. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. iles NW. of Belvidcre, con-tains a large saw-mill, several mechanic shops, a Methodist church,and about 25 dwellings. Knowlton Mills, upwards of a mile the above, on the Paulinskill, contains a large grist, a saw, and aclover mill, and a few dwellings. Blairstown, formerly called 508 WARREN COUNTY. Gravel Hill, contains a store, a grist-mill, several mechanics, a tan-nery, 15 or 20 dwellings, 1 Methodist and 1 Presbyterian , Walnut Valley, and Sodom respectively contain a fewdwellings. The passage,
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. iles NW. of Belvidcre, con-tains a large saw-mill, several mechanic shops, a Methodist church,and about 25 dwellings. Knowlton Mills, upwards of a mile the above, on the Paulinskill, contains a large grist, a saw, and aclover mill, and a few dwellings. Blairstown, formerly called 508 WARREN COUNTY. Gravel Hill, contains a store, a grist-mill, several mechanics, a tan-nery, 15 or 20 dwellings, 1 Methodist and 1 Presbyterian , Walnut Valley, and Sodom respectively contain a fewdwellings. The passage, in the Blue or Kittanny mountain, through whichthe Delaware river winds, is partly on the boundary of this town-ship. It is supposed by geologists that this deep, winding chasmwas wrought by some mighty convulsion of nature, clearing therocks and opening a passage for the river, which previously flowedthrough some other channel. The annexed description, by thejunior compiler of this volume, was published in September, 1842and entitled A Day at the Delaware Water i^outhern entrance of the Delaware Water Gap. Tliis wild and romantic pass is usually approached from the pouth. At a great uis-taiicc in tliis direction the Blue mountain is seen running southwesterly in one unva-rying line, for perhaps 50 miles, crossing into Pennsylvania and forming the boundaryof the horizon. The range rises nearly 12,000 feet, and forms an unbroken chain, except-ing where two deep notches appear to be cut through the mountain. The first, theWater Gaj), through which the Delaware forces its passage ; the second, the Wind Gap,fourteen miles southwest of the former, in Pennsylvania, over which winds a stage-road. A week since last Wednesday, I l,eft the fine village of Belvidere for the Water Gap,and will now endeavor to describe my adventures at that interesting spot. For severaldays previous, 1 had a distant view of the Blue mountain with its deep chasm, andlonged to Visit those lonely regions
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