The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
VIEW PROM TOWER on THE HILL.

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blum, So one had to DO made. 1t Is the making
OF this blum that employs the greater mum per
plantation The site chosen was an irregular
undulatiuG sloue Of tho Lone Pine Mountain.
1t was Tree covered for the most part. but the
point tho most magnificent outlook the place
afforded was to be Ind; So AZ gang oil o men
vi t'f to Work. fHoy dug out tie trees
ana stUmps md destroyed them: Then ihs
soil down to tho clay foundation was scrnped
oil and cattei M hill, whore it mqde heap
5000 feet Ion. ami from 90 to 40 feet deep. This
done. the work OF cutting level esplanade IN
the side of the Slope was begun; Two iorty;Ioo Dot
wooden towers were elected where two salient
parts of this esplanade were to be. and De;
tween those towers an immense stone wall
will be erected the down. hill side OF the VOL
being vertical and thus the rrecipitous pun,
over which the promenade OF the house Is 10
Tic stone Tor this bluir as we'll as for the rest
OF the foundation of tho house, will be taken
from quarry found on the plantation; Inc
espIanadc is to be very nearly diamond shaped.
say 300 or 400 yards long the artificial blum
northwest. In the point OF the diamond and at
the westerly end Of the house Will lie the ten
mis- court; on knoll, rarity artificial, some
forty feot high. Tho approach TO tho palace
will be from tho southeast by nroad that winds
up the mountain, but the exact route OF which
has not been determined. 90
in the levelinE OF tho osplanaie about 200
negroes are now employed under a number Of
white tore,men. The scene, as they driIl ana
tnmu in blasts pick and shovel the debris.
push barrows and load carts. cuss the mules
and sing religious songs is ono, not to be be, ig-
Mr.. Vanderbilt was hero the other day a big
blast was touched of In tho hillside 80 that ho
could see. it As the blue smoke began to rise
from the fuse there was yell from nearby
darby. and with that tho whole host, whites.
darkies. and mules. went tearing across the
esplanado to the further point and there I,
"A Il turned look, the
as well as he men. ASH they knew what was TO
come. There was long wait preliminary
and an explosion that shook the noun tain.
thousand tons Of clay and rock wore hurled
into the air. For a moment tho stun hung in
and then from the centre sing lie boulder OF
the size. of mans head shot up above all. Up
ali said Gh-h hi" us thoy followed its tight
with their eyes Pretty soon n, 80 S one saw
y y Look out dah and o every G other
darby yelled Look out dahl" but
not y soul stirred, Down it came, straight
mules. While the chorus OF warnings
grew louder and louder, and the spectators be-
side MIR, Vanderbilt fairly caught their breath
coming down but at last it struck, passing SO
near one negro that, the, windaGe, almost
hm oheT w
the gang went back to work singing and and
Of '6a9 Of %
best Joke Of the day more happy, o-lpcky
gang OF laborers was never seen than those
What will be done in the way Of laying out
tho grounds has been determined in only,
general way brook TINT tumRIes down own The the
an artificial lake. OF which q glimpse may be
had from the westerly erd OF tho paace Old
folds will be turned into forests. and many car
loads of pine trees were received early in the
season and many more VIII be received next
fall for that purpose. Mr.. Vanderbilt 10 n tree
CIu nd
importing every sort OF foreign tree that will
live in this climate. berides growing specimens
be conservatory for endless varieties Of
plants and flowers, q conservatory that will
9utb!ossom even the display Of Jay G H dat at
q deer park as would deight-possibly excite
the envy OF Judge John Dean Caton. the, ia
trout and salmon ponds, for the waters OF these
little care will make the waters OF this p!qnta-
Island or the Bisby Lakes Club Of the Adiron
dacks. As tho men labor in tho clay bank,
Ta nSh Visiting on every side. While not
infreIuently some daring old cock will
venture out of the brush brush and and twist
the, tprong. The plantation is alive with quail
rock )" at a bird would not be allowed on that
land again. Gray and ioX squirrels play among
the oaks. the hickorles. the beeghes. and tho
from thlcket TO field even in the DAYTIME.
Once The forest 70 enclosed by suitable fence.
wild turkeys English and native grouse,
prairie chickens. and pIobab bly, every other sort
OF game bird that will thrive in this latitude
will find home here.
A great sDrng on Busby Mountain, about
three miles away vii keep full II slX-inch iron
pue running 10 the house. Branch pipes will
run TO fountains. to artificial springs. and
wherever water will heautfy or benefit. Drives.
bridle paths. foot paths, and lovers lanes will
wind about through forests and meadows and
beside lakes and streams. Lot tho man of edu-
Gated taste sit down ana imagine what lie
would haNo in Il country estate IL hO could do
as he pleased When no has completed his
picture ais castle IN the air he can rise M
and consider that all that he has thought OF.
aud more, too, Mr.. Vanderbilt viii have
But 1t Is not to DO nark alone the meadows
would not DO SO attractive to tho eye, II kept MS
Woll-trimmed lawns, as when covered with
waving Timothy and clover and grain. While
one gang ol mon has" been digging and grad
ing ana building. others have been sowing and
painting: Mr.. Vanderbilt has bottom lard that
wllrle,d twenty barrels OF shelled corn TO the
ncre. 10 has land from which no can rcRp
twenty bushola OF wheat or iOrty-nve of oats.
lilo can grow such truck as will make tho Dyes
OF, FARMER Austin Corbln on Long Island
fairly bu 20 TO look at He can do what tho
boys on .Ong Island cannot do-he can raise
tobacco III Tor II Pasha. Such cribs of corn and
stalks OF Olhor grain and feed as will be grown
on this plantation will astOnish the natives
almost as much as the grand scale OF the pre-