. The Erie railway and its branches . tunnel,which was commenced and then aban-doned, may be seen in driving fi-om thehotel to tjhe bottom of the ravine. Al-together this place will well repay thevisitor who has sufficient leisure, for astay of some days. Portageville, thenearest village, is on the west side ofthe river, a little south of the station, inthe township of Genesee Falls, Wyo-ming county, the river here forming theboundary between the two counties. Ithas five churches, and several is a large and good hotel nearthe station, and another in Portage-ville. CASTILE, Castile,
. The Erie railway and its branches . tunnel,which was commenced and then aban-doned, may be seen in driving fi-om thehotel to tjhe bottom of the ravine. Al-together this place will well repay thevisitor who has sufficient leisure, for astay of some days. Portageville, thenearest village, is on the west side ofthe river, a little south of the station, inthe township of Genesee Falls, Wyo-ming county, the river here forming theboundary between the two counties. Ithas five churches, and several is a large and good hotel nearthe station, and another in Portage-ville. CASTILE, Castile, Wyomi7tg Co., N. w. fr. N. V. Fr. Buffalo, 57Situated on Wolf creek and theGenesee river, in the south-westernpart of the township. It contains fourstores, a carriage-manufactory, andthree churches. Population of thetownship, 2,323. GAINESVILLE STATION, Gainesville, lVyoitti7ig Co., N. VI. fr. N. Y. Fr. Btiffalo, 55 The village contains two churches,several stores and mills, and abouttwenty houses. Good building-stone 43. is quarried in the northern part of thetownship. Gainesville Creek, aboutfour miles from the station, on EastCoy creek, near the centre of the town-ship, contains a large female seminaryafter the plan of the Mt. Holyokeseminary, Massachusetts. The build-ing will accommodate loo boarding-pupils, and 150 day-scholars. Gaines-ville Creek is the home of the Bristol, known as the soldiersfriend. To the north-east of Gaines-ville Station is Silver Lake, threemiles long, the scene of action ofa supposed monster seipent, whosealleged performances created so muchexcitement in 1855. The village ofPerry is situated near the outlet of thelake, about six miles from the is a thriving village, has a woolen-factory, a furnace, three flouring-mills,a bank, a newspaper office, severalchurches, and the Perry Academy. WARSAW, Warsaw, ]Vyo7iii7ig Co., li. in. fr. N. Y. Fr. Buffalo, 48This is the county seat of Wyomingcomity. The village is abo
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