Milford chronicle., 1921-09-02
SUSSEX FARMER
GOES SIGHTSEEING


(The following letter from Geor.
w. CObaugh, a farmer near Bridg
vile, outlines trip he with a frien
Isaac Webb, recently made to we
tern Pennsylvania, in Somerset cOul
ty, his old home, which may be of il
terest to the readers of the Chronicl
and is printed with his approval
Editor.)
What proved to be a very pleasan
trip to my former home in the ives
tern part of Pennsylvania, was recent
ly made by myself and friend, MI
Isaac Webb, of Sussex county. w
went via the Pennsylvania raiIroa,
by Harrisburg and around the famous
horseshoe curve to JOhnstOWn, Pa
where we devoted some time to view
ing the points of interest. Our trit
up the 900-fOOt high inclined railroad
(said to be the steepest in the world
which connects JohnstOWn with the
West Mount and Grand View ceme-
teries, where a large number of the
unknown dead bodies, of the victims
of the great flood in 1889, are buried,
was impressive.
The street markets of JohnstOwn
were of especial interest to us. The
farmers wagons back up to the curbs
and sell direct to the people who con-
sumo the products of the farm and
orchard. This seems very agreeable to
both producer and consumer, if the
reports are to be believed.
The Cambria Steel Works were
wonderful-the automatic machinery
which handled the steel rails and cut
the ends work like living beings,
while the roaring furnaces were awe
inspiring.
To reach Somerset we passed over
the Somerset and Cambria Branch of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which
runs through the soft coal sections
where the best steaming coal is min
ed. The landscape is dotted with the
mine shafts and breakers, but the val /
leys are filled with fine farms, with |
large homes, fine cattle and horses
and great red barns. OF course the /
country is hills and mountains, but .
the valleys are rich with teeming ag-
ricultural operations while the earth
gives up coal-it is indeed rich
country.
On Saturday of our visit, a Harvest
Home Picnic was held by the Friends,
which we attended and saw thous-
ands of the people gathered from the
districts for miles distant. There we
met old friends who we had not seen =
for 25 or 80 years.
On Sunday we autOed over the
mountain to the Lincoln Highway and
rode along it for miles, passing the !
great quarries where the stone was
cut and crushed to build many miles :
Of the highway. We passed a natural
gas well which is said to be one and ,
miles deep, and supplies gas "
or the towns and factories for miles =
around it.
At dinner with my brOther-in-laW :,
We enjoyed one of those bountiful
Pennsylvania dinners-Which we will .
)arenthetically state-was preceded =
" some real old moonShine-a relic :,
# former days. 4
On our way home we stopped at h
Camp Comfort" which is an ideal y
amping point near the top of very h
Ugh mountain. 1t has fine shade, good "
athing in lake, fine crisp air and a,
good restaurant, where we had sup
er. There are many points where h.
lings have happened along the route, 10
-hich our friends pointed out A coun- re
srfeiters cave where they were cap
Ired making counterfeit money and p,
loOnshine Whiskey is one of the in
)ints. -,
Our route took us through several bo
ew coal mining towns, which were III,
teresting to see how the miners live ae
Id enjoy themselves. tic
The trip home to Delaware was by Ph
ay of Cumberland, Nd, Harpers wi
,rry, Washington and Baltimore. At do
ashington we spent some time and
ok the sightseeing trips over and ia,
out that city. 1t was Mr.. Webb's Ph
st visit to the National Capitol as "
II as his first visit to the hills and Yer
untains, coal mines, great iron val
lis and the unbelievable sight of daJ
ing five hugh steam engines pull han
a solid train of loaded coal cars tbe
up Ine mountain sraues' siol
lis trips up the inclined railway hd.
rlues thru tunnels a mlie long Vt
'e thrilling to him. The cold spark has
: springs of water on each farm inc
e sights that he can never forget old
1t' MI WeDD agrees WIN me- CnaI Ofic
lie they are nice to look at, yet for wor
ming, give us a rock free level tifv
ntry such as Delaware. reiic
be dairy interests of Somerset Tn
lty, Pennsylvania, are attractive had
the pretty dairy maids took the torn
and attention of Mr.. Webb very tn 7
h. Nearly all farm women there the !
Or help to do, the milking and it drive
pleasing sight to see them filling into
: milk buckets as experts on the Both
Mr.
Yours, ETC., Cam,
GhOftGH W. COBAOGh with