. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . d in the east the heights of Fort Wash-ington and the village of Inwood on the upper shore of ManhattanIsland ; Spuyten-Duyvel Creek flowing into the Harlem, and separat-ing Manhattan from the main land ; then the village of Riverdale, 140 ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. where now the great building of Mt. St. Vincent, the mother-house ofthe Sisters of Charity, looms up—the central building bein
. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . d in the east the heights of Fort Wash-ington and the village of Inwood on the upper shore of ManhattanIsland ; Spuyten-Duyvel Creek flowing into the Harlem, and separat-ing Manhattan from the main land ; then the village of Riverdale, 140 ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. where now the great building of Mt. St. Vincent, the mother-house ofthe Sisters of Charity, looms up—the central building being thegranite castle erected by Edwin Forrest, and intended for his owndwelling; and the beautiful suburban city of Yonkers, with itselegant mansions and parks, one of the fairest scenes on the peacefulhighway. On the west I saw the Palisades, extending like an unbroken wallfrom 250 to 600 feet high, from Hoboken to Dobbs Ferry. On theeast shore again, where the river is the widest, I saw Irvington, andSunnyside, the home of Washington Irving, and Tarrytown, of Revo-lutionary memory, with Sleepy Hollow close by. 1 expected everymoment to see old Rip Van Winkle walk down to the rivers edge and. ON THE HUDSON. VIEW FROM WEST POINT. hail our passing boat to take passage for another world on the strangecraft with breath of steam and lungs of flame. But, alas! Rip wasdead, und his frau und his oldt tog, Schneider! Beyond was the beautiful village of Sing Sing, from whose midstrose conspicuously the dark walls of the State penitentiary. Alas, butfew songs of joy are sung there! It seems to me that Miriams songmight be a glad one to some, at least, of its inmates. All along thispart of the river were the palatial dwellings of merchant princes andother rich New Yorkers, who dwell in summer upon the banks of this ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 141 majestic stream. Beyond Haverstraw Bay the Highlands boldly loomup, but the river narrows again after leaving Peekskiil, and, windingfirst
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