The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
A RIVAL TO BRADDoCK.
Crum's Rock, Near PIT. of Rocks,
Pictorially Described by Our
Correspondent-Local Hap
penlngS.


Sept. Z, 1867.
We notice that there is a move on
foot by the business men of Frederick
to erect twenty-five thousand dollar
hotel at Braddock Heights, and by the
way they describe the beauty and
grandeur of the Heights, one is lost in
meditating upon its wondertulness
and almost led to believe that there is
not another spot east of the "Father
of Waters" half So lovely. But there
are other places along the same seem
cry noted. and beautiful Catoctin
Mountain that would with but half the
improvements of Braddock Heights
compel II to drop tack and take see
ond place in the catalogue OF scenic re-
sorts.
The particular point whose beauty
and grandeur | shall endeavor TO de.
scribe at this time-for it can but be
an endeavor to describe such scenery
is mammoth rock placed in position
by the Doer of every good and perfect
thing, and it is here that the seeker of
! the beautiful anG the lover of nature
are made to exclaim, "How Beautiful
are Thy Works, 0 God" The rock
upon which you stand, for want of a
better name, is called "Crum's Rock"
and is mighty cliff projecting from
the very crest of the mountain and
hanging out far above the mighty oaks
that grow around its base. This rock
is about three miles from where the
river breaks through the mountain at
Point of Rocks, and those who have
visited 1t and whose opinions are wor-
thy of consideration have been heard
to say that "the beauty of Braddock or
the glory of Pen-Mar cannot by far
equal the beautiful panorama that
greets the wandering eye from here"
And what is it that greets the eye?
Before you lies a noted valley unsur-
passed in beauty and grandeur, walled
in by the mountain on which you
stand and that mighty ridge of blue
in the west as it stretches from Penn
sylvania through Maryland and on
until it falls below the horizon far
down in Virginia. The picturesque
Potomac as it breaks through the
mountains at Harper's Ferry and
winds its way down through the val
ley to the mountain on which YOU
stand, making another gap in natures
fortress and passes on southwark until
1t is lost in the distance. By its side
and also in full view from where YOU
stand upon natures observatory, lie
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, two
great arteries of commerce and a great
pride to the State. Beside this the
eye is permitted to rest upon one of
the most beautiful valleys in this land
of ours. Looking northward with one
! unbroken expanse the eye sweeps over
the whole of Middletown Valley, and
you are in full view of Jefferson, Bur-
Tkittsville, Middletown and Myersville
as they rest amid the silent splendor
and surrounded by one of the richest
agricultural districts in the Union.
In connection with the railroad can
be seen Brunswick with its great
freight yards, where hundreds of cars
and thousands of tons of freight are
constantly being moved and shifted
about until it presents the appearance
of one moving, writhing mass.
A little farther up the river and there
lies Knoxville and Harper's Ferry, but
still the eye reaches on and on until
you are lost in wonder in the West
Virginia hills. You then turn to the
south and there lies in an unbroken
eXpanse one of the most beautiful val
leys of Virginia stretching for miles
down through LoudOn aud Fauquier
Counties. Should you ever grow
weary looking upon this scene you
have but to turn around and by walk
ing few hundred yards back from
where you have been standing, and
you have an unbroken view of the
Frederick Valley.
Here the Baltimore and Ohio again
presents itself as it wends its way from
Point of Rocks to Frederick Junction
and across the Monocacy. The giant
Sugar Loaf peak stands lonely senti-
mel keeping silent watch over the sur
rounding plains.
AS the eye wanders along to the
southeast here and there can be seen
huge volumes of black curling smoke,
which marks the course of the Metro
polital Railroad, and the writer has
good reasons for believing that with
the aid of an observatory and field
glasses an observer would be permitted
to view the National Capitol building
and the Washington Monument.
Hoping that these few lines and i'm
perfect description may cause desire
of some lover of nature and natures
scenery to visit this spot, | will close
for this time.
Mr.. Lampe, of Frederick, has force
of hands at work frescoeing and paint
ing the Lutheran Church of this
place. New windows and a new re-
Hector will also be put in and it prom
ises to be quite fine when completed.
Mr.. Lloyd Cutler, of Feagaville, has
been awarded the contract to build the
new and handsome stOre-room for Mr..
II. l.. Shaft.
Threshing of wheat seems to be
pretty well over for a short time and
the hulling of clover seed seems to be
the order of the DAY among the farmers
now.
jefferson District is determined not
to be left out in regard to candidates,
especially among the Republicans. We
have two that we know Of Mr.. Geo.
w. Crum wants to go to the Leglsla-
ture again and Mr.. L. q. Keller would
like to run again for County Commits
sioner Well, they are both good Re
publicans and if the Republicans must
have the places let them have them.
Owing to The repairs being made to
the Lutheran Church services will be
held in the M. T.. Church Sunday and
afterwards in the Reformed Church.
Miss Ellen Lamar, one of Jeffer-