Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-16

kafm lau and River scenery.
Special Correspondence of the IHrELLIoEHcEE
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. June 13.
Leaving Mount Joy ut II o'clock $his
forenoon, on our way to this place, We ar
rived late in the afternoon. The passage
lies through q stretch of country remark
able for its fine scenery, but nowhere
along this five hours ride ID there Sec
ton more richly cultivated. more luxuriant
in its promise Of bountiful harvest than
VIC saw in the few minutes ride in the
west end of Lancaster county. For q
level tract of land Conewago has
no claims, either to fertility
or enhancing appearance. You see
big and little rocks of innumerable
shapes, interspcrsed with cedar and wal
nut, studded with here and there a
rickety house aud tumble-down barn
now and then bovine, venturing too
close to tie railroad, is seen to take giant
strides for the wilderness the grass is
very short and scanty, and even the few
wild flowers that the eye could see seemed
to hesitate whether it is was worth while
to be born to blush unseen. A few miles
farther on, just ono mile east of
the branch to our left, stands
barn with laticed work of the green
est, doors and gable ends of the pur-
est white, fences to match and large cupa-
los peeping above the ridge of the roof,
painted white and green. The roof is red
SO are the gates on the property: The
dwelling is on par, and as far as the eye
could reach it was order and
neatness. Surely tho farmer must have
a method and order that is commendable.
Did you ever see the farm? And then to
tive right little farther on such proper
tbs grew numerous. A representative at
our elbow, who by the way. is
on his way to Harrisburg to break up
housekeeping, the Legislature having ad-
jjOurned, tells Us that That belongs to Jim
Young, 80 do the others like it. 1t strikes
me he might start little kingdom of his
own and play autOcrat! 1t looks as if he
would cultivate tobacco quite extensively.
They are busily engaged at planting and
the area is very large. Talking about to-
bacco we saw some good soil in good con-
dition up near this place. Plants have
Around here they draw furrOw,
on the level, very good way SO long as
the weather is vet. For dry weather
take the old fashioned way as they found
out to be the best in Lancaster county !;
throw up a ridge, hoe it down and the
plant will he surrounded with new soil.
A new shed that we saw is closely pat
termed after the good ones in Lancaster
county. Some time ago q Lancaster man
who packed q thousand cases here told
me that the tobacco under favorable Cir
cumstances grows large, is of a good color
and fine texture.
After a short stop at Harrisburg We en-
barked on the Niagara express which hur
ried us along through wild, romantic
country stopping for a few minutes at
Dauphin. This vicinity is picturesque and
seen often as one Of tho naturally
prettiest places along the line of
the Pennsylvania railroad. For twenty
eight miles north of the terminus
of the Schuylkill & Susquehanna rail
road there is not village or school
house. 1t is known as the Wilderness
of Pennsylvania" Think of township
in this state not having twenty eight
voters in it and such sparsly settled
district can be found along this road.
"Talk about your beautiful scenery in
Europe" says a passenger formerly of
that country, now of Sunbury. "anyonc
who goes along there sees scenery sur.
passing anything in that country
The railroad runs parallel to the Susque
hanna for many a mile. 1t is a fine broad
river, much deeper now than usual in
some parts it is wider than others it is
full of islands, covered with green trees
the banks for the most part are covered
with trees. For great distances these
places on tho opposite shore are only
broken with small villages. At heightened
intervals a log cabin, with its little space
of cleared land about it, breaks the monot-
Ony. AS we 60 further west the destruc.
ti0n the high water wrought is more and
more noticeable. Around the islands and
wherever anything was to intercept ii
broken RATS line the shores. At Milton
the fearful effects Of the late contlagratiou
are visible in the bare and crumbled walls
the new dwellings on every hand and the
patched dwellings that were lucky enough
to escape. The mechanic is still ut work
erecting new houses, but it will he long
long time before the marks of devastation
will be obliteratcd. At more convenient
time you shall hear moro from
J. B. II.