. Guide-book of the Central railroad of New Jersey, and its connections through the coal-fields of Pennsylvania . f accommodations to those desiring to make asummer stay among the mountains. The proprietor,Mr. Williams, is anxious to furnish an unexceptionableentertainment to visitors, and, besides the principal ho-tel, has another building higher up the mountain for theaccommodation of travelers. In the village itself no one will be likely to find a morecommodious hotel than the Phoenix, kept by Mr. Gil-christ. The view of the river from this hotel, particular-ly at sunset, is among the most
. Guide-book of the Central railroad of New Jersey, and its connections through the coal-fields of Pennsylvania . f accommodations to those desiring to make asummer stay among the mountains. The proprietor,Mr. Williams, is anxious to furnish an unexceptionableentertainment to visitors, and, besides the principal ho-tel, has another building higher up the mountain for theaccommodation of travelers. In the village itself no one will be likely to find a morecommodious hotel than the Phoenix, kept by Mr. Gil-christ. The view of the river from this hotel, particular-ly at sunset, is among the most beautiful that the Sus-quehanna affords. Turner alone could reproduce the ef-fect of the scene—by which we mean, that the scene isjust such a one as Turner, of all artists, would choose torender upon the canvas. Who so well could delineatethose delicate hues of sunset that warmly tint the skyabove the mountains, and that, mingled with the shad-owy reflections of trees and overhanging grasses, are re-peated from the river ? The visitor to this portion of the Wyoming Valley CENTEAL EAILEOAD OF NEW JEESEY. 67. THE SUSQUEHANNA AT WILKESBABEE. will not find it amiss to take a days excursion to Har-veys Lake, about twelve miles west of Wilkesbarre,among the mountains which are seen on the west sideof the town. A hotel called the Lake House has beenbuilt in the vicinity, from which the prospect, includingan excellent view of the lake, is very beautiful. Aboutthe lake are woodlands which afford covert for deer andother wild game. In fact, Mr. Harvey, after whom itis named, first suspected its presence from the flight inthis direction of wild ducks. The lake itself containsthe finest fish. In the centre it is thought to be overninety feet deep, and it is about thirty-four miles in cir-cuit. Since we are taking the longer route, via Harrisburg,we proceed from Wilkesbarre, on the Lackawanna andBloomsburg Road, directly down the valley to North-umberland, having the Susquehanna at our le
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