The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-14
PRINCE GEORGE

Among the recent guests at the
Prince George were Mr. ard Mrs. Rob
ert A. Omsted of Coudersport. Pa.
They are spending the winter in st.
Augustine and notored to Daytona.
For many years MIR. and Mrs. Oimsted
spent each winter at Southern Pines,
\. c., where they had winter home,
but this year Mrs Osmsted Is not in
robust health and they decided 70 try
the milaer climate OF Florida.
Mr.. Olmsted is the only son OF the
late Judge Arthur G. olmsted, who
YVES one of the well known jurists OF
the state of Pennsylvania, state
noted for its brilliant lawyers.
To News representative Mr. Ohm
sted said that the industrial condition
Ia his homie town was not of the best
this year. Coadersport is a town of
many small industries and he stated
that therefWeYe many OF them closed
down and others working on re
dueed scale ana that he saw no rea-
son fore1the expectation of any inn
mediate Frightening up OF the condi-
tionj there.
Cbadersport is one OF the most
beautiful places on the map. Ii is To-
scated in the slleghany mountains. and
through its streets the Allegheny
river which has its rise about twelve
miles from the town and which is
there but babbling brook, wiads in
and out through the little city like a
silver ribbon Coudersport is the
county seat 0f Potter county and is
located about III sniles from Buffalo
and has an altitude of Ia feet higher
Near this beautiful town. which is
said by those who have made a study
of weather conditions. to have the
most uniformly cool and delightful
summer climate in the United States
is located the famous ice mine This
wonderful natural phenomena is 10
Gated but four miles from the town
and is an ice producing grotto in the
side of mountain The peculiarly
about il that puzzles the greatest sci
entists is that during the summer il
produces quantities Of ice and that the
hotter the day the more ice it pro
daees while in the winter and this
part of the country is noted for its
long and rigorous winters, II produces
no ice whatever and the mine is as
warm as a cellar. 80 warm that yege
tables may be kept in il and so pro
teeted from the freezing Temperature
outside Scientists and magazine
writer's from all over the country
have visited this ice mine and have
tried TO solve its mystery, and each
Investigator has usually had a differ
ent theory Tor its remarkable hot
weather production Of ice
Within the confines OF this same
county. at oleona, may be found the
ruins of the famous Ole Bulls castle
Ole Bull was the famous Norwegian
Niolinist who lad dreams of building
there Utopia for his fellow country
lnen. but like most people of his ar
tistic temperament he lacked the nee
essary business ability To cope Will
the conditions OF those early days anC
his scheme was a dismal failure How
ever thousands OF tourists every YEA
visit the ruins Of his castle. and a:
they listen TO the signing OF the wine
through the dense hemloek forest can
almost imagine it 20 be the ghostl!
strains from his magic violin Las
summer there was great piigrmag'
20 this historical spot. AT which tim,
Governor Sproul, GIffords IFinchot AM
many notable men If the state visite.
the pluce THE. Sta4e Historical So
ciety are taking every possible car
o preserve the ruins and> fittmj
marker has been placed there.
MIR and Mrs. Qlmsted do not expec
to return to their northern home unit
the fine settled weather OF the sun
Iner IS assured. As AIRS Oimsted car
not risk any decided change in eli
jnate during her present physical cor
dltion