Connecticut western news., 1873-07-18
Our Western Trip.

way through scenes interesting and unin-
 teresting, and nearly two weeks time was
 consumed before we hove in sight of the,
 to be, seat of empire, Omaha. Reaching
 New York city the next morning after
 leaving Salisbury, the first grand object of
 intercst-and indeed welcome one-was
 rain, refreshing rain, such as we had not
 before seen in many weeks. Leaving the
 city at the foot of Desbrosses street, we
 took tue cars of the Pennsylvania Central
 railroad at Jersey City at 9.3OA. M. and
 proceeded toward Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
 &c. The low level lands of New Jersey
 present an appearance approximating more
 nearly to what we had pictured in our mind
 the praries of the far West, than the said
 prairies themselves, as we feel prepared to
 say after having seen both. For miles in
 New Jersey, nothing occurs to disturb the
 almost monotonous level, save here and
 there mansard roof, which is seen crop
 ping out of the extensive wastes every
 where visible. On account of its proximity
 to New York city, patch of this territory
 sufficiently large to place house, and of
 sufficient tirmness to sustain it above
 ground, is very valuable and much sought
 after Thus it IS, this extensive tract of | country seems of no value whatever, except
 an occasional oasis, on which can be plant
 ed Mansard suburban residence of
 wealthy New Yorker.
 As we get nearer Philadelphia more or
 less rising ground meets the eye, and vegi-
 iation gives evidence of d soil more adapt
 cd to it's healthy and extensive growth. AS
 we enter the city of Philadelphia we are
 reminded of the old lesson ip geography,
 which taught us that ''t.ne streets cross each
 other at right angles DE.e lines on chess
 board" Here IS the place where Father
 Franklin Gle is t,e father of printers }
 maoe hlmseit nc, .orious as printer, and it
 was here he Filed his first jug with light
 ning. It vas not Jersey Lightning, be it
 Sald to ) IS credR. Passing through Penn
 sylVs nia on the Penn. Central road, the
 !" ops appear d1Varfed by the recent contin-
 uous drouth, which there, as well as in New
 England, has baked the earth for the past , few weeks. Along the line of the road was constantly in sight large burnt patches in the fields, which, being ignited by sparks |. we'll cured hay. Notwithstanding the SC. Il we're drouth above mentioned, it was gen [, orally remarked that the country was one r of the finest for farming purposes; the p farms and every thing about them being Il kept very cleanly and neat, and their own r CTS seemed to be of the better class ot peo !. pie, who generally were ''well to do in tn, ,- world" The scenery along the route O. g the Penn. Central railroad is the finest O. n anything we ever saw, and we think our Q self quite safe in saying it is ahead of any if ill this country, and more especially is thi
 assertion applicable to that seen by th Il passengers while riding oyer the the Ale gheny mountains. Immediately after leav h ing Altoona. the trains commence the as v cent of these mountains, and on either sid f distance of IF miles from the above men " toned starting point, the passenger is con . stantly delighted and astonished at tn O grandness of the scenes which meet hi if eye: at the almost unfathomable depths o a the ravines; the extensive views of noun " tain scenery, sc, &c. Among the muc is fiat is worthy of especial mention, IS tn " l,:rn in the road at great altitude, whicl et is inown as ''Horse Shoe Curve." Thi !, p, mt of view is unquestionably the acm ,.. of American scenery, and we think an in O. t'ustrious search will be necessary to fud i n. Switzerland its equal, or anything that wi .,, approximate to it. We have said much i l. time past of the scenery along the line C ., l the Conn. Western road, but when a com o parlson is made with that of the Penr DO Central, it sinks into an insignifcance tn, r makes it almost invisible. Climbing tt ,t. sides of the Alleghenies until an altitude to 26OO feet is reached, the road plung, no through series of tunnels of considerab ,. length, one being about one and one-eighl l. 4 miles through. The work of building tn
 road over the Allegheny mountains is rt
 garded by the best engineers as one of u IT. grandest triumphs of engineering skill ( e. the continent. After ascending the moul tains to the height mentioned, it would a id pear as though the workmen had becon e. tired of climbing, and bored through tl m- remaining heights to the opposite, hen ne the several tunnels mentioned. The Con wo maugh river, a tributary of the Alleghan Ter adds not a little to the variety of | .he scenery on the mountains, as the road fo | louc if nparly all tho uJaU ovor
 lily The Penn. Central railroad is one of t he best managed and prosperous roads in t di- Union. Its equipment is the most CO 'lr. plete and very extensive, a sufficient e in dencc as far as extent is concerned is { as fact that an average of 260O cars pass HI ing risburg every day. The passenger coacl ba- arc arranged with due regard to every e ex- venience that will conduce to the conf 'le- of passengers the backs of the seats bel eed very high, and all upholstered in the vt mes best manner, rendering. all things cous
 cred, the occupation of palace cars hart
 necessary to secure the amount of conf pa required to make a long journey endurat Vi The road is made of steel rails the ent cen. length, balasted with stone, and is one ke the very best and smoothest that can ting constructed. We have spoken at so ated length of the scenery of this route abo al is but space will not allow of our doing it ring justice, as only indeed a very small port 'n it of what is to be seen has been given in ting tail, and any who may contemplate liver West, will have an occasion for an etcl very self censure if they do not pass over 7hite route at least one way.
 tpe Pittsburgh was reached little past nc
 the and what change in the atmosphere top' in every ything: Instead of the clear, brat -rels, mountain air we are now in the midst