Journey in the Seaboard Slave States Vol. 2 of 2: In the Years 1853 1854 With Remarks on Their Economy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States Vol. 2 of 2: In the Years 1853 1854 With Remarks on Their Economy<br><br>Passing through long stretches of cypress swamps with occasional intervals of either pine-barrens or clear water ponds in about two hours we came in the midst of the woods to the end of the rails. In the vicinity could be seen a small tent a shanty of loose boards and a large subdued fire around which upon the ground there were a considerable number of men stretched out asleep. This was the camp of the hands engaged in laying the rails and who were thus daily extending the distance which the locomotive could run.<br><br>The conductor told me that there was here a break of about eighty miles in the rail over which I should be transferred by a stage coach which would come as soon as possible after the driver knew that the train had arrived. To inform him of this the locomotive screamed loud and long.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.