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

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IL y hsss he Eovsrumsot psopoors 70
bsiid : ship c.sezl uniting ths Iiupld
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ia Belle river which. il done. viii
pruss "a b oass Il the grsBdest and
mast ussfaI enterprises ever unsisrssksa-
noun shs SsSeaa
On ve 90 10 Giasgo. oa the right Of
the river. then vs pass over 10 GsorRe-
tosn on the left slde u ths river. The
tso touns are the last IN the state u
Peansylvsnia and inst over the state
lines u Psnns5 lvanis. Ohio and West
Virginia. = hlch - Just (forty miles from
Pitssburg II ell thus be noticed by
the geography student that Pennsy wanna
oex-upiss forty miles u bank on each
aide 81 the Ohio river. making eighty
miles Il river bank line In all
We nov pa,ss down into the stztes of
Ohio and Nest Virginia b Lane island.
thence four raiies down 81 East Liver
pool. Ohio, which 10 celebrated the
sorid over fss the number and exteut
~ its pottsries- After heading up u
large lot Of tho ware for which this place
10 famous. and taking . nsw addition Of
pleasure seekers. We round out into the
river and again continue our journey 70
Wells Village. Black lsland. New berg.
Port Homer and Black Horse island
We are nos ~ Stsubenville. one 81 the
s.lsiest towns In southern Ohio. and sew
enty miles below Psttsburg. We make
short stop TOR passengers and down river
freight. then pass on Ia Jefferson. Min
go and Warren on the Ohio aide. and Ia
Wel.sburg On the West Virginia side.
then down t. Sister islands. which are
located In the middle OF the river; thence
To Martins Ferry and Bridgeport on the
Ohio side. Prom the latter place the
boat 70 crosses passing above the Wheel
ing island to Wheeling. West Virginia
Wheeling stands only second To Pitts
burg in the number and extent OF ifs
manufactures. and ranks at the head IL
all American cities in the output Of
nails-
Leaving Wheeling our journey is con
tinued. and the beautiful panorama that
each bend and curve in the river un
folds Ia the delighted gaze of all pas
sengers on deck. seems more beautiful
than the preceding one. until at last We
lose sight Of the fact that we are travel
ing on u river and wondering il IL is not
some beautiful highland lake inter
spcrssd with little islesl upon which our
steamer IL plying.
Many Towns Touched AZ.
From Wheeling we pass down to Ben
wood and Hates Rock. then cross over
- "a. Iaf t.se
Ohio. thence 10 Pittsburg coal works. 10
Mcgee. thence To Captina Island and
Moundsyille, West Virginia: then to
Fish Island and over Ia the old town OF
Powhattan. Ohio. We pass the towns
Of Clarington. Bearsville. Sardis. Wiiten.
Cocransville and others on the Ohio
eide. Proctor. Martins. Peden's Island.
WiIiamson's Island. Sisters and Wells
Island ON the West Virginia side. On
ward We go To Grandview and Grand
view Islands. Matamoras. Grape Island.
Middle Island. Newport: then To the
Little Muskingum. all Of which are on
the Ohio bank. Friendly. Long Reach.
Raven Rock. Wade. ST Mary's, Three
Brothers Island and Williamsport on
tn. West Virginia side.
There is no grander scenery to be
viewed than Ia the scenery from Wheel
ing. West Virginia. to Marietta, Ohio.
the highlands Of the Hudson not ex-
ceptcd.
Marietta is the oldest town in the
Ohio valley. and il has An honored place
in history. II is here the trials and
troubles 81 the early settlers were expe-
rienced. Ii Is here they builded sea
faring ships and loaded them with the
new country's products. and with the
rise Of the river fioated them down the
Ohio and Mississippi TO New Orleans
and into the Gulf Of Mexico; there
both ships and cargo were sold.
The ship under the new ownership was
sent across the ocean. or used az a coast
ing vessel. never II return tn the place
Of it's birth The builders and original
owners returned either by crossing the
country on foot. ar by small skiffs easily
handled on an up river trip. 1t was far
easier Ia make the down trip in high
water in the ship than Ia pull and row
back in small boat II took months
Ia accomplish the task. The Marietta
people are among the finest and most
intelligent in the country; they are
proud n their history. and have good
reason To be. They celebrated their
centennial four years ago. We had the
pleasure of being an eye witness to part
~ their performance. which were OF the
highest order.
IL IL at Marietta the Big Muskingum
river adds its waters To those ~ the
already widening Ohio. Our liberty
loving enthusiastic passengers bid a
patriotic farewell To the place and its
people. who's. predecessors took such a
wide aud heroic part in the fights for the
liberty which we now enjoy.
A run ~ twelve miles brings us Il
Parkersburg. growing and prosperous
town. and already one IL the most i'm
portant places in the state II West Vir
GINA. Here the Little kanawha river
Gomez tumbling down from it's lofty
mountain home to pour it's yellow tide
into the beautiful la BELLE the Ohio
On our way from Marietta to Parkers
burg we passed some 81 the most beau
tiful islands ever seen in water. some OF
which have been turned into tine land
scape gardens and farms Among tho
number are the Musl<ingum. Vine and
Meals. with numerous tasteful villas
located upon them and the lofty river
banks beyond
Bicnoerhasset Island
Leaving Parkersburg in the quiet oI
the evening. with the setting IL a most
brilliant sun. casting lts glimmering
reflections upon the waters between II
and the boat. long. Low island wac
seen. and IA we rapidly approached II
are were told by the obliging pilot ther
in charge land who seemed to know ever,
foot ~ land aud water along the river.
courseh and ever ready u point cut
10 W the various objects 81 his