Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-10-13
the trip to the Glen will be resumed.
The train left Mauch Chunk at | 3

O'Clock, and after run of fifteen min
utes reached the entrance 10 the Glen
A short walk, and q descent down q
flight of steps brought the visitors to a
declivity, up which they toiled to the
innermost recesses of the mountain
The pathway leads from one fine point
Of view to another, and over frequent
bridges OF rustic work, which are, with
the exception Of some steps TO assist in
the ascent in difficult places, the only
improvements made, the remainder
being left to nature.
The Glen Is named after Onoko, the
chief of the Leni Lenape Indians, and
tradition says that the noted warrior
had his wigwam on the shores of LAX 9
Aguaclara, and the old legend tells
how In this mountain there was once q
great bear, that slew everything that
came before it, until the Indians COM
menced, with supernatural awe, to look
upon 1t as the evil spirit, and fly upon
its approach.
One day as Onoko was strolling alone
on the very top of tho moantain, he
met the Great Bear, and terrific
struggle ensued, which ended In the
young chief driviug his hatchet Into the
monster's head, and laying him dead at
his ct. Hs severed the claws, and
carried them as a trophy to his wig
wan, AMI suddenly became by his
valor, the greatest man of his tribe. Hs
had his choice for a sqnaw among the
fair damsels of the tribe, and selecting
Wenoah, whom he had long loved, he
took her ~ his br de.
Here, by the waters Of the peaceful
lake, they lived in happiness and love.
One day, "a they sailed in his birch
canoe over the calm and pellucid water,
there fell upon them dark shadow, AS
though the storm king had rolled a
cloud over the face OF the sun, and AZ
they looked in alarm, they saw the
fearful Mitche- Manitou, with envy and
rage flashing from his eye. The thun-
der crashed and roared, while the
lightning played in fantastic flashes
around the crest of the mountain, AZ the
terrible spirit stood with his great right
hand upiifted. Another moment, and
it fell upon the hills which formed part
Of the basin which confined the lake,
and they were crushed and tumbled
down, down into the abyss below.
The released waters rushed through
the chasm, bearing on his surging
bosom the frail birch bark canoe with
ODoko and his fair Wenoah. From
then until the present the water has
continued to flow, and forms the OnOko
Falls. Other traditions are told OF the
origin of " Pulpit Rocks " Heart of
the Glen," Home of the MIST" and
the many beautiful spots with which
this charming locality abounds. Its beau
ties can never be described by the pen,
and as u person stands and looks down
at the rocky d,pths below, or turns his
gaze to the mountains, towering like
mighty sentinGls towards the clouds
above, he feels constrained to exclain
" Great and glorious are Thy works, o
God"
Throughout the entire Glen seats are
placed, where tired climbers may rest
and listen to the woodland sounds and
the music Of the falling waters. These
seats are necessity for even the
strongest, AZ the air is so rarefed that 1t
takes but little exertion to produce
fatigne, aud the changing Kaleidoscope
of grand and magnificent scenery 80
tires the optic nerves that person Is
glad to stop, if only for a few minutes,
and concentrate all his Thoughts on
some particular object, to obtain rest.
On every side are mountains, ravines,
hills, cliffs, rocks and stones set in ev.
cry conceivable shape, many OF which
look as though they had at one time
been pebbles Of various hues, but by
some convulsion Of nature, aided by
immense fires, had been transformed
into solid mass. A person might
spend week in this charming spot
without seeing all its beauties, and as
the warning whistle of the iron horse
was sounded. the excursionists bade 1t
a reluctant farewell, and made their
way to the train.
AT 3.45 the train started for Mauch
Chunk, and after ~ brief stop at that
place, continued on the Eomeward
course, which was uneventful. Read
ing was reached at G.25 o'clock but it
was nearly o'clock, before the train on
the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
was ready. AT last the conductor called
out call aboard" and the trip for home
was commenced in earnest.
Station after station was passed, and
finally at 1910 o'clock the starting
point was reached, and the excursion
lists from this city realized that they
were again at home. The journey, al
though long, is not fatiguing, and the
mountain air is 80 invigorating that a
person feels almost as fresh as he was
at the start. If our people could
only realize the beauties of an excur.
sion to this charming spot, and the
many wonderful things to be seen, the
place would be visited next season by
thousands from Wilmington.