Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-07-29
piness, as well as the prosperity and happiness
of mankind in general. Therefote. say again,
come FRIEND OF EDUCATION.

rather on the mountains, for it so happened
that we got domiciled right on top of the
Allegheny. The Express train under that
welltried and faithful conductor, Major
Boley, safely landed us at Tyrone, after a
pleasant ride of few hours, at which point
we took the Phillipsburg stage. This route
was entirely new to us, and although hill
and dale, mountain and valley, brushwood
and laurel thickets are rather familiar OBJ
jects, we found much to admire in the
varied scenery constantly presented. The
road is good, far better than we expected
to see, and from Bald Eagle Furnace grad
ually rises with some three or four descents
into rav;nes) for FIVE miles The ascent of
the Backbone or Allegheny proper, is about
three miles long, and at its commencement
affords most magnificent view of wood
land scenery-the eye, at glance, taking
in the whole range Of hills, ridges and
mountains which give rise to the headwaters
of the Little and Main Juniata. About
the hour when old fashioned folks still eat
dinner, to wit, II NJ, we arrived at the
Mountain House. and having signifed
our intention of eating something, we soon
after sat down to plain but substantial
dinner to which ample Justice was done
We were sorry to learn that the landlord,
ON whom we had calculated for advice and
assistance, had that morning with several
neighbors, started out on a fishing and
hunting excursion to the Mushannon. the
very point we had desired to reach. The
small streams in the neighborhood were
entirely too low for fishing, but in the af-
ternoon, with Bill" for guide, We fol-
lowed small run rising near the tavern.
and caught few dozen trout six, seven and
eight inches long. The evening was un-
comfortably cool, and at an early hour we
retired to rest. On the following morning
we started OFF for stream called Mount |
pleasant run, which was also very low. AL
though we'll thrashed by the fishermen, it
still contains a considerable number of
trout, but We soon discovered that between
the cattle and our wading it was rendered
s. untshable, muddy sediment on the
stones, moss and brush giving it a rather
muddy color. We had made arrangements
with wagner TO meet us at Bald Eagle
Furnace on his return from Tyrone to ''tote"
US up the mountain, but before we reached
the furnace we struck for the road, and
strolllng leisurely along, picking scarlet
raspberries, &c, gathering wood lilies and
other flowers, admiring scenery, and tasting
natures cool and refreshing fountains,
reached our hotel long before the WAGNER.
feeling less tired too than we have on many
4 trip Of one-fourth the distance Shortly
after our return, word was brought by some
children that a rattesnake had got under
neighbor's house, and as the man was alb
sent requesting the landlords son to come :
and kill it. Not coming back for some )
time, we walked up and found his snake =
ship giving notice OF his whereabouts bya a
continuous rattle-all efforts to expel him
having proved unavailng As folks up q
there invite you to everything, We were re-
4uested to assist in his capture, and with I
the aid Of pick and a few axes finally '
in prizing up a board of the b
floor. A pronged stick having been pro- I
vided, it was got over his body so as to hold u
him, which stick we were directed to hold. j
when the landlords son very deliberately a
to tie rope round the snakes b
all and thus captured the "varmint" alive
This made the third rattlesnake we saw that e
lay, all too on the turnpike, young one
having crossed the road before us in the a
second one had been killed Il
oy Gov. Bigler while travelling in the stage
rom Tyrone to Phillipsburg, and the third 4 i
,aptured as above. We saw none however b
n the woods i
Game is said to be unusually abundant b
n the Allegheny this year, deer being daily Y
cen near the roads, bear signs in the thick
It's, and for those who prefer it panther y
s said to be now prowling about on Cold P
tream. The Mountain House" is just n
he place for party to stop at, being east W
y reached, and all about it apparently anx- b
Gus to render visitors comfortable. The ii
andlord, j. S. Radebach, is always ready te
0 make one of a party and show the good
pots, whether it be hunting deer, bear, to
heasants, rattlesnakes, or anything else. r