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COUDERSPORT, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1873.
From the N. Y, Evening Post.
Colorado Scenery.
"The Garden of the Gods" is gen
erally an objective point to the trav
eler's ambition from the moment he
enters Colorado. The very name
fills one's fancy with vague visions,
which, on examination, he finds to be
composed in nearly equal parts of
the "Celestial C'ity" in "Pilgrim's
Progress,"the castle picture in Cole's
" Voyage of Life," and such dim re
membrances as may have survived to
him of tin* Mount Olympus of Homel
and Virgil.
The experience of our own little
party may, perhaps, show lietter than
any generalization how far the gar
den performs the celestial and horti
cultural promises of its enchanting
name. We started on a true Col
orado morning. The natives here
call a day which promises to be rainy
and disagreeable a "State's day."
These pleasure-parties look very
pretty as. with the addition of chance
equestrians, they wind through the
valley or over the hills, under the in
tense sunshii.e of an atmosphere of
more "utter blueness" than is ever
elsewhere, out of Italy. A two-mile
drive on the right bank of the rush
ing river brings us to the gateway of
the garden.
IMMENSE TOWERING ROCKS.
No description which I have ever
seen gives a correct idea of the im
pression produced by these tremen
dous stones. Rising directly from
the plain, of a red color unsurpassed
in vividness by the brightest corne
lian, stand two bowlders throe hun
dred feet high—at once majestic and
graceful in outline, and leaving just
space enough between them for a fine
natural roadway. The idea of a sys
tematically planned architectural ef
fect is irresistible. "Who put them
there? when? how?" we ask in
voluntarily; for, in position, shape
and color they arc so artistic that
our minds revert at once to such
ruins as Luxor and Baalbec rather
than to any purely natural objects.
At the right, just before we pass
through the grand portal, is a shin
ing mass of gypsunt, as intensely
white as the sandstone Ls red, and
perhaps half as large as the column
nearest to it. Once past the entrance
jan overwhelming impression over
! takes us of being in a gigantic tem
ple. whose sculptured columns and
majestic images are crumbling to
: ruin before our eyes. All around,
rising abruptly front the light soil,
are sandstone oleli>k>, fifty, seventy
five. and even a hundred and fifty
feet high: so narrow, so tall, and so
bafflingly intentional in their shapes
and groupings, that one's fancy runs
riot in a thousand vagaries. These
frowning monsters, surrounded by
uncouth forms of animals which seem
to fawn at their feet, represent to us
the degraded heathen deities who.
Milton tells us, never cease to lament
over their lost empire; here they
stand, petrified by the neglect and
contempt of the ages.
So we wandered slowly through
what seemed to be the remains of a
forgotten worship, more picturesque
than the Egyptian, more solemn than j
the Greek, but partaking of the syra- j
bols of each. We crept into a low
browed cavern on one side of the
gateway, whose huge bosom could
contain all the oracles ever uttered
from Delphic times to the last meet-;
ing of the Spiritualists; but wp were
glad to hurry out again, as the possi
bility of being punished for our ir
reverence by the shutting of its nar- J
row jaws overcame even the proverb
ial stolidity of a nineteenth-century i
American. The wonderful moun
tain flora here seems to outdo itself;
in honor to the genii of the place.
If we stifle our vagrant fancies,
still science asks nearly the same •
questions as ignorance. How did
these separate red and white rocks
come up ordowp, within twenty
feet of each other, on a soil unlike
either stone, and totally unlike the
soil of Pike's Peak, of which they
might otherwise seem to be debris?
If they were the result of the same
uplift, why are they not geologically
contemporaneous? If of different
ages, why do the strata show such
similarity of tilt and direction' In
vain! The solemn figures keep their
secret well,* turn up their noses visi
bly at our childish ignorance of facts
which they must know as the Yankee
knew his father, "Just as easy!"
The traveler rides shiulderingly
beneath the overhanging masses,
which generally appear as iuditfereut
to the requirements of gravitation
as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and
wonders to what storm each will fi
nally succumb and what fleeing pleas-
J)i r e party will be caught by the fear
ful destruction. These sensations
cause the exit from the garden to be
hailed with feeling of relief, and we
drove out upon a smooth road which
leads us between rich stones, crown
ed by natural-looking old castles.
PARADISE IN A WILDERNESS.
At a sharp turn in the road our
feudal castle became a reality in the
more gracious shape of a beautiful
modern Italian villa. Here is a rus
tic-work gate, flanked by a pictur
esque vine-covered porter's lodge, a
winding stream bordered by willows,
and at the end of a park road, in the
very pocket of a romantic glen or
bower, handsome and new enough
for a show palace on the Hudson
River. Our surprise was intense,
but a glance at a bona fide eagle's
nest perched half-way up on a tre
mendous rock near the gate con
vinced us that this was the "Glen
Eyrie" of which we had heard so
much, and the house and grounds
those of General Palmer, who has
chosen this unusual site for a hand
some and hospitable country home.
It is a singular position—yet beauti
ful ; the park is shut in on every side
but one by precipitous rocks, or al
most equally precipitous lulls; these
remarkable obelisks, like those in
the Garden of the Gods, actually
overhang the dwelling. They are
called the Needles, but to our eyes
they much more nearly resemble a
gigantic alderman, his tab-shaped
wife and their obese daughter, en
deavoring to <lo the honors of their
first reception—they looked so stilt'
and uncomfortable, and were so out
rageously fat! In addition to these
strange neighbors, the house has one
of the wildest canons in Colorado,
| stretching out at one side and form
ing an extension of the pleasure
i grounds.
The interior of the villa evinces
the same eccentric but noble taste as
its environment. The halt has a deep
fireplace over which stares the head
of a gigantic buffalo, so large that it
takes one's breath away, and seems
more like some monster of an extinct
species than any animal that can
have survived to these times. The
hearth is formed of a choice selection
of all the stones found in this gctn
lH'aring region, while across the lace
of the carved mantle-piece runs a
graceful design in natural leaves,
fastened there by some ingenious
) trocess.
A butfalo calf, head, feet, skin and
all, is fashioned into a luxurious chair,
so contrived that an appearance of
life is preserved to the clumsy but
powerful beast. Faded and tattered
Hags won in battle for the Union,
hang over superb elk horns. In short,
time would fail to tell of all the ways
in which love and admiration for this
paradise of a country have been
shown by the owner of this unique
country scat. Of the more easy ap
preciated taste shown in a fine library
and a well-used grand piano, we for
bear to speak, as we forbore to linger
in their neighborhood, and tore our
selves away, because as strangers we
were ashamed to trespass any more,
and also because the famous Queen's
Canon (named after Mrs. I'almer)
was still to be visited.
THE QUEEN'S CANON.
To this gorge Nature has cunning
ly framed an entrance so narrow that
no in-pertinent vehicle can ever dis
turb her sacred music, and we gladly
dispensed with all carriage but ®ur
own feet in threading those enchant
ing shades. Imagine perpendicular
walls of rocks many hundreds of feet
high, tull of inviting caves and grot
toes hung provokingly out of reach
of any bod 3* but bears and cata
mounts, and holding close a roaring
torrent so full of resonant motion
that it seems to lear away one's
breath upon its seethiug foam, and
so even in its force that the basins
which it carves in the solid stone are
as circular as watch-crystal.
W hat poet, what word-conquerer
shall yet arise to fitly describe a
Colorado mountain brook! Cold as
ice, clear as a diamond, fostering the
loveliest ferns, mosses aud creeping
plants on its rocky borders; shad
owed by solemn white pines whose
pictured trunks shoot up one hun
dred feet, and then spread into in
terlacing branches; and above all,
an ocean of deepest, tenderest blue,
sprinkled with whitecapped waves of
cloud that ebb and flow obedient to
the tides of upper air. This is
Queen's Canon in Glen Eyrie, and
we reverently thanked God that we
had seen it.
A UNIQUE AND FUNNY SCENE.
Monument Park was the next
wonder on the programme. I may
as well confess at once that the re
sult of that visit was to fix certain
unromatic alternatives firmly on my
mind. The sight of those funeral dra
ped sand figures with chocolate-col
ored caps awoke neither awe nor
enthusiasm. I was convinced either
that the wags of the pro-Adamite era
once collected all their fashionable
neighbors' chimneys together and
filled this valley with them for fun,
or else that all the queer, long-necked,
stiff-skirted old maids of the same
period were at some time suddenly
turned into stone, and were thus con
demned to present this ludicrous but
instructive spectacle to future ages.
To me this set of formations is not
sol em n except at a distance, when
they certainly mimic Greenwood or
Mount Auburn very creditably, but
when you stand in the midst of them
they arc simply funny. 1 affirm that
if some of the tall, slender females
of the days of tiltinglioops had been
suddenly petrified by an outraged
Providence, they would have looked
exactly so, and the large dark top
which invariably crowns their little
heads is exceedingly like the port en
tous sun-bonnet affected bv worth v
matrons in some of our rural districts.
These caps are said by the guide-books
to be madeof"black hematite;" but at
a moderate distance they would re
present black gingham distended by
pasteboard very well. I do not know
what black hematite means; I never
met anybody who did; but I con
clude that it is a kind of fossilized
calico, ven - much the worse for wear.
The bodies of the supposable Lot's
aunts are of sand, apparently stuck
together just enough to stand up. all
as round as though turned in a lathe,
and full of little pebbles which ap
pear to have no n< cessavy connection
with the parent stem.
I regret to say that we spent our
time in Monument Park entirely in
naming the columns after different
acquaintances whom we thought
they resembled, which base advan
tage taken of the absent may have
been the reason why we were caught
in a thunder shower and obliged to
take refuge in a neighboring ranch.
♦ ■
[From llie Tn<lupenU*tit.]
Science.
As the approaching transit of Ven
us draws near, ti-e notes of prepara
tion thicken on every side, and it is
evident that it is to be most thorough
ly observed. In tlie Northern Hemi
sphere the astronomers will be sta
tioned along a belt which extends
from the mouth of the Nile, across
Palestine, Persia and Siberia, to
Northern China and Japan. In the
Southern Hemisphere New Zealand,
Tasmania, and the scattered islands
of the South Pacific will be occupied.
The Russian Government have pro
vided for 25 stations in or near their
Siberian dominions. At three or
four of their stations the observa
tions will be made with heliometers
—instruments bv means of whieli the
apparent distance of the planet from
the centre of the sun's disc can he
accurately measured at any moment.
At several other stations photography
will be employed but at the greater
number probably the observations
will consist of a simple noting of the
moments when the planet first touches
and leaves the solar disc. The ar
rangements, however, are not finally
completed, and the programme may
quite possibly be changed in many
respects. The German governments
combine in providing for three prin
cipal sod two subsidiary expeditions.
The principal stations will be the
port of Chifuh (China), Auckland,
and McDonald or Kcrguelen's Island.
These parties will lie very completely j
equipped with instruments for the
observation of contacts, with helio
meters, and with photographic ap
paratus. The photographs will be
made by the means of equatorial tele
scopes, of oi incites aperture and
about i! feet focus, driven by clock- •
work. Of tho subsidiary parties one
will be sent to Mauritius. pro\ itled
with heliometers, and another to Per
sia. for photographic work solely.
Frtinee provides for eight or nine
stations. In the north she sends to I
the lied Sea. to Palestine, to Pekin. i
and to Yeddo, in Japan. I n the south
to Reunion Island, St. Paul, Camp
bell Island, and New Caledonia, with
probably a station at the Sandwich |
Islands. The precise equipment of'
the parties is not settled; but they
will rely mainly on photography, and
will not use the heliometer to any
extent. The English Government j
sends out five parties to occupy Oaliu
(Sandwich Islands), Kerguclen's j
Island, Rodriguez Island, Auckland ,
(New Zealand), and Alexandria, iu
Egypt. There will also be one or
two stations in Northern India—one
certainly at I'eshawur. Tlie astron
-
omer royal relies mainly on the ob
sorvation of contacts; but photo
graphy will also be provided for
The equipment of each party will
consist essentially of a clock and
altazimuth instrument, with an eqna- j
tonal of six inches aperture, driven
by clockwork, and a so-called phot he
liograph. This is a small telescope,
driven by clockwork, and provided
with an enlarging lens, by which a
picture of the sun some four inches
in diameter can be obtained. This
plan of photographing is regarded
with suspicion by most non-English
astronomers, on account of the dan
ger of distortion in the enl irged im
age. Heliometers will not be used.
Our own Government i- doing its
part nobly. Eight parties will be
sent out—four to JV.pin and the
neighboring countrie and four to
the Southern Pacifie. Probably als<>
a ninth, for the mere observation of
contacts, will go to the Aleutian
Islands. Our parties, besides the
usual apparatus for the determina
tion of time and geographical posi
tion. will he equipped with 5-inch
clock-driven equatorial-, and with a
most perfect and elaborate photo
graphic apparatus, upon which the
main reliance will be placed. The
image will be made of sufficient size,
without any enlargement, by using
an object-glass of very long focus, in
the manner proposed ami successfully
practised by Professor Winlook, of
Harvard College. The tube of the j
photographic telescope, which is
some 30 or 40 feet long, is placed
horizontally, and the suit's rays are {
reflected through it by a plane mir
ror, driven by clockwork. An instru
ment of this kind is. of course, less
portable and ea y to manage than the
photheliogrnph; but it is generally!
believed that the results will be
enough more accurate to repay well
the extra trouble and expense. The '
parties are not yet organised as to 1
their perao/mW; but the instruments
are in a good state'of forwart ness, at i
the workshop of the Clarks. in Cam- j
bridge port. It is expected that the
expense of the expeditions will lie
between 8150,000 and 8 250,000, of
which $50,000 has already been ap
propriated by Congress, for instru
ments and preliminary arrangements,
and placed under the control of a
commission, consisting of the supcr
ntendent of the Coast Survey (Prof.
Pierce), the president of the National
Academy of Sciences (Prof. Henry),
the superintendent of the Naval Ob
servatory (Admiral Sands), and two
professors of the same institution
(Prof. Neweomb and darkness). The!
final selection of stations and assign
iueut of observers will come in due
season. It is proposed that each
party consist of an astronomer in
charge, an assistant astronomer, two
or three photographic assistants, and
a mechanician, with such lal>orers as
the nature of the station may de- j
mand.
Besides these government expedi
tions, several private ones will prob
ably be organized. The November
number of t.he Monthly Notices of the
$1.75 A YEAH
Royal Astronomical Society contains
an account of the preparations now
making by Lord Lindsay, the heir
to one of the richest and most ancient
Scottish duchies, for an expedition
to the Island of Mauritius. His
party will lie more thoroughly
equipped than any other yet ar
ranged for —with provision for photo
graphic observat ion by both methods,
with a large and perfect heliometcr,
and with arrangements for the obser
vation of contacts spectroscopic;.!!.*,
as well as in the ordinary manner
It is speaking entirely within bounds
to say that all his plans seem to be
laid on a scale of truly princely mag
nificence; with no regard to display,
| indeed, but without regard to expense
where expense can secure any real
| gain* in accuracy and certainty of
; result.
Sixty■-sevou Years Ago.
THE LYCOMING MF.MHER OF THIS
LEGISLATURE AT THAT TIME.—Mr-
Samuel Dale, of Trout Run, has hand,
ed us a copy of the Journal of the
House of Representatives, Harris
burg, for the session which common
ced on December 2, 1806. The vol
ume shows the ravages of time in its
faded pages, but the letter press is
clear and distinct, and it is interest
ing to look' over the proceedings of
the House at that early day.
On an examination of the musty
volume we find that Isaac Smith was
the member from Lycoming county
at that time. It appears that his scat
was contested, for on the 12th of De
cember, 180(5, Mr. Ingham presented
a petition from a number of qualified
I electors of Lycoming and the piovi
: sional county of Tioga, stating that
they were fully persuaded that frauds
were perpetrated at the last general
i election in Tioga which deprived
Hugh White of a scat in the House,
and praying for a trial. A committee
was appointed, of which Joseph Hus
ton was chairman, to investigate the
matter. After a careful examination,
the committee reported'that, although
said election may not in all respects
have been conducted agreeable to the
letter of the different laws on the sub
ject,' yet 'they cannot discover that
any fraud or frauds were committed,
or that a Oilß-ient result would have
been the consequent'* from the more
•strict adherence to the letter of the
law.' and the committee are of 'opin
: ion that Isaac Smith had the greatest
! number of legal votes,'ami declare
him 'duly electe d.'
It appears that thirteen witnesses
were subpoenaed, for which the ser
geant-at-arms presented a bill for
$ 6(5.25. The fees of the witnesses
amounted to $4(54.61. the highest
sum to any single one being $ J2.0<5.
' After hearing the report the House
approved of the same and orders were
! accordingly drawn by the 5 pee km on
' the treasurer of I \ coming county for
the sums specified. So ended the
contest for the s. at of the member
| from this county dxty-?evcn years
: a g°-
On tlic 4th of February. 1401, Mr.
< Smith presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the third election dis
trict in Lycoming county, 'pray ing
jthat the place for holding the elec
tions in said district iua\ be removed
j from the house of John I'fcuts to the
I house of James Shearer, innkeeper,
in a village called Jersey Shore."
It is curious to look over the pro
ceedings of our law-makers two gen
erations ago and contrast them with
those of to-day. And although a great
j deal of corruption at the polls is
i charged in these latter days, it would
seem that our ancestors were not en
tirely free from the charge in 1806,
1 when it was alleged that Mr. Smith
obtained hi-. scat through illegal
votes, lie that as it may. however.
• we do uot believe the people of those
j early days were any purer, politically,
; than they are now.
Wh< n the Legislature of which we
j are speaking was in session, Thomas
; McKean was Governor and Hon. .Si
mon Snyder was Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
McKean was one of the most dis
tinguished of Pennsylvania's longlinc
of Governors. lie was elected under
the Constitution of 1700, December
17, 1709, and served three terms, re
tiring December 20. 1808. During
his lifetime he was President of
Delaware, Governor of Pennsylvania,
member of Congress from Delaware
a period of over eight years, and
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania for
twenty-t wo years.
Simon Snyder, who was born at
Lancaster on the sth of November,
1759, removed to Sclinsgrove in
1784. In 1789 he was elected a
; member of the convention which
framed the constitution of 1790. In
1797 he was elected a meinU-r of the
House of Representatives.:! nd chosen
Speaker in INO2, which position
he successively held until 180 S. In
1805 he was beaten for Governor by
McKean. He ran again iti 1808 and
was elected. He was re-elected in
1811, and again in 1814 by over
whelming majorites, serving the full
constitutional period of nineyoar*.—
Gazette rind Bißrtin.