say if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry and he gave him not meat?" and closing: "Who is there to mourn for Logan? Not one," is familiar to every school-boy in the land. The neighborhood of the town abounds in natural curiosities, none of which are more interesting than the caves. Alexander's Cave, in Kishicoquillas Valley, is full of stalactitic and stalagmitic formations, and preserves in solid shape through the summer the ice formed in winter; Hanewall's Cave, near McVeytown, is enormous in proportions, and contains calcareous concretions and much commercial saltpeter. Bevins's Cave is on the summit of a limestone ridge, and near it was a noted Indian mound, full of bones, pottery, war weapons, and arrow-heads, which was razed for the construction of the canal. Lewistown itself is on the left bank of the Juniata River, so famed in song and romance, was laid out in 1790, and incorporated in 1795, and contains two furnaces, two tanneries, three flour-mills, two carriage factories, large boiler works, and numerous minor industries. There are six churches, three banks, an academy, several large hotels, and substantial county buildings. It is 60 miles from Harrisburg on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and controls a large trade. Population of Mifflin County, 1880, 17,508; of Lewistown, 3,222. The Lewistown Narrows, which appear in the illustration, are formed by the Black Log Mountain on the south, and the Shade Mountain on the north, and are directly east of the town, and between it and Mifflin. As may be seen, the mountains rise abruptly from the river, and in many places attain a height of over 1,000 feet. A dense forest growth spreads over their sides, which would give the gorge an appearance of deep gloom were it not for the weird contrast of lights and shadows when the sun pencils the verdure. With few exceptions the giant walls are unbroken, and between them the river flows as placidly as if it had never occasion to form its beautiful channel by erosive action. THE HORSESHOE CURVE. OON after leaving the city of Altoona, the tourist on the Pennsylvania Railroad becomes aware by a peculiar motion of the train as well as the apparent downward tendency of the surrounding scenery, that the locomotive has begun its marvellous feat of mountain climbing. The roadbed changes from the level to a grade of something over ninety feet to the mile. As the train steadily ascends, the valley appears to sink and the perspective, instead of narrowing by natural laws, seems to widen and deepen. New formations of scenery break upon the view at every glance. The valley becomes a gorge, and the cottages below diminish to mere specks on the green drapery of the mountain. Up and still upward the train proceeds, till at Kittanning Point, 242 miles from New York, the road winds around a curve in a manner at once thrilling and bewildering, and at the same time suggestive of extreme engineering confidence and skill. The valley, along which the train has moved for six miles, then separates into two chasms, where nature seems to have said: "Thus far shalt thou go and no farther." But the mind of man has achieved a remarkable triumph over the material barrier; and by building a great horseshoe shaped roadbed, carrying it over both chasms on a high embankment, and extending it around the enormous western wall, he has provided a way for the train to resume its singular transit. When the point of the curve depicted in the illustration is reached, the tourist has before him a unique delusion. The sides of the curve are parallel with each other, and many a wager has been laid upon the direction in which various trains are moving, for their actual course is directly opposite their apparent course. On entering the new pass the train continues its ascent through the very heart of the great dividing range of the continent. At Allegrippus the scene begins to change. The mountains seem to sink and the valleys rise. A rugged plane gradually gives way to mountain walls. Furnaces, mills, and cottages are disclosed. Evidences of vast mining operations are discovered just as the train rushes through a night-black tunnel, and a moment later the tourist is being whirled over the summit of the range, at an elevation of over 2,000 feet above sea-level. Kittanning Point is named from a great Indian path or trail, between Kittanning and the valley of the Delaware River, which crossed the mountain through this gorge. GREENWOOD LAKE. MONG the summer resorts which have become popular within a comparatively recent period Greenwood Lake is one of the most attractive. The village is situated in Orange County, New York, but the lake, which is the principal attraction, lies partly in this county and partly in Passaic County, New Jersey. The lake is some ten miles long by one mile wide, and lies about 1,000 feet above the level of the sea. It has been called the miniature Lake George, and in picturesque beauty is a close rival of the most famous lakes either in this country or in Europe. The water is deep and clear and is also quite cold. Fish of various kinds, including bass and pickerel, abound and are easily taken. There are excellent facilities for sailing and bathing. Those who prefer the woods to the water will find beautiful walks and charming retreats upon the hills and mountains by which the lake is surrounded. Only two or three miles from the lake is a picturesque glen and a series of cascades of remarkable beauty. Wild flowers and ferns abound and several species of game birds find their home in this secluded region. Several hotels furnish ample accommodations for visitors. Those who prefer to "camp out" can find plenty of suitable and attractive places either by the shore, or upon the small islands which the lake contains. The distance from New York is only forty-nine miles. The trip is made by the New York and Greenwood Lake division of the Erie Railroad as far as Sterling Forest. From this point, a distance of five miles, the visitor is conveyed by a steamer, belonging to the same corporation, to the village, which is located at the head of the lake. The scenery for nearly the whole distance along the line of the railroad is very fine and the sail on the lake at the close of the trip is both charming and refreshing. The town has a permanent population of about 250, and is supplied with churches, schools, and stores. It also contains a sanitarium for poor children of Newark, New Jersey, maintained by benevolent people, where each summer many hundreds of the little ones are given a brief period of unalloyed pleasure. CONEY ISLAND. ITHIN the past few years Coney Island has become one of the most famous summer resorts in the United States and it now has but few equals in any part of the world. In point of area it is a small island, being only about five miles in length with an average width of less than one mile. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Long Island, from which it is separated by a small creek, and forms a part of the township of Gravesend, in Kings County, N. Y. It was discovered by Henry Hudson in Septem ber, 1609, and was the first point in the State of New York at which Europeans landed. The island was then inhabited by Indians. Since its discovery it has been considerably diminished in size by the encroachments of the sea. As lately as 1800 quite a proportion of the land was under cultivation and the farmers were greatly troubled with rabbits and foxes. In 1819 a hotel was built, but, with everything else that was movable, it was swept away by a violent storm in 1821. The retreating tide left the island almost entirely barren and in that condition it has remained until the present day. With the exception of only about sixty acres the surface is almost entirely covered with sand. By the year 1830 the island had become so well known as a pleasure resort that a turnpike road was built to connect it with Brooklyn. A stage, running once a day, was soon put on and a steamboat line from New York was opened. The first horse railroad to the island was built about 1865 and a road for steam cars was soon afterward constructed. By these means the number of visitors was considerably increased, but nothing like a general interest on the part of the vast population in the vicinity was awakened until 1874. Up to this time only a small portion of the island, at the extreme west end, was used. There were a small number of restaurants and bathing-houses of cheap construction, but no fine buildings had been erected and the beach was almost wholly bare and desolate. But in 1874 the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad was opened, hotels were built, and many and varied attractions were added by capitalists who invested their money liberally and, as the event proved, wisely, in order to make the island a really popular summer resort. During the succeeding four years there was an almost marvellous change. Many very large and costly hotels were erected, hundreds of fine bathing-houses built, and places of amusement of various kinds and in large numbers were also constructed. This was the beginning of an era of great and permanent prosperity for the island. Popular interest has appeared to increase year by year, and multitudes of people from New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Newark, and other cities in the vicinity visit the island many times during the summer. There are various reasons why Coney Island should be an exceedingly popular summer resort. It has a magnificent beach extending five miles along the Atlantic. The undertow is slight and there is a very gradual increase in the depth of the water. Consequently, it is one of the safest places for bathing which can be found along the coast. The island is also very easy of access from several great centres of population. It is distant only five miles from Brooklyn, and ten miles from New York. There are several railroads |