. Harper's New York and Erie rail-road guide book : containing a description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important works on the road ; with one hundred and thirty-six engravings by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches made expressly for this work by William Macleod . NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 59 singular difTerence in the course of the streams of eithervalley. The Shawangunk Creek, on the east side, runsnorth to join the Walkill, a tributary of the Hudson, whilethe Neversink runs south to join the Delaware. The ori-gin of the name Neversink is supposed to refer
. Harper's New York and Erie rail-road guide book : containing a description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important works on the road ; with one hundred and thirty-six engravings by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches made expressly for this work by William Macleod . NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 59 singular difTerence in the course of the streams of eithervalley. The Shawangunk Creek, on the east side, runsnorth to join the Walkill, a tributary of the Hudson, whilethe Neversink runs south to join the Delaware. The ori-gin of the name Neversink is supposed to refer to thesteady volume of its stream, always remaining the descent of the Shawangunk is nearly ten milesin extent, and of-fers a succession =^-^^^^^;::,-of pleasing views, ^though becomingmore and morecontracted in ex-tent. When theslope ceases, ourroad again turnsto the west, and,crossing the Nev-ersink by a bridge 5^ feet high, with a span of 150 feet,brings us in full view of Port Jervis, that lies beautifully.
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