The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
The BEAR MOUNTAIN TRACT
STORi or 4 Pant or rue PIRk
ON THE az DSON HIGHLlNDN.

ON THE az DSON HIGHLiNDN.
st-phanU. ' Az IarI,an.iI HouEhI o. ire.
I thr Indians THE BIosti, Pend a
Ne, OIutIonaTS NrmoF, Thrrr 0d
In5'Itienis in Its HisiOr, It's RrSrus
The tract nf the Highlands II IN. u also
, which contains Bsar Mountain and Nigh
, land LAX. aud which ~ - IL, part Il ,h
Palisades n ghland State Park has Al
Interesting history Jutii tbs. prisoI
work hsKln there about two years ako
. the region rsma!nsd practically o. IN
first navigator found 10 ur his VOYAGE %
discovery up the Hudson. yet varini
'nctdriIts -! intsr--' connect thans.I w
with II The tract. az u stands IN yer,
nearly ths sizs Il prosper1 ParG. and Il
contains the most diversified sc,.usry
Its s,Irfacs varying IN height from So
level az the shores Of tho Hudson 20 AZ
attitude - nearly ;.1un l.-a' ibov". ~ III.
summit of 'hs -isterE sho'!.dar II B..I,
Mountain. which - smbrlc-- On ia,
one hand y contains 4 deep lak" over 4
half rllls long on tho uthsr it has q
ironta &c IL > G,sI feet GA the river. and II
includes a iay or lagoon caIahl. If huat.
ing good sized Vs~s.,ls which has teen
suggested ~ = fitting place for the final
anchorage at the new Half Moon
B"sidss an extensive plateau south 1T
, the lak. ~ embraces considerable low
land, including a wide NJ r.tCh II wild salt
marsh. which in Jun.. ~ pink with thou
sands 10 narshmallow and in autumn
Is brown with - myriad swaying ratt.lils
" contains dlsn a rocky island. the west
srn I'rn!onSaiInn 1T Ionl Island whnse
eastern part ~ Is'-i by the United STATES
Hov-rnm"nt for - naval lr~anIl On
the north ~ meets tho -lup"s II 10. rugged
P"plioH-h rivln" ShusS water, carry
from ~" mountains rh" uv-rf"w oG mn.
,ah"-
y, 'he~'' vIr.-l feature, caught the
~" II ~" early pInn..r and land hunter
mad interest for m" Revolutionary military
men and At different tIms.s later attract.-d
IN" attention IT individuals Who thought
10 turn them - profit
tirst IT all cam" that TIA" It'd patrO,n
stephan ms Van Curtlanit. Who not con
tent with about sd.OD aces un the "ast
~ the Hudson, cast eyes ilSp "a ~. west
"rn hanh Only s-v-nty-four wears uu
1881 aitor HGd,, IA came up tho river th.
f"und"- ui ~" manor lonk'-d upon this
IiLI and found n guui and he made "A
treaty. with tn" liay"rsfriw Indians. gly-
ihH HIM all the southern portion of the
present stat" tract h.-lds som. dJac.nt
territory. paying Gpf e with "a misl'allan-
sous "ull""tIon 1T Junk AMI trinkets.
la order that n nee VI tn. tracts Varl.sI
Textures should .'-.lr- INN b" sp.,Tti"d
thom all. according 70 ~" custom Il the
TIMES. IT," red men agr,'. ng With HIM that
he should hIy. all IT.. H. ui. soil" and
N"ldows within IA" Boz pds aud Limits
Aforesaid tngith-- with al aud singular
~" tr'-'S Ilntl,. Mo.pds Undt.rWapis
Mopr-s Ma r,hes N"lduwS kIvo-
lofts Str-Iu"- tr,.,.k-- Matters IAk.-.
P"nlsS ~ mis- ffiSh ng hunting and fuwla- b
ing and Whatsoever Elss' ~ th.. S,id Tract
or PaT's-ll If Land within IN" B,unds and
Limits aforesaid N i-,lnngiux ~ ia any [,
wise appurt"' without any Rs->sf- /
Vat'Cn Whatsoever
IN was only a comparatively lew wear. [
later that roYIl grant conveyed Ia "A :
IIatsnis.s all IN" northern mart ~ the tract I
'n'lud'nR ~" mpuutI'n end IN" lak"
lni"- tho name Il IN" R"Ir IIill tract. a
"A ans. which S'tII survive, IA Interest,"
nH IEpin' about this utmr = 'ha proof n
aries II th.. az. uf IN. t'tl.. applied 80
10. noun; IN
Wien IN" ksypIutI.u came. on Rear
Hill is.cani" a familiar title "a the state
a. I..r- 1T tn" time. and fh.. ~ I'D country
IA all sides Il the mountain saw military
'ctt,n ia many PHASES. whi'., th.r- was
'orn the name Blopdy Pond known %
thousands who hay" newer s.--n the AXE
" realized It's wonderful h.Auty
bn. huni~~i and thirty -thr,-- wears
IKo tins m' nth the eastern hank " tins
lttl" mountain pond saw a sharp ,kIrni.h
r'tw'@n H--slau and Continental sol
lisrS. and the name H-ssian Lax. was
dd"i 10 It's titles and still PERSISTS. Herr.
crordng 20 au Fnglishman Whiting
Don after the Revolution British troops 4
orr,~i their way toward Fort clinton
through an abattis formed 81 fsll-d tr,..s +
he Obstruction Icing a quarter II a :
nile long and stretching IN width from I
he Tax. To the river
When Fort Mont gOmery lust lsyond !
lies POpoloIen Crssk. fell Dsfors over. /
Ih-lming numbsrs, ths British. probably
y a sanitary measure and for IacA Of a
me-. burn'-d most 81 tn. Am.rican dead; y
~ the slain at Fort Clinton which Law :,
ruth u the crs-sk and near the lake. w.r. n
laHv uf them thrown into this lake. e
here their bones might In s.sn for many !.
year thereafter, aud wher, probably y
'Tn- ~ them still lie. For long tim. :,
,.r's,ft',r the people u the n-ighborhoud
?" SAID - have avuIded this spot.
Probably not many who read th.-. a
he's hay" Rad the testimony on This sub. !,
~ - a certain Revolutionary chaplain n
ho was later iu b'srome famous a. Pr..i. u
.nt Timothy Dwight of Nalo CuII.g.
1. words may afnrd irt.r,stit.0 r...,I,,y VI