Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-09-23
Correspondence of the Beacon.)
BEAUTIES OF THE HUDSON.

! Mr.. Editor Thinking that a des-
cription of the scenery on the Hudson
River might prove interesting to Some
of your readers, and having recently
had the pleasure of traversing its
famed waters, send you a description
of it, promising, in the start, con-
sciousness of my inability to do full
justice to so elevated a subject, for
however might be disposed to use
strong language, I certainly can find
none sufficiently expressiveto do full JUS
tice to the sublimity and magnifcence of
the scenery on this, the ''Rhine of Amer
ica" With this introduction, Mr.. Ed
itor, make my debut. Wishing there
fore the pleasure of viewing the scenery
Of the Hudson, on arriving at New
York, instead Of proceeding on the cars,
l took passage on the Mary Powell at
81 z. NJ. for Poughkeepsie, and here
let me say something of the Nj. p
She is magnificent steamer of Palatial
appointments, and every thing condu-
sive to comfort, convenience and enjoy
ment was to be found on board of her;
her dimensions reminded me of descrip-
tions had seen of the "Great Eastern"
She is said to be the "Pride Of the Hud-
son." and well she deserves that name.
On this occasion she had on board a
full complement of passengers-proba
bly, two thousand or more. They ap-
peared to be the elite of this part of
the country, aud all seemed to enjoy
themselves. After getting beyond the
city limits the river spread out in all
its beauty and magnifcence, being about
half a mile in width, with waters deep
and fringed on either side with undu-
lating, continuous and elevated oval
shaped hills clothed in the richest green,
dotted here and there by beautiful vii
las and magnificent residences. Be-
tween those elevations flowed the Hud-
son in al its peaceful and silent gram
deur, and the winds might blow and
the tempest roar, they could scarcely
disturb its placid bosom. Up this
Rhine of America" we steamed, fam
ned by the zephyr breeze of northern
wind, conveyed by steamer whose ap-
pointments were those of IL palace and
that Sided so smoothly over the limpid
waters that not jar or jolt was felt.
On the east side we pass Irvington,
Dobb's Ferry and and Terrytowu. Nov
ing on, beautiful grove on the right
comes into view, with oval-shaped and
undulating hills in the back ground.
On the west side slight elevations in
tcrsrersed with beautiful residences,
with green lawns in front and high un-
dulating oval-shaped hills in the back
ground, covered with trees clothed in
foliage of emerald green. Next high
banks, whose tops were covered with
freshest foliage. On the right undula-
ting slopes and high elevations, dotted
with beautiful residences, laid ont with
green lawns i'll front, with adjacent
groves, and in some instances rows OF
beautiful fruit trees. Passing Leigh
town the river now winds around to the
right, the scene changes, the residences
become less frequent, and besides the
limpid waters but little is seen but high
and elevated ranges of hills, in front
and on either side, all clothed with
green trees and freshest foliage, diver.
siied by beautiful green Island on the
right dotted with groves. Rounding
this turn the elevations on the right
are less. while they rise to the usua
height in the ck-ground. On tn,
left and near the river they are slight
behind these increasing, while furtheI
in the rear and constituting a thirt
range they rise to n height sufficient Il
entitle them to the dignity of noun
. tains, all ovalshaped, aud the surfac,
, covered with trees clothed in beautiful
. green. Further on, the river now be
comes narrow, perhaps not more than
. hundred yards wide, with high rock,
and in some instances almost perrendicu
: lar ranges Of hills and sugar leaf noun
i tain peaks on either side, all clothed i,
green verdure. We reach a wharf o.
our left, from which a road winds III
I through the rocky eminence. Get.in..
| through this pass the view spreads on
to broader dimensions, and the scener-
, becomes more diversified. With tn,
; beautiful and thriving city of New
burg on the left and small village O,
; the right bank, with q gradual ascen
, from the shore for about half q mile
I interspersed with beautiful green field
and hne trees, while further In the rea