The Great Chip Rock Reach extends from above Weehawken about eighteen miles to the boundary line of New York and New Jersey--(near Piermont). The Palisades were known by the old Dutch settlers as the "Great Chip," and so styled in the Bergen Deed of Purchase, viz, the great chip above Weehawken. The _Tappan_ Reach (on the east side of which dwelt the Manhattans, and on the west side the Saulrickans and the Tappans), extends about seven miles to Teller's Point. The third reach to a narrow point called _Haverstroo_; then comes the _Seylmaker's_ Reach, then _Crescent_ Reach; next _Hoge's_ Reach, and then _Vorsen_ Reach, which extends to Klinkersberg, or Storm King, the northern portal of the Highlands. This is succeeded by _Fisher's_ Reach where, on the east side once dwelt a race of savages called Pachami. "This reach," in the language of De Laet, "extends to another narrow pass, where, on the west, is a point of land which juts out, covered with sand, opposite a bend in the river, on which another nation of savages--the Waoranecks--have their abode at a place called Esopus. Next, another reach, called _Claverack_; then _Backerack;_ next _Playsier_ Reach, and _Vaste_ Reach, as far as Hinnenhock; then _Hunter's_ Reach, as far as Kinderhook; and Fisher's Hook, near Shad Island, over which, on the east side, dwell the Mahicans." If these reaches seem valueless at present there are =Five Divisions of the Hudson=--which possess interest for all, as they present an analysis easy to be remembered--divisions marked by something more substantial than sentiment or fancy, expressing five distinct characteristics:-- 1. THE PALISADES, an unbroken wall of rock for fifteen miles--GRANDEUR. 2. THE TAPPAN ZEE, surrounded by the sloping hills of Nyack, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow--REPOSE. 3. THE HIGHLANDS, where the Hudson for twenty miles plays "hide and seek" with "hills rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun"--SUBLIMITY. 4. THE HILLSIDES for miles above and below Poughkeepsie--THE PICTURESQUE. 5. THE CATSKILLS, on the west, throned in queenly dignity--BEAUTY. * * * On the deck Stands the bold Hudson, gazing at the sights Opening successive--point and rock and hill, Majestic mountain-top, and nestling vale. _Alfred B. Street._ * * * =SUGGESTIONS.= From the Hurricane Deck of the Hudson River Day Line Steamers can be seen, on leaving or approaching the Metropolis, one of the most interesting panoramas in the world--the river life of Manhattan, the massive structures of Broadway, the great Transatlantic docks, Recreation Piers, and an ever-changing kaleidoscope of interest. The view is especially grand on the down trip between the hours of five and six in the afternoon, as the western sun brings the city in strong relief against the sky. If tourists wish to fully enjoy this beautiful view they should remain on the Hurricane Deck until the boat is well into her Desbrosses Street slip.