New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-13
ALOOK AT THE INWOOD SITE.
MERITS AND DErE rs OF TIE PLACE.

! The adventurous citizen who determines 10 tN-
pore the northern extremity Of Mnhiitan Island
with The hope of discovering the proposed site o.
the international Exhibition, will set out. If he IS
wise. from the Forty-second Street Depot Mt IL
o'clock a. ~. in the so-caIled Dolly Warden train
which swings around the upper end Of the island.
crossing the Harlem River and following the bank
! of that stream. after passing High Bridge, and af-
! fordIng a pleasant view of the wooded heights
! which rl,e sharply from the water the Man
| haitian side. The train Will presently sop
opposite a low tract OF land. Az this point
! the rugged range Of hills suddenly falls to
! the water level and an arm o. the river. With
| a broad border OF marsh. cuts deeply INTO
the island. extending nearly quite halfway TO the
bank of tie Hudson. Including this tributary of
! the Harlem aad extending along that river for
nearly mile is the site which has been selected for
the Fair Is general outline is trianGu ar with rs
southern base resting against the hills upon which
Fort George Is situated, more than 900 feet above
tidewater On the west il is bounded by the
heghts on the Hudson River side Of the island. and
| OF the east by the Harlem River beyond which
rises a range Of hills OF the Wescheater shore. If
tine exclusion of every breeze considered desirable
! for Summer exhibition. tins situation, depressed
aud fenced in by wind barriers every SIDE has
been most happily chosen
! Al present the grounds cannot be reached from
the station but Mr Rutter hopes that Mr.. YaHder-
biit will be allowed to ran his road the ryer
| on piles. He also expresses the hope thar the Har
| lem Road VIII he al owed TO cross further UP the
| stream. These bridges would offer obstruction
TO nav cation now the socalled river Is not navi-
gabl, At low tide 1t is a broad mud-fat, through
winch "a slender black stream threads lis slug
g,sh way, winding back and forth between
the solid ground OF the leland and the
/ Wes.chaster side. just above, httle more team
ten feet OF waterway between tle PIERS OIL an exist
ing bu ge anilrcs 10 We lhe river Tree course, and
now and then some sturdy uauye car be- seen con-
/ t.mpTuuusy or ssng II on loot Hut snip canal
ana Harlem RIVER Improvements are 90 .tempated
in tne future. and tucn Nh. Yanderbh1 piles might
prove AN obstruction, and cxpcucnce has demon
! stratod tat the fcu datIous If % railroad once
settled are not easily disturbed. Bu, il tie river
should never be- drcdsed and deapeueJ for purposes
Of commerce. IL VIII need to br enlarged 10 admit
the sweep OF the TIDE foI purposes Of drlnaac.bef re
thls region bee zones popuioG-ly settled. Under ihe
pre,en, coud ous tLr stream has neither the volume
( no. force 20 carry away the sewage which d. must
receive.
If the explorer wishes to reach the grounds of
which Dee ha, been taking observation from the
Morris poc1 station. the "D,.is Warden tr1fu' W. 4
! carry I'm by Kiuu'sbr d-e ID - uvfeu DETvu,
where the broad IiIS-ou "i,I IT. gray OH ft ''oes
/ beyond wit burst mo view, ald few miIu ea
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lie find. be Is stu Att ml.' from
landed here can cross tie u.cks OF tae
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