New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-21

tho foot OF the mountain. told 20 turn to tho
right by the store and TO the left by the tavern keep
on past Jakc's' up the mountains" md then orr In
forInant gratutOusly added that wo would 500 real
wonder when We reached the summit. But In reply TO
our qucstioning5 our friold mysieriousiy shook
hs hoad, and only told vs. that we would
sec. duly impressing US with tho Importance
OF tho tale lie could tell II no only would.
We went "around the store" past the.avcrn" and "by
JaAcs" through blooming laurols and rhododendorns.
the most beautiful Of wild flowers. the great masses
OF waXy white blossoms with their carmne tinted edges
cleaning out among the carl, shining leaves. Woodland
paths that lead 20 unknown forest glooms boz
dorcd either side with Wild roses and sweet scented
ferns mado tho air fragrant, AMI sudden turn in the
road brought IN front Of the unfinished hotel plain
hreestOry frame building. ledge Of rocks, more than
hundred feet Nigh forms side Of the buiidng, and
in place oyeihangs tie roof in fcarfuy suggestive
manner Inside the rocky wall which bounds the dining
room, ball room and sleeping apartments,
on one side is ornancnt,d with brown lichens
which cover. with q Grange pattern their dark gray
surface. Hero and there little projections form rocky
seats and rostngpaces which lack nothing but natures
upholsterng with colt sprngy This ledge extends
for several miles around the top Of The mountain ana
varies from co to $50 feet in hight, being composed OF
very hard white gray stone. In some places Is III
congOmoTate mass in others arranged IN horizontal
layers The sides perpendicular ard In places great
way down the mountain, leaving an overhangns table
which looks az II Only waiting Tor laVofaMe OppOrtu-
nifty to follow the other half down tie mountain.
Through this great mass OF rock are pcilchuclIar
riffs some of them Oulp few inches wide, ana mono
more than a few feet. From tho top LOOKING Gown
through narrow gray channel FOR 100 lcet one amy
the aud ferns NJ tue bottom ana III we
wider occasional irrcpressoe hdcle3eriy nsA DIE
with ripe fruit starts from some crcyice nall way dOWn
In the widest aperture which il directly behind inc hO
Tel, flight OF rocky acpa ha- been i. tg
TO broad plat eau OF table rocks covered WIN IIa
sandy soil which produces mnumerGbic stulted Dut
very prolific hucilcbcrfy bushes.
it il tie haryCsttlne on the mountains, by Which
Is that the berries ripe, ana ne women ana
children busy among the bushes At tho gh oil the
season. more than bushels Of berries taken from
this place daily, while there are many places on the SIDE
Of the mountain equally productive. The UcEcr], OF
whom many are bareiooted SIl'rtn receive nlho C's
quart for their berries and seem To feel very rici ny
these flush times Every available CONVEYANCE IL used
for carrying the berries TO market and ltte companies
of wagons NAV b3 seen winding over the mountain
roads to the distant towns and villages. Some OF the
berries taken from 10 10 % miles to the towns ia
Orange County bat most OF them 20 to the pretty htc
which is said t. be "bctcr than five lnlcS' IRON tno
hotel branch Of the Midland Railroad reaches this
place, and the berries are 5ent over tmS 10 NcR-h ON
The accumulation OF berries by the way is 50 great th
by the timc the tram reaches the Junction az Middle
town, its load amounts 10 nearly two tuns per day, We
people predict ta&t tic quantity VIII be greatly IN
creased when fine various branches connecting with
the road are completed This fact has already gained
for the Midland tho sCuDrIuct Of HgcRcborry road
mile the hotel little triangular lake, surrounded
by beach OF pure white sand. which Is said 10 nave
outlet or inlet Two or three miles lurthcr on, Bat
also on the top ~ TIC mountain - another ldhc Two
miles in length, ana surrounded by bold rocky Shores
except place, where there is 4 sandy beach and
clump of stuntCd oaks. several years ago sawa picture
who told he had found the lake in almost III
accessible part Of the Shawau"u Mountains; that 1t
direction. aad that tie water was said to he so deep That
II could NOT be sounded