The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
Hon. ]. + Richards Writes OF this
Famous Summer Resort.

AS promised to write you a
short letter for publication from
this place, | will proceed by say
ing, that any one passing over the
/ Mountain here on the railroad
only, will have a very faint CON
ception of the magnitude of this
great and rapidly growing sum
mer resort.
Mountain Lake is three miles
west of Deer Park, and far over
shadows it, while Deer Park is of
small area, containing one large
hotel and u few cottages Noun
tain Lake contains five large no
tells with a capacity Of handling
over a hundred guests each.
Then, there are over two hundred
cottages, nearly all of which en-
tertain pleasure seekers to this
place; aud you will, no doubt, be
surprised when | say that they
all-hotels and cottages - have
been overrun with visitors and
guests to this rapidly growing
Chautauqua Assembly, and sum
NOR resort. The Hotel Chau.
tauqua, mt which | have been
stopping owned and conducted
by my son, Rev. y. D. Richards)
has had TO turn off a hundred or
more applicants for want of room
TO accommodate them.
1t is said that the population
here is nearly 5000 during the
summer season; aud many re-
main during the year They have
here one of the finest auditor
iums in the country just dedi-
Gated this summer, with a seat
ing capacity of five thousand; be-
sides the old auditorium which
they have outgroWn, and the hall
Of Philosophy, which is used for
! Chautauqua, and all literary'and
scientific study. They have a
. wen furnished book store CON
tanning all books thought deslr-
able for a resort of this kind. The
public building and all the sur.
roundings, the drive-ways, and
the beautiful little groves sur
rounding the cottages are lighted
up at night by electricity.
This Park contains 800 acres OF
land ON the very summit of the
Allegheny mountains, $500 feet
above the sea level; and what is
strangest OF all, is that away up
hereabove the clouds (many times)
is Il very considerable lake made
up from a spring flowing out OF
the crest Of the mountain, and
emptyiug into the Youghiogheny
river This lake is much used by
visitors for boating and fishing.
This has been the most success
: full season in the history of the
park. This large auditorium just
mentioned cost $4,000 to build
and after paying all expenses OF
carrying out the most extensive
and expensive program of the
Chautauqua Assembly just clos
ed, they had $1,000 left to pay on
the new auditorium
| will not tax your space nol
patience in describing the many
amusing and interesting scenes
and the many eloquent and in
structive lectures on different
topics; but hope you will par
don my referring to one of the
closing scenes of the program
yesterday. A Joint debate on
Expansion" was arranged early
in the month, between j. p. Dol,
iver, Of Iowa, and Champ Clark, o.
Missouri, two Of the best politica
orators in our country. But on
yesterday morning a great clouc
"a dark one-hoyered over this
Assembly, when a dispatch was
t received by DR.. Davidson, presi
, dent of the assembly, that owing
to circumstances beyond his con
troll, he could not be here. DR.
Davidson Immediately telegraph
l ed to General Grosyenor, a
Washington, to come to till DOLL
ver's place. And after an eX
E change of dispatches, the Gener
al consented to come, and the
cloud lifted and bright smiles ap
+ peared. Well, the joint debatC
came off in due time. Clark leo
q off with one hour and a quarter
Clark winding up with quarter
of an hour. 1t was u battle o
l. giants, but before the discussion
J. was over it was agreed by many
e "that even greater than DOLL
: yer was here" General Grosye
nor is supposed to be nearer to TIN
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