The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-16

terry nearby, that comes as a sublime
setting near the middle distance in
the picture right before ones eyes.
Here many cars stop and people
gaze with wide open eyes or field
glasses, over perhaps ten thousand
acres of forests and many acres of
fertile farms. A lady whose eyes be-
held the scene for the first time
gasped, ooh! how beautiful; if heav-
en- is as beautiful as that, I'll be
satisfied" Some one has said, "The
Cove is among the best works of God
and man."
Very likely it derives the name
'"Cove" from the fact that it is hem
med in on its western rim by Wind
ing Ridge, and along the eastern Dor
der by Keyser's Ridge. There is no
large body. of water in the Cove, as
may be imagined by some people, or
as the name might seem to imply.
1t has been a pleasant experience
of the writer to watch the sun go
down over this scene and to photo
solemn hour of declining day. The
graph it in the mellow light at the
sun sank into magnificent heavy
wool like clouds of alabaster, purple,
pink and golden glory over the bill
Lowry hills of this wonderful Cove.
The afterglow of that sunset, as
stood by my friends, reminded me
that it was like the reflection of a
mighty conhagration beyond the
world.
From the bend the road leads
along the eastern rim of the Cove
doUn a gentle grade into the pictur-
esque Bear Greek gorge. Here, as
one speeds along from scene to scene
through the gorge, it is like watching
a great living moving picture story
at close range; and a different pic
ture comes on the screen at every
curve in the road. 1t has a sudden
beginning and you hardly know
which is the climax, for there is al
ways more scenery on the good road
ahead.
Strangers are loud in their praise
of this region; those who have travel
ed far in many countries have eX
pressed the opinion that for diversity
in scene and variety in character it
is not surpassed anywhere. The fol-
iage on the underground, and on the
long avenues of wild forest trees
along the way, is luxurious and clean
looking, not sooty with the CRIME of
coke ovens and the smoke of fac
tories.
From Bear Greek the same road
leads on to the village of Accident
1896 feet above sea, and located in
the midst of this delightful and fer
tile valley on this vast plateau sur
rounded by splendid farms and the
beautiful homes of well-to-do people.
In this village are the residences of
two of our Ex-State Senators, DR..
R. A. Ravenscroft and Ex-senator
Harvey j. Speicher. The road
through the village of Accident and
two miles out is of concrete.
A twenty mile drive on from here
takes one on to Oakland, the County
seat of Garrett county, 2,461 feet in
altitude; thence on to Mountain Lake
Park, park of 800 acres and lake
of 35 acres. Within easy reach of
the park, the places of interest for
the tourist to visit are almost too
numerous to mention. Altamont, g.
632 feet above sea, Big Backbone
Mountain, altitude 3,700 feet. Table
Rock and Conneway's Tower, 3,700
feet ELEVATION, the beautiful Ryan's
Glade, (Hoye's Wilderness in pioneer
days., Eagle Rock, Rock Lodge,
Swallow Falls and Muddy Creek
Falls are points in region which
Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison and
Harvey Firestone declared one of the
most beautiful in the United States
when they camped there few years
ago.
At this writing there are about a
thousand men employed in ripping
through solid rock and building a
dam 600 feet high at the breast) for
an electric power plant at Swallow
Falls, q 100000 operation. The
Charles B. Hawley Company, OF
Washington, D. c., engineers and
contractors, have the project in
charge for the General Construction
Corporation. 1t is big undertaking
and without doubt the greatest engi-
neering feat yet attempted in Mary
land.
When the dam is completed, it will
back up the water in many of the
streams in that region, and cover
10000 acres; the present State road
at Deep Creek, ga miles north of
Oakland, will then be many feet
under water. The one-way bridge at
this point will be replaced by bridge
70 feet high and 900 feet long; there
will also be slight change in the
coyyara ~ tho road which will fOllO1v