. Delaware County, New York; history of the century, 1797-1897; centennial celebration, June 9 and 10, 1897. erence to the fertile valleys. This was partly owingto the fact that they came into the county at a later date when thericher lands along the rivers had been already taken up. Butbesides this, and besides their general poverty which led them toselect cheap lands, we must attribute their choice of hilly lands totheir predilictions founded upon the dear mountains from whichthev came, and for which thev retained siu-h fond memories. 1 .S/•./? •;.!//?;. 51 It may he saiil in
. Delaware County, New York; history of the century, 1797-1897; centennial celebration, June 9 and 10, 1897. erence to the fertile valleys. This was partly owingto the fact that they came into the county at a later date when thericher lands along the rivers had been already taken up. Butbesides this, and besides their general poverty which led them toselect cheap lands, we must attribute their choice of hilly lands totheir predilictions founded upon the dear mountains from whichthev came, and for which thev retained siu-h fond memories. 1 .S/•./? •;.!//?;. 51 It may he saiil in coiulusidii that wherever they settled theScotch juMveil most thrifty ami successful farmers. They werewithout exceptiou iutellif^eut ami religious; ami lost no time inprovidiufj for themselves auil their children churches and schonl-houses, such as they had lieen accustomed to in their ohl home. .Vsa consequence no j)arts of tlie county arc more prosperous andpro-^ressive than those that have lieeu settled by the Scotch andwhich are still occupied by their fruf^al and industrious Experiences. WHATEVER the uatiuualitv of the pioiueis, the [which they were required to pass iu cleariug andrecluciug farms to cultivation were esseutially the same. The who came iuto Middletowu through the Shaiidakeu mouutaius,the Yankees who came to Roxburv or Harpersfiehi or Fraukliu, theScotchmen who penetrated to the hill country of Andes or Delhi orBovina, all had to go through the same trials and suffer tlie sameinconveniences. It may be of interest at this point to follow apioneer into the forests of Delaware county and watch him while heclears a place for himself in the wilderness. Take as an illustration a family which had come from Scotland,consisting of a father and mother with two little boys. They camefirst to the house of Scotch friends iu Andes; and after prospectingaround took on lease a farm iu the adjoining town of Boviua
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