The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-26
THREE WEEKS noWN sourH-

Montgomery is the capitol Of the State of
Alabama, as well as the county seat of
Montgomery county. It is delightfully."- sit.
uatef on the East bank of the Alabama
river, apd contains some 5000 Inhabitants.
The State capitol, which occupies mound
presents very fue appearance. although
| am informed II cost less than our Court
house at Ebensourg.
Our journey continued through a fat,
cotton growing country, the woods full of
what they call pitch pine, whole forests of
which were tapped for turpeDtine much as
we tap our maple sugar trees. The same
fowage OF water existed ON all the wood
lands.
Before noon we arrived a. Pensacola
junction. where we were compelled to leave
for Pensacola.
And here l have word of advice to
rural travellers like myself: Study we'll he
country through which you are to travel be-
fore you start. About home In going from
point to point there Is but little trouble.
But in general tour for osservotion, the
case is different-at least in Western and
Southern cities
Every city has number of agents and
their conduct is such as to deceive the very
eiect.-Of which I was one for | was yerv
badly elected
They will produce very hne got up,
pictorial station table with q map Of the
country through which they have predes-
tined for your travel. This map, while il
gives the different states and counties and
even towns, does not inform you that there
is any railroad in the United States except
that on which they are determined to send
you.
This single route is in q large black line,
like the m9uBiDg column in a newspaper
with white holes in it for the cities and
towns through which you are to pass like
the holes ia the iron supports that surmount
gas works. Occasionally they have a hair
line of other routes, but they are made to
appear very Insignificant, narrow gage roads
Well, we were shuf1ed off the cars and
directed to take what they called q mixed"
train to the city Of Pensacola. And it was
badly mixed. 1t was really freight train
with one passenger car attached. They
stopped at every little station to load and
unload freight, and we were nearly five
hours RoiHR A miles. With a good country
road could haye made better time with
O'aara's or Davis livery teams. To add to
our misery the country was very uninterest-
Boundiess tracts of pine, the roots sub
merged in water met our gaze on every
side. And they we're all about the same
size, 8 to 10 inches in diameter, carrying
their thickness, without limbs to the very
top. where cluster of small limbs aud
leaves appeared. Indeed, it was hard to
believe they were not cultivated, as there
was DO under brush-grass grew between
them-and they had all the regularity of a
field of grain
laundering is carried on pretty exten-
sively. We passed quite a number of saw
mills.
WeTeached Pensacola about P. NJ, and
were driven to the new Continental hotei
kept by Mr.. Hickey, very clever Irish
man. with whom soon got acquainted.
The New Continental is the first expert
ment at Pensacola of Southern fashionable
wi1ter resort. 1T is complete in all its ar
rangements and surroundings. We were
furnished with an excellent pair of com.
municating rooms on the first floor and were
treated with the most kindly attention.
Though the season was nearly over, there
was still some score of visitors. We had
very enjoyable time.
The hotel is surrounded with beautiful
shrubbery and shade trees. Directly from
the entrance is lice oak fifteen feet in cir
cumferance. This tree, though called
"Oak" is no relation Of any of our oaks.
1t has quite small leaf, not indented as
our oak leaves, the wood more resembles
our OAK, very firm and very tough.
But shall defer further remark about
this remarkable town till my next paper;
and retire to most luxurious rest, found
by delightful breeze, bearing the scent of
most delicious flowers. TRAVELLER