New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10

,ili,co ANY waCeearncr can purchase loo iolo ~
making six monthly payments Of - each' anu .l0,o
who are ambitious 10 make a little money "'0 " 80
to mike if here a. anywhere else IL Il iIo l',
away than Harlem and il IS expected that III -,
,,r,o tbc village Of Flushing and the hllhiL"u' wa.
have sprung into great city. AlreauS '-,,,,tny
about 900 people IN the h'-i''"''
oper9fons are going on all the uhle' 49, >r.
,t,n,,lac Park is about forty -hvc miles from ->'"
vo-r CITY and Is an ideal place for summer ~
II is conpri.ed in about 1000 acres Oh ia''U
Gre,nwooI Lake. which lies half III Ora"s' 49," 10y,
y y and half In Passaic County " o. Inv No.
- hodv Of clear cold water fed by springs anu 'de
an ortIot southwark 10y pretty creek l''
,~r + nine miles average width about ono NM
o,d dcpth IN the main portion from hfty ID i'' 49,
II e remarkably free from flats and shadows A"u
surface i, all wind swept so that its wafer u Vi 80
nuri,v IFS elevation Is $40 feet above the so' 'i''
,,o twice that Of famous Lake George and the sur
~ ,,- mountains rise from 800 10 500 feet above
IA. lake itself The Park Is reached by INC NV
Yor,, and Greenwood Lake Railroad, ana IS hVe MN
IN a direct line from Tuxedo Park by rail- 10y ro'''
{, +, scvcn or eight miles. The Park reaches over
the mountain the west side OF the laNe III"
number Of charming cottages are built at dI'IecnO
elevations overlooking the shccny waters OF INC l'Ac
In the centre Of the Park there is fine cIuD mousse
holonglug 10 the Greenwood Lake Association. ana
number Of prominent NcwYor sportsmen belong TO u.
The top Ct the mountain furnishes sites Tor ho'e' au
villa, unequaed In the Cascades, ana III" sop'IS
nature Of the ground affords splendid natural drah-
age No sewerage is permitted to enter the laIe ui'
chemical system Of sewage disposal having been
adopted with marked success. The innumerabc
mountain springs furnish drinking water which tastes
Ike nectar. The Lake la, the finest fleet Of private
canoes and boats to be found any inland water and
there Is abundance Of good fishing. Ihe noun
tans are all wooded and there many lovely walks
near the village Along the shore property Is selling
~ he bcIuW
800 feet in depth. Higher mp The slope the prices
are lower, bclnG Only = or 40 a front foot
There is a village at The head Of the lake, on the
east side which contains half a dozen hotels and
a number OF stores. There are no restrictions a.
to the valuo Of the properly to BE- erected
on the land but no front fences are allowed and all
home, have 10 be located fry feet from the Park
roads. In the village 25x1lo feet lots are sold for
go 10 $50. AID most Of the purcha arc buying
for improvement, and not p1rp'-c, o. speculation.
Thcr, aic opera house, ~ electric hghts IN tho
stand tx alone on an stand connected with the main.
land by q bridge Every one VINO can ppr'clate an
c1rihlt paradise should visit NJntchc ark. II Is
convcni,nt for those who Just want a summer home
anf also Tor those who want hone Tor ali the year
round.
BRENTWOOD.S RAPID ADVANCE
Only two year, age Brentwood. /. l., com
par,;ivcly unknown: is rapidly becoming one
of the most popular places for the hom,budcrS OF
this city and brooklyn. It's beauties wcr: discovered
by chance but they did remain in obscurty, and
I'm a very short time a number OF summer hotels were
built, and nvaids sought rest and fresh air among tbs
pine clad hills, There is low land marsh IN the
locality and the Physicians say tina; the air especially
good for people suffering with pulmonary and throat
diseases. Brentwood lie, graduated upward
slope and the sandy sub-on completes a natural
drainage. that there signaut. fever breeding
pool, IN IN" ueghtorhood. The streets lad ont,
sidewalks down and tree, planted but it is
thoroughly country place, with pine wood for miles
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