Ghost of the glacier and other tales . utskirts of the city the British,closely pursuing, entered from the opposite direction. TheBritish came again during the winter of 1779-80 from theirheadquarters in New York. This winter was one of excep-tional severity and ice covered the North River, the EastRiver and the bay for miles. Redcoats crossed the NorthRiver in sleighs and attacked Newark, burning an academyand sacking houses. Newark, however, has far more ancient history. It waspurchased of the Indians in 1666 for powder, lead, axes,liquor and clothing to the value of about $750. The pur-chas
Ghost of the glacier and other tales . utskirts of the city the British,closely pursuing, entered from the opposite direction. TheBritish came again during the winter of 1779-80 from theirheadquarters in New York. This winter was one of excep-tional severity and ice covered the North River, the EastRiver and the bay for miles. Redcoats crossed the NorthRiver in sleighs and attacked Newark, burning an academyand sacking houses. Newark, however, has far more ancient history. It waspurchased of the Indians in 1666 for powder, lead, axes,liquor and clothing to the value of about $750. The pur-chased property included the sites of the present towns ofBloomfield, Belleville, Montclair, Orange and Caldwell andtheir adjacent villages. It was built on strict religious prin-ciples, newcomers being obliged to make written oath thatthey would help in the maintenance and advancementagreed upon for the upbuilding of the settled ministry andpreaching of theW^ord. It became a manufacturing district OND RlVHR,iR NEWARK. LACKAWANNA as early as 1676, and in 1685 itsproducts were so great thatGovernor Dongan, of NewYork, complained in an officialreport that it was robbingNew York of trade. Twoyears before it had become fa-mous for the manufacture ofcider, of which Deputy-Gov-ernor Thomas Rudyard wroteto a friend in London that itexceeded any we ha\e fromNew England or Rhod Islandor Long Island. On an oldmap printed in 1806 it is statedthat the town is noted for itsCider, the making of carriagesof all sorts, coach lace, mensand womens shoes. Notethat cider is spelled with abig C. Newark, now a city of about200,000, is rich in interest tothe tourist. Through its verycenter runs the old Morriscanal, once a powerful high-way of commerce. Here AaronBurr was born, and his father,a famous divine, before is the Cockloft Hall of Irving, with its many mem-ories. Here is old First Church, established in dating back over the centuries are on ever\^ hand,jostled by ma
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