New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-23
FROM THE CATsKILL MOUNTAINS.

LAUREL HOUSE, CATsKILL MOUNTAINS, Aug.
l6-SomebOdy says that he who makes blade OF grass
grow where there is now is public benetactor.
Believing this, have been looking little at the noun
tain districts OF Greene County have at different
times walked nearly all the county, and studied 1t
geolodcally politically, and agriculturaliy Perhaps
shall amaze your readers day by announcing the
discovery OF gold Geologcaly there Is no objection
and historically Rockwell, In his recently puDlshed
work on the Catsk Mountains and the regions around,
tells us that good KRAFT Of the oden time found
through his agents gold az no less than three dheTe
times and that the last "bucketul" Of the ore sank
with the Governor the bottom OF the sea during his
last VOYAGE 10 the mother country. Understand
do not undertake to say whether at all
or how great calamity IL would be
for gold fever seize this region In any cases here
as elsewhere the abiding wealth Of country must be in
its agricultural and its manufacturing interests No
people ever got rich permanently and prosperousy by
golddircinp Wealth that not by sweat Of brow
il not worth much TO any people Agrcuurally. people
are ant 10 dsparage Greene County. ZadacK Pratt
skinned hemlock I'm these mountains until there was no
more hemlock to skin and with the bark tanned all the
leather he could drag here It made him rich man. but
the people grew poorer their yassalage became more
hiDding week ago walked c. miles over ground that
mad Welded its first and last tauDaTk harvest FROM
Palensvie TO Prattsvc lind the finest grazing district
eveT saU more than nnetenths OF II grooming with
primeva forest, unprOducuye almost rs lhe WnoIue
berry and blackberry bushes OF the remaining onetenh
Hers and there "A farm showed culture. 1 measured
oats loaded with berry and wehlled out, SIX ieet
hiPh Grass cuts three tuns 10 the acre-eyen uuueI
neglect I've Is fair. Corn moderate III yield, and
nofatoes and peas the finest have seen TINS year
Efrayberries grow wild In great prOusOn. DeleVe
ate berry could cultivated for the CITY az enormous
nroht one farmer told me that D hau SOFA stIaWDeL
e cnougb 10 net hin $500 this year, and That he ala
even hetfsr last year also walked the whole distance
from Prattsyie up the Wlndham valley 10 Bultb, anu
there struck of the right OF East XIII over lhe noun
fgjD 10 the Laurel House TINS Windham NaIcy Is Ger
Eotbin In North Conway, Bethlehem, or The valley OF
tho Pcmegewassett from Plymouth to the IrOhe House
Ia INC White Mountains, compare IN warmth Us wen
as beauty There the cOiu White Hills not
f@nDd in Catsknl scenery. Sometimes during
heated term we enjoy such chlliness but Rehefay we
nrefer low thermometer, with warm landscape ou
bave nublished much aud most valuable INFORMATION
n,t H. tcinage of New York. For men who are able
a. bave CITY and country residence this wd mountain
region s unsurpassed. The painter ana the ppct naEo
tteu and transferred 20 canvas something OF thls 10
Itv but the half has not been told IL is NOT Bencray
1890, mat the highest peak OF the Catskllls enjoys
inferior 10 that from MOUNT NdbhlHgtou
A new nath from the Laurel House, requiring Only
hours 10 ascend and II hours TOT thc uesse's nus -
o0ened THIS season A railroad IS projected 10 run
tbroug what is known the ShandaEen ustIlcl "nih
viii MI once open up all the beauties OF TINS region " e
acouaintance The mountains arc now hneu VIII
ne6ple, the greater part OF whom arc came ~,
49, of nature, the best people OF the CITY
Isoit and 10Y found everywhere, 80 niue SICKNESS
- t%ere here that doctor is an animal about ~ ratey
socn a. a wild bear. have met the inmates OF neaIy
er hotel and boarding house, ana know Oh pul ono
49, yickness This Is fact OF great moment 10 "a
80 Vorker This freedom from disease is uue Vi tuS
tI.hi,onts also-al bilious diseases, all pulmonary anu
zynOc complaints yielding 10 vigorous ih o nS ~,
49,, VnrL napers could breathe TINS ar ana 20 tno
cIynIiny ~ these hills for month, each year ther
n1tb az days and usefulness would be Increased one
| quarter