West-Jersey pioneer., 1873-07-04

OecreGdfy were Iotl ueSteu To acKuON
ledge the receipt of the invitation, an
express the regrets of the members c
our Association in not being able t
accept it.
Judge Naar called attention to til
act of Congress relative to the ne,
postal regulations, requiring the pay
ment of postage upon newspaper ez
changes and upon local newspapers il
the counties where published, an
moved resolution to the effect tina
the officers of this Association petition
Congress to repeal the clauses referre,
to, and restore the law to it's forme
condition.
This motion called forth lively dis
cussion, which was participated in b,
Judge Guild, Messrs. Wurts, Vance
Osborn, Naar, Porter, J. B. Ferguson
Shampanore, Chew and others
An amendment to the above resolu
ton was carried, to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the subject till the
annual meeting of the Association il
January next.
Mr. Chew moved that committee
of three be appointed to draft resolu
tions expressive of the sense of the
Association for the corlrtesies extended
to and attention paid by the hotel pro
prietors and railroad officials on this
excursion. The motion was unani-
mously adopted, and Messrs. Wurts,
Chew and j. B. Ferguson appointed
said committee The committee sub
sequently reported.
At an early hour on Saturday morn
ing, those wishing to leave in the first
train were aroused, in order to partake
of breakfast, before starting on their
journey Coaches were in readiness to
convey all to the depot who preferred
riding. A large majority of the party
left in the early train. The proprie-
tors of the hotels accompanied the ex-
cursionists to the depot, and gave them
their warmest wishes. The party start
ed for home, well pleased with their
entertainment, which they had cause
for being, as the Messrs Brodhead
thoroughly understand the art of en-
tertaining their guests, and their hotels
are conducted in manner that will
compare favorably with any in the
country.
The President, Secretary and other
officers of the Association, deserve
much credit for the manner in which
the arrangements of the excursion were
planned and executed We are under
special obligations to the President of
the Association, Robert Gwynne, Esq,
for the kind attentions bestowed upon
us, from the time he gave us his seat
when we first met him in the crowded
car, until we left him on our homeward
trip. Mr.. Gwynne is not the only gen
tleman of the party to whom we are
indebted for the attention shown us.
While it is not desirable to be an in
valid, yet on this trip we received more
attention than could have been expected.
The Secretary after referring to all of
the previous excursions made by the
Association, says:
sThese have all been successful ex-
cursions, and all been we'll pleased with
what took place; but for down right
genuine enjoyment, we believe the uni
versal verdict will award the palm to
the last of all. Pleasant and unexcep-
tionable company, fine weather, de
lightful surroundings, and royal en-
tertainment, could not help but put
every one in the best of humor."
.eThe Delaware Water Gap derives
it's name from the passage of the Della
ware River through the Blue Ridge
chain of mountains, about twenty-four
miles in a northerly direction from
Easton, Pa. As one approaches within
a few miles of the Delaware River at
this point, the summit Of the, noun
tains appear for long distance to be
nearly level, and broken only in the
centre by sharp and we'll defined cut
nearly down to the base. Through
this cut flows the Delaware River
The mountains on either side rise to
the height of sixteen hundred feet,
and nearly perpendicular for several
hundred feet-the "Gap" being about
one hundred yards wide at the bottom,
the river at some remote period evi-
IDENTIFY having broken it's way through
this mountain of slate which obstructed
it's passage to the sea. The Delaware
at this point is from sixty to eighty
feet deep, making up IN depth what 1t
lacks in width. The high mountain on
the New Jersey side of the River is
called ''Tammany,' and is situated. in
the township of Pahaquarry, Warren
County. That on the Pennsylvania
side is called ''Minsi," and is situated
in Monroe County. Both form part Of
the sKittatinny' range of the Blue
Mountains word "Kittatinny'
is an Indian name for series of noun
tains, and means no e,eEthe indians
doubtless supposing there was no enc
to the range of mountains to which
they attached the name; at least so says
local chronicler A short distance
below the Gap, the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad crosses
the Delaware River, and is built close
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