The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-07-29
Correspondence of THE REcoRp.l
A TRIP TO THE CATSKILLS.

quest hereby give you sketch of the post
graduating excursion to the Catskill noun
tains, which / fear win not be as pleasing to
your readers as to us. Early in the history
Of the Seminary at Ringoes, the teacher Of the
institution that during the summer vacation,
as often as he might be permitted to do so. he
would make an excursion with the graduating
class to some place of scientific interest.
This trip was to be known as the Post-gradua-
ting Excursion, and was to be conducted by
the Teacher of the Natural Sciences and the
graduates of the respective years, accompanied
by such other members and friends of the
school as might chose to accompany them.
Accordingly, for this vacation an excursion to
the Catskill Mountains was agreed upon, and
Friday, the Gath Of July, fixed as the day when
all interested should meet at Rondout, N. Y,
to set out for the mountains.
The faculty of the Seminary having con-
Guided to make the entire trip with their own
conveyance, on the morning of the Goth, the
meteorologicalandg geological instruments were
packed for the journey, and they, together
with tent riggin and camp equipageg. were
placed in the carriage. and at o'clock the
grays that had taken the class to 50 many
points of scientific interest within our own
limits. moved ON the line of march of 200
miles in length. The villages of Croton,
Frenchtown, Milford and Rieglesville lay in
mr. line of travel and al / Q o'clock we made
our first stopping two miles south of Easton.
scenery is most delightful-the river gently
bnt ma;est;cal,v sween;ng along on onr RIGHT
and on our left. the rocks and craos towering
vertically to the height Of 400. 400 and per-
hans in some places 500 feet. which is a
spectacle that can hardly fail to arouse the
At2 o'clock we passed over again into N.
and fo,,o,y;,o c,os,Iv a,ono tho Dalawara
,vo coon ,assed tbrouob that nar,ow ooroe IF
tho Tonnu J.,r,, n,,ae h, tho oo,sa,ass ,,a.r
os .,,o ,;,o,. .,ra,,o,, o,,,,,t,oss .oas A. ,h;s
,,,aco tho r;ver has No t,ood.n,a;n tho rocrs
r;s;nc :, y ,,rec;n;tons,v - tho ha;rl,t 81 ooo o
aoo f.a+ fron, +l,o ,,arr ,,a,,, of tha r;vor -.
that both tho road and tho railroaa have hoo,
c.,roa tbro,,nh hv n,aans &c h,ast;ro ~
SCENERY, hove = trn,v ao,;nhte,, A. o n..,.
the narrow nassaoe II lools a. ;f tho noun
tain hv .omo ,,,;y,,tu h.nd v;th sn,,,a ,,,aa
c,eav;no too, had hoen ass,;,ad aal ,,;th t,vo
ia a,,a L., s..,>,,os ~. ,aa -
o,,,n,oa ,oaso ~ ,o,,e,oa &c. ,ao ,,,a,,,.,,
= ad,,,;+ t,,o ao,n &c a. r;,,au b.
,,.ssoa clone ,vo ohsorvoa t,,at t,,;s ,orro 49,.
tho ,yort oe = d;,Yere,t hand The .esr,oos
t,,.,,uoa o,on, az ,,roa;,,;4,,. - -,
FIJI vol, thot tho r;vor =, ,1;,.aront t;,nos hoa
,,;rootod ;ts abraa;ar ;neno,.os sa,a,;,,,aa
oov.;,,st t,,;s s;do a,d so,,,ot;,,os .a;,a. a.,
e. - t,,oaa osaa,.,,,,,,,.s 70 mo -
ooa .,,a ,,o,,,,,,s 400 e.. 49,, a.
bod Co watar auor hrsu i ,aaa;,,a
mountains and carrv;no the;r con,n,;,,,t.d
fracmants into Tho 600 H,vina n.ssoa
tbrouob this ont we d;rected o,,r COURSE
toward Be,v;dere Here wa saw Soma of tho
finest farminp land in the centr.,, states inst
rolling enouob to drain well. inst sandy
enouob m fin easy inst elevated enough above
the level of tbe sea TO have a most del;obtfnl
climate. aboundino in lime and vioorops
snr;nos of clear cool vater-inhab;ted Inv n
sensible and thorourh Industrious people who
faro spmnt,ons,v avery dav who could fail
TO he delighted here. who could PASS tb,ouob
such country without beinu the wiser and
had almost said the better
Tbrouoh this valley the corn s,irpasses INV.
thing we have vet seen. II seems TO he abont
a week. earlier than that of Hnnterdop Tho
wheat cron Is excellent and is inst snpolv mt
awav. and alla,ono we see the f,rmer n,ow-
inc and manurino for the SOWING. Of the com.
mo cron. notice that their main dene,-
dence here is wheat and corn.
Abont n mile hslow Ra,v;dere ,va heord
so,oe nusua, wearing ~ tho r;ver ,,h;o,, a.
ye nassed along the road was on;te conoo.,od
from, Wow NV the t,ees and +v;no o,,r +aa,,,
that ve MIGHT ;nsnect tho carse of tho co,n,,o
t;on we fonnd that we had coma nnon that
terror Of the raftmep IF this r;vor-Lno,,
Fou, Riff This Is a ran,ds about half n,i,a
in lenoth aud of very necpl;ar cbaraoter TIC
river here is abont " vds wide and !, = 81
tho commencement ~ tho P;et a., So -
aud rocLv islands. ono ,aar a;,ha. 49,
10. ,rao,, ,.,,;oh a,,.,s AZ .;. ...;s go
stream R,t about so vds bo,o,v ~ -,
ends Of these;s,ands tho c,rrent i sn,;t - 49,,