The New York herald., 1867-08-19
OUR SUMNER MOUNTAIN RESORTS.
sCH00LEY's MOUNTAIN.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.

Sclssoiey's MOuntain-How to Get to It.
Charming Scenery-Fresh Mountain Air and
Mineral Wnser-The Hotels aud Churches
Plenty OF Pleasure nud Little Fashion.
ScaooLsr's MoCsrAiy. August Is. 1867.
YAs fascinating place Of summer resort is now nIled
With crowds cf the representatives OF wealth and FASH
ion. Tho journey Of sxty-two miss from New York to
the mountains Is full OF pleasant SUGGESTIONS OF rural
scenery. Charming landscapes fit By every moment as
you ascend the long slopes leading to the Orange
tsin region. Then from Summit down to Mo1ristown
pretty villages rustsng and lofty hills delight
the eye Daring the last half CT the route broader and
gralder pictures are unrced; tho hills grow into noun
ains the woods become great forests and vast
phtheatre towering heights succeeds another uatil
you reach the last grand panorama which encrcles ae
picasan. village q. your jorrney's end.
During the two three hours Of your Norris and Essex
Railroad experience you have raced through Northern
Now Jersey from tho Hudson almost TO the Delaware
and have described full semi-crcle in your course,
from northwest to southwest.
AT Hncks,tsown, the village where tho train drops
you you stsp into Jersey wagon with ten or dozen
follow passengers, and after mile south ward
through the lovely valley OF the Musconetcong you
begin the ascent OF Schooley's Mountain The road OF
less than mile. by easy grade, winds up gorge
among the hIis, varied by frequent gmpses of
tain torrents and small cascades. Sometimes. In tho
frequent thunder storms OF this summer, have
also the excitement Of the FASH the food and the
OF the elements, and after you have arrived safely
tue summit tho vast rainbow spanning the mountain
ranges.
Schooleys Mountain Is named after It's original occu.
pant, pioneer, whose Dutch sppeaiion was schugl.
afterwards facilitated into schooley The mountain IL
not as might be supposed q rough round top OF
and rocks and steep inclnes. 1t Is broad plateau
twelve hundred feet above tidewater and more than
five hundred feet above the surrounding country. Its
summit Is wide expanse Of shady groves and orchards
and fields rich with harvests. Quiet country lanes
past farm bousos and from these lofty pasturos
the looks far or to tho Delaware hills and far down
the spreading valleys Of the Raritan and Passac.
WV, ,sant The hreehundred foot porco belonging
Win tas soss n% ia now daily and nightly hronged
grooms politicians and heavy men, gathered from all
points bat more especially from tho Middle states
Philadelphia eminent IN Its array OF youth aud beauty
whe New rk contributes In solid matrons and silver
grays and-the HERALD
The inducements Of this place for nvalids consist in
the 1ne mountain air and in the we'll known mineral
springs which gush out Of the sides OF the mountain.
The waters mainly lybeae and their effect
is wonderful, even ina days experience. While
swetcrin the city at IS 90 degrees the
up here is pretty uniform at o5 degrees night 70
to rs degrees in daytime To the lover of quet and
rest this is tho very haven where he should be- The
forests and streams close by, and sound OF the
work o day world ascends TO jar the ear.
Hard by the hotels Is small country church In which
Episcopal services are held In the morning of sunday
and Presbyterian in the afternoon. Bishop Odenheimer
OF Now Jersey, assisted by Rev. Mr. stansbury OF New
South Orange celebrated Catholic service in neigh.
boring church. Through somo mistake Of the hotol
people as to your correspondence mako up he also came
near achieving clcr cal reputation until he explained
that Notwithstanding his costume, he was only lay
figure
Among this summers circle Of mountain guests thers
Is no senseicss display Of fashion or ceremony but
rather subdued tone Of genuine genty, both In dress
and manner For the young and gushing, however,
thero Is no lack OF life, love and enjoyment There
fishing excursions, berry picncs forest rambes, noun
tain ascents, shady drives tho crest OF tho long
Schooley range evening socabes and weekly hops and
nuaIly everything that can waken tho sugared suppo.
stons' consonant with life's young dream.