Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

wrote as follows of the opportunities
they seemed to present to him.
POETIC SITE.
You have read Moore.s Meeting Of
the Waters?" II not, then do so. for
IL is one of that much neglected poets
most pleasing descriptive. sentimental
soul who has visited the Sweet Vale
OF Avoca. at the point where the clear
streams of Avon and Avoca meet, be-
tween Rashdrum and ArlSlow, in the
County of Wicklow. Ireland. 1t Is 20
years since the writer stood upon the
hill that oVerlooks the scene of Moores
poem. and in silence acduiesced in the
charms of the spot, celebrated by the
Irish poet; though, unlike the poet, the
writer was alone at the time. and the
added charm of friendly companionship
was not there to increase the interest
that nature had shed DER the soane:"
so that, in his case. 1t was natures
soft magic of streamlet and hill' that
constituted the Wales chief charms
The writer was reminded of this 90
year-ago visit to the vale of Avoca,
with its meeting of the waters" as he
recently stood under the shadow of
Washington Heights. near Pittsburg.
and saw n mightier Meeting of the
Waters" than would be possible In Ire
land, since 1t was an American meet
ing Of rivers, and not an Irich meeting
of brooks.
refer to the meeting of the Monon-
gahela and Allegheny rivers immediate
~ below the most westerly point of
the city OF Pittsburg. The first stream
comes from the south but turns wester-
ly, on striking the height of land on
which the modern city OF Pittsburg
stands. The second stream flows from
the northeast, but meanderingly sweeps
westward on striking the opposite side
of the height of land before referred TO,
and meeting the Monongahela they to-
gether form the Ohio, which, in the ma
tive American language. whence 1t
comes, means Beautiful rivera
name surely appropriate for this one
of Americas noblest streams. On the
left bank of the Ohio, at least for some
distance below Pittsburg, the wooded
bluffs, broken here and there by deep
cut rrvines, rise majestically from the
rivers brink; the right bank Is less ma
jestic In appearance, but at some points
scarcely less beautiful
MOST HISTORICAL SPOT.
The point OF land which overlooks
this American meeting of the waters,
and marks the most westerly part of
the city of Pittsburg, is one of Ameri-
cas- most historical spots; and 1t might
be added, one of Americas most
neglected historical spots. Here
stands the only remaining monu-
ment of British occupancy of territory
within the United States. west of the
] Allegheny mountains. 1t Is the little
stone and brick redoubt of old Fort
Pitt. built by Col. Bouquet In 1894. II
is a flve-sded building. not more than
1SxlS feet in diameter. II has two floors
and in each story has a square oak
log running entirely round the build
ing. with loop holes at intervals which
commanded all the approaches to old
Fort Pitt
1t was during the great Indian up-
rising, planned by Pontiac. the noted
chief of the Ottawas, that Col. Bou-
auet, marching under orders from
Gen. Amherst, reached Fort Pitt and
relieved II from the five days attack
made upon 1t by "A large force of In
dams The attack upon the little gar
rison-numbering but $50 men-was
most determined. The Indians an
preached the fort OH the night OF the
9th OF July, 17G4, crawling under the
banks of the two rivers. the Monon-
gahela and Allegheny, digging holes
| with their knives, In which they were
| completely sheltered from the fire OF
| the fort. ION one side" says reli-
| able description OF the circumstance,
| THE entire bank was lined with these
| burrows, from which the Indians shot
| volleys OF bullets, arrows and iife-ar-
rows into the fort. The yelling was
| terrific, and the women and children
| in the crowded barracks chung 10 each
] other IN abject terror. rms attack