The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-06
CATsKUL MOUNTAINS.

Mems Of Reaching Catsi1-1le Hoes-cos4stry Accom-
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MOUNTAIN Horsx, July %, 1850
One OF the most commoa into which our painters
and writer's fall, when describing nature pseudo.
pre- Raphaetsm which gives you any number Of details
and Includes In the landscape manuscript thng
the general effect which impression upon The
mind very similar to representation Hlmet with the
roe Of the Prince Of Denmark entirely omitted.
Imagine yourself then, that rural Of all country
towns the village OF Cs,sk, which Of easy access by
Hudson river railroad ard steamboat AT this
point, there arc several in your party, you
viii be ssnt up in Bcachs coache, IRAN ~ bro.
Their o. the Beach who keeps the Mountaa Hoase)
Coz the Of 81 2S-ihe distance from tue village to III,
Mountain House being twelve and half miles shoid
you be alone there be but few OF your party 20 can
wait at the village IN there is stage load or ride up
with load Of baggage at the very reasonable price
Brother Beachowns the ferry from the the village
and crossing the river the very moderate fee
OF twelve and half cents.
III, Mouniaa House and the road up The mounts, a.
whicLcost a small fortune, was built By company. OF
they filled, and thirty years ago. or there.
abous, less, Mr.. Beach took the thing oil
their hands, Buying II low ari "m,k'ng II payo
handsomely, a natural Consequence About SIX NILE
from the village, and little below the mountains
there small hoei Allied WITH guests aai the prices
proprietor Of that half way house his own team 70
The viilape and meets travellers wao visit him lie says
he advertises IN thc NV YORK HsLD, and always has
more guesu than b. can accommodate nsturs come
qucnce.
leaving catskil a6ou seven O'Clock, We .esched this
great resort fcon after ten The moon lighted the way up
thc mountain aat The air keen as to render sur
tout coat very welcome rs stopped sleepy Hollow
20 the hcrses your correspondent thought TINT
RIP Van wnkc did very scusb!e thing % 90 TO sleep
there, tor uilcss aver good pedestrian. would have
been great bore 10 ssccnd descend the mountain
81 I'm m
Arrived al The Mountain House. /, was some moments
ere any eery NJ, made hs appearance, and
rCrts the bookk ecper OF tho ofce visible
AZ length however, room vouchssfed me, aud II
Is second stors, well gated apartment, wsh TO De-
fcri5e IT. ~ pearsnce Ns dncDsions about twelve
by fou,ucn feet. II s ventilated by a large
WINDOW Owning outwards and small whiov
pine abic, built IN The year one should judge The two
thea vnshbowE and pitchers far from che Az and
be tpmbcr les evidently not been rnsed in six weeks
4h' ooAiugg.sss Ittds dust Goth The bedstcad Is
cheap, cherry Old fashioned corded ouesuch a. com.
mon pope PVT in their scrvants bedrooms; there
curtain about TIE betssad and the carpet is very com.
MOI three pay. There are some few better fur.
rshrd, ard many worse Additions have been made to
be house from time to time, and the establishment
ioneihe bette ibaa haf that number present.,
amor whom hsntncksis ard rtope from 'he Northerd
stog but sufficient 20 give tone 10 the society Tacrc
are more well bred aud fever outlanishy dressed aud
oi hammered people here tlsn you saratoga. The
fciSants though inr ron perfect behave better hsn at
most az the watering places Board about three dollars
lay Tie table y sha4e ahead Of most OF the water
irg pcot, and guess say that the HxAtps warning to
Bui'ace early IN the season, has had very sAutsrv
eject, though he las got great deal to learn yet. Ia
Orsiutfs PORT q Nicw. the higb tariff the
ferry boat, stage and turnpike bars Leading here
Is very poor policy, ior 1t frirhtens may large
parties and families away from tbe house, as they
reason hey sed to get here. how viii i Dc while
thcy scIp ~ II Is true that the road cnsy aud the
ascent hard Tor horses yet the proprietor would end his
IN MT bleeding The public severely before they
Get 80 his house An 81 uatard individual suggests that
ltlhbs Brother Beach wants 70 get a. used D. ~ bet
IN, "A rrt ~. sff-tt..
ihsa NJ th, House.
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