Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-04


Nustaas sad Belle islands. thea rseissd
- o.r rosn. During the Night the eei-
Iowing points we're made and passsd on
the Ohio side: Hockingpost. Rsedsvhis.
Shs,i~ Rive. Portland Burlington lsisnd-
Old Toxn. Apple Grove. ssssrtssills.
Antiquity. Racine and Syrscuss. 90
the Virginia sids. Mursayviiis. MUSES.
Bsstom. RAyeasood Pleasant vieu.
Willow Grove. Goose Island. Setsrt
Fails. HafsfoSt City. Mason City and
West Columbia
Daylight finds us at the long. rambling
town u Pomeroy, Ohio. with It's nuG~r-
Qua salt wells. IL V here that the great
cot part II the szlt used in the south
and vest u made. and large freight -
taken on for southern pointA We Pass
on, making several stops during the day,
among which are AiddieporL on the
Baltimore 4 Ohio. one u the greatest
scenic roads in the country. We then
cross. and pas Eight Mile Island. then
down 10 Point Pleasant. Virginia. stu
zted at the mouth u the Great Kan
swhA river. which here iosea its waters
by mingiing vivA those VI the Ohio.
We were invited 10 step ashore
and partake 81 an early tea
Nth friends while tho boat Vas
discharging and taking on freight.
A deep shrill Of the whistle and ringing
Of the bell told US that we must go on
board Adieu WAS said 10 the kind PEG
pie u Point Pleasant. and ON We passed
in rapid succession OF towns and lpl
ands. Gallipolis island being the hrst.
the next Was Raccon island. Apple grove
and Gienwocd. on the Virginia shore,
Cheshire and ADDISON. oil the Ohio side.
Our next stop was the old town of Gal
lipolis. then Proctorville. Guyandotte
and Huntington. The latter named -
the last town on Ohios river shore in
West Virginia. AZ this point the Guy
ansiotte river enters the Ohio. Wa are
now $40 miles below Pittsburg and sub
tracing tho forty miles Of Pennsylsania
shore line on the south side 81 the river
from the distance IL 80 miles. gives
Virginia a shore line along the south
hanks Of the Ohio Of go miles On the
opposite side. along the Ohio shore, We
pass the following towns. after leaving
Gallipolis: Chambersburg Rush's mill,
Swan creek. Crown City. Millersport.
baskerville, Proctor's village, Bradricks
village and Burlington.
Into Kentucky.
Below Huntington. on the Virginia
side. we have ST Cloud and Ceredo. We
now pass to the mouth of the Big Sandy
river. ON the Virginia side. aptly named.
for il puts out more sand than. il does
water We land at Cattlettsburg and
find ourselves within the confines OF that
grand old commonwealth, Kentucky.
Justly celebrated for fine horses. good
liauor and beautiful women
Once again we move and soon find
ourselves entering into the kingdom of
coal and iron, the mighty monarchs
which have such powerful control over
our manufacturing interests. Ashland.
Russell w. Riyerton and Greenup. KY;
South Point. Petcrsburgh. lronton,
Hanging Rock and Union Landing. Ohio.
are filled and surrounded by iron fur
naccs and coal mines. We pass on to
Junior Landing. Sciotoville and Ports
mouth. Ohio. large. growing and pros
porous city. Here the Scioto river en-
ters into the Ohio. which from the ordi-
nary sized stream We first saw at its
birthplace in the western part Of Ohio.
midway between the north and south
lines. then winding its way northeast
ward to the capital. Columbus; Themes
south into the Ohio. where il has grown
into mighty river. wide enough, IL the
government would only deepen it. to
carry the commerce OF the whole valley.
A blow of the whistle. few strokes of
the bell, then splash Of the wheel, and
on We go. passing the following places
| on the Ohio banks: Walkers Landing.
| Buena Vista, Rome. Brush Creek,
Wrightville. Manchester, Aberdeen and
Ripley.
On the Kentucky side are Conocone-
que Island. Quincy. Vanceburg. Brush
| Creek Island. Karr. Concord. Manches-
ter Island and Mayville. At the latter
We made stop for passengers and
freight. Then TO Dover. Augusta, Eos
ter. California. Wineburg. Dayton. New
port and Covington. Kentucky; and on
! the Ohio side HIgginsport. Utopia,
Chito. Neville. Moscow. Point Pleasant,
| New Richmond. Palestine, the beautiful
/ Coney Island resort. twelve miles above
| Cincinnati. then California and Colum-
bia.
We are now at Cincinnati. what is
/ rightly called the Queen city. Of over
10000 inhabitants. Here we remained
| for over week sightseeing and study
/ ing. To attempt a description II the
many and fine sights. the parks. gardens
and various pleasure resorts Of this city
would be- beyond our power. and this
hastily written article to admit Of We
must contend ourselves by saying there
is no city in the west where a few days
or weeks can be 80 pleasantly and profit
ably spent
We will continue our trip from Gin.
cinnati down To Cairo. thence Ia Mem
phis and return. G. q. s,