Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-26
ANDRE AT HAYERSTRAM.
Interesting Identification OF EIistori-
cal Points Connected with HIS

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in its February number, gives a good
deal of space to matter concerning
Benedict Arnold. An article by
William Howard Mills relates one of
the most arduaus and patriotic of
Arnold's feats while he was faithfully
serving the cause of the struggling
colonies-his march to Canada ia
1775, through terrible hardships and
in the midst of treachery directed
against himself, to tke assault on
Quebec. This rehearsal exhibits Ar
mold in the most favorable light as a
soldier and patriot.
The other article is concerned with
Arnold's subsequent baseness and
treachery. 1t is brief and extreme
iy interesting account of the place at
which Mai Andre Landed under the
name of "Mr. Anderson, and OF the
spot at which Gen. Arnold met him
on the night of Sept 81, 1880. 1t is
by Prof. Lavalette Wilson, A. NJ, Q.
e., of Haverstraw, and is accom-
panied by clear map of the place
and the woods and hills adjacent,
both as they were at that period and
After reviewing in few words the
historical data of that eventful meet
ing Prof. Wilson continues;
To the south OF Hsverstraw there
are two narrow valleys or passes,
crossing the range of mountains
which extends along the river. The
one farthest north cr northwest has
always borne the name of the "Shnrt
Glove" while the other has been
designated as the Long Cloven The
mountainous elevation between these
two valleys has always been called
the Long Glove mountain. and is
the one referred to by Smith. We
may state that the high mountain
south of the Long Glove, and extend
ing along the river to Nyaek, was
known to the Dutch settlers as
"Verdretig Hook" The valley thus
known as the Long Glove was, pre-
vious to the revolution, and for many
years after the only means of com
munlcation between the fertile coun-
try back OF the mountains and the
landings on the river shore The
public road from Haverstraw runs
with the river, and some distance
from 1t, on the slope of the mountain,
and when near the entrance to the
Long Glove" it turns abruptly, and,
passing through the valley, resumes
its southerly direction on the westerly
side of the mountains. The place
where the road began to turn was the
farthest point to which person could
possibly travel on horseback, and the
nearest approach which could be made
to the Vulture, which lay off "Teller's
point" Sili farther south and be
You'd this point The steepness of the
rivers bank, covered as it was and is
now by powders, would make it al
most impossible for a person to
travel there on foot, even ia the day
time. This place was also sufficiently
distant from the nearest dwellings,
which were then at X ier's dock, where
is now the first brickyard.
AS the Long Glove" was the most
convenient route by which the in
habitants OF large district west of
the mountains could reach the river,
we may well suppose that at the foot
Of this pass a landing place would be
made where communication might be
had with vessels passing to ard from
New York Traces of an old dock,
and of an ancient road made for the
purpose Of reaching it, are still to be
seen. This dock, when existed be
fore the recollection of the oldest IN
haOltant. was used for a shipping
place for wood, etc, before 'Sne-
deker's landing" and the quarry dock
We're built. The most reliable ira
dition fixes this old dock as the land
ing place OF Andre. It is true that
Smith does not mention dock or
road up the mill, bat that they must
have landed at such a spot is evident
from the following considerations:
Smith and Arnold had appointed a
place of rendezvous This had to be
so definite that no time might he lost,
and no shouting of signals needed
which might betray them land, in
fact, when Smith arrived at the point
ne found Almond waiting to receive
him and his companions). Yet the
natural features of the shore in the
vicinity for the distance of mile are
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extremely difficult to designate any
spot, unless marked, as this one was,
by Improvements from human hands.
The bank along that mile of river
shore is about fifty feet high, and so
steep and covered with rocks that it
is no easy matter to scramble up it
even in the daytime, yet it is evident,
from Smiths narrative, that there was
much passing during the night up
and down the bank.
The grove of evergreen trees among
which Arnold was hidden was doubt
less situated just south of the dds
used way" with the main road. which
ran through the Long Glove" The
dock was perhaps rebuilt and en-
larged after the revolution. About
fifteen feet OF the wall on the south
side of the dock is still nearly perfect.
Two large powders outside and under
water probably supported tho end of
the rude pier. A large granite bowl
der has rolled down from the bank
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