. Summer homes on the Harlem railroad : containing a description of the celebrated health and pleasure resorts and an extensive list of summer hotels an . nights through thewarmest weather. There are few places that have so manyattractions within a radius of from eight to ten miles. TwinLakes are especially grand, the largest, or north lake, beingabout eight miles in circumference. Near Millerton is theoldest iron mine in the United States. The ore from this minewas used in making cannon for the patriot army of the Revo-lutionary War. Continuing on our way, we next come to Mount Riga, ninety-f
. Summer homes on the Harlem railroad : containing a description of the celebrated health and pleasure resorts and an extensive list of summer hotels an . nights through thewarmest weather. There are few places that have so manyattractions within a radius of from eight to ten miles. TwinLakes are especially grand, the largest, or north lake, beingabout eight miles in circumference. Near Millerton is theoldest iron mine in the United States. The ore from this minewas used in making cannon for the patriot army of the Revo-lutionary War. Continuing on our way, we next come to Mount Riga, ninety-five miles from New York, and thehighest point on the line of the Harlem Railroad. The vil-lage has a population of about 500. It lies in a valley three-fourths of a mile wide, bounded on the east bv the mount-ain from which it derives its name, and on the west by arange of high hills running north about four miles. Theprincipal or most prominent hill, called Cave Hill, isdirectly opposite the village, and is covered by a handsomeforest growth. On a steep side of this hill is an extensivecave, which, to a depth of 400 feet contains apartments fifty. «0N THE HARLEM. 43 feet high. It has never been fully explored farther than 400feet from its mouth, owing to the narrowness of the passage atthat point. Three miles distant, on the very summit ofMount Riga, are two large lakes abounding with many varie-ties of choice fish. Two miles north of the village, WebotuckBrook has its source ; running south through the valley, andaugmented by numerous small tributaries, it becomes quite astream of pure spring water, and affords good trout miles from the village, on Riga range, is the highestpoint in the State of Connecticut. The next point we reach is Boston Corners, an interesting town in ColumbiaCounty, ninety-nine miles from New York, and the junctionof the Harlem Railroad with the Central New England &Western and the New York & Massachusetts Railroads. Bos-ton Corners will l
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