The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-02-17

| later dirt roads and tmally turnN
pixies, made famous :. in modern
times by the raiders who took
the law in their own hands, freed
them. from private corporations
and turned them over to the pub
lie to be governed by the respec-
tive counties. Before the building
of the railroad lines many of these
roads were traversed by regular
line of stage coaches to and from
the principal towns, the trips being
made by day. :. From Erlanger the
train today passes southwark
through a fine farming country
which, though hilly at first, is ex-
ceedingly fertile. Nine miles to
the west are 'Big Bone Springs"
strongly impregnated with salt and
sulphur. The springs take their
name from the many bones of
mastodons found there, some of
, which have been placed in the Gin
cinnati Museum of Natural His
tory.
EVERYTHING WELL KEPT.
1t will be noticed that all along
the line the mile posts as we'll as
other signals are kept in good con-
dition. The management of the
line takes especial pride in the
handsome and well-kept appear
ance of the entire right-of-way,
paying premiums every year to the
trackmen for the best section of
road. There follows a long vista
of neat station buildings and
grounds; the roadbeds deeply bal
lasted with crushed stone or Stag
from furnaces and carefully main
| tanned. Georgetown, little city
of four thousand population. is
reached. Just north of the sta
station the train passes the Indian
Refining Company's plant, for the
manipulation of crude petroleum,
one of the largest re6neries known
o,,ttasii3d u those belonging to the
Standard Oil Company. The town,
in general, is hidden from view by
rising ground. 1t is the seat of
Georgetown college. Lexington is
celebrated as the principle market
for the famous blooded racing
stock of the Blue Grass region,
and is the headquarters of horse
men from all parts of the coun-
try. Entering the depot grounds
the tall column seen to the east is
the Henry Clay monument. The
remains of the great statesman are
in stone sarcophagus resting at
the base of the monument. North
west of the depot is the old home
of John c. Breckenridge, Vice
President of the United States
under President Buchanan, and
candidate for the Presidency in
1860. Southeast of the station
may be seen the buildings of State
University, a most excellent tech
nical school. Here is also located
Pennsylvania College, the oldest
college in the United States west
of the Allegheny mountains; like
wise three colleges for women.
Here still stands Ashland, the
home of Henry Clay. Here also
was the birthplace of John Nor
gan, the celebrated cavalry leader
of Civil War fame. Continuing
south from this point is a rich Sec
ton of land, devoted to extensive
hemp cultivation. In summer the
hemp fields appear to be areas of
weeds, and in fall, when cut, the
dry hemp stalks are stacked in
manner to simulate Indian wig
vans. Alternating with the hemp
fields one cannot fail to note the
beauty of the woodland pastures of
this section of. the Blue Grass,
even though one must clothe them in
imagination with the living YER
dure of summer time. Through
Nicholasville and on beyond Dan
vile continue to be located the ia
nous Kentucky stock farms, hemp
and tobacco farms, and distiller-
les, the four products of which
have rendered the Blue Grass re-
gion famous throughout the world.
FAMOUS HIGH BRIDGE.
Dividing the Blue Grass coun-
try in almost the center runs the