The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-12
MISCELLANY.
Correspondence of THE REcoRD.l
A TRIP TO THE CATSKILLS.
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July 22nd. The day is dawning, and the
grove around is melodious with the voice of
the bird, the sky is clear as though cloud or
a fog never existed, and we would come forth
this morning refreshed by delightful sleep
had it not been for those duced mosquitoes
and that old whippoorwill, don't you hear him ?
believe those mosquitoes have had him or
some of his comrades employed all night to
keep time for them, so that they might work
in concert. The fact is, think his voice ac-
cords with theirs remarkably well, and no
doubt has enabled us to bear our torture with
more fortitude and patience than otherwise
would have been possible. But hurry up the
breakfast we must put in something that
win revive our circulation, we have sustain
ed a loss Of blood, and in consequence we
must have nutritious food-and little coffee.
Our camp is about so #. above the plain, and
our thermometer stands at 500. They don't
have this temperature this morning at Rim
goes--it would soon put different face on
things, land, halloo look down in the valley
that fog--did yon ever see the like ?--you
would have to cut your way through it with a
knife, or push it out Of your way, like making
a road through new-fallen snow. How about
chills and fever here would not wonder II
there are some rich doctors in this locality
But we must move.
AS we near Wurtsboro, the valley grows
narrower, until within a few miles beyond the
place It narrows to space through wiiicl
passes only the Delaware aud Hudson canal
the road, and small rill. Here the valley
changes its name, and is called the valley O
Lacawaxen, from the circumstance that it j.
drained by the Lacawaxen creek, a branch Of
the Waikiki which flows into the Hudson
Now we commenced to go down hill rapidly
The valley begins to widen and the hill on the
n w. to be less elevated. But the Shawan.
gunk on the S. w. maintain their altitude,
and even seem as we descend the valley to
grow higher. We now reach Ellenyille, IA
beautiful village, having a population of about
1000. Business here seems brisk, and the
and we judge do an extensive business with
the farmers round about. We are now much
nearer the level of the sea than we were at
our last nights encampment, and although
about 30 miles further north than we were
then, the corn and rye--for no wheat is rails
ed here, appears more like it did at home
Here we see no corn tassels--and the harvest
is either in the swatIl or in the shock. The
apple trees are full, and an abundance Of
plums, grapes, and pears are seen all along
the road. Nothing here is allowed to go to
waste. Everything is marketable. The farms
are large and well titled, land the stock looks
fine. Here we see no carriages with covers on
ALI ride in open wagons. The water of this
region is very good, and as we pass along we
see several trout ponds.
About IA miles S. w. of Kingston, as we
were gazing up into the Shawangunk, a large
building seems to be high up in an open space
on the mountain. We got out our telescope
to make closer inspection. The open space
proves to be occupied by that celebrated little
sheet of water called Lake Mohonk---and the
building is tile large hotel located on its bank.
We visited this celebrated mountain resort
two years ago, and our recollections of it are
pleasing indeed. But as it is about miles
away and about 1900 It. higher than we are,
we concluded not to turn our course towards
it to-day, trusting that it will be more con-
drove into Kingston, and as we passed through
the principal streets Of the city, we saw those
old stone houses-one story high--yet in a
good state of preseryation--that were not con-
sumed in the confederation Of this city. at the