New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
AN AMERICAN LOMBAB DY.
Er HARLEM VALLEY AND IT'S SCENERY.

THE HARLEM VALLEY AND IT'S SCENERY.
A REGION LITTLE KNOWN TO NEWCOMERS
THOUGH WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE CITY.
Armenia. N " Oct. 10 )specaD. -Amenia and the
surrounding country have not yet been iuiy dscoV-
cred by the Now Yorker and few VINO nave mcteiy
passed along the Harlem Railroad as far as Chatham
can have formed lust idea of the attractions OF this
region This year, however, has marked new era
in the conduct of tho Harlem road and 1t Will not be
long before the people of the metropolis must know
that they have almost at their doors country whch
for beautiful scenery, fertility ana saup1'y' ior
variety of hills and dacs, rugged glcns plains ana
wooded plateaus, Is scarcely surpassed by Lomoaroy
or Savoy Tho Harlem Company has greatly I'M
nroved it's facilities this year by putting on ire
oucnt and rapid trains and selling excursion tickets
10 all points along the ne and though the road is
snrIs track ono IT is in fairly good condition and is
well managed The effect OF its improved service has
been to induce many people to visit this dehgh'iui
regon for the first time and first visit to the Harlem
Valley is almost certain TO lead to second At raw
ling this year the fine hotel built by j. b. Dutchcr
was for the first time fully occupied during the sea-
son. The Villas and country seats about Chappaqua
the old homo Of Horace Greeley, we're crowded win
city people and the boarding houses all along the route
appeared to have as many guests as they could pro-
vide fer.
Armenia with its delightful air and pleasing sur
roundngs gives promise OF becoming hourisn'hs
summer resort Tho Harlem Valley nowhere presents
moro attractive features than are found along tho
smiling Wecbutuck between here and Dover Plains.
U,us Of noble and commanding height rise on other
side OF the broad fcr lie valley and on the right ana
left descend innumerable trout streams to join inc
river In the woods arc quail, woodchucks ana al
occasional fox in the brooks arc trout Inc iansS
ara we'll stocked with Oswcgo bass and other fine
game fish, and the river is noted for its cells
What American scenery seems to need most
Is a real poet to sing its praises and invent for
general use stock Of pleasant sounding names
Think of lake in most respects as picturesque
as one at Killarney being handicapped by the
prosaic title of Nudge Pond' with the additional
drawback of having the natives pronounce the al
iective like "mud.' The injustice OF burdening
this really charming sheet OF water with such a
name has occurred TO some kindly soul, ana an
effort is being made to use "Silvcr Laho'
instead 1t is TO be regretted that the Indian
names for these lakes and streams have not been
preserved.
The old-time iron beds Of Armenia, which were
worried before the Revolution and supplied some
of the best metal used against the British, are
still producing largo quantities of fine ore, that
is sent for reduction to such OF tho furnaces as
arc still running in the surrounding country. MT
Cleveland's tariff agitation, however has greatly
impcded the industry. Other manufactures have
not secured much Of foothold in this part OF tho
county, except in the case OF condensed MIX Tor
which the original factory is at Wassaic, little
glen few miles below this place. Mr. Nelson,
OF Wildwood has recently begun to mako pressed
brick here, having established a frstclass expert
mental plant The clay is thought to be OF SUI
pcrior quality. and II the enterprise meets its
projectors expectations he viii greatly enlarge his
plant next year
The region is emnently healthy. Men and
grow old here without knowing IT, Ben
son j. Losing, the popular historian, has lived
on Chestnut Ridge, above Dover Plains, for nine
teen years, and although he has family of eight
or nine persons, his doctors bill has not averaged
$40 a year during that period. The village OF
Armenia proper has about 900 Inhabitants and
is tastefully laid out on rising. ground, at com
Portable distance from the railroad track Tho
town is congregation Of neat little homes, and
some of the cottages and grounds are really beau
tiful The stores here enjoy the trade OF the out
lying country for from six 10 ten miles around
Most of the farmers mako speciality OF milk
production and find a ready sale for the best
of their product at the Borden factory in Wassac.