Palisadian., 1916-08-26

Port Jervis, twenty-five, miles south,
by as fine a roadway as one can find
anywhere. Travelling by auto at
night is not always conducive to COM
fort, but this little run of an hour
and half was delightful. Thought
full man has painted white posts and
stringer fences on all curves, and
lined as the whole roadway is with
overhanging rows of naples, the
lower trunks of these ancient trees
are whitewashed,. so that the whole
roadway is so well defined one travels
with little or no difficulty the dark
est night.
A Saturday Night Turnout
Port Jervis is on the Delaware, and
is thriving town of 10000 with rail
roads and trolleys in all directions.
On Saturday night the whole town
turns out and the main streets are
crowded with hundreds of shoppers
and boys and girls out for promi-
made or visit to the movies. All of
the towns everywhere now have
movie houses, and everyone is we'll
patronized.
The Hotel Mitchell at Port Jervis
is the autoists' headquarters, and
comfortable place it is-a bit old
fashioned, but clean and attractive.
Getting Into Pennsylvania
Sunday morning after breakfast,
and we are now bound for home by
way of Delaware Water Gap, and the
ride down the valley of this beauti-
full stream is over very good roads,
with about the most restful scenery
one would wish to see. There is
ridge of mountains all the way to the
Gap, some forty miles from Port
Jervis, and on the way one passes
the village of Dingman's Ferry,
resort place and stopping place for
tourists. Along the route after leav-
ing Dingman's Ferry, one sees signs
stuck up all along the roadside
marked, VISIT BUSHWICK FALLS,
PENNSYLVANIA NIAGARA
100 FEET HIGH. The numerous
signs naturally make one wonder
where the falls may be, and finally
the sign shows hand that points the
way to Bushwick Falls, 21a miles off
the main road, but long, long little
detour because the roads are exc
cradle.
Famous Bushwick Falls
The visitor finally turns into lane,
and soon comes to large grove of
trees in which score of automobiles
are parked. This is the falls, of
course, and one wonders where they
can be, since the roaring of the water
is conspicuous by it's absence.
Finally our party passes through
twenty cent stile, and few hundred
feet away we begin the descent to
the falls. Halfway to the bottom of
the gorge, the falls come into view,
not Niagara, by any means, but
withal a very wonderful and beauti-
full waterfall, and easily hundred
feet high. The falls are precipitous,
and at the pool below the gorge takes
sharp turn to the right. The gorge
is lined with picturesque walks and
rustic bridges. forming one of the
most beautiful spots in all America.
1t is we'll worth the time and trouble
taken to visit it, and no nature lover
is ever disappointed over it's beauties,
albeit one old lady remarked on COM
ing up the rustic stairway, "Well, I
don't think so much Of it, for I'm all
blowed walking back"
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Delaware Water Gap was reached
at noon. The great resort is having
its greatest season and is overbur-
dened with guests, as is Stroudsburg,
where we had luncheon. Few more
attractive places are on the map than
the Gap, as everybody calls it.
Opinion about the roads from Del.
aware Water Gap need not carry any
divergent opinions. They are all one
way. If there are any worse roads
in the world than the route to Pali-
sade from the Delaware river through
Portland, Chester, German Valley,
and Hackenstown to Morristown.
they are unknown. Here is the very
wealthiest section of the great state
of New Jersey almost roadless-a
section of as beautiful scenery, rest
full and lovely, yet the roads through
it are most abominable.
No wiser thing could be done than
for the state to spend ten times the
proposed $7,O00,O0o on roads. 1t
would be the wisest investment pos
sible. Even with better roads from
Morristown there are five miles of
awful roadway leading into Newark.
Arriving home at 8 p. M, our
route for the day and half had
covered two hundred and forty miles,
and every bit enjoyable except the
rough road part.