Arizona republican., 1898-06-20
FAVORED PART OF THE HUDSON.

New York, June 19.-The view of the Hudson river below Peekskill shows one of the most beautiful spots in the vicinity of New York. There are not many places in the United States which combine much natural grandeur with historical interest, and the panorama must be seen, and the story which clings to every nook and corner of the romantic region must be heard, to ap- preciate their value
 On the left is old Dunderberg, the first of the Hudson highlands, which has been described as massive and impressive, the dread of the old Dutch marines, who fancied they saw imps in doublet and hose playing pranks in the mist" Opposite the Dunderberg is the rugged mountain known as An thony's Nose, which took it's name from it's fancied resemblance to the nose of St. Anthony. Like many of the Hudson river sages, there are several versions to the story as to the name |Of the mountain. Washington Irving |says: "Old Peter Stuyvesant had celebrated trumpeter named Anthony van Corlear. This trumpeter had a most illustrious nose, tinted with the
 
 thus it happened that bright and early in the morning the good Anthony, hav- ing washed his burly visage, was lean. ing over the quarter railing of the sloop, contemplating it in the glassy. waves below. Just at this moment the illustrious sun, breaking in all his lsplendorl from behind a high bluff of the Highlands. did dart one of his most potent beams full upon the refulgent nose of the sounder of brass, the refec- tion of which shot straightway down, hissing hot into the water, and killed a mighty sturgeon that, was sporting beside the vessel. When this astonish- ing miracle was made known to the governor and he tasted of the unknown fish, he marvelled exceedingly; and as ! monument thereof he gave the name of 'Anthony's Nose to stout prom ontory in the neighborhood, and it has continued to be called 'Anthon's Nose ever since" The mountain is 22S feet high, and was called by the Indians Kittatenny, meaning endless hills. Between these two high points is the Bread Tray mountain, ana Iona island snuggles in the sheltered spot upon which the shadows of the high points fall. Between the trees one gains glimpse of the place called Caldwell's Landing, where a company was once formed for the purpose of recovering the buried treasures of Cap tain Kidd. Just beyond the point where the shores seem to meet is the narrow spot where the chain was stretched across the river in revolu- tionary times to prevent the British ships from proceeding up the stream. On the plateau which faces the Dun derberg is the State camp, where mem bers of the New York national guard assemble every year for practice and instruction, and where this year the troops were made ready to go to the front This plateau is called Jan Peek after the Dutch navigator who ex- plored it.
 | The Dunderberg spiral railway is dream in which many people who are interested in the place have been in- dulging for many years. They believe that the lofty mountain. which stands like a giant sentinel guarding the way to the mighty causeway, wlIl some day become popular summer resort, and that pleasure grounds will be con structed there to eclipse any similar resort in the world.