. Philadelphia and its environs, and the railroad scenery of Pennsylvania . nt, rising on the top of the mountain and falling over itsedge, has in the course of ageshollowed out this fantastic pathfor itself and now goes tumb-ling down it, here falling overa cliff, there rushing, white withfoam, through tortuous passagesamong the rocks, and again lin-gering and sparkling in quiet,limpid pools, where its clearwaters reflect the boughs of theoverhanging trees and the bluesky glimpsing through them. Chameleon Fall, TerraceFall, and Onoko Fall are theprincipal falls in the stream ;but there are nu
. Philadelphia and its environs, and the railroad scenery of Pennsylvania . nt, rising on the top of the mountain and falling over itsedge, has in the course of ageshollowed out this fantastic pathfor itself and now goes tumb-ling down it, here falling overa cliff, there rushing, white withfoam, through tortuous passagesamong the rocks, and again lin-gering and sparkling in quiet,limpid pools, where its clearwaters reflect the boughs of theoverhanging trees and the bluesky glimpsing through them. Chameleon Fall, TerraceFall, and Onoko Fall are theprincipal falls in the stream ;but there are numerous smallerfalls and cascades, which addfresh beauties at every turn ofthe path. Sunrise Point, at thetop of Onoko Fall, commandsa beautiful view down the Glenand out into the Lehigh Valley,but it is surpassed by PackersPoint, on a projecting cliff,reached by a branch path, fromwhich a wide ranging view downthe valley is obtained, givingalmost a birds-eye vista of itsintricate system of SOUTH FROM THE TRESTLING, MOUNT PisGAH. Art has done much to assist. THE RAILROAD SCENERY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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