Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-19
LETTER rRoM rESNsrLvASI,
Mlrcu CnrNK. Fem, OF

MAttu NHtNh, lennt V-I
Core. ,onisnts have so ofsn given de.
.cflpiion. 81 travel. ths, will MT attempt
- follos the general custom. bot will give
nv impression. OF one oar gteai sumner
resort. smOng the mouui,in. % fennsyl'
vsnla
Tahlng the LsAigh Valley Railroad =,
New York. We pass up the valley ~ The
Lehigh River. 10 miles, ani si down al
Mach Chuuk. The county seat OF Carbon
coauiy. . borough OF 500 inh,bli,nis.-
Here We ses dams. railroad tracks, stores.
mountain. on every side Ths Lshigh
River, the Su,qlshsuns and Lshigh Canal
boat. loaded With anisrsciie coal, trains
OF cars iso hundred In number nllsd with
coal. rsmlni you that you are Ia the very
heart OF N. anthracite coal region. Here
are the or - OF the railroad magnaie-.
and The supcflnt-nisnt. % the coal mines,
a. well as furnaces sni mschinc shops iof
the manufacture of m.chinsry for TIE oP-
Grafton ~ the mines. Macy elegant dscl.
llug., stores. school baildlugs and churches
assure yoa OF the ,hrift AMI wealth OF the
people The bu.ine-s portion ofihs tosn
lie- upon the bank ~ the river The M.
merOas railroad tracks on either side ~
the river indicate The immense amoant OF
freight that centres AZ this plsee. The
most romantic scenery meets your view
whichever way you turn. Mountains 1900
feet % iCO0 fest high meet yoar eye, COW
cred with beautiful foliage - the very
summit
When you think you have seen TIE whole
town, you have bat jos, entered upon
sight seeing. The lower town skiriing
the river contains sboat 800 Inhabitants !
Upper Magch Chunk Ia built upon pl'i'
eau about 500 fest above The lower town
and contains 5000, and East Msuch Chunk
lies acrOs. "a. river upon 9 level plain and
contains about 1900 Inhabitants the bal
ance % the population Is outside the oor'
ough In The township. The borough, a.
distinguished frOm the township, bears
about the same relations that village cor
pora,i0us In Maine DO % the town.
Here We were met by Rev. Webster
Woodbury.. pastor OF the First Pfesoytefi'
an Church, formerly OF sto~hegsn, Maine,
AMI son OF y. W. Woodbury. OF Bethel
Who Kindly Offered his services 10 sho" "
The sights and places OF intsrcs, 10 the
town And vicinity. Around the switch
Back" va. the nrs, point suggested. No
We climbed 500 feet 10 the upper town.
where we found . rsilrosi station aud an
observation car. bat saw no signs OF . To-
connective OF other propellipg power. We
took a seat In the car with 90 other pless'
ore seekers The brakeman took Oh the
brake. and We proceeded by force OF gray
ita,lon 10 the foot of MI Pisgah. when =
nsi car loaded with lead was placed behind
Is with two iron bands about ! irehes
vide attached and extending 10 the top
OF the mountain. 2322 feet away. AMI there
attached 10 large drum. Thi. drum !.
operated by q steam engine OF 100 horse
power, ami We are drawn up 10 this point
an elevation OF Ca feet, A IA, car de
scends a. We 20 up, To take the next car.
We then descend. by force Of grsyits,ion,
90 the foot OF Mt. Jefferson, 62'3 miles
away, where We are again drawn % 600
feet up an elevation OF leo feet We are
nov lcc0 fee, above Underwater, aud 1000
feet above the Lehigh River. Here 1. one
OF the grsniest views the eye ever rested
on. For q distance OF CO miles. mountains.
lakes. rivers, cities, towns, moving trains,
and boats, feast the eyes. We again take
our car for the home stretch and accom-
plish the . miles In II minutes, wholly by
grsvitA,lon-ihe descent being % feet 10
mile. u. W.