New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
DELAWAREVALLE RESORTS
SECLUDED TOWNS AND ATTRACTIVE
SCENERY

SUMMER RETREATS-LARGE NUMBER OF NEW
YORK AND PHILADELPHIA VISITORS.
tRRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE
MILFORD, Pike County, Penn, July 25.-This
secluded place is favorite retreat for New-iorkers
and Philadelphia annually represented here by her
best aud oldest families Many come as early az May
TO enjoy the early Summer; but the hotels are not filed
until about the middle of July, and even the month OF
August adds largely to the numbers. Late october
always finds numerous sojourners here lingering among
old familiar haunts around the recollection OF whose
| Summer charms the gorgeous Autumn wreathes an
added glory.
The nearest railroad station Is Port Jervis n Y. on
the Erie Railway eight miles distant up the Delaware
From there the visitor may reach Milford by public
coach or private carriage and will find the drive down
the valley unexpected pleasure crossing the Della
splendid wire suspension bridge short dis
tance below which, In the river is "Tristate Rock"
where the State lines OF New-York Pennsylvania and
NewJersey meet The road leading down the valley is
one OF the maryels Of the regon-smooth as floor and
hard as adaniaut On one side OF 1t rises an abrupt
mountain range hundreds Of feet high, crowned with
perpendicular ledge of slate rock These mountains
beds Of slate gravel and border the road for thirty miles
down the river 1t this gravel that keeps the road
hard and smooth The eighmile drive rarely occupies
more than three.quarters of hour and is rather
recreation after travelling ninety miles by rail from
New-York.
AN OLD PENNSYLVANIA TOWN.
Milford Is nearly hundred years old, but there Is no
flavor of antiquity about 1t, completely have modern
ideas metamorphosed its old landmarks. True, tho
quaint old courthouse the Oldest one IN Penn
sylyanIa still stands IL originally constructed in
1914. 1t is built entirely OF cobblestones, upon whlch
time and weather have stained variety OF hues' Inc
use OF this old building Courthouse however, Ia
soon TO be discontinued splendid new structure hav-
ing recently been completed for the courts ana county
Offices The early history of this ancient building Is
closely allied TO that OF manv OF the most eminent
iurists and statesmen this State ever possessed
A Jessup, a Porter. an Eldred' scott, Reader
all dead-had their early schooling within It's walls.
and made its bar and bench stepping-sones to higher
honors Another relic OF the past Is pointed out In
portion OF the present residence of the Hon. d. NJ Van
Auken This was built before the Revolution by party
OF pioneers who made this place the first settlement
ever attempted the Pennsylvania side OF the Deia
ware Valley above the Water Gap. This remnant OF
that effort to people the then primitive WILDERNESS Is
still IN good repair Not nail was used In us cOhsruc
tion wooden pegs answering instead There are four
buildings in the village that were erected In 1900 III
which wear the place was laid out in its present shape,
after the plan OF the City Of Philadelphia by Judge
John Biddis the elder" of whose descendants num-
Der still live here.
The town is situated on broad plateau, hundred
feet above the Delaware River and 800 above tide The
plateau terminates in abrupt bluf on the river slde
while semi.circular ridge of mountains rises above
and made gravel, giving them white cement
like appearance very httlo dust arises from them
They each other at right angles and are bordered
by magnificent rows OF naples, OF them century
old The residences all neat, many OF them modern
in architecture and beautiful in design. Edgar Pinchot,
O, Pinchot Bruen & Hobart, Cortandtst.. N Y. has
fine Summer residence here. as have John PolloB OF
Brooklyn and Col Lewis OF philadelphia. The resi-
dence and grounds of Jacob Kenhaus are remarkable
for elegance and artistic arrangement
In the old stage coach days Milford was important
business point being the terminus Of divisions OF
the turnpike leading from New-YOrk 10 Owego The
usefulness OF that highway travelling thoroughare
was destroyed, however, quarter OF a century and
more ago by the construction of the Erie Railway and
Milford was falling into slow but decay when
few years since It's grand surroundings began TO attract
attention. aud enthusiastic lovers Of the weird and pie
uresque I'm nature took captive and have held it ever
since rescuing IL from and transforming II into
bright and beautiful Summer retreat. This entire re-
glon is historic and rich in legendary lore. while the
romantic sawk Creek the Glen. the Knob (rising 800
feet above the village), the Falls OF the SawKil the
Cliffs and the Raymonds Kill Falls present to the visitor
scenery alike varied, picturesque, and beautiful
THE HOTELS AND THE VISITORS.
The hotels OF Milford unosentatious but excellent
They the Fanchere House, Louis Fanchee. late Of
Delmoncos proprietor; the Glon House, r. H. Palmer
of the ST. Augustine House. ST. Augustine. Fla proprle
tor the Dmmck House by Miss Fanny A. Dmmck;
the SawkiI Sheriff John Cornelius, proprietor; De
Behol's near the river and L. Clerc's, the River
View, on the bluff overlooking the Delaware. Besides
these there the Wells House. the Hon. d. A. Wells, pro-
prieor which takes Summer borders except sports
men for few days hunting and fishing There
also several excellent private boardiDg-h houses. The
prices board Milford range from g to SIS per week.
As may be supposed, the surroundings OF this place
have attracted many persons eminent III art aud tera
ture enjoy them It was in this village that Eastman
Johnson painted The Forge" Uncle Sol. Newman and
his shop forming the subjects. Wthereige, Weir the
Morans, Beard Win,low Homer. Granville Perkins, aud
many others, have taken away from here subjects
many noted pictures, and Mrs Harris author of Rut
LEDGE" f. c. Stedman Mrs. Hale. among not a few
others we'll known in literature. have sought recreation
among these hills and streams Mrs. Harris wrote
much of Richard Vandermarck" here, the name OF
her hero being suggested by the charming Wander
marck Creek, along which the author loved to
stroll Joseph jefferson spent two here and
delighted with the place that he eDdeavored to
purchase site near by upon which 10 erect a residence
but unable to obtain any of the places he coveted
Among those now stopping in Milford are tho follow
ing: AT Fanchere's-Judgo +. II. LII How and family
Dr. W. F. Morris and wife, W. Brooke RIwh and wife,
George Blum, NJ Rechelm. Mrs 8. Hanemau, n. Necul-
aud family, +. de Gano, +. f. Wharton F. Hasel-
tine j. j. Williams and family, Philaelpha Jacob Sell
hermann and family F. j. Smith and wife, f. Henle and
family, Miss f. Neumhler, f. L. Cooper Mrs. U. g.
Cooper, Dr. Greenbaum and family New-York; Dr. sau-
ford f. Cha6 OF the University Of Louisiana aud daugh
ter, Mrs. Chickeing, New-Orleans. Glen House-Mrs
Brodhead wife OF the historian and eXMinister to the
Hague; the Hon. j. Romeyn Brodhead, Miss Boodgood
Miss f. A. Bloodgood, r. F. BlOodgood. T. ID. Dreher,
J. T. PItney. G. b. Watts and family, S. Brown and
| family. W. +. Adams, Miss Hale, Mss stod.
dard, Miss Schmidt, MISS Arnold. W. Cunning
ham and wife, N. b. Snecker, G. d. Townsend
Mrs f. Atkinson and son. Mrs. j. VI. Seligman Abbott
J.. Sehgman. ii. VI. Wood, Van Horne l.. Wood, G. w
Chamberlain +. VI. Thomas, JEFF Brown, j. Berry New
York J. A. Nexsen, Randolph Sexsen. j. $. Ftri A
Carpenter, C. Is. Babcock Daniel Murphy NJ d. NJ