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fifteen miles, and it must be twelve or more up stream. Away 

 across the river are the fascinating "Palisades." In among the 

 trees and undulating surface, on the easterly side, are the coach 

 barn and extensive greenhouses and conservatories. Then be- 

 yond the greenhouses, looking down over the narrow but fer- 

 tile valley is the vegetable garden, seen in Photo 178. The trees 

 seen beyond the garden overhang Broadway, the finely macada- 

 mized street which is "Broadway" in New York and "Broad- 



Photo 179 

 The Sheep are Cared for by a Shepherd. 



way" in Albany. The charming woodlands seen rising beyond 

 are a part of Mr. Rockefeller's estate, about seven hundred 

 acres in all, I think. A great part of this is native woodland, 

 much of which could not be cultivated. The "grounds," how- 

 ever, that surround the house and extend to the woodlands are 

 quite extensive. A fine flock of Southdown sheep add a natural- 

 ness to the rural aspect, as can be seen in Photo 179. There 

 are no fences, but the sheep are cared for by a shepherd who 

 has two remarkably intelligent shepherd dogs. In the last-named 

 photo is seen a tall Hickory tree with two of our men in the top. 

 This is the tree shown in Photo 53. It is worth turning back to 



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