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Title: Ghost of the glacier and other tales
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Hunter, Will Bogert. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Chicago
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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at an altitude of 1,730 feet, overlook-ing the Analomink River in the Pocono Moun-tains. It is a region of woodland and water,where nature has undisputed sway. Fewspots in Pennsylvania offer so much that isinviting. Here are some of the most prolificbrook trout streams in America — East andWest Branch, Brodhead, Cranberry, Heller,Paradise and Devils Hole — all famous. Park-side, on the banks of the Analomink, is a beau-tiful little rural retreat, not more than threehours ride from New York. Rhododendronand laurel are especial attractions in springand early summer. Late in June rhododen-dron is in its glor>% and the thousands ofbushes covered with delicate blossoms makea dainty picture, worthy the brush of themost ambitious painter. Points of interest are Echo Barn,Prospect Ledge, Point Lookout, HighRock Summit, 190 feet, directly overAnalomink River ; Red Rock GlenRed Rock Falls, Paradise Falls,Quarry Pool, Cave Pool, Fenners Grotto. Beautiful drives 3UCKHILL FALLS,NEAR CRESCO.
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LACKA WANNA RESORTS. RKD ROCK FALLS,NEAR HENRYVILLE, lead to Sylvan Cascades, Buckhill Falls, Pocono Summit,Mount Pocono, Pocono Knob, Swiftvvater, Wiscasset, Para-dise, High Bridge and others. Directory of Hotels and Boarding Houses, giving rates and completeinformation, will be mailed on application accompanied by 2-cent stamp. MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA. Situated at an altitude of nearly 1,900 feet on the PoconoMountains, which cross the northeastern counties of Penn-sylvania, and which belong to the same chain as the Catskills,in New York, and the Black Mountains of North Carolina,this region has been aptly called the Switzerland ofAmerica. From Mount Pocono a superb panoramic view is spreadto the eye. Back over innumerable hills roll great brokenbillows of pine forest, a virgin woodland unbroken save byan occasional farm clearing. To the right and left bold spursproject their steep and rugged fronts. Pocono Knob, thenoblest, thrusts forward its rock-bound summit like somehuge tur

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