West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
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Correspondence of The Argus.

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Correspondence OF The Argus.
Mrs. +. NJ. Jenkins was doing some shop.
ping az MaSontown last week
Miss Flora Blt,ehe, OF Pissah, has been
visiting relatives here for few days
John Nuce, the famous sprluter from the
confines OF hacklebarney, was seen passing
through OUT town Friday. vending his way
toward the Decker's Creek Valley.
!. L. Gale recently purchased big lot OF
fertilizer from ]. r, Mcclure
A, 4. ShaGer killed two 6ne beeyes last
week which he sold to G. w, Rohr
Van Wrinkle ShafTcr has resigned his DO.
siuon with CreSs Bros aud left Tor parts
unknown.
Thomas ChiPps, the clever salesman tor
the Frceport Manufacturing Co OF Syra.
ouse, n. Y, was here last week taking or.
ders from among our people for fancy
dressing fabric.
Cashmere Gross, who spent the winter
at Uniontown, Pa. is calling on his many
friends in this vicinity. lie informs us that
he has just maStcted a scientific course OF
hypuotism aud magnetic healing ana is now
ready to serve the public,
Calvin Rohr aud son Ray we're at Point
Marion. Pa, last Thursday, They took
fleet OF timber from Beaver Hole and re.
turned overland next day.
James Wolfe. better known as Sharkey."
was here last week from Masontown, hav.
Ing our blacksmith, w. / Crcss. do some
skilled work Tor Tim.
ID. NJ. White OF this place, and DR.. ---
Drake OF Chicago, were at the deep gorge
on the east side OF Cheat last Friday look.
Ing for kind OF medicine clay which the
Doctor thinks is there The gorge Is al.
most inaccessible and but few people visit
H. yet to the lovers OF nature no place could
be more inviting. The chasm is between a
quarter and a half mile long about COO feet
In width, aud $50 to 100 feet doep IL evi.
DENLY owes it's origin to the action OF run.
Ming water Tor at its head a LITTLE stream
yelling from hidden springs trickles from
strata to strata, forming series OF crystal
pools and tiny water falls. ull at last Il
reaches the bottom OF the mighty gorge and
pursues its way, half hidden by the um.
brcllHtoppcd mimosa and other thorns. to
the river beyond. Many centuries OF patient
never Coasing flow must have been neces.
sarY ior this stream TO wash away the
loosened mold and debris aud complete
this colossal work. The rocks at places tut
up through the soil, for the gulf is not clean
cut All along It's sides, and here and
there IN its arena, stand up mighty columns
or hngers OF rock, not solid columns. but
columns formed by huge powders piled
mason fashion one upon another as though
the Iitans OF some dead age had employed
themselves in building them up. ovcrcom
ing their tendency to fall by the mere
crushing weight above that keeps them
steady, even when the wild breath OF the
storms come bowling down the gorge and
tries It's strength upon them. About a hun.
di ed PAGES from the near end OF the gorge.
some ninety or more feet In heSht. stands
the most remarkable OF these mighty pillars
to which the remains az Karnak are but
toys. Is formed OF seven huge powders,
the largest. that at the bottom about the
size OF moderate cottage. aud the small.
est that az the top. perhaps eight or ten
feet In diameter These rocks are rounded
like cricket bali Jet the hand OF nature
has contrived to balance them each one
smaller than that beneath. the one upon
the other, and to keep them so. All along
the chasm are strewn round pebbles. which,
Took like petri6ed cannon balls. Taken all
together, the place is very picturesque and
never falls to interest those who visit IL.
HIAwATHA