Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-19
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- writing IIoH N"'''' ''''' % ~
..r letter Co q friend I'm this
in', M regard to- the land Of the harp
rd Holmes writes
v. are both surprised and pleased
,s,s part of the United Kingdom.
wa ,oisy made a most delightful CO.
7r finding scenery that % not
fe.,t is certainly very fine. Sun
bad been disappointing with It's
and today Il was blowing hard.
..ary when we rounded points and
..,t.r.ts. but the sun shonc and the
,as clear. so that we could see
distances. The way lay around
"a. .Gr.t Ormcs Head distance
s.s 5r Sis miles. and which is said
d., tho finest drive iu the kingdom.
,,, rs1Uvay is mostly cut from the
.48 rock. and leads up above the
.,,sr at times 20 an almost dizzy
..lytt The outer or sc1ward side,
NJ tfe roadway is guarded boy strong
,,u of stone. It IS a tonway. oven
Gov r.sestrsns for whom a pathway
10 made alongside the wall. All teams
and people go the one way so there
BE- no m.. ting. But the way ls Wee
srula H PASS indeed. our auto over
hap'l many q carriage and coach
CONWAY BRIDGE
aFran this point we passed over the
sre suspension bridge at Conway at
t1. teey safes oI tne old ruined castle
r-s Of th. best aud probably the most
frrI OF tha castles built by Edward
~. rf-s. to holl the welsh in check
m fr. early days OF their conquest.
Tho castle Is pIcttily situated on the
tanfs of the Conway river az IT'S june
saD with conway bay. From Conway
n Bangor the road is carried along
he nu side and IS fine piece Of work
nnuc splendid view over tue bay
Gl The shores of the Island or Ansie-
en opposite Near Bangor We strike
HI main post road leading 90 Holy
head The point of cmbark7ton Tor
Dublin only a few hours away.
SOME FREAK vIADuCTs,
Gao the Castle hotel we took lunch
con and saw the queer little old cathe-
iraI close by. Then We took the ran
hard .nr the Straits OF Monu. WhlCa
separates Algls-ea from Wales. TINS
strait ifs more like "a bis. strong river
than anything else. especially az 50 was
about high tide and the waters were
running with a strong current when
wC crossed over on the iron INK sus-
pension bridge built and opened ~
1920. and az that time the longest span
suspension bridge in the world Indeed,
until recently the Brooklyn bridge ana
one nc Buda Pesth iu Hungary, were
the only ones to surpass this IN size
but % had O. queer swinging motion
mud WIIN In
get off &c with our 5000 pounds OUTFIT.
Tho bridge is high above the water
and tho view from IL is superb, look
mE north toward the irish sea ans
south down the strait with square
tubular railroad bridge In the imme-
date foreground. This bridge was
built in 1Si6-50. ana the pier in the
center is 230 feet high and the two
fentor spans are 400 feet each. The
bal length is ISn feet the contrac-
ION and expansion amounting 60 II
inches. This is provided for by ca
ron rollers az either end. The chain
bridge built about so years ago at
'os, Of 100000, has $40 feet In the sus-
pended part and is 100 feet above high
water. the whole weight In the mon
work being 21s0 tons.
PICTURESQUE CASTLE
About six miles below. or nothward
from the western end Of the Menai
bridge. lies the little town OF Blanmares
With "a fine old ruined castle, another
lf those built by that early English
ruler Edward l. The ruin is situated
hear the level Of the sea- Is covered
with ivy and Is much noted for its
beauty. The lcafy lane of a highway
along the water front was most pic
uresque, and the waters Of the bay,
al high tide, covered with ships and
small craft. made the outlook most
pleasing.
"From Bangor we struck out into
wild mountain scenery, and It was re-
marhabla how soon We latt the lux
uut valley behind, folluwing up the
0gpeu river go ITS head, crossing over
% Dapel Curig. then making up the
Naur-y-Gwyrd. over the Pass OF Liam
1eris where IL was truly Wild and
weird We remained over night at
ha Victoria hotel al Lanberis. agree
Dos one and an that 30 had been most
1,er sting day with an kinds OF seem
eg Do had been rather cold to bee sure
and ur heaviest coats had been In use
aa d.y. the sun had been shining I'm the
valleys bat Doc tho mountains there had
oel a.i drifting clouds.
WELSH WATERING PLACES.
-...
ady iolio" l.Is NS''' 20 .,..i.,
saw ~, Wy, "" ~. IN,
.A mere ana sinelleu "I 'I' pea "ll
iW short time. then dashed Into the
nnHu.u- again. now. however with
ceord.u ON our Jeff though seldom
visible at such short range. The ride
t- up ~, ,n..-.fssi,'l, CON-
rg , ersir al tIarIecb
.far. .'..,. il st5ii ,~Sfba,. l1iined cas-