Troy, New YORK, /
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.al .kl i paa July 7.h, 1916, sas


{ Another Of the objects Of my oft-indhg-
ed wishes in relation ito travelling IS ac-e
complished in "a trip UP the Norlh river.
1t was rich treat to me 10 spend a
week in the greatest city of the new world,
to walk its almost endless streets, and min
gle wi,h its vast multitude eEofinhabi,ants,
to view lis coon,less icariosities, and visit
lis interesting places, and make my obsrr-
va,ions upon ahe Scenes there to be wit
nessed-and all this ! did greatly to my
qualification and Benefit. But my enjoy
ment has been far superior since | left
the replace Of five hundred thousand
people, to pass up the Hudson-a. river,
the sight and even the remembrance of
which, will always be g,ateful~,o me, not
only because of the delightful Scenery on
its banks from New York. 10 this place,
but also from lis assoc iatiops, and, these
not only public, concerning all, bat private,
concerning our little company y, /. .mp


y We. left the vast city in that splendid
steamboat the Niagara, and had the very
finest weather durin5 the whole trip. 1
should have been perfect sirangerao the
route, and perhaps have asked more ques-
lions than the curious luan that Dickens, OF
unenviabe mem'ry, described inhisiN oies,'
but for highly satisfactory aud instruc-
i've" Handbook Of New York and Cana
da,'' which j purchased Of Mr.. L. r. Tan
ner-the author Of the "Universal Atlas
and other equally excellent p, blications of
the kind, at 153, Btoadway, NY. By the
assistance Of this little. book and the map
appended, was enabled not only to learn
the names Of all the places we passed,
tut also 10 obtain "a description of them,
with some noticeoftlfeir history and what
ever was OF peculiar interest to the travel
ler.o / will not detail all learn from the
book or otherwise, but cannot forbear mep-
tioning few things, leaving yourselves TO
Judge of all by what shall say Of them.


The Palisades first struck my particular
attention. They are lofty basatic wall Of
nature's own construction, commencing
a few miles below Fort Lee, and extending
for twenty miles up the west bank of the
river. The map says they are 40 feet
high, at one place, and they present most
imposing appearance tothe trayeller aboard
the boat. n11QAit p!


Sing Sing State Prison, was another OBJ
ject OF attrectionL-no, Ibeg pardon, not'at-
traction. for ] don't like prisons much-.
but of interest tosme as a,trayeller, because
of what j had 50 often read and heard con-
corning it.1GIt is located in the southern;
part Of town Of the same name on the
east side Of the river, 33 miles above New
York. My guide says, it was founded III
1896, and derives It's name from Ossin Sing,
which are Indian terms, denoling stony
ground-a. most appropriate name.


A short distance above Sing. Sing, is The
mouth Of the Croion river, which supplies
the City1of New York with water, by
uonnnr &c ,hc. A,,c. I,.x = - .c..-~.,. 80, .