The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-31
Editorial Correspondence.

and began to ascend the hill in order to get the
gories of the morning. tedious climb brings
US to the cemetery, where fine tombs and monu-
ments indicate the progress and intelligence OF
the people. Gnarled oaks, fine hemlocks and
other native forest trees spread their branches IN
protecting care over the grounds. The town,
the lake, the valley and the ranges OF hills were
clothed in transcendent glory. Seneca Lake
spreads its peaceful bosom away to the North. A
graceful steamer glides away from the PIERS
steers bravely up the lake and skins like thing
| of lie as she sails away towards tue borzon.-
The town-contsining 1000 inhabiants-the
county seat of Schuyler county, houses built OF
frame, painted white with green window-shut-
tiers, pretty yard 10 front, streets shaded on
each side all presenting fancy garden imme-
diately at our feet, and on the sloping hills on
| the opposite side of the valley, adorned with fine
farm houses and outbuildings, graced with woods |
and trees, rising in graceful grandeur from the |
valley and the lake to the horizon. Over all |
ibis are hung beautiful clouds through whose
ve-like forms the CHANGING sunbeams of the
morning spread illumination that decorates |
ell in scenic grandeur A breakfast that Kings |
might envy, and we are away to
THE GLEN.
This is one of the greatest curiosites of nature.
You turn out of the street at the southern ex-
tremity of the town and broad gorge or am
phtheatre greets you. AS you proceed the per-
pendicuar walls approach each other and the
falling waters make dimming music in your
ears AS you approach the narrow entrance
your admiration and awe increase Al nrst you
get the impression that it was formed oy some
violent convulsion of nature-appearlng as
though some irresistible force had rent the rocks
in twain and showed the stream the way to the
valley where it pours its pure currents int the
bosom of the grandest of lakes You see
threadlike stream leap wildly and grandly down
twisted gorge wo min the rock by the ctntin-
uous action o. water making SEA- ' da
5sEes Snn across thss~sSSsnsas the Water dashes
and laughs in its musical pattering beneath
You turn sharply to the right and proceed along
a narrow dark passage way about two eet III
width. the wall of the glen rising perpendlcu-
larIv a hundred feet above you while the water
aows in a narrow channel that has been worn
Il twenty or thirty feet deep through the rocks De
n low. The air is fresh, invigorating and delign'-
. | tnI with sweet odors. AS we ascend our eyes
e are Greeted with sight of "Minnehaha" Falls.
n The water here leaps over the rocks and forms a
d cascade 40 or so feet high falling into sort OF
!. sencircular caldron below where 1t dasnes lh'o
foam and spray, and 10 connection WIFI us rou-
sc its picturesqueness and its solemn subhmlty
fills YOU with wonder aud admiration lou look
u AT it from below, walk party up stairway
en- that is perhaps 100 feet in toe ascent look and
al. admire again, CllulU " tuC eOP NAN .-"~
10 miration increase as you ascend. ABOVE perhaps
goo feet is a charming bridge thrown across the
cd chasm to connect with large hotel on the OPP
lot nosite side of the glen. For considerable dls-
he lance from the stairway the gin Is lmpassa"le,
and this portion of it is called Glen Ooscura.
The path carved in the hillsidenangs more than
tic bnndred feet above the bed othe stream into
ing whose depths you get only an ocaSlonai glnPse'
~ Proceeding for some distance wtcome INTO Mys'
- ,;c Gorqe1 where the waters dace and glide IN
ere ianohino innocence adown the I'D of the stream
hey tanning smiling pools, resting i smooth basins
i,b or Nv the friction of the wates the rocks and
on- the sands carried down by the fods
CATHEDRAL GLEN
: e,ls ,ne with awe and admiration It's larg'
amphtbeatre that spreads its brod space out 10
nan a considerable distance on each sde oil and VI
rec and down the stream, while It's rails rise per
onle nendcularly for 200 feet capped hem ocks ant
nds elms. row OF basins, sparklln anu Shi,lnl
'"u' IN their pristine purities, are eight ana
nder harm to the heart of the admrig tourist. IN
not ua,ers are purity itself In Gallons ten or nj
:, 70 teen feet deep pebbles be distinctly seen oil
II " ,Ha ho,tom. Up a long overhaging Stalrwa
eady ond we are greeted With the "Mtchess Scene.
ratio II is indescribabe. Cascades, polls, basins, cal
IS at drons twisted currents, seethinl RAPIDS, foam
,on's ING waters charming music oil me '"'erS-a
6lI one with inexpressibe wOndr-
RAINBOW FAHS
il matchless in its pictnrosqet s Hneur' 70
'e ne pass behind ye6ensa,G Which IRON IN
j. IL cascade down hooe fat t
ng at preachers rush klghtful fury, maLr seve
s for l,.Adftrent turns IN descent. The Glenn h,
= claiming 10 end IS Undesirable, incomLta
fded bypass through il seems like dreise>I #
"A, Co.. sse its wonderful oddities seems ~
" sanNr#y MI is more than two miles in length q
ence, COS sDore than 500 feet in that distance.
k now y.Seky formation is peculiar AT the bottom
80 rock rard and saiid The layers are beew,
Sc by six and eigh'een lncneS Ia thickness. They
one upon the otherand get softeras they ammo,
'Sneu the top. They ssen as though they were p)st
there by the hanl OF man. and resemble the ,
uearancs of a ,all. Long extended slab 3
major split out rs smodh and straight as could be do
s con- by saving mchine The sun rarely finds
e 9Th way INTO ne Ilen. In many PLACES it new
ag Is the them in ' m s,g places ' n-
I'M Tue distance IN the bottom o the IONS Of II
tees "oou' Quiet. II you Sant to apprecia
great IL, 20 see II, aAe slow anSobservent in makn
let and your tour thro4 it.
| send watkins cohns LOO inhabitants has tv
-. a. oauhs, I'VE notetw0 foundries, cemetery, an
nIsn Scuooi' d IS great shipping poll
with where coal is tra,rred from cars to boats "
hearts o"hn 'nlngreeaole and accouimodatin
;os at inc Jefferson fse, owned and kept by Gan
Die Richardson's capacity is about so +
side table excellent, ats appointments all one coul
that ask
otan MEGA LAKE.
arch we look pass on board the SCHUYLER
untry tain is polite copDna onJ ohI; Ser cay
their along The banks che lake-which varies fror
those TWO 10 hve miles Widths grand and pictur
and down Fina LILY Rieu .ne 9anks recede and tam
oheu DOT The scenery air he WAY Tho Ia IL,
es OF queen OF beautiesIts bosom was as smooth a
who mirror, as placis innocence ITSELF as mild a
;o,5 May morning. e boat, the clouds and oh
Jects along lis bas were reflected in its clear
II pure waters. Thiail of DO miles seemed lik
lem- SO many miles Of fly dream. Ats 25 the sam
IT'S "''e'"oon we gldegrandly into
sary iENEvA.
ms place. of aht 900 inhabitants has az
antquated look, thigh pleasant in most of it
l US aspect II is shade with horse chestnuts. elm.
the auu naples Therare many fine residences in
ACE .ne SCUM and westh parts Of the city 1t has
"se large water cure Establishment a park. a Gem
hey etery, number Of anks and fine churches W.
will ralIe1 10 see an ID ege-mate-Lawrence
nts r'Ed oy-out learnd from his father and broth.
If r,ootn OF wbor are pbysciaus-that he
nau removed to Grad r. pids Mich We spent
'or u pheasant evening With Drs Eddy and gained
ri niuch information oout he State of New York
,as uu tne prospects fthe residential election ia
.na' state We cosder he State safe for Grant
'eS oy handsome maprity, many Irish men having
Its IHulcaleq 'helr ineltion Il vote that way The
ne Geneva House would be good hotel if il had
ia some one to keep it, We ound it in charge of a
cMp lChlpp) that diplayG, wonderful capacity
$, not TO know anything l'e lhoughti if that chin
he was on OF tic old 6loct, tE old block must have
b. oeen queer one. We inquired of him the way
y ~ ~ SuuyS; he told 10 it was just beyond the
} Gf-nt
It mat wac He replied it was only shortdistance
rom Ine Franklin Hotel assuming all the time
tha' we knew as much aAAut-al.a-sIsce as he did
and we were ir~''"si % think tho assnnnt;on,
correct.
We took the train east the following morning.
Along the way are neat nurseries, a level coun
try, tne farms and handsome towns and VILLAGES
5 among which are Waterloo and Seneca Falls