The New York herald., 1864-09-19
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Na,o,, ana s,,,or, ara sa rng severely by large
f,u,nt ,.s,,t,a. fro sbe n 7ks os pleasure seeksrs
sud svsn Niagara Is daily dsgors as ''o y 'ns beauty
shioa that for tho pas, monins hase rex"$
Inc white Mountains ha~ 'o"s S''oo oao'"s
somewhat uncomfortable, on account :" sa' suoN' "s
scarcely ought elss Is heard siona 'ae Aofonda"s
and ths catssils save Tho sharp craak Of she sport
mans rle But a. Il yet too early for greSs mA"y
rurl1srs TO town, o them aof 4 sscsed-
insiy diaouIt to biz upon a suitable sps wbrs tosy
might tArry thu roate no ms FOE day two onsrv
and take ast fond lingering look tho cear bIus SKY
and varied ioage before shutting themselves in tbs
smoky city Bet there Is the slightest nscesSty
Toe persons desiring coseyor charming rstroai
10 bs pot to their Wits end tho slightest ds.rss
puzzIedi to find such place Tourists pleasure
hunters who have besn doing tho S." Sc TAwrsocs IND
Lakes or the 'Tas, Z, and who returning town
vim erie road )" flock this charming htts
II by instinct and perch Tor fs~ days among ths MUS
The village OF Port Jervs Ia a aourshng in,ls plses
aud for tho activity and thrift Of ts inhabitants ~
safe TO say that in this they pas7et
anywhere Ia the Union. Every body appears TO hsW
poay to do, and the majority OF them are In com'ortaoN
circumstances. The Delaware and Hudson canal raa1
through thu village, which, blythe by, is handsomely
laid out, and boast OF one church TO emost evosD
religious denomination, viz ono Catholic, one Baptise
Methodist and one Prcsbyterian. The village ON
taps about six hundred persons all told and situstsl
the left bank OF tho Delaware river IN the townshA
of Deerpark, aud lies west from Nowburg little moN
than forty miles. Numerous stores astiiy lifted un
give quito air OF respectabty and Importance 10 tn
place. and tho hotels can, great many respectA
compare favorably with tho leading ones 10 New YORK
Port Jervs also contains mammoth machine shop aaA
Dua
the OF tho Delaware section Of The kre
Railroad and all trains 70 and FROM this point change
engines here for fresh before proceeding af
ther hence large house for storing the
extra locomotives always on hand ihe township OF Desr
park Is drained by the Nevcrsink river and Bnshs kl
tributaries OF the Delaware aud the soil consists q
mixture OF gravey loan and aluyi yia' sand and ysss
table mold 10 the the surface Is mountainous but
toward the Delaware which washes ts southwest border.
IL IL level
Visitors socurners this part OF the Empire State
themselves IN various ways. Sometimes they yisN
the lead mines, aud sometimes the sulphur springs %
they climb the summit OF sold Mount Peter, and fro
take clear aud unobstruced ~ the surrouod
ing country Again. numbers OF them drive 70 the fons
OF Rocks which situated but short distance oeow
the town and formed by the confluence OF the Never
sink and Delaware rivers where pulling Oh their shese
aud stockings, "just for the glory OF the thing"
thew wade out to a small rock the ceutr~
States Mt and the samo tmc. Tho rock =
the boundary line between the states OF
York aud New Jersey and this exercise affords con.
| siderable amusement to parties who look calmly oss
wne the others striving To reach the goal unds9
bare poles fhe scenery here is magnificent tho W.
nge O Port Jervis being charngy Situated in tho va
lev the and completely shut in by high hills
covered from base to snr.mit by rich verdurc 1oss
tinted with the first autumna streaks and recalling y
mind the beautiful ideal world OF Claude Nenots.
Politics here AZ in the city, just now the oil 40
bng topic The Nc ieilanltes largely the A.
cendancy aud much int est is manifested A. TO tho rs
suits OF tho various state elections that are YET ~
of.