Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-08-18

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farming country of western New York,
the beautiful lake region of the central
portion OF the state, and down the pic
turesque and lovely Mohawk valley, is
one ofgreat interest one sees reproduced
a thousand charming PASTORAL scenes
and passes through score of thriving
manufacturing towns and cities that
have helped to make the great state rich
and glorious. Leaving Windsor, Conn,
not much of interest is manifested by
the observer until Falls View is reached,
which is approached from the Canadian
shore. So coming over this route the
traveller is afforded the privilege of see
ing the falls and whirlpool rapids; COM
ing out suddenly from bold cliff, 100
feet above the river, the train stops and
the passengers step out at Falls View,
our train reached there at 5 :45 in the
morning. For miles to the right one
looks up the broad river shining like
silver in the sunlight, as the waters of
the great lakes sweep grandly down to
the rapids where they foam and rage
and roar in their first descent. Directly
below is the curve of the gigantic horse
shoe over which pours the now emerald
flood into the abyss, from which rises
the great column Of spray, soaring into
tinted clouds. Opposite are the green
wooded islands, Goat and Luna islands,
the Three Sisters, and further down the
white wall of the American falls, like a
screen of gothic tracery, and beneath it
the boiling caldron of tumultuous waters.
Still farther are the rocky walls OF the
great gorge spanned by the airy fabric
of the suspension foot-bridge. The
banks on either side of the falls have
been reserved by the Canadian and N.
Y. state governments as public parks,
free to all, 50 that the expense of visit
to Niagara has been shorn of exhorbi-
tant charges. Southward to New York
the train follows the eastern bank OF
that zone river which" says great
writer, "from its source to the ocean un-
rolls long chain of landscapes wherein
there is no tame feature, but each sue
cessiye view presents new combinations
of tatity and majesty, which other riy-
ers may surpass in sections but none
rival as whole;" and its name is the
Hudson. At Albany we are again i'm
pressed with interest and beauty which
is everywhere manifest with the mag
nifce 1T granite pile of the capitol crown
ing its loftiest hill. As the train climbs
the hillsides of the Hudson, after cross
ing the steel bridge that spans the river,
the panorama constantly increases in
beauty until, at last, just as the summit
is reached, vista of impressing lovli-
ness opens up to the south and west.
The silver waters of this great river, in
terspersed with green islands and bor
dered by broad meadows are seen for
many miles, while beyond, the blue
masses of the Helderbergs and the Kat
skills tower into the clear sky. The long
reaches and numerous islands of tie up
per river, the Katskill mountains, the
broad expanse Of Newberg bay followed
by the grandly picturesque Highlands,
where the narrow channel winds be-
meath the shadows of the Storm King,
Crow Nest and West Point, the widen
ing waters of Peekskill and Haverstraw
bays and the bold wall of le Palisades,
all with their interesting historic MEM
ories and associations form a succession
of scenes of wonderful variety and beauty,
of which the eye never tires.
We also pass for many miles the his
toric and world-famed Erie canal, where
ex-President Garfield first made his
start in life it is grand sight with the
many canal boats continually passing
to and fro. Passing the dismal Sing
Sing, where is loca ed one OF the state
prisons, we are at length rushed into the
Grand Central station, the railroad de-
pot in New York, and the largest in the
world. At the door is a station OF the
elevated railway, and by this means we
were soon launched into Brooklyn over
the great New York and Brooklyn bridge.
From Brooklyn the observer has the
pleasure of seeing, at the same time,
three mammoth cities-Brooklyn, New
Yolk and Jersey City, Long Island
Sound, Coney Island and the famous
Atlantic ocean. After short visit here
we returned to Michigan and are enjoy
ing ourselves excellently. At Detroit,
on our return, we met with Prof. Lake
and wife, OF the Pullman, WASH, agri-
cultural college, who are visiting and
spending their vacation in the east.
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