Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-20
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
New York, June 11th, 81.

:. 10 III Il EDITOR OF THE APPEAL.-
There is no use talking, New Eng
land scenery is great. For qule
lovelness and finished picturesque
ness it cannot he excelled 1t doe
a not go into the granduer of splendid
spow-capped mountains, hence is no
to be classed with that sort of out
, door pictures; but whru It Genes t.
gently undulatiDg land, streams
which flow langnidly rejecting every
twig or blade of grass, slopes and
meadows overgrown with verdure
and magnificent great trees, it is at
once established as realm of beauty.
These illusions were induced by
couple of visits to Bronx Park-a
stretch of unspoiled land where
Nature is at home all the year. The
park it not like any cultivated place
on earth, simply because it is not
cultivated. 1t is bringing its own
self up, and is doing it well. There
is no suggestion of man in the way
of tarred sidewalks regular flower
beds and impertinent signs. There
are paths, but they are mere trails
where people tramp, and there are a
few bridges over the Bronx river and
old dilapidated structures along
| the streams banks, but these serve
more to make the water enjoyable
than any other way.
The stream is doing well to be
called a river 1t would be described
as well by the less pretentious title,
creek. As early in the season as this
is there is a very small flow in its
bed. At many intervals are dams.
Some originally gave water power
to mills and others merely hold the
water level, as ii were, so that men
may cut leo in winter. The results. |
however, are series of long smooth |
surfaces like miniature lakes allu /
these arc gay with boats, Inch
swing along under the oyerhanging
branches. The water is clear and a
few fish have peaceful control of it.
Men and boys catch few of the
smaller and less important of these
finny inhabitants but The leng -nosed
pike has too long head to take in
any ordinary bait which has a man
attachment at the other end,
The streams winds about in many
graceful curves, everywhere furnish
ing new and beautiful dabs of land
scape. Owing to- the character of
the trees and the prevalence of grass
and wild flowers everywhere, the
views are much different from any
thing seen in the West. As said
before, they could hardly be more
charming.
A story is told of the Bronx which
is amusing to anyone who has seen
the creek. 1t seems that all the land
is historic. Once, dur
ing the Revolutionary war, Wishing
ton was camped on the low hills near ,
the alleged river. The British
squadron of immense wooden men
of-war, was at anchor down in East
river. Some spy informed the Adj
nirsl In command that our friend
George was camping out on the
Bronx. Without stopping to think
hat he could step across the river, in
several places, by wettins his feet
title, the naughty naval officer COM {
nonded that the anchors be weighed
It once and that the squadron pro-
eed up the Bronx immediately, to
apture G, Waah's camp, fort and
else that was his, The
tory doesn't say what the squad did.
/ have not yet discovered how
arge Bronx park is. There are
niles and miles of it, all beautiful,
estful, lovely. 1t is out beyond the
Harlem and over the Harlem river. 3
The lower end of it is reached by the
xtension of the elevated railroad
nd points further up are reached by
he electric cars. The trip out takes e,
sss than an hour. The distance k
rom "down town" of the city must
e fully as great or greater than that
rom Carson to Lake Tahoe, A
Hundreds of people 60 out there,
arrying lunches and enjoying them
elves all day. One of the boons to
be visitors is the privilege of walk
% or sitting or lying in the grass