Evening journal., 1900-10-12
Open Evenings.

Personally Conducted Autumn Leaf
Tour TO Mauch Chunk, switch-baelx
and Glen OnolSo via an Entirely
New Route
For Saturday next October 1S, the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Com
pany has arranged for a treat in the
way Of q personally-condueted select
one-day tour to Mauch Chunk, Glen
Onoko and a ride over the Swltchback.
This trip will be made over an entirely
new route.
special, well-equipped train, con-
sisting OF frst-c.ass coaches, will leave
Wilmington, French street. at a. m.
running via Reading, then 10 Tamaqua
without a stop. AT this point the Ia.
maQua and Lansford trolley cars viii
be boarded for an olght-mile run to
Summit Hin (the town on the top OF
the mountains), running through Pan
ther Creek valley. right in the heart Of
the anthracite mining region Of East
ern Pennsylvania, passing numerous
coal breakers and huge ciilmo rbanks..
through the model mining town OF
Laneford: also the burning mines, a
stretch Of coal land which has been on
fire for more than forty years, the
smoke OF which can be seen coming
from the ground at all times, and,
strange to say. man has never been
/ able to extingulsh it.
Il was In this valley that coal was
| first discovered I'm Pennsylvania in
1891. The mines In the Panther Creek
valley district are the only ones Of the
entire anthracite region of Pennsyl-
vania that are in operation at the pres
ent time. these not being affected by
the strike
At Summit Hill the excursionists will
have time to visit the burning mines
and workings At this point special
cars win be provided for a trip over the
Switchback railroad Through the
Switzerland OF America). which Is one
of the remarkable feats of early rail-
lroad engineering and enjoys the proud
distinction of being the oldest railroad
In America. having been i'm operation
since 1927. Originally designed as a
means of transporting the precious
black diamonds TO the market, II has
AbHh rAA't htth NAfNA wv W NAtA 4 , ar 2
delighted excursionists, thousands OF
whom enjoy this ride annually.
The magnificent scenery which greets
the enchanted eye at every turn (espe.
cially this season Of the year, beggari
description. Once you are carried tC
the top OF a lofty mountain, the cars
gradually glide along by gravity ovei
its sinuous steel path to the base of an
other, to again be drawn to the top
and the exhilarating ride by gravity 4
repeated, all the while viewing nature
lin kaleidoscope changes. Such, il
brief. is the experience Of a person wh'
is fortunate enough 10 take advantage
Of this world-famed trip.
The exceedingly low rate of $3.50 hal
been named. covering the entire trip
A side trip may be made TO Glei
Onoko tickets for which can be pro
cured on the train at an additiona
cost of IS cents. On the return tn
last car will leave Switchback statioi
: (Mauch Chunk at p. m. over tn
lplains Of Mt. Pisgah and Mt Jeffer
=, son. the former an almost sheer ascen
I of 1922 feet and the latter 2,070 feet
The special train win leave Tamaqu
at $50 p. m, running on fast schedule
arriving at destination (home) at a
early hour. "
Information cheerfully furnishe
upon application to Philadelphia an
lReadlng railway agents, or addressin
lG. B. Kaufman. travelling passenge
{. agent No. 81 North Sixth street. Reae
d ling. who win accompany the excursio