New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
Millions of People Pass 6broueb o'e'e
Yearly. bzsf FeeO of Chem See
Her Many Good Points.

, sor S,,ct &C we're willing to live near uie
shore among the marshes. On. the creeh
ms tidal mill with undershot "heei'
,h,.,, srounS corn fo- the old settlement
The miller who dweIt there had an attrac-
tive daughter. as n1iTers. according 10 trie
ballad writer's. are so likely TO have. oiie VI
the few survivors of the old Dutch taf,iiiie0
tells how the daughter was courfeo d
youth who used TO row UP the creek We"
bags of grain and pursue his cour's"lp
while the grain was being pulVerlzeo- !"
was a successful courtship. evidently TOT
Mr.. Van Horn. the octogenarian who tens
the story. adds that he is descendant oi
the couple who did the couruns-
individuals settled on this loTland OF
the earth mound opposite the Battery
known as Paulus Hook. and several au
yenturous souls climbed TO the crest OF
the southern extension of the Palisades
which shows purple in the sunset ilgnt
from the Manhattan skyscrapers ana IS
STYLED Jersey City Heights. They traced
with the Indians. This trade was finally
broken up through the underhanded prac-
tices Of the white men. After two Indian
wars Governor Peter Stuyvesant and his
council not craving further trouble, passed
an ordinance on January Is 1856, which
commanded the inhabitants Ito conceh-
trate themselves in the form of towns. VIII
lagos and hanilets. so that they could be
protected the more effectuaily and defend
cd against the assaults and attacks of the
barbarians."
1t is because of this ordinance that the
people of Jersey City are celebrating the
completion of 80 years Of continuous mu
nicipaI existence of one of the communities
comprising the city. Bergen. the Oldest
municipality in the state, was the fruit OF
this order. It was laid ont around square
on the crest of the heights and was in
closed in a square palisade The square.
now known as Bergen Square, will be one
of the chief centres OF the celebration.
Jersey City land before the railroads
sought # for terminal purposes Was counted
OF small value by the Indians, for they were
willing to sell to Governor Stuyvesant the
tract lying on the west bank of the Hud-
son. beginning at the great cliff above Wee
hawken and from thence right through the
lands above the island OF Siskakes (Secau-
cus). and thereupon thence to the Kill van
Kull, and so along to the Constable Hook,
and from the Constable Hook again to the
aforesaid cliff at WeehaWken, and with all
the lands. islands. channels and valleys
therein Comprehended." for the mighty
price of 50 fathoms Of wampurn. 20 fathoms
Of cloth IL brass kettles and a half bar
rel OF strong beer. The assessed valuation
of this tract. comprising the old town of
Bergen and lying between the Hudson and
the Hackensack rivers and Newark Bay, is
now more than s2S5eoo,eo.
The railroads and the successors IF the
land promoters who began the process of
turning the lowlands along the Hudson into
bedrooms for the citizens Of the growing
CITY Of little old New York have filled in
hundreds upon hundreds Of acres Of the
marsh land along the river front. Doubt
! less they would like TO have their assess
ments continued at the level Of the original
purchase. As for 2 half barrel of strong
beer. il is rumored in Jersey City that un-
der the Bishops law that amount would
seem small 20 day.
Berg, Bergen C"The hill! The place of
the hills!'D the worthy Dutch settlers ex-
claimed as they advanced over the marshes
I toward the height where they were to lay
! out their sno-foot square. Hence the rame
Bergen A. least that ts the guess of the
! chief historian of the community. The Hol-
landers. accustomed TO level rovland as
their home, might reasonably be expected
TO become excited oyer such an eminence
as tho Jersey City Heights, he argued, and
hazsrded the guess i'm type.
Having planted themselves. they decided
how the land should he divided. and where
the school the church and the square
should be located. They legislated regard
ing the care of the COWS and performed the
other duties incumbent upon persons
charged with getting an undertaking of this
4 character started. They lived in the good
old-fashioned Dutch wav, using the Dutch
tongue. The women folk paid great atten-
tion 10 their dress On skirts the women
set great store. These articles they priced
! as so much gold Their valuation of such
garments is described by Governor Living
ston in letter to General Washington.
which suggests in delicate language use
! to which these boards of skirts might be
put.
! 4 am afraid in furnishing clothing to
our battslions," said he we forget the
County Of Bergen. which alone is sufficient
TO supply them amply with winter waist
/ coats. breeches. etc. II Is well known that
/ the rural ladies in that part of New JeT-
sey pride themselves on an Incredible num-
Der Of pettcoats. which, ike house fur
for many years before they are decreed
10 invest the fair bodies of the proprietors
TIL that period they are never worn but
neatly piled up, on each side of an i'm
/. mense escritoire, tho top Of which is deco