New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-23

oyer ,osanl Ecouf.ld ard around through odd
town end Tory Corner % tie main Depot ~ o3hge,
sbd j was sufpIiEed q. The changes wnch are gong
on Twenty years ago;his vas good iarnlng region.
The people raised good and rye, aud irom their
pyslfc Harmon apple orchards competed with the
vineyards on the Rhine IN maklog sOmewhs' eAc.t
ing vet very delightful beverage. They went -
church regularly Sunday 10 hear good Oh DI En-
yer n,each never dreaming that New-Sork would one
dsy overflow them with rev people and new things.
All this has come 10 pass Lauds that twenty yesTs
ago were only valuable for farming purposes and "e'e
held al forty or ty d0srs acre are nov worm zen
times that amount and in some cases twenty tmes "a
much. Elegant mansions, gardens, eonserva'o,,ie,
are signs OF the change. In passing along roaa WIZ
goes from Orange directly toward the mountain weef
ward and thence by street which runs south"atu ~
ward ,NilbuIu and Sorinfeld along the foot OF the
mountain, you have an admirable drive through VeiI
charming scenery. part of which - greauy PoJ
by costly residences surrounded WITH hguiy iniPt
grounds. Several OF these are worth journey W I
Ifytu have courage TO leave your carriage ana mdhe
your way I'D the side Of the mountan, ~
The afternoon you will be well rewarded Dy one .u
loyehest LANDSCAPES. Iodeed the prospect from apy
noint on the Newark Mountain, or any pnlnt on .uo
Snort JIi,Js west of Springfield, or Long Hills une
range q few miles 10 the south OF the Short Hus-Or
from Painfeld Mountain, overlooking ss these pohs
do a country which is studded with villages, ana ms
Newly in full view-a country whicn presents u
ve,v beautifully varying surface, which is interlned
with charming rivers, Newark and New.fork bays
and the Nsuows-I say the prospect from any Polbt
Oh these several mountains s beyond e1pressCn pleas
ing. There are at this moment thousand piac1'
which command eech pleasing prospect, and which
in due time must be occupied with c0uotry seats. lhs
10 true Of the section east of the Short Hills.
in cOnversing with an intelligent gentleman moi long
since about ths region particularly that which lies on
the sope of the Newark Mountain, ] was pointed to
many places which within ten years have been soio
for from $50 10 $50 acre. He himself bought a
farm at some such price, and sold 1t because hls fay
were not conteDted TO live there. That land cannot
h. FORK an
tors on il for twice that sum. One person b0ugh.
tract Of 200 acres when land was 20 cheap ana u
has risen in value at this rate Indeed 1t 10 oouottul
whether any ordinary building lot can be bought be-
tween Orange and Milburn less than 500 an acre.
The value Of land has risen in that vicinity at least
500 per cent within few years, and the population
has been greatly increased by those who do business
In New York and reside in the country.
From the earliest time the Short Hills have been
roed for the beauty Of the prospect afforded from their
summit, and the healthness of the locality. Durng
the Revolutionary War, Washington often rode from
Morristown TO The Short Hlls to inspect the country
toward New-York, and TO admire the prospect The
late Bishop Hobart of New.York had a country resi-
deDce this range Of hills, as had also chancellor
Kent. The Bishops residence commands the prospect
eastward whilst the Chancellor residence overlooked
westward one of the most beautiful basins in the
State. The property here too, Is coming into NOTICE.
and has for several years risen steadily IN value
notice that residences are going up. The Chan
cellor Kent place. now owned by German gentleman,
O very desirable place for gentlemen IN New YORK
wishing country residences The prospect, health,
GOODNESS, and everything else combine to make The
place deeiIable.
Passing thence into the Passaic Valley aud thence
through Chatham. we reach Madison, one of the fin
est points on the road, in fact Of the most charm
ing sections in New-Jersey. The Passaic Valley
spreads itself out into very picturesque scene and
meets the valleys of the Newfoundland and POmpton
Rivers, which come into it from the northwest and
north On the one side are the Short Hills, and on
the west side is nameless but beautiful range OF
mountains which stretch in an irregular but charming
manner off toward Orange County. Far of 10 the
north rice the SUBMITS of the Two Brothers in the W
Gritty of BOardvle and beyond them still the ranges
which embosom the Long Pond. None OF these
mountains begin 10 assume the majestic outlines OF
the Aeghenies the CGtski but they are part OF one
of the most grateful landscapes which the eye can
look In the midst of these mountains is the beautiful
basin to which have referred Madison lies on the
highlands which skirt the south side OF this basin.
few days since assembled the ridge which lies south
of the Madison Depot, and was delighted beyond
a clerical gentleman Madison ha. bougbt about ono
hundred along that ridge with the intention of d.
vdng the property into building lots The lands rise
from the depot by very easy grade until you
reach the highest point but from almost every point
on the property this gorgeous prospect Is visible as
have described it. BoOnton, Whppany, Hanover,
Fairfield, Caldwell, Chatham, Summit, and other
places, are scattered over the valley. For several
years past Madison has been favore resort for per
sons Of wealth The late Mr. Gibbons must have e1
pended at least one hundred thousand dollars on his
grounds and residence here. The residences OF
Mr.. Lsthrop, Mr.. Treadwel, DIR. kitchel, and
others ip that vicinity beautiful for situation
and are Really ornaments to the country. On another
road are the Catholic College and several fine
ssidences. The old road and turnpike to Chatham
and the one TO Hanover, are also improved in
similar manner. j confess to the truth that the
scenery, localities and general healthness OF Madison
took me by storm and it mas as yet this advantage
over the places East OF Short Hills, viz that land
has not reached such exravasant prices as TO fnghten
purchasers away.
OF this old place, Morristown, may say that very
marked Improvements are going on in It's vicinity,
although Ii town itself has somewhat ragged look
1t has few fine buildings, but as general thing, tbs
houses and stores quite Indifferent in tser appear
sDce. There is not single handsome church struc
ture in the town. unless st. Peters, Episcopal be
exception. But about MorristowD are some splendid
residences, showing both wealth and taste saw
several of this kind along the foot of the Kimball
Mountain. and on the rsd from MorTstown to Baskln-
ridge. The same is true of the road to Mendham,
west Of town. There is one elegant mansion on the
hill included in farm which, in the Winter of l779
so. served as Gen. Franklin Knox's headquarters.
The road leading north of the town. through Speedwe
and Morris Plains is already made interesting by
ersl fine country seats The most splendid OF these
is the high grounds east of Speedwe and near the
Mo1is and Essex Railroad The owner has spared
neither money nor pains in making fine place, and
when nature shall give growth to the shrubbery and
trees about him. he will have one of the most beauti
fj1 places in this region. While riding eastward
along the road Whippany and another road branching
from this and leading Madison and also the old road
leading 70 Madison aud Greenvillage, was delighted
with the improvements which have been made. Sew
eral very elegant residences have been built within
few years, and they are converting Morrstown into
desirable town for people to live in for purposes of en-
joyment. Had this town only small infusion of that
enterprise which rOars along the streets OF New
York il might become as noted Tor ts manufactures
for its scenery. As it is enterprise not sufficiently
turbulent 10 disturb the quiet repose of those wao
IN ne of the noise and of the