New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-28
GATHERING HUCKLEBERRTEs
PICTURESQUE SCENES on THE slAw,v
GUNK MOUNTAINS.

tFROH Az OCCASIONAL CONFECTIONERY OF rHg TH,pr..,
KINGSTON, \ Y, July 2G.-The shawano,st
Mountains are noted for the immense CROP OF b,s.'
berries buoJertes which is annually gathered -
This range OF mountains begins at Rosendale In H..
County, aud :extends pn southwcsicry dlreeio., ~
over 200 miles, called the Blue Mountains 10 New Lee.
and Kittatiuny In Pennylyana. The name sh,y,r
gnk" pronounced ;hong um," "a the Indian term .,
white rock and was given by them here bsean.. q, -,
light-colorcd rocks near tine summit and on m, VOTE,
slopes Lead and silver mines and even gold hay. t.
discovered nj various points In The Ulster portion Of s
range, and tho mountains believed 10 contain a,
obun Lance OF these valuable minerals but 10 ta,n.
mines have been worked at loss. Al Lakes Gohm,
and Minnewaska. also IN the northern or Ulster est,
OF the mountains the business OF keeping summer board
ers has OF late years been most profitable aud made II.
region famous among tourists and seekers for sumue
rest But the shawangunk Mountain huckIeberryhn.
indigenous product for which the region i celehga,A
and which brings the most dollars 10 the
The mountains here average about 500 hA
The top il fat and spacious composed mainly OF rOk "A
devoid Of trees for the most part. Here between "A.
rocks wherever particle OF soil can be found and sOus
times apparently right the rock ITSELF the little bRa.
crow covering the mountain with dark green mantle
foliage at all times and yielding thousands Of )Chea
the Wholesome little berries In midsummer The I'D
hucklrberies in the world are said 70 arow here u.
berry IS light blue, large. juicy, and the seeds are sofa
and less Objectionable than in other kinds There ~
many varieties Of this fruit. Some grow in swanA
rpcn later are more seedy and in.pid, being almos
black in color On various peaks in the Catsils then
are varieties that grow and fruit in great abundance
many visitors well know But this >hawangunk rege
il about the only place whore the fruit Is gathered &
distant markets to any The time FOR pcEng Ia
now begun AMI will continue for some weeks 70 cone
The picksrs are mainly women and Ar4s VINO Nemis
in the WORK. a when the cop is good IL pays Welh
gather IL. There f. always an active demand Ns lA
fruit, and IL would seem that no matter Dos gIeats
sprlv the p~cc never gets very low OIcOlre me fe
IL Tree 70 an Corners In most eases; the Iker has 0ly
20 where II is and then she who strips the slender z
most Tapidy and carefully secures the ll's yofrl%
when the bushes very full the ground appean ne
one bue mass. md siX-qUart pail tuil j. nds Ae E@t
of short time small a, the individual leriies are
These uieer Us ally sell To men who pack the TUT
shallow boxes or crates holding about sixteen uaFs A
then ship tt % Ncw-forh conilisaol dc" e." insE
ping the fruit frnn the bushes II otten become, hoa
with leaves and small tWgS: these a'tcrw1td Seai-
ated either BY passing the whole through coarse tie
pouring over board set at an incline lnol'Ss "
bushels ennualy gathered In tli- way I'M a...,s
pickrrs often make 9s high az - per DAY wien 1o ivy
In "Ir 10 gather the berries the pickcrs must clat
the mountain ridge from the plains below ms h"tI
q very difficult task. requiring consid"Iahe uut ~.
fotinp exprion The western side ~ the range IN m
town OF Wawa4sing near Ecnyilie, Is very hFP snl
the towering rocks can only be scaled II'ls si,,
points. where nature has leg breass rI.y ~ tS
st,ryavs Jacobs Ladder Noses Rocky lain 's,A
Eean stalk Giants Staircase. names given t0a ie
OF these apprOlc Up and down thee I''nn.a
ascending at break Of day and returning laden WIN ~
NJ twilight The Bingham sunbonnet' ana short 90. I.
skirts Of the girls aud the broad br mined straw hS =
shirt lrrves OF the mon form moving scene OF VHb
and picturesque beauty as seen froIq the Nale@ u"N
contrast with the ragged rocks 50 spAr'eN huns NI
LEAKAGE. IL has long been the custom an'S ''rls
the valley to form huckiebcrry parties IN thc ,rto'
These are composed Oi the young people oil p'h ~ie
who always count on having grand iroic on 'a'a %