. Harper's New York and Erie rail-road guide book : containing a description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important works on the road ; with one hundred and thirty-six engravings by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches made expressly for this work by William Macleod . upward in the grandest forms. We have already alludedto the difference between the eastern and western heightsof the Shawangunk Mountain, that of the west side being200 feet more than the opposite front. This has caused a. NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 59 singular difference in the course of the streams
. Harper's New York and Erie rail-road guide book : containing a description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important works on the road ; with one hundred and thirty-six engravings by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches made expressly for this work by William Macleod . upward in the grandest forms. We have already alludedto the difference between the eastern and western heightsof the Shawangunk Mountain, that of the west side being200 feet more than the opposite front. This has caused a. NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 59 singular difference in the course of the streams of eithervalley. The Shawangunk Creek, on the east side, runsnorth to join the Walkill, a tributary of the Hudson, whilethe Neversink runs south to join the Delaware. The ori-gin of the name Never sink is supposed to refer to thesteady volume of its stream, always remaining the descent of the Shawangunk is nearly ten milesin extent, and of-fers a successionof pleasing views,though becomingmore and morecontracted in ex-tent. When theslope ceases, ourroad again turnsto the west, and,crossing the JSTev-ersink by a bridge 55 feet high, with a span of 150 feet,brings us in full view of Port Jervis, that lies beautifully
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