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shoe Curve, famed as much for the wild grandeur of its
surroundings as for its worth as an illustration of daring
engineering skill. Around the curve and beyond, interest in
romantic beauty of the mountains grows, until the summit is
attained near the famous peak of Allegrippus. The extreme
crest of the range is pierced in the Gallitzin Tunnel, and the
Jescent into the valley of the Conemaugh begins.
Johnstown, which in 1889 was almost swept away by a
food in which 2209 lives were lost, now happily rebuilt, is the
home of a great steel plant and other industries. Beyond are
the picturesque glades of Sang Hollow, and on through scenes
of novel interest to the foreigner, Blairsville, Latrobe, Greensburg,
 Jeannette, all leaving pleasant impressions as they vanish
in the distance. This is the land of mine and furnace, of natural
gas and blazing coke oven, and finally, with its crown of smoke
resting placidly above it, is Pittsburg, the Iron City of the
New World.

Tone LAND oF MILL AND FURNACE

Pittsburg, a busy city of 321,616 people, is the metropolis
of iron in America. Its enormous collection of blast furnaces,
rolling mills, and foundries produce every conceivable thing
that can be made of iron or steel. The manufacture of glass
and its products is an important industry, and the products of
silver, nickel, and tin, together with the making of all kinds of
tools and divers kinds of machinery, combine to make Pittsburg
 the greatest workshop in the world for the conversion of
metals into articles of trade. The manufacture of air brakes
and electrical engines and supplies are also important industries.
The surrounding country is thickly studded with manufacturing
plants of many kinds, so that the district for miles in area
is one thriving hive of industry. The mechanical skill of the
American engincer and artisan, progress in science, and supreme
achievement in matters material find their best exemplification
here. Art and music also have a home beneath the inky cloud
that hangs above a thousand mill stacks.