New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-09
The Black River Ceuntry Lewis Ces-Grass
and Dairies-Pinnk Roads

Editorial Correspondence.
CorrsHAeEs, Lewis Co. N Y. July ), 1850.
lam for the first time looking through the Black
River Country Of our noble Empire State. 1t
rather dissppoinis me in the general smoothness
Of its surface and the gradual slope OF its hills.
Taking the Plsnk Road northward from Rome, we
rise about one thousand feet in the first fifteen
niles-half Of II in the course Of single mie-and
IRE then, though still in Oneida County, about at
the average level Of Lewis. The Mohawk has
avirdled to O trout brook ere it turns aside among
the still higher hills, and bids adieu to the north
vard.rolling stage.oosch, which passes another
svpmis and descends into the valley Of mill
stream rushing north-eassward toward the Black
River; and now we are in Lewis, and the stage
stops at thrifty and young looking Constableville'
Henceiorth the road to WATERFOWL and Lake On
tario runs some thirtyodd miles through Lewis
Coanty, but avoids the immediate Black River in
tervaIe, keeping some two to five miles east of it
and from three to Eve hundred feet above it until
both enter Jefferson County
This ia q cold and bleak region, with general
northwsrd hang, though scanned and broken by the
valleys Of the tributaries racing swiftly from the
vest and the east to the Black River bat for which
there would be nothing to break the sweep OF the
winds from Lake Ontario and the cold, hat plains
of Upper Canada. The winters here are long; the
,pov. drifts lnger well into May and Indian Corn
has close race for hfetimei the Pescn Will a0s
i've and even the harder Apple 10 capricioas IN Its
h..y;ps 1 never saw - thrifty region 90 bare OF
,v;, ,yees a. this it, And yet richer soil or one
tom h,c6,he thrifty can acquire property faster
I. hard 10 find than is the limestone portion OF the
vsuey-ssy "trip Of ten mica on the west SIDE Of
the river, embracing the towns OF West Turn,
Fu,ip. Lowvine Msrtinsbursh, Hsrrisourgh aud
etoekholm. i never before saw thirty miles to
Gather of such Grass, such Pasture, such Cattle
The land rises from the river In teusces-hrst
k,osa iptervsle, then bluff Of two or three hun
ar.a fact behind which is another breadth Of nearly
h,.i meadow, then another range Of hills aud 50
:, Aa.r few miles an elevation "a reached
,,hs,s the limestone Of the valley 10 overlsid by
shae or slate, and the coil becomes poorer Oh. 'oe
s,e.t u still mainly Beach and Maple and the lana
,.,uysl for grass. East of the River, the rocs |"
Granite. the soil thin, and the country unin'iuos'
In, hardy band OF Germans and Csssd'sns nave
...s,,,x settled three or four townships Oh mat
"a. and seem resolved TO wrest living IRON tne
-..,.a al.mepts at some rate. Success to the@'
Lewis il destined to be--PerbsPs "-one o. 'ne
creates. Dairy Counties Of rhs state rn0uso boz
nan cleared yet COWS clas'er like sheep a0o .ae
sts sdy farmers Of 6fteen to twenty years s,a"a'H
ara all in easy circumstances, hard drinkers o'
ss.se excepted. There is hardly farm 'o' sAie
~ sseb township and the ravsges Of the csi'o'0'a
Fever have been very liz through this region
Ijadss that Abssiaepcs from AL MAI nsA''s'0'