The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-15

it was pointed out tina. the water from N
the top OF The tallest house on Jersey
Running along. the western edge Of
the glen is the railroad. which runs
from Roclaway to the mining Vlllage
of EaoeTnia. up in the btts. When! eile a,
company builds its reservoir It VII ps
necessary 10 take away this raiiroau.
This It is proposed to do by diverIqg Sfe
tracks behind one of the neiGhporns
hIlis, wh.ch, will materially shortedn shor,ad me me
proposed reservoir, Mr.. Van Dyne CARED
attention to the fact that the site was
unusually free: that is. that IT was one
undel'brush whatever The Bottom was
all sod, ana the absence Of al under {
Dyne said, would make the reservoir
exceedingly healthy, as there Wollgi pc no
deaaying vegetable matter 70 c3ntain;n n
ate or pollute, the waters, whseh woula
be stored in the great basin
TO WIPE OUT A VILLAGE.
From the Glen The party 4 efTNe nez,,, osc5 sTr
Lake. All along the route from Dixon
Lake the gentlemen IN the party nae
of houses. The country seemed practl-
cally destitute. Only here and there was
there any sign OF ha5.tat.oa, ana la;tl
was a farm house with a barn or TWO.
But after riding about three miles, the
company came to a group of h.sh tres
ties, smelling works and niasst Iur r.Ise;s15,
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plain and very depressing cottages. LIS is
was Haoarnia, whSeh fifteen years ago
was one Of. the. most thGlylng EI mining am
population of 5000 people. To-Day II snel-
ters scarcely 500 souls. All s;gns OF Us
former greatness were gone: me ooa SiiieSs M
sidings rusting and decay hg plleS "
IRON rock lay around weather beaten all9
gray, while the tall chimneys looEled
up snckelesz, monuments OF the PAST pr
commercial greatness OF d9oerhl2. Ine
mines have all been deserted, except one
and that is running at 8 Ioss, ana sa+ ea+
compete with the mines OF the Soupn
and West. which produce richer ore at
Mr.. Van Dyne said that the company
would abolish Esbernia, tear doWn aal
the buildings and clear it out entirely
that source would be done away vito;
AS the party passed through tae village
men. women and children came OUT TO
sneculate what the nine carriages medfM.
The only thing they could think OF was
a funeral, and the only thing which
looked like q corpse was me oasaets sae,.s.o91 o.
covered with rubber sheets, Which Wens
along in an open wagon not unlike that
used by undertakers: ,.,.,, 49,.
through Hibernia, was reached there y as
a halt. An old mine, 60 feet deep, had
cayed in lust m fo at the the tfres pag aph he hevy
rains of the week. together with the
melting snow Of the mountains. had
normal size, and the idea OF going down
into the seethine, boiling waters made
some Of the party little tirnid, but all
get over in safety, and Denmark Lake
was reached without rnshap.
LUNCH AT DENMARK LAKE,
Here. the party alighted for lunch
them IN the cottage of Edward P Mer-
ritt. an extensive real estate dealer OF
New York. who plays the hermit oc-
region. Denmark Lake is a station on
She Norris County Railroad. a single
track road which runs frops % Pc Dover up up
trains, consisting of fiat cars for ore
and a combination baggage and passen-
ger coach OF the experimental age of
In the corner Of Mr.. Merritt's kitchen
master, whicl, he had placed there FOR
the benefit of the men who take care
of the fishing camps around the Jake.
About three papers daily and two letters
is the amount OF business done by the
Denmark Lake Office.
The fire was most welcome, as even
those who wore rubber coats Were damn
and chilly. Outer garments were taken
off and hung, up around the, fire to
dry by Mr. Merritt's men. while ti7a
party proceeded to inspect the bountifui
lunch which had been spread in an ad-
joining, room. Soon all the discomfort
the popping OF corhs and the rattle of
knives and forks. When the gentlemen
furnished excellent lunches. no matter
what its water might be, they went out
look at the lake.
Denmark Lake IS V-shaped body of
water covering 730 acres. 1t is one and
q quarter miles long, with an average
width Of half a mile. Not only does il
around It. but It is fed by snnrn1erable i n
springs of the purest nature at IT'S bot
a9m; Is present t. elevation is s23 feet
erect dam ten feet nigh, wbich will
give the lake q capacity of 1,665, eco 00h
gallons, which VIII furnish a tia.rty- three
days supply of 5Q,000,000 gallons daily.
While the party was waiting for the
carriages at the station, one OF the corr
bination cars came along, and Mess1<.
Simpson and Deuw.ller concluded that
they had had enough water for one day
and, taking their lives in their hands,
started for home in the alleged passen-
ger coach.
A PICTURESQUE DRIVE.
The most picturesque part of the ride
came after leaving Denmark, and, in
the admiration of the company. The car
riages trayersed narrow road: which
wound , pp The. the steep e naountain for four
edge of precipice taller than the tai
trees which grow in the. rocky gorge
breath, only. to lose the apprehension
the next minute in admiration cf the
picturesque water FAN caused by the
melted snow pouring over g. huge prelei-
pice. One of these falls was a perfect
copy of the Br;fie Ven Falls near Ding
mans Ferry. The road traversed a rocky
gorge which had been ploughed through
the. solid rock by a narrow stream which
nothing could stay. It went tusn1blng
over huge boulders now in pretty little
cascades, now almost disappearing en-
tirely, only to reappear a. moment later
to widen out into a broad stream. The
entire gorge Was full OF rocks and
boillGers, which s'trove in vain TO stop
the rushing waters which sought an out
let to the plains below. This, the en-
gineer pointed out, was natures method
of aerating the water. Churning 1T, as
she does, against and over the rocks,
frees II from all impurities, and when
it gets into Denmark Lake below it e
IS entirely un.nhabsted, and there is no
pied Tslling the soil IS impos-
sible, unless the ground is clear
ed of rocks. which can only be done
at an expense which prohibits the work
Enough herbage could not De found for
grazing, and it can safely be said that
there Win never be anything In that en-
tire region to po1lute the water. All
along the road there were patches of
snow which cent the chills down Joe
Totten's back, and compelled him to take
Divers and frequent doses OF medicine.
Suddenly the crowning feature of the
trip broke upon the sight of the water
hunters as they rose over the crown OF
a hill, ard saw before them a wide ex-
panse of water cf a singularly green
color fyigig n the hollow Of the noun
tain, skrted with tail trees dressed IN