. The street railway review . most beautiful of southern scenery, over the Queen &Crescents magnificent and expensive roadbed, with ves-tibuled cars to match. On crossing the sluggish Ohio, the traveler finds him-self almost instantly in a new realm. The aspect of thecountry changes somewhat, but the principal change isin the people and scenes along the line. It is old Ken-tucky. Speeding through the magnificent rolling bluegrass country, the traveler soon finds himself in the foot-hills of the Cumberland Mountains, and over the riversand through the tunnels toward the highlands of Tennes-see.
. The street railway review . most beautiful of southern scenery, over the Queen &Crescents magnificent and expensive roadbed, with ves-tibuled cars to match. On crossing the sluggish Ohio, the traveler finds him-self almost instantly in a new realm. The aspect of thecountry changes somewhat, but the principal change isin the people and scenes along the line. It is old Ken-tucky. Speeding through the magnificent rolling bluegrass country, the traveler soon finds himself in the foot-hills of the Cumberland Mountains, and over the riversand through the tunnels toward the highlands of Tennes-see. All along the line the magnificent vistas are openedup. Crossing the Kentucky River on the High Bridgeand the north and the south forks of the Cumberland,glimpses of the loveliest nooks almost impel the tourist tostop off at the next station and plunge into the woodswith rod and gun as his only companions. To the leftof the track now comes the rounded, wooded domes ofKings Mountain, Science Hill, and others of the lower. % SCENE FROM TKK TRAIN, hills of the Cumberlands, which reach their greatest alti-tude in Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. At the Emory Gap historj- begins to assert itself, andthe grounds and woods bring up memories of the late warwhen Emory Gap was the pathway of contending trout streams and tall pine trees and thicklywooded hills appeal to the assthete and the sportsman,while the pure, clear air is a balm to lungs filled with citysmoke. To the right of the train is Waldens ridge,which stretches down to Chattanooga with occasionalspurs of local fame. To the right of the train may beseen coal and coke industries and iron furnaces in fullblast. It is now about dusk, and the sun shining into theclouds above Waldens ridge give an eerie glamour tothe scene of peace and quietness. At one point a deserted
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