The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-04
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WATKINS, N. Y, August, 1901. Herr
we are at the Glen Mountain House
Watkins Glen, N. Y. We left Philadel
phia at $50 this morning and got herr
at O'Clock, tired and hungry, without
a change of cars. Those OF the REPUB
IIcAN's readers who have trlpped it out
to Pittsburg or even to Harrisburg,
over the Pennsylvania railroad, know
all about the scenery along the route
but from Harrisburg up tho North
branch of the Susquehanna to Sun
bury. to Northumberland, to Williams
port. up the Wyoming Valley, on W
through narrow gorges and detiles tc
Watkins Glen, tho scenery may moi
be SO well known.
What beautiful villas are spread
along the route from Philadelphia al.
most up to Downingtown, schools,
churches, country resendences. recrea-
Ition grounds field, meadow and forest
alternate until the eye is charmed.
Passing over the hill at Frazer station
the west Chester valley bursts in view.
Magnificent is the involuntary excla.
nation from every tongue. Hemmed
on the north by the Gap fills. and on
the south by rugged ridge the finest
lof land of old Chester County is dotted
over by alternating fiocks OF horses
and cattle wheat and oats in shock,
corn spriniDg into green life and beau.
Ity-all rural scene perhaps equalled
but scarcely excelled. On past Down
lingtown, Coatesville, ParksburR, At.
lglen, Chris lana into luxuriant richly
spread out Lancaster County tho old
guard of the Republican party OF Penn
lsylvania that never surrenders.
Right over there in that little clump
lof houses before we reach the Gap Is
where old Stephen Gorsuch OF Balti-
more, Md, was shot and killed by his
slave, whom he was trying to capture
land take back into chains and slavery.
Poor man, 1t Is pity he threw away
his life IN such a bad cause. 1t was
Ionly few years after, when the chains
fell from the limbs Of the slaves and
they were all free.
At the Gap another magnificent PAN
Drama Of natures beauty bursts upon
the eye. The valley of Pequea, In nll
its richness spreads from the Gap Hills
where old Amos Clemson kept n den
of horse thieves, and became such a
terror to the community that he was
hunted down like wild beast, cap
itured and sent to the Eastern Peiiten
ltiary, where he died few years ago
to the Welsh mountains, where Abe
BuZZard beoaine terror to the people
on that eide.
Abe served term in Lancaster Jail
and then reformed. Lancaster county
used to be called the garden spot of
the United States, and the Inhabitants
do notsli to he told that other places
are outstripping 1t. What fields OF to-
bacco and corn are growing in this
county. But yonder are the steeple
tops of Lancaster city, town of 36,0 0O
souls. We cannot stop to describe
this thriving inland town of well paved
streets and electric railroads. On we
lgo through, Maintain, LGndisville OF
jcamp meeting fame, Mt. Joy. Eliza
BEETHOVEN and on to old Middletown in
Dauphin County, the town where
Simon Cameron started life poor boy
land rose to wealth and national dis
ltinction. Here are twenty.three farms
Lying around in this nelghborhood,
the buildings all painted lead color
with red doors and windows and red
gates TO the lanes. ....
These all belong to Colonel James
Young. whom Simon Cameron boost
ed into successful business life. Now
we pass Steelton with black cloud of
smoke hanging over 1t. A great strike
has been going on here for two OF
three weeks, but II Is about ended and
the workingmen are going back to
work without having gained anything
~ o'clock and we are in Harrisburg
the capital of the State. Twenty min
utes here for lunch. Hungry men and
women rush to the dining rooms
They ask fora cup of coffee, out comes
lsome kind OF dccoction that nobody
Jean drink, without spelling II with wa.
ter, or waiting until the train goes fol-
lit cool, Two wafer slices of bread and
IA lump of ancient butter comes out
with coffee. Some beans are at hand
in dish, and the hungry mortal asks
Ifor spoonful.
They are dished out and then comes
The warning call, "Ail aboard What IS
The charge? 40 cents. IL is paid, the
lunch Is not eaten, and the hungry ex.
lcursionist hurries OFF TO hunt his tlnin,
which has been detached aud scattered.
Tho man from Jerusalem to Jericho
was robbed decently, the newspaper
leNcursionists werc. robbed under the
fraudulent pretence OF giving them
something To eat. 1925 and we are of
up tho Susquehanna, We hug the
river closely up TO Williamsport, and
pass the busy, pretty towns OF Dauph-
in, Hnliiax, Millersburg, Sunbury, and
Other beautiful places. What noun.
tain scenery, how charming! Wish we
had more time and space to write
about it. Wyoming Valley is the equal
in beauty, to Pequea, but not in ex-
tent.
Now wo leave rich, fertile valleys
and take up amongst the mountains.
l IN Fhpn "a Nsifpn "a nd
pass down the slope that empties It's
wat ~ In the lakes. Tioga oounty,Pa.,
Us rich In agriculture. At Gillett we
cross into the State OF New York. Here
the whole scenery seemed to change,
and at every station seemed to grow
more beautiful. Elmira is q beautiful
city of 10000 inhabitants. From this
city on down to Watkins Glen, the
country is thrown into queer shaped
hillocks and ridges, indicating that
nature had a hard struggle as it
from Noah's food. But here
we are domiciled at the Mountain Glen
House, located away up on precipi-
tous mountain, that mado the horses
strain and pun before they landed
their living freight. It's cold up here
Delightful place, right in the heart of
tho woods.
we nave good accommodations, and
our supper is quite anotheralfair COM
pared with the miserable lunch at
harrisburg. Chinese lanterns flash all
around tonight all through the woods.
Ladies' shirer and closely pull their
wraps and sllawls about them. The
Glen Mountain House stands directly
over the Glen. and Mr.. Paul C. Gren-
ming who owns the house owns the
Glen. Tho eNcursionists will be chape-
oned through the Glen tomorrow, ex-
cept those who prefer to go to church.
and on Monday morning they will
start FOR Niagara Falls. The following