The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-05
Correspondence OF THE RRcoRp.]
A TRIP TO THE CATSKILLS.
(ooNrfNUED.)


gained from the Penna. side, we crossed the
river, which here is narrow and very deep.
The Blue Mountain is now fully in view, and
at this place, according to report, Is about 1000
feet in height. Through marrow gorge in
this lofty ridge only wide enough to admit
the stream passes the Delaware On either
side of the river the rocks rise up precipitously
to the crest Of the ridge, in fact they seem to
the eye to stand perpendicularly, and
doubt not that in earlier times they did so
but the vicissitudes of our atmosphere has
made an impression upon the rocks also, and
they are slowly tumbling down piece after
piece, along the river sides, and as the top Is
THE most exposed, it is the more rapidly yield
ing to the disintegrating influence, and cover
ing the base with taulus that not only pro-
tects it from decay, but also conceals its
structure from view.
From the absence of terrace markings upon
these naked escarpments, am inclined to
believe that this opening through the ridge is
not entirely the result of the action Of flowing
water. But rather, in process of mountain
making, while the rocky masses that form
this ridge were being pushed up to their
present level a vertical fracture took place at
right angle with the trend of the mountain,
aud thus prepared way through which the
otherwise pent up waters on the west of this
elevation, might make their way to the sea.
The assure at first perhaps was much less
than at present, but as the atmospheric
changes corroded the higher portions of the
exposed rocks, the flow of the river has not only
removed the dropping fragments, but at the
same time lent aid in tearing away the more
durable and more resisting base. So the
widening of this passage has for long time
been effected upon a plan that corrodcd the
sides equally from top to bottom, and kept
them vertical--until at last. the space was fully
wide enough to admit the flow of the river at
its usual width The atmospheric agencies
still at work as vigorously as ever upon the
upper portion of the exposed surface, cover
ing the base with a taulus which now is less
rapidly removed, as the river has more room,
have finally modified the process Of corrosion
so that the top is removed more rapidly than
the bottom, and the bold escarpments no
'ons.' s."''1 oN"osy pe.po'a t
...st 80 ~ 49, TIE ~, na,nr., nrocess
was commenced the bed in which we now see
both the road and the railroad, which as time
900 ~, "a ID ,,,.las Tho
passage more roomy / should not fail to re-
,no,,, t,,.t .ha a,,od ,,.;n Of +ha r;ver at this
,,aoo ! h,,t ea,,, foot ,,;da nor hos II much
-, .,,a ..,.,,,.ss ,,,,t ,o+ ~ l. a aood
~, a 9. ), ~s,as;. &c .hot,, 4ha road aud
The ra;,roaa
Tho ,,;o,, .,.t .ha no,,wore hare nasses
.,.o,,.,, -. ,r.aa ~, tr.nsve,se fracture
os tha ,,o,nta;, l. .trs,ctbaned nv the con.
s;dor.t;on that ths r;ver IN ;ts course from
a. ,,.,r., ;,,,,,,,aas nno, tha foot of th;s
r;duo so,,,a % u,;,as farther n the N. e.
vhere tho be;cbt IF the resisting body Is less
elevated than IL was prior to this cut at til,
noint through which IL flows.
So IL really seems that the assure has beer
formed fo, the passage of the river, and tina
in primeyal times as It was hunting its wa,
to the sea. it came down from the north unit
if struck AGAINST this great mountain. ane
then flowed along at it's foot until 1t fount
the passway formed for It by hand Divine
49,. -. .,.n .huor. .,,;s ho.rt;f,
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60. ~ NJ 49,. a ,,so con
s;aou.,I,, .o,, ,,,o,o I'd .,,.v ,,,,on AZ bon,e-
and that this elevation is making itself fell
unon The vec.tat;on. On the south side Of
this ridge We saw no corn tassels here the cor,
| is every where shootino-,n the south side the
barvests were all gathered. here thew arc
either shocked in the fields or are vet stand
ing uncut. Yesterday. throughout the whole
60 miles of our Journey. we saw not a farmer
gathering bav--here TODAY II il the chief EN-
nlovment. This elevation has the influence
of Fastening .he growth Of corn. and retard
inc tile rineninp Of wheat and grass.
This region of country is watered by ar
abundance Of the most delightful spri ,ps o.
,yater 90 clear and transparent as to allow
avery nabh,a mon the bottoms 70 dispIav it,
,,oo,,,;ar color lima l;ns are nnmorou,
aud limo ;s f,ee,v rsed and the crops arc
t,ulv exuberant. The frut trees are full
cher,.;es arc hardly r;ne--but an abundance Of