Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-10

Humphrey Davy vas . native of the place.
A comic opera has been written
about 1t. That ID nearly all, beside
numberless inns and lodging houses,
which you can find to interest you here.
The Features for Tourists.
It ID, however, the metropolis OF the
Lands End district Of Cornwall and is al
the famous logan or rocking stone, tho
sublime headlands, the hoary parish
churches roundabout, the grand old ec-
clesiastic antique, St. Michaels Mount
(Which must not be confounded with Mont
st. Michael on the coast of Normandy,
and Lands End ITSELF the southwestern
most point in England, have an endless
fascination. One feature of Penzance itself
is Indicative of the genuine enjoyment Of
English people in summer in their trips BY
coach or in humber trapssor vans. In the
one, long, narrow street Of the city you
can on any summers day count from 100 to
to 200 Of these vehicles, whose occupants,
as there is no railway or town Of any i'm
portance beyond Penzance, are tarrying
here for refreshment and rest.
But Mounts Bay ITSELF at the edge Of
which rests Penzance, on almost level
from which st. Michae's Mount rises to .
of granite on three sides, and the dim old
crag, crowned by mass upon mass of me-
dieval towers, is one Of the most charming
marine bits for observation and study in
Europe.
Mouth Of the Horseshoe Bay.
The bay is horseshoe shaped. its mouth
opening directly to the south upon the En-
glish Channel, which is at all times covered
with sailing craft and steamers. On the
right or western side is Penzance, backed
the southwest toward the headlands Of
Mousehole and st. Clements. On the north
of the bay, asleep in the simmer of the
summer sun, is Narration, market for Cor
nish tin controlled by Hebrews from !, 800 to
1000 years ago. Around this old place clus-
ter some of the most curious legends Of
CORVALLIS remote past.
The western boundary. Of the bay is
formed by one of the strangest roadways in
the world. From the mainland near Mar
azion winds a submarine thoroughfare, GER
tainly submarine at high tide, to the far
grim mount within the sea. At low tide
it is high and dry and q splendid means of
communication between the island and the
land. No one has ever been able to solve
the mystery of this singular road, and
whether a natural phenomenon or made by
the hand Of man you can only conjecture as
you Nend your way upon it with the gray
old height looming vaster and more mys-
terious as you approach.
The Theme OF Many Poets.
Poets have made it their theme; artists
have been delighted with the picturesque
grandeur and beauty of its overhanging
rocks, and kings have fought furiously for
its possession and mastery. The legend is
that st. Michael, the archangel, appeared
here in 495, and in consequence of this it
was visited by st. Kenna, who founded Q
religious establishment to commemorate
the event. It is known, however. that q
here by Edward the Confessor, and the
mount was exclusively devoted to religion
until the time of Richard L Since that
time it has been the scenes Of countless de-
fenses and captures, ,captivities and immure-
ment, valor and treachory. In 1860 it came
into the possession of the st. Aubyna, of
Cornwall, who have continued to beautify
this one of the most extraordinary spots in
the world.
At the northern base are extensive fortif-
cations and village. At the top Of the
mount there Is more striking collection of
buildings, formed for the purpose of re-
ligious uses and tho stoutest defense in
times to be found elsewhere in
Great Britain. The guardroom with its
ancient armor is alone worthy of q months
study. Warwick Castle cannot boast
grander parts The chapel, which is fitted
up with stalls in the manner of cathedral,
and chapel tower deserve to rank among the
most venerable and stately curiositles in
Europe The Chevy Chase room, which the
old refectory is now called, from the maze Of
hunting scenes upon its frieze, is . marvel
ous study in ancient eak carving.
The present owner of this surprising
medieval relic il Sir John st. Aubyn, OF
and the royal family are his
guests here nearly every year:
s.- EDGAR L WAKEMAM.