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

A TRIp DOWN THE RIVER. An OK.
cursion Of this kind had bcpn talked Of among
some Of the amatsaT wassrmsn Of III, place for
some time, but was not put Ia actual operation un-
til Friday lart week, when twelve Innocent vounr
men, regardless Of the perIls to be encountered.
embarked on a fall- grown susquchanna raf, for
Lock Haven. !, Is needless 10 say anything abou.'
preliminary arrangements for refreshments. &C..
Tor this particular CREW not In tho habit Of do.
Ing things by halves, or washing Il down with
river water when thoy eau procure tea, either
Tho crew consisted Of i've lawyers, one doctor ian
excellent cook BY the Way, county Official, a
couple Of landlords, a railroadof, a jewoler and
printer. A motley crew, indeed, bat all good on
a"pull."
one OF the boys accompanying the party fur
nishOs the following notes Of their doings Afier
some delay in the construction Of shanty of suf
hcient capacity to accommodate all, the fect was
tiled loose" and hno run was had to-shaw's
dam, where We were compelled to 'lake a hitch"
on account Of jam. Here we laid for an hour or
more, and finally dropped down to Ful,ons, where
We slept the sleep Of the weary and bad dreams Of
going through the Falls the next day. But the
iaics wiled otherwise, for by the time we reached
Sandy the next morning We were compelled to
land on account Of high winds, where we Law
all that day. When night cano on It 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 juncture. On the morning Of
the third day old Borcas had lulcd sufficiently 10
allow us to "pull OUT and wc had fine run,
without anything occurring to disturb our equli-
briun-thanks to our excellent pilot, to whom too
much credit cannot bc given for the manner in
wh'eiI he difve'cu rnrproprmng OF our craft To
one who has never been down tho 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"
thinker, "Ram's Horn, ""Moshannon FalIs," and
innumerabla other places Of note were pointed out
10 ye amateurs by the more learned Of thoparty,
and were gazcd upon with awe and admiration.
The lover Of nature find no better field to feast
his eyes than that afforded by a trip through the
Mountains, the scenery being varied and grand
not cxeeed, IL equallcd, for variety, grandeur and
subiimiiy, anywhere else in the world.
An carly "tic-up" was ordered at Rcnova, to
enable a portion Of tic crew to attend church;
the balance, feeling tirod and sleepy, too" pre-
ferred to remain in the shaniy. On Monday
morning we ran as far as Queens Run dam, where
We found hundreds and hundreds Of RATS, and all
trying to get through the schuie at once, which
caused a general tic-up. Hero We remained all
day, yainly expecting 70 get through, aud finally
wore compelled to leavo our raft and foot II down
the railroad to Lock Haven, distance Of three
miles, through snow storm. This was not the
most agreeable part Of our trip, but was ncycr,he-
less one Of the trials Of Waiermen, and We under
went it without complaining.
Lock Haven reached, we pu. Up at that Grst-
class hotel, the Montour House, kept by Hourcal
cromm, wcrc qanrlcrcd IN the ''sky parlor snd
made as comfortable as circumstances would per
nit, and remained until the next afternoon, when
we boarded The train ond returned to clearfeld By
$40 =. ~, ail wall pleased with our sip down tho
river