Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-07
Ehrntng Chat


commencing to rival the Riverside'
Road as the route for a ride in these
hot evenings and dozens more auto-
mobiles can be seen wnizzing along the
roads In the woods and the valleys
every night than was the case month
ago. The Cameron Parkway, which
has some very attractive bits Of seem,
cry and the new Paxtang parkway,
which runs from the Derry street pike
to the Reservoir through a fine sec
ton Of country, both have splendid
roadways. The only difficulty is that q
the connection between them is a bit
unhandy owing to the senseless fuss
ing over the linking up and the con-
struction of the subway but If one
knows the way there is little time
lost These roads traverse a bit of
nearby country with which few people
are familiar, but which is becoming
very popular. When the link between
the Reservoir and wildwood is finish
ed the driveway will be one of the
finest in the country because there are
many parts Of the incomplete section
which will afford good stretches for
riding or walking. AS for Wildwood
park 1t grows in popularity. This was
one OF the best investments the city
ever made and there is no more de-
lighuul place to go for an evening
ride than through the cool woods
which afford occasional glimpses of
the railroad yards sparkling with the
electric lights and of the city below
them and which end when one gets
to Linglestown road and strikes the
river front with Enola and Marysville
in the distance. The Cameron and
Paxtang parkways bring one within
sight of the glow from Steelton and
Reservoir park with it's lights on the
high knob looms up like a beacon for
miles.
Speaking about drives there are few
sections in the country round about
Harrisburg that afford prettier hooks
than the Paxton creek valley and the
country out back Of the State hospital.
There are some little known roadways
IN that portion which could be made
easily accessible and be attractive
auXiliaries, so to speak, to the park
way. The valley of the Paxton in the
evening is a most delightful ride as far
as scenery goes, but the roads leave
something to be desired just as do
those which take one along the Yellow
Breeches and the Conodoguinet.
"A few evenings ago there was print
ed in this column some observations
on the rides that are afforded bv
stony Creek valley Dauphin coun-
ty has six creeks which come down
| from It's ridges to meet the wide
branching Susquehanna and each one
is paralleled by a road of some kind
or other. There are valley roads like
tnat TO Manada Gap with its memories
OF early iron making; woodland glens
and forest aisles and others with
farms opening out on either side. The
valleys OF Dauphin county abound in
scenery which is most attractive and
there are places within sight Of tha
dome OF the Capitol that ought IN he
known by more Harrisburgers. The
Reading railroads Schuylkill and Sus-
quehanna division goes through a.
country which although settled two
tracts and is as close to nature as YOU
can get in Monroe county.
~, incidentally it might be added that
there are few more attractive routes
Er eor ramble than to follow the
Sfmaua[a f,,,a creek starting from the con-
liuence between Middletown and Row
alton. which used to be called Ports
mouth for that reason. Taking +ba
ine or the old Union canal Won %
tnrough as nice a bit of country -
you would want to find. In summer
tlTme s II is most attractive and in the
tall there is good shooting. The swa
tara would be called a river in son1a
otner states and its beauties adver.
! used. In this county It is little knou,n
although 100 years ago it was mncb
IN tne mouths of people because Of
tne construction of the canal a pro-
gect conceived back in the days of the
renns 10 unite the Schuylkill and the
Susquehanna. The old canal can he
Traced and if one cared to continue
the ramole from HummelstoWn on
INTO lebanon rounty there would he
touno the place where they carried
me, tae caHai through a tunnel. The his
tory OF TINS canal teens with interest
70 the student of transportation for
u was one of the early projects ana
1ollows natural waterwav IybioL
may De heard from in years to come.
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further down there is the valIev
OF tne Conewaso, which while not So
picturesque, has a few spots wbicb oro
of interest because of the ereat 80, "a
Der OF giant boulders scattered aboit
many or them in the valley of the
creek being as large as a freight car
1hese boulders are or a totally differ
ent geological formation from The
country where they are found because
tney were brought from no one knows
where and dropped by the sIaciers
which melted here when the dino
saurs used to frolic on the site of the
Pennsylvania Steel works. The Cone
WACO valley will some day be the route
chosen for fine highway to reach the
MI MI Gretna camp site and which, but
for singular State military policv
MouId D nave been improved long ago.
Ihere are some fine farms with some
wooded country which is pleasant to
traverse. ~
Upper Dauphin county is a sealed
book to many Harrisburgers as far
as its natural beauties are concerned
ana yet the Lykens and Williams val
leys have some exceedinpl,y at+ra,t;-
sections. The Wiconisco creek is o,,e
or the curiosities of the county he
cause no matter what the season oF
the year 1t runs black from the drain
age or the coal mines and has Some
freaks OF conduct which are utteriv
unlike the behaviour of it's staid
orother on the northern border of the
county, the beautiful Mahantoneo'