The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20
Our Western CORRESPONDENCE.

GENEVA, ". Y, Aug. 3, 1850.
Erie Raiirodd-Aoctdert-B Bridges Scenery-In-
eidenfs-Advice 10 TSupelers
The first train took on the Ene road. was the
milk train, as had desire to see how things
were managed, and as an officer Of the steamer
Erie told me IL would make no difference in the
expense, whether | bought through ticket, or
from station 10 station. Al Safferns, forty-two
miles out from New York, left the milk train and
waited short time for the night express train
Thereon travelled to Goshen, the land OF milk and
promise. The conductor OF this train informed me
that the morning express tram stopped there now,
and |, like q fool, believed him Had good ac-
commodations at the Gorhen Hotel, situated three
rods east Of the depot, Ia agricultural will age
that Is neat, not SNOWY In the morning, the land
lord informed me that the express tram did not
stop their, nd the ticket master ditto l. there
fore, concluded thai Nj. Night Express Tram Con-
ducior h,d-under a lad mistake, 49, Q. the morn.
ing train !, therefore, pad the landlord 81 Is TO
carry me back five miles to Chester, the point Of
iniefst elton by the Newhlrg branch.
The country, here abouts, Is excellent in soil and
situation Great quantities OF milk are daily sent
by ruil 10 your market Taking fresh start, and
paying o. 90 t. the morning express train conduc-
tor, concluded that " best t. be put through
to Jefferson without any more imposition, for with
the 70 cents fare yet TO be PAID Sene, lake. and
the 81 Is paid 10 Goshen, II would make my fare
stand me from New York Co Genevs, g. 30 ; all of
which could have got for 81. by buying through
tchei on the steamer ruHnlng ~ connection with
either of the eSyress trains. Now, II the railroad
company are benevolent enough to make me a res.
uulion al 81 81, want them To lay II out in having
their tive temporary bridges braced 10 stronger Of
which shall hereafter more fully speak
MiddletowD, seventy seven mites frem New
York. u as near the and app. arance of Middle
town, IN Connecticut, a. two PEAS raised from the
same seed, same quality ~ soil and Same genial
influences in the two different States wouId he
Onsville u busy, thriving village, destined TO
be something, ere long, thd will attract copsidera.
bic attention.
Port JeI,is 10 in the most romantic situation Of any
place We have yet parsed, and beng also situated
mon the Delaware nyer, and Delaware and UuS-
canal, do all the bus,ne e that the conn
try IN that s.ction can supply. IL now has access
to the New fok market direct by railroad. a. we'll
a to the trade ~ Penn-ylvania and New Jersey
via Delaware river and cspsl
For twenty Mules north west on this 70 3D. fro n
Port Jei,is, the most grand scenery and extensive
railroad elevations tniSt that have found IN this
county. A lover Of the sublime in nature and
ait here sst his eyes, and revel in his sensa-
tiers uf oeiigh sud admiration.
Our neat stopping place was IN Lackswaxep,
where the ion bridge was broken down Here
". wef, delayed ON. hour and half, IN waiting
for Oh. Western train. Hundreds Of men wer,
here. variousy employed. The county hefesbouts
sns Ike enc vast sl8Ig liter house, but To the ue-
town ieuir, o. ~ New York, the smell vas nothing
new. f,shofsrs Wer, a. work taking of the h,des
ttm the cetsi,, erl ,u.ying the carcasses thereof