Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-04-24

A TRp DOWN THE RivER.--An OK
cursion of this kind had been talked Of among
so.o of the amateur wa,ermen Of this place for
some time, but was not put in actualoperation un-
Ill Friday last week, when twelve innocent young
men, regardless Of the pcrils to be encountered,
embarked on full l-grown susquchanna raft for
Lock Haven. 1t Is noedlessi 10 say any thing abou:
preliminary arrangements for refreshments, &c.
for this particular crew are no, in the habit Of do
Ing things by halves, or washing II down with
river water when they eau procure tea, either.
The crew consisted Of i've lawyers, one Doctor ian
excellent cook by the way, county official,
couple Of landlords, a rallroadcr a jewcler and
printer. A motley crew, indeed, but oil good on
"pull."
One Of the boys accompanying the party fur
nishos the following notes Of their doings; After
some delay in the construction Of shaniy of suf-
fcient capacity to accommodate all, the feet was
cited loose" and ino run was had to--Shaw's
dam, where We were compelled to stake hitch
on account Of a jam. Here we laid for an hour or
more, and finally dropped down to Fulton's, where
we slept the sleep of the weary and had dreams Of
going through the Falls the next day. But the
fatcs willed otherwise, for by the time we reached
Sandy the next morning we were compelled to
land on account of high winds, where we lay
all that day. When night came on II was dis
covered that different articles were needed to in
suro our comfort, SO committees were appointed
and after much difficulty the articles were pro
cured Sheriff Pie has our thanks for the loan Of
few boards at this juncure. On tho morning of
the third day old Boreas had lullcd sufficiently to
allow us to 'pull out" and We had fine run,
without anything occurring to disturb our equili-
brum-thanks to our excellent pilot, to whom too
much credit cannot bo given for the manner in
which nc airvctru rnc prupcung OF our craft. To
one who has never been down the river before, it
is very novel to hear the names Of the different
places Of interest and have them pointed out.
"whitc Break "side Pocket "Big Pitch"
"Tlnkcr," ,""Ram's Horn" "Moshannon Fails" and
nnumerable other places Of note were pointed ou;
to yo amateurs by the more learned Of the. party,
and were gaEcd upon with awe and admiration.
The lover of nature can find no better field to feast
his eyes than that afforded by trip through the
! MouHlalhst tnc ecehviy nSihB NaitNu anu B'Hh"
not cxceled, If equalled for variety, grandeur and
sublimity, anywhere else in the world.
An early "tie-up" was ordered at Renova, to
enable portion Of the crew to attend church
the balance, feeling ''tircd and sleepy, too" pre-
fcrred to remain in the shanty. On Monday
morning We ran rs far as Queens Run dam, where
VIC found hundreds and hundreds Of RATS, and al
trying to get through the schultz at once, which
caused general tc-up. Here VIC remained all
day, vainly expecting to get through, and finally
we're compelled to leave our rat and foot ii down
the railroad to Lock Haven, distance Of thrc,
miles, through a snow storm. This was not tn,
most agreeable part Of our trip, but was neyerthc-
less one of the trials Of waiermen, and we under.
went it without complaining.
Look Haven reached, We put up at that arst
class hotel, the Montour House, kept by Housea
& crornm, were quartorci in the "sky parlor'' snt
made as comfortable as circumstances would per
nit, and remained until the next afternoon, wher
we boarded the train and returned to clearaeld bj
$40 r. ", Ull wen pleased with our trp down th'
river