Daily Republican., 1880-08-24
Letter from q wilminstonian
FREEHOLD, Green Co., N. Y, !
s mo, q, 1880. (


s mo. 81, 1880. !
MEssRs. EDIToEs Having decided to
spend tive or three weeks away from
the heat Of thu city, the next thing in
order was to determine out Of the many
places offering, aud all having their
attractions, the one to chose. Wife
seemed to think Asbury Park was a
lovely place to 60 to, while looked
with longing eyes towards Warnersville,
Pa. We finally compromised by de-
Gliding to go to Freehold, Greene county,
N. Y. Accordingly boarding the Pal
man train that passes Wilmington at
2.2l A. M, we found ourselves after q
ride Of three hours in the early morn
ing in the city of New York, we at once
got on board the G. Vibbard, the day
boat that runs from New York city to
Albany, and by the time We had eaten
comfortable breakfast it was 9 o'clock,
and we we're on our way up the Hud-
son river. To say that our ride Of l25
miles to Catskill landing was most de.
lightful one, but family conveys the
pleasure of such journey, as all those
who have enjoyed steamboat ride ul
this most beautiful Of rivers can tes,
tify.
We landed at Cstskill, a town Of
4325 population at 1886 p. m. and were
at onca set upon by bowling outlawed
set OF hackmen, each determined to So
cure load Of passengers. 1t being a
wet day and few passengers to get of at
Catskill had tendency to make the
drivers Of hacks more lively. You can
form some idea of the number of board
ers in this country when tell you
there were 375 landed the day l did
and on the previous Saturday 1852, and
this has been about an average for the
last two months by the day bost, the
cars and night boats bringing about
that many more. When l say that all
the hotels and farm houses for miles
around are full of boarders, do not
give you all by any means for many OF
the farmers have converted their barn
floors and wagon houses into sleeping
apartments. We were more fortunate
than many others as we had made ar
engagements with the party with whom
we intended to board to meet us at the
landing. After considerable inquiry
among the hackmen l succeeded in
fading the one Of whom | was in
search.
After some further delay in hunting
up baggage, ten of us with four large
trunks, started for Freehold our desti-
nation, fifteen miles from Catskill land
ing, over a billy but good road, passing
through Lseks four miles distant, a
manufacturing village. we crossed a
large and ancient looking stone bridge.
This with the surrounding scenery has
often been painted by artists who fire.
nnsnt the Cstskills. Ten miles out we
came to Cairo post town on the VIM
dom pike aud crowded with boarders.
Il was at Cairo that Miss NJ. K. Miller
Laws the scene of her ono day iDour
long vacation, a child's book, when
little Ernie asks is that a baby monn-
tain. will it never be any higher. TINS
is old Round Top, which looks dwar'ed
as high peak and black dome rise their
heads far above it. We arrived at Free.
hold at g. 80 p. M, to find good hot
supper awaiting us and good rosms
with clean, comfortable beds. After a
GOOD nights rest and good breakfast
Of which If you were to Judge by the
a,nount placed on the table, yo1 would
ha lead to believe that the lady OF the
house thought We had bsen fasting
with Tanner, we startsd out to ex'
nlore the village. Freehold is apleas,
ant village of $50 inhabitants situated
in a nigh valley in full view OF the
Catskill mountains. The village con
tains a 6pe stone church, public hail.
mat office. telegraph Office and hotel:
PA Aft,r resting a few days and walking
.ronnd the town, we made up party
of eight, hired a hack and with go1o
Jinpsr s.owed away under one OF the
seats We started 10 the early morning
sor P,ylsnsyille, fifteen miles away ~
Tho Zoo. of the mountain. The country
through which we passed was my @ "au
rough, most of the cleared land oei p v ud
arsd with fruit trees, apples, pears an t
nlnms all Of which are loaded WIN
fruit. From Paylensville to the top o. o,
The Mountains is FIVE miles, and so s,eel
in many places that we had TO u ~ oius
and walk. In ascending the mountains
The first place you pass is the Faw avn
Leap and Profile Rock. Tho f"~h I