. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . st welcomed us. Looking south, we see above therichest of groves the village of Lanesborough, with its tres-sle bridge, over which we pass in a few minutes, our eleva-tion enabling us -, - _ look down the chim-neys of that com-munity. This tres-sle bridge is 450feet long, and 70feet above the C an-ew act a Creek, thathere issues from anarrow glen, and isalso a tributary tothe Susquehanna. In any other part of the road this beau-tiful fabric would excite a sensation; but near the twostructures just passed, its interest lies chiefly i
. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . st welcomed us. Looking south, we see above therichest of groves the village of Lanesborough, with its tres-sle bridge, over which we pass in a few minutes, our eleva-tion enabling us -, - _ look down the chim-neys of that com-munity. This tres-sle bridge is 450feet long, and 70feet above the C an-ew act a Creek, thathere issues from anarrow glen, and isalso a tributary tothe Susquehanna. In any other part of the road this beau-tiful fabric would excite a sensation; but near the twostructures just passed, its interest lies chiefly in the effectof carrying us over the white, upturned gaze of wonder-ing villagers, that rush to their doors and watch our loftytransit above their heads. At this point the Susquehanna,so long hidden, suddenly sweeps into view through mead-ows extending beyond the village, and touches close onour right, to remain our companion for many miles. Justbefore reaching the Starrucca Viaduct we again enteredthe Quaker state, into which commonwealth the Susque-. 124 GUIDE-BOOK OF THE hana here drops a graceful loop, called the Great , therefore, is a village of Susquehanna coun-ty, in that state. It contains some 300 or 400 inhabitants,has several mills and tanneries, and two hotels. From Lanesborough we enter a long, straight rocky cutof a mile, quite close to the Susquehanna, that flows rap-idly and clearly 30 feet below us, though we have nearlyfinished the descent of the grade of 60 feet from buttresses of gray rock divide us from the river, likethose on the Shohola cut. Looking behind us now, weenjoy, by means of the new turn in our track, a magnifi-cent review of the natural and artificial glories just passed,affording us altogether the grandest prospect to be metwith between the Hudson and the Lake. The river, thevillage, the bridge, and the viaduct stretch in an unob-
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