The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-10-05
ON no GEIlYSBURG
Mr.. HoLLEY, Pa
Sept. %. '98.


Mr.. EDwoR; Tuesday, the 20tf
day of September, We IefI
Camp Meade for Gettysburg to at
tend the uuveiling Of the monn'
mont erected to the memory Of
the soldiers of West Virginia
who fell upon the field Of battle
We marched up through Harris
burg and across the bridge that
lspans the Susquehana at that CITY
over to Bridgeport, and on to River
eide, whore we encamped for the
night. After supper 1 was detail.
ed with twelve guards and marched
back to the three bridges that span
this beautiful stream leading 70
the capitol Of this State, to prevent
,auy 0l lllo soldiers from returning
ito the city I. as ouf march was to be
continued early ON the next morn
ling, and fears were entertained
that tine boys would not return in
time to proceed with the regiment
The riyera az This point ismore than
"a mile wide, and the bridges are
the largest 1 have ever seen and
are beautiful structures, except one
which isan old covered wooden
bridge; and looks quite ancient,
and its spans look like the back of
a camel with many humps The
next morning we proceeded to
Mechanicsburg, a beautiful city Of
some five thousand inhabitants,
where We again encamped for the
night, and our camp was swarmed
with citizens of this place, and
many pleasant acquaintances wore
made, and after a nights rest and
an early breakfast we again broke
camp and marched to Boiling
Springs, a beautiful summer no.
sort directly on the electric car
line that leadsto Carlisle, Pa q
city of more than thirteen thou.
sand inhabitants, and one noted in
the history of Pennsylyania. Itis
here that General Lee destroyed
the barracks during the late war,
and whore the Indian school for
the education of the Red man is
established. Capt. w. III. Howard
gave the boysa pass for several
hours to visit this CITY and see the
school and many other places of
note. / would like to give you a
minute description of tho many
places of interest that was visited,
but do not wish TO take up SO
much valuable space in your exs
cellent paper therefore will only
touch briefly upon some of the
most pleasing and agreeable. The
principle industry of this city is
the manufacturing of fshoes. There
are FIVE factories located here and
give employment to hundreds.
Thisis the city that William Penn
gaveithe four corners of quarter
of square each to the city, facing
upon two streets which intersect
each other, upon which should be
erected three church as and the
courthouse, directly opposite each
other. On the Southeast corner
|of Market is one church, ON the
Northeast another, Northwest
another and on the South! west the
court house, and whenever this
land should cease to be used for
the purposes named it should re-
vert to his heirs. The churches
are magnificent buildings, all of
modern architecture; but the court
house, while a good one, is quite
ancient and has massive pillars at
the entrance, and is quite CON
trast to the temples of justice that
are erected in this age.
One of the most pleasing and in
structive places ofinterest weyisi-
| tied was the Indian school, under
the management of Mai r. H.
Pratt, a most genial and courteous
| gentleman, and by whose labora and
industry this school.was estabIish-
led, and IL far excels anything in
the way of an educational institu-
ltion we have ever had the pleasure
of seeing. There are some 500
students atthis school, represent
ling 6S tribes. This was establish
ed in 1879, and is supported by the
Igoyernment The aim Of the school
lis to make the Indians thrifty I'M
dustrious, capable American citi-
zens. The first thing in order ia
to teach them the English lang
uage, in connection with a knowl.
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