The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-27
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
The Watering Places.
Our FASHIONABLE CORRESPONDENCE.


OUR FAsHIoSABLE CORRESPONDENCE.
LEBANON SPRINGS, June 10, 1851.
The Scenes en- RoMs-ArriUul of Visiters-Ttom
Fishing, &C., &c.
The Housstonic Rail way, running from Bridge
port on the Long Island Sound, up the glorious val
ley of the Housatonic river, bears the palm away
In beauty Of scenery and purity of atmosphere from
any railroad in New England. Its length is more
than hundred miles, and almost the entire distance
it lies along the margin of one Of the most romantic
and picturesque rivers in the world. The route is
through the Facannack mountains, where the
gorges formed by the flowing river mark the only
means of passage. The road is well regulated, the
fare ia reasonable and the rate of speed is almost
as great as any railroad in the United States. The
terminus is at Pitts6ed, where carriages always
in readiness to take passengers miles to
Lebanon Springs. | observe that during the last
summer, you passed several weeks in this delight
full place; and you will bear witness that it is
one Of the sweetest and most charming resorts in
the world. Columbia Hall, which is owned and
conducted by DIR. Parsons, formerly physician in
the South, is the principal hotel here, and it
has been rendered even more extensive and
beautiful than 1t last summer. The
season has aread begun, and considerable
number Of guests have arrived for the summer.
Madame Costa, Mrs. Livingston, and considera
BILE number of other ladies and gentlemen here,
living either in the cottages attached to the hall
or in the hall itself. The table is enriched with
every luxury which can be found from the tropical
climate of Cuba to these cool mountain hills. The
fine speckled brook trout among these mountain
streams. are the table every day. and every lux
ury which can be imagined is brought forward to
here till now, but the breezy mountain air, the
fine walks and rides, sharpen the appetite, and it
seems to grow by what it feeds on.
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non Springs. One of the finest streams in this
mountain region, flows down through the Lebanon
valley. There are several trout fishermen here
from New York, and they come in every day before
dinner with their baskets filed. saw some trout
here this morning, which were caught by Mr. &.
Edwards Lester, which weighed two pounds apiece
within ounce or two The trout of this region
far superior to those OF Long Island, In flavor
and in color, and they are far more difficult
to catch. The trout of Long Island, like
the trout Of all regions except those which
the trout Of this district are hard, delicate, shy,
and difficult to take; but they reward the sportsman
for all his care, Skill and toll. The young wood
cock whistlng about the valleys here in all di-
rectons. and in a week or ten days will be in fine
state for eating. The prohibition against killing
them ceases the first of July, and sportsmen will
then show themselves here in abundance.
The pre- sent arrangements, comforts, and luxu-
ries Of Columbia Hall cannot be spoken of too
highly. Nothing is lacking to render it, in my es-
tmation, the most delightful resort in the United
states. There is most strange and fascinating
combination of scenery in the most rural and charm
ing Of valleys-hard gravelled roads, winding in al
directions clear, limpd streams flowing down from
the mountains cold lakes, filled with plckerel anC
perch and trout streams enlivened by the mos
beautiful fish in the world with luxurious hotel
filed With elegance, taste, and amusement-billiarC
tables, bowling saloons, livery stables, good soce
ty, and, in fact everything which art can invent
fancy imagine to adorn and embellish residenc
in rural district Will you not again visit thi
charming spot, to pass at least a few days during
this delightful season And be sure, when yoI
come, to pass up the Housatonc rail way, as til,
most picturesque route to reach the place.