New-York tribune., 1909-09-25
SAILING UP THE RIVER
WHAT HUDSON saw.
Indians Friendly in the Man, but
Some attacked the Half
Moon and Her Cree.

which he set down the incidents Of the voyage
during which he discovered the Hudson, his i'm
pressions Of the river and Of the country and
descriptions OF the people and the sights along
The banks Of the stream. Hudson's journal IS
lost, but that It existed is proved by several
quotations from it included in De Laet's book on
the "Nieuwe Werelt" Much Of what Hudson
himself saw was set down by his clerk Robert
Juet, and in the Historic der Nedcranden,"
written by Van Meteren IN 1914. Van Metcren
had access 10 Hudsons journal
This is a very good land 20 fail in with and
pleasant land to sec" wrote Juet when he
was closing the entry in his journal on Septem-
ber 2 1909. which the day which the
Half Moon anchored off the Navesink Highlands.
Ten days later, the intervening time having
been spent In examining the land and waters al
The approach 10 the mouth OF the river Hudson
Bailed the Half Moon through the Narrows and
into the Hudson proper. and thus entered
the 18th OF September into as fine river a. can
be found"
Wind and tide had TO bc dercndcd upon 10
regulate the speed OF the snip which progressed
slowly by day and came TO anchor at night.
BY the l4th they had come 10 "A stroirht he
tween two points" which probably rcfcrs TO the
contracted limits of the banks Of tho river from
Stony Point across 10 Ncrplancks Point
Thence they entered the region of the High
lands, very high and mountainous" as Juot de-
scribes II
As FAR As ALBANY.
Then, on The 18th they came 10 "othcr noun
tains which he from tho rivers side" which
probably were tho CatskIs -Four days later
they arrived opposite tho Ir-ecu, site of AL
bany given 10y Hudson ;s latitude A. degrees 30
minutes. Hudson went no further H had
long before realized that il was I'd river which
he was nal igating and ono that could not be-
depended upon Ia lead him 10 the western
ocean His curiosity was satisfied. tho autumn
was coming on ana il behooyed tho Half Moon
ana her crew 10 hasten their return To Holland
TO avoid chance Of a mistake however Hudson
sent out a small boat which proceeded further
MP the river IN Tn" hope OF finding deeper water.
The stream shoalcd steadily. the boat
Turned.
on the 23d the party began Tho descent of tho
river BY the 29,h they passed "tho edge of Tho
mountains, or the northenmost of the noun
tains,' which probably was The northern On
Tance 10 the Highland. There they cncouD-
area a fierce storm which obliged them Ia tarry
u anchor FOR nearly two days. " October
they had go, down below the moUntairs' or
stony Point. and tho "a Of tho month
s,Iu' 10 anchor near - ciffc that looked Of tho
foi"ur Of white green" This description fits
accurately the green, s,rpoutinc cliffs at Castle
Point. Hoboken.
Hudson's opinion of the Hudson and its valley
were extremely favorable He noted that the
country was donscly wooded, with huge oaks
Uoplars and hudcns. suitable for sLipbudinE
anu other purposes. There were plenty of fruit
trees. blue plums among them and infinite
variety Of vivid hued and sweet smelling flow
ars, and all sorth of thick, luscious grasses.
HudsOn's verdict was: 1T is as pleasant
land one need tread upon. The land is the
finest for cultivation that I ever in my life set
foot upon" This high praise, coming from
9 man who familiar with the beauties of
rural England and, in the light of the future
agricultural development of the Hudson River
Valley, proved Hudsons judgment to be accu-
rate and well founded
SAVAGEc SNoEED TOP ArCo