New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-23
THE CATSKILLS.

ORuGRAPHY or THE CArSAILL GROUP OF MUM
TAIvs-BY PROF. ARNOLD CUYoT OF THE cor
LEGE OF NEw-JrISEY, PRINCETON.
The Professor began by referring to the TACT
thai the CasS Mountains were great resort on NC
count of the.r elevation and their proximity ~ the Ciy
Of Ne,sYork. Still 1t fact worth remaThng that
there were right names foi tic different mountains
By the aid OF Giag gram rough sketch Of the noun
taias he proceeded to gvo description or thein ana
claimed that they part Of the great Appalachian
chain extending through Pennsylvania ana NoT-ersey'
shown by their genera direction and the whole oPo
py OF the region. The Caskis proper are situated on
the higas OF tab!eland between two little rivers and
two large valleys, ono on each side, the CatslJn
River on the one side and Esops Greek the other u
is plateau OF average elevation of very nearly 2O)o
feet including the hight Of the mountain. above TINT
level with nm almost PERCEPTIONS d"sceut independent OF
that OF tho mountains proper. When he first went into
til region, aSoe ning ZIG hight OF ihesc houhaihs as
had made ana discovery, rs he had found no mention
made of them. To the south all was wilderness WIN
no villages or toads. What struck him was Che common
direction Of the niountan-cbain; be found no u,heav
showing that n0n: but tie continuation of me
western plateau Of the Aleshanes so hat ne Wh,le
system OF very REGULAR afiung,ment of strata
evidently all OF these valleys were stopped out 10 tic
confusion had occurred in naming Round TOP" and
High Peak as the position from whcn re htrf WIS
ahout 900 feet lower than Round Ton The Professor
times~in 1852 s6i, in 1870 aud 1s71anl could yonch
for the accuracy of the measurements IA they mad octn
.
measures The mountains dhlcrlt OF access because
from time to time there vertical strata rising
causing series of stops. which give chance Tor the
beautiful cascades for which the Ctsls are celebrated
Black Head 3,965 feet high. and therefore
800 feet higher than High Peak Again
southern eide is another chain OF ckS cut by ono
cloves. and in the moro northern gronr, Tie
highest these is not in front bit back OF it, The mou
tainS varied from 2,GSO To 4,OJ2 feet IN night,
gradually increasing from cast 10 west SIN further
EnUm OF the whole sy stem, being s,l79 feet high
DFBATE OK PROF. GUYOTs PAPER
Prof. Lesley followed with some complimentary re-
marks upon Prof Guyots treatment Of the subject He
WAS surprised that the Professor lad discovered any Gle
vatons 900 feet, yetno would doubt tue deter
limitations Of these nights; he would ask, however
whether this plateau referred to he chain IN the inn
mediate vicinity 10 the plateau OF Weston Pennsy
vania.
| Prof GuyOt explained that the Appalachian chain
divides this point. End portion results IN u
folded condition OF mountains which comes far the
limits of Newly Tk hut the middle chains not con-
| timed, but merged into the platcau which
from the mountain the west. He rX-
plaued the method OF formation Of this form ~ mOr
iins. stating that these chains lHvc axis uf rc
Nati, at ts time, but simply scoOptd out of the
Whu.r
Prof Lfsley then gave Interesting explanation
of tie connection Of The Catskl group with tho AppalI
can range showing by the blackboard the sDcnal and
anticlini which determined beyond doubt this
connection