The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-22

bluffS, spanning rocky chaSms, cut
ting through the sharp ridges, max
ing circle around the wooded coves
and hollows, the little sturdy. but
powerful geared engines sometimes
pushing, sometimes pulling the train
until the great coveted height is
reached. The nine great switchbacks
on the railroad were made necessary
in order to maintain the direction and
negotiate the elevation. From the
windows of the observation cars the
rugged grandeur and beauty of ma
ture in the original is spread before
the eyes in constantly changing pan
Drama that almost takes the breath
away as the engine swings around
rocky bluff, which seems 10 the one
in the coach looking forward as
though the engine and cars were rae
ing to jump into the great chasm
a thousand feet below. when with an
extra show of power filings the dark
smoke a little higher into the clear
atmosphere and saucily darts around
the curve, discovering to the eye of
the traveller for few seconds a rare
stretch of valley of the east with the
silvery spray of the Andrews geyser
far below, breaking hundreds OF feet
high into silvery spray against the
green OF the mountain and valley be-
yond, through which the sun in his
majesty collects the colors of the uni
verse and mounds them into a rain
bow of marvellous beauty. The soul
of man futters and gasps at the gran
deur and beauty of the scene spread
before his eyes and involuntarily
gives birth to the thought. Thou art
God, the Supreme Architect of the
Universe" followed with a prayer of
thanksgiving for the opportunity to
see His choicest handiwork.
Many Peaks Visible.
From the summit one may see the
neighboring peaks or the Black
mountains. all of them over 5000
feet in altitude. clad in primeval for
ests. while across the awful gorgeS
and the everlasting cliffs may be seen
the majestic heads Of the pinnacle of
the Blue Ridge. Craggy and Craggy
Dome and the Bulls Head. all pierre
ing the sky but little short of Mitch
ell, the king Of them all; while on the
far-off horizons rim may be seen the
towers of the Roam, Grandfather, Ia
BILE Rock. the Tennessee Bald and a
hundred others Peaks and tiers Of
mountains pile up tier on tier. higher
and higher in the purpling distance
until lost in the wonderful blending
of color of the great artist OF the uni
verse-nature.
Those who would see Mount Mitch
ell at its best should stay over night
and see the sun rise. Here, as the
light king of the world from his eter-
nal home slowly pushes back the
black curtain OF night, a veritable
world OF mountains seems to rise out
of the darkness of the infinite abyss.
with great lakes OF white clouds COW
ering the valley below. The majesty
of day approaches from the chambers
Of the east which are hung with drap-
cries of scarlet and gold. AS nearer
he approaches the rim Of the lake of
clouds below, great shafts of purple
and gold through the pale blue sky,
brushing away the mists which Ger
hang the scene and chasing to cover
the twinkling stars, the eyes Of heav-
en-, which have watched over the
sleepers of the night. The universe
has flung wide its portals for the
great light king. and again the soul
Of man futters and gasps and invol-
unfairly gives birth TO the thought
Thou art God, the Supreme Archi-
tect of the Universe"