IligKlands of JVeto-York and New- Jersey. 33 



sey. The most northern, called Long pond, situated on 

 the confines of the Stale of New- York, is about sixteen 

 miles in circumference. Moccapin pond occupies a less 

 extent, but greater elevation of ground, and is supposed to 

 be six hundred feet abov^e the waters of an adjacent moun- 

 tain valley. Green pond, situated to the south of the Ham- 

 burgh turnpike and near the valley of Newfoundland, is a 

 beautiful sheet of w^ater about eight miles in circumference. 

 It is bounded on the east by the wood-clad copperas moun- 

 tain — to the west, forest-crowned, elevated mineral precipi- 

 ces of gray wacke, frown over its waters. Two or three farm 

 houses are pleasantly situated on its northern bank, where 

 a fine sand beach is presented. This lake being well stor- 

 ed with fish, is a favourite place of resort for the fishermen 

 of Morris and Bergen Counties. Several of the lakes form- 

 ed in the transition region present on their borders, exten- 

 sive and lofty walls of graywacke, and equal in romantic 

 scenery, the celebrated waters of Cumberland and West- 

 moreland. 



Numerous streams originating in mountain lakes, break 

 through the ridges, wind rapidly down the Highland glens, 

 and become auxiliary to tlie Passaic. The first and most 

 considerable of these streams west of the Hudson, is the 

 Ramapaugh. It takes its rise in the Highlands not far from 

 the Hudson, passes the Mnnro and Ramapaugh iron works, 

 and joins Pompton river, after ranging many miles, dividing 

 the primitive from the secondary of Bergen County. The 

 next is Long pond river, having hs origin in the lake of that 

 name. It connects itself with Pompton river. Farther 

 south is the rapid Pequanack, which after coursing thirty 

 miles in the mountains, enters Pompton plain, and uniting 

 its waters with Long pond and Ramapaugh rivers, forms the 

 Pompton. The Hamburg turnpike for sixteen miles, runs 

 near the Pequanack, and presents much romantic scenery. 



The river Rockaway has its source in Green pond lake, 

 and joins the Passaic in the alluvial valley above the little 

 falls. These streams present numerous mill-seats, many of 

 ^l^^."^. occupied by manufactories of iron. Except in the 

 vicinity of turnpikes, at small manufacturing villages, and in 

 a few mountain valleys, the Highlands exhibit a thinly scat- 

 tered, ignorant and indolent population. In many parts but 

 little removed from a state of nature, subsisting by a liitU 

 farming, hunting, fishing, and the sale of lumber. 

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