Passaic City record., 1893-09-02

1 ri I'm FAR CITY ITOfu new 1OIk ana
| 1 its many suburbs some of me-
| NY cessity are better than others.
AW but BY careful comparison
have become convinced that
there is no route superior to the Lehigh
Valley Railroad; which makes quick con-
| nection at Buffalo with the Nickel Plate
Road. running through cars from New
York to Chicago.
| The region traversed by the Lehigh
/ Valley Railroad Is famous the world
| over as the " Switzerland of America "
| It abounds in crags and chasms, tower
| ing mountains and deep ravines and is
no less wonderful than that far-famed
| country of the East.
| Several times have had the pleasure
of describing the enchanting scenery Of
| the Lehigh. Wyoming and Snsquehanna
valleys; but words are inadequate to tell
of what can only be fully appreciated by
| personal inspection The ever chang
| ing scenes which flash upon the vision.
as the train cllmbs the mountain, or
makes sudden turn around the point of
some rugged cliff are truly bewildering !;
and the traveller is charmed by the
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While if may be eommendable for our
| American citizens to wish to view the
| wonderful scenery OF Europe, it would
| be a revelation to thousands of them if
they were to take trip over the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
A quick run across New Jersey brings
| the traveller to Easton, where the road
enters the State of Pennsylvania Cross
ing the Delaware river on a beautiful
iron bridge and stopping at the Easton
depot, which is a substantial stone build
| ing built in a notch on the side of a
rocky cliff. A little farther on we come
to Bethlehem, place famous for its i'm
mense iron and steel foundries. where
nearly all the massive armor is made tor
the great :. White Squadron" As our
train rolls by. fire and smoke belch forth
from this substantial object lesson of the
successful manufacture of American
steel We make short stop here, where
we are joined by friends and fellow trav-
elers from Philadelphia, Wilmington and
other points down the Delaware.
| Our train moves on up the valley, fol-
| loving closely the rocky bed OF the surg
| ing mountain stream, and ere long we
are at Mauch Chunk. The scenery IN
/ this vicinity is not excelled by any in the
mountains of Switzerland. Mountains
/ tower far above US on every hand-the1r
bases so close together that there IS
scarcely room for the rushing waters OF
the Lehigh and the railway tracks
| Here also is the famous Swltch-back
and a little farther on Glen Onoko to
which place special one day excursions
from New York are run every week.
/ Our train wh1rls or to top of the
mountain at Glen Summit, whose famous
hotel is one of the largest in the State
/ Soon after leaving the latter place the
/ train comes out on the very edge of the
cliffs. atfordlng a view of the Wyoming
valley which battles description.
A briet stop is made at Slocum for a
thorough inspection of the AR brakes ana
| other essential par Is OF the machinery.
| Directly down the mountain. less than
three miles distant. lies the city OF
I Wilke ess ,arre. Il seems Incredible that
| our very next stop is to be this same city
/ which now lies III the valley almost I'M
der orr feet The tram pulls out of Slo-
i cum and in zigzagging down the noun
| tair, we traverse distance of fourteen
| miles before We reach the station at
Wilkesbarre, where all trains stop for
| refreshments Mining shafts and noun
tains of coal are to be seen close by.
Leaving Wilkesbarre we enter the his
toric Wyoming valley-a valley which
has suffered many massacre before II
secured the peaceful hum of the indus
tries which now flourish there.
The Susquehanna valley is not 50 rug
qed or mountainous bur none the less in
feresting. The ever changing scenery
as the train follows the serpentine course
of the river. affords a delightful pano-
rama of intense interest.
Crossing the line into New York State
at Waverly. the run through the lake re-
Qion of central New YORK is rapid and
the train destined for Niagara Falls
turns to the right while the cars bound
for Chicago, via the Nickel Plate line,
turn to the left toward Buffalo.
The cars used on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad are superb specimens of rolling
palaces complete in every particular
and they glide over the heavy steel rails
with the least possible motion. The
powerful engines are built especially for
climbing the heavy grades of the noun.
tain region through which the road rum
They burn hard coal and thus the cars
are free from dust and dirt
The passenger department. presided
over BY Mr.. A. w. Nonnemacher, ths
efficient and popular Passenger Agent.
1t South Bethlehem. Pennsyivanla,
who is ably seconded by Mr.. =. B.
Byington. Western Passenger Agent a
Buffalo. has spared ~ pains 10 make the
Worlds Fair travel : hifherto unhcard'
Of luxury.
Without diskux xb6ng the traveller. these
luxurious cars ne aztocA0d % similarly
made up train oQ ~ N1cksi Flste koad.
/ aI6n3 lie b>nufi<u1 nirre of LnkG Erie