Popular resorts, and how to reach them . e of deer andother game in theirseason. Is it strange,then, that this pic-turesque region israpidly growing infavor with touristsand pleasure-seekers ? Four miles aboveRalston we reachRoaring Creek, a namesignificant of the wildscenery of the neigh-borhood. A good ho-tel furnishes accom-modations for \ more productivesoil covers the hills : many are cultivated far up their slopes. wild torrents are seen hurrying down the mountain sides, atplaces forming beautiful cascades. We are nearing the summit: thecountry opens; and broader
Popular resorts, and how to reach them . e of deer andother game in theirseason. Is it strange,then, that this pic-turesque region israpidly growing infavor with touristsand pleasure-seekers ? Four miles aboveRalston we reachRoaring Creek, a namesignificant of the wildscenery of the neigh-borhood. A good ho-tel furnishes accom-modations for \ more productivesoil covers the hills : many are cultivated far up their slopes. wild torrents are seen hurrying down the mountain sides, atplaces forming beautiful cascades. We are nearing the summit: thecountry opens; and broader fields meet the eye. The water with the de-scending grade now turns northward: and the train flies rapidly village of Canlon is next reached. We have now fairly left themountains: broad cultivated fields stretch far up the neighboring hills,which with gentle undulations surround the town^ A picturesque streamfinds its way through the valley opening to the east. Minnequa Springs, a popular summer resort, is only two miles DUTCHMANS RUN, RALSTON, PA. 262 rOIULAK KKSOKTS, AM> HOW TO UKACH THEM. Minnecjiia is chiofly noted for the medicinal character of its , the next station, is a quiet hamlet nestled among the hills. Fromthis place to Troi/ the scenery possesses little to interest the traveller;but Troji is a delightful village, handsomely located, and contains manybeautiful private residences and several churches. Siu/ar Creek flowsthrough the village, which adds to the picturesque beauty of the place. From Troy to Elniira the railroad runs througli an agricultural countrywith valleys flanked by high hills. These become less abrupt as thevmeet those bounding the valley of the Chemung, which, crossing at rightangles, extends nearly fifty miles east and west, between the Smtqueliannaliinr and Paiutol Post: Elmira being about midway, the largest and mostthrifty city in Southern New York. It has a population of twenty thou-sand. The city is built on an
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