The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13

tourist IL supposed 10 grasp the ensemble |
wiihout descending 10 the details. The
Governs are n vast dimensions our
party travelled with rapid haste for two
hours, the scene being shifted at every
step, each step disclosing fresh scene Of
dazzling beauty. Tho whole and vast In.
tenofs Of the twenty or thirty rooms We
visited, and which were lighted up by the
electric light, presented one mass OF
stalactitic and sialagmtio Ornamcntation.
Some of these vast columns, Of crystalli2ed
Cacine formation, are OF prOdiglous
crcumierence-one measures hundred
fcet-and, IL we take into consideration
that il requires a hundred and twenty-five
years of patient dripping 10 form one cubic
ipch Of crystal, we can form some idea OF
the lapse of the ages gone by.
THE CAyERHs or LURAY
will form one OF the wonders OF the world
and should advise all your readers, who
chance to pass this way TO devote few
hours to their study. They are revela-
ton. The temperature in the cave
never rises above 81 degrees and is always in
marked contrast with the heat and the cold
OF the outside. As one Dallasite remarked,
il would make splendid receptacle Tor
Louis Richinstein's civiliZing beverage dur
ing the hot summer months. Emerging
from the caverns, the ladies avoided the in
offensive and discarded stove in the Office,
as if that was the cause OF the thermometer
registering 90 degrees i'll the shBde.
We leave Luray and Its grand mountain
er yironments and resume our journey over
the Shenandoah railroad and reach Hagers-
town AZ o'clock in the afternoon. We are
ira lsie ed to the tracks OF the Western
Maryland railroad and begin the delightful
work o" climbing the Blue Ridge,
which we must soon cross on
our way to Baltimore. Fourteen miles
beyond Hagerstown, at the very
Mason and Dixon line, we are once more
surprised by the railroad officials. Our
rain halts at Pen-Mar, "a word made up of
the first syllables of the two states repeated)
and we are politely escorted to coaches.
Pen-Mar, which lies at the precise junction
of PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland, lies four
teen hundred feet in the mountains, and is
one OF the many excursion resorts provided
by the Western Maryland for its patrons.
Daily excursions are run from Baltimore,
and the charge for the round trip, $50
miles, is
ONLY ONE DOLLAR.
A huge sign board at the railroad station
points the exact location of that much con-
tested Mason and Dixon line. We step out
in the great state of Pennsylvania. walk
over into the other great state of Maryland
and in body place ourselves at the mercy
of the greedy corporation" From, the
uepOJ Ulle dSCeII DeSluss n lodui do
smooth as marble floor, has been cut
around the cone of the mountain, and our
party feel a certain pity for the noble ami
mails who have to drag this human freight.
But the sun is sinking in the west and the
air is comfortable. A copious rain has
reiuvenated the floral kingdom, and innu-
merable mountain flowrets droop their
weeping lids and bow low in homage to the
king of the mountain tlowers-the chaste
Na pOptinnp the asppnt mass nv
the pavilion, where a full brass and
reed band salute us with the soul-inspir-
ing airs of "Dixie" and my Maryland"
Higher and higher we rise. The road is
perfect. The officers of the different roads
resolve themselves into explaining commit
tees and do not seem at all bored with the
many perplexing questions propounded to
them by the inquisitive country editor.
After an hours climbing, following closely
the outskirts of Mt. Misery, which rises
like
A GIANT BY OUR SIDE,
we reach High Rock. Here we are at an
elevation of 1900 feet. A magnificent ter
race has been arranged by the railroad COM
pany, and on the projecting lid of the high
est huge rock large observatory has been
built, from which an immense panorama
unfolds itself to the vision of the sight
Four states lie in full view-Penn-
svlvania, Maryland, West Virgigia and
Virginia. Far out to the west
forming the western enclosure of
THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY,
are the North mountains, which, further
south, are known by the name of Massa-
nutlan mountains and again the Alleghen
les. Why these various names should be
applied to one continuous chain of noun |
tains, Will find solution only in the fact
that this celebrated range traverses so many |
different states To the southwest, nearly
a hundred miles distant, Stonyman's noun |
tain can be discerned on a clear day. To
my mind, High Rock is one of the very |
best points for observation IN the whole
valley, and from that elevation one can |
view the most charming sunsets. AT dusk |
the party returned to the coach and de- |
scended TO the hotel and pavilion. |
where @ superb collation. awaited the ex-
cursionists. Speeches and toasts, music, |
brief season allotted to the mystic waltz,
and we once more found ourselves at the |
station, awaiting the arrival of the Balti-
more express. a couple of hours OF pleas
ant ride, which were spent in familiar chats
and in listening to operate selections from
he band, and Baltimore was reached.
Thus was brought 10 close the first por
ION of an extremely pleasant and interest
ng tour. Tomorrow morning we leave
or Washington. Saturday we take the
Bay packet for Norfolk A trip like the
Lboye will prove OF incalculable benefit
o all the participants. Not only are the
EXCURsIoNIsrs GREATLY BENEFITED
" the change Of air and rest provided, but
hey can gather broader views on different
uhiects, az they come in contact with
illerent civilization, as il were, and meet a
,pople thew have hitherto looked upon as
TO Their own southern people.
he people here and further north may be
as far as business interests are
oncerned, but when the issue is
arrowed down TO relation of
ian towards his felow-man, the
eople of the north-the yankee
the last war, is not an iota behind his
)uthern brother in good breeding, kindly
eings. cheerful hospitality and a correct
ppreciation of the feelings which should
xist between the citizens of one country =,
nd Of one government. DON.