The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-12

In many places, anu aS II sprlnglnS from the
heart of the massive rocks, are to be seen many
tiny streams which fall in sparkling beauty
and mlngle with the body as they strike the
rocks below.
From behind these falls We obtain gliAps'
of spirit land" as it were looking at the out
er world through misty veil ninety feet II
height. The sensation i, charming though
damp.
Resuming our journey We squeeze through
Fat Mans Misery two birch trees which
have been left directly in the path, with appar
cnt design to wrong unlucky wights possess
ing more than their share of avoirdupois,--
and by rugged path reach
SUNRISE POINT,
From which i obtained glorious and com
manding view Of the landscape OF the valley,
now far below US lnueeG, such a beautiful
panorama as here grects the vision can scarce
" be imagined Il must be seen to be under
stood Looking out over the dark recess OF
the glen through which we have passed, We
gaze out upon a scene of translucent lowell
ness. The Lehigh river flows on apparently
beneath our feet, the sun glists upon the yer.
due.clad mountain sides, and all nature revels
in beauty After sumptuously feastlng the eye
on this beautiful landscape we wend our way
upward and soon reach
TERRACE CASCADE.
Which steps daintly from rock to rock in un
dulaton3 rather charming, resembling very
much a stairway Cave Fall" and Home OF
the Mist" are next passed, very charming,
but nothing particularly striking, excepting
that behind the falls is Il rocky recess or cave
Of rather immense proportions,
Finally we reach the summit Of Glen ono
kos beauties above Curve Fall, where the
stream is tretted into innumerabe cascades,
fantastic in form and all more or less possess
ing the charm of ovelincso, and from which
standpoint we are afforded most magnificent
view of The spot where the first beaH OF the
morning sun kisses the verdurcciad hlli-top>,
and where the eye may fully feast on land
scape which cannot be surpassed either amid
the hills Of bonny Scotland or the Alpine re-
sions of Switzerland.
The mysteries of Onoko have only recently
been brought to public notice, and they are
scarcely heard of ~ yet but when they are
appreciate rs attractions, whose peculiar love.
illness no writer, however ''tiowery,' could pos
Sibiy transfer to paper. All must see for them
selves IN order 70 understand the wonderful
geological construction of rocks over which a
restless volume Of water enchantngly tumbles
and secthcs, and behold the wonders that the
gods have wrought One Of the most singular
and pleasing features &C Glen Onoko is its cx
traordlnary and uxuriant flora. 1t is prolific
in giant hemlocks and other trees, and theI
great variety Of shrubs, vines, MOSES and
ferns, together with the other verdure, make
it something Of floral paradise, replcte with
forest shades, and adorned in these glorious
June days with smiling blooms and fragrant
flowers But the most remarkable and abund
ant growth to be seen is the beautiful mountain
laurel which seems to have gigantic growth
here, and which makes the glen radiant with
its mingled blossoms and emerald green.
III oi'n't
equals anything | have ever seen, but for sub
lime and awe-inspirlng greatness it does not
equal Watkins Glen. There is something
about Watkins Glen that impresses the behold |
er with sense of the terrible and at the same
time with reverentlal grace, which is not the
case with Onoko. But while Watkins Glen is |
gorge, Onoko for the most part, seems to be
an irregular and tumultuous chasm or depres |
sion in the mountain side part of which
seems to have fallen in to a depth of several
hundred feet, in some places leaving a con-
fused and incomprehensble mass of boulder
rocks of which the entire region seems to be
composed The central portion OF the glen IS
indeed rocky chaos; it looks as if 1t had
been veritible battle ground Of the gods, and
as if Old Jovc had, in the most fearful hour of
his wrath, hurled through it from end to end
his most terrible and potent thunders
With this brief description, we bid adeu to
wondrous Onoko, and in the words of the
poet
"in other lands, mid other scenes
This sweet June day, like Eden glcns,
Shall sometimes mnglc in my Dreams
! d. H.