Passaic City record., 1891-06-13
COUNTRY LIFE
FOR CITY PEOPLE.
Good Places to Spend the
Summer, and How to Reach
Them.
"AwAY TO THE HnLLsr,

"AWAY TO THE HlLLSr
Sullivan County N. Y. has be-
come so popular as summer re-
sort, that it affords us pleasure to
call special attention to it just at
this season. and knowing that it is
a favorite place for Passaic people
during the hot weather, we have
gone to considerable expense to
present a few readable comments
on various portions of it; more
particularly the township of Lib
erty, which comprises the most
elevated section of improved or
farming territory in New York
State. The surface presents an
aspect of rounded hills, forming
deep, winding valleys, which are
beautifully traced by streams of
pure spring water, while numerous
lakes and forests dot the landscape.
1t is here the N. Y, Ontario &
Western R. R. passes over high
bridges and trestles, and through
deep cuts, in reaching its highest
grade on the line between New
York and Oswego, where there are
no swamps of stagnant water and
malaria is unknown.
N. Y, ONTARIO & WESTERN r. r.
Crossing the Hudson River at
the foot of West Forty second or
Jay streets, and entering the cars
at Weehawken, one is whirled for
the first fifty miles, with but few
pauses, through delightful SUBJ
urban country, with its modern
palatial residences and quaint old
Dutch houses built with bricks
from Holland centuries ago, and
replete with romantic revolution
ary and ante-revolutionary lore
The peaceful and fertile slopes of
the valleys through which we pass
have seen the course of carnage, the
butchery of the tomahawk and
bayonet, have echoed and re-echo-
ed the bugles of conflicting armies,
and under their carpet of green
the bones Of hundreds of combat
ants lie in unknown though hon
orable dust.
Engines with extended smoke
box are used on all passenger
trains, thereby avoiding the annoy
ance and discomfort of smoke and
cinders. No cinders, no dust.
Pullman Drawing Room Cars are
attached to all day trains. Reclin-
ing Chair Car free New York to
Suspension Bridge. The Day
Coaches are models of beauty and
comfort-mounted upon 42-inch
paper wheels, the aisles carpeted,
and the toilet rooms in each car
supplied with ali the toilet
requisites found on Sleep
ing or parlor cars. The Day
Express carries special car devo-
ted exclusively to ladies travelling
alone or with their escorts. 1t is
furnished with the Forney Car
seat, the latest and most improved
seat in existence. The top of the
seat is at a height which affords
support to the head, while the back
1nclines backward and has projec-
tions which support the lumbar
regions of the spine where support
is most needed to prevent fatigue
while travelling.
FALLsBURGH.
Test hofO,n fha <@.,,~, ~
Liberty S, me ten miles nearer
New York, is Fallsburgh Station,
from which delightful drives run
in all directions. The village is
1924 feet above the sea, and re-
ceives its name from the falls cf the
River at this point.
The main fall is twenty-five feet in
height, and the stream is very deep,
and dashes through the narrow,
rock bound channel for long dis
tance below the falls, wearing by
it's incessant action basin-like
cavities in the solid rocks of the
At this station stage
connections are made for points in
the lovely valley of the Neversink.
The region is gaining in popular
ity each year, and many a tired
city merchant and wearied belle
find rest and recreation among its
many quiet and peaceful homes.
From lofty hills overlooking rich
valleys through which run brooks
filed with trout, can be seen here
and there beautiful lakes surround
ed by cool woods. Fine drives
skirt the river on both banks, and,
at distance of about two miles
apart, there are thriving villages.
The river itself is a succession of |
and rapids, with small
Intervening pools alive with fish.
Here there are no mosquitoes, no
1anger of malarial diseases or hay