V. SKETCHES AND INCIDENTS COMMUNICATED BY MRS. DEB- VI. INCIDENTS OF THE WARS IN THE LACKAWANNA PORTION ...... 431 is exceedingly productive, being suited to all sorts o grain and grass. Th Two ranges of mountains hem in the valley, th eastern range being of an average height of one thou sand feet, and the western about eight hundred. eastern range is precipitous and generally barren, bu is strikingly diversified with clefts, ravines, and forests and presents a most picturesque view. The western range is rapidly yielding to the process of cultivation. There are several charming points of view which invite the attention of the lovers of the beautiful and the grand in nature: Prospect Rock, west of the old town of Wilkesbarre, being the easiest of access from the town, and the most frequently visited, is the most celebrated in the annals of travel. From this point the valley, with the slope of the west mountain, presents the appearance of a beautiful ascending plain, with the remotest border merged in the clouds, or bounded by the blue sky. A more charming landscape can not be imagined. The view from the mountain side west of Forty Fort gives you a more extensive prospect of the northern and southern extremities of the valley. From this point you have a fair view of the northern gap through which the Susquehanna forces its way of the Lackawanna Valley, Pittston, Wyoming, Wilkesbarre, Kingston, Newport, and Jacob's Plains. Campbell's Ledge is becoming a favorite point of view for the romantic and athletic. This high peak is situated at the head of the valley. The ascent is laborious, but the sublimity of the scene amply rewards the toil of the traveler. Torrents gush through deep gorges in the mount-ains on either side, slackening their speed as they enter the valley, and sluggishly meander through the |