The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11

seem 70 say, behold the wondroun works Of
God. Impresslvel Yes, impresslYel To
the north are the prairie and table lands,
sWarming with animals. Thus with the
lnexhaustable wealth In the mountains,
such as the precious metals, copper, lead,
coal, etc. with It's tremendous water power
and lts attractiveness it cannot help but be
the place between St. Paul and Tacoma In
the course Of a few years.
A few miles to the northeast arc what is
known as the Black Eagle and Rainbow
Falls. They are pretty sights and deserve
to be visited by sight seers and travellers.
Near by Black Eagle Falls is what lS
known as the Giant Spring. This Is
wondrous freak Of nature. The volume Of
water that belches forth At the side Of the
river e as great as that which makes up
the Lehigh.
1t is no exsggeratiOn to say that more
than 1000 miles from its mouth, the Mis-
souri, is larger stream than the MISSISSIPPI
is At St. Paul, hence the Missouri should
be the father Of waters and not the other.
The altitude OF Great Fslls is 3,100 feet
above sea level; the atmosphere is dry,
pleasant and invigoratIng, and makes one
feel like Charley LentE in one Of his
spread-oaRle speeches-hap his wings and
.nhale the futuritV OF life. During the
months of December, January and Feb
ruary the Thermometer In this latitude has
been known TO register a week at time
forty degrees above zero. These assurances
are from old time residents and we have no
reason to doubt them, for during our stay
we could readily have walked the streets
without an oYercoat and not been affected
as much by the cold 40 we we're when we
left good old Carbon county. There is
grave misspprehension as to the atmos-
pherical condition Of this country amongst
those who have no knowledge az regards IL.
It Is exhilirating, and let our assurances
be accepted. that the anticipation OF
friends, that yours truly, getting into thi'
country would freeze to death or be q mOY-
ing iceberg, compelled to exercise his Wis
ion through badge Of ice, has not beer
fulfilled. True as gospel, no such crystal
ization, as yet, has overtaken him.
Another misapprehension, created bY
romancing newspaper writers, that is very
unjust, is the erroneous impression as re-
CARDS these people. No man. as the gen.
eral suppoSitiOn is amongst the generality
of eastern people, as matter of self de-
fense, needs come into their midst with
Colts reyolvers in every pocket about the
person or bowie knives Of Jack-Rnd-kll
order up bis coat sleeves. None of these
things We found necessary to our vel
being, and we assert without fear Of con
radiction that as a whole, we found then
lever, frank and sOciable people; kind
ara generous in their treatment Of fel
Low aud as intelligent and refined - any
be found in the efete east.
We are under special obligations while
here to MI. Frank Coombs, a former
Wilkes Barrean, who is all soul and the
essence of good fellowship; Hon. Jeremiah
Collins for his gentlemanlY courtesy, and
to G. c. Mason for the magnaninitY ac'
corded whilst his guest.
We will soon be at the gates Of the
mountains and then for the celestial sights
of the canyons for the next. Good bye,
r. L. r.