CcxmrnTi ^^^:^ doc 7« ■'«*'■<*>•'%■ "5*>'^"'*'"^'^'^ ^'•^-'^-■■^>'^'^>"^^^^ Q' LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, »r ~ # |lmp. SI^ |oFSn# f ° | : jy/^// .iM. I f UNITED STATES OP AMERICA, 'C •«.,,<^'5^-%-<^'^'%''^ . IM ^Mpl'^llV^ t^5 EMBKACINO NOriCi:S OF LAKKS SENKCA, CA YUGA, KEUKA AN1> CANANDAIGUA, With Particular Descriptions of tho Famous im And Directions for their full Exploration ; TOGETHER WITH BRIEF OBSERVATIONS ON THE ITHACA, TAUOHANNOCK AND ENFIELD GLENS. BY M. ELLS, LESSEE. AND MANAGER OF HAVANA GLEI CD ?OX/Jl: ' ; and it is a remarkable fact that they are almost invariably found in near proximity to each other. It is true that in Lake and Glen regions of country — like that of Central New York — Lakes are sometimes found without any adjacent Glens ; but the reverse of this is of very rare occurrence, and the presence of a Glen, suf- ficiently extensive to become noted, seems to necessarily involve the existence of a Lake in its vicinity. The term " Lake," as applied to those of Central New York, surrounded as they are with scenic attractions of a high order, has become the synonym of beauty and enchantment, and that of "Glen," suggestive of romantic weirdness, wildncss, grandeur and sublimity, and all the manifold delights and emotions re- sulting from a pleasing combination of startling and indescrib- able natural wonders. A Lake may be described, by one gifted in the use of language, so as to give some approximate idea of it; but a Glen, like those that gem the head waters of Lakes Seneca and Cayuga, beggar all description, and set the most cultivated and accomplished vo- cal and pen powers at defiance. Even poetry fails to picture the reality so as to have it comprehensible to the most fervid imagi- nation ; and the boldest of tlie muses shrinks from attempting tlie task. No successful descriptive poem has ever been written on any of these Glens, and the most that can be accom])lishcd in either poetry or prose, is to awaken an interest in them, and a desire for their visitation. The camera and tlie pencil have suc- ceeded in faithfully reproducing many of their fmcst scenes ; br.t there is nothing like the human eye to place them and their endless beauties in full and harmonious communion with the human soul. §fi1 $itke^. The principal Lakes of Central New York, whose crystal waters and beautifully diversified shores have of late years be- come favorite summer resorts, are Seneca, Cayuga, Keuka and Canandaigua, the two former being the most popular, because of their close proximity to th^ remarkable Glens at Watkins, Havana and Ithaca, in the near vicinity of these three villages. Watkins, with its famous Glen, is located at the southern extremity, or head, of Seneca Lake ; Havana, with its but little less famous and equally wild and wonderful Glen, three and a half miles south of the head of the Lake ; and Ithaca, with its wealth and variety of Glen scenery, at and around the head of Cayuga Lake. These Glens which have been opened and made accessible, one after another, within a short term of years past — commencing with the Watkins Glen in 1863 — by the working of pathways and the construction of numerous staircases, bridges, etc., are immensely popular with the scenery-seeking public, and are thronged, with each returning summer, by thousands and tens of thousands of people from all parts of the country, and by many from foreign lands. In attracting so large a number of visitors they have, as a hatural consequence, largely increased the summer travel over the Lakes at whose heads they are delightfully located, and brought all of these beautiful sheets of water into great favor and prominence, compared with their limited notoriety of ten years ago ; the effect of which has been that facilities for travel and comfortable sojourn at their thriving " head " and " foot " villages, and at interesting points along their sylvan shores, have been greatly improved. The steamboats and hotels, throughout all this Lake and Glen section, will this year compare favorably with those of any other scenic-resort region of the State 6 Lake and Glen Scenery SENECA LAKE, Which is claimed and conceded to be one of the most beautiful and interesting sheets of water in the world, is nearly forty miles long, from two to four miles in width, of great depth, and unrival- led in purity and clearness by any of its sister Lakes in Central New York. Its course is nearly north and south, and its rising slopes, on either side, are a living panoramic view of alternate and highly cultivated fields, orchards and vineyards, forests and village scenes, along its whole length ; which in summer, and es- pecially when the golden hues of harvest-time are woven into the magnificent ground-work of changing green, presents a double picture of unequalled and matchless beauty. This remarkable Lake has been sounded to the depth of nearly i,ooo feet. It is a vast spring, discharging through its outlet in the course of a year nearly ten times the amount of water received through its inlet, Catharine Creek, and Keuka, which flows into it, and from its various glen-stream tributaries. It rarely freezes in winter, and its steamboats ply between Watkins and (icneva, located at its northern extremity, the year around. It is subject to mysterious but harmless tides of unequal rise and duration, which no one has yet been able to account for ; and, in mid-summer, its waters are of almost icy coldness, except around its shallows, which are few, as at most points it descends abruptly hundreds of feet with- in a very short distance of its rock-bound shores. Its localities of interest, aside from Glens, on the east side, are Hector Falls, a fine succession of cascades, and a beautiful point for pleasure parties, three miles north of Watkins ; North Hector point, where annual camp-meetings arc held, usually in June, and where there is a good hotel well patronized in the summer months ; and the Willard Asylum, at Ovid, for the insane poor of the State. Ge- neva, at the foot of the Lake, is an attractive place in summer and the scat of Hobart College and its Medical and Surgical Mu- seum. The view of the Lake and its eastern shores from College Hill, is one of the finest that can well be imagined, and is worth going miles to see. On the west side of the Lake, near both Dresden and Watkins, there are extensive vineyards and wine cel- lars, where as fine still wines — sweet and dry Catawba — are manu- factured, as at Hanimondsport or any locality on Lake Keuka ; of Central New York. y and the two unopened twin Glens, with their fine cascades, at Roclc Stream and Big Stream, some six or eight miles below Watkins, and the splendid views from the highlands in their vicinity, are features well worthy of attention on the part of those who have abundant leisure ; while the view from the heights of Glenwood Cemetery, or Table Mountain as it was formerly called, north of the Watkins Glen, is uncjucstionably the grandest, most beautiful and sublime to be found on this portion of the Ameri- can continent. The steamboats of Seneca, designed for the pleas- ure and business travel of the ensuing summer — the Schuyler and the Onondaga — have been put in complete and elegant or- der, and a prosperous season is anticipated, as many of the south- ern and eastern people, bound for Niagara and beyond, go by way of Elmira to Watkins, over the Northern Central route, visit the Watkins and Havana Glens, pass over Seneca Lake and take the New York Central Railway at Geneva. This route has be- come so popular that a tourist who misses Seneca Lake both ways, in making his annual pilgrimage to worship at the shrines of na- ture in Western and Central New York, is regarded as having lost one of the most delicious scenic treats of his summer jaunt among the inland Lakes of the enchanted region which he left his city home to explore and enjoy. CAYUGA LAKE Is both longer and wider than Seneca by nearly one-fourth, and lies east of it on an average of fifteen to eighteen miles. It is not near as deep and is quite different in many of its characteristics, and yet resembles Seneca remarkably in others. It is a beauti- ful body of water and greatly admired by the many thousands of visitors to the Glens around Ithaca, and to the celebrated Cornell University in that highly prosperous and inviting village. The views of Cayuga Lake from the University Buildings and the lofty hills surrounding Ithaca, are very picturesque and not easily forgotten. The location of the village, as connected with the Lake, is very much like that of Watkins as connected with Seneca Lake, and one locality forcibly reminds the visitor of the other — the most observable difference being that Ithaca is located a short distance further south of the lake shore ; but at her pres- 8 Ijikc and Glen Scenery cnt rate of achancement this dissimilarity is soon to pass away. — She is rapidly becoming a place of much importance — a railway and manufacturing, as well as business centre — and will, in a few years, put on the dignity of a young and flourishing city, outstrip- ping, in this respect, her Seneca Lake Glen-rival, Watkins, whose wealthy citizens, though justly proud of her magnificent attractions, are making but slow, though sure, progress in the way of manu- facturing enterprises. The two points of greatest interest reached by steamboat in going down the Lake from Ithaca are the grand old gorge and Falls of Taughannock, and the wild and wierd hunting grounds known as the Montezuma Marshes, at the foot of the Lake, near Cayuga. The remarkable gorge and falls here al- luded to will be treated of more at length hereafter. KEUKA LAKE, Some fifteen to twenty miles west of Seneca, is a singular and in some respects a wonderful one among the inland lakes of the State. It is about half the size of Seneca, surrounded in good part by high hills, lies in a north-easterly and south-westerly direction, is divided at its northerly end by a high promontory, over 700 feet above the water, as are also the shores of the main body at their highest points, which is about as high as those of Lake Sen- eca. This promontory which is known as Bluff Point, divides the lake through nearly one-half its length, and is a very curious phe- nomenon, to be accounted for only by some strange convulsion or unknown process of nature — like the singular and unusual depth of Seneca — in some distant geological era of the past. The waters of this lake are about 720 feet above the level of the ocean and 270 to 300 above those of the Seneca and Cayuga, the former of which at the northern extremity of Kcuka, are but about seven miles dis- tant. The pleasant and growing village of Penn Yan lies at the foot of its east branch, and Branchport at the foot of the west one, while Hammondsport, famous almost the world over for its Native- American Wines, including the choicest champagnes, is located at the head of the lake, 17 miles from Branchport and 22 from Penn Yan. Keuka is the lake of the vine — no less than 7,000 acres of land along its steep shores being devoted to the culture of the grape, and thus far with very encouraging success. Its " Pleas- of Central New York. , g ant Valley" and "Urbana and Crooked Lake" Wine Companies have extensive cellars which are objects of fascinating interest to the average tourist, and serve as a great inducement to take a trip over the lake from Penn Yan, which is located on the North- ern Central. The scenic beauties of Keuka are superior to Cayu- ga (Glen scenery aside), and, although differing from, almost ri- val those of Seneca. It has good steamboat accommodations, a well conducted summer hotel on the east shore, some five miles below, or north of Hammondsport, known as the "Grove Spring House," Col. Moore, proprietor ; and a day's recreation on the lake and among its surroundings, is always remembered with pleasure. CANANDAIGUA LAKE, At the north end of which the wealthy and sedate village of that name is located, also comes in for its share of summer visitors. — It likewise has its steamboat facilities, its pleasure grounds and a summer hotel — the " Seneca Point House," Mills & Bartholomew, proprietors — which is highly spoken of by those who have tested its summer hospitalities. At Naples, near the south end of the lake, some twenty-five miles from Canandaigua — for the lake is about the same size as Keuka — there is a wine company with flourishing vineyards, whose products are of excellent quality. As the reader may have inferred, all these lakes have their sail boats, skiffs and fishing grounds ; and Seneca and Cayuga their sail and steam yachts for pleasure and pleasure parties ; and in summer they are scenes of play and recreation for the people of our own and other States of the Union. They, and their hotels, are all within easy reach of Clifton, Crystal, Dryden, and Havana Mineral Springs, and various other curative institutions, among which may be named the Elmira Cure and the Hillside Cottage Sanitarium at Watkins. me §hnfi. WATKINS GLEN, Located at the head of Seneca Lake, only about half a mile south of the steamboat landing and the Northern Central Railway depot, is unquestionably — all things considered — the finest speci- men of Glen Scenery in the whole State. Its entrance is on the west side of the main street of the village, which runs north and south, and the general course of this wonder of nature is east and west. It is nearly three miles in length, from its opening section known as " Glen Alpha," to its closing one known as " Glen Ome- ga," and instead of being straight or nearly so, winds in every con- ceivable direction, being full of sinuosities, curves and angles. It is a great gorge or rift from one to three hundred feet deep, worn through the rock of the lofty hill, or mountain, which is nearly a thousand feet at its highest summit, above the level of the Lake and valley below, by the Avaters and frosts (say Prof. Agassiz and Prof. Hall), of many thousands of years ; abounding with deep gorges and grottos, numberless waterfalls, cascades, rapids and pools, towering cliffs, beetling crags, a great variety of crowning and overhanging forest trees with their intermingled foliage, and a world of mosses, ferns and flowers, rarely if ever found in any other locality in this latitude. It is divided, for the sake of convenience in description, and as expressive of its characteristics, into ten sections, known as, (i) Glen Alpha ; (2) Glen Obscura ; (3) Glen Cathedral ; (4) Glen of the Pools ; (5) Glen Difficulty ; (6) Glen Arcadia ; (7) Glen Facility ; (8) Glen Ploricon ; (9) Glen Elysium ; (10) Glen Omega. "And," (we quote from the Guide Book of 1871), "these names are all ap- propriate and significant. 'Alpha' is the beginning. 'Obscura' is but dimly seen. ' Cathedral' is one of the Great Architect's cathe- dral designs, and impresses the human mind with feelings of deep awe and reverence. The ' Glen of the Pools' presents an almost continual succession of pools. 'Glen Difficulty' was extremely difficult to open, and is by no means easy to ' get through' now. 'Arcadia' is truly arcadian. ' Facility' is comparatively easy and of Central New York. ii facile. ' Horicon' is bounded by a wide horizon. ' Elysium' is, and is to be, one of the most beautiful and delightful of groves and pleasure grounds ; and ' Omega' is the end." We shall attempt no labored description of its romantic scenery, as no pen can do it justice. It must be seen before it can be ap- preciated, or in any degree understood ; and as Watkins now has an ample number of first-class public houses, prominent among which are the Lake View and Glen Park Hotels, the people of the cities need have no fears of lacking good and abundant ac- commodations. The Watkins Glen is twenty-two miles north of Elmira; on the direct northern route to Niagara ; and, in a scenic point of view, is a sort of half-way station, between the south and that grand cataract. Some of the most noted scenes in this Glen are known as En- trance Amphitheatre,Entrance Gorge, Entrance Cascade, Stillwater Gorge, Min-ne-ha-ha, The Labyrinth, Cavern Cascade, Canyon Gorge, Whirlwind Gorge, Mystic Gorge, Whirlpool Gorge, Sylvan Rapids, Central Cascade, Mammoth Gorge, Matchless Scene, Rainbow Falls, Shadow Gorge, The Narrow Pass, Pluto Falls, The Artist's Dream, Arcadia Falls, Elfin Gorge, Omega Falls, &c. Grace Greenwood, in an article published in the N. Y. Tribune in 1870, thus writes of this remarkable attraction : " I am not going to attempt a minute description of this really wonderful natural curiosity, suddenly become so famous. Scores of tourists are doing it. Porte Crayon has made it his own. And after all, it is indescribable, " unpaintable." The word '| Glen " gives but a faint idea of the gorge. It is a marvelous rift in the moun- tain, which it seems must have been made by some stupendous earthquake shock. The great rent, however effected, took place, according to Agassiz, thirty thousand years ago. The Glen, with its dashing, flashing, cascading stream, reminds me of several famous gorges and water-falls. It suggests Vaucluse in the pel- lucid clearness and sparkle of the water. But instead of the dreary, blasted heights above Petrarch's "Fountain," we have variegated, mossy, ferny rocks, the most lush and lovely foilage, and wild flowers in profusion. It faintly suggests the somber, magnificent Pass of the Finstermunz, in the Tyrol, but is infinitely brighter and more varied. That might have suggested to Dante a gorge in one of his dreariest hells. It suggests Trenton Falls, but is wilder and deeper. Most of all it suggests Bash-bish, in old Berkshire — is, indeed, very like it, but is yet more picturesque and 12 Lake and Glen Scenery perilous. It is not properly a glen, but a prodigious succession, a full assortment and variety of glens. " You pays your money and you takes your choice." If one does not satisfy you, another must ; though you be the most rapacious devourer of the sublime and beautiful, " here's richness " for you. Through the boldest Yankee enterprise, these wild grandeurs and beauties of 300 cen- turies (vide Agassiz), barred and buried from the world, have been thrown open to our gaze, and it is no wonder that the tides of travel are setting toward it from all directions, that hundreds daily climb its dizzy stairways, pick their way along its narrow ledges, dodge under its little side cascades, watch for rainbows beside its waterfalls, gaze down into its profound mysterious pools, and speculate in its wonderful formation. We go leagues out of our way, in foreign travel, to see things far less worth seeing, like Tivoli, and Velino, Lodore, Glencoe, the Killarney cascades, the Vale of Avoca, the Dargle, and the Devil's Glen of Wicklow. The "Pools" are a great curiosity in themselves. They are smooth, round, regular excavations, gigantic bowls, and are always brim- ming with crystal clear water. So near to these pools does the narrow path lead in some places, that a single false step would inevitably cost you a cold plunge. I was told that the Rev. Thomas K. Beecher once, while showing 'up the Glen to a party of friends, took a sudden and involuntary shoot into the depths, while in the midst of a fine dissertation on the beauties of the spot. He had barely time to close his eloquent mouth as he went under, but as he rose to the surface, he finished his sentence — which was certainly very plucky and Beecheresque. The Glen is one of Nature's reservoirs of eternal coolness. In its shadowy recesses, beside its emerald waters, you forget even the fierce heats of July and August, hundreds of feet above you. But I am told it is seen in its utmost beauty in October, when the wild gorge with its wonderful variety of delicate foliage is brim- med with the most gorgeous colors, depth on depth of splendor. THE EXPLORATION. The first thing that should be understood in reference to the ex- ploration of Watkins Glen is, that ladies, whenever it is possible, ought to dress for the occasion. Plain and cheap dresses, only, should be worn, and long skirts and hoops should be dispensed with. In case the visitor is a transient one and no change can be made, let the dress be looped up on entering the first section of the Glen. If the foregoing advice is followed, much vexation and discomfort will be avoided. Visitors, in order to see the Glen most advantageously, and pass through it with the greatest safety and ease, should l^egin the ex- of Central New York. ij ploration at " Entrance Amphitheatre," commencing at the main street of the viUage, and not descend into its lower section, as some do, from the vicinity of the Mountain House. Having passed through " Enti"ance Amphitheatre," they should enter into what is known as " Entrance Gorge" — before ascending the first staircase — where a fine view maybe obtained of " Entrance Cascade" and the towering south-side cliffs, 250 feet in height. Returning, we ascend the " Entrance Staircase," follow the Plat- form Walk a lew rods, turn to the left, and reach " Sentry Bridge," from which we have a second and higher view of " Entrance Cas- cade," the pool into which it falls, some 60 feet, and " Entrance Gorge." Passing the Bridge we ascend another staircase, turn to the right, and the scene presented to us is called " Still Water Gorge." We are now fairly in SECTION I-GLEN ALPHA. Our pathway leads westward along the south side of the stream, some 1 5 feet or more above it, on a narrow ledge which is securely railed, and not at all difficult. After pursuing this path until we are some twenty rods from the entrance, we come in view of the " Minnehaha Falls," " Cross Staircase," " Long Staircase," (in the distance) and beyond it, " Cavern Cascade." Turning abruptly to the left, we ascend a short rock stairway to a higher level, where the best up-view of Glen Alpha is presented, and where we should linger a few minutes to contemplate and enjoy it. Then, follow- ing the well-beaten way, we pass around an angle in the cliff and reach the first pool in this section, which, though 25 feet deep, has never, hitherto, had a name. Let us call it " Neptune's Pool," — for its water is, in color, like that of the ocean — and move onward through the narrow gorge in which we now find ourselves ; cross the little foot-bridge to the north side of the stream, which is here but a few feet wide, ascend the " Rock Staircase," again face to- ward the south, and cross over to a more elevated path on that side ; but linger a moment in so doing to catch a down view, which from this point is known as " The Labyrinth." On reaching the head of this staircase we are in full view of " Long Staircase" and '• Cavern Cascade," which are but a few rods distant. On reaching the staircase be sure to pass by it, and into the Grotto behind "Cav- 14 Lake afid Glen Scenery ern Cascade," where the scene presented will amply repay the short time given to it. On coming out from behind the stream, and looking down the Glen, we behold what is known as " Whirl- wind Gorge ;" and the " Giant of the Cliff," clearly defined in the most prominent angle on the north side, a few rods below where we are standing, seems to be acting as the ancient and grim guar- dian of this sublime and impressive scene. Now we ascend the long staircase, some sixty or seventy feet in length, but of easy grade ; and after a rest on rustic seats provided for that purpose, are again ready to proceed. We have left "Glen Alpha" behind, and are now in the lower part of SECTION 2-CLEN OBSCURA. This section extends from Cavern Cascade to Glen Cathedral, and that portion of Obscura, visible from the head of Long Staircase, is called " Profile Gorge," after a remarkable Indian profile in an angle of the rock, which was a great curiosity in former years, but has since been nearly obliterated, or worn away, by the floods. Our path now leads along the intermediate cliff, on the north side of the chasm, toward the east a distance of ten rods or more, when we rise to the upper cliff by means of a staircase at what is called "Point Look Off," which gives the best view of " Glen Alpha," from its highest cliffs, on either side. Here, turn- ing to the west, we behold the ever-welcome Mountain House — John J. Lytle «& Co., present proprietors — and are soon there on its broad verandas, for a short season of refreshment and rest. Directly opposite of us is the New Mountain House, and the two are connected by a beautiful and graceful iron bridge, which spans " Profile Gorge," nearly or quite one hundred feet above the stream. Leaving the Mountain House, we move westward on the north side of " Glen Obscura," and soon arrive at Captain Hope's fa- mous Art Gallery, which should be visited by all, and as soon as reached, instead of being postponed until the return, when the circumstances are usually much less favorable, for reasons which will appear. The (lallcry contains nearly one hundred splendid oil paintings, among which arc the most celebrated works of this distinguished artist, including his great painting of the "Army of tlie Potomac," and his wonderful picture ot "Rainbow Falls." of Central New York. 15 Leaving this attractive spot, with its rustic summer house, we move onward, passing " Point of Rocks," and " Pic-nic Platform," along the north side of " Mystic Gorge " (the central part of " (}len Obscura") ; and a quarter of a mile above the art gallery, begin to descend toward " Sylvan Rapids," and crossing a little bridge at their head, we tind ourselves at the east end and on the south side of SECTION 3-GLEN CATHEDRAL. This is the grandest and most imposing section of the entire Glen. It is about an eighth of a mile long, several hundred feet wide, and live hundred feet deep, nearly three hundred feet of its sides, at the highest points, being composed of perpendicular rocky walls, cliffs and crags. At about three-fourths of the distance from its eastern to its western extremity, we find " The Pool of the Nymphs," the largest and most beautiful pool in the whole range of the scenery. At its head, the " Central Cascade " is a fine feature, and in its vicinity there is a cathedral-like grandeur which commends the name of this section to the visitor as having been most appropriately chosen. The staircase leading out of " Glen Cathedral " is now on the north side and nearly in the centre — this side being deemed the safest. We mount the high staircase — in two flights — move on- ward towards the west till opposite "Central Cascade," when we pass into SECTION 4-GLEN OF THE POOLS. A few rods from the entrance to this S3ction brings ns to anoth- er bridge, which we cross to the south side, and on looking west " The Matchless Scene" is before us. A walk of ten or fifteen rods along that side, by a succession of fine little cascades and pools, and on turning a corner just beyond a little staircase, we have the lower view of " Triple Cascade and Rainbow Falls," which makes a lasting impression on every intelligent beholder. Retracing our steps, we ascend the little staircase alluded to, reach a higher altitude on a projecting shelf of the south cliff, and we are at the point where Capt. Hope painted his study of Rainbow Falls. This is, without doubt, the most beautiful and remarkable combination view in the Glen, though not equal in grandeur and i6 Lake ajid Glen Scenery sublimity to the general view in "Glen Cathedral" or the lower view at " Entrance Gorge." Passing- along the railed pathway and behind the " Rainbow Falls," when nearly out from behind the falling spray, on turn- ing and looking through it toward the other side of the Gorge— if at the right time in the afternoon of a cloudless day — a most beau- tiful double rainbow appears. From the first of June until after the first of September, it may be seen from behind this watery \'eil, in fair weather, several hours a day between one and five o'clock P. M. Just beyond " Rainbow Falls" we pass " Emerald Pool," whose waters are of a beautiful green, and come to a platform staircase, ascending the first flight of which, we find seats and pause to rest. We are now on the dividing line between the Glen of the Pools and SECTION 5-GLEN DIFFICULTY. The view, looking west from the i^latform, is called "Shadow Gorge." We climb the short staircase at the south end of the platform, and move along a railed rock-pathway to another bridge only a few rods above, cross to the north side, and march onward until a turn in the path brings " Frowning Cliff," and, be- yond that, the " Narrow Pass," into full view. We work our way through along the north side of " Glen Difficulty," until, near its head, another bridge is reached, which we cross to the south side, and are soon at " Pluto Falls," a weird and mysterious spot where the sun never shines, and where it is always gloomy, even at mid- day. Surmounting a rock stairway, by means of an iron rail, we suddenly find ourselves safely out of " Glen Difficulty " and in SECTION 6-GLEN ARCADIA. In its rock-ci.ttings and carvings, showing the curious workings of water through thousands of years, this section is the most wonderful of all. The picture, from the point where we now are, is called the "Artist's Dream," and, with "Arcadian Fall" in the distance, is rightly named. Moving along the south side, with many a turn and angle, we reach the next and last staircase of the Glen, which takes us to the north bank, and a few rods further up we find a platform bridge, on which to rest, thrown across the of Central New York. i? narrow chasm directly over -Arcadian Fall." A down view from here presents the fine picture called " Elfin Gorge." We are now, as the route runs, two milQS or more from the en- trance. There is a mile and a half or two miles of scenery still beyond— some of it very beautiful and picturesque ; but no car- riage roads and no carriages by which we may return, and the roirte is rough and tiresome. "We have passed through all the principal gorges, and there is but one cascade, " Omega Fall "— farther west, and that is nearly a mile and a half away. To reach it we must pass through Sections 7, 8 and 9. Glens Facility, Horicon, Elysium, and to the entrance of Omega. Those who prefer to go further can do so ; and those who do not will turn back and descend into "Glen Arcadia;" and at the foot of the stair- case, on looking east, we behold the most bewitching of pictures, especially near sunset, in this or any other part of the world. It is called the " Fairies' Home," and should be embraced in every stereoscopic collection. We now move downward from "Glen Arcadia" into "Gien Difficulty," where the first down view, a very fine one, is called " Spiral Gorge,"— and through " Glen Difficulty" until the platform staircase is again reached near "Rainbow Falls." The down view from here is called "Giant's Gorge," and, if the rainbow is on the fall, the prismatic colors can be seen from this platform, running horizontally across the falling spray. We move downward again, into the beautiful and ever in- teresting "Glen of the Pools," pass behind the veil, gaze on the rainbow, if it is there, and are soon again at the head of " Glen Cathedral." The down view from this spot is called " Mammoth Gorge," it being the largest in the Glen. Moving downward still, we reach the level of the Cathedral, and the bridge at its lower end. From this bridge the down view into " Glen Obscura," which thus far has no staircases nor pathways, is called " Whirl- pool Gorge." Taking the return pathway, we are soon at the Art Gallery and Mountain House. Of course we cross, or at least go to the centre of the Iron Bridge, and the down view from that romantic structure is called " Canyon Gorge." After refreshments at the Mountain House, instead of passmg down through "Glen Alpha." (or crossing over and going down by the south-side road for want of time), we turn our faces to the north j8 Lake and GIe?i Scenery take the pathway to Glenwood Cemetery, passing the beautiful Magee Monument grounds, and finally reach the little " Observa- tory Building," which iridicates the spot from which the finest view can be obtained. This enchanting scene has already commanded the homage of the most gifted pens in our country. We shall at- tempt no description, preferring not to mar its manifold beauties and splendors by seeking to anticipate them. All must see, ad- mire and appreciate it for themselves. After feasting our eyes on the peerless landscape till time — not weariness of vision — bids us depart, we cast a last, lingering, half regretful, farewell look be- hind, and descending return to our hotels, or homes, as the case may be, feeling that enough has been accomplished and seen for one day, and that nature has indeed been lavish of her charms amid the scenes and scenery through wjiiich we have passed since commencing the exploration of Watkifis Glen. THE WATKINS HOTELS. The first thing to be con,sidered by the tourist on arriving at Watkins — or it may be before — is what hotel shall be chosen. — As a sufficient answer to this important cjuestion, we introduce the following from an unprejudiced source — the Elinira Daily Ad- vertiser : , " In one respect, the Watkins Glen has met with genuine pro- gress. We refer to its Hotel accommodations. In addition to the old established down town houses and the Glen Mountain House, w^hich partakes more of the character of a Restaurant and a Sa- loon, there are three of these " hostleries" which have been built and opened with special reference to the Glen as a Summer Re- sort. " Nearest to the Glen is the Arlington House, owned and kept by Mr. A. N. Ackley, an old resident of Watkins. This Hotel is located well up on the side of the hill, high enough for all practi- cal purposes, and made easy of access by wide and pleasant stair- ways. From its spacious piazzas beautiful views of the valley and village are obtained, while gentle breezes waft the perfume of pure sweet air constantly around you. " The Lake View House, which was originally built for a Sani- tarium, is located farther north and farther up the hill overlooking the lake. It is a fine house, first-class in character and appointments, and attracts a good share of the patronage which is drawn by the Glen. of Central New York. ig "The Glen Pnrk Hotel, however, seems to be the fie plus tillra of the fashionable spirit which congregates around the Glen. This hotel was built and is owned by Col. Eli C. Frost, and is under the management of Mr. I. W. Knapp, formerly of the Rutherford Park Hotel, New York. The surroundings of the house are charming to the last degree. The spacious grounds are laid out in walks and filled with beautiful flowers and shrubs, in all of which is seen evidence of the skillful professional hand of the pro- prietor. Within the house, facing these grounds, are spacious and handsomely furnished and carpeted parlors, which remind one of an entrance to the fashionable hotels of Niagara or Saratoga. — The whole house, which is very commodious, is fitted up in har- mony with the elegance which greets the eye on entering. It is creditable in every respect both to the proprietor and the village in wdiich it is located, and supplies fully the one want which Wat- kins has always needed — a hotel which w^ould be attractive to the summer wanderer in search of health, pleasure and rest. We had heard of it, and that it was a first-class house, but until we saw it our idea of it was that it was simply a village tavern. We certify now that it is a hotel worthy of even a more pretentious watering place than Watkins. The enterprise and confidence which induced the venture are well worthy of a large return. "With these hotels Watkins is now in trim to receive and to ad- equately take ca^e of a host of people. Those who want style can get it at the Lake View and Glen Park. Those who want comfort and the more moderate conveniences will find ample room and verge enough at the other hotels — (Fall Brook and Jefferson Houses.) For a run out and a stay of one day or a week, we can imagine no more desirable place than Watkins. The attractions are unsurpass3d, and the accommodations are suited to every taste. The foregoing is a fair and just view to take of the Watkins Hotels. As one well acquainted with the locality — having first brought the Glen into public notice as a Summer Resort in 1863, and acted as its Manager for seven years thereafter — the writer feels bound to say that the best and only first-class Jiotel accommo- dations are to be found outside of the Glen, and in accordance with the observations contained in the above article. Fgr particulars in reference to Stereoscopic Views, Fancy Ar- ticles, &c., in Watkins, see advertisement of Taber's Glen Bazar. 20 Lake and Gicn Scenery HAVANA GLEN. Havana Glen is located near the People's College Building, (now known as the Cook Academy,) in the eastern part of the village of Havana, one mile east of the Northern Central Depot, and three and a half miles from Watkins Glen. Its course is nearly cast and west, the ascent being towards the cast, as it is on that side of the valley. It differs very materially from the Watkins Glen in the details of its scenery, and yet, in generalities, is almost a counterpart of its scenic sister on the west side of Seneca valley. In approaching it you pass through a vast and beautiful amphi- theatre of thirty or forty acres, filled with groves and cozy pic-nic grounds ; and many of the gorges and cascades arc fully equal to — and several of them superior— to the finest found in Watkins Glen. It is not so long as Watkins Glen ; but its views are full of startling and absorbing interest, and its pools, instead of being oval or round like those at W^atkins, are as sc^uare as if hewn by human agency, out of the stratified rock. Its forests, foliage and general Flora, including the mosses, lichens and ferns, are much like those of Watkins Glen — they could not well be superior— and the universal sentiment of tourists is, that visitors should by all means see and explore both. Some of the principal scenes in the Havana Glen are known as " Portal Cascade," " Eagle Cliff Falls," " The Council Chamber," " Curtain Cascade," " Jacob's Ladder," "The Bridal Veil," " Her- mit's Gorge," " The Indian Oven," " The Mountain Tunnel," " Whispering Falls," " Chaos Gorge," " Echo Falls." " Fairies' Cascade," " Summit Falls." &c. While all of these views, from "Portal Cascade" to "Summit Falls," are replete with beauty and interest, " Eagle Cliff Falls," *' The Council Chamber," " Curtain Cascade," " Jacob's Ladder," " The Bridal Veil" and " The Mountain Tunnel," are unrivalled by those connected with any other locality in the State,^ and are rapturously and enthsiastically admired. We might publish many highly nattering and eulogistic notices of this Glen, from the best writers and most popular newspapers and magazines in the Union, — including Appleton's Journal and Scribncrs Monthly — both of which have published illustrated articles on its scenery ; but our limits will not permit and we forbear — giving only a single one of Central New York. 21 below. It is beautifully illustrated and described in the new and truly magnificent work now in process of publication, entitled " Picturesque America," and is fully classed among the popular Summer Resorts of the country: [From Scribncr's Mag;iz"ne for Juno, 1872.] " From the very beginning Havana Glen impresses the visitor as having a character of its own. The stream is larger than that of Watkins Glen. The rock is less shaly, and it has a strongly marked system of rectangular points dividing the cliffs into square towers and butti-esses. When a portion of the cliff falls, it does not leave a jagged face as in Watkins Glen ; but a mural surface as smooth and even as a fortress wall, giving the sides of canons the appearance of great diversity and grand simplicity. The eroding current follows the lines of division, zigzaging at right an- gles rather than curving after the fashion of ordinary streams. — At times, as in the " Council Chamber," it cuts out perfect halls, with square corners and perpendicular sides, as unlike anything in Watkins Glen as can be imagined. The walls are lower than in Watkins, but they seem higher because of their clean cut faces. In Watkins there is a presistent sameness in diversity — a monotony of fantastic outlines. Havana has a statelier, more majestic look. W^atkins confuses while it amazes, bewildering by its multitude of details, infinitely various yet constantly similar. Havana has less variety and greater diversity — its plan seeming to be to present no two scenes at all alike. At times the cliff gives place to wooded escarpments ; vegetation creeps down into the Gorge and throws a net-work of beauty and grace — truly Glen like — between two spaces of precipitous rock. The falls are fewer but in the main more massive, and the pools are square cornered instead of oval. In short, the two Glens are not rivals, but compliments, and the sight of one heightens rather than lessens the enjoyment of the other." There are refreshment houses at and near the entrance of the Havana Glen, and two good hotels in the village — the Montour House, which is in size and all things else a first-class house, and the Webster House, which is smaller, but very attractive and nice- ly conducted. The extension of the Watkins and Havana Street Railway, from the former village to the Havana Glen, is in con- templation, and when completed the number of visitors will be largely increased, as its scenic attractions are already well known and its popularity well established. Carriages will convey visitors to and from the depot and pub- lic houses, and between the two Glens, until the railway is com- 22 Lake and Glen Scenery pleted, at moderate rates ; and a busy future is anticipated at the two Glens and the respective villages from which they take their names. It should be stated that the Glens at the head of Seneca Lake, known as the Watkins and Havana Glens, do not, by any means, embrace all the glen scenery of those villages and their surround- ings. There is a beautiful unopened and undeveloped Glen im- mediately west of the village of Ha^'ana, called " Glen Montour," after the town in which Havana is located ; the main fall of which is visible even to railway travelers, and a perpetual charm to the village. It may not be opened, pathwayed, and staircased un- til next year ; but it has its claims and they will soon be respected. There is an undeveloped Glen immediately east of Watkins, known as "Glen Excelsior," so named by the pioneer of Watkins Glen; (owned, in part, by the proprietor of the Havana Glen, M. M. Cass, Esq., of Watkins), the main fall of which, called " Em- pire Fall," half a mile east of Seneca Lake, measures two hun- dred and eighty feet in height, its angle being about seventy de- grees. It is one of the most beautiful cascades in the Central lake region, when in full play, and w-ell worth a special visit. The Hector Falls Glen, some three miles north of Watkins, the main view of which is the fall alluded to heretofore, has many scenes well worth exploration. And there is still another, further down the Lake on the same side, before reaching North Hector Point, called " Peach Orchard Glen," not yet opened, but bound in the near future, to come out of its native seclusion and add its. ro- mance to the general fund of the Central New^ York Lake and Glen Scenery. THE EXPLORATION. Visitors reach the Havana Glen, at present, both from Havana and Watkins by carriages, a lull supply of which will be found on hire, at reasonable rates, in both villages. On arriving at the " Glen Grove House," which is located in the " Grand Entrance Amphitheatre," (comprising over 30 acres near the opening gorge of the Glen) the carriages are left behind, and the exploration begins. Moving toward the east, \vc soon enter the lower gorge, and come in sight of " Portal Cascade," which, though not a high fall, is, especially in times of high water, a fea- of Central New York. 2j \ ture of much interest. We now ascend a stairway leading up the • north cliff, turn to the east again at its head, and a few steps bring us to the " Art Gallery," where Gates's celebrated Stereoscopic and Photographic views of the Havana, Watkins and Ithaca Glens, and a large variety of fancy articles, curiosities, &c., are for sale. Leaving this cozy little spot, we pass on a few rods, turn abruptly to the north, make a short detour around " Landslide Gap," and find ourselves going south on the east side of it ; but only a short distance, when we turn around the cliff to the east and " Crystal Rapids " and " Eagle Cliff Fall," come into view. The fall, how- erver, is some distance ahead, and in order to reach it we cross a bridge at this point (unless the water is very low in which case we can cross the stream further up), take the south side pathway, and soon reach the fall, which is the highest — about 60 feet — and one of the finest in the Glen. It takes its name from the eagles that in former years nested at this point, high up in the northern cliff where an old nest is still to be seen. We climb the Eagle Fall Staircase — the highest single one con- nected with the Scenery, and at its summit find ourselves in that strange and unaccountable wonder of nature, known as " The Council Chamber." This remarkable place is as square cut as if hewn out of the rock by human hands, and has no counterpart or rival in all the Glen Scenery of Central New York. It is nearly 100 feet in length, about 25 feet wide two-thirds of that distance, and less than one-half as wide at the south end, or "Corner Cham- ber," its form being like the following diagram : EAST. WKST. The side, and south-end walls, are sufficiently high to give the Chamber a most impressive appearance, and the stream falls in- to the narrow section at the south-east corner, flows through to the 24 Dike and Glen Scenery north end, and, in falling to the depths below, forms " Eagle Cliff Fall." We leave the chamber by a staircase leading out of it to the east, and proceed to the next point of special interest, " Cur- tain Cascade," which is conceded by all artists to be the most beautiful one in all the Glen Scenery of the State. It is located about thirty rods east of the "Council Chamber," and can be seen to much more advantage by leaving the direct pathway and descending to the level of the stream in front of it. After lingering as long as we wish below "Curtain Cascade," we return to the main path, move onward, cross a bridge, directly over the upper portion of the cascade, to the south side, turn to the left and soon mount a staircase leading to " Hermit's Gorge." Following along the pathway, we com.e to another, but shorter, staircase, which lands us on a bridge. Crossing over to the north side, we descend another staircase and are now at the head of "Hermit's Gorge" and at the foot of "Jacob's Ladder." This is a remarkable spot, and the stream, beyond where we stand, is en- tirely hidden from view, except where it rushes out of a narrow cut in the rock and falls into the pool below. "Jacob's Ladder " is so called because of its extreme length. It is composed of two long staircases, each of which is nearly fifty feet in length. One crosses the gorge toward the south, reaches a landing on the face of the south cliff, and from there the other crosses back to the north cliff, and thus enables explorers to proceed on their jour- ney. The view from the upper section of this staircase is full of the beautiful and romantic — the " Bridal Veil " being on the right hand as we ascend, and the " Hermit's Gorge " on the left. On reaching the top of "Jacob's Ladder," we turn to the east once more, descend a short staircase, and a couple of rods ahead ascend another, turn to the north, go up still another, and rest at the " Pilgrim's Grotto." Then forward again, turn to the right, above the " Bridal Veil," cross a bridge, and, winding around and along the cliffs, we come to the " Mountain Tunnel," a natural passage through the rock, staircased at both ends. The " Indian Oven" is down in the "Cavern Gorge," nearly north of the en- trance to the tunnel, and may be reached after passing through it. A short distance east of the tunnel is seen "Whispering Falls," which we reach by a rock pathway along the south side, and en- of Central New York. 25 ter " Chaos Gorge," so called from the confused and very unusual condition in which the stratified rock is found. Turning to the right, we soon after cross over near " Echo Falls," where there is a hollow and perpetual echo, and here we turn to the east again, pass forward about a quarter of a mile, and come to " Faries' Cascade," climb the rock steps on its north side, and are in " Summit Gorge," a beautiful scene ; and shortly after passing through it, we come to " Summit Falls," the last of note in the Glen. Instead of wending our way back down through the gorges, we take a pathway leading along the north side of the Glen, near the skirting woodland, and in due time arrive at the " Mountain Cliff House," located nearly north oiLthe starting place, where refresh- mnnts are furnished, and a halt, of a few minutes at least, is gen- erally made; for all are more or less weary. At this House, there are swings, croquet grounds, a fountain in full play, and the location is a very pleasant one. On leaving the " Mountain Cliff House," we take a beautifully shaded pathway leading toward the south, and in a few minutes are back at the "Art Gallery," and within a short distance of the "Glen Grove House," and our waiting carriages — having rambled, going and returning, more than two and a half miles, and overcome in the ascent nearly or quite seven hundred feet. At the head of "Jacob's Ladder," there is an outlet-pathway leading back to the " Mountain CHff House," for the acommoda- tion of such visitors as do not wish to explore the entire upper part of the Glen, and many — perhaps a majority — return by that route. The stereoscopic and photographic views sold at the " Havana Glen Art Gallery," are finished in the very highest style of the Art, and have been taken with great care. All persons can rely on securing better pictures of the Havana, Watkins and Ithaca Glens, at this Gallery, than at any other place in Havana, as no imperfect or inferior pictures are allowed to be placed on sale. THE ITHACA GLENS. It is said that within ten miles of the central portion of Ithaca there are one hundred and fifty waterfalls. It has been but re- 26 Lake and Glen Scenery cently that these waterfalls and their rocky ravines, with all their variet)' of wild, grand and beautiful scener}^ have been brought prominently before the public. The principal Glen in the imme- diate vicinity of the village is known as ITHACA GORGE, In which is found the largest number of remarkable cascades (within the same distance) in the State. The stream, which is called Fall Creek, falls four hundred feet or more in less than a mile of its descent from the east to the waters of the lake. It is located along the north bounds of the Cornell University grounds, and has been made safely and easily accessible by recent im- provements, at the cost of much money and labor. Its proximity to the village will always give it a larger number of visitors than any other Glen in that vicinity ; but all who have the time to do so should visit Lick Brook, Buttermilk Creek, Cascadilla, &c., as they all posses different scenic charms, and great natural beauties. Like the Glens at Watkins and Havana, they can not be describ- ed, but must be seen by those who would form any adequate idea of their diversified scenery. A whole week may be profitably and pleasantly spent by the tourist among these Glens, at the Univer- sity buildings, and visiting the more distant attractions at Tau- ghannock and Enfield, The former is spelled and pronounced in several different ways ; but we accept the foregoing, as it is the one adopted by the author of the Guide Book sold on the spot. TAUGHANNOCK, Is the grandest, deepest, and widest old gorge to be found in the Glen scenery of the State, and as sublime as it is grand. Its main fall has long been noted for its great height and singularity. It is in no sense a cascade, but one unbroken fall of two hundred and fifteen feet in height, and from thirty to forty wide, descending into the great gorge alluded to, in a thin sheet, its plunge chang- ing it into a soft and wavy curtain of spray, resembling lace work ; or, when the stream is high, into a sheet of silver suspended betvveen heaven and earth. Its great beauty, in fact, consists in its singularity — there being nothing else like it in the known world — and in its massive rock-work surroundings. There is a of Central New York. 2y ravine with several cascades above it, extending half a mile or more to the west, and the immense gorge below it contracts into ravine proportions, with delightful views, as it approaches the west shore of the lake — some seven miles north of Ithaca. The cliffs on each side of the great gorge, below the fall, are nearly or quite four hundred feet high — one hundred higher than those of Glen Cathedral in Watkins Glen, and nearly as high as its cliffs and steep bank combined. It is nearly or quite an eight of a mile wide, and there is a marked general similarity between these two specimens of Glen scenery, both of which, below the falls at their heads, sweep out into amphitheatres, with their towering battle- ments far above, their watery mirrors below, and a thousand name- less features of interest, all of which combined renders them places of unequalled enchantment at the respective localities where they have been wrought out by the power of Omnipotence, and the tire- less hand of Time. ENFIELD GLEN AND FALLS, An hour's ride (by carriage) south-west of Taughannock, should by all means be visited, if it takes a whole day ; as a great varie- ty of beautiful scenery, in addition to the main Fall, awaits the visitor. This Glen is very unlike any other at or near the head of Cayuga Lake, and has an individuality peculiarly its own. It ap- proaches nearer in its characteristics to Havana Glen than any other in Central New York, but descends toward the east instead of the west; and the time and money required to visit it is well invested, whether the start be taken from Ithaca, or Taughannock, which lies a mile or two south-east of Trumansburg. The hotel accommodations at these four points are all that could be reasonably anticipated or desired. The Ithaca Hotel and Clin- ton House, in that village, are equal to any in this Glen and Lake region ; and the Taughannock House, located on the north side of the mammoth gorge, above referred to, overlooking the surround- ing scene, and giving a fine view of the great fall, is a most inter- esting spot, and a welcome place of rest and recreation to the weary explorer. At the head of Enfield Glen, a hotel will be found where visitors will meet with good attention ; and this is the proper place to start from, on foot, to view the scenery, after which vistors re- turn to the hotel — for unlike all other Glens, of which mention has 28 Lake and Glen Scenery, been made, the scenery of Enfield has to be reached from above, as the ravine cannot be entered from below without great diffi- cult}% on account of the lay of the land and the absence of roads. In conclusion, it may be said that the people of Ithaca and vi- cinity, as well as those of Watkins and Havana, are now alive to the great importance to them, and their prosperity, of the fine and natural scenery with which nature has endowed their respective localities, and we doubt not that they will go forward in the work so well begun, and make all places of interest and scenic merit accessible to the public. And not only should they do this, but guard them carefully from being despoiled of their native charms by the vandal enroachments of man. Just in proportion as their natural wonders of rock, waterfall and forest are shorn of the let- ter, just in that proportion they will be ruined as summer resorts and fall into disrepute ; and if there is no other way to prevent such sacrilege as has already been committed on portions of some one or more of them, the power of the State should be invoked for their preservation in all their primeval wildness, weirdness, beauty and grandeur, as they are, in some sense, a common heritage of the people for all coming time. The very name " Glen " is sug- gestive of romance and romantic scenery ; and yet many of the Glens of Scotland and Switzerland — even those of historic re- nown — have been desecrated by the woodman's axe, until they have lost nearly all the attractiveness and charms they once pos- sessed. The Glens of Central New York are worthy of a better fate ; and we live in an enlightened age, when cultivated minds can appreciate them, as picturesque gems, far beyond their natu- ral value for ordinary uses. Let them, therefore, be- protected, and their natural beauties and wonders, among which the nymphs, graces and fairies delight to dwell, be forever perpetuated, as as are to be those of the enchanted valleys of the Yosemite and Yellow Stone, by the Nation, and, as in all probability, the Adi- rondack wilderness of Northern New York is to be by the State. Advertisements. 2g O CD C/) CD CD 3 CD CD o k — ' . CD O r w o x: ^o Advertisements. CHARLES E. M. TABER'S ilea iaiar aai Oiflesllj lapilim: (Situated at the Entrance of Watkins Glen\ WATKINS, N. Y. Hero can always be found a full selection of Indian. Swiss, French, Eng- lish and other Fancy Goods, consisting of Microscopic Views, Fancy Baskets, Feather Fans. Spar and Japanese Jewelry, Canes. Birch Bark Canoes, Bows and Arrows, Necklaces, Shells, Indian Nut Work, Agates, Petrifactions, &c. Spar and Rock. Ornaments of every conceivable pattern. Imperial Stereoscopic Views, at the very lowest rates and of every description and size* All kinds of Indian £telics. Ice Cream Parlors and Croquet Grounds ATTACUED TO THE BAZAR. Street Cars pass the Bazar, to and from the Depot, every fifteen minutes. Guide Books a specialty. «3=.The greatest novelty of the Season, the " Glen Fan." WATKINS. N. Y. Headquarters of Photographic ^ Stereoscopic G-len Scenery OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. Plain or Colored, in Sets, embracing an immense number of Views in the WATKINS, HAVANA and ITHACA GLENS, in Summer and Winter, forming perfect Panoramas of their entire length. The finest collection of Glen Scenery in the United States. Location in Watkins— Second National Bank Buildinsr. Sales-Room, First Floor. Sales Room in Havana, at Havana Glen. G. F. GATES. Advertisements. 31 GLEN PARK HOTEL, A_t Watkins, N. Y"., Is a new and elegantly-furnished Hotel, and can accommodate twice the number of guests of any other Hotel in Watkins or vicinity, with large and well-ventilated rooms, in suits or single; is lighted throughout with coal gas, is surrounded with highly CULTIVATED GROUNDS, ^yith croquet lawns, and is located on the main avenue, and within three minutes' walk of the lower or main entrance of the great Glen, which was visited last year by upwards of sixty thousand people. Visitors entering the Glen_ at this point, will have the very best opportunity of viewing it in its various at- tractions and return, without severe fatigue. THE GLEN PARK HOTEL Can be reached by a Free Omnibus and the street horse cars, running to and from the railroad and steamboat depots, and by carriages. It is within fif- teen minutes' ride of the wonderful Magnetic Springs, now effecting extra- ordinary cures. The Hotel is first-class in all its appointments, and will be under the management of Mr. I. W. Knapp, formerly of New York City, and recently proprietor of Rutherford Park Hotel. Address for circulars and information, I. W. KNAPP, Manager. E. C. FROST, Proprietor. 32. Advertisements. SENECA LAKE ^( 18 7 3. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. Schuyler and Onondaga. ♦-♦ Six Passages Daily during tlie Pleasure Season, AND FOUR PmiGES DAILY DURING THE REMAINDER OF TOE YEAR, BETWEEN COXNECTIN'G WITH NEW YORK CENTRAL R. R. AND WITH THE ERIE AND NORTHERN CEN- TRAL RAILWAYS, At W^atkiiis and Geneva. To Excnrsionists:— By this new arransrement parties are enabled to secure several hours in the great GLEN AT WATKINS, by taking morning boat at (Jeneva and returning on evening boat, leaving Watkins. All per- sons will bo taken at Excursion Kates— lull fare one way— who desire to pass over the Lake, and return the same day. D. P. 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