The New York herald., 1875-12-03

plateaus washing pens and pastures on its way the
more than 100 rods from the hotel At its mouth the
lake, for yards around is covered with sort of Shiny
grass weeds and grecnish stun inerminged with de-
composed vegetable matter, the accumulation OF the
last few months. On warm day, especially
after storm the water is stagnant and
the line OF the Harlem Railway. A glance the map
herewith published will give the reader just concep
on Of the place. The farest portion Is that between
the aqueduct and the Kisco River which IS bsected by
Pines Bridge. Here although the lake stretches out TO
its greatest width the water, while smooth and
paravely clear is sulhed by the continuous flow of
the little farm streams that down the decvites
either hand and discharge their fifth through the
gules and creeks every fifteen and twenty rods along
the shore. The worst Of these are found on the
northwest OF the lake, with an unpleasant
odor similar to that generated by pools and ponds
in which cattle and fowl founder around the country.
The water seems motioness and heavy, and al
though apparently still, must minge with that
which 10 borne down to the aqueduct and over the dam
short distance below For the rivulet empties itself
into the lake with western tendency, and the shore
recedes toward the dam and aqueduct giving
clination thither to the stuff washed away by the
Croton. In short, there is creek at the mouth of
Turkey stream, the upper side Of which is the repos
tory OF decayed grasses. leaves, ooze, indescroable
masses and barnyard refuse and the lower side falls
away westward 10 permit the being carried to-
ward the mouth OF the aqueduct On the opposite
lake shore the little white house which indicates
the aqueducts outlet, and all about u for many rods
the same dark green hue pervades the water, and
every curvature OF what must be called the beach, for
want OF better term, Is weedgrown, Shiny, and, TO
all appearance, filled with stagnant water OF
the water is not literally stagnan since has sort of
undercurrent tending toward the aqueduct; but
this is all the since the liquid must through
the weeds and dirt ere it reaches it's final outlet
ANOTHER
fed by drain which trickes down the hill from
old farm house on the summit reaches Croon about
twenty-sx yards above Turkey stream on the north
western shore. II is pestilential than the
foregoing because the stuff which creeps down It's
channel cannot be called water inasmuch as is moth
Ing less than thin composition OF Clubhouse and cattle
pen lth sufficiently diluted with Stops and rain
bic 10 to drOD down to the lake. It s emptled
semiorcular about fifteen yards In width choked
and poisoned by rotten vegetable refuse like the mouth
OF Turkey stream II has no name, being too small 10
lay claim to designation. But " Is by no means insig
ncant IL aints the water of Croton Lake the
aqueduct and cannot be considered other than posi-.
tRe nuisance to deniZens OF the ncighborhOod.
Neither alone this distinction, for within eight
pestfcrous and green, and equally tributary 20 the
Croton water supply of New York Both are tingcd
with the hue Of decomposition and each Is passed
insignificant by the persons In charge OF the aqueduct
harmless and unworthy or attention. Still though
they be evils they sink into comparative obscury be-
side the noisome ditch passing by
MRS. HYpE's HOUSE
Surely this is a nosome hole, fed by stream Of
very respectable dimensions that flows through
sort Of gulch filled with underground weeds, manure,
mud and slime under small wooden bridge
to hollow In q bend few feet above tue
lake In this hollow every species OF rural dirt has
been accommodating and decaying for months
doubt for its bottom is several inches thick and is
dsgustngly odorous. by pushing . cane into the
stencil is stirred up powerful enough 10 make one
glad TO give up further explorations IN that direction.
Garbage has piled up here 70 an alarming extent
and the whole Is continually subjected through the
summer 70 the effects Of the sun And thA dr." ." The