. Book of the Royal blue . AN OLD TAVERN ON THE NORTHWESTERN TURNPIKENEAR RIDGEVILLE place of safety. The notice of the comingdescent of the roof is generally about fiveminutes before the final collapse. Whenthe patient horse, that brought the emptycar up to the room for the miners to fill,was unhitched and went stumblingly, but ness that he, too, had begun. He was quickof movement and ready of tongue. Historic sites are not wanting. Fromthe great porch of the hospitable housewhere I have lodgings may be seen theridge just beyond which Crawford, a white. THE NEW CREEK MOUNTAINS NEAR CLAYSVILLE


. Book of the Royal blue . AN OLD TAVERN ON THE NORTHWESTERN TURNPIKENEAR RIDGEVILLE place of safety. The notice of the comingdescent of the roof is generally about fiveminutes before the final collapse. Whenthe patient horse, that brought the emptycar up to the room for the miners to fill,was unhitched and went stumblingly, but ness that he, too, had begun. He was quickof movement and ready of tongue. Historic sites are not wanting. Fromthe great porch of the hospitable housewhere I have lodgings may be seen theridge just beyond which Crawford, a white. THE NEW CREEK MOUNTAINS NEAR CLAYSVILLE faithfully, back to the rear of the car, I feltsympathetic for this dumb beasts trying lot,where in his uncanny environments amidthis darkness and danger, he exhibits thesame patience, obedience and sagacity thathe does for his master when on top of thegreen, bright earth. man, was burned by the Indians. The oldtaverns along the Northwestern Pike arenumerous and interesting, and many anentertaining tradition has been handed the old Cobb Tavern, known as theburnt house, nearly on the top of theAlleghanies, between Clayville and Hart- 12 ON THE ALLEGHANIES mansville, the settlers tell of the coachmanwhose horses turned into the yard onewintry night with the coach, the driveron top with the reins in his hands, andfrozen to death. Then there is the tradi-tion of Difficult Hill, when by the lightson his two leaders heads the driver saw abrush fence in the road. He knew roadagents were at hand and it required a rapiddecision to determine wheth


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