Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-14

Notes OF Pedestrian Tour. I
My last notes brought us as far as Bush 9
kill, Pike county, Pa, where at Peters $
hotel, Ia remarkably well kept housel we
supped and lodged On the morrow, the !
first of October, we started in company with l
our host, in search of the Falls. Eschewing
the regular route, we travelled along the
stream with a view Of discovering whether
or not good path could be made there for
future visitors. | believe the vote OF our
party was unanimously in the negative. No
one of us escaped without lacerated flesh
and tattered clothes. The walk, however,
was most romantic and interesting one,
full of the widest kind of scenery, and the
sight of the Falls fully repaid US for all our
fatigue in climbing, sliding, and engineering
through the rocks and bushes. The first
Falls we visited were the Pound Greek
Falls, situated on a small stream which
empties into the Bushkill. They break
through q wild gorge of the mountains that
encompass them, and after descending about
30 or 40 feet, and rolling along chasm for
a short distance, descend again some 40 feet
into quite little whirlpool. The vista of
these Falls as one looks at them from below
is really very beautiful. The lower Falls OF
tho Bushklll nre not as extensive as their |
neighhors, but still deserve particular notice |
because of the remarkable manner in which |
they have worn their way out through |
some high and compact rocks. The upper
Falls of the Bushkill, are very fine. Their
whole height is about 30 or 90 feet, | sho uld
Judge, although about half way down they
divide themselves slightly, making even
more splendid display than il they were I'M
interrupted in their leap. Here, too the
surrounding scenery is of tho most romantic
character. We were very loath to leave
/ tIngp phorminfr but ofinr fra thorinn
some moss Of an unusually delicate fibre, we
began our walk to Newton, New jersey.
Crossing tho Delaware in n sklf few
miles above Bushkill, we landed in Sussex
county, N. Our route lay over the Blue
Mountains which we gradually asceuded
until We had reached Il height of about 300
feet, from which we had grand panoramic
view of the opposite hills and valleys of
Pennsylvania. Then began long descent,
which is almost us trying TO pedestrian as
the ascent We dined at Middleville, bet
ter known as Gin Point pronounced by
the people as if written pint where We
came upon township meeting Of the Dem
ocratlc votcrscalled for The purpose. Il quote
their own someehat Theological language }
Eiectiag delegates to the State Convention TO
e,'ei A,e'Or, for the coming Presidential
y election As usual, no one wished TO go,
others were greatly disappointed.
On our route to-day we came across at
! one farm house COW busly engaged in
e churning butter and at another sheep
likewise employed. They worked the churu
If pretty much as horse does d threshing
/ machine, and are said TO do their task we'll
= but it was somewhat udicrous sight II
J. IS rather exacting in the case of the cow moi
i only to take ali her milk away, but alst
q make her convert it into such foreign ele
= ment as butter. We reached Newton enrll
o ~ the evening, and put up Mt the Cochran
+ House, where we were very well accommo-
n dated. Tho distance walked TO day is q
VI miles Newton is the county seat OF Sus
d sex. wish our Sussex had as fourishini
town for its county seat.) 1t contain
i, about 1000 inhabitants, some of whom ar
I, very chterprizing and wealthy. 1t is tn
e centre of large and rich farming neigh
horhood, and is also situated near som
extensive Lead mines. 4 large quantity {
4 butter Is daily shipped hence to New Yorl
OCT. "A drizzling, rainy day Th
a, number of "iair-weather christians is larg
even IN this small place The rector of tn
Episcopal church is brother AiNmnus
NJ nine, and it did not therefore, take us Ion
L, to become acquainted with each other.
e' am largely indebted to him for yer
on pleasant Sunday, Notwithstanding the dis,
u greeable character OF the weather.
ocr. 3.--Our walk to-day was through
80 very pretty and fertile portion of SUISSE
Is, county, N: j., in scenery utterly unlike thi
IL portion OF the State which lies opposi
Delaware. About noon we encountered
A. number of children returning to their scho
bo lor Tie second session. We amused ou
selves with them for some time asking the
questions, &c and finally distributing son
u new pennies amongst them. which I'll,
W, seemed very glad to have. One boy wi
~. received two cent coin was in high gle
" slpposing, at FIRST that it wps a gold pieC
We dined ut Tuttle's corner Here, in Il
re- absence OF the host and his boy, was calf
IN upon to act as hOstier for a man who was l.
:. drunk TO put away his horse. Not awn
that thla was not my usual business,
ers visitor ordered ne about in rather peren
's- tory style, much to my own amusement a
my companions. We met very few peoI
m on the road to-day, on account, presun
a a'a oil township meeting held to relieve I
a, nelghborhood from the necessity of dra
81 We recrossed the Delaware at Dingma
ave Ferry. The bridge at this point was bio
r. away some year or two ago during the p
, 10 valence OF high wind, and passengers
the now conducted over the river in II skill
ION. got across they are obliged TO signalize I
lerryman ly blowing the primitive ho
F. winch hangs on the fence by the waite
edge.
,s,d On the other side, in Pennsylvania, ri
mos county, we put up at hotel which is cal
al "nlngman's Choice" where we found OIL
,ny selves in the midst of an excited meeting
t u McClellans friends, which was addressed
his Col. Mott, formerly Canal Commission
dis and a young man from the State of N
of York
ury ocT. 4.--Early this morning we visi
n,al the Soap Trough Falls, and the upper Fl
The OIL pingman's Greek, which we found at
pa very great distance from the hotol I
mt hrst derives its name partly, suppose, fir
re- the ioamy appearance of the waters @
partly from the basin into which it empt
looking something like trough. VIII
r Of eier be the derivation of the name,
'inE rails (Which are almost perpendicular
the height of some IS or 80 ieet) they
~ handsome enough TO deserve n better naI
~ The upper Falls Il little further up
y creek, are of tho most beautiful that hi
IIee4 yet seen in the whole of Pennsylvania, {
11a2 think it would be hard to excel them
3n any other State, niagara, of course,
,n2 ceptedl. They are divided in two dur
No their descent which altogether would mt
30 sure about 80 or 10 feet, and empty the
% selves INTO what Mt first appears TO be
VA head OF the stream. A very picturest
25 foreground, and surroundings Of the so
tcrs, natural beauty add greatly to their elIt
quo IN such plnce, Shut out so completely fir
everything that is artificial and impure,
054 could dwell for hours and be the better
VA the lessons which such natural grand
va would teach. Reluctantly turning our ba
fhnqn hallu 4 q, IL.