The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-08-04
A BEAUTIFUL RETREAT
To Be Erected at Cantwell Cliffs, Forty
Five Miles From Columbus.
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Rock BRIDGE. O., July 30.-A party @
Hooking Valley Railway officials an,
Columbus gen tlemen are at this place t
day 10 look at the site of the drOposeC
Inn, which is to be erected as summe
resort, by the Cantwell Cliffs Park and
Game Company, three miles from thi
place in the country. The incorpora
tors of the company are: W. II. Fisher
| General Passenger and Ticket Agent oil
the c., H. Va I. Ry., W. B. Albright
l.. W. Landman, e. r. Davidson and
John P. Ramsey. RocGbridae is forty
two miles from Columbus making Can't
well Cliffs forty five miles; the object O
the Inn is not for picnic purposes but tt
provide retreat from the noise. dust
and heat of the city. The idea is to
have the piac substantially under the
auspices of the railroad company, so as
to protect guests from being imposed up
on in any way. The ride from here to
the Cliff. is delightful 1t is proposed
to establish line of pleasant convey
ances. make railroad tickets good to the
Inn, and fixed rates to accord with the
lowest round trip custom. There is to
be commuters, thirty days, and other
rates based upon time.
The party returning from the Cliffs
expressed themselves as having been
highly pleased with the romantic ap
pearance of the spot. Six valleys con-
verge at the cliffs like the spokes of g
wheel. They are about one hundred
and fifty feet high, overlooking fine
scope of country. There is a waterfae
over the center of the main cliff. in
xrrt,t al &c lra j
feet in del tn, with spring, ,!the waters oi
which have p mineral taset, but have not
been ana Used: and this cave is as cool
as refrigerator; too cool, in fact, for
comfort or health, provided the visitor
remain there 10 exceed five or ten min- :
utes. Ferns grow in great profusor
among the rocks OF the cliff, and path
leading TO the top is steep enough to
give the visitor from the level lands of
Ohio and vigorating trip. Chestnut
trees at the foot of the cliff show seventy
five feet of trunk befor a leaf is reached
Oak and other trees are also tall and
beautiful. One hundred is the proposed
capacity of the Inn. One would find Oh
thl farm of nine'y acres about as wild
scenery perhaps as can be loune in Ohio
and yet be in close touch of the city,
The time is two hours flom Columbus
for mail or passengers. The Evening
Dispatch under he PROPOSED plan, is
to reach the cliffs at 3: 30 or p n.
A II trains are to stop at Rock Bridge in
fact, II is TO be part Of the business of
the {. H. V. &c T. r. r, tc make the i'm
popular, both as to convenience tn
rates by rail and in the hotel; profit Of
course to be provided for in both the
hotel management and railway transd
portaton, but in sucr manner as TO
make the guest partner to his entire
satisfaction. The capital stock is made
small (Sl2 500 and divided into small
shares OF S25. So as TO make the finan-
cial feature of the undertaking rest
lightly on all concerned and prove to be
a dividend payer upon a fair scale, instead
o. a place 10 sink money, as is true some
time OF the big caravansarics. With the
Hooking Valley road friendly 10 the enter
prise and interesed in it, there is every reas-
become well known In Ohio through the
free and expensive advertising which is to
receive in the usal printed folders OF the
Among the gentlmeu who came
down from Columbus and Othr points TO
look at the site were w. II. Fisher of the
c., H.. " & I Rnilrode; John p Ramsey,
Engineer NJ. of w; l.. w. Buckmaster, &. b.
Toledo Division; W. Il. AL
bright nd Robert P. Levy, H. kaufman,
!. L. White, Lewis GresI.. s. B. orter
John 6. Grossman, w. H. Andrews, F. i.
Fisher, 7. p. A., o. S. Railroad; c. W. D rown
'srles S. Sturgen, and +. S. Pursell.