Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-18

could zee through the gaps OF other
mountains to fertile wales and hills AZ
far rs the eye could reach. Away down
yonder is Mauch Chupk nesting like a
little hamlet at the foot Of the mountains
as il 1t was longing for an opportunity
20 leap up and over the mountain peaks
to world outside. On the little car
goes, propelled by its own momentum,
over trestle bridge 80 high that the
out to see we're we should lodge II we
lost our grip.
For six miles this little car few
down the mountain side until It came
TO the foot of Mount Jefferson, where
another little truck Jumped up behin
and pushed IL up another incline
1862 feet above tide water. From there
the car started on another down grade,
and five miles brought 1t to Summer
1 Hill, very pretty town hung up on
the side Of the mountain over number
OF coal mines. Here are the curiosities
of the ice lake and the burning mine,
but which we did not 60 TO see, being
nore DESTROYS of taking in Glen
lOnoko in cur afternoon ram oles.
Rem aiming in our car We almost flew
down the mountain side to the place OF
beginning.
FINDING train ready to start In q
few minutes for Glen Onoko. We stepped
aboard, and after riding q couple OF
M lies and going through lin estone
tunnel, We we're informed that over
there was the glen. Crossing the lie
Thigh we came 10 the entrance Of the
| z len, most beautifully fitted up for ex
icursion parties The station house her,
was u very large one, and boarded out
side with pine slabs, with the bark on
giving it anunlque and rustic appear
ance.
Il Here were swings, see-saws, rolling
cy finders, flying horses aud almos
u every conceivable Amusement for ex
jcursionists free of charge. A well
beaten path led to the glen past nina
3 ture coal breaker. lin line which W
| were assured would initiate US into al
t the mysteries of mining coal without
the trouble Of going down into a COP
D mine - rec 1t Couf, and all II cost was {
{ |" quartet" We uldn't stop, but passeC
; lon aud heIe we stand il Glen Onoko
G Magnificent.
ii LOOK at these cataracts of wate
h ltum bling down over the rocks. Up tb
q side of the strear' We 90 step by step OF
1t stone slops, crossing the Cascade Oh
IT rustic wooden bridges, going up step
|. cut out OF fallen trcesi over the stream
l. II pOufs over prcclpce, and lashe
Y Itself into madd ened t,am, over wher
: the waters scatter and foam Ill mists
" through which the sun shines dow
q through the openin gs OF the trees, form
It ed miniature rainbows, where anon
n poured down IN a condensed voium
et anu IL au4lher place It spread itse
OF across rock, and falls like a sylvia
sheet.
erI Ga we 90, mp the stone steps, past IL
Oh /" Hidden Sweet Sheet, past the Cry
mt tai lake, past this Moses" falls, pa
by the " Spectre" lake, past the - Elm
he retreat, past :" Terrace" Sheet, pa
he t"Lovers' Bush" past " Pulpit Rocks,
na past Heart of the Glen" past 'Cham'
It's leon" falls III ali Its varieties of color
ed past " Home Of the Mist" and srouu
ch " Onoko Falls" 10 the AXE. aud Pal
OIL line at the top. Surely this must
er higher than Mount PisRah, for we loo
we over II to the mountain beyond.
Anybody who comes 10 Mauc
lie Chunk 10 see the sights and does II
,Ee see the Glen, misses the finest sigl
ng Pushing onward we force our VI
rms across the face OF the mountain to
Ugh ipIace called Point Lookout, fro
zee, whence we can loJk across the count
ICY from hill 10 hill aud from mouuta
ew to mountain. Giorious view Iii
bed lsorry we are that time pushes Us,
but there we would finger aud drink IN !
tie beauties of this magnificent Scene III
S is twilight would shut OUT the sight.
low After feasting our Eyes ss long az
the could upon the picture, we retrsc
All our steps iown the mountain anotl
we'd way, and were soon set out again
md Mauch Chunk, where, soon after war,
vi. al so, we took our seats and We
landed in Wilmington about | o'clo
at this morning. IL was a full day
ain Sightseeing, for which we arc sure I
ipe excursioEists feel under obligations
Dad the COMMITTEE NAMED, l.. A, Bow,
OBS anu MT nlcCau s.anu oi the w
ad halifoad, VINO Lave ptcui1aE knacK
les. MAKING everybody happy.
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