Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-04

that Gallo expletive useo by the CONF
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 well-known Virginia
white house nestles cozily among the
great trees. This point, now complete
ly abandoned, was once q famous sum-
mer resort, and as early as 1912 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 173
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 Pohick creek, too, tribu-
tary of Gunston cove, is old Pohick
church, erected in 1865, Of which Wash
ington was a vestryman; and among
those who also worshiped there were
the Masons and Fairfaxes. It is a
good days sail to Mattawoman creek,
and 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
Ia city.bred canoeist fully as WE'LL as
their ancestors enjoyed copper-colored
flesh and blood. After a well-nigh
sleepless night it Is always pleasant to
get out upon the water again. The
pleasure-seeker who has good guide
with him can learn great deal Of
local nomenclature a greater portion
Of which is aborig alaL. g There are Tar
|, Kiln Point, Stump Neck, Postum Nose
and Chicamuxen creek, which were
famous resorts of the blockade run
ners during the war Of the rebellion.
At Budd's- Ferry, a shady point Just
below .Chicamuxen creek and thirty
miles below Washing on, we had our
lunch beneath alhuges tree, and a mile
further down the beach we decided to
make, camp, as two copious springs
were found and q high bluff gave us d
most desirable camping spot. Just
across the river, the entrance to Chapo-
wamsie. creek, a mile below. Potomac
city, could be seen, and eight miles
away, on the Virginia. shore, the broad
surface Of Aquia creek. glistening IN
the sunlight. The famous quarries on
the shores Of this creek, which were
purchased by the government in 1902,
provided the freestone from which the
executive mansion and the olderlpor-
tions Of the capitol were built. During
the war Of 1861 -e5 great supply depot
Of the United States army was located.
there.
There were many more historic
places seem on the cruise, for# the
Potomac is becoming q very INTEREST,"
ing historic stream. ALI along its.
banks history Has. been made and; is
being made. But, after all, what We
started out to talk about was the:
!. canoe. have not yet been convinced
that the Marinerlis properly classed.
I Tt Is not an honest Injnnn canoe. The.
inventors Of the craft wonld resent tl1ess
use Of the name for such5a speedy and
luxurious sailer. But the modern
canoeist says that the same argument
might be used to prove that q mode
steel man-o'-war is not q battleshipson
account Of its improvements, or that
cannon firing projectile eleven
miles is notsa gun. However that may.
lie, we had q nice trip down the:
! Potomac and returned ions 70 steel