Chattanooga at 10 A. Nj. on Wednes-
Mattson, who is now editing the Chdttd-
nooqa Republican. After taking dinner
with him we were shown around the city
by Mr.. Mattson and NJ. f. Avis. 1t lays
in a valley surrounded by Lookout Noun
tain, Missionary Ridge and the Tennessee
river, the principal place of interest being
the mountain. as from its summit the sur
rounding country can be viewed. We are
n, rm;,J ~. tl,a ,.nuntofn hu an ipaIinol
plane cable road aud when we reach the
top we find ourselves 1000 feet above the
river. To our right lays Missionary Ridge.
My friends being well acquainted with the
country all Of the battle fields are pointed
out together with the positions of both
armies during the contests, headquarters
of the generals, etc. Farther to our right
lays Chickamaugua, where Garfield won his
exact spot where General Hooker scaled
the rocks and captured the fort which oc-
cupied the extreme summit of the mountain.
The delightful climate of the mountain is
becoming better recognized every day. and
hotels and private residences are going up
very fast. A eubterrancan spring has been
discovered, and by skilled engineering it
is utilized and now supplies the town with
excellent water. They had been getting
their water from the river prior to this and
have a reservoir and works for that pur-
pose, which will be used now only in case
of emergency. Many interesting things
,.orc .nn., |lo+ po.a Mill ,,af ,orp,it ,,a fn
mention. We bid our friends farewell
and at 10 A.. NJ, Thursday, VIC arc wend-
ing our way around the foot Of Lookout
Mountain, on the Georgia Central railroad.
Queen and Crescent route to New Orleans.
Birmingham, Alabama, is a city whose
origin only dates back ten years. It's prin-
cipal industry is manufacturing iron, and
there are large mines all around here.
Meridian, Mississippi, is quite a railroad
centre and a very nice little place. We
reach New Orleans at 6 A. NJ, Friday,
and having ample time to see all over the
city, we first proceeded to the noted
French market. After looking through
we take breakfast in their restaurant. In
looking over town We see some very fine
residences. Most of the residents are
ing the river in a boat. As we pass
through Southern Louisiana and Texas
we find the finest farming country yet seen
level and very fertile. Here We see the
nr;.;,n1 ,I,,tot;,I ,r;tl, n G.I1 fn1I of mn
groes and an overseer riding around direct
ing them at their work. After we cross
the Mississippi river We set our watch
back another hour, using st. Lonis time.
We passed through the Capitol of Texas
at . p. NJ, ON Saturday, and reach San
Antonio at ~ NJ. The government build
Jugs here are very fine. We reach Del Rio
for supper. Here We strike the Rio Grande
river and follow it for a long time. 1t is
now about the size of Salem creek, but in
the winter it is very large. We pass the
noted painted cave, also some very fine
scenery, passing around and under rocks
reaching 500 feet above. From here until
we reach Cotton, California, The country
liz of the widest type, generally inhabited
by Indians and MeXicans, who live in huts
made of mud, brush, etc. We spend some
time in FL Paso, the centre of the wild
region. P.so Del Norte is directly oppo-
site in Mexico, where the arrest of Cutting
so much commotion. 1t is n very
nice place with large and well built build
ings. We were here Sunday, but unless
you were positive of it you would think it
some other day. AS we leave Ell Paso we
make the last change of time, making our
watch three hours slower than when we
left home. We take dinner at Tucson,
Arizona, on Monday and reach Cotton at
l A. NJ. on Tuesday, but OF account of a
freight train running OFF track, caused by
a misplaced switch, We were delayed
about six hours in getting up TO the depot.
We ave six hours here and those going
south change to the California Southern
road. We were loath to leave a party we
had spent a week with continuously,
among whom we had made many pleasant
acquaintances. We leave Cotton at 10 %
p. NJ. and now pass the finest scenery en-
route, as The road follows San Faline creek, |