The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29

unaC cOulu entertain ana 0ellSnJ ner
passengers was aboard. The or
chestra of Col. Sims Montauk
theatre of Brooklyn, N. Y, gave
free concert of ID numbers and three
parts, lasting from 80 to 5:l5 pm.
closing with Sousa's ''Stars and
Stripes. - The clerk honored my
ticket on the Delaware Il Hudson
r. r., or it would have cost me 81
extra. | mention this that others
may take advantage of these through
rates.
1t was glorious morning and as
we swept out upon our l42-mile race
at an 1S-mile pace, strong exhilira-
tion seized every soul Expectation
ran high, but none too high, for a
passage from the head of tidewater
through famous river valley of
historic, legendary and scenic in
terest to the sea. Albany with its
l2O, 900 people faded out of mind as
| caught sight of an old Van Rens-
selaer house, on the east bank, built
before the revolution. The post
holes on either side the door, as q
defense against Indians, tell an en-
crossing tale. Islands begin to dot,
our course: Upon one, Staats, is a
stone house 200 years old. The'an-
tique, quiet village of Athens lies on
the west bank Now comes a mod
ern residence, the Chace home, with
"a pointed turret, one of the finest in
point of architecture, on the Hudson.
Mount Merino appears. The Cats
kill mountains show their outlines
off at our right. Another residence
Church - has a commanding site,
opposite. We approach Catskill
City, having made 81 miles. The
Catskill mountains take more definite
form The highest point attains
1000 feet above the tide. The peaks
form themselves so that the knee,
the breast, the chin, the nose, the
forehead of the ''man in the noun
tain, or the reclining giant" APP
pears. The Indians named these
the Mountains of the sky. Well
they might,
We sight Cruger's Island; in a
cove near by, Robert Fulton built
the first steamboat, THE Clare
mount. y The fine villa, with point
ed tower, of Wm. Astor, attracts
attention; and then revolutionary
house. The city of Kingston, $4,000
population, passes by. On the east
bank large stone villa, with cen
trail tower, attracts attention, then.
q large yellow building on Dins.
more S Point. Immense ice houses
fringe the bank. A villa of the
Italian order of architecture affords
"a 5-minute study; then Roman
villa with white columns, on the
east bank; next Grecian portico
with columns, and now comes u re-
production of the Parthenon. once a
school, but not now SO used. We
next study the Hume residence with
French roof. One half of our jour
ney is marked by plateau 200 feet
above us. upon which sits the Queen
City of the Observation-Disclosures
with over -. 900 souls. Here our
noble river is spanned by bridge
|, 200 feet long and 260 feet high. 1t is
outdone by but one other, the
Brooklyn bridge. AS we pass under
this mighty tribute to man 5 energy,
we are regaled with perfumes Of
balsams and white cedars and Others; !;
forests from the highlands and pals
AIDES raising at hand and stretching
far away. We come to Newburg,
Washngton's headquarters from
l7Sl to 1888. An old building with
tall chimneys, steep roof and low
walls catches the eye. A flagstaff
emphasizes it.
"Ay, humble walls! the manger.birth
To empha asiZe this truth was given;
The noblest deeds are nearest earth,
The lowlest roofs are nearest heaven"
Fishkill mountains are seen trend
ing northeast. Bacon Hill raises a
height Of AL feet on the east bank
Storm King, the highest point on
the highlands, rears its head over
] 800 feet Mount Taurus is seen,
Old Gro Nest, on the west side.
1,4lS feet; Fort Putnam, 500 feet
high, ruin of '76, looks down from
the west side. Then a dome is seen
marking the finest elevation on the
Hudson; here lie the parade
grounds, academy, etc, of West
Point. Garrisons are on the op
posite bank. From now on the
mountains rise directly up from the
river bank, at times preventing
sight of any break to mark the
course of the stream. Sugar Loaf
mountain; Anthony's Nose, l,22S
feet high; Dundenberg. 1000 feet;
Treason Hill, of Arnold and Andre
infany; Stony Point and Ramapo
mountains, with little headlands
800 to 600 feet high, attend the
Hudson S winding course. At
Haverstraw Bay the river expands
to five miles in width. We pass
Sing Sing and note the low, white
buildings of the prison.
The Palisades, ranging from 395
to $40 feet, are along the shores Of
Bergen county, with Indian Head as
the highest point. Near Tarrytown
is John Rockefeller's imposing resi-
dence-"Rockwood." =" \
Many modern mansions are seen
along the heights. New York City
comes in view. Grants tomb in