New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-23
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49,, ..,rae a,,p>sry a,saiuahlo by tho wealthy
, h.s,,we an article of positive necessity 10 all
-. ~. "A az IN, inventor and the mechanic has been
- =, An, command eysven the humeest
t,eesA she peSstn, season Of the year "p' a''"
40 ~ eur sse,el eth considering is m'nre aceeph
Aa,ty we uisnd BE- t'Vs, our NsdcS ''Sr,', y" -
-, ,A,,,s w, must h. content 10 wch until Tho sauy
sre Il svwwes ssh Hs'e """'" "" WV
a,rs,s 81 ,he rsNlsc
w@s N. ,.,,,l, r,sr>NSat In HE brosdclc,h and tho
.,,s hsssrlo hisrNgN have alike been matchmaking
a. l.snsess ltAe blast and is attendant rheumhos inc
,, v,,. ard the r,yt,s have been Invested cf their
s y.s,Sste ecl the paiascs Of psircan and plehean
t,,sxsN ,is sumusr Bearing IN miad the axiom =" IN une
.sfpNpt, rSpase kr deNrh'" the Nomcn al Rowland
"a Oval Lakes the Highlands Cstskal Noouea1 saa
.Ns.s Il c,Ass NsaIcs famous Tor their re'ucd waters
have ss,n ts.y s sews weeks past in harvesting Tue y
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a. ,,.r nNsSr we have dsrSicheds reporter up the
N,A Hs,,s and aprSai tAerSsul This tour OF inspection
~. .ssre, annual consumption Of i've In the CITY OF
x~ys,A ASs Nesn rcsrtl estimated at 100000 ,uus To
.,rr,s "a. Sensaa We have nun actual measurement as
ihss lsleco sans Nave already been housed OK
A, s,S cSserSpcs whNsuPpy the City the hn'ckerbocs
as Nss=<ss Is ~ ros extensive The following arc the
..vxsai Susn,cs Acssoa by each together with the as
.-eSsss csr~>l,y Of tAev hs0dngs
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S SfS 49, Sec rOi.i....,,....... go
NJ ~. =, ha,,s and in eSuvcySrce 70 she City shrink
49, fns sAra uust De allowed fer which would give as
-. pssNsvs ssYps il&oo tups The crop az Rookland
ilx Ssl t<ea pSSry exhausted bat Is safe 10 calculate
"a, ,scStr srStAer 5000 ians has been harvested
ssrsx eur MSF Of Investigator.
fAs NElsAsStccher Ice Company have SIX large buld
~ 81 HecAasd Lake at RhineeeVk and Que at HSh
NsaIals sskrg ssgeSse Of storage room for S'VVV
rs - lisa thy have their houses about two thirds fu
RssxssS C. have sx baldass II Rocklsnd Lake with
:, .xress,s capacity Of sAco tuns, and they are also
,A,sr- Il RS fan Mtssrs TGrnhull & Akerson have
As=ss a. Csln Crvtk capable Of holding 10000 tuns
-AA sNcsf ssn ssd another 81 CoIssoAe Of 5000 tuna
wAxA 40 full Msssrs. Compton \ NoTtendyke have
IKE ssecc ten hou.e Kingston two thirds full; one
ef Gsc ;sns q; Rord0Et about enc third hued 10000
az Assss ~ Esoyss swetArds hed. and sn 5000 tun
Arss A. lie rOnd hack u the las; named place which is
.sS tsS,ArSs fsl Brown & Co Of Crystal Lake,
have .eS Scr Soeco suns $1,000 Of which are already
sez<sG
sSIss ~ ne b-siusSs this State snd thers has sprung
n s-d fcurhsd ere e. The lucrative branches Of
SvgSsSe eO~rorce-
We vs.sG tie Lake s; ,he beginning Of this month,
AZ II NJ give brief sketch Of the locality and the
,Dess e. gesng and keeping ice.
IaekhrS : .iusni ahoal % mles from New-York 10
geslkre Ce=n.y on the wes; side Of the Hudson. The
vsrs .ssf cortzns sbSu; 800 inhabitants whose main
Ssy<ESsr uvon tie winter produce OF the lake The
tro Companies employ So during the year at one dol
a. re- dsy bu: il the htsi Of the ice harvest about 900
y<rSzs Engaged in cutting and housing the ice at The
lie svsr.se wages e.eh Of 81 IS per day.
Tie Lake Is Ere shee; Of clsAr, sparkling water, Of
tf<. ih-st nils in circumference, fed from the Noun
ia strssrs II les sbosoned in mountains some four
kzn6ss1 feet above the level Of the river Daring the
sszEsr tie scenery is truly magnificent in the
ri.;sr = d.usl eroagb. with nothing TO enGven its
SSsrss tE lie basts and excitement Of the month OF
zee h1rvss;
TIE village reached by way Of the New York and Erie
RSiSsd suztrns thsroe by railroad to PermOnt and
through Syssk and around the mountain by the aid OF
b rst-fesh travelling distance Of some fftyour miles
e get ttEty-.vo.
Prer Pizncnt s trzin daily TO Suferns; and
vken he river free Of ice steamboat runs from Nyaek
Iksse oouvty,rees afford the only means Of getting to
y.vYsrk on The s;de but when the river is free
sr ice steam ft-ry boat plies between Nyack and Tar
r.;o-n, the ether ,ide Of the river.
We arrived at Roeilsnd a. about 10 in the evening and
s.ek.vsy driver stopped at the Neptune Hotel the
Ar Hosss Of the village good part Of the lower story
vss oeezpsd bar room Here were assembled some
kfy Ct tie ice wedding had just taken place in
Tie vIsre and the bridegroom, to insure i'm nunhy from
he ezs;oray sTenade Of cows horns conchs tin pans
ard pistol reports had presented his fellows with 500
When We them msny were almost crafty drunk.
ey uresled and threw esch other with violence enough
70 break he bones Of ordinary but they Needed it
no Sr 10 sooner one down. than be sprsng to his
Re. ard threw he antagonist There they wheepng
and ksocng Ike devils and dsportng With the grace and
agility Of hores or elephants This continued for about
horI when the of repeated imbibons ofrum bad made
hem co noiy to suit the andloid So be got man TO
rush IN and that free fight going on down
=; Andy sbeehans shanty between the Rocklsnd Boys
and the Ps1des' Away they all started heller skelt,r,
for the Of the supposed fght and with quiet chucks
The landlord closed his doors and stretched the big wooden
bar The Maine Law would certainly be bens6tn
Rocklsnd County II the pumbs Of squald families
be any criterion.
A, an ss-iy hour in the morning started for the Lake
IN company with experienced ice merchant. As the
toie did 10; AFFORD The luxury Of clean and tovd
10th Of compelled Soego morning additions
The Lake presented busy some SEQ at
work with ice pows, ehiscs and hooks separating and
gathering in the ice while the engines rapidly
hosting il into the houses where men were engaged in
eompscly souingit
Tie ice harvest usually from the 9Th TO the 10th
Of January ard rarely continues longer than mouth It
may, to the stranger, appear very simple matter this
gathering and preserving Of ice but simple Is very
few undertan9 thoroughly The ice has 10 be watched
during lie growth well as harvested when ripe Should
fan q vhen about three four inches in
thickness must be removed else the ice would freeze
thicker Ice Of such thickness could safely bear the
weight Of horses consequently the cannot be scrsped
Cd. The Lake then has to DO sunk" as the ice-men
phIsseh This operation performed after this fashion
Men armed with iron speMs start from the edge OF the
Lake eight feet apart AT every three PAGES they