The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-20

line with the northeflv boundary line,
spoken Of above, ii little nearer to the
river brink than tile true standing
ground. The old catlar stuinp Is three or
four yards duo west from this young
alanthns tree, Al present the old stun y
must bs looked for. rs 1t Is nearly hidden
by the vile alanthus underground. This
bunch of wild. ragged vegetation ID, at
present, the Gully thing OF the kind exist
ing outside OF The rAilroa tracks and be-
tween them aud the river. In looking
north up the track from under Inc
Devils Pulpit.'a this scraggy gro WITH
hanging out into the river. beyond the
line of the railroad cracks, Is a noticeable
and prominent feature, aud at present 1t
Is one way TO a substantial ldeutincation
OF the iueling plateau. However. IL may
not be permanent, and the extended lines
of Forty first aud Forty-second streets,
from New York is therefore a more reiia-
BILE manner OF Identification.
II DEVILS PULPIT.
The Devils Pulpit su called. Is the
most prominent feature IN this pictur-
esq ae and bold landscape. Coming down
tue west side OF the hudson River, the
Palisade ridge follows the west ban (
closely with nearly u uniform height,
about $50 feet. When the ridge reaches II
point opposite the Delaware and HUDSON
Canal Conipany's coal docks. it stops
abruptly and ends Ia a precipice over $50
feet high. The Trap rock fornlati ons ut
his place are much broken by Joints aud
assures. It overnangs Inc railroad tracks
which pass close under it. Occasionally
large masses fall upon the railroad tracks.
1t always looks threatening and danger.
Gus, less No lately on ACCOUNT OF the large
tiasses which have already fallen. An
examination would seem to show that
the ridge had turned aud run across to
the east into the river bed at Il sharp
angie, ami that later some powerful
agency had removed it e~ntirely aud lert
the ragged butt now seen where The
break had taken place. The duelliug pla-
teau is about u quater OF = mile due
north up the track from the Devils Fui-
pit" The three tracks have barely room
enough to pass between the river aud
this ragged cliff. About 2U0 feet up from
the suutherly corner of this cliff the fiat
strip ut the bottom OF the hill begins to
broaden, maintaining its average of about
100 teet until the dueling plateau IS
reached. AT that pointit broadens a little
more. perhaps thirty feet. The face
OF The hill north Of Devils Pulpit" il
not pr ecipitous. 1t has a good slope, and
Is heavily wooded. BY taking care Il man
might climb to the top among the trees.
ROCKS and large and loose bouiders. A
little above the Pulpit, at the base OF this
a rude excavation, which by compliment
is called II well. Sometimes iI runs of
quite d stream of clear water.
TO reach this historical ground a party
can AXE the trolley line OF street cars
from either of the Hoboken ferries to
Union Hill. After passing the village OF
Weehawken, at aud around Nineteenth
street, going up, II wagon road goes TO
the right with an easy divergence. Il
crosses the raviDe stream. the "AwienaI
ken' of the Indians, and lends to he coal
docks right opposite the Devils Pulpit"
alb ov described, q walk OF Il quarter of a
mile up the tracks leads to Lne famous
dueling ground, whic b cannot bs mis-
taken after reading The alb owe minute and
detail ed description.