Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-03
UP THE HUDSON
And on the Catskill. A Pleasant
Ramble and Scenes
by the way.
WAKAMAi. n. Y. July D.?

.Mssrs Editmx.-I will In rambling sor.
of fashion give our trip an airing through
your columns, IT. not crowding out better
reading matter.
We left Chinco,csguc, Tuesday 18th, ON
board the schooner Three Sons" We
had delightful sail upon old ocean. two
Of our party singing out New York" in
mastery style. ms we passed out over
the bar. Reached New York nn Thurs
day and from there sailed up the Hudson
river ninety miles. The scenery along
this stream is just grand, and M oil paint.
ing that we have ever seen Is half ~ good
n nature itself We found il hard work
climbing the mountains hut determined
TO accomplish this feat. we procured u
guide and started on our journey. After
walking up, assisted by the friendly
branches of pycrhanging trees. till our
guide informed - we were about three
miles up the SUP Loaf mountain. we
retraced our steps. Nassing several cool
streams which gusht ,ver rocks dash Ing
a most beautiful spray III satisfied will,
our days work, even IL did not reach
the top Of the sugar IoarS'
Our guide served refreshments. which
grew by the waysidc, several times while
ON the trip, consisting Of blackhcrries
huckleberries, ihimbcberries. raspbcrrics
4 r..tt.
afraid of but thought ", must try: also
gave us winter-green and birch 10 chew
Whilst knccling Ia drink from icy
brook" which well deserves its name. al
awful sized alligator. We called IL. swan
across the water and at an exclamation
from us. the guide assured ns II was only
water lizard The children were much
amused u, the pretty red squirrels with
their white and black striped faces and
backs. Whilst we were on the look .oui
for snakes all the time. being told tina, the
coperhcad. chaser, adder AMI rattle snake
were very numerous, our guide killed one
on the way. On our way up hill. often
times ON either side there were such steep
chasms that one grew diz. lint la
look down. reminding o. yard
and upward is the right y cral
times rs We were s,rollinr around voices
attracted our attention and pecring
ahrough the hramblc would see. hundreds
of feet below, a boarding house, where ON
the grass around il were scattered the
boarders. many in number. Down in one
valley WAS a small villa inhabited only 10y
the Italians. which one could only see
from the mountains. Small foot paths
lead Ia these homes, far below the main
roads, and a pretty brook h0ws near hy
each home. whence they obtain their
water.
Frcnchmci. Italians. Germans. Poles.
Russians and llungarians are all here and
their native country. The Hungarian
people are most saving, So ! am told, and
they live as skimpily as possible. while
other nations live more costly. Italians
make Their own maclrona AMI the most
Of their eating they prepare.
Manufacturing brick. crushing sionc,
maEihg lime and blasting rock seems Ia
be The occupation ofihcsc people.
We visited "MIllyingglcr Falls" ycs,cr.
day and In our inauguration it i second
To Niagara. with its fall of n great many
feet over the scraggy rocks. scattering It's
beautiful white foam a distance around.
We viewed West Point Ia our satisfaction
and the Bui,crmilk Falls was NIL fully ap
precia,ed. with many other places of in.
teresi. CaIskill Mountains were nm IN.
expected treat In, fully appreciated II
this finds the waste hnskc, all right. |
have brcn there before. More Anon.
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