Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-08
TO oIen onoko and Return.

uAEN oNoKo' AND OVER THE swTTCHBAoK r. r.
AT just 6OlcIOck, yesterday niOrning. abOut three
hundred and Alty people, with happy faces beam
ing VITA e3Poctatons left thei r., Wa BsR, Il,
dePot' IN this city. ON special train, consisting Of
an engine, one baggage and nine "a ssenrer csrS
nuutlonat excursionists were received at Lnwood
Chester and West Philadelphia. Tina o6tsision -
everyOne knows, was Mr.. r. 4. d. Smiths 'excur-
sIOn suo " Mauen Chunk, Glen Onoko and over the
famous q wltehback Railroad, and even atthestayf
with such an array Of attractions In pfospect, thc
excurslon1Sts began 70 Sigh beca1ae the
bEiet hours OF the day could mot be eovania,,tIv
pEclOnged' In erder that their enjoyment might be
After delightful ride Of about five hours. with
outlch9nge OF cars, over the r., w. & B., Penrsyl.
kelalas NoIfh PennqylReniaA and LahiGh, VaIiev
taeron1S, through Fl6hIS eultiVa c5SntFV m q
past thriving, prosperous towns and villages. thg
and sitpaatSvo y so ucn ynunk busy bustling
eSs enc eng surrounded on ely sides BY Oty preclpi-
Here tho cxoursiOnis.s divided, and , Wills .c /.
pAfy got 81 g inapece Maueh Chunk, ahd laIIS
ride over the SWitcbback the other party proceed-
Cd 70 Glen Onoko, two miles further 81. Sarriying
there about II. TO-. - .s''' ''ins
Clan OnOkO is certainly one Of the n,ost bssSt;
l l ana picturesque retreats In this country. ana
sss ana almost unTiTaled beauties fairly
uely aescElpfl0p. Into marrow deGIs the excur-
slonlsts hastened and tOIed dp tlie tOftdous oath
which lsads to the Bummt, fresh baaFtles bnrstinC
upcn the vlsioRdt every turn. ChdTneIeou. CJnbSo
tRIrtv tnG vgyS s.Is se.. it
and ~ - sipaSsd, sihst Can
ane huntera Rock Cabin were inspected.
and then those Of the party, whose amifati tiSa ~
the Deautlfui was paramount to bodflV fati6ne
pressed onward 70 Packers Point, q distance Of
SyV 1set an0Ve the EiYsE. from Whenca was obtain
ing country, within radius Of sixty miles . y
ReRTetfully leaving this beautiful ratreat
tne party, at three O'Clock. returned Ia Nanch
Onank, to take their trip over the SWitchbacF.
sIsSs sn1s snspEst m party went pP to Inspect ths
In regard to the sjwiteKbAek trip. there is
eniy 0He draw Whgcka and that isS the long, hot.
ana Iatigning Welk from The depot to the foot
ot tne plane; Upon arriving af ~the latter
place.. tne party IKE seats Ia conf ftahie nee
SS.,s. sn4 s0en alL fatigue IS To an n ne
geIg - ntLauB novel sensatlOhy Of Being drawn
slowly pparenkly By some Invisible power NJ
~ Inclined trac ,322 feet in len at an an
gle OF about twenty degrees IN fhis stfai,Sa
manner, the top OF Mt. lfisaah is reached and
tnen t1s car Stops yllle, % allO WfthB passsn-
country from their lofty point .of, ,view. Thee
Sals are again started, and this time propelled
ny Gneir own weight 20 down the OpnosIte
slope around the edge Of the mountaiIl. on q
~. q X yL.s tton 'tye 70 ono hundred
TO an exptess train which Is fSdicioIisiv con-
Eroled bythe bIakesman. Shchsa ride Is ex-
hllarating indeed Tie Qra6es thonoS consid-
erapie, Is scarcely pefcepttbIe to tie eve.
Which T,SI SaskeS Me- node S5 OmatiOb SpRssf
and dust, rendef6 itd "a a6hffflly pleasant@
Aiter speeding along IN this style for seven
miles, the foot of Mount eflerson Is reached'
Here the Grsa drawn ~ hpS "a liIoiined
plane, 2O10 feet long, overcoming a-heiQht OF
4oz Ieet. a short eide, and Summit Hill, the
principle mining town 10 the Lehi0h coal re.
gion, having Obout 1000 inhabItants:is reached.
Aps toWn contains dismal looking stone Town
1iau with turrets aud harrow windows, resenl-
Dnng sfructnEe OF the 14th century You ask
lts age and are surprised when the native
s9llallsl Hiiler tells yoA y has only been bnlt
aWendy-free Qr dWendYsfIve Yeafs.'' LeaV-
lpg summit HIl, the cars proceed down Che
mountains and after q swift, lentrancing ride
oL ntne miles arrive at thH foot OF Mount Pts
gan, the place from which they started.
A., LUIS was ABOUT 6;SO O'Clock, and In an hour
the party boarded the train TO return home
Olltis way up y 4kIs Is lt,Ie Tas1It Sss Ia ia
cured by attacking numbers to the car seats
and after the train. left Wilmington, giving
eael passenger check containing number
corresponding with the number of tia seat no.
enpietss Bgthlsr means, She excurslonlsts. in
tns moEntngI selected seats 70 suit "a tibInselyes
and retalped them on the lioinA tFlSS IA
Aftsf such Q Eo0yld Of pleasure every bodv.
was OF course, to NseR h0meIS 6xpressi0R
comparative science, eveRyp nod. Z. nv ss6Id d.
curing little sleep. All Hands unIted. how.
even In extending Mr.. Smlt th 3 bIeGest vote
OF thanks ever received ,hy mortal man. for
proyldlng such dellRh htf1l excursion. and eve
y iess eng OF them resolved to 20 on MS New
A0Lk ana Central Park excursion, which viii
take place ON the 2Hth Of September. ssl lara
About II: :46 O'Clock. the exCurslonists arflyi
ed at Wilmington, tired and sleepy, but with
al pleased and happy Theaxcursion had been
Sh eAtLLe esucccess5 ana NOT tie slightest mis-
nap oeepgseH, Us g z sE ths pleasures 9f tie day.