New York . THE NORTH RIVER. The name applied to the Hudson where it flows between the city and the Jersey shore. The available North River water front of NewYork is estimated to be about 13 miles. Below 43d Street on the New York side the shore is lined with great steamboat docks and warehouses, and ferry slips. TheJersey City and Hoboken side is equally crowded- Many of the famous translantic lines have docks on the Jersey shore. The amount of daily traffic on thesewaters is enormous. Big liners, tugs, ferries, and canal boats are continually passing. The great freight and passenger ferries o
New York . THE NORTH RIVER. The name applied to the Hudson where it flows between the city and the Jersey shore. The available North River water front of NewYork is estimated to be about 13 miles. Below 43d Street on the New York side the shore is lined with great steamboat docks and warehouses, and ferry slips. TheJersey City and Hoboken side is equally crowded- Many of the famous translantic lines have docks on the Jersey shore. The amount of daily traffic on thesewaters is enormous. Big liners, tugs, ferries, and canal boats are continually passing. The great freight and passenger ferries of the Pennsylvania Railroad, whichhas a terminal in Jersey City, are a noticeable feature of every day life on the river.
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