Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-25
TRULY TIMELY.
For the Season is Just Right for
Such a Trip as Outlined Fery
Interesting Details of Sep
tember's Series of Grand
Excursions.

Excursions.
The grand excursions eastward an
nouncei for September by the Balti-
nore and Ohio are attracting wide.
spread attention, and it is not strange
that such should be the case, as no
more attractive trip has been offered
for years. In the way of rates the
programme is particularly enticing, as
it is very rarely indeed nowadays
that reduction on tickets is con.
sented to, down to so low a figure as
half fare, or one regular fare for tie
round trip, thus taking in the enorm
Gus territory covered by the B & o.
system, of which Chicago, Columbus,
st. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati and
P'ttsburg are important centres
Every preparation is being made in
the matter of cars, dining accommo-
dstions and the like, and the excur
sous will be remarkable for complete
and hoIough facilities to insure alb
sence of crow ding and the perfect
comfort of all. Magnificent new par
lor and steering cars will be run
through without change, elegant din
lug cars provided and new day coach
es IN abundance. From Baltimore
and Washington exten.ive facilities
will be offered for the continuous en-.
joyment of the excursionists. Two
lines of steamers will be on from
Washington to Old Point Comfort,
Fortress Monroe aud Norfolk, with
tho fare not exceeding one dollar and
a-half for the round trip. The ia.
nous Bay Line of steamers from Bal.
timore to the points named will afford
ample accommodation on superb vgs-
sells lighted with electricity. The
noied Hysie lea Hotel at Old Point
never looked more attractive than
now, with hundreds Of merry bathers
tumbliug about in the surf. Fortress
Monroe is but few steps from the
ht tel and open to tourists, as are all
the many pl ces of great historic in
terest within easy reach on the P n
iusula, 80 celebrated in the annals o.
the war The Soldiers Home,
Hampton School, Hampton Church
and too many other points to mention,
while brief steamboat ride lands the
tourist in Norfolk, Portsmouth and
other Virginia centres of interest.
Making the trip from either Wash
ington or Baltimore one night and
back the next, the excuisionist has
the whole day at the seashore. From
Baltimore or Washington it ia only
little over two hou:s' ride to Harp.
er's Ferry, the most noted srot per-
haps among all the historic ceutres on
the Potomac. The lovely river lie
followed a greater portion of the dis
tance, and at the Ferry one stands at
the intersection of three States-Vir-
giuia, West Virginia and MARYLAND
all replete With memorable recol
lections. John Browns old fort still
stands, 80 do ruins of the old arsenal
Jrferson Rock, etc., etc. The round
trip costs but about dollar and a half
and the money well spent. Another In
expensive trip, and de'iHhtful one
too. Is that from Washington down the
p tomac, skirted by historic shores, tc
Mouit Yer ION. From Baltimore and
Washington special fast excursion
trains will be run to the wonderful
Luray Caverns of Virginia, unques
tionably greatly superior to any
other known subterrnean chambers
The fare, three fifty for the .ronDd
trip, including admission to the cav
erns. In addition, there will be
short steamboat excursions down tie
Chesapeake Bay, with as low rate
as fly cents for the round trip, and
In fact no end of pleasure to be COM
manded at practically nominal figures.
From Baltimore to Washington and
return, or Washington TO Balti-
more and return, the round trip will
only be a dollar twenty, with trains
at least every hour, and often hardly
more than a quarter of hour apart.
The distance is but forty miles, and
B. & o. trains make it in fifty min
utes, some of them, and others in one
hour. This enables frequent visits
from one city to the other, and excur-
sionists who prefer may make their
headquarters in Washington, where
there are hotel accommodations for a
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