. Summer excursion routes and rates. Delaware, Lackawanna and western railroad company. 1893 .. . Mt. Tammany, Mt. Blockadk and Mt. Minsi, Water Gai its sides, has covered the surface to the depth of many feet, concealingthe rugged projections that characterize the face of the opposite moun-tain. From both the summits—Mount Tammany in New Jersey andMount Minsi in Pennsylvania—views of great extent and beauty are ob-tained, but it is difficult to do them justice by mere description ; theymust be seen to be fully appreciated. One overlooks an extent ofcountry to the south as far as the eye can r
. Summer excursion routes and rates. Delaware, Lackawanna and western railroad company. 1893 .. . Mt. Tammany, Mt. Blockadk and Mt. Minsi, Water Gai its sides, has covered the surface to the depth of many feet, concealingthe rugged projections that characterize the face of the opposite moun-tain. From both the summits—Mount Tammany in New Jersey andMount Minsi in Pennsylvania—views of great extent and beauty are ob-tained, but it is difficult to do them justice by mere description ; theymust be seen to be fully appreciated. One overlooks an extent ofcountry to the south as far as the eye can reach ; a scene of vast breadthcomprising mountains and hills, villages and farmhouses, cultivatedfields, groves of woodland and primitive forests—the river on its sinuousjourney filling up the picture. It was upon the summit of Minsi that,over a quarter of a century ago, a romantic young lady lost her way, and DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN R. SUMMER EXCURSION ROUTES AND RATES. 51 was exposed for the greater part of a night on the ledge of a cliff, towhich she had fallen, and from which with much difficulty she was the way from Mount Minsi to the settled portion of the Gap, a fineview is obtained from PROSPECT Rock—This bare platform, though much below the sum-mit, enables the visitor to enjoy one of the finest pieces of scenery on theDelaware. The view up the river extends beyond the islands to the
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