New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08
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| New.Tcrsey TIE crops are luxuriant; the Indian
I corn IL uncommouly large and healthy looking
hove rot seen So much ground covered with rank
growing healthy potato vines FOR many years and
vat Is remarkable, they are covered Nith bios
srms " hich has Lot been tie case since the potato
Tot Las prevailed Oats staud thick on the ground,
Of large growth. July headed and still green :
wlea. md rye all secured ass Is oEl) partly cut
INV ia evidence Of lose of grain or hay to any
go ut: pastures lock more Ike June han August
+. tie richness Of their verdure. The same re-
marks hid good in regard 20 Orange County, with
the eycep ion that corn is not 80 large generally,
ard few pieces of grsin remain out IN the shock
A, We approached the Mountains saw a ieT he!ds
Of rye and wheat uncut. There is everywhere a
very large breadth Of buckwheat growing, and 1t
is very forward.
Of course there is not a great show ~ crltya-
'ioL along the wild region trayersed by the rail-
To6d until it has emerged from these rough hills,
where the great crop is wood, and comes down
into tue valley of the Susquehanna. Speak
inc OF wood II is beyond conception how much
we see IN enc days ride piled upon the sides 81
the Told, OF in the COmpanys sheds and wood
Yards at the various stations The price ranges
from - to 81 30 a cord Ii is mixed of hemlOck,
beech. msple and oak Land that is it for cult
walton is cleared for tie Iow, but many sof the
ILLS are cut over and left TO grow up again.
know enc man at Port Deposit who bought 700
acres al - to $40 an acre and contracted with
the hailTosd Company TO furnish II 600 cords OF
wood for $4,000. which will more than pay for
oholping and for the land which is worth for cul-
tiyaton as soon as il is cleared, more than IL cost
The entrance into the Susquehanns Valley, after
so long c ride through these mountain gorges,
strikes one with double force-the contrast is so
great Along the Delaware the cars creep along
the side Of the mountain for many miles on the
fortherly side. while on the other there is one
continuous liue of coal boats the canal from the
LacLaW anna mines 10 the Hudson. The railroad
is dug into the side of the hills. and sometimes
almost oy rhangs tie river and the canal on the
other side is built out into the water.
found more grain cut in the shock along the
Susqueharna and some of il of course injured. Is
il any wonder for il is set up in the most careless
manner without any effort to protect it from the
rsin2 But | was told by large farmer at Bng-
hamton, that the damage hsd been Oyer-iated
grossly. and that no paper had given such correct
opinions on the subject as THE TRIBUNE.
Than the village Of Binghamton know of none
that looks more thriving OF pleasant. There is
profuson Of neat little white houses owned by the
occurarts enhovered in groves Of shade-trees,
mostly maple Beside the Erie Road, there is one
to Syracuse and che from the Pennsylvania coal
ines brings down an immense quantity of coal for
shiunent on TIE ChCrsngO canal which would be
otherwise useless ditch Binghamton contains
about 5000 Inhabitants, majority OF whom are
opposed TO The rum-traihc, but nevertheless 1t
goes on almost unlimited. Anybody can get
license 10 SELL and if a man wants five gallons 70
raise a barn, be Las only to declare II for mocha
"icsl purposes" and he gets it, 4 fellow with
sick horse declares he wants quart for sickness,
and il is forthcoming.
ON Saturday. Aug 4, | was on the road from
Biuebanton to Niagara Falls Down the Susque-
hanna Valley there is good deal of grain in shock,
and q LITTLE uncut. Oats are enormous and just
beginning to turn. Corn is beautiful, and other
crops and fruit, except peaches, give the farmers
no cause to complain. The beautiful harvest
weather of Yesterday and this forenoon took turn
about three o'clock, and q tremendous storm of
thunder, rain, and wind, howled over the valley.
Ii was heaviest north of Elmira, where for
miles the eats are Frustrated as fat as though
roller bad been drawn over the ned from north 10
south Corn, too, is nearly as fiat, but that will
rise again; the oats never. They must be cut
with scythes; cutting all one way. good many
Leavy loaded apple trees were upset, and some for
est trees The telegraph is down for miles along
the road to Canandaigua. Our train waited half
sn hour for the one from Philadelphia, which was
detained by the storm, and when we started, ran
az extra speed TO make mp lost time Ii was no
use In a few minutes the whistle blew hurried
alarm and the brakes were put on with Will, but
not in tine 70 prevent the train from dashng into
pond OF water OFerspreaulng lAe rOad nearly up
10 the car codes The rails had not been dis
turbed, and the only damage was little fright at
the wsy the muddy water few II was thought
safe 10 run little slower after this, by which
arrival at Canandaigua was an hour behind time.
There is a great deal Of grain out along the road
wbich has been again badly wet by this storm-the
wind blowing the shocks down. Gy break Of the
engine east OF Leroy, We were detained so that we
did not reach the Falls tin o'clock, Sunday morn
:, fpete.T of uaUal fimp of arrival of the
train that leaves New-YOrk at in the morning.
That is II hours from the City, passing all the
wonderful scenery Of the Delaware by daylight, to
this still mere wonderful scene-the worlds
wonder. r