Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11

neers. but which came out remarkable
triumph and bids fair to become more
popular than the mountain railroads of
me White and Green Mountains or
Pixies Peak.
Ideal Place for Fishing
Monroe county has streams which
produce many species of fish, the most
sought for being the beautiful sprecklcd
trout, which lies in the small streams
and hidden hooks. and the black bass,
which is caught in large numbers in the
Delaware. From April 10 until the
lSt of October one can daily see multi
tudes of disciples of Izaak Walton lin e.
ing the banks of these favored streams
of the county, there being dozens of
trout streams flowing through almost
every part of it.
The greatest and largest stream in
the county or rather on its border is
the Delaware river, famous as n camp
ing place Of the Delaware and Shawnee
tribes of red men. who made the sur
rounding country their stamping grounds
and who fishCd in this stream and
hunted deer along its banks. Many
deer are to be seen yet, showing that
with the fish the Indians had plenty to
occupy their time and plenty to cat,
these tribes not having been warlikC,
but giving their time to peaceful pur-
suits. Many relics of the race are
picked up daily along the rivers banks
or in the freshly plowed fields every
spring.
The mountains of Monroe county also
supply sport, recreation and new life to
every one fond of the outdoor. She is
well blessed with the Poconos and Blue
Ridge mountains, while the famous
peaks of Mt. Tammany and Mt. Minsi
rise like grim scutinels along the banks
of the Delaware at what is known as
''the point of the gap Here one may
spend many happy day walking along
the well kept paths, enjoying the excel
lent scenery or resting in the quaint
summer cottages or picking wild flowers
or startling the small wild animals.
Truly these mountains are wonderful
playground.
As tennis IS always greatly in demand.
there is scarcely n house, no matter how
small, which does not boast its tennis
courts. and some of them many more.
The GlenwOOd, in particular, boasts OF
its tennis courts. which are among the
finest in the east.
Tennis Stars Compete Here
IN JnpSp courts "Nrn IHll are pay ti
the finals of the county. and as people
from all parts come here, there is some
of the fastest material in the tennis
world brought together here. College
men in particular spend their summers
at the GlenwoOd to enjoy the splendid
courts and the fine baseball ground.
Monroe County always has had ex-
cellent roads, but the demands of mo-
torists of late years have been so
great that the resort men have been con
stantly seeking new ways ana
means of making them even better, and
they stand today hard as rock, well
oiled and graded, in fact, as good roads
as it is possible for the hand of man
and machinery to make. That 1t is,
together with the scenery, which makes
Monroe County so popular with motor
lists, who over the week ends in partic-
ular tax the accommodations OF every
house in every part of the county.
Winding far up to the very summit
of the mountains. these roads continue
so good, in fact, that a three hours run
from the metropolis bringS one to Mt.
Pocono, where one would scarcely ex-
pect to find such stately rest houses,
with all the convenienceS of the cities,
together with that which the city hO-
tells do not enjoy, namely, pure arr,
food. scenery, etc. Mt. PoconO is a
village which has some of the finest
resort houses in the East. They ac-
cOmmOdate from a score to 800. Then.
too. Of late years this section of the
country has witnessed a great change
due to the building of summer homes
by the wealthy, who have spent great
sums of money to add to the outside
beauties and made this part of the
county a wonderful and pretty play