The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
HUCKLEBERRT MIL.
A Quaint Spot and the still Quainter Colony
That Annually Peoples II.

OF the great llnc forests OF iOttC' 'ounNN' rue
disappeared. and among the last OF them total
was tho vast tract that lay between Pine Creek
on the south and southwest. the Gcncscc
fork on the west, and Phoenix Creek on the
oost in PHO towushin This forest crowned
,t',, -" . NV .h,, ri,,, IN ,hot broad
the steep mountain that rises IN 'na' uI"""
area its summit being "A table land many thou
sand ncrrs IN r1trnt. Tho great cahons OF
Pinc Creek are on one side ana the ue'p
dcncs Of Phunix Creek on the other
inc mountain mas an e.rNat,1m , % .' %oT
feet nbovc tide When the primitive pines had
gone the way OF all their giant fellows in tho
r,,,i, . ,,,s,,l ,,,a,.,h ~ ,,i,os ,,r,,v r,nidlv
's'o', 9''o''" " y, 80 80, ,ic,, ,,
IN their places but OF an eht'roN u.nerrh' va,
ricty They wcrc known us rack pines, and
,vcrc an mn M ,i,ch TINT ,bnv ,vcrc ont md
~" " NV" .""v .,t ~ t,,ns hc,mg
converted .i''o TAR hu"ar'us %, Jar NnS ,V'ns
To-day founI o,uonr th, brakes and rocks
w,,n '0H,. . "., d., i,o,. rI,os this
great mountain became a deserted. trcclcss
h,r,er - nr,,, for hrush urce that no ono could
control Ihrn the discovery was mace after
one Of these early spring fires had swept over
"u '' p"r'e'. , . uor ,h n"n hOd
come up through the bla'k ashes the Hi' hhu
left on the stony soil-thc low bushcslof tho
genuine rlch-pulpru iu"-naSore,,' carry o'".
huck'eoetry' thousands upon thousands Vi
acres of them growing thickly.
This ,r,,vth wound Inv, boop , rnotter Of
ih's GROWN "o"'d huNe pr'n n"''ei VI
course in the adjoining counties OF clinton or
Cameron, but in Potter county where the ber-
RES had nsrsistentIv rcfused TO grow before.
thiS s"dIn,, ,,nonrnrcont tho hvshns was most
surnrlsihg me crop that ripemed On ,no oS
onsme Ln Wi 6 % m % on the
great hlll iailcd. Inc rocki ribbed mouhIliniiin
soon received ihe, name OF iiurKleDttry M.
"nE "s h"Sh It's H9T tho only St""
WIDE regiph, where me huckirbnrfy grows anu
rens 10 Ior yeaFs trIm ht"H I'M I nf ,h %.
rHttlcsmnkts. WhlSh are h,E ana ugly III SnIt1
OF TIE sun mat Pass on tns tr"seHs SUNNI,
TO the spot, this lofty iiat,,orE"d ridge has
been the dh'ly Mccch on huhlrens 81 unHh
women ana cHil1rrn; drawn '""er ny '"e
Inc nnnu" pgrimn." TO ths h,,,"n If now
TsmE nnd GrD Ty DAY m S
barren will be one great, busy, ir".lrkink,
hSm 5 OF al sr wn and sizes Wiz
ipyrease e more man i5oo. IarKs PORTION q s
s rSS S" Who Ts %n' two n Say on i"f the
ground. picking berries for heir own domestic ~
uses tn" rcst professional nirEsrI pirking iQr
the season is over. These pckcrs frequently
consist Of entire faWiss, ranging from
fodder Just big enough TO pick berries
and alert enough 70 keep an eye out for rattle
dozen D Sy% ns Cy IEGS
| but other campers are constantly arriving to
take their places and thus. while the scene ia
| always changing. it still remains essentially
| the same from the beginning to the end. .
There is hut 2nc way 10y which the summit
| Of Huckebcrry Hill can be reached with teams.
| and that is by the old road the iumhcrmcn cut
in the side of the hill years ago to get tho pine
| logs down to tho Pine Creek Valley. This
| road is n milo in length. in which distance II
| climbs to an elevation of 500 feet On one
| side the steep cscarpnent OF the mountain
| pitches down to the val ley. with hut foot or
two between II and the outer edge OF the
road. The other side Is the crowdinR
| front Of tho mountain that lIits itself above
the narrow road. This thoroughlare Is SO
narrow that II is impossible for teams u
kinds constantly arrive IRON every direction
laden with berry pickers ana their boxes. bar
rels. baskets and pals. and seeking passage
from the valley Of the great hill and AS othel
cOnveyanccs that have come before aud scruret
their loads Of berries, lust as CONSTANT,
seek passage down the hin TO the valley, MOI
much progress could be made by either goint
or returning caravans il it were not for
peculiar law Of right OF way which ha
been established. During certain hop
right OF way. and teams, headed 70
home. must wait until that hour
NJ before they may start down. a man at "a
bottom regulates he inward train OF wagons
| while a man at tn" tor OF the MI hpds IN
downward teams in check When the hour 4
un. no wagon IS permitted 10 start w me NJ
no matter how many may ue WAITING at n
J bottom The ensuing hour belongs 10 IN
! downcomng teams. and so they 90 ana come
every other huur aS, many a thirtS team
, have passed up tn" ill i'll an hour. some 9
these may have come from the furth"st bound
York state border. many travelling al! through
|