Popular resorts, and how to reach them . of travellers, and re-enforced by an additional locomotive, withundiniinished speed we dash up a grad(! of ninety-five feet to tiic; ])recipices and deej) chasms threaten our further course; yet up, up themountain-side we climb,— this load of livintj freight, along a route whichthe frightened deer would have shunned a half century ago. But nowour course is surely barred : high precipices tower above our heads; aiulthe roar of a wild torrent can be heard through the mists of tlu^ deepen-ing valh^y below. As we enter a gorge, the mountain flings
Popular resorts, and how to reach them . of travellers, and re-enforced by an additional locomotive, withundiniinished speed we dash up a grad(! of ninety-five feet to tiic; ])recipices and deej) chasms threaten our further course; yet up, up themountain-side we climb,— this load of livintj freight, along a route whichthe frightened deer would have shunned a half century ago. But nowour course is surely barred : high precipices tower above our heads; aiulthe roar of a wild torrent can be heard through the mists of tlu^ deepen-ing valh^y below. As we enter a gorge, the mountain flings itself in ourpath; but, turning to the left, on we fly. We pass tlu; famous Horse-shoe Bend, and the race is won. By engineering skill, that charm ofscience, this seemingly impassable gulf is safely passed. The train soonenters a tunnel of 3,872 fec^t, and emerges on the western incc. of themountains. We stop at Cresson the pojmlar siiinnier resort, nearthe summit of the Alleghanies, and leave the visitors to this MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CRESSON, Railroad. • Cresson — situated almost on the summit of the Alleghany Moun-tains, where they are crossed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, at an alti-tude of two thousand feet above the level of the sea — is a very popularresort during the hot months of summer. 254 POPULAR RESORTS, AND HOW TO REACH THEM. The accommodations provided are of the best kind; the surround-ings are attractive; the atmosphere is deliciously cool and primeval forests, with which the place is surrounded, are permeatedby a labyrinth of paths, cosey nooks, and rustic seats. Berries of the mostluxuriant growth abound; and, in brief, it would be difficult to find amore delightful retreat from the stifling heat of cities in midsummer,than is here provided by nature and art combined. Several springs ofmedicinal waters flow from the mountain in the vicinity; and pleasantdrives lead away through the almost unbroken forests, whe
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