. Rambles in the path of the steam-horse. An off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville . st, in which stunted pine treesprevail. The route encounters heavy excavations and embankments forseveral miles from the North mountain, and crosses Back creek upon astone viaduct of a single arch of eighty feet span, and fifty-four feetabove the stream. The view across and up the valley of the P
. Rambles in the path of the steam-horse. An off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville . st, in which stunted pine treesprevail. The route encounters heavy excavations and embankments forseveral miles from the North mountain, and crosses Back creek upon astone viaduct of a single arch of eighty feet span, and fifty-four feetabove the stream. The view across and up the valley of the Potomac, asyou approach this bridge, is truly magnificent, and extends as far as thedistant mountain range of Sideling Hill, twenty-five miles to the river, at places, confined between high rocky walls, is often deepand rolling ; while at every turn the Railroad reveals some new andstartling scene—some picturesque peak or promontory, some deep ravineor romantic glen, with here and there a solitary cottage nestled amiddeep foliage. These mountain glens are always beautiful; and to onefatigued and weary of the world, we know of no pleasanter spots forrepose and sweet contemplation. A short distance above, where theRailroad runs directly along the margin of the river, a hasty glimpse is. Eu n<; (f 1 rt Iredtnc obtained of Fort Frederick, on the opposite side of the Potomac, nowebout one hundred years old, and still in tolerable preservation. Thisfort was erected by Governor Sharpe, of Maryland, a short time after thedefeat of General Braddock, on the Monongahela river, near Pittsburg. 238 EAMBLES IN THE PATH OF THE STEAM HORSE. Fort Frederick. Directly after that disaster the whole frontier settlements of Pennsylva-nia, Maryland, and Virginia, became seriously exposed to the depreda-tions of the Indians. As a means of protection, an armed force wasmaintained at the fort at CumVjerland, but the Indians, so far from beingheld in check, \vould stealthily stroll around it
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