F157 .D5G7 .<.n*:iAXt.^. l^H,p, *!(;»;».>!■' 'm iyj ^V";,V( * ■>, i^':i^h *'\V .^ ;v,', ]^M ^i^M;\^'^:v'..^, M 1, ' y(. :;;■ 'Jl>/ ' 'J ^'l ' ~ . ;>i>-r . . i»* l - - |. - , ;«ta, i I r- ^ff ^,, rnr- ^ jK, ; i — n .-«»<|g aac a i SxC/ac ""^ I On the Hill near the Kittatlnny House. raoiogmpUe WIibw§ m WATEM C4AF BC!E1E1¥. f Description of the various ^^izes and Prices of Views. S" Size of Picture. Size of Card Board. Price. Price. \ Single Copy. Per Doz. f Stereoscopic. 414^ x 7 .25 $ 2.50 | I Cabinet. 4x6 .25 2.50 |! 5x8 9x12 .50 4.50 I 8 X 10 10 X 12 .75 7.50 I II X 14 14 X 17 1.50 I 14 X 18 18 X 22 2.00 I Mountains, Waterfalls, Qlens, &c., Of Moni'oe and Pike Counties^ I*a. I — . ^^ II Families and Parties Photographed in Groiips of any size or kind desired. aii^ FQrrQtyp&Sj G:enerally.j Visitors- at the Water Gap cordially invited to examine the \ Views on Exhibition. ■ JESSE A. GRAVES, 1} S'G- 7 Photographer. ^fiiri i < t iws. i - m ef .jaSS I— ^-_ -ii83g: W^ ' ^ ^-^^ ■•"'^ "^-r ^T" ^ "^ ^ccc^agi I H§t§l8 mi BmFilm HmmB^ Watkr CiAi' House, Terms $21,00 per weel KlTTATIN'NY HoUSE, Terms $18,00 per weel Glenwood House, Terms $16,00 per weels Mountain House, Terms $10.00 to $15 Brainerd House, Juniper Grove House, Bella Vista, River Farm House, Analomink House, Branch Cott-age, Wesley Water Cure, Cataract House, Cliff Cottage, Maple Cottage, L. W. Brodhead & Bro. : — $4,00 per day. W. A. Brodhead & Sons. ^—33.50 per day. Samuel Alsop. : — $4,00 per day. Theodore Hauser. .00 per week. Thomas Brodhead. Franklin Hauser. B. F. Brodhead. E. T. Croasdale. James Bell, jr. Elias Compton. Wilson F. Hurd, M. D. S. W. Hubbard. J. A. Graves. Edward Yetter. BURNETT HOUSE, (Stroudsburg), Jas. C. Griggs. Terms $15,00 to $20,00 per week — $3,00 per day. Highland Dell House, near Stroudslnug, J. F. Foulke. I Locust Grove House, East Stroudsburg, Wm. F. Bush. I Rates at the doan/Zno- houses vary from six to twelve dollars I per week ; board can be also obtained at a number of private and farm houses. 3^3^a**= DELAWARE WATER GAP wufIbss __ *^ nww&M -♦— ^- Na.me of Drive. Time Required. Terms Cherry Valley, Stroudsburg, Fox Hill. 2j4 hours, $ 4.00 Stroudsburg, Buttermilk P^alls. . . . 2^4. " 4-00 Castle Rock 2J4 " 4.00 Buttermilk Falls, Shawnee Hill. . . • i^ " 3-00 Slate Quarries 2^ " 4.00 Cherry Valley, Wildcat Ravine, Wolf Hollow 3 " 5.00 Cherry Valley, Stroudsburg, Buttermilk Falls 3 " 5.00 Marshalls Falls 3j^ " 6.00 Transue Knob 3^ *' 6.00 Hungry Hill 3 " 5.00 New Jersey Hills, upper circuit. ... 4 " 6.00 New Jersey Hills, lower circuit. ... 4 " 6.00 Stroudsburg Circuit 4 " 6.00 Tatamy's Gap, Water Gap 4 " 6.00 Portland and Williamsburg 4 " 6.00 Scantling Hill 4 " 6.00 Cherry Valley, Stormsville 4 " 6.00 Sombo Falls 4 " 6 00 Fox Ciap, Slate Quarries, Water Gap. , 4 " 6.00 Franklin Hill 4 " 6.00 Lake Poponoming i day, 10. co Kakout Mountain i " 10.00 Bushkill Fall I " 10.00 Winona Fall i " 10.00 The above charges are for a carriage to accommodate five persons besides driver. Saddle horses, and horse and buggy can also be obtained ; the livery is principally undei- the direc- tion of Thomas Brodhead, in the village. The Hotels and Boarding Houses are also provided with Teams and Carriages of their own. ^mtlam A'avie. Time Rapiired. Water Gap ^-^l^out i hour. Summit of Mt Tammany "3 nours. Slate Quarries '5 Cold Air Cave " 2>^ " The charge for boat loithoiit oarsman is 50 cents first hour, 25 cents each additional hour. For boat with oarsman, party of 4 person., $1.00 first hour, 50 cents each additional hour. For larger parties a slight extra charge will be added. _-— ■^>»»»- Eureka Glen. Water (iaj). Lover's Retreat. Winona Cliff. Promonotory. Young's Peak. (on m.\in carri.\ge road.' Rebecca's Bath, Cold Air Cave. (on TRUERIDC.E I'ATH.) Valley View. Prospect Rock. Emily's Rest. Eagle's Nest. Moss Grotto. Martin's Rest. Council Rock. Eisenbrey Clifl. Miner's View. Summit. (on I'ATII M.VRKRI) WITH WIIITF. LINES.) Eake Lenape. Moss Cataract. Cooper's Cliff. Diana's Bath. Table Rock. Caldeno Falls. OTHER W.VI.KS AND TOINTS Ol' IN'IERKSl I Hunter's Spring. II Bloom Hill. Under a Tree. Mt. Caroline. Tower Rock, (iiants Wall. Laurel Hill. Dragon's [aw Fox Hill." w DELAWARE WATER GAP W© B§lMwm® W&tm Osp. ■^ «♦» »■ The Delaivare Pdver rises in the State of New York on the western slopes of the Catskill Mountains ; takes a general southerly course ; is \ about three hundred miles Ions: ; a rapid moun- | I tainous stream its whole length ; serves as a nat- i ural boundary between the States of New York 11 • I and New Jersey on one side, Pennsylvania and i Delaware on the other ; crosses the Blue Ridoje II • II I at Water Gap ; meets tide water at Trenton above { ^ which city it is not navigable, and empties into I '' Delaware Bay. ||j The Kittati7iy range of mountains, more gen- erally known as the Blue Ridge, beginning in the | State of Georgia traverse all the Atlantic sea- board States in a north-easterly direction paral- lel to the coast, and are lost in the Canadas. Being the nearest mountains to the Atlantic Ocean they have become very well known to health I and pleasure seekers lor their grand scenery, dry, healthful atmosphereand for their numerous sum- merresorts. The Sulphur Springs of Virginia, — I Harper's Ferry, Marylnnd, — Water Gap, Pennsyl- I vania, — Catskills of New York, — Green Moun- tains, — Vermont, and White Mountains, New Hampshire, are among the principal gifts of this noble range of Mountains. GUIDE KOOK > '_ !®S)> - -JSSS^ The Delaware River approach in<^ from the | north has flown a handrecl and fifty miles along i the base of the mountain, apparently seeking an outlet to the ocean ; it is everywhere a merry, II rapid, rattling stream until it reaches the Water i Gap, — here, suddenly changing its character to a II deep, slow moving majestic river, it silently takes I advantage of the "Gap" to escape the thralldom |j of the mountains, and is no sooner through, than S it again assumes its shallow rapid character, and | II hurries from the summer resort to its home in the I Atlantic. III Whether the river forced the mountain to di- vide and give it passage — whether the mountain was first to open an invitation to the river, or both, or neither, are geological conundrums that many have tried to answer, more have ''given up," I and most have agreed to leave with future gener- ations to solve. We see the mountain approaching from the south, mile- after mile of continuous unbroken granite ; abruptly, a section half a mile in width has been stricken from the huge mass, and the resulting cleft or opening has received the uneu- phonious name of "Water Gap." The country north of the Kittatinny moun- tains was known by the Indians and the original settlers under the name of Minismk, "an Indian" word signifying tJie water's gone ; this, in addi- tion to many evidences of the action of water on high points of lands, seems to indicate that the mountain at one time was unbroken, and conse- quently acted as a huge dam to the river, thereby I producing a lake of great dimensions, the outlet I I of which may have been at Wind Gap, until by I j some convulsion of nature the "Water Gap" was I produced and the lake drained hy means of I this opening. I On the Pennsylvania side of the river the j mountain has the special name of 3It. Minsi ; I It does not meet the river as abruptly as its J neighbor on the New Jersey side, but descends 1 in a beautiful frraduatedcLirve, and at its base has jj a narrow level space of hind upon which the rail- i road is constructed. The sides of this mountain I however are very precipitous, on the north il descending; into the river in such a manner as 'I i)l to cause great difficulty in obtaining space for I both railway and carriage road. On the south it | ij is still more bold, rising in a series of precipices I some of which are three hundred feet in height. I A peculiar conformation of the summit of this I mountain on the south side is called Elephant's Jl Bach which can easily be traced from a row boat j| near the opposite shore. [! The New Jersey side of Water Gap is called I Mt. Tammany. It is peculiar for the deceptive I appearance of its face from different points of | ij view. II X The northern approach exhibits it as a flatun- © II broken precipice from river to summit ; whereas j| ^ from the south it appears to have an incline of ^ jl about sixty degrees — actually, it recedes from I the river in a series of broken, ragged masses | !j of rock, one above anotlier, in a disconnected man- jj I ner quite difficult to describe, but very wild and | I dizzy to anyone having the courage to climb among j| I them. Mt. Tammany dashes its rugged face | I bluntly into the water, and the utmost difficulty [j p^ '/ C.UIDE liOOK. \^ was experienced in tearing a roadway through tlie j ^ Gap from its steep surface. Its frowning appear- 1 I ance is in striking contrast to the quiet and beau- I ty of its surroundings, and it takes precedence 1 for majesty and grandeur in showing its granite I body from base to summit unhidden and bare of 1 the foliage that so densely clothes its neighbor'. I I The two mountains Minsi and Tammany have j an equal estimated height of about sixteen hun- j drvd leet, rock of the same character and dip or { inclination of strata same as each other, showing I plainly that they were at one time unbroken and I connected. Blockade Mountain a spur fr-om the main ridge, degi'aded by its given name and dignified | by its surname, is a very prominent and impor- tant part of Water Gap scenery ; it rises directly out of the water to a height of five or six hun- dr-ed feet immediately opposite the hotels, and while it truly •' blocks" our view of the "Gap" it serves in adding much to the beauty of the place by the peculiar curve it gives to the river. s Mention has been made of the quiet that the I river assumes in flowing throusjh the WaterGap; I during the summer time tiiere is hardly a percept- I able current, a lake-like stillness pervading the I whole stream : This is occasioned partly by the | great depth of water between the mountains ; a ^ number of years ago the river between Mt. Minsi | and Mt. Tammany was a hundred feet deep, it | now varies fr-om twenty-five to fifty ff-et in differ- ' ent places, and consequently is proved to be grad- ually but slowly filling up : In view of the great DELAWARE WATER GAP \ I aniount of allnviiini carried ()y the liver in times j I of freshet, it is remarkable that this depression in i 1 tie bed of the stream so much ojreater than at I any other point has remained unfilled. — ^^^-t Mt. Minsi's steep side hardly affords room for a roadway, and Plotel building along the carriage rofjd would have been im[)0ssible had not nature kindly spread one single level space of land as though purposely for the erection of the Kitta- I tinny House. Fifty years ao:o long before the j railroad was tliought of, a lumbering mail coach fi arriving semi-weekly would bring a load ot tired j and dusty tourists all the way from Philadelphia ^ and leave them at a small tavern located on this j spot. Notwithstanding the difficulty of reaching ^ the place, its beauty was effectual in steadily in- [| creasing the number of appreciators, and yearly \ additions to the hotel were required for their ac- i| commodation. I The Kictatinnj Mouse % Is the pioneer of Water Gap Hotels, its imme- [ diate proximity to the Water Gap, the River, i the Moimtain Paths, and many other conveni- j ences, will cause it always to be a favorite house p for the health and pleasure seeker in summer jj time. It now contains 116 rooms including bar t and ball roou), suf)|>lies a tirst-class table, lauu- I dry and home couiforls generally. Its principal proprietor has kept the same house since 1840, which fact alone must indicate that he knows I ^'how to keep a hotel." GUIDE r.OOK. t I The Water Gap House I The largest Hotel at the "Gap" contains 173 rooms, lias high ceilings, wide halls, large hand- somely furnished bedrooms, billiard I'oom, elegant parlors and reading rooms, commodious verandahs, gns, hot and cold water in bedrooms, and accom- |] modations generally, including table equal to any | hotel in the country. It was erected in 1872 and j is entirely modern in all its appointments. Situ- 1 ated on top of Sunset Hill, its towers and roof | afford a magnificient panaroma of mountain, river | and valley scenery spread open to every point of | the compass, and the wide extensive balconies are ' equally enjoyable for promenading. j The Qlsnwood House, A commodious brick building is situated near the west end^of Water Gap village, on the sum- mit of a hill facing Ihe Minisink valley, and skirted by Cherry creek. Twelve miles of the Delaware river are seen from the front of the house, every window of which commands a fine view of the hills and villages that surround it. The lawns, groves, summer houses, &c., combine with the commodious well furnished rooms and I a first rate table reputed to be equal to any at the "Gap," to make it a delightful summer resort. The house contains 79 rooms. The Mountain House Is situated on the mountain road leading from i Water Gap village over Tatami/s Gap. It is ^S.. -^'^^^ DELAWARE WATER GAP . ^ ^trQudsbuirg-j I Strondsburg is a thrivincr beautiful village or I borough 31 miles from Water Gap. It is the I county seat and princi2)le business place of tbe country around, has a great many stores of all kinds, academy, 7 or 8 churches of different de- | nominations, manufactories, and a new and im- proved but usually tenantless. prison. The population is about 3000, the streets are I wide and lined with trees, giving the town ashaily p rustic appearance quite deceptive in vievv^ of the 8 considerable business done at the })lace ; by ex- | I amining the advertisements at the end of this 1 i book the visitor will observe that almost anyar- | tide that occasion may require can be readily ob- i tained. There are half a dozen hotels, the larg- •est of which is the Burnett House. Cherry Valley is a beautiful drive between the Kittatinny Mountains and Fox Hill ridge, the road comparatively level, a fine farming coun- try, hills, valleys and Cherry Creek in constant view on the v/ay. The summit of Fox HiU, east side, shows a | fine view of Cherjy Valley and Delaware River, | Blue Ridge and Water Gap in the background; — | on the west side an extensive view over Strouds- !( burg, Brodhead's Creek Valley to Pocono Mountain. Buttermilk Falls is visited by almost every- body. Marsballs Creek here pitches down a steep, rough, rocky incline, changinn; in character from j water to foam. Shaionce Hill has a splendid || ■■ view of the Delaware river, Water Ga[) and | Hotels. ^^ (lUIDE 1500K. \t Castle Rock projects from the hill side a short I distance above Shawnee, its name justly indicat- ing its appearance. Wildcat Ravine is a romantic crevice in the hill between Cherry Valley and Wolf Hollow. A I small creek tumbles down this steep ravine in countless cascades, and the rough road on leaving Cherry Valley winds upward through the crevice, returning by Wolf Hollow. A favorite drive for 1 those who love the rousb and romantic. Marshall's Falls on the creek of the same name, is the one particularly wild waterfall of the i vicinity. Without being either high or grand as j is the case with Bnshkill, it is interesting for the y huge overhanging and perpendicular rocks, that surround and appear as though about to over- ^ whelm it. Transue Knob, the summit of a high conical hill Mbnve Shawnee, has a small house erected I upon it, i'rom which the visitor obtains a very I extensive circuitous panorama of numberless hills, I valleys, streams, &c. ; a small charge is made by 1 the owner for visiting it, and it veil repays. I New Jersey Hills Circuit , — the upper cir- .. J cuit crosses the river at Shawnee, thence up to (l I Shoemaker's Ferry recrossing and home by the t I river road. The lower circuit crosses as before [ I at Shawnee thence down on the New Jersey side f. II through Water Gap to recross at Slateford. These | drives are very beautiful being contiruiously be- « side the river going and returning, crossing the j \ stream on liatboats adding somewhat to the ro- S mance. DELAWARE WATER GAP The Stroudsbnrg Circuits,— Stormsvilledrive, — j Franklin Hill and Scantling Hill diives, are each I of them beautiful tor shovvino^ diversified hill and | valley scenery as described in the beo^innins; of i this chapter. I The "Tatamy's Gap" and ''Fox Ga2j" drives, [f] each of them take the visitor over the summit of Mt. Miusiby different roads, and afford views won- derful in extent by reason of the great height at- tained in crossing the mountain top. Portland and WiLLrAMSBURG may be visited by a pleasant drive on the south side of the moun- i tain. « I SoMBO Falls, a small stream but high per- [ I pendicular waterfall, very pretty, and a pleasant f j drive to reach it. [ Lake Poponoming is twelve miles out on the I Cherry Valley road. Kakout Mountain ; this is a long drive, by way of Craig's Meadows in going, returning on a || different road with great variety of scenery on the I way, and a dizzy look from the toj) of Kakout ^ Mountain down the precipitous hillside into Bush- j j kill Creek below. S BusHKiLL Falls ; 15 mik^s from the Water j| Gap, is well worth a visit in consequence of the great height of the fall, and the grand character of nature's handiwork in this sublime ravine. Standing on the dizzy summit of a precipice, the wine coloied creek is seen to iss-^ue quietly from its woody retn^at, ii^ suddenly precipitated moie than a hundred feet into the wild dark .chasm yawning thirstily to receive it, only howL-ver 20 GUIDE BOOK. speedily to send it whirling over another and an- ! other precipice, through crevices, over and | 11 amongst boulders and broken rocks without num- ] 1 ber, until lost to sight it has apparently become | I entirely converted into the spray that fills the atmosphere affording opportunity for the chang- ing playful rainbows, that now challenge the vis- itors attention to contrast their delicate beauty | with the rough and uncouth character of their | suiroundinojs, wdiilst the roarin^j of the cataract 1 is fit music to accompany a scene so wild, so j sublime. | The creek lias a miiiTl)er of other falls and ro- '[ I mantic nooks to be witnessed before leaving it. | I The beauiiful village of Bushkill has a num- I i ber of summer boarding houses, the principle one j ! kept by Mrs. Peters is a favorite place for Strang- [ I ers to obtain dinner, w^hich should be ordered on | I the way to the falls, to be ready on return from \\ I the ^ame, after which the twelve mile drive home I } a^ong the river road is always very enjoyable. Winona Falls on the Saw Creek with its companions, Tioin Falls, Clinton Falls, Merry Bright Falls, Ghn mountain Falls, Da7icing Waters, are another day's pleasure in store for all I who love to traverse the wild glen, arid thus en- { joy nature rugged, ragged, rocky, wet and noisy. IVsIti* The main carriage road to and through the I Water- Gap is a beautiful afternoon or evening || I ^'walk" — just below "Eureka Glen" there is a | j slight rise in the road, and here standing against || ^^ '' ^ DELAWARE WATER GAP the stone wall the best general view of the scen- ery in the immediate vicinity can be obtained : up the river Shawnee Hill is a background for I the approaching stream, — to the left the hotels are ^ seen on their commanding hill-sites, — on the right Blockade Mountain. Looking down the river, the tall mountains and winding stream complete the panorama, and it is left for the beholder to | supply suitable adjectives. I Rebecca's Bath is a natural basin of water at i Jj the foot of Eureka Glen a step above the carriage road. The Glen should be followed up stieam to witness Eureka Falls, numerous cascades, nnd the moss covered rocks in Mossy Grotto. This glen is a prominent and favorite feature of Water Gap \ scenery. Cold Atr Cave may be visited by following ||j the road to a short distance below the point of i^ the mountain. Martin's Rest, also on the carriage road half way between the village and the Kittatinny House, a pleasant place to sit in the cool evening, with fine view up the river. Th^ T'rue^ridge PRth.^ The MiNsr I'ioneers were organizf^d Aug. 21st, 1875, — a company of ladies and gentlemen, visitors and residents at the Water Gap ; the object of the association being to open new points of ob- servation and make paths to the same. A large sum of money was subscribed for these purposes, tools purchased, and a number of men hired, who were directed in their work by members of the as- sociation. 22 9e©c f/ GUIDE BOOK, || The " True- RIDGE " Path is the result of the I first summer's labor ; the principle credit of 2^1071- I j eering the sauie is due to Messrs. W. Harrison f i Eisenbrey, Lewis T. Younp^, and Harry Benerman, I I I all of Philadelphia. I i The character of the path and the nature of the \ I country through which it passes will reveallo the I i most inditferent observer what stubborn obstacles ^ I ^-ere overcome in its construction. Dense laurel I I thickets broken, large masses of loose stones lev- | j elled and smoothed, boulders blasted, precipitous j[ I places surmounted, trees felled, cavities filled, i j brid,i^es and restini]^ places constructed ; in the I I accomplishment of which as a labor of love only, g Jl tiieso gentlemen and their associates of the "Min- ^ is Pioneers" have rendered a lasting service to ev- s ery visitor at the Water Gaj). f A rustic summer house near the Photograph |f Gallery is at once a resting place and the entrance 11 to the path ; a few steps onward and Lover's Re- treat with its familiar river view is reached ; the I path now follows along the summit of a precipit- ous ledge of rocks about three hundred feet above the river level, and as it is always near the edge of the cliff, constant glimpses of'tlie water arr ob- tained through the trees : How l^eautiful the water is, To me 'tis wondrous fair No spot can ever lonely be If water sparkle there; It hath a thousand tongues Of mirth, of grandeur or delight And every heart is gladder made Where water greets the sight. ^^ Valley View" is the second opening, and a short distance farther ^^ Council Roch" is reached ; 23 DELAWARE WATER GAP i this name indicating that the first "Council" of the 3Iinsi Pio7ieers was held on this rock. Gath- er the three mountains into one picture as a group with the flowing river at the base, and ''Council Eock" is the proper point of view. We are in no hurry to leave it,' but a short distance onward is a beautiful lane overhung with tree tops inviting us to visit Caldeno Falls, which invitation we decline however, preferring for the present to keep the left hand or "True-Ridge" path, especially as we notice that it is here descend- I ing into a romantic little glen, rock surrounded, | where water is trickling and a rustic bridge offers a [l seat whilst we indulge in a cool drink. The next prominent point is what used to be called "Lov- er's Leap," now and hereafter to be designated " Winona Cliff." The broad river and its many curves are here shown at their best advantage, — a magnificent vi^w up, down and across the same, — and Winona Cliff deserves more praise than we have time to give it. The path now enters the ravine, romantic Eureka Glen, with its tiny stream trickling over numberless moss covered rocks and hurrying in rapid cascade style to its final plunge into "Re- becca's Bath" hundreds of feet below. Tall trees in undisturbed grandeur safe from men and saw- mills, welcome the squirrel and robin but grudg- ingly afford room for the pathway which is here obtained in spite of every kind of obstacle that nature could interpose. A broad bridge, rustic make, has seats for the weary, water for the thirsty, which refreshment assists materially in the exertion of climbing the 24 a/<^ ^.^ GUIDE BOOK, ^^ liil} to Prospect Rock. Here is another rustic building in which we can rest whilst enjoying the magniticient prosp?ct so abundantly set before us. At our feet is Eureka Glen through which we have just passed, — across the Glen, "Winona CliflP/' then Cherry Valley, Fox and Bloom Hills, . Brodheads Creek Valley, and twenty miles in the I distance Pocono Moimtain. The Delaware river occupies the centre of the view, "High Knob" in Pike Co. in the distance, hills and hotels to the left, and on the right Blockade Mountain shows us the character of its summit, for our eight hun- dred feet elevation has brought us into position to look down upon everything except the main monsters Minsi and Tammany. Before climbing f any higher we have two "side shows" to visit, j wiiich in many respects w(^ will find to be etjiial I if not superior to the main exhibition. ^ t - I EiSENBREY Cliff and The Puomontory ; the | [first is reached by a rustic ])ath to the right off I the siunnier iiouse ; the secoud is directly in | 1 front of and a little below Prospect Rock. From f ? "Eisenbrey Cliff" a just conception of the Majes- | ty and grandeur of the Water Gap can be ob- | tained, and from the "Promontory" with its per- ^ pendicular clifi, iwo thirds of the horizon are era-- braced in one view ; these two points complete- ly indemnify us ior all extravagance of language indulged in whilst describing Water Gap scenery. ( From the Promontory a breakneck })ath leads down the steep side of the Mountain to Eureka Falls, thence to the carriage road). From Pros- pect Rock the path u[) the Mountain is steep and rough, — Miner s View near the top is a point sistniSisssez DELAWARE WATER GAP 11 SO higb, that the broad expanse of country over- | i looked is dotted with thousands of objects natur- \ al and artificial, all dwindled to minuteness. Young's Peak opposite Mt. Tammany has an I impressive view down into Water Gap Gorge, and | I here is the proper place to appreciate a convulsion !l 1 of nature sufficiently powerful to rend the Moun- if I tain assunder. The path now leads us to the i south side of the mountain top, and Eagle's Nest | and Sajojoer's Vieiu are the points of observation. | Eagle's Nest afforded sleeping accommodations to a gentlemen who lost his path one evening in I the summer of 1874, and w ho quietly occupied this lofty berth until the morning's sun enabled him to find his way to the hotel. Sappe»'s Vit-w over- looks a bioad expanse of country estimated to emhrace about 4000 square miles. The Delaware River dwindled in a})pearance can be traced about | twelve miles, Portland aiid Delaware Bridges are i[ in View, the villages of Slateford, Williamsburg | and Portland, Slate Quarries at the Mountain's base. Farms and patches of woodland innum- erable, houses are but as toys and mankind al ill most invisible ; The view is bounded by a range ^ of hills amonoj which can bedistinsjuished School- I ey's Mountain. A path marked with red marks I can be followed on the return, taking the visitor \ 'I to the beautiful romantic and useful Hunter's | Spring. }p ■V) g^ 26 A, uT^ GUIDE BOOK. ^*^'' Lake Lenape^^QQQpQr^^ Qliff-^^TaMQ MQQk ^'Moss> QsttSLraQU^Bmua'^ 5atA/-= QuldeiiQ F^lMi The path to these places is marked with ivhite marks ; it l)e i ir^rwT^ fi fl Ti-wTMrj , « ^ innr»i-T| >si^ n. DELAWARE WATER GAP ^^^ head's Creek to the west, and Water Gap village, Cherry Valley, Hotels, River and Mountains on | the east. Fox Hill is a continuation of Bloom Hill. Tqwqf MQQk,j A peculiar formation under Council Eock ; the |f face of the cliff is broken in many bulky frag- \ I ments ; one particular ugly gash in the precipice I g is called Dragon's Jaiv, these places are difficult | of access and require steady nerves and strong % boots, b US-dier Bi Tree. J To sit under the branches of a tree is easy | enough, but an enormous Hemlock growing near | Bebecca's Bath, rests its huge perpendicular | trunk on a flat rock and sends its roots horizon- I taliy in the hillside in such a manner, that anyone visiting it can truly say they have sat "under a | tree." Is a wonderful jutting upward of granite | strata, from the summit of \It. Lewis. This high | conical hill, rises from Brodhead's Creek, opposite f the Analomink House, and its terrific causeway | is well worth a visit. Fimmgi muBtmg S mMthmg, \ All the streams inthe vicinity of Water Gap are more or less plentifully stocked with trout, and during the months of May, June and July, GUIDE BOOK. I great quantities of them are taken with both fly I and bait. Several years ago the Dehiware river | Ij was stocked by the State Commissioners with I Black Bass] and these have increased in numbers III so that in the fall of 1875 a great many were p !j caught with hook line and rod from row boats 'Ij il anchored in the stream These fish weighed from I one to three pounds each, and being a lively, game ij fish, produced great sport in the catching ; they I I have also a fine flavor, and the quiet, deep water"! I in the "Gap" will undoubtedly contain them in j I such quantities, and of such increased size, as to | I make it an attractive spot for the disciples of | I Isaac Walton. The law permits fishing for Black I I Bass between July 15 and March 1st, the best ; months are September, October and November. I The hills and woods around the Water Gap | I have a reasonable amount of small game ; Deer \ are found on Blockade Mountain and at Porter's Lake. ^ The sandy beach of the river aflbrds an excel- 4, I lent opportunity for bathing, the New Jersey | shore and the bar in the river (when the freshets will leave our bathing houses stand) are the best I places. 29 JCOI >iaciiLJL-lJJt(Ji!_L-L_Miaa L3ti«M_L— Ht ' DELAWARE WATER (iAP Presbyterian — Rev. S. W. Knipe, Pastor. Methodist — Rev. Richard Turner, Pastor: i Services in both Churches every Sunday, and | on Certain evenings in the week. Stransjers cor- ^ J dially invited to attend. Seats free. Oaldeno Lodge, No. 376, K. of P., Saturday evenings. Minsi Council, No. 246, 0. U. A. M., Mon- day evenings. StoreSt, B. F. Brodhead, village — Dealer in Fancy | Goods, Notions, Dry Goods, Confectionery, Med icines, &c. D. Shannon & Son, village — Dry Goods, To- | bacco. Confectionery, Fancy Goods, Notions, Medicines, &c. William Weiss, Depot — Groceries, Fruits, Ice I Cream, Confectionery, Tobacco, &c. Ice Cream Garden. i 30 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS J 014 312 657 2 \-ji 5 >' ^ 'V-* ' > :?(J*^-A •i :^ 1 y I >s*