Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-25
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER Ill.
Departure from Boston, ounIrv TO Stonington--
New lo,k--IIaIem--A American mode OF IL
wing III gigs--l.ong lsaud-7talen i~Rnd -
lrauentl"h To husbandy ~ st
ins erte p.ising iameiS-- Dome sue Ecoham5 iH
New folk--iIosp tahY-- De a,tur-.
Ar 4 =. NJ. Of the Sth Of Nav cn Ros,an
fer New otk. proceeding first by tie railway
to Slonlngton III Connecticut, aud ,htu.,# al
the steamboat to New lorG, where ,plsed
al O'Clock the following mornIn9, the nUole
distance being about 300 mIc,.
The country through winch We passed 10
Stouington Is, near the I'll way, low aud mass
shy; higher up il is rough aud stony, and coz.
cred with copsc and young plues, 'he lumber
uros having evidently been all cut duwn iar
use. THIS was inv rlahly ,he feature Il tho
country, with here aud there patch at A5Y
or sixty acres taken IN from the woods eHd
improved. The fields are small. poor ~ seat.
aud lnelosod wlh rough sono dIhcs. At.of
quitting the railway had moi an oppoIluui,y
Of seeing tho country between SIonlnsion aud
New \ ork.
now found myself in a magnificent cry
containing about 800. 900 inhabIlanIs.. tho
streets spacious, particularly the ioo,.patns.
which appear TO be double the width OF those
even ~ the more modern parts of Londoo-..iHe
broadway. three miles IN length, aud many u
the other streets one and two miles An 10
activity and hustle aud here wiih The Iurlsh
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appearance III bis view, one may easily fancy
himself in London.
The streets are quite as much crowded ii,
those IN London with foot passengers; auo lao
shops are large and elegant, bun ihrre Is uut
the same crowd Of carriages, wagons, cars, or
other vehicles, and there are but few gem g.
mems carriages 10 be seen. BuI agricultural
matters being the more Immediate ohltc,e II
my attention, | abstain from attempting any
particular description Of New York, which. IN
deed. IS too well known TO render such an en-
deavor on my part necessary.
Ia the afternoon drove out with nv Girnd
Mr. George Barclay to Harlem, distant from
Now OH niHc mIes-.thc intervening space
being, however, ono continued street was
much amused with The usniber OF GIGS and bur.
glcs on tho road, all With las, ,toters in strong
competition, aud some Of them going at q ire-
mendous pace. They are driven wilh a sraIght
iron BIT, on which the horse lays all his weight.
the characters holding a reign in each h nd
with an immense strain on his arms. totally
opposed 10 our cyslcnl, and, should think, 10
comfort.
On The Eth Of May | crossud over to Long
Island where ! walked several hours. 1Lls
Island is too miles long aud Is broad. it IL
the garden Of New York, rich IA soil. highly
cultivated plcturcsqucly diversified vim III.
and dale, aud covered with villages. Villas, aud
Warehouses;; bul ! could not discover that the
land IS under any regular system OF agriculture,
~ that, With all the advantages II pess, esrs
ia The quality Of soil and proximity 70 The NV
y otk market. any effort is used 10 make tla
most Of them.
Next day ! crossed over to Staten island
distant from New York nine miles TINS i.
land, about forty miles IA circumference, i
like Long Island, beautiful and plclutc-glr
i drove over considerable part OF q, and lauia
large tracts Of rich meadow land aPpied 10
comparatively htllc pfohtab ise. iLcy NOW
a considerable pdu u The meadows bus ! saws
very htlle stOrk--.nn sb""p---and such caul" "a
were seen were Of the most hetetpgIco 8
breeds. had Lancashtf,s, Scotch, aud v III,
40 two bearing The least appearance Of coHsaG-
guIiy. Wheat and Indian corn are grown "a
small patches. The farming implements atr
Of a rude and aUkatd dc~clIJlen. "ut. 10
word, here Is a Gnc uarl If la4d wuich. a. &c.
CARDS The matter Of agriculture. j. almost &c.
gcc.cd.
The cause ofIhs neglect is obvious: 10 III"
reighhofhopd q New ! r., ~ Long Is aat
aud rlso ia Slalcu Isiard the land j. 'tru,'.d
chiefly by mercantile pco2e. nm rcca..
crosses Their tune aud attention. and aguc"l-
turc Is win ihcm o. secondary nsi.'fa ION,
-eemingIy as hlue undef.to' a. ca' d 'or'
Murh. ihcrel re, II. ght TO- donr h.f~ hy Fl" er.
pfi,ing men, capa5.e Of .nr"'rriaR a"d .eP..
iugup d proper breed Of s'ooek' aud resolved
1T .as1.4 not. nov eter, be- -fgo'ten' th''. hi'y
years . - the fosd, ~-nl and wee ssnef. b. ~
40 "A fulcb better con- lTtloh han t""-s o" M''-t-
r4.srits Nnhn if1i pcnod The feni 81 .nrl ha'
,,eatl. lac.s3se,, bs.ng no~, 10 most instances,
more ria1 thtfs tunes tie former ansa frf. ~
20 duo. i1 eieat measGfr. tp me improvement oi
the Iarf. eonssquent % tuo opening 81 new t"aH'
and TIE Moderation ol The oid on'., the farmer o.
a'.and beng noR accommodated nste-ree1 p
-pafs better perhaps than his ofsinfen ~ any par