Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
STAMFORD, DEL. Co.,, N. Y., -' March Eth 1220

STAMFORD, DBL Co.,, N. Y., }
 March 9th, 1880.
 MR. EDIToR.-The visits of the Enquirer are welcomed, week by week, and every num- Der brings reminders from our distant friends in Litchdeld. This is region, ln many re- spects. quite similar to your own. Should you ever feel impelled to quit your sanctum in quest of pleasure or healthful recreation, let me commend to you a trip in this direction.' You can take your choice between the Connec- ticut Western, or the various lines to New York and up the Hudson to Rondout. From that point your only way will be by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad through the Shandaken Valley, over. the Catskill Noun tains, to the terminus of the read in this vil- lage, seventy four miles from Rondout, and one hundred and sixty two from New York.
 The trip from New York is through sec- tion of surpassing beauty. The part from Rondout is less known than the Hudson Riv- CT portion, but is hardly less delightful At many points on the road one gets fine views of villages in the valleys below, and vistas through the gaps, that invite one to enter and explore the regions beyond It is no wonder from the city to enjoy these delicious retreats, at econom ical rates.
 At Summit, thirty-three miles below here, you will cross the Catskilis, at an elevation of 1886 feet above tide water at the Hudson River. You will then descend about 800 feet in the next seven miles, and from that point will again ascend gradually til at the terminus, you will find yourself at an eleva- tion of 1767 feet. Just outside of the village, you will cross the watershed between the tributaries of the Hudson and the Delaware. The former river is less than fifty miles away, in d direct line, and yet the water in that small stream by the track falls, in reaching the Hudson, about three times the distance that the waters of Lake Superior do in reaching the level of the sea in the St. Lawrence River. This feature has much to do in shaping the landscape. The streams are many of them rapid, and have worn deep gorges through the stratifed sandstone, and there are numerous waterfalls. = ssSaa 2aF ':'
  sixteen hundred feet above us, being about 3265 feet high. It is a favorite resort for pedestrians. The view from the top is very extensive and interesting. It is the ''Ivy Mountain" of this region, the s'State survey" having station there, 30 that the latitude and longitude of Mt. Utsyantho are accurately de- terlnined. l.
 The village contains nearly the sane num- Der of inhabitants as Litchfelds We have about dozen stores and markets, four churches, one newspaper, public school, and Stamford. Seminary. The brick building of the latter stands on an eninence overlooking the Della ware river-here mere trout brook k-and valley of great beauty and, fertility that stretches away to the southwest for several miles. Village improvement has done much for the place. Our sidewalks, oi stone, are as good as can be found in almost any city, and connect all important points in the place. s Of course farming is the chief occupation in this county. Very few places can be found that surpassi this in adaptability to stock rais- ing, and the producing of milk and butter. Large quantities of oats and buckwheat are produced and some corn, though the seasons are not always long enough for the latter to | nature.
 There was shipped from the station here, 1 the last year, one million, one hundred and thirty four thousand pounds of butter, and one million one hundred and forty six thou sand nine hundred and sixty -four quarts of milk, that must have yielded the producers S25O, 900. 2i sz ~ a4i*
 Another article of extensive manufacture IS | maple sugar. Almost every farm has it's sugar bush," and much capital is invested in improved apparatus for making sugar. Some farmers turn out as much as two tons season. So you will see that if this is not Hand flow ing with milk and honey''' it comes very near ] it. .ae st sae.tsa4 ! ssesss xsla | sAf c.