. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ng a deep valley, atthe bottom of which a pretty streamflowed. The bridge was 100 feet inheight, and a sketch was made in 1852by the second ticket agent at the HighBridge station of the bridge as it lookedthen. A half century ago the bridgewas deemed a wonder, a remarkable en-gineering feat. But today a newerscience of engineering has hidden thegiant structure from view, and the entirevalley has been filled in with countlesscarloads of dirt and sand, only twostaunch and unobtrusive
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ng a deep valley, atthe bottom of which a pretty streamflowed. The bridge was 100 feet inheight, and a sketch was made in 1852by the second ticket agent at the HighBridge station of the bridge as it lookedthen. A half century ago the bridgewas deemed a wonder, a remarkable en-gineering feat. But today a newerscience of engineering has hidden thegiant structure from view, and the entirevalley has been filled in with countlesscarloads of dirt and sand, only twostaunch and unobtrusive culverts atthe bottom of the embankment allow-ing the little strerni to go on its way. Striking off from the main line atHigh Bridge, the branch, which takes itsname from that junction, begins asteady climb to the north, penetratinga wilder, though wonderfully fertile up-land. Cutting through a maze of wil-derness and rolling country, the trainmakes a gradual ascent, picking a ser-pentine path along the ridge-side andlooking down upon the romping watersof the Raritan, visible through the oc- THE SUBURBANITE. The High Bridge in 1852 (from a photographed sketch) casional rifts in the towering pines andcedars which form a natural bulwarkalong the precipices edge. A dashthrough rocky glen, next a sweep ofwell tilled farm patches, unfailing intheir bounty; around another turn ofthe track and a deep ravine leads toanother stretch of cultivated verdure,and then still more rugged sections, therustic beauty enhanced by windingbrooklets, crystal clear in their shallowrock-studded depths. Snuggling closely at the foot of themountain, Califon makes the most ofits splendid natural setting, drawing
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