Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-18
STILL ON THE OHIO
Mr. S~ensberg Describes the Re-
mainder OF His Trip
DOWN TO The MISSISSIPPI
Cairo and Its G-ssark~bs< Bridxe
and wase~y Ccadissan De-
-ersScsi ga Detail

lLKrfxs So. Lifi.I
Continuing cur journey a. described
lest Sunday 40 move down t. Tell City.
kentucky. ID - noted for furniture and
other manufacturing interests Then
follow the towns Of Troy. fcws<port and
Gfendyiew. onward to Rockport. In
diana. pictnresquely situztesi GA high
rock bluds. IL has is name from an
immense hanging rock. known a. Lady
Washington's Rock" il h shaped after
the human form and rises about thirty
feet above the river. This highland little
city has about i.0oo inhabitanta We
arr now at Owcnsboro. Kentucky. the
capital II pasie-~ county. said 30 he the
greatest whisky producer in the United
States Sam Jones. the evangelist. was
there. b. rerruasie the evil spirits 10 re-
form. and thus turn their attention
towards the better things on earth. he
advocated the minsiing of the old Ken
lucky lire water with those of the old
Ohio But Samuel will have Ia 1.-Two
many years and sscurc u new lease on
life. then apply for second and third re
ne~als before he will be- able To reach
the hearts Il the spirit saturated kcn-
tucklans Sam himself ~ a most strange
combination at ali that il human. he
hasn't many a the finer qualities u
manhosd % hnast of. He says and does
some very strange things. which are
doubtful in themselves Owensboro IL
a thriving shipping port. and the home
- ~keufuckys best" There are only
thirty ak large distillcriss located here.
aud enough whisky - made every year
o. destroy a large portion ~ tbs, human
family. but the manufacturing part IL
Dot the worst part, the greatest danger
lies with the refinefs. who buy this
liquid in its pure state. then make fr,m
three to four barrels out ~ one. by mix
ing u with tobacco. turpenfine. arsenic
and other deadly poisons. which will
only make a man want more. Owens
tyro claims population IL 1900. il has
rich country. Astounding In minerals.
We walked about the old city and
through the obi fashioned court house
upon the old red brick floors many IL
the contenting parties found shelter in
h during our unplsassntncss from I'll
e. -.
Passing Other Towns.
Green and Zig Barren rivers. 10th
nasigahle streams. for some distance.
enter the Ohio Just below. Green river
- branch Ia the subterranean sea %
Mamnlotla Cave. and some IL our read
er-. 10 doubt. have crossed II under the
the earth. Let our geography and his
tory pupils take maps "a hand and fpl-
lo~ ~ course from mouth throughout
the Old hentucky We now pass New
burg aud ether small toxns
The deep toned. ten miles sounding
whistle cries out Evansville. Indiana.
40 miles below Cincinnati and M be-
loN Louisville. This - one 81 the noet
thriving and esistautisl built cities on
the Dhio river. and continues - IsSpw
IN population. They nov claim 6o.nun.
The public buildings are elegant. and
the private residences denote the homes
"a thrifty and prosperous people The
river hers forms simost a crescent The
Wabash and IRE canal. which has Is
ssfssfhsfu terminus here. " something
over Ito miles ioDg Evansville - q
city aasonx cities, and the principal
shipping point fF the gram and pork n
southwestern Indiana. IL hsa many
ksrvr and important manufactures IL
streets are evenly graded. regularly
rasef snd well cleaned.
We paas on to Henderson. Kentucky
Nit Vernon. Indiana. and Untontown
keufnrky The Wabash river. along
whs,~e tsak- iis the great corn fields al
m western valleys. en,.t,s- into the
Ohio iust below The latter pssssse. 20,
nearly - milea north and p4utb the
Wstaeh - the houndary line hetseeu
fnf.iaaa ard fiiinsr-. anil 4 " nssigabis
fnr Haticafs fsr about tue miles. steam
f.oafe have s@crnslei a. Tar A. t.afsyrtls
ia high water
a. Us-s.rss, Hos-~.
We rasz NJ Fnenol,. fhe at torn IN
indiara sod slcaf fsiur aflse afase The
rseufh q the Wabash.
<haxnesfo1n - %. hrat toun IN IIii
rns< i,ela. he line = fhr Nahaeh iti.
namls,i after ths rhss nee tribe ~ In
a,en. We nasits-i a peculiarly built
rat t.rick hssuess. t~o sfoFis-s high. wifk
i've gothic ri sislo~s The higa lcvrs
tniIs slers the river hsnk - Keep fhs
.ster asst e thr town. hi8 the hslisiinz
FRO, vie~ fhr p.ealisriff q The hoass
ex.as@.l an fntsrref We ut The boa
fr iafoFtaaf<nu. tue q fhe nissrsf ia
habisanfs sha ch~nesst D. - near IN
f..essesl a. hat fhs hniisiinx ss- put sr
ever ff.a years ser,s that the ksrssk hs
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feneise cal mifss Atnsuf three mlls'
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