The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-10-11

It Is 1909. and that you see Indians ly.
Ing prone upon the fiat rocks high
above the river, watching Hendrick
Hudson beating northward In his tiny
caravel.
Since the Palisades have become
part Of the state park. New Workers.
are getting better acquainted with
them. But unit. lately hardly one per-
son In n thousand knew the wooded
wonders OF this l6-mile strip, Its prl-
meval ravines, Its streams and forests,
Its wildfowers and the fair fields that
sweep back from the little old hamlets
ut the top.
city's Big Playground.
Artists hunted them out, and a few
hardy campers explored the wilderness
they found. But to this day there is
more untouched ground along these
Palisades for New Workers to play In
than In any other territory within n
hundred miles.
Under the shaft-like walls, and close
to the rim Of the river, between Fort
Lee and Plermont. Is II row Of tiny
white tents with boats drawn up. gaily
painted canoes and little sailboats.
Bare-legged Riddles run out hoping
for waves" as IA steamer passes,
and the campers wave and halloo.
On the right, the end Of Manhattan
island Is marked by n high rise of
wooded land and that famous creek In
which was lost the intrepid Dutchman
,..I~ s,lat 80 .,..t,. 10 IA, pu,,xss slAx
duyvel" to warn the farmers up Il
try that the British had landed on
Manhattan isle.
Notwithstanding the squealing rail-
roads that now trestle 1t where 1t
joins the Hudson, Spuyten Duyvel still
country.
Just north Of Spuyten Duyvel Is a
mountainette, which used to be called
Tibbet's hill and had a fertilization,
now replaced by the tall shaft Of the
Hendrlck Hudson monument. The
story goes that the little Half Moon
was attacked at this point by Indians.
Before the Majestic Palisades.
The lovely wooded hillsldes we now
pass on the east bank are where the
rich men Of Riverdale have their
homes and where the picturesque con-
vent OF Mount st. Vincent peeps out
from the trees.
II the day Is clear you can glimpse a
large castlelike house which was built
by Edwin Forrest, famous t~ragedian
OF u generation ago. 1t nov forms
part OF the convent, and Is headquar-
ters for the American branch Of the
Sisters OF Charity Of st. Vincent.
The Palisades now grow more and
more majestic, and the east bank OF
the river Is ~cool.looking and clad with
trees through which the houses In the
suburbs OF Yonkers begin to peep.
II you were tired and hot at the be-
ginning Of the trip, you are rested by
this time despite yourself. There IL
something In the very width Of the
HudsOs and the calm Of the great
cliffs to the west and the Isl sweeI
Of water as. far ahead, II swells into
the Tappan Zee, that blurs remem
brance of city cares and makes body
and mind relax.
The boat puts In at Yonkers ant
gives you a chance 10 see u suburt
that Is a thriving city. You learn thel
this old Dutch town. only II milei
from the battery, has $1,000 popula
ton and Is full Of lively business In
terests.
On the Hudson's west bank nestlei
the quaint, neat landing Of Alpine
beginning at the rivers brim ant
struggling up the preclpltous woode,
hill. You can almost smell the dam
g%reenness of the forest, quiet and Gala
on the weekday, but abloom with pic
mic parties every Sunday from earl.
morning till way past dark.
For this Is all state park propert.
/ now, free to the people and protecte,
from quarrymen. You can't quite sc,
the village proper from the river. 70
| It Is ut the top Of the cliff. a bit bacl
from the brink, a sweet. rustic hamlet
as remote from the world as though |
were indeed an Alpine community.
! Perched on the green brow OF tn,
/ Palisades at this point are some Lowell,
houses. and two or three artists stu
dos clinglng to the woodsy walls fur
. Their down.
| North OF Yonkers and Alpine tn,
/ country Is more beautiful with ever,
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