The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-30

Speaking of vacations. am reminds
ed Of one that in It's way was different
from that usually taken by men, and
| take it that it is enough different to
be of interest to some one else.
In the early summer of 1905 took
what was called 1.-THE long trip" on
the steamer Falls City up the Ken
lucky river. Just to think of trip
of 212 miles up river that is SO mar
row that l could throw stone from
bank to bank at any point in the en-
tire distance. A system OF locks"
makes the necessary depth for push
ing up this defile. Some friendly pas
sengers on the boat who at any rate
pretended to have been much travell-
ed volunteered the information that
the cliffs along the Kentucky rival in
their grandeur and ruggedness the
Palisades of the Hudson. OF this
statements accuracy ! have no proof.
Palisades are more beautiful than are
the hills OF the Kentucky they are
worth going across continent to see.
took shipping at Madison, Indiana,
city of some ten thousand people,
the second oldest settlement in the
state, and a one-time rival of Indiana
polls. My wife and daughter were
ly acquainted with the steward Of the
boat and l felt that it was not tres
passing on that friendship to accept
the many additional kindnesses and
comforts which lay within his power
to bestow. 1t was nine O'Clock at
night when the boat pulled in. The
moon was shining brightly and the
broad expanse of the Ohio made a
beautiful picture as we pushed out to
midstream and made our way for Car
rollton, Kentucky, at which point the
Kentucky river empties into the Ohio.
But long before we had reached Car
rollton we had gone to our stateroom
and locked in the arms of Morpheus
passed on unconscious OF the beauties
that lay along our course.
Roar Of Water.
Near the midnight hour we were
awakened by roaring of falling wat
err and with the humping of the boat
against the sides of the locks. This
was at Lock Number One" just four
miles above Carrollton. Just how long
it took the crew to get through the
lock we do not know. for we soon
slept, but as daylight came, the
strangeness of our surroundings awak-
ened us and before sun up we were
out on the deck to enjoy the fresh air
Of the morning. Upon inquiring of the
first mate our location he told us we
were just opposite Drennon Springs,
a watering place" of some local dis
tinction. Just above this the next
landing was Glen Mary, a name that
charmed us. half-mile further up
was an old plantation that had the
name of Casabianica. l mention
these places for at later time l may
have more to say of them.
The stream is very winding, and
very deep one. suppose that a
raft Of logs, and there are many OF
these that one will pass in the course
of his trip, will drift with the stream
at about the rate of ten miles in ev.
cry twenty-four hours. A skiff can be
propelled up stream with about the
same ease that it moves in a lake, the
effect of the current being almost i'm.
perceptible. When once the steamer
is under way so gently does it move
that one has to listen carefully to
hear even the throbbing of the en-
gine Save as we see the apparent
moving of the trees and objects on
the shore there is no way of knowing
that the vessel is not at standstill, sc
gently does it glide.
The Cliff Country.
The country into which the prov Of
our vessel has pushed her way il
known as 1.-THE Cliff Country" In
the early days such navigation as was
possible was done by means of push
| ing the boat up stream by means Of
long poles. In later times the United
States government has opened the riv
er and I am told that it is now navi
gable for 2S5 miles. l have, however
gone only as far as Valley View, a dis
lance of 212 miles.
To resume now my journey at tina
point where l awakened on the frs
morning. said we were at Glen Mary
a little river hamlet situated in Henri!
County, Kentucky, of which New Cas-
tie is the county seat. just as in In
diana, New Castle is the county sea
of Henry. The river is the count.
line. and Owen county is just across
the river. This county is famous TO
the bankers it has produced. and i
/ the native heath of Mr.. A. d. Gayle
president of the First National banl
lof this city. Many mineral spring
are found in this county, a good quail
lily of limestone abounds from whicl
hydraulic cement Is manufactured AM
at one point along the river noted
mine out Of which in huge quantitie
was taken 'spar" non-metalic miner
al This county was the home o
Major Tor is 1t Co!onel?) John c
Breckinridge, vice president of tn
United States, and who showed hi
love for the old home county by nan
ling one of his sons Owen Count
Breckenridge" just as the senior Lar
dis named his now famous son ''Kent
saw Mountain Landis." Lead is ais
mined, showing that in state q
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