Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
FAST TRAIN SERVICE GORGEOUS
SCENERY AND A COMFORT
AELE JOURNEY.
An AIRLINE TRIP GOING EAST.
The Great WABASH and Delaware,
LaekAsNznA & western Route
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Es5 10 better rozis thar the Wabash
En5DslaW9re ,LackRwsnnak Western.
rhe tran h fasl the scenery grand
and The equipment perfect In the
Lacknwanna train leaving New York
at 10 O'Clock every morning WIN be
found q Pullman sleeping car Of the
latest style and thoroughly up-to-
date In point Of comfort, luxury and
convenience. This train, the LAcka-
wanna Limited, divides the honor
with the corresponding eastbound
train, OF being the finest In the service
OF the Lackswanpa RailFeSd. IL
makes the trip from New York to
Buffalo during . summer day, and the
Traveller has before him q continuous
panorama Of scenery which IL
acknowledged to be unsurpassed along
any railroad in America. This seem
cry Is the more attractive because
LackawannA locomotives, which burn
hard coal, emit no smoke, and the
Lackawanna's roadbed being stone
ballasted, produces no dust. The
dIning-car service on this train Ia
admitted to be second to none In the
world, either in point Of excellence or
In point of service. Meals are served
during the entire day, on the q Ia
Carte plan, patrons of the cars paying
only for what they order.
Reaching Buffalo early In the even
ing, this car lie Immediately attached
to the Wabash railroad train and
started on its airline trip toward 81.
Louis, which point 10 reached at
O'Clock on the afternoon of the sec
ond day. This comfortable trip,
without change Of cars from New
York to st. Louis, consumes, there
fore, just twenty-nine hours, which
practically is the best time made BY
any railroad between these two
points.
This new service opens up to the
westbound traveller not only q mag
nifcent route TO St. Louis, but also
splendid lines to practically any point
ia the west, northwest and southwest,
Connections to some of these points
are made simply by transferring from
the through sleeping car into another,
and the traveller has all the benefits OF
thorough service, porters transferring
hand-baggage from mi a to the
other while the owner is enjoying his
meal In the dining-car. Connections
from one train to another en- route or
in the same depot, give splendid
routes to Chicago and the northwest
and to Kansas City and the southwest,
in addition to the other splendid
gateway 10 the southwest offered By
the through q service into 81. Louis.
AMONG TEE KTTTATIENY MOUNTAINS.
The Delaware, Lackawanna d West
ern railroad offers the summer tray.
eler a desirable route for reaching
some Of our most popular resorts,
and also a direct route from Buffalo to
New York. If you have never seen
the Kittatinny mountains, ; treat IL
in store for you should you decide to
visit the Delaware Water Gap, where
one finds several good hotels, the
Kittatinny and the Water Gap among
them. At the gap the Delaware
river, after q course OF about 200
miles, makes its way through the
mountains. Above the Gap, which 10
something like 200 miles long, cliffs
rise, 1000 feet high. These walls Of
rock, at the southeast end Of the
gorge, are barely enough apart for the
river and the railroad track. North
Of the mountains there Il . valley
which the Indians call HMInnIsink,D
meaning "Whence the waters are
gone" This lie supposed to have
been once upon stime ; lake. One OF
the peaks which tower above the Gap.
Ia named nMInsI,n after the Indians
who lived in the region; the ether h
named 'iTammany,n not In honor Of
Mr.. Croker's organization, however,
but in memory OF an old chief Of the
Delawares. The Kittatinny L situst-
ed on one OF the lodges Of Mount
Minsi, 200 feet above the river. Near
the hotel q stream from : ravine back
in the mountains falls into the river,
forming q beautiful cascade.
The Lackawanna Railroad does Of
fer to the Traveller one Of the most
beautiful and interesting journeys in
all America. Its scenery IL dIversI-
fed by mountain, lake and river. Il
passes through Of the eldest re-
gions In the United States, and TO the
mind Of the traveller l. brought con-
tinuaily many Of the mest interesting
events Of American history and Of In
dian romance.
A daylight ride in either direction
between New York and Buffalo is q
journey long 10 be remembered. On
the westward journey the train passes
through the famous Bergen tunnel,
and, after rushing swiftly across the
great Jersey meadows, Il begins lie
climb into the Blue Ridge mountains.
In this interesting region were some
OF the fret settlements Of the pioneer
American. At Morristowns Washing
ton made bis headquarters. At
various points ~ ct hand were
fought famous battles between the
early settlers and the indians and be-
tween the forces Of growing America
and Great Britain.
Tine, however, has healed ell The
wounds which nature suffered in
these terrible conflicts, and on every
hand lie spread pictures that entrsnoe
the artists. For miles the track skirts
the picturesque old Morris and Essex
canal, lite tow-Path buried beneath 81
carpet OF green, its allow moving
waters rejecting the trees and shrub
berry which Overriding lie banks. Fifty
years ago this highway Of commerce
was n OF intense activity; to-day
the traveller, rushing swiftly By on the
Lackawanna train, may stll sss IN
tow-boat toiIing slowly
along the crooked channel. Here and
may be seen the curious sp-