Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
COUNTY.
The Electric Road.


The Electric Road
w. r. Hamilton, of HageI stown, is
the author of an interesting article ON
electric-road development in Western
Maryland, portion treating of the
Cumberland and Westernport line as
follows:
When It's promoters were ready to begin
work on the first link of their system be
tween Narrows Park and Frostburg, an
agreement was made with ex-senator Wei
lington's company by which cars of the in
ter-urban railway have the use of the track
from Narrows Park to the heart of Cumber.
land The extensions from Frostburg to
Homecoming and from the latter place to
Nesternport were not long DELAYED For
certain legal reasons the three l0-mile sec
tons were bullt by separately organized
companies, but later a merger was effected
The road from Cumberland to Western.
port Is one of the best paying in the United
States. 1t has made practically one town
from Frostburg to Westernport," said an
enthusiastic resident of the MARYLAND min
ing region, which lies largely between the
two towns he named improvements cost.
ing 100000 were recently made to the Cum.
berland and Westernport system and the
bed OF the road Is now so firm that it could
safely carry locomotive and train of cars
The grade i'll some places however. is
much too steep Tor locomotive. \ trolley
car cllhos the hlll on which Frostburg was
erected with comparative direCtness where
as the steam railroad which passes through
this town has to reach it by a series of
switch backs. The trolley company CON
ducts large casino at Reynolds, near the
"esternport end. Extensive suburban de-
yeioopment in the beautiful valley near Cum
oerlahd and to the west of Narrows Park
has followed the advent of the poor man :
coach -
ioor. however, is an inappropriate adj
JectlVe LOT many who have built fine resi-
"eh'cs IN La vale, the new suburban com
MUMMY
The inhabitants of Alleganv county CON
tend that no other scenery in MARYLAND
equals that to be found where thew i've and
their contention is NOT an idle one Mann ,,,,
was in a lavish but not always gentle mood
when ages ago she COMPLETED n rerion of
geological wonders and adorned il with a
variety of landscapes which enraptures her
lovers
me Narrows contiguous to Cumber-
lahd' Is gap IN the mountains which forms
PaSSaSe"ay not only tor railroad trains,
tToiIIey cars, teams ana pedestrians, but for
WIS creek, winch glldes, sometimes
Flckles' through, as If abashed in the
plSHe', ne vi SO iluch rugged grande r. How
me NarroWS was formed is matter of
Conjecture lhoSe inclined to give rein to
laicS are content 10 imagine that some
Siahti peSiue Wnon any OF those whom
JACK kllled would have been lIlliputian,
CUT 'hrotiSh the stone-rlbbed hills with "A
ihlsh'y ciea'er.
ohe Jagged mass OF rock that projects
from 'he summit OF wills Mountain bears
.he maine Oh Lovers Leap. Ii is said
mar an Indian brave, dlSconsolate because
MS amec!'on l9r maiden was not re
T.pro'alet' cast hlinSeif over tins preclpice
~ IS certain mat II the legend be true, the
injuries sustained resulted fatally. 1t is also
certain mat there was great mortality among
ne Ieushl"S II every iolty rock reputed to be
tlle scene Oh suicide OF tins character really
uiI invite rejected sultorS to self destruction.
me IRONY passes through The Narrows
oyer the oiu Natlohal, known as BRAD
oock f"ad, before the Government made
II part OF the turnpike from Cumberland
10 the ONO river, ana 1t follows the historic
highway 10 ana through Frostburg.
After passing Narrows Park a fragment of
valley appears. LaNale and Allegany
Grove, the latter Methodist camp-meetIn,
ground, are on level stretch of land. but
hills are to be seen in every direction and at
no great distance Wills Mountain range is
not more than a mile or two away at any
time Through glen and over gullev, M
hill and down, the car proceeds until Piney
Mountains are crossed, and Clarysyille.
where Union hospital was established dur
ing the war in an old mansion still stand
ing, is passed. The building was formerly
one of the taverns along the National road
Then begins the climb of the steep hill on