, 1873-07-21

4 Pleasant Sll1nIncr-leesort.
Some Of Its Beauties.

Some Of Its Beauties.
Correspondence " Tho Chicago Trit,s'it.
WATKINS 1LEN, N. Y, July II, 1873.
Having found Buch delightful resort hero Mt
Watkins, and soolng, by thorogister at tho hotol.
that, among tho 10000 people who vlaltod hero
last aummor, thoro were worry fow Chicago poo
plo in comparison to those from otllor Western
and Eaatorn oitioa, I have venturod to write you
few lines, to SEQ II I cannot awaken people who
aro intending to travel this summon to tho hith-
orto-almoBt-unknown bcautioB Of
THIS nEMAR1lADLE SPOT.
Watkins is on tho direct car-ronto from Buffalo,
via Now York Central or Eric Hailroads, to Now
York, and cnn bo reached by almost every access
aib1e car-routo. Tho moat delightful trip, how
ever, Ia by ours from Rochester to Conc
"a, and by boat. down 6onoca Iako,
4 throc-housB' ride, to Watkins, ,-Wat-
kinB being ut the foot, and donova
at the head, Of tho laho. Seneca Lake, 70 miles
long, and from to Ia miles wido, mover froozes,
and la ono Of tho most beautiful Of cloar labea;
while tho sconory On either side--sloping farms,
towering bluffs, lourlshing vineyards, aud boau-
tiful towns, nostlol among the most lu1uriant
Of foilagc-nakes tho rile to Watkins ono Of tho
moBt diversified and beautiful that Gun 10 found
In any part OF tho United statcs. The steamers
that connect with tho cars and make st1 trips
daily, aro very oommodious and elegant, and tho
n1ea1a aro aa fine, both in quality and quantity,
as tho most finished epcure could desire.
"Graco Greenwood" in tho New York Tribune,
"porto Crayon," In Ha,per's Monshly Magazine.
and writora In se,ibncr's, tho Gala1y,
and tho Atlantic Magazine, havs all depicted tho
glory aud grandeur Of
wATK1yH GLEN,
and shnll not attempt to do tho subject Justice.
Bayard Taylor and notable artists Church,
Hope, and scorea Of othorB-an testify to tho
match1oss beauty Of tho Glon. Niagara ir grand
ana nwe"inspiring; but thoro ia a fascination
about the Glcn that We cannot find elsewhere.
Halfway up tho Glen, and just at tho point whore
tho weary traveller thinkH he must find roat, Mr.
Lytle, OF Philadelphia, hns erected two spacious
hotels, connected BY a beautiful rustic iron sus-
pension-bgidgo across tho deepeBt part Of tho
gorge. From tllia bridge we look down 80 foot
upon the fall below. In tho hotels are to bo
found al tho accommodations md comforts Of Z
large city.
After the visitor has reached the Glen Noun
tain UouEo, beon rognled with tho best Of cnta-
blos, and has rested little from tile dust of tho
journey, he or sho must don waterproof,
heavy boots, an old hat, md begin tho
EXPLOITATION OF TIE GLEN.
II not provided with tloso noccBsary articles,
tnoy can oo Ionsea 1oT snall.sum a. lilo mouse
and tho visitor Tonld be more than foolish to
venture INTO tho uioh unproVldod with THIS moo
osrary outtt' woo to the young lady who be-
gins tho TIP with trat1ng Skirts, dainty gloves,
lace hat. anu dcllcate snpper8! dlon Alpha,
Entranco cnscauo. sentry bridge, Saltwater
HofGo Mlnnehaha, ne Labyrinth, Tavern Cas-
on, Glen Mountain House, Mystio Gorge,
sylan Rapids, Glen Cathedral, Ocntral
Gas Gaseane, Eoqs Q! 9no Nympns, Gfand staircase,
ol9u =. sng 1ogls, 10y; Aaich!ess 4lo4, Irlpo Uas-
caue, Bridal yell, hanbow Falls platform ssair-
case, nlon Daticulty, Shadow Gorge, Marrow
PaR5, Stlen Arcadia, Glen Facility, Glen Aori-
con, Hion Eiysium, alon omcga and Table
mountain, are 1he names gwen to different
points n tno Ilen; As you pass along lts mar
" INC afoh rat tnet forms safe guide al
through tho intricate wlndlngs tho eye is
CONSTANTLY hEET1Ao NE" BEAUTIES.
NOW nc onter oehlno caBcade, oVoE little
rustic nfidgo, aha nhd ourselves entirely
shut out from Nature Tho htgh banks on
eithoFalae, tho doep shadoW8, andthe clear depths
o. tne water awe and astoniah na' Wo are shut
gu - from ~ sun4ieht from the time no enter
nntsl We emerge, tour miles from our starttng
place, anu tee! tno COOL nracng ar, and OK
rating atmosphere. a httlo narrow thread Of
Rky occasionally romintls US OF the busy world
we haVo iett; put even that thread III Hockod
with patches OF bright greon foliage. Tbs
@ anu nts ae1.0 oSely 10y sseps 81 eiYo Us
hposa. +,o rncIv walls +ou"str;o Iii, aua.a
nd sn0 t rc m ts VIII H. oeseo
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