The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Tells or BEAUTIES
OF HIS OLD NOME

N J. G. Hicks, who recently camc to
this city, together with his wife, from
their home ut Mapleton, Pa, and
purchased the handsome house at the
.corner If South Bridge and Ann SITS.
went for visit at his former place
q residence, last week and from there
Ne writes US the following interest
ing letter.
Editor, Banner. :.
Probably the natural result
Of you receiviny letter from me,
will be one of the surprises of your
editorial experience and you doubt
less have had few.
After three months stay in BEL
ding Beautiful" am enjoying much
anticipated, and greatly appreciated
visit to my former home on the banks
of the Blue Juniata river, in the old
Keystone state. might give you .
sony and dance, as is some times
said relative to the love have for
my native state. and of this particu-
lar part Of it but any thing which !
might be inclined to write would not
convey to the mind Of yourself or
readers Of the Bedding Banner-News
the extent of my admiration for the
beauties in nature as seen here among
the hills Of the Alleghenies, neither
would it change my good opinion of
similar scenes, only a different make
ND back in my new home on the bank
Of the Flat river in the Wolverine
state. However, / thought a descrip-
tive letter from this section might
be of interest to your many readers.
NY old time friends in this section
where 90 many years of my life have
been passed, are well acquainted
through the columns of their local
paper, with the many points Of beauty
interest and industrial activity which
Belding and the adjacent country.
can justly claim. Sitting on the
porch Of a cottage, well up in the
mountain steep, l gaze on the near
by scene overlooking the famous lit
tie river, where history tells us the
Indian maiden piled her birch bark
canoe, AZ she listened to her dusky
warrior lover, telling the old, old
story as they gently glided down
stream on the beautiful Blue Juniata
through the renowned Jack Mar.
rows, one of the most picturesque
spots on the line of the Pennsy. Q
copy Of this view is to be seen in the
most prominent r. r. stations in the
u. 8. A.
This mountain defle, or as our
western friends would designate it
Canyon, where there is just sufficient
room for the rail road to pass along
the steep mountain side having been
dug away to accommodate the old PEN
nsylvania State Canal, and afterward
taken over by the r. R. Co. got its
name from Capt. Jack Armstrong, Of
Indian fighting fame during the lat.
ter part of the eighteenth century,
when this section of the country was
yet in possession of the various In
dian tribes and the wilds of Michigan
timber land had but few settlers.
Agnes Repplier, writer in the
American Magazine commenting on
Pennsylvania in that periodical, re-
Gently said among other things.
Jacks Narrows is one of the most
famous secenic effects in the much
pictured and widely known Juniata
valley"
Natures beauty spot we call it and
all artists must agree,
For view it from what point you
will q perfect picture you will
see.
Mountains, sky and water blended
in one grand scenic display,
It's no wonder that we love it and
its praises sing each day.
The October moon is climbing on
her shining western way,
Will doubtless find much beauty