The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-12-04
ON 70 BUFFALO.
A Delightful Ride on a Swift Moving
Train Through Historic Valleys.

With your kind permission L Will
continue to relate some Of my expe'
riences on our delightful trip ito
Buffalo and return" !
From New York to Buffalo over
the Lebigh Valley railroad Is a most
pleasant journey indeed; full OF ro-
nance, excitement and exhilaratlon,
especially in lovely October weather.
as it was our good fortune to ENJOY.
At Bethlehem, Pa, is located the
largest steel forge in the world,
where can be seen, in all stages OF
eonstruc ton, guns of all sizes for
coast defense and naval service.
Much of the armor plate used IN
naval construction is rolled IN these
work. As our train pulled by
two locomotives glided rapidly up
the Lehigh valley along the Lehigh
river on one side with lofty mount
ain peaks pointing their jagged ing
ers heavenward, on the other we be-
held some of the most beautiful!
mountain scenery that human eyes
has ever feasted upon, especially so
at Mauch Chunk, where the grand
eur of mountain scenery has won
for that lovely mountain and 7inci-
nifty. the Switzerland OF America.
Wild and lofty mountain peaks
abound here, while the pretty stream
of the Lehigh winds its silvery course
down the peaceful valley. Near
Maunch Chunk is burning mine
which has been smouldering since
1882, aud cannot be extinguished.
This subterranean fire is said to be
rapidly spreading in abandoned
mines. Vast clouds of smoke by
day and sulphurous fires by night
are here issuing from the bowels Of
the earth. Doubtless some people
in South Caroline, especially little
folks, will fnd a sigh of relief iu the
knowledge that this volcano is away
up in northern Pennsylvania. Far
ther on going eouthward our swift
moving train began to rise gradually,
winding it's way tortuorously on the
mountain side till finally from sky
land regions tba traveller, looking far
down beneath him, sees cleaning in
the sunlight some miles away the
beautiful city of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Soon the train begins to descend and
We fDd ourselves passing through
this lovely mountain town and We
begin to journey up the picturesque
Wyoming Valley, famous in song and
story, with the historic Susquehanna
fowing through its midst, from which
rise mountains on either side one
thousand feet high. Going up this
lovely valley, as the train ascends or
descends the mountain sides (occa-
sionally rushing through tunnels) the
view of the peaceful valley below, in
which restles beautiful mountain
towns with their white buildings
greeting the eye at every turn, affords
fascinating impressions which the
tourist is slow to forget.
The Lake Regions Ct western
New York State, afords US glimpses
from the windows of our swift NOV
ing train, not unlike that OF an earthly
paradise. Large fields Of buckwheat,
hundred of acres of grape vineyards
and numerous cabbage farms were
seen in northern Pennsylvania and
western New York State.
On our return bone an old mount
ainar-very clever old gentleman
about e5 years old, I suppose
boarded the train up in the Wyom-
ing VALLEY, coming down to Wilkes
Barre to see his married son. The
train being crowded he took
seat by my side. He told me
that be bad been away down South,
In old Virgins, in the late war.
Among other war experiences he re-
lated was that on the 10 h Of Octo.
Der, 1864, at Cedar Creek, Va, how
4ba aN,nfo1orates ronted them early in