New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29


The ore-bed which mainly supplies Ties. MIA.
about eight miles distant AMI varies in depsh Tree :
10 SEQ feet
Directly and Indirectly, s01 men are e.nplo,., 4,
Company. They are principally Irish and Csrssss
French OF the latter, there are malti.udes IN -
vile. was struck with their diainu,ve si,r !.
class Of people. They interarry within eloss -
ties, and generally st very early age MANY -
boys, IL and Il years old already hasbasi. ,.s
fathers.
The scenery Of the village and SURROUNDING eaun..
equally beautiful and remarkable taking i;s rise s
Lake Placid, at the foot Of the old White rsce M
tain, 80 miles away, which towers up nearly 5oj e..
shove Lake Chsmplain. the Ausable (pronoupcel A.
saw-be) pours its swift current along Itk. ~
wild river, rushing through the grand old Ais pl,,.
ing over its rocky bed. turning graceful cure. -
sharp angles, eapng precpices tearing through Mae
chasms and again gliding NOR level plsaS nj
by two separate forks il emptes into Lake CAsncl.i,
To the mere tourist and the man NJ science M -
cslity 10 exceedingly interesting Miss Freierisa r..
mer, the Swedish authorizes, thought Il second onv
its wonders TO Niagara. W geol,gist coan pass :
without minute Investigation and professional ensAaS
asm.
Prof EmmOns, in the Natural History Of tia S,.,.
Of New-York has described ts geological features !.
length snd gives wood cut ~ its most striking loc,T,
The rock which forss 'ke Nd tsd baaks Of the rye,
(snd Of rkiek Aere e s1ogsk = bss1 many CITIES m.
London.) j. ipeEa NJ Psts&s. ssfsastone h Ess
in hin ksr.fsr'si sysrs. = 'Sss Sfvesred aal an
svsrs a<El'RstF - - s1nI ps-D1sss, IS Keese,iia
itssf maj ;>ssfT TIE s8r~ ta& n stone IL found /.
RE EssAssrEee4 e Tesu1erox,. and 10 many lscalj.
ties korI>rsE - Lake Ckauplsin.
Hall Ele bfl0W tie VilisSe. the river tales
IL frat pipnge oTer perpsniieulsr rock hlhus
'iiry feet ito oval basin whose diAmeser ae from
zoo 70 $50 fset PROM hence Il passes for BAN mia
between munitions Of rocks - until az the lits,e vi
age Of Birmingham IL takes ia last majestic leap ixy
feet over the acgel precpice From the fso; Of ia
Eas. the course OF the stresm lies for mile throe
an awful ckssm in the hills. Passing distance
down the banks, We end within few hundred rods 4
each other, two star-wsys built by citizens OF tue viz
age for public One Of these has ls9 steps and s
built in huge rent in the rocks The other has abol.
$50 steps and lands YOU at one Of the most remarkabs
points Of view The river serpenne in its course and
narrowed down to twenty feet in width ia some
places roars and RACES against its walls Looking up
ward YOU swed b. the rude grandeur OF the scene
The rocks towering either side $50 feet high sur
mounted by the whistlng pines and cedarsthe perfect
solitude, where scarcely insects hum Joins the song
Of the rverthe great riffs in the rocks II split hy
TiraDs-all contribute overpower the mind OF the
sensitive observer with feeling Of the majesty,
and presence Of the unseen nsker Of Il all When tho
water is low, as Il wss few days ago you may walk
safely the projecting pathway Of rock 10 the very
foot OF the falls We stood there amid the spray wstch
ing the rainbow in the mist and thinking Involuntary
Of Him who hung his arch of promise there-ani 10
whom the wild river sends up ts " unceasing thuader
- end eternal foam"
IT. Mr. Editor. any Of your readers would enjoy
grand scenery and spend few pleasant days Of
trun trip away from tie crowds of the city, aud tho
din OF its business LEI them 90 10 Keeseve, and see
how rails are made. and how the Ausable lercely
" glad" leaps
Forever shaesrd, and the same brewer