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summit, and from the centre of its main street 
the horizon sinks away in all directions—the 
sun setting below the level of the observer. 
Dense forests of hemlock, beech, and other 
varieties of American mountain woods, are ac- 
cessible in all directions, the roagds leadin 
through them afford delightful drives, while 
bringing into view many bits of charming scen- 
ery, relieved by the soft ferus and thick-grow- 
iug laurel, nourished to periection by the 
limpid waters everywhere issuing from the 
gigantic mountain. Its altitude gives Ebens- 
burg a delightfully cool and bracing altmos- 
phere—the air coming freely from the long 
reaches of primeval verdure, laden witha rich 
fragrance as grateful to the senses as it is in- 
vigorating to the system. For years the town 
has been a ijavorite resort for families, who 
come here early in the season and remain till 
the frosts of Autumn indicate a return of salu- 
brity to the crowded cities. The accommoda- 
tious provided for these sojourners are on an 
extensive scale, and probably as much quiet 
enjoyment is to be had there as at any place 
of the kind in America. At nearly all the 
points are comfortable hotels. At Tyrone, 
Ebensburg, Bellefonte, Clearfiela, and one or 
two other points, it is best to go prepared to 
camp. 
The State of Pennsylvania is noted for its 
wealth o! scenic beauty and aimosplheric pur- 
ity, and many popular resorts are locaved with- 
in its borders which present juat claims for 
publie favor. Itis rarely, however, that one 
can be found anywhere combining in its adap- 
tion to the purposes of health and pleasure so 
many excellent features as the Logan House, 
Altoona. It is situated at the head of Logan 
Valley, on the main line of the Pennsylvania 
Railroad, and on the eastern slope of the Al- 
legheny Mountains. The locality is twelve 
hundred feet above the level of the sea, and 
in an atmosphere of more than ordinary purity, 
under the influence of which asthmatic suffer- 
ers and the victims of hay fever find -imme- 
diate and complete relief. Altoona especially 
appeals for the favor of Summer tourists in 
the variety and extent of its surronnding at- 
tractions and the number of interesting ob- 
jective points for short trips by rail or car- 
riage. The scenery in the locality 18 of the 
most varied description, and represents within 
a radius of a few miles a gradual transition 
’ ged and sublime. 
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from the graceful and picturesque to the rug- 
A short distance west is 
the famous ‘“ Horseshoe Curve.” The valley 
here separates into two chasms, but by a 
grand curve, the sides of which are for some 
distance paralkl with each other, the road 
crosses both ravines on a high embankment, 
cuts away the point of the mountain dividing 
them, and sweeps around and up the stupen- 
dous western wall. Looking eastward from 
the curve, the view is peculiarly impressive, 
while at Allegrippus, where the majes®y of 
the mountains seem to culminate, the vast 
hills in successive ranges roll away in billowy 
swells to the far horizon, the prospect being 
only bounded by the power of vision. ‘I'wice 
each day duriag the Summer open “ observa- 
tion cars” are attached to the day express 
trains, and make the round trip between Cres- 
son and Altoona, enabling passengers to see 
with ease and pleasure the unsurpassed scen- 
ery of the Alleghenies. Opportunity is af- 
forded for another pleasing diversion by the 
vicinity on the north of the Wopsononoc 
Mountain, easily accessible to carriages, from 
whose summit is spread before the eye a pan- 
oramie view which is, in the opinion of ex- 
perienced travelers, unsurpassed upon either 
continent in all those features which delight 
and inspire. It comprises the entire valley of 
the ‘ Blue Juniata,” a picture of highly-culti- 
vated farms and smiling peace and plenty, 
bounded by swelling ranges of hills, which 
gradually fade awzy in the asure of the dis- 
tant horizon. The celebrated ‘‘ Sinking Spring 
Valley,’ with its subterranean streams and 
immense caverns, lies to the eastward, while 
on the southeast is the Bell’s Gap Narrow 
Guage Railroad, excursions by which, to the 
summits of the mountains, are among the 
most satisfactory and popular diversions of 
life at the “ Logan.” The views in this local- 
ty are less extended and open. The valleys 
become huge ravines, from which the hills 
rise on either side almost precipitously. The 
yrade of the road rises one hundred and fifty 
feet to the mile, and as the duminutive trains 
creep up and along the sides of the vast am- 
phitheatre of liug green, the scene is such 
as to defy the power of pens description. To 
the facilities of the Logan House for supply- 
ing the “ creature comforts,” no elaborate al- 
lusion is necessary. It has long enjoyed the 
