The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-22

that Gall2c expletive used by the com
mander of the Old Guard at Waterloo.
Below Doag creek the river widens
and begins to turn gradually south
ward. and, after passing Marshall hall,
the course is laid for the steep wooded
bluff on the Virginia shore, at the base
of which the wen-known Virginia
white house nestles cozily among the
great trees. This point, now complete
" abandoned. was once a famous sum
Iner resort. and as early as 1872 several
lively sl1irmishes occurred between the
colonial batteries on the shores OF
White House cliffs and Indian Head
and the far superior British force, con-
sisting OF ten vessels, carrying ia
guns, which were then retreating
down the Potomac after the British in
vasiOn Of Washington Just below
White House is Gunston cove, on the
south shore of which is Gunston hall,
one of the famous mansions of Vir-
ginia On Pohic< creek, too, q tribu-
tarv Of GunStOn cove, is old Pohick
church, erected in 1865, of which WASH
ington was a vestryman; and among
those who also worshipcd there We're
the Masons and FairfaXes. It is a
good DAYS sail to Matt;lwoman creek,
and a good place to camp for the night
is at Deep Point, Nd, nearly opposite
Quantico. Va. But those creatures of
Divine providence, the mosquitoes, en-
joy feasting upon the tender dermis of
Il city-bred canoeist fully as well as
their ancestors enjoyed copper-colored
sleepless night it is always pleasant to
pet out upon the water again. The
pleasure-seel1er who has a good guide
with him can learn a great deal of
local nomenclature, a greater portion
of which Is aboriginal There are Tar
Kiln Point, Stump Neck, Possum Nose
and Chicamuxen creek, which were
famous resorts Of the blockade run
ners during the war of the rebellion
At Budds Ferry, shady point Just
below Chicamuxen creek and thirty
miles below Washington, we had our
lunch beneath huge tree, and mile
further down the beach we decided to
make camp, as two copious springs
were found and a high bluff gave us
most desirable camping spot. Just
across the river the entrance 70 Chapo-
wamsie creek. q mile below Potomac
city, could be seen, and eight miles
away, on the Virginia shore, the broad
surface of Aqua creek glistening in
the sunlight. The famous quarries on
the shores Of this creek, which were
purchased by the government in 1892,
provided the freestone from which the
executive mansion and the older por-
tions of the capitol were built During
the war of 1876 great supply depot
of the United States army was located
there.
There were many more historic
places seen on the cruise, for the
Potomac is becoming very interest
ing historic stream. All along its
banks history has been made and is
being made. But, after all. what we
started ont TO talk about was the
canoe l have not yet been convinced
that the Mariner is properly classed.
1t Is not an honest Iniun" canoe. The
inventors of the craft would resent the
use OF the name for such a speedy and
luxurious Sailcr. But the modern
canoeist says that the same argument
might be used to prove that n modern
steel man-o-war Is not battleship on
account Of its improvements. or that
a cannon firing a projectile eleven
miles Is not 4 gun. However that NAV
be, we had nice trip down the
Potomac and returned on n steel
Smith d. FRY.
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